Monthly Archives: June 2009

Inbound Marketing University: Kudos to HubSpot

It’s been a busy few weeks for me. The first week of June, I participated in MarketingProfs’ excellent B2B Forum, which I chronicled in some detail here, through a series of posts on SEO, developing online communities, measuring the ROI of social media efforts, and … Continue reading

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MarketingProfs Get to the Po!nt Newsletters: A Content Marketing Success Story

I became a MarketingProfs member last December, and with increasing enthusiasm ever since, I have upgraded my levels of membership (from Basic, to Premium, to Premium Plus). This post shows how content marketing was a deciding factor in purchasing my membership. It also … Continue reading

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Social Media for Good: Jennifer Bechard on the Detroit Hydrocephalus WALK

From Peg: The following post is by guest blogger, Jennifer Bechard (available at Jenn.Bechard@gmail.com), whom I met on Twitter as @Jenn1423. She is Co-Chair of the Detroit Hydrocephalus Walk  and also suffers from hydrocephalus. Through this post, she hopes to raise awareness and … Continue reading

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Kicking off the "Live with Abundance" Series: Social Media for Good

In my Finding the “Abundance Mentality” with Social Media post last month, I talked about how social media, most especially Twitter, has raised my awareness of so many worthy causes and increased my personal “abundance mentality.” In Links for Social Good, May … Continue reading

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MarketingProfs B2B Forum 2009: Trends in Strategy and Spending

As part of attending the MarketingProfs’ Business to Business Forum (June 8 & 9, in Boston, MA), I received a complimentary copy of MarketingProfs’ latest research: B2B Marketing in 2009: Trends in Strategies and Spending (a $279 value). This report, completed jointly by MarketingProfs and … Continue reading

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MarketingProfs B2B Forum 2009: Mobile Marketing and the Possibilities for B2B Marketers

These notes on general mobile marketing trends are from the “Mobile Marketing: What are the possibilities for B2B Marketers?” session at the MarketingProfs Business to Business Forum (June 8 & 9, in Boston, MA). Presenters: Mickey Alam Khan, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Mobile Marketer, and Michael J. Becker, EVP, Business Development, iLoop Mobile, Inc. Continue reading

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MarketingProfs B2B Forum 2009: Measuring Social Media's Value

This post summarizes notes from Katie Delahaye Paine’s presentation, Tales from the Trenches, How Organizations Are Measuring Value in Social Media, at the June 2009 MarketingProfs Business to Business Forum. Topics include impact versus ROI, the seven steps to social media ROI, and key performance indicators. Continue reading

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MarketingProfs B2B Forum 2009: Making the Case for Social Media

The following examples come almost verbatim from a slide in the Tales from the Trenches, How Organizations Are Measuring Value in Social Media session, at the MarketingProfs Business to Business Forum (June 8 & 9, in Boston, MA). Presenter: Katie Delahaye Paine is CEO and founder of KDPaine … Continue reading

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MarketingProfs B2B Forum 2009: A Day (Week, Month, and Year) in the Life of an In-House SEO Professional

The following notes come from the Bringing SEO In-house without Missing a Beat session at the MarketingProfs Business to Business Forum (June 8 & 9, in Boston, MA). Presenters: Bill Scully, Director of eMarketing at Siemens Water Technologies, and Jessica Bowman, In-house SEO Advocate, Founder of … Continue reading

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MarketingProfs B2B Forum 2009: Getting Buy-In for In-House SEO

The following notes come from the Bringing SEO In-house without Missing a Beat session at the MarketingProfs Business to Business Forum (June 8 & 9, in Boston, MA). Presenters: Bill Scully, Director of eMarketing at Siemens Water Technologies, and Jessica Bowman, In-house SEO Advocate, Founder of … Continue reading

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