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• Buffalo Chicken Dip: Search Engine Super Bowl Champ (Four Seasonal Keyword Research Tips)Larry Kim
  Every industry has its version of "buffalo chicken dip," a product or concept with big seasonal peaks. By anticipating those keyword trends and having your search marketing campaigns at the ...
  Advertising, Content Marketing, Customer Behavior, Google, Humor, Inbound Marketing, Keywords, Measurement, Metrics, PPC Campaigns, Public Relations, Search Engine Marketing, SEO
• Six Principles of Great Content BrandsDoug Kessler
  The torrent of content is increasing by the day. It's a good sign: Marketers are getting hip to the power of content. But the only way to survive the coming ...
  B2B Marketing, Brand Awareness, Brand Positioning, Content, Content Marketing, Customer Acquisition, Customer Engagement, Customer Relationships, Inbound Marketing, Lead Generation, Marketing Challenges, Marketing Strategy, Sales, Thought Leadership, Writing
• Lead-Nurturing and Marketing Automation: 15 Key Questions Answered (Question 5)Sid Smith
  To answer the question of how much content you'll need for lead nurturing and marketing automation, let's look at how you pack for a long weekend of skiing with friends ...
  B2B Marketing, Content, Content Marketing, Email, Inbound Marketing, Lead Generation, Lead Nurturing, Marketing Automation, Marketing Strategy, Sales, Strategy, Web Content, White Papers
• How to Use Web Video to Win Business and Wow CustomersDavid Ingram
  The human brain is programmed to take in a large amount of information when it's presented in a combination of images, movement, and sound. The benefits of Web video as ...
  Content Marketing, E-Commerce, Marketing Strategy, Videos
• 10 Personal Branding Trends for 2013 (Part 1)William Arruda
  At the end of each year, personal branding guru William Arruda predicts what personal branding trends will be valuable to career-minded marketers in the coming year. He says many exciting ...
  Branding, Career Management, Content, Content Marketing, Job Search, LinkedIn, Mobile Marketing, Personal Branding, Pinterest, Social Media, Social Networking, YouTube
• Lead-Nurturing and Marketing Automation: 15 Key Questions Answered (Questions 2-4)Sid Smith
  The second article in this series answers three questions: How do we get started with lead nurturing/marketing automation? What is lead nurturing and how does it work? How long till ...
  B2B Marketing, Brand Positioning, Content, Content Marketing, Customer Acquisition, Inbound Marketing, Lead Generation, Lead Nurturing, Marketing Automation, Positioning, Sales, Value Propositions
• How to Avoid 'False Choices' in Content MarketingJoe Chernov
  Our penchant for snappy axioms—most of them a derivative of "set content free"—has put content marketing on a collision course with otherwise sensible business objectives.
  B2B Marketing, Brand Awareness, Branding, Content, Content Marketing, Customer Acquisition, Inbound Marketing, Lead Generation, Marketing Strategy, Mobile Marketing, Positioning, Technology, Web Content
• What Drives Readers to Your ContentLenna Garibian
  More than three-quarters (76%) of online adults in the US say they have, in the previous three months, clicked on links to related stories (e.g., articles, videos, pictures) to continue ...
  Content, Content Marketing, Email, Facebook, Research Summaries, SEO, Social Media, Websites
• Buried Treasure: How to Find Great Content Right Under Your NoseTerri Thornton
  Your PR folks have access to content treasure you didn't know you had—without weighing down your team or running up the bill. Here are some easy ways they can help ...
  Collaboration, Content, Content Marketing, Inbound Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, Web Copy, Writing
• Seven Ways to Help Sales Use Marketing Content to Win Buyer TrustCliff Pollan
  Buyers don't care about your product or service. They just care about the problems and opportunities they face and how your expertise can help them. Accordingly, Marketing and Sales share ...
  B2B Marketing, Content, Content Marketing, Customer Acquisition, Customer Relationships, Feedback, Inbound Marketing, Lead Generation, Sales, Social Media
• 2012's Top Lessons for B2B MarketersJesse Noyes
  I know, I know. You're probably thinking, "Great, another end-of-the-year list!" I'm with you... But, it's easy to get contemplative when the last quarter draws to a close. And there ...
