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Predictions for Social Media Marketing in 2014

Backbone Media recently attended the Social Media Today webinar focused on social media marketing predictions for 2014. The guest list included Sandra Lopez from Intel, R “Ray” Wang (@rwang0) from Constellation Research, Ekaterina Walter (@ekaterina) from BRANDERATI. The host was Paul Dunay (@pauldunay) from Maxymiser. The following blog article focuses on five major themes from […]

Why You Should Co-Source Your B2B Newsroom

Everywhere you look, you’ll see reports and warnings telling you that outsourcing your B2B newsroom is going to detract from your brand’s image. Outsiders don’t understand your brand, you’ll need a full-time person to manage your outsourced news team. And our personal favorite – a B2B newsroom is a waste of time. While there are […]

The 12 Days of LinkedIn Marketing

The holidays are upon us and the year is winding down. So, as a gift to you and to give you something to do in the office between celebrations, we’ve crafted a 12-day guide for prepping your LinkedIn marketing for next year. The social web’s number one professional site is a treasure trove of information […]

Top 3 Challenges for B2B Marketers in 2013 via David Meerman Scott

B2B Marketing Hiring, Measuring and Messaging In a recent Backbone Media webcast, “Top B2B Marketing Trends of 2013,” author, speaker and Hubspot advisor David Meerman Scott highlights three major challenges affecting marketers this year: finding analytics talent, lead-based measurement and “gobbledygook” messaging. Let’s look a little deeper.

Death to the Sales Lead as Key B2B Marketing Metric

The Biggest Problem with B2B Marketing? In a recent Backbone Media webcast, “Top B2B Marketing Trends of 2013,” author, speaker and Hubspot advisor David Meerman Scott discusses how he would staff his B2B marketing team and why the key measurement of success would NOT be the sales lead.