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Your Marketing ADD Fix: That Smaller Budget

Scott Fingerhut

In my last entry (Bull’s Butt or Bull’s Eye), I discussed how not only focusing on the wrong activities, but also performing them in a redundant manner, was the best way to become redundant (and easily replaceable).  When business is bustling and budgets grow, we typically experience “marketing attention deficit disorder” — not having enough time to focus on all the activities we’re taking on.  So, now is an opportune moment to make some fixes for the better.  I got some good examples when I discussed the environment with another marketer dealing with similar challenges. Read More

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Featured Research: Video

Part of the Tech Marketing::Best Practices Research Series

How to Maximize the Use of Video Programming in Your B2B Marketing and Sales Process
Bringing Your Ideas, Content and Company to Life

TechWeb has just completed research that shows videos are one of the best formats technology marketers can use to educate their customers, even outpacing blogging and social networking. 

  • 72% percent of U.S. Web users watch clips online, and use among professional IT buyers is even higher: 
  • 82% watch work-related videos

The ability to show and tell sets video apart from any other delivery vehicle available today. Read More

InformationWeek Global CIO Monthly Chats: 6/25/09

Bob Evans, SVP and Director of InformationWeek Global CIO

Get to know your CIO targetConference calls on the most coveted target in IT: CIOs. Hosted by Bob Evans.

NOW AVAILABLE:  The podcast of the May 13th  on the InformationWeek Global CIO Next Practices Research is now available and include both the audio & powerpoint presenation.  We have also made the presenatation available for download, InformationWeek_Global_CIO_June_Chat_CIO50,  as a reference tool.

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Another great reason for checking in,  a chance to win the coolest gadgets in the market. This month, enter to win an iPod Touch.

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Social Media Metrics Webinar

PRN be hosting a Social Media Metrics  webinar tomorrow (6/16) at noon and will be reviewing the new Social Media Metrics platform.  Register Now  Read More

Social Media White Paper

Thi whitepaper is an interesting read and will give you new and expanded ideas on how to bring social media into all aspects of customer enagement.  Also some good reference data for future use!  The Coming Change in Social Media Business Applications Separating the Biz from the Buzz Read More

Twitter: Everyone’s a Novice

Twitter is currently the most discussed and least understood social medium in marketing circles. How do we use it; do we need a face or can a brand tweet?  What about ghost writers and using RSS feeds? All of this and more was discussed at the TWTRCON (#twtrcon) event held in San Francisco last week.  You know its a hot topic when over 200 people show up to discuss Twitter as a business platform on a Sunday! Read More

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Congratulations to our April Gadget Give-a-Way Winner!

Joyce Bartlett, Director of Marketing at Digital Reef, is enjoying her new Garmin nuvi GPS navigator as our April Gadget Give-a-Way winner. Read More

TechWeb and Qwest Launch Biz Resource Center

minOnline: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Steve Smith United Business Media tech b2b brand TechWeb partners with telecom sponsor Qwest to produce an unusually engaging and lively custom Web project. The “Qwest Beyond Business Connectivity Resource Center” at BeyondConnectivity.com is a rich multimedia presentations for IT pros who are in the market for bundled services, networking and voice products. Surprisingly, Read More

ByteandSwitch.com Evolves To Meet Pressing Information Needs of IT Storage Professionals Dealing With Massive Data Growth Rates

Expanded Editorial Portfolio Provides Analysis and Best Practices for Storage IT Professionals Facing Rapidly Changing Storage Needs as a Result of IT Governance and Regulatory Compliance Combined and Revolutionary Technology Advancements Read More

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