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News: Sift Media’s Software Satisfaction survey tracks the rise of the SaaS generation

 Annual customer-voted software awards pit ‘cloud’ solutions against in-house software

The Software Satisfaction Awards 2009, voted for by genuine end users and purchasers of business software, will see in-house business systems tested against the new wave of SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) hosted solutions.

In 2008, based on the votes of 5,967 software users, the SaaS generation of business applications performed strongly against traditional on-premise systems.

News: Software Satisfaction Awards open for entries

Sift Media is proud to announce the launch of the 4th edition of the Software Satisfaction Awards 2009.  Entries are being accepted for these prestigious awards from now until 31 March 2009.

www.softwaresatisfaction.co.uk

Comment: The 5 Rs of online advertising

Wouldn't it be great to create a famous and lasting business model along the lines of McCarthy's '4 Ps' marketing mix. (OK, it's now widely regarded as the 7 Ps, but the man knew what he was doing...)

I gave a presentation about online advertising in 2007, and used a model of '5 Rs' to help quantify the benefits of online advertising from the perspective of the all-important return on investment. It went something like this:

Comment: Tweeting, Twitter and the art of poking

I’ve become the unofficial spokesperson for social networking here at Sift Media towers.

I have to admit I have become slightly obsessed with the various Web 2.0 communities which have sprung up over recent years and I’m sure certain colleagues will tell you how annoying I can be when I waffle on about Twitter, Facebook and the like.

But despite their complaints, the new generation of social media tools do offer real opportunities to businesses.

Press release: Double awards success for Sift Media journalists

The editorial team at online B2B publisher Sift Media are celebrating following the announcements that two of its writers have been honoured for their journalism.

Technology editor John Stokdyk, who has worked for the Bristol-based company since 1999, was recently named the online Business Finance Journalist of the Year in the 2008 Institute of Financial Accountants' Awards.

News: Targeted online advertising and B2B lead generation

With over 500,000 profiled UK and European business professionals regularly visiting our websites, we’re able to offer a valuable addition to any B2B online advertising campaign. Successful lead generation integrated campaigns have recently been managed for clients such as Citrix and Microsoft.

News: B2B marketing through event sponsorship and association

Seminars - Our events programme is aligned with the industry issues that we know our members are concerned about. Sponsoring one of our UK events as part of your business to business marketing strategy, allows you to build your brand through association and exposure, but also engage with a captive audience.

News: Email marketing as part of an integrated campaign

Since Sift Media first began we have delivered editorial content via the web, but also in the form of email bulletins. Thanks to the quality of content and our free subscription model, profiled members actively register to receive our email updates and the high read response offers a genuine edge over our competitors.

News: Online branding

Sift Media works hard to deliver original branded content to its readers – not random banner advertising or emails full of adverts. This allows our advertising partners to associate themselves with real industry issues, to align their brands with thought leadership in their sectors.

With Sift Media, you can deliver a variety of creative options, but unlike other publishers we can target your internet advertising to specific articles, features and specific demographics.

News: Maximise ROI with an integrated marketing campaign

Since 1995 Sift media have been leading the way in online b2b marketing campaigns. Over the years, we have learnt that the key to achieving success is to combine elements of the traditional facets of marketing within each campaign.

The impact of running banner advertising before your e-bulletin ad goes out, publishing a thought leadership article alongside your MPU, or using a combination of multiple positions within an e-bulletin can change the results of the online marketing campaign significantly.

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