November, 2010

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Are B2B marketers neglecting their brands?

Savanta

Every so often it’s healthy to reflect. To identify learnings in success and take a pat on the back; to re-classify disappointments as valuable experience; then to focus on future ambitions with renewed energy. In doing so it’s sometimes useful to have a catalyst which supports the thought process. That’s why in early 2009 Circle Research, in conjunction with ABBA and The IDM, launched The B2B Barometer. .

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Alterian Alchemy Knits Together Marketing Components

Customer Experience Matrix

Summary: Alterian just announced Alchemy, which provides a new interface and tight integration across existing components. Alterian last week announced a new generation of products called Alchemy. It’s positioning these as “customer engagement solutions” rather than “campaign management” solutions. The general idea seems to be that customer engagement involves digital dialogs while traditional campaign management is mostly about outbound messages.

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Want a Bigger Marketing Budget? Send Less Leads to Sales

markempa

If your 2011 marketing budget is tighter than you want it to be, trying giving sales less leads. According to Marketing Sherpa’s just-released 2011 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report , a whopping 80 percent of the 935 respondents said they pass unqualified leads along to sales. That’s a costly mistake. Let me explain why: For every 100 raw leads, only 4 to 7 are ready to buy.

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Is It "Use It or Lose It" Time For Your Marketing Budget?

WriteSpark

The end of a calendar year is often the time to review marketing budgets. And for many marcom managers, it may be time to use any remaining funds so they aren't taking away during the next budgeting cycle. Whenever you have "use it or lose it" funds to commit, here are a few ideas for spending them effectively: Invest in marketing documents with long-term value, such as an e-book, product selection guide, or product architecture white paper.

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Sales & Marketing Alignment: How to Synergize for Success

Speaker: Carlos Hidalgo, Co-Founder & CEO of Digital Exhaust, Author, International Keynote & TEDx Speaker

Recent research shows that only 50% of B2B organizations state that they have good alignment between their marketing and sales teams. This lack of alignment tremendously impacts the ability to meet business goals, and is a limiting factor for building and maintaining customer relationships. While many B2B organizations continue to struggle with aligning their marketing and sales teams, they can take practical steps to unify both teams and simplify their overall approach.

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The 3 “Ly”s of Social Media

Convince & Convert

Tweet Sure, the gadgets and gizmos and the apps and androids of social media make it more convenient for us to interact with one another, and with brands. But it’s not really about the bits and bytes and data and Dick Costolo, is it? It envelopes us, but technology is only the third most important “ly&# in social media. We don’t use social media because we’re enthralled by technology, we use social media because we yearn to connect with one another.

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Marketing Automation Monday – NYC & SF – Dec 6th

LeadSloth

The last two Marketing Automation meetups were well received by the attendees, so we’ve been working on an encore. This time not just in the Bay Area, but also in New York City (Austin, TX coming in January): Info & Registration for New York City. Info & Registration for San Francisco. The event in San Francisco is during Dreamforce, so we’re hoping some out-of-town attendees can also make it.

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More on Marketo Financials: Despite Past Losses, Prospects Are Bright

Customer Experience Matrix

Summary: Public data gives some insights into Marketo's financial history and prospects. Despite past losses, the company is in a strong position to continue to compete aggressively. Here’s a bit more on this week's $25 million investment in Marketo : a piece in VentureWire quotes revenue for Markteo as $4.5 million for 2009 and "triple that" ($13.5 million) for 2010.

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Want a Bigger Marketing Budget? Send Less Leads to Sales

markempa

If your 2011 marketing budget is tighter than you want it to be, trying giving sales less leads. According to Marketing Sherpa’s just-released 2011 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report , a whopping 80 percent of the 935 respondents said they pass unqualified leads along to sales. That’s a costly mistake. Let me explain why: For every 100 raw leads, only 4 to 7 are ready to buy.

