Sat.May 11, 2013 - Fri.May 17, 2013

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6 B2B Marketing Mistakes That Are Easy To Make

Digital B2B Marketing

'The hardest mistakes to avoid are the ones that don’t look like mistakes at all. Last week we shared 5 B2B marketing mistakes that are hard to avoid , and asked for your contributions to complete the list. Below are six more mistakes, including your contributions, that are deceptively easy to make in B2B marketing. 1. Assuming Your Audience is Just Like You.

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Business Intelligence Tools that Will Keep My Friend Lola From Pulling Out Her Teeth

Elegant BI

I got a text message from my friend, Lola. It read, “Business intelligence tools make me feel stupid”. I responded with ‘LOL’ but she persisted. “trying to do data extraction is like pulling teeth, scattering them, then picking them up and trying to figure out where they go”. I called to continue the conversation and learned that her business intelligence tools were top-heavy, complex corporate performance management and business intelligence software solutions.

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B2B Marketing: Moving Beyond Campaigns

Digital B2B Marketing

'Is your B2B marketing activity still built around a series of campaigns? Q1: Security. Q2: Cloud and Mobile. Q3: Lower Cost. Q4: Compliance. Like an old Model T, it might look nice, but it just isn’t practical anymore. What if someone is looking for a solution to improve compliance, but its only Q1? Should they wait until you roll our your compliance campaign?