http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/737/all xx http://www.itworld.com/crm/79117/marketing-automation-unique-kid-crm-block You'd think that "marketing automation," like "sales automation," would be part of a CRM system. In theory, sure. But in practice, you need to know how these systems fit together and how they don't. http://www.itworld.com/crm/79117/marketing-automation-unique-kid-crm-block#comments CRM Software Opinion Marketing Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:03:08 -0400 ITworld staff 79117 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/open-source/77409/why-users-dumped-your-open-source-app-proprietary-software Open source projects that want more users must learn the ways in which it might "lose to the competition." http://www.itworld.com/open-source/77409/why-users-dumped-your-open-source-app-proprietary-software#comments Open Source Analysis adoption foss Marketing open source Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:50:01 -0400 Esther Schindler 77409 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/legal/73745/law-firms-are-newest-victim-seo-marketing Look out Dewey Cheatem & Howe, the search engine marketers have their sites set on you. Or at least they would if they could find you. http://www.itworld.com/legal/73745/law-firms-are-newest-victim-seo-marketing#comments Internet Legal Opinion Marketing SEO Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:17:08 -0400 abennett 73745 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/small-business/68861/link-quickbooks-contacts-verticalresponse-e-mail-marketing One of the chores people hate most when using computers? Reentering information from one system into another system. After all, you're typing on the same computer, right? And data should be shared right? So why have to virtually schlep things like contact information from one system to another to another to another to get your work done? This week, at least two companies upgraded virtual schlepping to automated contact sharing. http://www.itworld.com/small-business/68861/link-quickbooks-contacts-verticalresponse-e-mail-marketing#comments Internet SaaS Small business Software Opinion E-mail e-mail marketing Marketing QuickBooks VerticalResponse Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:28:32 -0400 James Gaskin 68861 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/67071/laptop-gender-wars-what-your-netbook-or-toughbook-says-about-you Like it or not, design, color, form factor, and texture are the new key features for tech products, which begs the question ... Are you OK with using a cute laptop? http://www.itworld.com/hardware/67071/laptop-gender-wars-what-your-netbook-or-toughbook-says-about-you#comments Hardware Personal tech Feature laptop Marketing netbook Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:30:50 -0400 ITworld staff 67071 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/61942/vista-marketing-program-receives-big-complaints Government antitrust attorneys are reportedly still receiving complaints from hardware makers and other companies about Microsoft business practices, even as the software giant has stepped up its efforts to cooperate with those state and federal authorities overseeing its antitrust consent decree. http://www.itworld.com/windows/61942/vista-marketing-program-receives-big-complaints#comments Windows News antitrust Marketing Microsoft Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:35:41 -0500 Luci 61942 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/channel/61138/computer-service-tips-build-your-client-list-right-way Are you spending most of your time and energy chasing down one-shot deal computer service customers? Do you feel like you are always keeping your fingers crossed, wondering whether or not you’ll get called again in a few months or a few years? http://www.itworld.com/channel/61138/computer-service-tips-build-your-client-list-right-way#comments Business Channel How-to computer service Marketing Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:30:47 -0500 ComputerConsultingKit 61138 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/60463/computer-marketing-secrets-attract-great-clients Are you starting a computer-related business and you’re not sure how to build a solid computer marketing plan? http://www.itworld.com/hardware/60463/computer-marketing-secrets-attract-great-clients#comments Business Hardware How-to Marketing Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:09:26 -0500 ComputerConsultingKit 60463 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/59961/7-top-tips-writing-blog-articles Business blogging is a great way to build a following and shorten the sales process. Here are 7 ways to quickly generate your own content. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/59961/7-top-tips-writing-blog-articles#comments BPM Tech & society Tip blogging Marketing Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:28:59 -0500 Themb 59961 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/59960/free-directories-or-paid-directories-pros-and-cons A web directory is nothing more than a list of websites categorized by subject. If an internet user wants information about a particular subject, she simply goes to a directory, searches for the information she needs, and she’s given a list of relevant websites. http://www.itworld.com/internet/59960/free-directories-or-paid-directories-pros-and-cons#comments Business Internet Analysis Marketing SEO web directory Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:04:40 -0500 Themb 59960 at http://www.itworld.com