Lenny's Newsletter

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

PR can work, but rarely does. The very first community we got word of mouth in was the ex-Zynga product managers who had gone on to build their own companies. Get press Three startups I looked at had meaningful success with early PR. Normally PR is a terrible channel. That’s why they work.

Ideal Customer Profiles 112

Ideal Customer Profiles CPO B2B Startups 112

markempa

MARCH 6, 2006

« Consistent Lead Generation Pays Over Long Term | Main | Seth Godins speech on Marketing at Google » Generating Real Sales Leads from Tradeshow/Conferences Aaron Ross over at "Building The "Sales Machine" shares some great tips on trade show lead generation. Most people, no matter how excited they are at the.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Conference B2B Sales Sales Qualified Leads 120

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

The new Interactive Marketing Hub that ExactTarget previewed at their conference last week is going to enable companies to sort all of this out for the first time. Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web.

Social Media 137

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 137

Convince & Convert

MAY 25, 2010

I was there speaking at the Counselor’s Academy PRSA annual conference. Thanks for bringing it to CA conference! Counselor’s Academy is the section of PRSA for owner’s of small and medium independent agencies). link] Jose Huitron Jay, thanks for sharing these outstanding keys. If you missed it, read the recap.

Paid Search Agency 124

Paid Search Agency Online Marketing Advertising Agencies Ads 124

Biznology

OCTOBER 31, 2012

B2B marketers are embracing social media with gusto, but many still view it as a toy, something to play around with, most likely in the corporate communications or PR departments. Word of social selling’s success has spread among IBM reps on 170 countries, primarily through rep word of mouth. 3: Old media are dead.

Sales Management 80

Sales Management B2B Marketing B2B Paid Search Agency 80

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 16, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

Newsletter 114

Newsletter Social Media Media Paid Search Agency 114

Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

He’s a former journalist turned PR guy and straight shooter at New Media Cowboy. Sales reps from traditional PR distribution services were even quoted as saying, “there’s a reason it’s free.&# – implying that it doesn’t perform well. I think pitchengine and its concept is going to rock PR world.

Social Media 115

Social Media SEO Marketing Websites PR 115

Convince & Convert

MAY 12, 2010

Holding a semi-annual niche affiliate marketing conference, it is quite common for me to find folks who want nothing to do with social media. Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web.

Paid Search Agency 121

Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies CAN-SPAM PR 121

Convince & Convert

JULY 5, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

Paid Search Agency 116

Paid Search Agency PR Advertising Agencies Word of Mouth 116

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

Facebook 122

Facebook Paid Search Agency Webinar Metrics Advertising Agencies 122

Chris Koch

JANUARY 22, 2010

To make ourselves feel a little more comfortable with this idea, we may need to categorize social media with something whose hazy ROI we’re more familiar and comfortable with: PR. There have been research attempts made to uncover and evaluate methods for measuring the ROI of PR. And it leads back to the problem we have with PR.

Social Media 100

Social Media ROI Lead Ranking RSS 100

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

Social Media 115

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Peer-to-peer 115

Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

Paid Search Agency 117

Paid Search Agency Blogger Advertising Agencies PR 117

Brandpoint

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Earned media was the primary focus of PR. ” [The PRNews Media Relations Conference is coming up on Dec. Online word-of-mouth. It’s online word-of-mouth, so you lose the ability to control exactly who is sharing your content, what they’re saying about it and where it’s happening.

Paid Content 118

Paid Content Lead Ranking PR Media 118

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 24, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

Paid Search Agency 111

Paid Search Agency PR Advertising Agencies Word of Mouth 111

Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

RSS 118

RSS Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies PR 118

Convince & Convert

JUNE 3, 2010

Sorry Works Contrast that with the guts and class (and good crisis management sense, despite having zero PR counsel) shown by umpire Jim Joyce in the immediate aftermath of his blown call, robbing Armando Galarraga of a rare perfect game. A coven of PR practitioners. And they can’t get just two little words right.

