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The Next Big Shift: From Customer-Facing to Customer-Embracing

Bob Evans

A while back, businesses of all kinds were looking for IT tools that would make their sales teams more productive.  For a while, the killer stack was the DayTimer, which let sales folks keep all their paper-and-pen junk in one 20-pound case.  Cell phones were another step in the right direction, but still terribly limited.  Then notebook computers, which let sales pros have an automated contact list, and then some PowerPoint decks, and then some e-mail.  Somewhere in this phase, applications geared to the on-the-go salesperson were seen as the be-all, and the three-letter acronym of SFA Read More

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Featured Research: Social Media

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Using Social Media Platforms To Engage with Professional Business Technology Buyers

Social networking, in the age of the Internet, takes on many formats from instant messaging, “bookmarks” and “forwarding to a friend” to participating in online communities, user groups/forums and social networking sites.  IT buyers want peer advice on difficult technology questions – and social media is becoming more of a viable solution.  However, not all social media is created equal; some are better at others depending on the task at hand.

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Display Ads Help Search Campaigns

According to new reserach, paid and organic searches and clicks are dramatically influenced by online display ads, lifting search queries overall by 155%.  Check out the full story at BtoB.

Updated: ABM Research Study on Advertising During Economic Uncertanity

Learn the Value and Importance of Advertising During Times of Economic Uncertainty History has shown that companies who either steadily continued or aggressively increased their advertising efforts during time of economic uncertainty will: Read More

Professional Online Networks – Ready for Prime Time. Are You?

Take a new look at social media with Scott Vaughan, VP of Marketing, TechWeb at the 2009 Online Marketing Summit.  Professional Online Networks – Ready for Prime Time.  Are You? Social Media and Social Networks are all the buzz, especially in mainstream consumer markets.   The real ROI and business value may lie in business-to-business markets where professional buyers and sellers interact every day.   Read More

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BtoB Who’s Who Names UBM Executives

BtoB Who's Who in Business Publishing - 2008 Media company leaders, bankers who broker the big deals and the most forward thinking online publishing executives, the annual list is your comprehensive guide to the major players in the world of business media.
  • David Levin CEO, United Business Media
  • Tony Uphoff CEO, TechWeb, a division of United Business Media
  • Paul Miller CEO, TechInsights, a division of United Business Media
  • Robert Faletra CEO, Everything Channel, a division of United Business Media

InformationWeek Business Technology Network - 2009 Virtual Event Calendar

The virtual event simulates the activity and impact of a face-to-face ive event but with the ease and economy of the web. The InformationWeek Business Technology Network just announced the 2009 virtual event line up.  Read More

Just Launched: New Ad Portal

InformationWeek Business Technology Network has launched a new Ad Portal for our advertisers.  Read More

The Power of Custom Video

Why video?  Two thirds (68%) of InformationWeek Business Technology Network visitors view online content/programming to obtain information for their job.  Even more tune in to video content for both work and personal reasons and just about everyone has seen a video advertisement (92%).*

And now you can use the expertise of TechWeb TV and the InformationWeek Business Technology Network to create your own custom video.  

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TechWeb TV not only produces video for editorial programming for the InformationWeek Business Technology Network, but now can produce high-quality custom video to get your message out to the right audience.

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