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Infographic: The Consequences of Poor Lead Management for SMBs

Lead Liaison, a provider of Web-based revenue-generation software for B2B marketing and sales, has created an infographic to help small to midsize companies that are having difficulty managing their lead-generation process. Here are some of the highlights: –

Instagram Has 100 Million Monthly Users

Instagram is announcing a significant milestone today: About two-and-a-half years since its launch in October 2012, the company says it now has more than 100 million people using its photo-sharing app every month. About a month ago, Instagram had announced that it boasted 90 million monthly active users. So much for slowed growth since the…

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Kenshoo and Marchex Partner to Drive Stronger Performance from Local Search Campaigns

SEATTLE – February 26, 2013 – Marchex, Inc (NASDAQ: MCHX), the leader in mobile and call performance, today announced an enhanced partnership with Kenshoo (www.Kenshoo.com), the global leader in premium digital marketing technology, to make it easier for digital agencies, media companies, publishers and others managing local business campaigns to increase the number of phone calls generated from paid…

Foursquare Partners With Visa and MasterCard to Offer Discount, Strengthen Its Revenue Stream

Foursquare has been busy showing small-business owners various forms of love lately. But to remind us that they’re still a social media platform for the people, the company has announced two new partnerships with Visa and MasterCard, which will allow credit and debit card users to claim discounts at participating retailers. These discounts will appear…

3 Tips for Enhancing Your Social Media Marketing and Generate Leads With Videos

Businesses that are seeing a dip in the number of new leads they’re raking in should start thinking strategically about conversions again, according to Amy Porterfield at Social Media Examiner. One way to do this is to create videos to boost your social media marketing and create a mini-campaign around it to drive opt-ins. Porterfield…

5 Possible Mistakes in Your Social Media Reports

The dirty little secret about the wonderful world of social media data is that at least some of the data you’re collecting, storing and reporting is inaccurate. This is fine, so long as you know where the flaws are, according to Nan Dawkins at Marketing Land. “Understanding where data falls short will help you field…

B2B vs. B2C Lead Generation: What Each Side Can Learn From the Other

B2B and B2C lead generation have their differences and similarities, but this much is certain: both sides can learn from each other. They each have the same target in their sights (i.e., sales), which means there are tactics that B2B lead generators use that B2C lead generators can tailor for their own needs, and vice…