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Tony Karrer and Tom Pick, founders of the popular B2B Marketing site B2B Marketing Zone, just released a compelling report on B2B Blogging Trends in 2011. The 42-page white paper includes insights from industry thought leaders such as Ardath Albee, Jay Baer, Kristin Zhivago, as well as yours truly (see… Read More
With the new year almost upon us, here’s a quick way to increase the effectiveness of your lead generation programs in 2011. Take 7 minutes out of your day to listen to the first part of a podcast I recorded recently with social media expert Steve Farnsworth about trends and… Read More
So you just launched a new white paper. How do you tweet about the content multiple times without seeming repetitive? Try factoids. Factoids are brief glimpses into the content on offer. They can be excerpts, but they also stand alone as facts or tips or news or opinion in their… Read More
How do you reinvent a company blog in a way that does more than simply provide a platform for thought leadership? That was the challenge faced by Navicure, a leading Internet-based medical claims clearinghouse in Atlanta that helps medical practices increase profitability. Like many companies, Navicure’s corporate blog had evolved… Read More
One of the biggest clients of my 15+ year agency career was won as a direct result of a question to which I responded on LinkedIn, the popular business networking site. LinkedIn now boasts more than 60 million registered users, but far fewer than that number are active members in… Read More
Email marketing and marketing automation provider Silverpop just released a timely white paper (registration required) that gives new hope to B2B marketers looking for creative ways to increase response from email campaigns. In “Emails Gone Viral: Measuring “Share to Social” Performance”, Silverpop provides compelling data that suggests adding social links… Read More
First, let’s get this out of the way: I know some very smart people in the PR field. Yes, some of my best friends are PR people. But good grief. I’m ready to conclude that many PR agencies don’t really get it when it comes to social media. Either that,… Read More