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. 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market

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markempa

NOVEMBER 17, 2005

The best part was that their solution was not buying CRM software instead, they focused on developing collaboration and teamwork. The best part was that their solution was not buying CRM software instead, they focused on developing collaboration and teamwork. I agree with all of the suggestions in the case study.

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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. As a result, their new software product went from zero to $8 million in its first year and their revenue more than doubled in their second year to $20 million.

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markempa

FEBRUARY 1, 2006

It explains how Steelwedge, " a previously little-known software company became a trusted and admired brand in a couple of short years. It explains how Steelwedge, " a previously little-known software company became a trusted and admired brand in a couple of short years.

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markempa

AUGUST 10, 2005

How Clients Buy: The Benchmark Report on Professional Services Marketing and Selling from the Client Perspective by RainToday.com If you are a marketer for a company that sells software, hardware, or IT Services, I urge you to get a copy of MarketingSherpas IT Marketing Benchmark Guide.

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markempa

MAY 23, 2005

« State of the Art Lead Tracking | Main | Blueprint for Personal Lead Generation Success » Peformance Measurement, Corporate Culture and the CMO Yesterday, I met with the CEO, CMO and CSO at a top 500 software company. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

NOVEMBER 15, 2005

It really needs to come from the bottom up, starting with your customers buying process and your sales process. It really needs to come from the bottom up, starting with your customers buying process and your sales process. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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The ROI Guy

JULY 15, 2009

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 VMware launches Realized ROI toolkit, powered by Alinean Provides quantifiable proof to customers of the realized ROI from prior VMware deployments. Tailwinds for Marketing Automation Software - Insi. ► September (18) Tech Media Publishers looking more Like Interactiv.

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Online Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2011

Find out about your customers Pain Points – Write posts that provide solutions for your customers problems 4. Write about customers successes – Write up a case study about a clients successful project, they will often let you publish their name 5. Publish content on what not to do! be authentic.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Although the desire may be there to pursue improved internal and external customer service improvements via enterprise innovation, most state budgets will remain challenged well into the recovery, yielding a pragmatic, economic-focused CIO. Tailwinds for Marketing Automation Software - Insi.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Using an Alinean powered ROI calculator, he explained how customers can combine the cloud with existing applications and infrastructure, achieving IT cost savings, flexibility and an ability to get ideas to market rapidly. Tailwinds for Marketing Automation Software - Insi. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Resources Alineans Social Media ROI Calculator can help: [link] (Free to use and see results onlune, registration required to download customized report) Source: Marketers Optimistic About Finding Social Media ROI (Mashable, February 09, 2011) Posted by Tom Pisello at 10:32 AM Email This BlogThis!

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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. Posted by Tom Pisello at 10:33 AM Email This BlogThis!

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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

JANUARY 25, 2011

However, solving this problem will be difficult for most teams, as sales remains inwardly focused on the traditional funnel based selling process, rather than having a keen understanding of how customers make decisions and actually buy - the buying lifecycle. Tailwinds for Marketing Automation Software - Insi.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

IDC’s most resent customer experience survey of over 200 key IT decision makers reveals that Frugalnomics is indeed in full effect. Within digital marketing, analyzing the allocations from 2009 to 2010, IDC found that 2010 spending on digital marketing programs is not changing dramatically year over year.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

Diagnostic Example: Microsoft Infrastructure Optimization Assessment Microsoft wanted to provide analysis and roadmap advice to help get more C-level engagements, engage earlier in the sales cycle, and shift customer perceptions from tactical product provider to strategic partner. Interesting post, Tom. One could argue both are right.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2010

Last week, I co-published a white paper with Chris Baggott , the CEO of Compendium Blogware (I’m on their advisory board). link] (great tip from @jaybaer) [link] AlzayCalhoun Using the "long tail" to reach even more customers [link] [link] interlinkONE "Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail?"

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

The consumer is now in charge: researching specifications, configuring and customizing solutions, getting peer reviews and advice, comparing prices, and “buying now&#. Tailwinds for Marketing Automation Software - Insi. ► September (18) Tech Media Publishers looking more Like Interactiv.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

Content creation and content marketing will continue to allow companies to capitalize on the fact that every customer is now a reporter. What Kodak said about connecting with customers is spot on! Doing that will help empower publishers to use video more effectively. link] Patrick Reyes WATCH & READ THIS!

