Author Archives: Bob Hebeisen

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About Bob Hebeisen

My name is Bob Hebeisen and I'm a Boston-based marketer, currently seeking new full-time and contract opportunities. I formerly held the title of Head of Marketing for Glance Networks as well as Field Marketing and Channel Marketing roles at PTC and SDL. I have spent most of my 20-year career in Business-to-Business (B2B) technology marketing. Reach out to me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobhebeisen/

“Bob Hebeisen just reordered Viagra®”… and other Facebook marketing campaigns you should never see

By Bob Hebeisen The other day I was reading an article on Ad Age Digital about Facebook marketing. It was a recap of various case studies of successful Facebook marketing campaigns including Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Forever21, eBay, MTV, TripAdvisor, Ticketmaster, and … Continue reading

Posted in Blog, Community Site, Facebook, LinkedIn, Social Media, Viral Video, Yelp | 2 Comments

Tapping Internet Memes for Viral Videos*

(*at least I hope it goes viral!) By Bob Hebeisen For the past few months I have been contracting at Alpha Software Corporation. In business since 1982, Alpha is a real bootstrap organization with lean, highly productive permanent staff, and … Continue reading

Posted in Internet Meme, Meme, Social Media, Video Marketing, Viral Video | 5 Comments

What Is A List Broker And Why Should I Use One?

By Bob Hebeisen In my years of experience working with PTC’s Value Added Resellers (VARs) on their marketing activities, it always baffled me why none of them were using a list broker. I had countless conversations with VAR marketers to … Continue reading

Posted in Audience Acquisition, Email Marketing, List Broker, Marketing Planning, Media Planning, Target Market, VAR Marketing Techniques | 3 Comments

How To Define Your Target Market

By Bob Hebeisen Inspired by a recent discussion in the B2B Lead Roundtable group on LinkedIn, I thought I would outline a few important steps for defining your target market. There is really *nothing* more important in marketing than having … Continue reading

Posted in Audience Acquisition, Marketing Planning, Media Planning, Target Market, Vertical Marketing | 1 Comment

Sunday Morning Quarterback: Agricultural Heavy Equipment Advertised on ESPN

By Bob Hebeisen I was watching ESPN SportsCenter on Sunday catching up on the highlights and I noticed a commercial playing during one of the breaks. It is for a company called Case IH which sells farming heavy equipment (tractors, … Continue reading

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Portfolio – Product Blog Writing

I thought I would take a moment to document a blog post I authored for PTC’s Creo product blog as a portfolio piece. I’ve clipped it below for your viewing pleasure: What do small and midsized manufacturers really want? By … Continue reading

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