Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 10, 2010

However, none of that can happen until you drive lots of interested traffic to your business blog. Optimizing (SEO) your business blog is critical because it allows your target audience to find you in search engines and attract traffic. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Reviewing the prior survey's results published in April 2009 , I expected that the economy -- and burgeoning interest in social media -- would accelerate the shift toward digital channels throughout 2009 to an unprecedented degree. Note: this research looks at firms of 50 employees or more only. What does work?

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Effective Manager Defined From time to time I go back to some business books I’ve read that had big influences in my career, one of which is “The One Minute Manager&# , by Ken Blanchard. Food for thought.

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markempa

MARCH 2, 2006

« Podcast Segment 4: Selling to BIG Companies | Main | Podcast Segment 2: Selling to BIG Companies » Podcast Segment 3: Selling to BIG Companies Segment 3 from my 1-hour live interview with Jill Konrath, Chief Sales Officer and author of Selling to Big Companies. How do you develop an account entry plan?

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Ambal's Amusings

JULY 6, 2010

Businesses have started integrating social media into their marketing efforts. Dave Fleet, Account Director at Thornley Fallis Communications, urges companies to communicate across multiple media, over a sustained period of time, in order to succeed.We asked Dave Fleet "What are key marketing trends and predictions for 2010?

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Onalytica B2B

JANUARY 8, 2019

I’m focused on helping B2B marketers improve revenue performance, communicate results with executive stakeholders throughout the organization, and use the data to help make strategic decisions. My very first professional job was an inside sales rep for a PC-based software company that sold developer tools in the early 90’s.

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markempa

MARCH 2, 2006

« Podcast Segment 2: Selling to BIG Companies | Main | Consistent Lead Generation Pays Over Long Term » Podcast Segment 1: Selling to BIG Companies If youre involved in complex sale, be sure to listen to the recording of my live teleseminar with Jill Konrath , Chief Sales Officer and author of Selling to Companies.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 17, 2009

Effective managers in general are good at taking the responsibility of communicating their decisions to the organization, ensuring everyone is on board and aware of what will happen. In marketing is especially important to ensure that the company as a whole is aware of what is being done.

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking If you’re gonna copy, make it right An interesting blog post by Jason Cohen at OnStartups.com discussed why you shouldn’t copy other companies just because they were successful at what they do.

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The Effective Marketer

APRIL 6, 2009

I was recently hiring a marketing coordinator for my company and once again it became obvious to me that most candidates do a poor job at interviewing. Companies spend a lot of time and money when they need to hire someone and spend even more when they make a wrong hiring decision. What is the risk the company faces?

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markempa

JANUARY 24, 2006

» The Lead Generation Advantage for Small Businesses According to John Jantsch , small businesses have a decided advantage [over big companies] to do highly personal marketing. The bigger an organization gets, the harder it is to be highly personal. Still, few companies are doing it consistently.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 21, 2009

Free Marketing Training from IMU After watching the classes, my take on the University is: Positives: Online archives from each class including slides available on-demand helps a lot when you have busy schedules like mine, and also allows watching at your own pace (i.e. Veredict: If you are new to social networks, community building, etc.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 5, 2009

In 2004 Drucker wrote an article for Harvard Business Review Magazine titled “What makes an effective executive”. As a marketer what is the ONE thing you need to do that will really determine whether your company will be successful? Where is the company headed? What is your highest priority? What’s the mission?

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markempa

FEBRUARY 23, 2006

« Macs Tasty Recipe for Lead Generation Success | Main | Will Writing a Business Book Generate Sales Leads? » Marketing That Reaches Decision Makers In Big Companies I was quoted in an article on B-to-B marketing in Marketing News, a publication of the American Marketing Association. In 2005, 3.5

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MLT Creative

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

October 1, Social Ad Summit New York, NY: At this showcase of recent case studies from agencies and brands, you’ll learn firsthand how to implement a successful social ad strategy for your organization or client. October 17-20, BOLO 2010 Scottsdale, AZ: Digital marketing is a core competency of the “have” agencies.

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markempa

FEBRUARY 7, 2006

« The halo effect and lead generation | Main | Macs Tasty Recipe for Lead Generation Success » Teleseminar on Selling to BIG Companies with Jill Konrath The biggest challenge most of us with a complex sale face is getting access to executives, especially those in BIG companies. She knows what shes talking about.

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Tony Zambito

MAY 1, 2011

  Morgan Stanley (2010) recently reported in a study that there are now more social network users than email users.    An even more profound and sobering fact is that 80% of business buyers today say that they found their vendors as opposed to vendors finding them.  Image via Wikipedia. What is happening? 