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

In your privacy policy, make sure you clearly communicate how you use personal information, who you share it with, and whether you use cookies or tracking software. that store customer data, the Safe Harbor Principles are designed to prevent accidental information disclosure or loss. Make them clearly visible on your website.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Improved up-sell / cross-sell is a good example of an indirect benefit from a new CRM system that helps the call center improve its interaction with customers. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Search This Blog Loading.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

As well, the costs for hardware platforms, software licensing, management utilities and business resilience should be tallied, since these typically consume 40% or more of any database project’s cost. Tailwinds for Marketing Automation Software - Insi. ► September (18) Tech Media Publishers looking more Like Interactiv.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 14, 2005

. • Level 2: Process and Transaction Optimization - these investments in the business seek to deliver operating expense reductions by automate key business processes or streamline supply chain and customer transactions. Tailwinds for Marketing Automation Software - Insi. Posted by Tom Pisello at 6:42 AM Email This BlogThis!

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

19% seek customer support. I maintain that as Facebook continues to tie together the real-time Web with the open graph, Twitter usage will inexorably shift from person to person connectivity, to customer to company connectivity. Even though half your customers may not be tweeting or retweeting, they ARE watching, reading, and clicking.

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markempa

APRIL 12, 2007

I came across a recent report by Aberdeen Group entitled, " Creating a Customer-Centric Marketing Organization ," that reinforces the point with broader empirical data. Closed loop feedback is often touted in CRM software and often relied on to be the single source of sales and marketing collaboration.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 26, 2010

The point of tracking software isn’t to determine how many tweets were sent mentioning a company, it’s to figure out what those tweets say, and what the business ramifications are. Too often, standard charts and graphs included in software are just that, standard. They provide numbers, not insights.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 10, 2011

And though a website used primarily by young people to post embarrassing pictures of themselves and by older people to share cute pictures of their progeny would seem an odd venue for selling after-shave or enterprise software, both b2c and b2b marketers have embraced the platform in droves simply due to its incredible scale and reach.

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Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 22, 2009

So click here to find out whether they changed my mind… Read more… Stan Woods | June 16th, 2009 | one comment The Content Marketing Workbook It’s here. Read more… Doug Kessler | June 11th, 2009 | 3 comments Choose your patients carefully The most respected surgeons in the world have the best survival rates.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

There’s a huge gap between the perception of social media as an instant, free, can’t miss marketing opportunity and the reality of social media as a long-term, time-intensive customer loyalty and brand advocacy opportunity. I’m calling my publisher! This has happened before online.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 22, 2010

The ShoreTel TCO Tool helps customers model this complexity and compare TCO categories, considering both near and long term costs across multiple UC solutions, and providing a vital tool for buyers to make well-informed value-based purchase decisions.&# Tailwinds for Marketing Automation Software - Insi.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Buyers Set the Pace for B2B eMarketing - Marketing Interactions , November 16, 2010 The ability to instantly publish content, send email, and Tweet give the impression that speed is a marketer’s friend. Audience: Business Development Professionals, Marketing Managers, Channel Managers, Customer Service Professionals, Product Managers.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

A love for software and hardware and figuring out how new stuff can change behavior is a handy attribute in the social media business. Getting publisher to agree was different. The stuff that we think our customers don’t care about, they actually DO care about. For business? link] jaybaer It was easy for us to agree.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Transferring knowledge to sales representatives, and then helping these reps more effectively share this knowledge with customers and prospects is the mission of sales enablement, and it has become a vital best practice to overcome Information Overload, fight Frugalnomics and take control of Internet driven Buying Cycles.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 5, 2010

Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels: Alinean , Frugalnomics , Pisello , Risk Adjusted ROI , ROI Analysis , ROI tools 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Search This Blog Loading. Tailwinds for Marketing Automation Software - Insi.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The survey highlights this, with Leaders growing investments over laggards in: innovative marketing activities around e-platforms; engaging clients through social media, and; developing custom content. Tailwinds for Marketing Automation Software - Insi. ▼ September (18) Tech Media Publishers looking more Like Interactiv.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 4, 2010

This permanent shift towards frugal buyers has forced B2B vendors to fundamentally change the way they reach prospects and convert them to customers. Research shows that customers do not want generic messages or the hard sell, but instead want relevant and consultative tips and advice. Here are the top six benefits: 1.

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