Thu.Sep 01, 2011

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Webinar Replay: Six Funnel Focal Points to Finish 2011 Strong – Part I

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Tweet If you attended our most recent B2B Lead Roundtable Webinar, Six Funnel Focal Points to Finish 2011 Strong – Part I , you found out that even though the end of the year is less than 125 days away, there’s plenty of time to drive more opportunity through your sales funnel and to the bottom line. That’s because Brian Carroll, Executive Director of Applied Research at MECLABS , and Pamela Markey, Director of Marketing for MECLABS, revealed some of the most valuable takeaways you can execute r

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Like It or Not, Mobile Connectivity Is the New Imperative

B2B Memes

I went on vacation last month, a pleasant road trip up the Pacific coast to Washington state. I didn’t intend it to be an experiment in social media deprivation, but because I had only a dumb cell phone and the occasional borrowed computer, it turned into one. What did I learn by taking a three-week break from social networks? Well, first, despite my digital savvy, I’m not a social media native.

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The 8 Most Common Sales Mistakes

Marketing Insider Group

I often talk here about the need for better alignment between marketing and sales. In fact, it is often cited as the biggest challenge for B2B marketers. It is because of this that I like to reach out to some of my friends in B2B Sales AND Marketing to provide their perspective. Recently we ran a guest post from Kenny Madden on how the line between Marketing and Sales is starting to blur and we are looking at a new partnership he called “SMarketing.&#.

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Enhance the Buyer Experience with Intelligent Engagement

Tony Zambito

Image via Wikipedia. One particular trend I have noticed this year, in participant observations with B2B buyers, is the movement towards what I would label Intelligent Engagement.  I referenced this in my previous article whereby I questioned the phrase Reach and Engage in contrast to Listen and Engage.  Simply stated, B2B buyers are learning at an increasing rate how to decipher meaningful, relevant, intelligent, and engaging content from the fire hose that is now marketed to

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How to Leverage Behavioral Science Insights for Direct Mail Success

Speaker: Neal Boornazian, President and Nancy Harhut, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer - HBT Marketing

Direct mail has consistently remained a powerful tool in the marketer's arsenal, but in an age of digital dominance, its effectiveness hinges on the strategic integration of behavioral science. 💡 When you incorporate powerful behavioral science principles into your direct mail marketing strategies, you can prompt the hardwired decision-making shortcuts your audience relies on — and that automatically unlocks new avenues for engagement, conversion, and brand loyalty.

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Social Media is Lowering Our Content Standards

Digital B2B Marketing

Sharing has ceased to be an endorsement of the quality of content. Social media has created the expectation that we share content, and in the drive to meet the content demands social media places on us, our content standards are falling. Here are signs that sharing content may have become more important to you than the content itself: You have started reading in order to find content to share, not because you want to spend time reading content.

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How to be on social media while on vacation

Biznology

Image via CrunchBase. When I was a kid back in the dark ages, there was no Web, so marketing mainly consisted of TV commercials and other forms of advertising. There was one ad that ran for years for a rug cleaner. My aging memory is a bit dim on the details, but I remember the ad consisting of a series of quick cuts of women out and about doing fun things, each one saying, “I am shampooing my rug right now.&# They accomplished this magic by spraying their rug with the rug cleaner and then

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PRSA T3PR Conference at a Discounted Rate

WriteSpark

The Public Relations Society of America sent this special offer for the PRSA Technology Section’s upcoming annual T3PR Technology Section conference, which will be held in New York on September 16. . Attendees can use the registration code TECHSEPT11 to get a discounted member rate. This represents a $160.00 savings for non-members, as well as complimentary membership in PRSA’s Technology Section for the balance of this year, representing an additional savings of $60.

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Social Media is Lowering Our Content Standards

Digital B2B Marketing

Social media has created the expectation that we share content, and in the drive to meet the content demands social media places on us, our content standards are falling. Here are three steps I am taking to bring my content standards back up. I hope you will join me.

