The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 17, 2009

As you discuss the plan of action with your team and with the stakeholders (see previous post), you are also getting buy-in for carrying out the tasks. Sales, finance, operations, shipping, each department manager needs specific information that will help them do their jobs. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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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.  What is happening? 

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 13, 2009

Effective marketing is about generating sales. Sure, leads and nurturing and all of that are all good but the reality is that unless a sale is made, all that money was spent without any return. Part of the challenge is reaching enough people with your message so that at least a significant number of them decide to buy.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

In Needs Awareness and Research phases, the first two stages of the industrial buy cycle (see my earlier post Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle ) your prospects and customers use a variety of online content to find solutions to their current problems and needs.

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The Effective Marketer

JULY 21, 2009

We’re told that if you have a good plan , if you follow a proven framework for rolling out your social media activities and integrate them with your sales efforts , then the ROI will be clear . That is, if you can translate all those additional site visits, downloads, and re-tweets into sales. Get people to buy our products!

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markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

Their data shows that over 50% of tech buyers admitted to short listing a vendor after receiving a well timed and relevant phone call. Their data shows that over 50% of tech buyers admitted to short listing a vendor after receiving a well timed and relevant phone call.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 8, 2005

« Lead Generation Summit Notes | Main | Podcast: How to Nurture Leads » Dont Depend on Technology To Fill the Sales/Marketing Chasm I found this article by Janet White, author of Buying Right: Vendor and Software Selection on CRM Guru interesting.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

The primary metrics measured are retention (58%), sales (44%), and revenue per customer (35%). As a result, most BtoB marketers tend to credit sales-ready leads to the last marketing touchpoint. That was one of the key findings of the “2010 Lead Generation Marketing ROI Study” by the Lenskold Group.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

Rule #1: Natural or organic search engine optimization (SEO) In the research phase of the industrial buying cycle , engineers and industrial buyers tend to use broad keywords and phrases that describe their current problem. Passive reading of your content will not move the prospect any closer to his/her decision to buy from you.

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ANNUITAS

JANUARY 10, 2011

As we exited 2010, there were a lot of predictions for what’s in store for B2B Marketing in 2011. 2011 will be another in a series of transition years where companies are now looking at optimizing the last bastion of un-optimized systems and processes –– the sales and marketing departments. In your opinion, why is that?

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

B2B Marketing POSTs by Laura Ramos About the Author About this blog High tech marketers face incredible challenges building awareness, developing demand, enabling sales, and demonstrating marketings impact on the business in an increasingly digital world. Email and e-newsletters use now equals tradeshows in popular use.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The sales or support representative should speak directly through whatever medium the contact prefers. Who We Are Depends on Where You Reach Us Software vendors are realizing that the social media is more than just a networking fad – CB radio for the Millennials – but rather represents a society living in multiple locations at once.

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markempa

MAY 9, 2006

« Personal lead generation tools | Main | Podcast: The Innovative Marketer » Why CEOs Must Be Actively Involved in Lead Generation Jeff Thull, author of Mastering the Complex Sale , recently published an article, " Sales and The CEO ," that puts CEOs at the head of the sales department.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 18, 2005

« Getting your sales channel to really follow-up on sales leads | Main | Its a New Year for Lead Generation for the Complex Sale » E-Mail Marketing Relevance Tips And Resources For B2B Lead Generation Universally, marketers love to use e-mail marketing for nurturing and cultivating future opportunities with their target audiences.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The common thread amongst these complaints is lack of 1) sales satisfaction and 2) lead quality. So what is it about some content syndication programs that create leads that sales reps don’t want? To the first issue: expectations, it’s important to recognize that content syndication leads are not like most sales leads.

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markempa

MAY 24, 2005

« Lead generation ROI depends on a good handoff | Main | How to leverage word of mouth for more leads » Velocity of Lead Follow-Up Is Critical To Winning the Complex Sale Many things with lead generation seem easier than they are. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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The ROI Guy

JUNE 3, 2010

Recent reports from IDC and Gartner confirm earlier predictions that 2010 will see a rise in IT spending. spending increase in 2010 compared to 2009, with the largest increases in the government / public sector. Good overview in this article regarding the recovery and where investments are being made for 2010: [link].

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2005

You’ll evolve from a vendor that is simply selling products and services to being an expert that is selling value. Thought leaders often do the following things; they write, speak, do research, analyze trends, and openly share insightful ideas with people (regardless of their timing to buy).

