Some great marketing quotes dating back to Ben Franklin, who probably would have been a great B2B Marketer.

“Companies are learning that it’s much better to offer customers a place to give direct feedback at their virtual doorstep than to ignore complaints and let them crop up everywhere.” ~ Brian Reich & Dan Solomon (Media Rules)

“To be successful and grow your business and revenues, you must match the way you market your products with the way your prospects learn about and shop for your products.” ~ Brian Halligan (HubSpot)

“Remarkable social media content and great sales copy are pretty much the same- plain spoken words designed to focus on the needs of the reader, listener, or viewer.” ~ Brian Clark (Copyblogger)

“Don’t be afraid to get creative and experiment with your marketing.” ~ Mike Volpe (HubSpot)

“Make the customer the hero of your story.” ~ Ann Handley (MarketingProfs)

“Either write something worth reading about or do something worth writing about.” ~ Benjamin Franklin

“Think like a customer.” ~ Paul Gillin

“By publishing content that shows buyers you understand their problems and can show them how to solve them, you build credibility.” ~ Ardath Albee

“It no longer makes economic sense to send an advertising message to the many in hopes of persuading a few.” ~ M. Lawrence Light (Former CMO, McDonalds)

“Good-bye, Broadcast. Hello, Conversation.” ~ Shel Israel

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