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Thursday, July 3, 2014

Social Startups: Bizible Connects All the Dots from Marketing Contributions to Revenue

Social Startups: Bizible Connects All the Dots from Marketing Contributions to Revenue


Social Startups: Bizible Connects All the Dots from Marketing Contributions to Revenue

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 04:55 PM PDT

"We decided to move up market to replace and expand on the Salesforce for Google AdWords product," says Aaron Bird, co-founder and CEO of the up-and-coming marketing analytics powerhouse. "We added a number of features so companies can track ALL marketing in Salesforce and match that with revenue."

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Why You Should Pay for Discovery

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 12:55 PM PDT

In every web development project, at some point, the designer and the developer disappear into their offices for a period of time and come out with some finished work. During that time, they are creating universes for their client, building web pages out of lines of code and pixels, tailoring everything to the needs of the organization that site will represent.

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Which Came First? The Relationship or the Business?

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 12:35 PM PDT

How might one establish a relationship before talking business? Give away some advice for free, share resources, start conversations and don't be all about yourself, your company and the cash. Respect the fact that people have more options now than ever before, and be a resource for those in need instead of trying to hard-sell them.

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7 Ways to Be a Kicka** Blogger

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 12:31 PM PDT

Kick-ass bloggers are clear on their expertise, niche, and passion. They don't panic and lie awake at night trying to figure out their niche. They know they are the sum of all their experiences. They look at their professional and personal journeys and know what instinctively feels right. Lack of passion leads to lack of clarity.

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Where Is the Ad Spend Headed? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 11:39 AM PDT

The biggest difference between content marketing and advertising, though, is that one of the main principles of content marketing is getting out there and marketing the marketing, which isn't something one would typically do with a traditional print ad or a digital banner ad.

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Finding Your Audience on Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC]

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 11:39 AM PDT

Most advertisers know that Facebook offers some impressive targeting capabilities. With around one fifth of the world's population on Facebook, the reach is massive, to say the least, and combined with the granularity of Facebook's user data the marketing opportunity really is insane.

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The Benefits of Using Social Media Like a B2B Boss

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 10:16 AM PDT

There are all sorts of untapped marketing benefits available through social media, and when you use it like you know what you're doing, you make yourself - and your company - stand apart from the crowd. Take a look at the B2B benefits from social media use.

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Why Social Media Is Essential to SEO Success

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 08:52 AM PDT

SEO has two main elements: on-page factors, which include site content, usability, and accessibility to search engines; and off-page factors, including the inbound links that influence the degree to which search engines think a site is important.

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Igniting Advocacy: Women and Weber Grills

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 08:40 AM PDT

When it comes to grills, 69% of purchase decision makers are male. But with women Grill Masters on the rise, are major grill brands shying away from male-centric content and focusing on family? We took a look at the Weber and Char-Broil Facebook communities to find out.

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America Is Talking About Summer Vacations

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 08:14 AM PDT

According to the Adobe Digital Index Travel 2014 Report, Americans will book $61 billion online between Memorial Day and Labor Day, an all-time high, up 15% YoY. The increase in smartphone screen size and data speeds combined with vastly improved mobile travel sites and applications is driving this year's increase in bookings.

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Leveraging Brand Ambassadors

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 07:40 AM PDT

Recruiting brand advocates and leveraging them as brand ambassadors is becoming an increasingly popular form of brand promotion. Word-of-mouth recommendations from family and friends continues to influence consumer purchasing decisions more than any other source of information.

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Love 'Em or Leave 'Em: Staying in Love with Facebook Marketing

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 06:29 AM PDT

The chances are very high that your place of business has a Facebook page and I'm willing to bet my dog, Swayze, on the fact that you've seen a decline in your business's organic reach since the beginning of the year. Do I think you should yank your business page off of Facebook? Nope. Here's why.

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New Twitter Design Gives an Advantage to Businesses

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 03:05 AM PDT

First, the new Twitter profile page is made to look more like other social media sites such as Facebook and Google Plus. A large header that spans the top of your profile page can give your business a huge opportunity to promote your product or service.

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Twitter Now Supports Animated GIFs

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 02:07 AM PDT

Perhaps taking a cue from Tumblr's growing success, Twitter announced on June 18th that the web site, along with the Android and iOS Twitter apps, will now support animated GIFs. The announcement came, of course, via a tweet from Twitter support, and the reaction was an almost unanimous "Finally!"

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10 Models Who Have Rocked Social Media This Year [INFOGRAPHIC]

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 01:54 AM PDT

Social media remains a popular medium for models to connect with their fans. After viewing this infographic produced by UK Models, it has become rather clear as to who is popular and admired among today's general public. From Tyra Banks to Gisele Bundchen, these 10 models are sharing their looks but also their lives with their loyal fans.

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Freelancing: A Growing Market

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 11:13 PM PDT

It is hard to deny that with the advancements in technology and our reliance on it, businesses today have more accessibility to resources, and it has allowed them to collaboratively work with people online. This trend can only mean a growing market for freelancers.

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How to Supercharge Your Inbound Marketing with Videos [INFOGRAPHIC]

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 09:47 PM PDT

Did you know that 3.3 million videos are uploaded everyday on Instagram, an estimated 1 million videos are uploaded everyday on Vine, and that YouTube reaches more US online adults than any cable network? These stats prove that if your business is not marketing with videos, you're missing out on potentially huge opportunities!

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Using Diagnostics Reports in the Sales Process

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 09:45 PM PDT

Don't include your sales appeal in your error report. Your e-mail SIG is sufficient to convey who you are, your firm, and the solutions you provide. If and when you get a "thank you" email back from your C-suite target, you have the option of advancing the discussion.

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Social Advocacy & Politics: Thought Leadership in the Social Age

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 08:59 PM PDT

Social media is where public thinking happens. So if you want to be a thought leader, you must lead on social media. The days of publishing peer-reviewed articles in obscure journals read by mere dozens of people as your primary (and often only) channel of distribution are over.

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Facebook's Been Running Psychological Experiments On You

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 08:45 PM PDT

Facebook identified 689,003 English speaking users to run a psychological experiment on, for the duration of a week. They began to manipulate the newsfeed of a group of these users to remove posts with a negative emotion attached to them, and removed all posts with a positive emotion for the other group.

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