Category Archives: Web 2.0

No Leads from Social Media? No Excuses.

In a recent post, the folks over at Silicon Angle applied their usual insightful analysis to the results of an industry survey by marketing automation company Pardot, a survey that reports fully 42 percent of respondents (all B2B Marketers) have failed to generate any leads from their social media campaigns…. Read More

Increasing Referrals from Clients & Prospects

In an economic climate when qualified sales leads are harder and harder to come by, your best source of new business is often the people who already know you: clients, partners, and even existing prospects. Referrals can be especially fertile ground for SaaS companies and other tech vendors whose fortunes… Read More

Blogs vs. Newsletters Revisited

In a discussion I had with a VP of Marketing earlier this week, he mentioned that his company was interested in developing an e-newsletter. I asked if they’d thought about creating a blog, to which his response was “Yes, but I’m not sure we have the resources.” The myth persists… Read More

Why We’re Dumping Our Newsletter And Why You Should Do The Same

After 10 years and more than 100 “tips”, April 2007 marks the last issue of the CDI “Tip o’ the Month” newsletter. Starting in May, all current subscribers will instead receive monthly e-mail notifications of new content on our blog, Direct Connections. Why are we terminating a successful newsletter with… Read More