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• Three Arguments to Promote Smarter Email Campaigns
  In a post at Marketing Insights, Tom Meriam recounts a nightmare scenario described by one of his prospects: Two weeks into a new job, the CEO demanded that an email ...
  Email Campaigns, Management, Marketing Plans, Measurement, Thought Leadership
• Is Public Speaking Part of Your Marketing Mix?
  You've got a strong marketing mix—but does it include public speaking? "Whether used to promote a company report or in-house expertise, or simply to engender brand awareness, public speaking is ...
  Local Marketing, Personal Branding, Public Relations, Public Speaking, Thought Leadership
• Six Traits of an Effective B2B Social Media Conversationalist
  As we leave the summer behind and gear up for a fresh, crisp autumn B2B marketing push, here's a quick question to ponder: How's that social media outreach going for ...
  B2B Marketing, Management, Social Media, Thought Leadership
• How to Be a Great Panel Moderator
  Got your social strategy off the ground? Want to draw more attention to it? Consider increasing your business's profile at an industry conference. Even if you aren't ready to keynote, ...
  Management, Public Speaking, Thought Leadership
• When Wrong Grammar Is Right
  If you say "this is she" rather than "this is her," or "it must have been they" rather than "it must have been them," your high school English teacher would ...
  Public Speaking, Small Business, Thought Leadership
• Hot New Tools to Provide Hot New Blog Content
  One way to build trust is to position yourself as an authority on topics associated with your product or service. Blogging helps, but any blogger knows that expert blogging demands research, ...
  Blogging, Social Media, Thought Leadership
• How to Generate Leads With Content Syndication
  "In today's economic climate, content syndication is one of the lowest risk lead generation vehicles there is," writes Howard J. Sewell at The Point. "At our agency, the programs we ...
  B2B Marketing, Lead Generation, Marketing Tips, Sales, Thought Leadership
• Three Ways to Replace a Superstar Blogger
  Companies may find themselves in a touchy situation when their established social-media star leaves to pursue other interests. Just what do you do with a famous blog when its author ...
  Corporate Blogging, Marketing Tips, Social Media, Thought Leadership
• How to Get Your Whole Company Blogging
  "Maintaining a blog that's consistently interesting and relevant isn't an easy task," writes Ann Handley at MarketingProfs. "It's a challenge to create consistently awesome blog posts, and it's a challenge ...
  Corporate Blogging, Marketing Tips, Small Business, Thought Leadership
• How to Become a Newsmaker
  When you're ready to position yourself as a media resource, says blogger Nettie Hartsock, you can hire publicists who pitch your expertise to journalists—or you can start making news at ...
  Blogging, Small Business, Thought Leadership
• Thoughts About Being a Thought Leader
  Don't make the mistake of assuming thought leadership springs automatically from content marketing. "Thought leadership is not created with one, two or three pieces of content," writes Ardath Albee at ...
  Content Marketing, Small Business, Thought Leadership
• Four Ways to Use SlideShare to Boost Your Reach Online
  It's the social weapon you just don't hear enough about: SlideShare. At first glance, it comes across as a mere archive for uploading presentations, but oh—it's so much more than ...
  New Media, Social Media, Thought Leadership
• It's All in How You Present Yourself
  "The basic method of gaining a subscriber is simply asking someone to sign up for your mailing list," writes David Godot in a Pro article at MarketingProfs. "If a customer ...
  Email Lists, Email Marketing, Thought Leadership, Website Design
• Don't Forget Those News Guys
  Last month, we offered a bunch of options for optimizing your local search advertising. Well, here's a way to extend your local search marketing options even further: through your good-old ...
  Creativity, Local Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Thought Leadership
• All You Ever Needed to Know About Twitter
  Michael Martine considered writing a book on how to make the most of Twitter. Fortunately for us all, however, he chose instead to share his insight—gratis—at Remarkablogger in an extended ...
  Small Business, Thought Leadership, Twitter, Videos
• Can We Link Up Sometime?
  What are two of the biggest obstacles companies face in link marketing? Consultant Justilien Gaspard believes they are: (1) developing linkable content, and (2) making people aware of it. In a recent ...
  Creativity, Search Engine Marketing, Social Media, Thought Leadership
• Tweet Like You Mean It
  Lots of companies are scrambling to see how they can use Twitter to promote their products and services. But a few good tweets can also provide great customer service. Glenn ...
  Customer Behavior, Customer Service, Thought Leadership, Twitter
• Give Away the Good Stuff
  "If you want to create something very good," says Tom Peters, "it takes time, energy, and sometimes money." That, he argues, is exactly why you should give away your finest ...
  Customer Engagement, Marketing Inspiration, Thought Leadership
• Write? Right!
  How many times have you heard the phrase, "Content is king"? When it comes to search marketing, it's not hyperbole. Content is, well, the key to keywords. "This is the ...
  Links, Search Engine Marketing, SEO, Thought Leadership, Web Copy, Websites