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Sitting w/ me at #directions13 sales & marketing session: @karlcstorage, @StarboardStor. I'm sure he could teach others most of this stuff.

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Prospects want: 1. To be connected w/ pre-sales 2. Marketing collateral, believe it or not. Cc: @StarboardStor #directions13

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Michael Gerard presenting at #directions13. Increasing marketing's impact on sales productivity. Does marketing really make a difference?

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Not all startups are lucky to have social-media-savvy employees. Good ex: @StorageOlogist, the "Voice" of @StarboardStor. #directions13

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Sales-to-marketing investment ration: 4:1 for IT vendors. 8% of revenue spent on sales and 2% on marketing for big vendors. #directions13

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Get employees involved - @richvancil. Although he talks ab large comp, I also advise startups to hire social-media-savvy SEs. #directions13

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Dell identified 27 new product search terms based on how customers talk about them on various social media sites. #directions13

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Listening is a full-time commitment. Listen, learn, engage and act. Social listening complements traditional research. #directions13

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"Hang out where your customers hang out." Social media & PR - where org want to pay more attention & increase budgets. Amen! #directions13

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"Enterprise marketing org who do not seize & serve the (social marketing) opp will be bypassed." - applies to PR firms, too. #directions13

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Social marketing session presented by @richvancil at #directions13. Curious to see if it will truly teach me something new.

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Building & running data centers can't be a part-time job. People who know their business, know their datacenter choice. #directions13

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SDN discussion shifts from intra-datacenter to inter-datacenter. Keep an eye on it. #directions13

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Cloud providers become the new leaders, shaping storage tech choices. #directions13

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“@karlcstorage: #Directions13 @StarboardStor @StorageOlogist Great CMO session w K Schaub, now R Villars. New DC matches Starboard views” +1

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Rick Villars speaking at #directions13. Service providers need portfolio expansion to address multiple datacenter workloads.

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“@packetpushers: Meetup @GordonBiersch 6pm @ecbanks @etherealmind @Knieriemen @drjmetz @sunshinemug" - Still in Palo Alto, will miss it.

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RT @BButlerNWW: Sergey Brin says using a smartphone is 'emasculating' http://www.networkworld.com/communi...

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“@JWVance: Upcoming CIO story: Hot Social Media Startups to Watch http://t.co/7y62FK5Hgu” <- Hey, @dragosilinca & @vladimiroane, @ubervu?

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RT @SVbizjournal: Palo Alto eyes new developer fees, downtown retail and California Ave. revamp: http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose... <- by @SVBizLauren

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Nominating @tonygauda, CEO & co-founder of @Bitcasa, who gives consumers unlimited, secure data storage for $10/month. #forbesdisruptors

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“@Bitcasa: Frustrated you can't send large email attachments? Bitcasa to the rescue! http://t.co/cFpHQfxAKQ” <- I used this many times.

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“@BButlerNWW: Marissa Mayer: CEO of the year 1955 http://www.networkworld.com/communi... via @networkworld << haha #funnyheadline” <- and good piece.

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RT @VanessaAlvarez1: You really can't beat this weather <- That explains why we were both at @cafevenetia at the same time for diff mtgs. :)

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Following the #VMwarePEX tweets to see what is hot other than #hybridstorage & @StarboardStor. :) Yes, I said it.

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“@Kiwi_Si: Don't forget #VMwarePEX #vBeers tonight http://t.co/d8KZznFg1I” <- I'm not there, but @karlcstorage & @StorageOlogist may join u.

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“@StarboardStor: #VMwarePEX has arrived. Come see @StarboardStor - Booth 903.” <- Go say Hi to @karlcstorage and @StorageOlogist.

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“@StorageOlogist: Want to get educated on trends in #hybridstorage? Visit @StarboardStor #VMUG Partner Exchange, Feb 25-28.” #VMwarePEX

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RT @SVBizLauren: Inspiring. San Jose won't bid for 2024 Olympics because of cost -- http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose...

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RT @BrandonBailey: Milner, Zuckerberg, Brin announcing new $3 million prizes for breakthroughs in life sciences research ... http://www.mercurynews.com/busines...

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