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The Beginner’s Guide to Brand Activation

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According to HubSpot, brand activations are one-off, in-person events, experiences, and interactions that forge lasting emotional connections between a brand and their target audience ( source ). Industry events and trade shows. Last but not least, trade shows and industry events provide ample opportunity to activate your brand.

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3 Steps to Combining Social Media & Competitive Intelligence

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McKinsey Quarterly : Among 3,103 respondents, 75% use social networking or blogs to scan the external environment for new ideas. Marketing Software – HubSpot /Eloqua/Marketo/Alexa. For instance: Trade Shows. What tweets, blog posts, Facebook comments, YouTube videos, etc. Active Opportunities in the Pipeline.

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Marketing strategies from the Grateful Dead

Sales and Marketing Management

Fellow Deadheads, Meerman is the author of “The New Rules of Marketing and PR” and Halligan is CEO and cofounder of marketing software behemoth HubSpot. The way to reach your marketplace is to create tons of remarkable, free content like blogs, videos, white papers and e-books. Create a unique business model.

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Stop Doing Stupid Sh*t: 18 Outdated Sales Tactics to Abandon in 2018

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I speak on behalf of HubSpot 50 times a year, and at every engagement I tell my audience they should take the hour they use for cold calls to do something that’s not even in their job description: blogging. I am in love with the Meetings app in HubSpot Sales. Read blogs or go to industry events to learn about new trends.

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Digital Marketing Takes Center Stage

Sales and Marketing Management

In its digital marketing starter’s guide for small businesses, inbound marketing software maker HubSpot states, “starting your digital marketing strategy is as simple as starting with why you want to do it, deciding what you want to do, how you’re going to do it, what you expect to happen, and when and how you’ll measure your success.”

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B2B Sales 101: Definition, Techniques & More

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For example, here’s a look at ConvertKit’s LinkedIn with a link to a list of people who work there: Additionally, explore their social media platforms, search for company mentions in publications, and read any blog posts they’ve written to help shape your conversion – what products or services are they talking about?

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5 Effective Sales Prospecting Techniques You Should Be Using

Hubspot Sales

Ways to establish yourself as a thought leader include starting a blog, writing guest articles for industry publications, and speaking at trade shows and conferences. This also helps you familiarize your leads with your name before the initial contact, which was discussed in the first technique. 3) Be a trusted resource.