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Is Cold Calling Dead?

Derek Singleton of Software Advice recently hosted a live Google+ debate titled, “Does Cold Calling Still Work?” to discuss amongst a panel of marketing and sales experts including Anneke Seley, Founder and CEO of Reality Works Group, Ken Krogue, President of InsideSales.com, and Mike Volpe, CMO of HubSpot, whether cold calling is still an effective marketing strategy today.

 

Marketing Strategy

Today's Marketing Cookie - What Are Your Social Attributes?

We live in a viral world of memes, imitations, copy cats, spoofs, and retweets. Everything seems to be a regurgitation of something else. Rather than creating original content, many people on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube are actively re-sharing something they found somewhere else.

Marketing Strategy

Today's Marketing Cookie - Reality Bites

When I hear the recording of my music played back to me however, I am horrified to realize how poorly I play. How could I be so far off? How could I think it sounded so good? I swear, if it weren't for my dreams of grandeur to keep me practicing, the harshness of reality would be nearly unbearable. 

Social Media

Social Media as Lead Generation

Why It’s Important to be Liked (on Social Media)

Social media has become one of those check-marked items companies know they need to have, but few understand why. For some, the battle for likes and followers has amounted to trying to best your competitors’ numbers, which really misses the point. Social media is about your connection with your followers—not your competitors’ connection with their followers.

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