Social Media 157

Social Media Media PR Webinar Metrics 157

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

Social Media 114

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 114

Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

Social Media 150

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 150

MLT Creative

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

October 6, AMA/AJC Digital Marketing Education Series Atlanta, GA: Explore how marketers are combining traditional and non-traditional research along with social media and word of mouth insights to better decide their media and marketing mix. Conference San Francisco, CA: Is your company striving to be a leader in your industry?

B2B Marketing 40

B2B Marketing Advertising Agencies Web 2.0 Marketing Management 40

MLT Creative

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

October 6, AMA/AJC Digital Marketing Education Series Atlanta, GA: Explore how marketers are combining traditional and non-traditional research along with social media and word of mouth insights to better decide their media and marketing mix. Conference San Francisco, CA: Is your company striving to be a leader in your industry?

B2B Marketing 40

B2B Marketing Advertising Agencies Web 2.0 Marketing Management 40

Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

Twitter 126

Twitter Paid Content Paid Search Agency PR 126

Convince & Convert

MAY 4, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

Social Media 117

Social Media Enterprise Management Media Webinar Metrics 117

Convince & Convert

MAY 13, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

Social Media 153

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 153

Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

So, Lisa Beatty build JaneNation.com , a new opinion, information, and idea community just for women, that launched recently at the Marketing to Women conference. link] [link] Eileen Buleza Interesting approach one PR agency is taking to build online communities and connecting consumers with brands.

Social Media 126

Social Media Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Media 126

Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Yesterday, I gave a presentation in Tempe, AZ to Agencyside , a conference of advertising and PR agency owners. What are your thoughts on the PR agencies that still have a Social Media or Digital department or practice that operates separately from the rest of the agency? Oh, that's part of our digital practice.&#

Social Media 122

Social Media Paid Search Agency Media Advertising Agencies 122

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

Social Media 128

Social Media Email Marketing Social Marketing Paid Search Agency 128

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

Social Media 114

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 114

MLT Creative

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Through social media, I have also connected with thousands of other marketing, PR and creative professionals who share ideas and insights at a pace I could never achieve on my own. Business association events, industry trade shows, conferences and seminars should also be considered social media. Wednesday, Oct.

Social Media 40

Social Media Advertising Agencies Media B to B 40

Ambal's Amusings

DECEMBER 14, 2011

The speakers include a CMO (Rod Brooks, president of Word of Mouth Marketing Association and CMO of PEMCO Mutual Insurance Agency), CEOs and Presidents of 5 different types of platforms or applications, and representatives of 4 different content marketing agencies.

Budget Programs 100

Budget Programs Content Marketing Marketing Automation Services Work Management 100

Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

Social Media 141

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 141

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

Social Media 115

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency PR 115

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

Social Media 123

Social Media Work Management Marketing Management Media 123

markempa

MAY 18, 2007

But it seems that I can’t attend a marketing conference with out hearing marketers swap complaints about their sales teams. But it seems that I can’t attend a marketing conference with out hearing marketers swap complaints about their sales teams. I don’t know about you but I’m fed up with the same old story.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales B2B Marketing Lead Scoring 120

Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

RT @tcreativo: Integrando #RSC en la estrategia #SocialMedia [link] Algunos ejemplos útiles [link] MikeCorak Great guest post by @laurahall -RT @jaybaer: Tying Together Social Media and Corp Social Responsibility [link] Javier Garza Tying Together Social Media and Corporate Social Responsibility [link] [link] Neal Schaffer Tying Together Social Media (..)

Social Media 138

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 138

markempa

MARCH 6, 2006

« Generating Real Sales Leads from Tradeshow/Conferences | Main | Webcast: 8 Critical Success Factors for B2B Lead Generation » Seth Godins speech on Marketing at Google Six time best selling author Seth Godin speaks to Google as part of their Authors@Google series.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Google B2B Marketing B2B Thought Leadership 120

Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

Social Media 117

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 117