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Entries Tagged as 'Program Content'

Qwest Voice of the Customer Program Receives Industry Recognition

May 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Best Practices, Customer Engagement, Customer Reference Programs, Podcasts, Program Content, Program Metrics, Tools

Qwest’s Voice of the Customer program receives prestigious B2B Marketing award.

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Data Rock Stars and Customer Reference Programs

May 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Best Practices, Customer Reference Programs, Program Content, System, Tools

I came across this recent article from 1to1 Media on the importance of having a “Data Rock Star” on your team. Over the past few months we have been involved in some significant data migration projects as part of bringing new clients live on our customer reference management system (RMS).

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YouTube – Tips for Customer Reference Programs

May 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Best Practices, Customer Reference Programs, Program Content, Social Media

Practical tips for using YouTube for B2B video

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Mapping Customer Reference Content to the Sales Cycle

March 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Customer Reference Programs, Program Content, Social Media

Filling the Gap
We’re often asked to help companies put together their customer content strategy. To begin, we share our version of a well-known quadrant diagram to set a foundation for how we approach content in reference to the sales cycle. Each type of customer content has a place, but in formulating a strategy, one cannot [...]

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Customer Reference Content & System Support

January 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Customer Reference Programs, Program Content

We’re a big believer in prioritizing your spend on customer content and this includes efforts put toward social media activities that generate “customer-sourced” content. We found a kindred spirit in Galen DeYoung, Managing Director of Proteus SEO. In a recent post titled A Six-Step Content Marketing Check-Up For B2B Marketers he offers some [...]

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Podcast best practices

December 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Customer Reference Programs, Podcasts, Program Content, Social Media

I was asked recently about best practices in podcasting. Items that immediately came to mind included ‘Length’, ‘Serialization’, ‘Audience’, ‘Delivery Mechanism’, and ‘Topic’.

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€8 million saved; 90% retention achieved – now that’s ROI!

September 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Customer Reference Programs, Program Content

So strong, in fact, that they garnered our client – Microsoft – and their client – ISS Belgium, a  division of ISS Worldwide – a place on the winners podium in the Nucleus Research 2009 Technology ROI Awards. These same Return on Investment (ROI) figures also garnered a CRM magazine Elite Award.

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Customer Reference Content Maximized

July 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Customer Reference Programs, Program Content

Repurposing customer content extends the value of each captured customer interview. Here’s a client who’s done a particularly good job of leveraging their content.

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The Customer Reference Program Intersection with PR: Award Nominations

June 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Customer Reference Programs, Program Content

Customer reference programs can help many other marketing functions add impact and authenticity through the relationships they manage. Award nominations are one of these ways. Here’s a real-world story of how one client helped PR.

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Avoiding The Dark Side of Customer Reference Management

June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Customer Reference Programs, Program Content

Bogus customer endorsements posted on seemingly genuine blogs are getting the attention of the FTC.

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