| Monday, 13
September 2010 19:30 |
 There are some interesting findings about the
new business processes being used by Agencies: some insight into
what’s working and not working; and some interesting facts about
the use of social media in the Agency new business process.
Marketers are increasingly stretched to do more with less, the
ability to bust through to them gets harder and harder. In 2008,
44% of Agency executives stated that “harder to break through” was
the primary reason why new business was tougher. In 2009...
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| Thursday, 09
September 2010 12:27 |
 I'm a
huge fan of Jigsaw and it serves as my go-to-tool for company or
people search. The one thing I hear from people who are
getting started with Jigsaw is "how do I build up my
points?" For those unfamiliar with the Jigsaw point system,
Jigsaw offers free as well paid subscription plans. The paid plans
range from $250 to $5000 per year which give you 250-1500+
contacts with a $1.00 cost for additional ones. The free
plan only allows for a pay per contact of...
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| Wednesday, 01
September 2010 12:59 |
| The business of sales and prospecting
is an age old trade that requires industry expertise, lead sourcing
& management tools, networking, and trust. Nowhere is this more
true then in B2B sales and marketing. In an industry where you may
only get one shot to make an impression and the leads may be few
and far between, it's imperative that you not only make that shot
count, but that you also have that next lead ready to pursue if
that one doesn't work out. That's why I decided to create...
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| Wednesday, 18
August 2010 07:30 |
10k Wizard SEC Filings
http://www.tenkwizard.com/ 10K Wizard developed a proprietary
software to search through the myriad of information available to
the public via the SEC's EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis
and Retrieval) system. The results? Real-time access and the unique
ability to perform keyword searches on up-to-the-minute SEC
filings. Hailed as one of the web's best financial sites by the
likes of Money Magazine, Fortune Magazine and Business Week...
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| Tuesday, 17 August
2010 14:49 |
 Dun and Bradstreet was
founded in 1841, and serves as a kind of credit bureau for
businesses. In addition, they maintain a database of company
information that one can acquire through several outlets, including
Hoovers. Hoovers wins for Best Company Data.
PROS:Extremely large databaseEasy to export dataDun and Bradstreet
has been the industry standard in business data for decadesCompany
data is robust, especially on companies with revenue of $1M and
aboveForeign company...
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| Wednesday, 24 March
2010 12:54 |
 Remember that the
world is not on twitter and people do not want to post everything
on their Facebook page. So here is a great tool forthose of you
that use Microsoft Outlook. The tool is called Xobni which is inboX
backwards. Here a few things Xobni does.
1. Stats – Xobni gives you a lot of stats but one of the easiest
ones is that it will track email that you get from individuals and
will plot this on a simple graph. Now you can quickly see that John
normal emailed at 10...
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| Thursday, 25
February 2010 10:10 |
 Jigsaw is the
world's largest database of up-to-date, downloadable, and complete
contact and company information. With a directory of more than 20
million business contacts and over 25,000 contacts added and edited
daily by a dedicated user base of over one million, the quality,
content, and scope of Jigsaw's world-class contact directory is
unrivaled. Every Jigsaw business contact is complete with a phone
number (over 70% of which are direct dial), position, company,...
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| Monday, 25 January
2010 08:06 |
The information revolution is here –
take advantage of it! It creates a competitive advantage by
providing companies with new ways to outperform their rivals.
Knowledge is power, and business information companies provide just
that. Reliable business information companies include:Hoover
Hoover's, the publisher of this profile, offers proprietary
business information through the Internet, data feeds, wireless
devices, and co-branding agreements with other online services. The
Hoover's Web...
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