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Thursday, November 04, 2010 IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales Enablement Define Marketing for 2011 I just had the pleasure of presenting a webinar with Randy Perry, VP Business Value at IDC. As a result, sales is being invited later into the decision making process, sales cycles are extending and deals are stalling.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

Monday, January 17, 2011 Value Selling Tools and the Buying Lifecycle With two economic downturns in the past ten years, buyers are more frugal than ever, demanding that each investment help them do-more-with-less, provide a bottom-line impact, and deliver superior value.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 10, 2011

IT Spending on the Rise, But Executives Remain Economic-Focused A recent IT spending survey from Forrester confirms that 2010 remained a tough year for IT. Although enterprise technology budgets were trending upward, the progression was slight, in 2010 compared with 2009. Monday, January 10, 2011 Let the Good Times Roll?

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Because of Frugalnomics, an environment where buyers now demand bottom-line value from every investment, B2B sales teams are challenged more than ever to deliver expected results. Sales enablement seeks to address these challenges, providing the practices, resources, training and tools needed to help fight Frugalnomics.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 7, 2010

The third section of the book covers Zappos’ sale to Amazon.com (for $1.2 Here's my complete book review: [link] [link] Marie-Josee Gagnon RT @jaybaer: Should you buy the new book from @zappos – "Delivering Happiness"? Here's my complete book review: [link] [link] Daniel P.

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Two successive downturns over the past decade have resulted in buyers more skeptical of sales pitches than ever, and a condition called Frugalnomics – where buyers demand quantifiable proof of bottom-line impact for each purchase decision. So how is the sales enablement role evolving within b2b vendors?

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Two economic downturns over the past decade have made buyers more spendthrift, and more skeptical of vendor claims. Fueled by a wealth of on-line resources and social networks, buyers have seized control of the buying cycle, engaging with sales representatives later and later, and further elongating sales cycles.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Monday, December 06, 2010 Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marketing as We Know It? At the same time, B2B buyers are taking advantage of the wealth of information available via the Internet and social media to become more empowered, taking charge of the buying cycle. The Death of a Salesman?

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The ROI Guy

MAY 6, 2010

New Customers in Q1 2010 Alinean has been selected to develop and power value-based sales and marketing campaigns for Wipro , PGI , CSC , CiRBA , MokaFive , Shoretel , Informatica and OfficeMax. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 5, 2011

As a result of Frugalnomics and other market drivers: 62% of B2B vendors indicated they needed more leads in order to generate the same amount of sales, 72% indicated an increase in buying cycle time over the past 6 month, The buying cycle timeframe has increased over 10% in the past 12 months.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Tech Media publishers have seen an exponential shift in buyer behaviour, recognizing that the B2B buying decisions these publications support are now Internet driven , and that buyers are in control of the buying cycle like never before - seeking trusted sources of diagnosis, advice and recommendations.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 15, 2010

A new role has emerged at many leading B2B companies, Sales Enablement, and recent research from Forrester and IDC proves this new sales enablement practice as the key linchpin required to help a B2B company bridge the gap between their business strategies and how they execute in the field. April 2009).

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Wednesday, February 04, 2009 How TCO is a common sense sales and marketing Tool for Today’s Chaotic Economy My friend and board member Bill Kirwin, original father of TCO analysis with Gartner, put it best when he wrote this article for us on the power of using TCO as a sales and marketing advantage to win deals in these tough economic times.

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Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 13, 2011

Applications such as Salesforce.com already let sales staff keep track of existing customers or potential customers, but Demandbase Stream falls into a newer category of tools designed to help them find new customers in the first place. Together, this offers clues about what the visitor might be interested in buying.

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LeadSloth

JANUARY 12, 2010

2009 was the year in which Marketing Automation really took off. Several new vendors appeared on the market, many existing vendors experienced rapid growth, and Marketing Automation as a term gained popularity among B2B marketers. In this post I want to focus on the trends in Marketing Automation for 2010.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 2, 2013

Marketers believe the highest consumer priorities on social media are insights for buying decisions (59%) and customer service (58%). B2B buyers are most likely to share useful vendor content via email (79%), followed by LinkedIn (53%), Twitter (39%) and Facebook (18%). e-Strategy Trends ). Earnest Agency ). Marketing Charts ).

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 25, 2011

Heres our three key takeaway opportunities: 1) Buyer Facilitation versus Selling, 2) Buyers, Fueled by the Internet, Firmly in Control, 3) Most Prominent Inhibitors to Sales Achieving Quota is “Inability to Communicate Value Messages&#. As a result, sales is being invited later into the decision making process, if at all.

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Friday, October 22, 2010 Tech Marketers May Need to Rethink Budgets for 2011 according to new Harte-Hanks research Technology marketers are challenged today with handling proliferating marketing channels to reach and engage more overloaded, skeptical and frugal buyers than ever before.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Wednesday, February 04, 2009 Microsoft Virtualization with Hyper-V - better value? The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. ► February (8) Boost Sales 10% with an Investment in Sales Enable. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

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