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Making Industrial E-mail Marketing More Relevant

Industrial Marketing Today

E-mail marketing to a house list continues to be the top marketing channel for many industrial companies and manufacturers according to Trends in Industrial Marketing 2011 from GlobalSpec. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that industrial marketers are very happy with the results. The biggest challenge in e-mail marketing faced by industrial marketers, besides not enough resources, is getting their subscribers to pay attention to their emails when everybody’s inboxes are already overflowing

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WorkCast's Ultimate Webinar Handbook 2024

Elevate your webinar game with WorkCast's Ultimate Webinar Handbook! Packed with insights from our seasoned webinar experts, this comprehensive guide is your go-to resource for mastering the art of B2B webinars. Learn the fundamentals, from defining webinars to exploring their benefits and diverse use cases. Discover the key elements of running a successful webinar, avoiding common mistakes, and making your sessions more engaging.

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9 Email Marketing Best Practices to Generate More Leads

Hubspot

This is a guest post written at Dreamforce by Jamie Turner, founder of the 60 Second Marketer. He is an in-demand marketing speaker and is currently writing a book entitled Go Mobile with Jeanne Hopkins, the director of marketing for HubSpot. I’m here at the Dreamforce event in San Francisco to learn about some of the new tools and techniques Salesforce.com and other vendors are promoting to businesses like yours.

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B2B Marketing Events Around The World - September 2011

MLT Creative

The changing nature of our industry propels us to stay on top of the latest trends. Meeting and learning from other professionals helps us do our jobs better. Here's what's on tap for marketing industry events for September. September 6-8, Content Marketing World Cleveland, OH: Get the tools you need to be a successful content marketer through over 24 breakout sessions and keynotes led by worldwide experts.

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6 Ways to Use LinkedIn for Lead Generation

Hubspot

Are you effectively leveraging LinkedIn's lead generation potential? Like Facebook and Twitter, LinkedIn can also be a powerful source of leads for your business. The problem is, many are puzzled about how to go generating those LinkedIn leads. Our newest ebook, How to Generate Leads Using LinkedIn , serves as a helpful introductory guide for marketers on getting started with LinkedIn and using it effectively for lead generation.

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VRM systems mean power to buyers, disruption for sellers

EMagine B2B Blog

It’s been happening for some time now: the Internet – initially slowly, but now with gathering speed – is shifting power to people, and away from institutions. In terms of commerce, this of course means shifting power to buyers, and away from sellers. It all started innocuously enough, with search engines that enable people to [.].

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The Top 3 Tips for Writing Successful White Papers

In the B2B marketing toolkit, white papers can be a powerful option for reaching decision-makers and experts, presenting them with interesting information that improves their perception of your organization's competence and thought leadership. That said, a poorly executed whitepaper will not only be unable to influence your desired audience but will also come with significant costs that other assets won't incur.

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5 Vanity Metrics to Stop Measuring (And Better Alternatives)

Hubspot

There is without a doubt no shortage of data for each action you take in your marketing campaigns , nor is there a lack of tools to help you measure them. The problem is, some metrics are more obvious than others. They stick out right in front of your face as soon as you log into your analytics tool, puking an “up-and-to-the-right” graph in your face.

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76% of Businesses Use Email for Event Marketing [New Data]

Hubspot

HubSpot and Constant Contact recently partnered to release Fascinating Event Marketing Stats , an insightful, data-filled ebook on how businesses conduct marketing for their live events. The research is based on the survey results of more than 900 respondents from a mix of businesses (B2B, B2C, and nonprofit). One of the key findings was around which tactics marketers rely on most.and what they rely on least.

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10 Signs You're Failing at Marketing Automation

Hubspot

All too often, marketing departments get caught in the marketing weeds. Marketing automation is supposed to help untangle you from the weeds by relieving you of tedious and mundane analytical and marketing tasks. However, it’s easy for marketers to fall into the death trap of getting obsessed with marketing automation campaigns so much that they forget what inbound marketing is all about in the first place.

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Not All Press Is Good Press

Hubspot

Conventional wisdom gets outdated. One refrain that I think might benefit from re-evaluation is “any press is good press.” I suspect that might be a bit of rationalization created by people getting lambasted by public opinion. While an argument remains that bad press will still drive attention and awareness, negative perceptions can be damaging to your company.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.