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“Post and Run,” Content Marketing and Social Media

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In social media, content marketing is becoming quite common place. Your misguided goal is to use content marketing within social media to promote yourself or your company. Such a behavior is similar to all those who post signs on the telephone poles advertising this yard or garage sale. Share on Facebook.

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How This Unknown Factor in Social Media Affects the B2B Sales Cycle

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Social media is a marketing strategy and tactic that has become embedded within many business to business (B2B) sales cycle. Through an integrated education based marketing plan, the ability to reach out (attract attention) and connect (build the relationship) with someone has never been greater.

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Time to Let Go of “I’m Not a Marketer” Because Yes You Are

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Additionally, the impact of social media has allowed small businesses to market at a far more affordable investment. Today’s customers, clients or patients are much more educated than ever before. Social media allows wide spread distribution through blogging, LinkedIn and even YouTube. With 97.3%

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Is Your Small Business Online Presence Your Achilles’ Heel?

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Yesterday I received a LinkedIn invite from a second degree connection who said she was a social media and online business consultant. Unfortunately the challenge for many small businesses is they hire marketing and advertising firms or social media consultants who take their money and provide little to nothing results.

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Marketing Conversations Come Before Sales Conversations

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With the impact of new messaging channels such as the Internet through social media sites along with Mobile, messaging has evolved more into marketing conversations than the more traditional “advertising.” Education based marketing is one proven strategy to increase these types of conversations.

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How Marketing Awards Are Like Coaching Certifications

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Yet, it is essential to understand the purpose of these particular awards (to support 20th century advertising agencies) and realizing they are remnants of traditional (product) marketing. Today’s market is all about integrated, education based marketing. Lack a moderate to strong social media presence.

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The Problem with Marketing, It’s an Ongoing Decision Making Process

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With all the types of marketing channels available from paid advertising to social media posts such as content marketing to referrals, chaos can quickly take over. Marketing Channel of Paid Advertising. Place the advertisement. Check the published advertisement for accuracy and location. Track the results.