markempa

JUNE 28, 2007

Today, his article in BtoB Magazine gives a great summary of his presentation from the roadshow and is worth a read. Guys writes, “The backbone of traditional marketing has long been the 4Ps: product, pricing, placement and promotion. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Results achieved: The company has seen a 26% increase in engine and automotive shipping customers since the campaign began in 2009 FreightCenter.com exceeded its original goal of a 50/50 split in only 18 months. According to SirrusDecisions research, the B2B buyer receives 20.3 email campaigns per week, up from 15.4 per week in 2006.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

At the request of customers, email delivery and tracking capabilities were added in 2004, and the firm’s product has now evolved into a full marketing automation suite. Sirrius Decisions projects that penetration of marketing automation systems will increase from less than 10% in 2005 to more than 50% of BtoB marketers by 2015.

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markempa

MARCH 30, 2007

The goal of a well-developed lead generation strategy, therefore, is to evolve relationships between people through dialogue that positions your marketing effort as a conversation (not a compaign) to identify, initiate and nurture productive selling situations.

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markempa

OCTOBER 31, 2006

Mac writes, "When searching for leads for selling your products or services, you want to find those companies who have a problem for which you have the solution. Mac writes, "When searching for leads for selling your products or services, you want to find those companies who have a problem for which you have the solution.

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markempa

APRIL 19, 2007

Outsource podcast production or do-it-yourself Hints and tips for marketers to start podcasting for lead generation Listen to podcast now (MP3 22 min 5.6 Outsource podcast production or do-it-yourself Hints and tips for marketers to start podcasting for lead generation Listen to podcast now (MP3 22 min 5.6

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markempa

APRIL 3, 2006

To develop an effective lead generation program, you need a process that identifies decision makers along with their sphere of influence before you can initiate a productive conversation. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

MARCH 21, 2006

During two years of research, Reichheld discovered, that the answer to this basic question, Would you recommend our products/services to a business peer?, During two years of research, Reichheld discovered, that the answer to this basic question, Would you recommend our products/services to a business peer?,

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Industrial Marketing Today

MARCH 8, 2011

A recent article by Paul Gillin ( @pgillin ) and published in BtoB Online , caught my attention because it talks about how engineers can have fun while doing serious business. Farnell decided they would fill this real need and thus, element14 was born in June 2009. In “Who says engineers don’t know how to have fun?”

Communities 60

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

AUGUST 3, 2009

Clarity - B2B Marketing Savvy , July 28, 2009. Lessons on Using LinkedIn for Lead Generation - B2B Lead Generation Blog , July 29, 2009. Buzz Marketing for Technology , July 23, 2009. Genius is Bringing GURLs to the Social Party - Marketing Interactions , July 28, 2009. Buzz Marketing for Technology , July 27, 2009.

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markempa

MAY 21, 2007

Once you understand why clients chose your products or service you can tailor your message around the needs you solve. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Would they refer you to other people?

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

JULY 9, 2009

7 Tips on how B2B marketers can leverage social media - B2B Lead Generation Blog , June 29, 2009. Socialize B2B Customer Advocacy - Marketing Interactions , June 25, 2009. Socialize B2B Customer Advocacy - Marketing Interactions , June 25, 2009. Inbound lead nurturing presentation - B2B Lead Generation Blog , June 22, 2009.

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markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

A few years ago, I worked on a lead generation program with a client that launched a new product life cycle management (PLM) software product. The product was expected to have an average sale of $200,000. Their initial target database was comprised of 2000 product driven companies across 20 unique SIC codes.

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markempa

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

There are more protections for tangible products but not many for service based business, which most companies are evolving to anyway. My skeptical coffee companion had a schotoma (blind spot) because his viewpoint came from a product driven, B2C, branding perspective. You cant even keep all of your people indefinitely.

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markempa

JANUARY 3, 2006

She wrote, "I just put your book in production! She wrote, "I just put your book in production! Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 During the past month, Ive put all of my energy into getting my first book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , to the finish line.

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markempa

MAY 9, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2005

" Kristin Zhivagos book, Rivers of Revenue , has an excellent worksheet on how to map out the customers buying process for what she calls an intense scrutiny product (complex sale). Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Focus on the seller, instead of the customer.

