April, 2008

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ITSMA: Elevating Demand in a Crowded World

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Generating demand has become a top priority for most companies in today's slower environment. The most successful programs are much more targeted than in past years and favor quality over quantity. You're invited to join me at ITSMA's (IT Services Marketing Association) upcoming Marketing Leadership Forum May 6-7, 2008 in La Jolla, CA. I'll be giving a keynote on “The Playbook for Effective Lead Management” and I'm looking forward to meeting the other speakers.

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New Web Site and Archive

Customer Experience Matrix

The new Web site I mentioned the other day is now up and running at [link]. This turned out to be an interesting little science project. I had originally figured to go the usual route of hiring a Web developer, but realized while I was assessing tools for this blog and MPM Toolkit that I could easily build the site myself in Wordpress in a fraction of the time and nearly for free.

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Blogger: Redirecting

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Two Buyer Trends Affecting Sales and Selling Profession

Tony Zambito

If you think about one of your most recent household purchases, such as a car, grill, or even a lawn mower, it is a safe bet you found yourself on the Internet. You were pouring over specifications, opinions, consumer reviews, buying experiences, and where to buy. On some of these items, you were pleasantly surprised to find that you can "customize" the product to your specification and even have it shipped to your front door!

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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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In memory of my father in law

Anything Goes Marketing

Below is a video that I captured of my nieces, my sister in law and my recently deceased father in law. He was a wonderful and generous person and the best father a son in law could have. In the short time we spent together, he taught me much and I will dearly miss him.

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Let's stop doing random acts of lead generation

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I don't know about you but I seldom meet a B2B marketer who has time to think. And it seems that the pressure keeps building as more of us seek to do more with less. That said, it's vital for us to think before we execute. It's not about doing more campaign activity… it's about doing the right things repeatedly better. The simple act of a sales and marketing team finding time to think and collaborate together is vital to developing a solid lead generation program.

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WiseGuys Gives Small Firms Powerful List Selection Software

Customer Experience Matrix

Like a doctor specialized in “diseases of the rich”, I've been writing mostly about technologies for large organizations: specialized databases, enterprise marketing systems, advanced business intelligence platforms. But the majority of businesses have nowhere near the resources needed to manage such systems. They still need sophisticated applications, but in versions that can be installed and operated with a minimum of technical assistance.

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Blogger: Redirecting

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Reasons Why Sales Forces Must Change and What They Must Do

Tony Zambito

When I first found myself in sales, like many of you, I was put through "product training" courses by the dozen. We were tested on the ins and outs of a specific product. Contests were held to see who knew about the product intently and expertly. And merit was based on superior product knowledge. Product managers fed sales forces with detailed descriptions of feature after feature.

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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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New Facebook Ad Network Takes a Page from Beacon

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Identified Hits is a new Facebook ad network that is taking a page from the Beacon play book. Beacon, you’ll remember, is Facebook’s endorsement-based ad service that uses user actions on outside sites to endorse products and services in the News Feed. Identified Hits is utilizing the same concept to push Facebook applications with a concept it calls App Endorsements.

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Multilevel Drop Down Navigation Menus: Examples and Tutorials

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Navigation menus are the most important element one should pay attention when designing a website. Web-developers can create user-friendly horizontal or vertical navigation menus using CSS. Javascript makes it possible to create more interactive, more responsive and more flexible navigation to any w.

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Podcast: How to Optimize Teleprospecting Vendors

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More companies than ever are using third party providers for teleprospecting and lead management operations, however there is little information on how to select, engage, and measure these vendors who will add that essential human touch. I just interviewed Sridhar Ramanathan, President of Pacifica Group , on how to evaluate and optimize outsourced teleprospecting partnerships (aka inside sales, telesales, telemarketing).

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Making Some Changes

Customer Experience Matrix

Maybe it's that spring has finally arrived, but, for whatever reason, I have several changes to announce. - Most obviously, I've changed the look of this blog itself. Partly it's because I was tired of the old look, but mostly it's to allow me to take advantage of new capabilities now provided by Blogger. The most interesting is a new polling feature.

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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Blogger: Redirecting

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Where is the Future of Selling Headed?

Tony Zambito

I recently read and listened to on Brian Carroll's blog, B2B Lead Generation Blog , an interesting Podcast about the new role of sales as expert content filters. Brian brings up the notion that today's role for sales people has changed due to the advent of the Internet. Therefore, allowing buyers to take control away from marketers and sales professionals.

