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  • The Two Paths to Trust in Marketing Professional Services

    Article

    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: None

    The most fundamental tenet of professional services marketing is trust. How can you expect potential clients to retain you if they don't trust you? You can't. Until recently, only one path led to trust between you and clients; now, another path is available to you.

  • Social Marketing: Key Trends and Tools for B2Bs and B2Cs

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    CONTENT TYPE: Chart | TOPIC: Social Media Marketing

    More than three-quarters (76%) of marketers say their brands are conducting social media marketing, and an additional 16% plan to begin doing so by the end of 2012, making for a potential social marketing contingent of 92%, according to Chief Marketer's 2012 Social Marketing Trends Survey.

  • How to Mimic Google's Personalized Search to Laser-Target Web Audiences

    Article

    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: None

    That Google personalizes your search results is no secret. What that means for SEO is the inability to target particular groups of customers. But what if you could "fake" Google personalization to step into your customers' search shoes?

  • People Respond to Stories: Rohit Bhargava Talks Likeonomics on Marketing Smarts [Podcast]

    Podcast

    CONTENT TYPE: Podcast | TOPIC: None

    Rohit Bhargava, author and social media strategist, thinks business books need to be useful—to help you solve a problem you're facing. So it has to speak to you from the get-go, draw you in, and convince you it's going to help you solve your problem. And the best way to do that is to start off by telling a story.

  • 1 in 4 Google Search Queries Is Local

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    About one-quarter (24.24%) of all search queries conducted via Google are for local goods and services, according to a study by Chitika Insights. However, Bing and Yahoo users are more likely to conduct local search queries: 28.81% of queries conducted via Bing are local searches, as are 25.28% of those conducted via Yahoo.

  • Solve Your Four Hairy Demand-Gen Data Challenges

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Demand Generation

    What do you get when you put an analyst, a consultant, a practitioner, and a ringleader on the same panel devoted to demand-gen data? You get smart answers to your most pressing questions. Here's a summary of the smarts that such a panel imparted at the MarketingProfs B2B Forum earlier this month.

  • Interactive Display Media Forecast: $28B by 2017

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    CONTENT TYPE: Chart | TOPIC: None

    Online display ad spending in the US is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17% over the next five years, from an estimated $12.8 billion in 2012 to $28.0 billion in 2017, according to a report by Forrester Research.

  • Nine Tips for Building a Solid Mobile Website

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: None

    Grab a smartphone. Key in your website/blog URL. If what you see is jumbled or distorted, you are likely losing tons of traffic—and conversions. Now that your audiences are mobile, is your website?

  • Dissecting Social Media Buzz on Controversial Topics

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    CONTENT TYPE: Chart | TOPIC: Social Media Marketing

    Not all social media conversations, particular those related to controversial health topics, are legitimate or authentic, according to a study by KDPaine & Partners that explores the nature of viral conversations around three controversial topics: high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and vaccinations.

  • The History of Web Video Delivery [Infographic]

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    CONTENT TYPE: Infographic | TOPIC: None

    Online video isn't just becoming faster, more accessible, and of higher quality; it's also growing quickly as a media platform. In fact, in July 2012, 184 million Web users in the US accounted for 36.9 billion video content views—and an average of 22.3 hours of video content viewed per viewer.

  • What Marketers Can Learn From Farmers

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: None

    Marketing is a game of seasons and cycles. We deal with ups and downs, timing, and patience. It's a lot like farming, actually. Farmers have to deal with seasons, and so do you.

  • Tech Marketing Budgets Under Pressure

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    CONTENT TYPE: Chart | TOPIC: None

    Tech companies are increasing their marketing budgets a paltry 1.7% in 2012, roughly one-half the 3.5% bump they reported in 2011, according to the "2012 CMO Tech Marketing Benchmark Study" from IDC.

  • 23 Tips for Using LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter for Business

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Social Media Marketing

    With the global economy still slumping, businesses and marketing companies are embracing new methods of social marketing as a way to spread the word in a more reliable, consistent, and cost-effective way. Are you taking advantage of all that LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter offer?

  • Photo-Sharing on Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr

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    CONTENT TYPE: Chart | TOPIC: Social Media Marketing

    Nearly one-half (46%) of online adults post original photos and videos they themselves have created, and 41% curate photos and videos they find elsewhere on the Internet and post them on various photo-sharing sites, according to a study by Pew Research.

  • Six Tips for Creating an Analytics-Driven Marketing Culture

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: None

    These days, if a marketing organization is to deliver value and show tangible results, it must build an analytical culture. If yours is like most marketing organizations, you already pack a strong dose of creativity. Analytics enables you to combine that creativity with fact-based decision-making—with powerful results.

  • Does Your Brand Have a Visual Hammer? Laura Ries on Marketing Smarts [Podcast]

    Podcast

    CONTENT TYPE: Podcast | TOPIC: None

    This week's guest , Laura Ries, believes in tying a brand's core message (the "verbal nail") to a striking visual image (the "visual hammer"). Her premise is straightforward: To leave a lasting impression on the mind of customers and potential customers, brands must rely on images because they wield a blunt, emotional force that words lack.

  • Most Valuable Global Brands: Coca-Cola, Apple, and IBM

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    CONTENT TYPE: Chart | TOPIC: None

    Coca-Cola, Apple, and IBM became the three most valuable brands in 2012, according to Interbrand's 13th annual Best Global Brands report. Coca-Cola retained its No. 1 position from the 2011 ranking, Apple jumped six spots to rank at No. 2. And Google for the first time surpassed rival Microsoft.

  • The Four Relevancy Commandments of Lead-Gen Marketing

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: None

    People hate push marketing: It interrupts their favorite shows. It clutters their screens. And too often it has nothing to do with their interests. But customers don't mind messaging that's relevant to their needs. These four commandments will keep relevancy central to your messages.

  • Instagram Surpasses Twitter in Daily Mobile Traffic

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    CONTENT TYPE: Chart | TOPIC: None

    Instagram, the popular photo-sharing platform, attracted an average of 7.3 million daily users in the US via mobile device in August 2012, surpassing the 6.9 million who visited Twitter via mobile device, according to data from comScore Mobile Metrix 2.0.

  • For Effective Company Web Events and Presentations, Learn From the Politicians

    Article

    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: None

    Whether you like politicians or not, you've got to hand it to them: On either side of the aisle, they know how to connect with others and win hearts and minds. How they do it is how you can do it, too.