  B2B Marketing, Conferences, Content Marketing, Customer Acquisition, Digital Marketing, Digital Theory, Email, Email Marketing, Inbound Marketing, Lead Generation, Lead Quality, Lead Scoring, Marketing Automation
• How to Tell Your Brand's Story: Four Questions You Must AnswerBeth McKenna
  Whatever happened to Cinderella's shoe? Who knows? It didn't go viral. Put another way: Story generation and the way we develop content have changed, so you must change, too—and answer ...
  Brand Awareness, Brand Positioning, Content, Content Marketing, Customer Engagement, Digital Theory, Inbound Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Public Relations, Social Media, Writing
• Prepare for 2013: 10 B2B Marketing Trends and DevelopmentsUri Bar-Joseph
  Again, that time of year has come. It's predictions season... And in the spirit of the season, here are 10 marketing trends of 2012 that will grow even more prominent ...
  B2B Marketing, Content Marketing, Digital Marketing, Digital Theory, Direct Marketing, Integrated Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Measurement, Mobile Marketing, PPC Campaigns, Sales
• The Contentious State of B2B Content Marketing [Infographic]Verónica Jarski
  A recent content marketing study from MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute found that B2B marketers are uncertain about whether they are effectively using content marketing tactics. This infographic captures ...
  B2B Marketing, Content Marketing, Marketing Budgets, Marketing Challenges, Social Media, Web Content
• Four Ways B2B Marketers Can Boost the Value of Their TweetsChris Mann
  Whether you're looking to move beyond the occasional tweet or you're aiming to further polish your approach, here are some tips for how you, as a B2B marketer, can take ...
  Advertising, B2B Marketing, Brand Awareness, Content, Content Marketing, Customer Acquisition, Lead Generation, Social Business, Social Media, Targeting, Twitter
• Six Ways to Use Online Video for B2B Event Marketing (a Case Study)David Rose
  Online video is a highly engaging and versatile tool for B2B marketing and lead generation, including tradeshow marketing. This brief case study shares how a B2B technology company used online ...
  B2B Marketing, Conferences, Content Marketing, Customer Acquisition, Customer Engagement, Email, Integrated Marketing, Lead Generation, Mobile Marketing, Sales, Tradeshows/Events, Videos
• Social Media Disconnect: Are Marketers Out of Touch?
  Though consumers and marketers are fairly aligned in their focus on Facebook—similar proportions of each segment use the social networking site—marketers tend to be out of synch with their audiences ...
  Advertising, Content, Content Marketing, Customer Behavior, Customer Engagement, Facebook, Google+, Research Summaries, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter, YouTube
• Eight Ingredients of Effective Inbound Marketing for Generating and Qualifying LeadsMike Nikolich
  As marketers, we instinctively realize it's impossible to pinpoint when our prospects will be buying. That's why it's critical not just to keep in touch but also to make sure ...
  Blogging, Content, Content Marketing, Inbound Marketing, Landing Pages, Lead Generation, Public Relations, SEO, Social Media, Thought Leadership, Web Content
• B2B Content Marketing: Adoption Surging, but Objectives Are Shifting
  Content marketing continues to be an integral strategy for B2B companies; however, objectives for content strategies are shifting toward thought leadership and educating the market, according to a survey from ...
  B2B Marketing, Content, Content Marketing, Customer Engagement, Lead Generation, Marketing Strategy, Research Summaries, Sales, Thought Leadership, Tradeshows/Events
• Five Takeaways From Holiday Marketing Campaigns of Years PastStacey Acevero
  Holiday marketing can be tough. But some of the coolest holiday marketing campaigns of years past can prove instructive, so we've identified five campaigns, along with takeaways, to help your ...
  Advertising, Brand Awareness, Content Marketing, Customer Engagement, Customer Relationships, Digital Marketing, Humor, Social Media