Tuesday, September 4, 2012

6 tips for tracking the marketing metrics that matter



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Marketing 

  • Renew your company's commitment to content marketing
    Block Imaging has been able to get its sales back on track through a commitment to content marketing. Companies that want to follow Block's example should get support from those in leadership positions and help everyone to get involved with the content-marketing initiative. They should also identify one individual to coordinate the campaign. SocialMediaExaminer.com (8/29) LinkedInFacebookTwitterGoogle+Email this Story

  • 6 tips for tracking the marketing metrics that matter
    Business-to-business marketers often miss the point when it comes to marketing analytics, Christopher Ryan writes. It's important to concentrate on only a handful of metrics and to make sure you will be able to act on them, he writes. "Every one of your marketing metrics should lead to specific actions you can take to improve performance in marketing and/or sales." GreatB2BMarketing.com (8/29) LinkedInFacebookTwitterGoogle+Email this Story
Management 

  • How to protect your business from natural disasters
    Business owners can prepare for natural disasters such as Hurricane Isaac by backing up their data and purchasing insurance policies, Jeremy Quittner writes. "Whenever large disasters, or newsworthy hurricanes like Katrina or major earthquakes hit, it serves as a wake-up notice for businesses of all size to address backup and disaster recovery processes," said Frank Scavo, president of Computer Economics. Inc. online (free registration) (8/29) LinkedInFacebookTwitterGoogle+Email this Story

  • What award-winning companies can teach you about small business
    Tasha Oldham, who started her business a couple years ago, emphasizes the importance of using your network. "I ... leveraged my community of other entrepreneurs to barter for services I needed to start the company," she said. Oldham is one of several business owners who have received awards from SCORE, and this article explains the lessons you can learn from each of them. TheStreet.com (8/29) LinkedInFacebookTwitterGoogle+Email this Story
Money 

  • How online banking can improve your cash-flow management
    Good cash-flow management is critical to keeping your company afloat and online systems might be able to help you to monitor the money that goes into and comes out of your business. "Almost any banking transaction can be initiated over the Web or from a smartphone using a mobile application, giving business owners the opportunity to seize control and hang onto their cash longer," according to Pamela Glass of California Bank & Trust. Smart Business online (8/29) LinkedInFacebookTwitterGoogle+Email this Story

Tips & Tools 

  • A free tool for increasing collaboration among your employees
    If you're having a hard time getting everyone in your company on the same page, a collaboration tool called Kerio Workspace might be able to help, Rick Broida writes. "The service gives you a simple environment for creating and organizing pages, each of which can contain one or more components: text, images, video, files, Web content, links, task lists, and so on," he writes. A free version of the product is available. PCWorld Business Center/Simply Business blog (8/29) LinkedInFacebookTwitterGoogle+Email this Story

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