In this month's episode of thoughts from MCG-land, Social Media and the CEO: not if, but when and how!

Social Media is no longer a fluffy concept in the minds of CEOs...it is now a question of where to start and how to measure success...not just "if" it should be done.

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10 tips to make your webinar a solid investment with great returns

Couldn't tune-in last Wednesday to hear Brett Schklar's highly entertaining and useful AMA webinar on how to give great webinars? That's okay, you can still get can get a copy of the great ideas at http://demandmcg.com/get-your-copy-brett-schklars-presentation-remember-its-not-just-webinar. And to make life easier, we've recapped the juicy bits.

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Good tactic/bad tactic – which ones work, which ones don’t?

Seemingly every day, we are asked our opinion on which tactics are most effective. I hate to say it, but the answer is “it depends”. Can’t say I blame anyone for asking – we all want to know whether a given program, tactic or event is going to be worth the necessary investment of money and time.

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Strategy or Tactic? Battle or War?

Which do you have, a marketing strategy or a calendar of tactics; are you planning to win the war or simply a few of the battles? I recently read Katherine Neville’s novel, ‘The Eight8.’ If you are a Dan Brown fan you’ll enjoy this book. The theme of the book revolves around a human chess match. Throughout the book there are quotes regarding strategy and the

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Marketing to the Pain

In reviewing various channel partner websites, my eyes glaze over from repeatedly learning how ”Company X offers unique scalable, technology solutions that fit your business… and how our comprehensive offering includes storage, servers, application software, etc. ” BLAH, BLAH, BLAH…..

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From the viewpoint of one of the “Advice from the Top” authors

As many of you know, I was lucky (good?) enough to be a part of an incredibly innovative project from Colorado BMA, writing a book called, Advice From The Top. This book is focused on providing actionable information to marketers of all levels. My chapter (Chapter 3) is called “The Power of Who”. It discusses how to leverage a persona-driven marketing program to target prospects more accurately and provide marketing programs that accelerate sales. This project really shows not only...

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Planning

I often ask new clients, “What does marketing mean to you?” Needless to say, the responses are all over the board. One of the most common responses is “events”. When many VARs or channel partners think of marketing strategy they think of live events. This is certainly one of the most widely accepted and well-practiced tactics.

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Consumer Social Media vs Business Social Media

Consumer social media's goal is volume of distribution of the message. How can you get more people to follow, how can you create a large viral event, how can you get as many followers as possible? In the consumer world, social media supports the brand primarily, creating demand generation second and then thought leadership (if at all), third. Business social media's goals are almost opposite.

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MCG's New Web Experience is something to really blog about!

It was high time we gave the ol’ gal a new look. In this case, our ol’ gal was a little over one year old, but in the web world, one web year equals one human week. This isn’t just a new look on an old story. There’s more than good looks to this new site. In addition to creating an ownable presence online and a place to showcase some of our best work, we wanted our site to serve as a powerful platform to educate new clients, prospects and anyone else interested in learning why MCG is the innovation leader in B2B tech.

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Web site audit: the "3-Second Mom Test"

Want to know if your web site is truly effective as an awareness and familiarity builder? Use the 3-Second Mom Test - send the link of a web site to your mom and the mom of fellow employees. Tell them to have the site up for about 3 seconds, then close the browser. What does mom say about the company? Do they know what they do as a result of the "3-Second mom test"? It's not sexy...but it works!

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