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Marketing By Objectives « The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Marketing By Objectives Objective-Action-Budget In a recent article for the CMO Council’s Newsletter, Nicolas Watkis argues “ Marketers won’t succeed if they don’t have objectives ”. Right on, my friend! As we have all heard before, marketers are now more than in any other time being measured and challenged to produce measurable results.

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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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It’s More About the Social Than It Is About the Media

Convince & Convert

Tweet Sure, the gadgets and gizmos and the apps and androids of social media make it more convenient for us to interact with one another, and with brands. But it’s not really about the bits and bytes and data and Dick Costolo, is it? It envelopes us, but technology is only the third most important “ly&# in social media. We don’t use social media because we’re enthralled by technology, we use social media because we yearn to connect with one another.

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An Open Letter to Jimmy Wales

Webbiquity

Hi Jimmy. Got your fundraising appeal for Wikipedia. Let me start by saying I’m a huge fan of Wikipedia; it is a truly amazing tool and a tremendous accomplishment. It’s a phenomenally time-saving research tool. I believe in what you are doing, I’ve contributed financially in the past, and I’d love to do so again. However, a few changes really need to be made.

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7 Mistakes Speakers Make with Presentations

Writing on the Web

We’ve often heard the brain can only hold seven things in mind. The brain research behind this is valid, and in everyday life we experience it with 7-digit phone numbers. This week in Las Vegas, at Chris Farrell’s and Mike Filsaime’s Affiliatedotcom.com event , many speakers presented “7 Steps&# to better internet marketing. But I think there’s a perception that an audience will listen and remember 7 things from a presentation which is wrong.

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Why Put Another $25 Million Into Marketo?

Customer Experience Matrix

So.our friends at Marketo announced today that they've received another $25 million in venture funding. As one of their competitors snippily commented on Twitter, "Does that make the total $50M or $60M? I lost track." I've lost track too, but it doesn't really matter. Marketo's strategy has been clear from the start: spend heavily to establish a strong position despite a relatively late start in the market.

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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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How Social Media is Transforming the B2B Buying Experience

Tony Zambito

Image by dusan.writer via Flickr. This past year we’ve witness a meteoric explosion of social media, social business, and many other peripheral digital communications channels.  Without question, social media has dominated the business news in terms of conventional media channels as well as digital media channels.   B2B organizations are either dipping their toes in the social media waters while some have dived in nose first with elaborate presence.  One thing is clear, m

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An Introduction to Lead Scoring

NuSpark Consulting

Lead Scoring for B2B companies can be a very valuable method to ensure that sales people in your organization are spending time with quality sales-ready leads. As potential buyers navigate through their own personal purchase funnels, their level of engagement typically increases as they get closer to their first contact with your sales people. Research supports that companies that have a sound lead scoring process in place, their win rates increase as well as their … [ visit site to read m

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The 4 Marketing Metrics Mandates

Convince & Convert

Tweet There are four mandates that companies are adopting when they are examining and analyzing the success of their online marketing and social media programs. I recently gave a presentation to the Measured Marketing Roundtable at Techpoint , Indiana’s technology and economic development association, that outlines these new metric must-dos. The 4 Modern Metrics Mandates.

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A B2B Marketing Manifesto?

Marketing Insider Group

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy November 24, 2010 Subscribe A B2B Marketing Manifesto? Share The folks at Velocity Partners think that this is a great (and a scary) time to be a B2B marketer.

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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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Is User Generated Content building a Wall between your Brand and your Customer?

Buzz Marketing for Technology

So here is a little fact that really scares me – User Generated Content has surpassed that of publisher content which means we marketers (or publishers) are the “white noise” to the User Generated Content “signal” they produce. So let’s dive into that for a moment …. At a recent concert I was attending at Madison Square Garden – the most popular thing to do at the concert was not dancing (good thing in case you have seen me dance) but it was video taping, text messaging, and generally shar

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Eloqua10 Offers a Much-Improved Interface and Revenue Reporting

Customer Experience Matrix

Summary: Eloqua10 provides much-needed update to Eloqua's user interface and a new reporting infrastructure for “revenue performance management”. Neither change is revolutionary but both substantially improve the company’s competitive position within the crowded B2B marketing automation industry. Eloqua is slated to officially release its long-promised Eloqua10 system on November 21.

