Marketing Automation Pros Have Brains. And Attitude.

Marketo has come out with a great infographic depicting the characteristics of “Right Brain” and “Left Brain” Marketers.  This insight is interesting.  Traditional, pre-Internet marketers have generally been “left brain,” and even many contemporary Marketers, although they are utilizing tech tools that enhance creative productivity, still depend on a “Right Brain” approach.  While this approach remains important to the  firm, it is slowly and necessarily being eclipsed by Marketers who are more “Left Brain,” and as Scott Brinker (@chiefmartec) has coined, “Marketing Technologists.”

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Marketing Automation Professionals of the World, Unite!

Know anyone else pulling their hair out over their Marketing Automation platform?  Are your pupils dialating and your heart stopping  over the thought of the mountain of content that you have to create?    Well, here on the East Coast we’re trying to do something about it…

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OMS 2012 – Yes, You Should Have Been There!

The buzz around the Online Marketing Summit this year was loud and continuous; many people were there for the first time and many were self-described as online marketing neophytes.  Even to battle-scarred digerati like us, OMS 2012 exceed expectations… [Read more...]

SuperAds XLVI

It seems like ages ago we were harping about the poor showing of B2B advertisements during Super Bowl XLV.   While there are plenty of talking heads out there commenting on the B2C ads, almost nobody talks about the scarce B2B ads.   As this prestigious event unites Americans of all stripes, we glue ourselves to the sofa to catch the ads most people ignore…

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Another Great Marketing Automation Infographic

Last year we featured two great infographics related to Marketing Automation.  We just stumbled upon another put out by those wild pals and gals over at HubSpot.  What’s interesting about this infographic is that it has some “unvarnished” facts and interpretations about what Marketing Automation is and should be.  Overall, we agree.. [Read more...]

B2B Marketing Events for 2012

This year there are a multitude of conferences available to B2B Markters for networking and professional development.   We plotted out the leading ones for you in a chronological table; some are repeat events at different venues, while others are unique and interesting also.  Of the entire list, there are a few you should definitely try to attend… [Read more...]