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Social Networking Profiles as Billboards with SocialVibe

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SocialVibe is an online popularity contest that turns corporate advertising into money for charity. Users compete for status and prizes by shilling for their favorite brands, while a cut of the proceeds goes to a charity of their choice. The more popular you are on social networks or elsewhere on the web (for example, if you author a popular blog) the more money you can raise for charity and the more chances you can earn to win prizes.

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Blogging

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The flipside of the ten P's of blogging previously covered here are the attributes or characteristics that should be avoided in creating a successful business blog. Like the seven deadly sins in Christianity, these vices can relegate a blogger to the underworld of the blogosphere though the judgment of readers. Gluttony: Avoid the "it's all about ME!

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission

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Top Lead Generation Tips for New Sellers

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The faster we can get new sales reps producing revenue the better. So what works? Jill Konrath shares 5 great tips for new sellers on her Selling to BIG Companies Blog and it's definitely worth a read. I particularity liked tip number four about creating an “account entry campaign.”. One of the most difficult and consistent challenges for sales people is getting their foot in the door with the right people, at the right companies.

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illuminate Systems' iLuminate May Be the Most Flexible Analytical Database Ever

Customer Experience Matrix

OK, I freely admit I’m fascinated by offbeat database engines. Maybe there is a support group for this. In any event, the highlight of my brief visit to the DAMA International Symposium and Wilshire Meta-Data Conference conference last month was a presentation by Joe Foley of illuminate Solutions , which marked the U.S. launch of his company’s iLuminate analytical database.

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Forms, fields and flows

Buzz Marketing for Technology

In this short video (about seven minutes) I introduce some basic principles of visual language: Forms, fields and flows. I think of this as the “alphabet&# of visual language. This set of principles is the primary set of marks you need in order to create visual meaning. Did you like this? If so, please consider buying me a coffee!

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Lead management software becoming a hot topic

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What do you do with leads or inquires once you generate them? This basic question is overlooked by so many and yet it's the leading cause of failure in what would otherwise be effective lead generation programs. The common-sense answer to this challenge is easier said than done: Have your best people respond to them quickly and consistently in order to qualify them into sales ready leads.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Blogger: Redirecting

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Blogger: Redirecting

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Marketing 2.0: Can Meebo Make it Real?

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Cross network web IM service Meebo is announcing today the hire of CNet and Warner Music vet Carter Brokaw as the company’s new Chief Revenue Officer. Along with that announcement the company is starting to talk about its plans to monetize a platform that many have said will be impossible to profit from. The plan is very marketing 2.0. Is that what users want?

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AMP!: Is Yahoo! Breaking Up the Advertising Atom?

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The latest punch thrown in Yahoo!’s fight to stay relevant and avoid a take over by Microsoft is their unveiling of their new ad management software, named AMP!, which will ship this summer. Though pay-per-click text ads remain Google’s (and thus the online ad industry’s) bread and butter, there has been a lot of movement around online display advertising over the past year, an area which Yahoo!

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1st, 2nd, and 3rd Party Intent Data: Which Is Right for You?

How do 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party intent data compare? 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party data each have specific advantages and disadvantages. It comes down to four factors: accuracy, cost, control and quantity. This infographic explains the pros and cons of each and helps you understand which one is best for meeting your business objectives. Intent data can be a great way to fill your pipeline and close more deals.

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Blogger Outreach for PR: The Importance of Follow-Up

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Being social media savvy, you add blogger outreach to your PR plans for a new product launch. You carefully research blogs using related keywords and competitor names to build a solid outreach list. You carefully craft your message, following best practices for blogger PR outreach : personalize each message, make it clear that you've read the blog and understand its subject matter, and explain the relevance of your message.

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Hosted Email Service Price Comparison: Part 1

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Hosted marketing email services are almost a commodity. Much like web hosting, email outsourcing is pretty much a no-brainer for all but the highest volume mail senders; email providers have already made the investments in deliverability, CAN-SPAM compliance, HTML tools and reporting, so there's no reason to build your own. And also similar to web hosting providers, there are few significant functional differences to separate one from another, so the choice largely comes down to personal prefere

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The 5 Best Social Media Sites for Small Businesses

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Note: the following is a guest post from expert researcher and freelance writer Heather Johnson on how businesses can effectively use social media as a component of PR efforts, and efficiently focus their efforts on the most productive sites. Social media sites, no longer relegated to just teens and college students, are now the most cost-effective way for a company to drum up international attention.