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Neuromarketing and How Content Marketing Works

Writing on the Web

What are 3 ways to frustrated your reader’s brains? Last week, I presented a speech at the 5th International Customer Media Congress in Haarlem, The Netherlands. Besides sharing what neuromarketing is teaching us about the brain and marketing, there are tips here for most web-based content publications. I hope you enjoy it and learn something.

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4 Marketing Trends to be Thankful For

B2B Marketing Traction

Tweet. If there’s anything constant with marketing in the last ten years, it’s change! Buyers have changed the way they buy. Sellers have to change the way they sell. Marketing technology has changed and is changing so fast that about the time you learn how to use a certain technology, a new version or an update comes out and you have to learn new features!

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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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When Will the Social Media Losers Emerge?

Convince & Convert

Tweet Today, social media is like a soccer league for seven year-olds: everyone gets a trophy. The vast majority of press coverage and conversations around social media centers around the fact that businesses are DOING social media, not necessarily doing it EFFECTIVELY. Do you know why every article or blog post with even a scintilla of information about success metrics goes supernova?

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B2B Market Segmentation – Part 3: How to Prioritize

Everything Technology Marketing

The previous B2B market segmentation exercises ( Part 1 | Part 2 ) likely produced a large number of potential target segments. If focus is one of the reasons for segmentation in the first place, then having too many segments will obviously distract from this goal. To narrow down our list of segments, we need to create a handful of criteria to assess and evaluate the candidate segments in order to prioritize and filter out the non-viable segments.

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5 Reasons I’m Thankful for Social Media

Webbiquity

With the annual celebration of Thanksgiving upon us here in the U.S., many people pause to think about what they’re thankful for: family, friends, TiVo, the Yankees not winning the World Series… I’m thankful for all of those things too of course, but also for the development and growth of social media. Here are a few reasons why: Social media makes it easy to reconnect with old friends and co-workers.

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Rapid Insight Provides Low-Cost Options for Desktop Data Transformation and Predictive Modeling

Customer Experience Matrix

Summary: Rapid Insight offers low-cost desktop tools for data transformation and automated regression modeling. They're a good choice for companies that need something simple yet powerful. Predictive modeling is widely used by consumer marketers to select names for mailing lists and to decide which products to offer existing customers. These models are typically built by statisticians with tools like SAS and SPSS.

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How to Improve Email Deliverability and Optimize Each Send

Learn how to optimize email deliverability and drive greater email ROI. What lands your email in the customer’s inbox? Understanding those factors, otherwise known as email deliverability, is critical to getting the most return on your campaign investments. But the “rules” around which factors land you in the spam folder aren’t always easy to keep up with.

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3 Great Twitter Apps for Content Marketers

Writing on the Web

Today’s post was written by Louise Baker, freelance blogger and journalist. When it comes to Twitter apps for today’s busy professionals, there are some top notch applications available that will let you maximize your productivity on the service without falling prey to the infamous social media “time suck.&# Here is an inside look at what you need to know about three of the top Twitter Apps for business: CoTweet, HootSuite and Twaitter.

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Four Reasons to be Thankful You’re a B2B Marketer

ANNUITAS

I have said over and over that there is no better time to be a B2B marketer. And the more I speak with those in the field, the more I become convinced that this is not just my opinion, but it’s a collective truth many of us share. So, in the spirit of the impending holiday (I’m speaking of Thanksgiving. I’m not one of those who skips right to Christmas), I have offered up four reasons that you should be thankful you’re a B2B marketer. 1.

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Runza Combines Social Media and Email – Something to Chew On

Convince & Convert

Tweet Remember, the goal isn’t to be good at social media. The goal is to be good at business because of social media. Here’s one of the best ways to live that creed. Proactively use your social outposts to drive behavior among your current and prospective customers that has a higher value than just a one click “follow&# or “like.&#.