Thinking Fast and Slow: The Psychology that Fuels B2B Digital Advertising

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We’re not as rational as we think we are. B2C marketers have long understood this—desire sells, whereas a list of product features doesn’t. And the fact is that despite all […]

Just How “Native” Is Your Native Advertising? Branded Content Marketing vs. Content Discovery Platforms

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According to the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), 96% of marketers say it is important for ads to be contextually relevant to the surrounding editorial content. Native advertising fully embraces this by integrating […]

Why Native Advertising Should be an Important Part of Your Marketing Strategy

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Sharethrough defines Native Advertising as: “an ad experience that follows the natural form and function of the user experience in which it is placed”. Native Advertising has grown steadily in […]

The Rising Cost of Crude Data

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You wouldn’t put crude oil in your car, would you? Without being processed into gasoline, that oil would stall your engine and leave you stranded on the side of the […]

How Do You Create Brand Visibility if Your Site Doesn’t Rank Well in Google?

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In an earlier post, we talked about using TechTarget’s search power to jump the organic search turnstile instead of pounding away at the same steep and expensive marketing goals year after […]

You’re Better Than That: Don’t Fall Prey to the Perils of Lowest-Possible CPMs – Open Your Marketing Mind to Context and Quality

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Laura O’Shaugnessy, CEO of Social Code recently published a great post on the problems with programmatic channels.  She talked about why low-cost CPMs are probably not worth the money you […]

Tech Marketer Talks: Silver Peak Drives Demand and Brand Awareness through Global Integrated Marketing

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Louise Crawford is Senior Director of Worldwide Demand at Silver Peak. She oversees all global demand initiatives for direct channels including campaign development, events, worldwide customer communications and international operations. […]

Lead, Don’t Sell: What Michael Phelps Can Teach B2B Marketers about Content

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In my role at TechTarget, I evaluate a lot of client assets. I look at it for quality of content, proper length, call to actions as well as stage in […]

Brand Retargeting (at a Cocktail Party)

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Next time you are at a cocktail party and you meet someone new, try this: speak to them for a while, then go back up to them an hour later and […]

MONOPOLY – The Marketer’s Edition

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The holidays are right around the corner and for me and my family that means gatherings of relatives and friends; lots of food and drink; and lots of games—both sport […]

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