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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markempa

APRIL 5, 2006

The article is based on a recent interview with he did with Charlie Shafton, Director of Marketing Programs at Aspect Software. The article is based on a recent interview with he did with Charlie Shafton, Director of Marketing Programs at Aspect Software.

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The Effective Marketer

JULY 21, 2009

Otherwise it’s just buzz. This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 at 8:47 pm and is filed under Communication , Marketing Strategy , Online Marketing , Social Media. 9 Responses to Why Social Media Is Not For Everyone neoco says: July 22, 2009 at 3:44 am Nice post and very relevant. Please share! would be more helpful.

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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

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

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

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

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

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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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 9, 2009

skip to main | skip to sidebar Strategic Guy Timely views and best practices in the world of technology public relations Sunday, April 12, 2009 Three Phases of Social Media Maturation At Strategic Communications Group (Strategic) weve been through the cycle. This internal buzz stimulates action. This is a good overview.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 4, 2010

Organizations evaluated, bought, and deployed software that everyone was supposed to use. For instance, open source software and the Freemium model are allowing for a more organic, bottom-up adoption of many applications and technologies. I like the way that you phrase that. Yes, there are strong parallels. Enterprise 1.0 is different.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

How many developers have the liquidity to host their own software? I'm not saying I necessarily believe everything corporate America tells me, but Apple has indicated that the App Store is essentially a break-even proposition. Between hosting and implementation, there is no doubt that there are substanial costs involved.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

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. You can also try it for free. You can also try it for free.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Public relations (PR) is pretty much the opposite—it produces limited immediate and direct results, but builds your brand in the eyes of prospects, the media, analysts and other influencers over the long term. facilities management software) and branded searches (e.g. Acme Software Inc.).

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AUGUST 19, 2010

A collaboration between RESMARK Systems (a provider of hospitality software), Western River Expeditions (an adventure tour company), Compendium (provider of corporate content creation software), and ExactTarget (provider of enterprise messaging software) shows how this can be done day-to-day.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

From survey results of IDC’s Technology Marketing Barometer, comparing 2009 to 2010 marketing allocations, technology marketers indicated that digital would experience the most growth year-over-year, greatly exceeding traditional advertising, public relations and events in year-over-year growth.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

Palo Alto Networks created a new software that any IT department would be interested in. Employees are going to find a way around the policy and CIOs or IT departments should try to find a happy medium where some social media apps will be blocked and some left accessible. link] #socialmedia #socialresponsibility Brian611 great post Anne!

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

My credentials: over 20 years in Corporate America, including doing marketing for a metals company (try doing that gig at McCormick Place, I dare you), McDonnell Douglas ISG, and working in the marketing department at Motorola Corporate's Global Software Division. Relationships.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2010

That’s where software like Compendium comes into play, because they can very much help optimize a blog for the long tail, enabling you to rank top 10 for hundreds (even thousands) of low volume, high value terms. I need to do some serious analysis to see how those 3,126 terms fit together, and dramatically expand my keyword usage.

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APRIL 28, 2010

In Search of Mass Influencers In a fascinating new Forrester Research study about online peer influence, Augie Ray and Josh Bernoff determine that consumers generated more than 500 billion online impressions about products and services in 2009. In particular, sales and leads (as opposed to chatter, sentiment, buzz, purchase intent, etc.).

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

But, figuring out which of these is the primary reason you’re active in social media, and how to allocate resources accordingly is going to be a major issue, as norms, software, and staffing around each approach are starting to diverge.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Many social media software packages (great ebook analysis of them here) can provide highly detailed reports on the impact of social media programs. We need to get some VIRAL BUZZ ?going We need to get some VIRAL BUZZ ?going We need to get some VIRAL BUZZ ?going going so our COMMUNITY INFLUENCERS ?can

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

A B2B software company, or Skittles? link] La cultura corporativa es clave en el éxito de una campaña #SMM [link] Buzz Mkt Turismo RT @tcreativo: ¿Crees o no crees en #SocialMedia? link] La cultura corporativa es clave en el éxito de una campaña #SMM [link] Buzz Mkt Turismo RT @tcreativo: ¿Crees o no crees en #SocialMedia?

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MAY 26, 2010

Lots more thinking around content strategy now, rather than content management software. Lots more thinking around content strategy now, rather than content management software. link] jaybaer It will. Just like websites.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I looked at Meltwater Buzz a couple of months back and thought it offered a better platform than Radian6 (which is a good option in itself and often used as the industry example). I was on a call the other day with someone from a social management software company and we were talking about how the market is starting to blend.

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markempa

APRIL 12, 2007

Closed loop feedback is often touted in CRM software and often relied on to be the single source of sales and marketing collaboration. However, collaboration does not spontaneously erupt from software. 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

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

via @jaybaer's article: [link] [link] McKenzie RT @siobhanhinker: Twitter users are 3 times more likely to follow brands than Facebook users. via @jaybaer's article: [link] [link] McKenzie RT @siobhanhinker: Twitter users are 3 times more likely to follow brands than Facebook users.

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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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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

What you’re describing is effectively “iterative delivery&# in the software development world vs. the “big bang&# model. link] Matt Ridings – Techguerilla If I can be a complete geek for a second.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

It had the residents buzzing, created a “have to live there&# by those outside the community. Stories, stories, stories… and TALK to your customers [link] Business Social Software Love the infographic! Years ago I had worked on a campaign that was all about the residents (it was fora home builder) and whoa was it a hit.

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APRIL 8, 2010

link] Matt Ridings Why there isn't an EMR software vendor out there developing an iPad interface yet is beyond me. I know you have to pay for WiFi on the iPad, but what if you have wireless at your home? Does the iPad connect to it? You have to pay for WiFi, e-books, itunes downloads, apps? link] Ally E.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I don’t feel the need to experiment with every new piece of software that emerges from its chrysalis, but I do feel a responsibility to you and my clients to have some idea of what’s out there and what’s worthwhile. This nifty piece of software allows you to specify page title, description, and keywords for each post.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

About the Meltwater GroupThe Meltwater Group is a privately held software company founded in Norway in 2001 committed to challenging. BTW, our recent HRmarketing Trends Report Survey ( [link] ) showed that in 2009 82% of companies didn't measure ROI of social media but now, 69% intend to do so! Public Relations Specialist - expert.

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2010

I don’t feel the need to experiment with every new piece of software that emerges from its chrysalis, but I do feel a responsibility to you and my clients to have some idea of what’s out there and what’s worthwhile. This nifty piece of software allows you to specify page title, description, and keywords for each post.

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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. The fact that you’re in public relations? The fact that you’re in public relations, but grow prize winning roses? Hence, the ROI of social media.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 7, 2010

Easy to semi-automate with software, etc. I don't think the time issue is hugely important here. It's not more difficult (actually less, because it's a smaller audience) than listening on Twitter. And I agree that the vast majority of businesses are not participating, making my participation less fruitful.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

There is More Than One SXSW As the conference continues to grow (interactive registrations up 40% over 2009, to more than 15,000 total), attendee segmentation follows apace. "(sxsw) interactive registrations up 40% over 2009, to more than 15,000 total," [link] [link] jaybaer I completely agree.

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