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2013 Extreme Marketing Predicitions
Before we dive into the ho-hum forecasts of 2013, here are extreme predictions that go beyond the conventional trends of the past few years. The goal is to capture the thinking of marketing experts that can be conveyed via a smartphone. We started this tradition last year with twenty-four experts giving their 2012 predictions. Here are the extreme predictions of nineteen marketing experts, a majority of whom have contributed useful books on the range of marketing topics. Source: Heidi Cohen’s Actionable Marketing Blog
2012′s Biggest Marketing Break Throughs
2012 was an evolutionary year for marketing. Trends that had been growing outside of the main focus of social media, search and digital moved to the center of marketing driven by the expanded offering and ownership of smartphones, tablets and other content consuming devices. Here’s what stood out for eighteen marketing experts. Source: Heidi Cohen’s Actionable Marketing Blog
Tags: Angie Schottmuller, Ann Handly, CC Chapman, content marketing, Daina Middleton, Dave Kerpen, David Berkowitz, Gini Dietrich, Jeff Hansen, Joe Pulizzi, Jon Mandell, Margie Clayman, Michael Stelzner, Mobile, Peter Shankman, Rebecca Lieb, Ric Dragon, Shari Thurow, smartphone, Tablet, Todd Wheatland
2012′s Biggest Marketing Surprises
Regardless of how well you plan, every year has a few surprises that catch you while you weren’t paying attention.
Here is what nineteen experts reveal was their biggest surprise in the marketing sphere this past year.
Top Marketing #FAILs of 2012
While marketing made significant gains in 2012 in terms of social media, content marketing and mobile, not every campaign was a winner. There were notable marketing #FAILs in 2012.
Based on how effectively a marketing campaign’s executed, there’s a range of potential results from excellent to poor. But to fail in today’s always-on, connected social media ecosystem means the marketer is tone deaf to what’s happening in the world or hasn’t focused on the appropriate elements of their marketing plan.
Here’s what seventeen top marketers viewed as the top marketing #FAILs of 2012. Source: Heidi Cohen’s Actionable Marketing Blog
Blogger Outreach: 9 Tips You Need to Succeed
Blogger outreach is used by one out of five niche businesses according to Chief Marketer research. It’s no surprise since blogger outreach can yield powerful results. It’s another way of leveraging other people’s audiences. So how does a marketer implement a blogger outreach program? Here are: 3 reasons to use blogger outreach, 4 ways to use blogger outreach effectively and 9 steps to implement blogger outreach. Source: Heidi Cohen’s Actionable Marketing Blog
Social Media: 10 PR Tactics
No one cares about your latest press release especially on social media. Using social media for PR is about building a community around your business and creating content your audience wants. Here are ten social media tactics for PR that focus on how you can help others on social media while building relationships for your clients. Source: Heidi Cohen’s Actionable Marketing Blog
17 Tips To Distribute Your Blog Content To More People
If you’re like most bloggers, you’re always looking for new ways to expand your blog readership. I know I am. Think beyond your blog. Try new methods of attracting new readers that you haven’t tried before. Your goal is to make your blog popular. Here are seventeen tips to help you get started. Source – Heidi Cohen’s Actionable Marketing Blog
30 Social Media Definitions
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?
Tags: Adam Kleinberg, Angie Schottmuller, Ann Handley, Arment Dietrich, Augustine Fou, Barn Raisers, Blue Focus Marketing, Bryan Eisenberg, Cheryl Burgess, Chris Garrett, Clayman Advertising, Content Marketing Institute, Dave Kerpen, Deborah Weinstein, eMetrics, Gini Dietrich, HARO, Heidi Cohen, Howard Greenstein, Jim Sterne, Joe Cothrel, Joe Pulizzi, Lee Odden, Likeable Media, Lisa Buyer, Lithium Technologies, Liz Strauss, Marjorie Clayman, Mark W. Schaefer, Marketing Sciences Consulting Group, MarketingProfs, Mass Relevance, Michelle Chmielewski, Online Marketing Blog, Peter Shankman, Pressfeed, Rebecca Lieb, Riverside Marketing Strategies, Rob Petersen, Sally Fallow, Sam Decker, Sarach Hofstetter, SOBcon, Social Media Club, Strategic Objectives, Synthesio, The Buyer Group, Traction, Trey Pennington, Wikipedia
Customer Service: Where Social Media’s Rubber Meets the Road
To help, airlines leverage social media to broadcast flight information and handle some customer service overflow. Unfortunately, this is insufficient to manage many customer service issues. Here are eight customer service suggestions to help your social media efforts.
I Want My Social Media Without Advertising!
We don’t like advertising on our social media platforms. We find it intrusive and not user-friendly. Here are eight suggestions for how social media platforms can drive revenues. Dare I say social media advertising?
Does Your Brand Need an Elevator Pitch?
Elevator pitches are short descriptive statements that can be told in the time it takes for an elevator ride. When used for a brand, the pitch is longer than a tag line and conveys more information than a logo. Here are 5 steps to help you develop elevator pitch for your brand.
Tags: Chris Brogan, Elevator pitch, Peter Shankman
