To view this issue on the Web, use this link: http://www.marketingprofs.com/webnews/7/news11-13-07_0.asp ============================================================== MARKETINGPROFS - TODAY ============================================================== November 13, 2007 Volume 6, No. 46 ============================================================== sponsored by: VOCUS http://www.prweb.com/destination.php?awsrc=prwebmarketingprofsad2_fp =============================================================== THIS ISSUE'S ARTICLES: 1 - Seven Ways to Monitor Blog Conversations http://www.marketingprofs.com/7/seven-ways-monitor-blog-conversations-mccue.asp 2 - MarketingProfs Video: A Tutorial on the Subtleties of LinkedIn http://www.marketingprofs.com/7/marketingprofs-video-are-you-linkedin-dickman.asp 3 - Three Powerful Press Kits (and Why They Work) http://www.marketingprofs.com/7/potent-power-of-your-press-kit-martin.asp 4 - MarketingProfs-Cast on Conversational Marketing: Irrational Exuberance, or Next Big Thing? http://www.marketingprofs.com/7/conversational-marketing-irrational-exuberance-next-big-thing-dunay.asp 5 - The Link-Building Bible: Over 100 Tips, Tricks and Tactics for Rapidly Building Link Popularity http://www.marketingprofs.com/7/link-building-bible-114-tips-galliford.asp PREMIUM CASE STUDY: How a Virtual Conference Enabled Software Provider Cognos to Slash Costs and Extend Reach http://www.marketingprofs.com/casestudy/61 A NOTE TO READERS: MP Book Club Discussion Opens Today Discussion launches today on the latest book in the MarketingProfs Book Club. The author of the latest MP Book Club tome, Katya Andresen, will be weighing in occasionally, as will MP Chief Reading Officer CK and her merry band of regulars (David Reich, Cam Beck, Mark Goren, Mario Vellandi, Valeria Maltoni, to name but a few) and (I hope!) YOU. Please join in the lively discussion. Katya published Robin Hood Marketing: Stealing Corporate Savvy to Sell Just Causes last year, after spending years as a former overseas correspondent. Witnessing need first-hand in Phnom Penh and elsewhere, she took note of how some nonprofits were able to more effectively address those needs, “with a marketing mentality borrowed from the business world,” she writes. The resulting text has a personal feel that’s peppered with real stories, and it's written with a journalist’s spare but elegant prose. As I said in my 30-second review of the book, Robin Hood Marketing offers a great step-by-step tutorial in marketing for any organization or business. Organizations from nonprofits to small businesses to volunteer-run groups could learn a thing or two; Katya’s clear writing makes the ideas accessible to non-business types, as well. So please do check out the chatter over at the Book Club. I look forward to seeing you there! ============================================================== sponsored by: SILVERPOP Silverpop’s 2007 Retail Email Marketing Study Learn what tactics top U.S. and U.K. online retailers are using in their email marketing programs, and compare how your program fits into the overall industry landscape. Silverpop – Your Partner for Email Marketing Download your free copy today! http://www.silverpop.com/landing/07MarketingProfs/RetailEmail.html ================================================================ 1 - SEVEN WAYS TO MONITOR BLOG CONVERSATIONS Do you know what your customers are saying about you? If not, you (and your brand) are at a distinct disadvantage. http://www.marketingprofs.com/7/seven-ways-monitor-blog-conversations-mccue.asp **************************************************************** 2 - MARKETINGPROFS VIDEO: A TUTORIAL ON THE SUBTLETIES OF LINKEDIN Here's how you can leverage the strengths of LinkedIn to build your own professional network. http://www.marketingprofs.com/7/marketingprofs-video-are-you-linkedin-dickman.asp **************************************************************** 3 - THREE POWERFUL PRESS KITS (AND WHY THEY WORK) Read how three companies put the power of the press kit to work (and how you can, too). http://www.marketingprofs.com/7/potent-power-of-your-press-kit-martin.asp ============================================================== sponsored by: HOUSE AD https://www.marketingprofs.com/newprem/process/method.asp?type=8&adref=na2b7 ================================================================ 4 - MARKETINGPROFS-CAST ON CONVERSATIONAL MARKETING: IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE, OR NEXT BIG THING? Will spending on conversational marketing outpace traditional marketing by 2012? http://www.marketingprofs.com/7/conversational-marketing-irrational-exuberance-next-big-thing-dunay.asp **************************************************************** 5 - THE LINK-BUILDING BIBLE: OVER 100 TIPS, TRICKS AND TACTICS FOR RAPIDLY BUILDING LINK POPULARITY A 114-point checklist of actions you can take to immediately increase the link popularity of your Web site. http://www.marketingprofs.com/7/link-building-bible-114-tips-galliford.asp **************************************************************** ============================================================== ================================================================ TOP ARTICLES FROM OUR LAST NEWSLETTER THE SEVEN DIRTY WORDS YOU CAN'T SAY IN EMAIL SUBJECT LINES (PLUS 100 OTHERS YOU SHOULDN'T USE, EITHER) http://www.marketingprofs.com/7/seven-dirty-words-email-subject-lines-ayan.asp HOW TO EXPLAIN OPENSOCIAL TO YOUR EXECUTIVES http://www.marketingprofs.com/7/explaining-opensocial-to-your-executives-owyang.asp 11 LESSONS LEARNED FROM PODCASTING http://www.marketingprofs.com/7/b2b-lessons-learned-from-podcasting-carroll.asp A 10-STEP PROGRAM FOR SEARCH ENGINE FITNESS http://www.marketingprofs.com/7/10-step-program-search-engine-fitness-geschickter.asp **************************************************************** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FUTURE NEWSLETTERS Not a subscriber? 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