Long, long ago, in a business model that has now been relegated to the history texts, lead generation meant finding the name, address, and phone number of someone who could be added to a mailing list, or identifying a homeowner who would open the door to a salesman. Once you had the name and address, […]
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Memorial Day: Remembering the Heroes
Today is Memorial Day in the U.S., a time to remember those who fought and died so that bloggers, social media users, and ordinary people could “have their say” online and everywhere else. That’s really all there is to say today, except a heartfelt thank you to the heroes of yesterday and today, known […]
Please Don’t Feed the Trolls
There are two kinds of trolls on the Internet — and that’s if you discount the ones in the role-playing and Sci-Fi sites. As a marketer, you’ll want to avoid feeding both breeds. The first species that threatens online marketers is the copyright troll. These are law firms who license the right to sue from copyright […]
Risky business – or manageable risk?
An interesting question was asked recently during a webinar titled Marketing & Compliance in a Regulated Environment (presentation download — recorded webinar — Q&A). The two-part question came up after one of the panelists said that companies in a regulated environment should “vet” links and comments. The first question was: What do you mean by “vetting” […]
If Words Have Two Meanings
“There’s a sign on the wall, but she wants to be sure ‘Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings…” –Copyright, 1970, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Stairway to Heaven When words have two meanings it can lead to a hit song — or a compliance nightmare. Marketing people tend to like words. And, as […]
7 “Must Know” Facts about Online Marketing
Yesterday’s webinar on marketing and compliance, sponsored by Distribion, WebWisedom and The Distributed Marketing Blog, was great. The complete webinar presentation is available for download by clicking here. There were quite a few questions from the audience, and several people One of the last slides in the presentation contained these seven “must know” facts about […]
Last Call: Free Webinar Covers Changing “Rules of the Road” for Digital & Social Media
Anyone who works in insurance or financial services already knows that the rules and regulations seem to get more complex every year. So just what are the rules of the road for using the power of digital (web, email, mobile) and social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) to reach prospects and customers? That question got more […]
Senate Poised to Change Rules of the Road for Marketers
Three U.S. Senators and two bills in the U.S. Senate appear poised to change the basic rules for anyone involved in using Internet, email, or social media services. Senator Jay Rockefeller’s Do Not Track Act of 2011 and the Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 sponsored by former presidential hopefuls John Kerry and John […]
Why Social Media Monitoring Matters
Licensed from Cartoonstock.com. It’s Friday the 13th — so we thought a little humor was in order. This cartoon, like all good satire, has a kernel of truth we all need to remember: if we as marketing and sales professionals don’t know what’s being said about our brand in social media, we’ll soon find out […]
5 Signs You Need a Distributed Marketing Platform
In nearly every corporation, marketing is one of the last business areas to be automated. According to a presentation by IDC Executive Advisory Service analyst Rich Vancil in September 2010, less than one in three companies have a complete marketing automation solution in place. This means that streamlining complex marketing processes with automation may be one […]
Nine in 10 Marketers Use Facebook — Why?
A new study reported in the Social Media Examiner reported that in April, 2011, nine of every 10 corporate marketers said that they used Facebook. That’s 92%, if you like statistics as a percentage of the total. Twitter and LinkedIn rank #2 and #3 on the marketing social media usage charts. That’s not surprising. How many […]
Rules of the Road for Digital and Social Media in Regulated Industries
Anyone who works in insurance, financial services or any other regulated industry already knows that the rules and regulations seem to get more complex every year. So just what are the rules of the road for using the power of digital (web, email, mobile) and social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) to reach prospects and customers? […]