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 17, 2010

Keep in mind your marketing content may exist in various forms and formats; company website, blog, email campaigns, press releases, marketing collateral and social networks. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. –

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Convince & Convert

MAY 4, 2010

I’m delighted to have had the chance to interview technology consultant and author Phil Simon about how technology and social media adoption is changing companies. Check out Phil’s blog too ) Your new book The Next Wave of Technologies deals with how organizations can adopt and adapt to new processes and advances.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

Organizations are spending considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. It not just driving revenues for the company, 44% of marketers said their own compensation was tied to sales. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Not only does it allow you to experience your employees’ feelings about their role and your company, but it also enables you to perceive your brand from a customer’s perspective. If you’re an empathetic leader, you can infuse more purpose into your employees’ work and refine your company’s culture. Siegel (2009). 7) Empathy.

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Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 24, 2010

In reality, it’s the thought leadership and technical expertise within these companies that adds value far more than marketing messages (social or conventional advertising). This is where the human connection is made… at the point where the company connects with its customers in a meaningful way.

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2006

There, I offer some thoughts on organizing and providing open access to more of your web content to successfully improve your lead generation success. There, I offer some thoughts on organizing and providing open access to more of your web content to successfully improve your lead generation success.

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markempa

JUNE 28, 2007

New and innovative online marketing tactics help companies build their brand and generate leads online. Implementing the 4Ts can help you get the most out of the Internet in your b-to-b sales and marketing efforts, and can help improve the alignment between sales and marketing within an organization.”

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 21, 2010

In this post, I will provide an overview of the study and summarize the key actions you should take as a B2B Marketer responsible for driving leads for your business. In phase 1, the 2 companies relied on a Question and Answer format to determine the impact of buying stage on the keyword combinations used by IT buyers.

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markempa

MAY 21, 2007

This is particularity true in small companies. Nevertheless, there are some organizations that for various reasons still place the responsibility of lead creation with the sales sector. Both the companies and the individuals you covet as customers. What organizations/associations do they belong to?

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

It is critical that your company be found early and often in the initial phases if you hope to make it to the short list of vendors who are asked to submit a RFQ. There are many of them out there to suit every type of marketer, from small industrial companies to large enterprises. Not every action needs to be scored.

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markempa

DECEMBER 7, 2006

The challenge that many organizations face is that their sales process is a black box. Process mapping is a well-known technique for creating a common vision and shared language for improving business results. Provide examples of companies with complex sales that applied six sigma to the sales and marketing process.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Is Content Curation an Easy Way for Content Marketers to Do More With Less? Next, I came across a blog post written back in September of 2009 by Rohit Bhargava of Influential Marketing Blog. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. –

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ANNUITAS

JANUARY 10, 2011

As the founder of 28Marketing, he’s worked with a number of B2B technology and cloud computing companies. He holds degrees in communications and linguistics and has done post graduate work at Harvard University and the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. In your opinion, why is that? What about testing?

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Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management 100

markempa

OCTOBER 19, 2006

For this reason, most leads sent from marketing to the sales organization are lost, ignored, or discarded. I was happy to participate in a Lead Scoring & Management Roundtable organized by MarketingSherpa. My company wanted to focus mainly on business seminars to improve customer relationships. There is a difference.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

Heres what Todd says about it: "Here is the final installment to our podcast series on marketing and selling to big companies. Brian leads the call with the stat - "80% of leads sent from marketing to the sales organization are lost, ignored, or discarded." " You can see why this is a good topic to explore.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

If you are still not sure about the benefits of using a business blog, head over to HubSpot and read these articles: 6 Reasons Every Small Business Should Be Blogging… Are You Missing the Boat? Create content – It is easy to get bogged down with the design aspects of a company blog. I say you need both.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

Having worked closely with many manufacturers and companies from the industrial sector, I have learned several valuable lessons about what works when it comes to marketing to engineers and technical buyers. Is Your Industrial Website Still Just a Business Card? I should know — I am an engineer too.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Have Digital Marketing and Social Media Killed the Industrial Sales Job? by Achinta Mitra on September 27, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Strategies , Industrial Websites , Sales Strategies , Social Media Marketing Remember the very first music video ever played on MTV?

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markempa

MARCH 8, 2006

FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

The faux testimonials on the back of the book are priceless, including: “This book is the greatest business book in the world, besides mine.&# - Author who only gives testimonials for people who give him one in return Stratten’s rant against direct marketing – “People still teach courses on how to cold-call better!

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