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Top 10 Industrial Marketing Posts of 2011

Industrial Marketing Today

As we wind down 2011, this is a good time to review all the industrial marketing posts that I have published here and been viewed by you, my readers, during the year. Not all the posts were written in 2011, one was way back from 2008. That’s the power of inbound marketing with content.

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Understanding the ROI of Customer Evangelism

Hubspot

“ What is the ROI? ” is the question that usually follows announcements of new marketing activities. No matter how creative your marketing initiative might be, if it does not result in benefits larger than the initial investment, it is worth a revision. But what is the ROI of customer evangelism?

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Don't Count on Marketing Automation to Solve All Your Lead.

Industrial Marketing Today

There’s is no question that marketing departments do become a lot more efficient by automating many of these marketing tasks. However, is improving efficiency enough to justify investing in Marketing Automation? Or do we need to show a verifiable ROI? Sort of the Kaizen of Inbound Marketing Automation.

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Is Social Media Really Living Up to Expectations?

markempa

Our first benchmark guide was published in 2009, which analyzed the use of social media in 2008. What does surprise me is that of the 2,300 marketers we surveyed at the end of 2010, six percent – 138 – already felt they were producing measurable ROI.

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Is Social Media Really Living Up to Expectations?

markempa

Our first benchmark guide was published in 2009, which analyzed the use of social media in 2008. What does surprise me is that of the 2,300 marketers we surveyed at the end of 2010, six percent - 138 - already felt they were producing measurable ROI. The same thing is happening all over again, except at a much faster pace.

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The Disconnect Between B2B Content Marketing and Customer Engagement

Industrial Marketing Today

That was one of the key findings of the “2010 Lead Generation Marketing ROI Study” by the Lenskold Group. The study also revealed that B2B marketers that measured ROI were better able to track leads to marketing touchpoints. Unfortunately, the answer is a big NO. How about you, do you see the disconnect?

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Business Value of Social Networking

Industrial Marketing Today

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Business Value of Social Networking by Achinta Mitra on July 29, 2009 in Social Media Marketing , Social Networking Saw a very interesting video where Seth Godin talks about how useful social media is to businesses. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.