Lee Odden

7 B2B Content Marketing Gems (B2C Can Also Use!)

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Content marketing doesn’t just happen nor is it a silo off on the side of your business. Content marketing must be an integral part of your organization’s corporate strategy, allocated appropriate resources, both human and financial, because it creates strategic corporate assets that in turn help build your revenue stream. Content marketing’s strategic role in an organization was the core message of Demand Gen Report’s B2B Content2Conversion Conference in New York. While targeted at a B2B audience, the lessons of these B2B rockstar presenters apply to B2C and Not-for-Profit (NFP) organizations as well. Here are the top seven content marketing gems. Source: Heidi Cohen’s Actionable Marketing Blog

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14 Social Media Blogs We Love (& Why You Should Too!)

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It’s Valentine’s Day when we celebrate romance and who’s more romantic than a blogger? They share their enthusiasm, knowledge and emotions regularly without expectation of compensation.  In the spirit of romance we celebrate fourteen of the social media blogs we love and the bloggers behind them in alphabetical order.

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101 Social Media Marketing Resources – 2012 Edition

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Here’s a monster list of 101 social media marketing resources (the 2012 edition) to help expand your knowledge of this ever-changing ecosystem. These resources are useful for newbies and social media mavens alike, looking to learn about the field as well as to hone their business skills.

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360 Degree Branding Meets IRL Events [& 7 Ways to Maximize The Impact!]

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Brands represent a person, product or business’ identity. This makes them a critical marketing component. Encompassing a consistent set of intangibles, each brand has an associated perceived value that extends online, offline and in real life. As a marketer, do you maximize the 360 degree branding impact of real life events? If not, here are seven tips on to integrate your branding into real life events. Source: Heidi Cohen’s Actionable Marketing Blog

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15 SEO Experts Give Their Best Social MediaTips

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Social media plays an important role in search. Therefore, marketers should ensure that their social media marketing is optimized for their key search terms. Here are fifteen search experts’ recommendations for social media.

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10 Ways to Use Your Blog to Build Influence

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Influence is important. Each of us wants to feel that we matter and have an effect on others. A blog provides an ideal resource for increasing your influence as well as that of your brand or organization. Here are ten ways to use your blog to build your influence.

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21 Content Marketing Definitions

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Content marketing is grounded in the Mad Men’s principles. Content marketing takes it’s cue from David Ogilvy in that it looks like editorial. Following the teachings of Leo Burnett, content marketing integrates important brand attributes. Content marketing provides prospects, customers and the public with useful information, while shopping or after purchase, without shouting its promotional messages. As a result, content marketing breaks through the advertising clutter that consumers no longer trust. Here’s how twenty-one marketers define content marketing.

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What is Social Media?

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What is social media? Ask any group of social media savvy individuals and it’s likely that they’ll all give you a different answer. Here’s 12 points that define social media based on 30 Social Media Definitions.

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30 Social Media Definitions

Social Media is the new Marketing

The definition of social media continues to evolve as the platforms and technologies continue to change and expand. Here are thirty social media definitions to help clarify these trends. What would you add to this list?

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What Is PR?

What is PR? Talking to your publics

PR (also known as public relations) continues to evolve as a business art and science. The objective of PR is to craft messages about a product, brand, individual, business, or organization targeted at a variety of one or more chosen publics. Here are 15 points that answer the question What is PR based on input from 31 PR professionals.

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2010’s Top 12 Social Media Experts

To understand social media’s non-stop, multi-directional conversation, a road map can be useful. Here’s a list of 12 top social media experts to help you tackle the terrain of this evolving landscape. In addition, there are 5 up and comers to keep your eye on.

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