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Integrated Marketing and Social Networks

Coaching Tip

So far, Facebook's key battleground has been in online marketing. market, which reached $8.88 For businesses, integrated marketing campaigns across paid search, search engine optimization (SEO), and email improves brand recall and purchase intent. Sources: The Wall Street Journal, [link] and Forrester Research, Inc.

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Are We Experiencing A Technology Tsunami?

Rich Gee Group

Engineering, design, materials, and service just got better. What’s the impact on organizations like Symantec (virus), Gartner/Forrester (advisory), HP (printing), and Microsoft (operating systems)? Nowadays, it’s rare to have to fix your car (maintenance excluded – I have Hondas/Acuras). Unported License.

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B2B Salespeople Can Survive If They Reimagine Their Roles

Harvard Business Review

“Death of a B2B Salesman,” a new report from Forrester Research , lends urgency to the need for companies to rethink and radically transform their sales models by incorporating digital media into their processes. Contrary to what these findings — and Forrester’s prediction that “1 million U.S.

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Users Are the New Growth Engine

Harvard Business Review

Forrester Research predicts that by 2012 half of all consumer purchases will be either transacted online or digitally driven in some way — influenced by search, social media, or emerging digital platforms like location-based services and digitally augmented store environments. But the bigger shift is behavioral.

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Distinguish Yourself from the Market, Not Just Other Applicants

Harvard Business Review

If you're an experienced professional, it can be tough to find a job in today's market. The market dynamics that pushed her out of a job were happening across the whole marketplace for her profession. John McCarthy of Forrester Research predicts that at least 3.3 Find a market niche. But they weren't.

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Focus on Your Customer's Customer

Harvard Business Review

Companies like Salesforce.com, Philips, and Oracle have appointed chief customer officers, while many other B2B players have embarked on enterprise-wide efforts to improve their marketing, sales, and support interactions. As Engine co-founder Oliver King has said, "A great service comes from a great organization."

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Engaging Employees in Health Care Data Security

Harvard Business Review

Healthcare data is also highly prized on the black market because there are so many lucrative ways to use it fraudulently, so it’s often a more attractive target than financial or other personal data. Also describe common social-engineering tricks used to learn login credentials (such as posing as a fellow employee who needs help).