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markempa

APRIL 18, 2005

Kanazawa says: "It makes us more susceptible to product messages, because were designed to trust our friends." Kanazawa says: "It makes us more susceptible to product messages, because were designed to trust our friends." Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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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. You’ll evolve from a vendor that is simply selling products and services to being an expert that is selling value. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 10, 2011

Although Forrester was predicting 8-9% IT budget growth earlier in the year, its latest survey of 2,800 global CIOs and other IT decision-makers, revealed that their predictions, as were others, were overly optimistic, with the vast majority of respondents indicating that their budgets remained the same in 2010 as they were in 2009.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

IT budgets for 2009 are contracting even further from the modest forecasts for 2008, which are being trimmed even as this is being written. For IT budget holders, triage is a critical component of determining how funding is going to be allocated for infrastructure, productivity and enterprise applications.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 25, 2010

Yet according to CSO Insight’s 2010 Sales Performance Optimization study, only 52% of sales reps met quota in 2009, and companies achieved only 78% of their revenue plans. pricing, product details, customer references) was not readily available with just a few clicks, so prospects were willing to speak with a sales rep to get it.

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Sales Management Lead Ranking Work Management Sales Qualified Leads 48

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

In the early days of IT, product selling was prevalent, pitching products to innovators who were shown a product’s features and functions and then figured out on their own how to apply it to a pain / opportunity. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To.

Work Management 40

Work Management ROI Marketing Management Marketing Budget 40

The ROI Guy

MAY 6, 2010

Assessment tools enable vendors to engage with customers to realize and prioritize issues they may not even know they have, and provide intelligent product/solution roadmaps and recommendations. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Provocation-Based Selling: Loosening the Status-Qu.

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management ROI 40

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 25, 2011

Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. The Bottom Line Buyers are clearly in control of the buying cycle and are more frugal than ever before. Provocation-Based Selling: Loosening the Status-Qu. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

For sales teams, more advanced versions can be used to empower sales led workshops, helping to make sales more valuable again, and elevate perceptions from product sellers to valued consultants. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Provocation-Based Selling: Loosening the Status-Qu.

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Budget Programs Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management ROI 40

The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 22, 2010

According to the Harte-Hanks survey results, technology buyers become aware of new technology solutions most often through peers/ colleague interactions, magazines and trade journals, product review websites, search engines and industry analyst reports. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Advanced ROI business case tools and training should be provided to direct and channel sales professionals to help them advance from traditional product / solution selling, to the value selling buyers now demand. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Provocation-Based Selling: Loosening the Status-Qu.

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Work Management Marketing Management ROI Marketing Automation Services 40

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Moving the task from a highly skilled expensive resource to less expensive resources The direct benefits are often easy to quantify, and as such there is usually little risk in considering 100% of the expected cost avoidance or productivity improvements in the ROI calculation (ROI = net benefits / cost).

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Improving IT productivity 4. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. This can yield significant cost savings and benefits including: 1. Reducing server, storage and networking costs 2. Reducing growing power / cooling / facilities costs 3. Reducing business risks 5. Here are a few typical server costs to consider: 1.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Although maximizing IT labor productivity is a major goal of most IT organizations today, when making the purchase decision, it will be important to analyze all factors and not rely solely on TCA advantages of one platform or the other. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To.

ROI 40

ROI Marketing Budget Work Management Marketing Automation Services 40

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

3 items that should be in your 2010 email budget by BtoB Magazine. by BtoB Magazine. 2009 Email Marketing Metrics Benchmark Study by XDXY eMarketing Tips. Find the answers to those questions and others here in more than two dozen of the best email marketing guides of the past year. Email Marketing Tips and Tactics.

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Anything Goes Marketing

MAY 17, 2009

What I have done is reviewed the tweets from the latest SiriusDecisions Summit 2009 and captured points that I thought were interesting and categorized them. Process drives productivity - start with process then implement technology. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to go (not without trying!) chadhorenfeldt Tweet This!

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Ambal's Amusings

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

B2B Lead Generation Benchmark Study 2009. If all they’ll gain is the knowledge that your product has yet another new feature, it’s time to rethink your messaging from your prospects’ perspectives. B2B Lead Generation Benchmark Study 2009. Brian Carroll's book Lead Generation for the Complex Sale.

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Ambal's Amusings

AUGUST 27, 2009

B2B Lead Generation Benchmark Study 2009. Influence: your prospects are driven to promote this knowledge to others in their organization and drive interest and buy-in for your product or service. She has helped to define, position and launch over 75 individual products and companies since she began consulting 20 years ago.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 14, 2005

Carr’s assertions are completely correct - that indeed most infrastructure solutions have become commodities with uniform products, standardization and little pricing power for the IT solution providers. As well, personal productivity applications such as word processing, e-mail and messaging could be considered commodities. .

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markempa

APRIL 12, 2007

Aberdeen concludes: “Lagging and average companies are not ill-equipped with technology products, rather they lack the integration and sophistication to realize higher results.” Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 However, collaboration does not spontaneously erupt from software.

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