WriteSpark

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

In October 2009, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is expected to issue new guidelines for disclosure about a company's use of the testimonials and endorsements received from both customers and expert reviewers. See the broader ethics discussion from the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA).

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

At this Dreamforce 2009 session led by Fernando Obregon Almazan, salesforce.com; Lorena Vales, salesforce.com; and Jonathan Hersh, salesforce.com, marketers learned about how and why companies should participate in social networking to generate brand awareness and create a viral effect when clients or prospects recommend their products.

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Salesforce.com Social Networks Peer-to-peer Effectiveness 48

markempa

MARCH 2, 2006

Listen to Segment 4: Selling to BIG Companies (7:31 min 1.7 MB) Whats the best way to get a meeting with someone in a big company? If you were to give a seller one piece of advice on what it takes to get into big companies, what would it be? Listen to Segment 4: Selling to BIG Companies (7:31 min 1.7

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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.

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markempa

MARCH 2, 2006

« Podcast Segment 3: Selling to BIG Companies | Main | Podcast Segment 1: Selling to BIG Companies » Podcast Segment 2: Selling to BIG Companies Segment 2 from my 1-hour live interview with Jill Konrath, Chief Sales Officer and author of Selling to Big Companies. MB) Whats the proper role of marketing?

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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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markempa

JULY 27, 2005

« New Lead Nurturing Webinar | Main | Two new reports on marketing and lead generation » Getting into big companies My good friend, Jill Konrath, President of Selling to Big Companies and Leapfrog-Strategies Inc., Jills new book, Selling to Big Companies , will be officially released in December.

Lead Generation 120

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Content Standard

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

While companies increase their posting frequencies to maintain a visible presence in their followers’ feeds, social networks are constantly altering their algorithms. In 2009, we began to see major changes in the complexity of the algorithms. Recommended for you. Gain Trust.

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markempa

JUNE 15, 2005

This research confirms three out of my seven lead generation tips 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

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markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

» Small companies blogging for leads while big companies watch Rick Bruner wonders how many Fortune 500 companies have external blogs - maybe 3% to 6%? Big companies are big targets. Debbie Weil’s points out that Small and Midsize companies have a competitive advantage to attract customers via blogging.

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markempa

FEBRUARY 23, 2006

» 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. a marketing and sales information services company in Southport, Conn.: a marketing and sales information services company in Southport, Conn.:

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ClearVoice

MARCH 7, 2020

Social media is the thing that every brand acknowledges they need, yet many companies struggle to crack the code of success or lead conversions on the platforms. It would be like word of mouth advertising, but at scale (thanks to social media). It’s now ranked the third largest social platform in the U.S. .

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markempa

MAY 28, 2005

Main | Strategize to get more referral leads » One-to-one lead generation for B2B companies Interesting article from DMNews.com on one-to-one marketing for B2B companies. Simply put, most company dont have enough cross-functional teamwork to successfully execute 1-to-1 marketing. I wrote a post about this a whle back.

Lead Generation 120

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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.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Paid Search Agency Companies Generation 120

DivvyHQ

OCTOBER 3, 2018

What “Content Strategy for the Web” is about in 50 words or fewer. The 2009 edition was widely acclaimed by content strategists everywhere. As Baer and Lemin note in the book, fewer than one percent of companies have an actual strategy for generating customer conversations. Taylor, Founding Editor, Fast Company.

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2007

« 10 Lead Generation (Prospecting) Tips for Sales People | Main | The Physics of Trigger Events for Lead Generation » Podcast: The New Rules of Marketing & PR Interview with David Meerman Scott Before the Internet and social media tools, companies could only communicate through the filter of advertising or media ink placed by a PR firm.

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markempa

MAY 20, 2005

« Asking for referrals does more than generate leads | Main | Lead generation ROI depends on a good handoff » Lead Generation via Industry Experts Proactively building relationships with industry experts is a powerful way to generate sales leads and positive word of mouth (WOM). Make your shortlist. Make your shortlist.

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Valasys

DECEMBER 18, 2019

According to research by Forbes, 89% of the companies today compete primarily based on customer experience, as compared to 36% back in the year 2010. Certainly, companies have a long way to go in terms of optimizing their customer experience management (CXM) thresholds. How to create content that the audience will find valuable?

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B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency B2B Best Practices 59

markempa

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Register here 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 B-to-B Marketing; How to Measure & Manage Leads and more. I hope you can make it.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Lead Generation Demand 120

markempa

AUGUST 16, 2007

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 You can now watch the recorded archive Thank you to ON24 for sponsoring and to the AMA for hosting the event.

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markempa

AUGUST 24, 2007

He explained that his company had invested "big dollars" to install a new marketing automation software system. He explained that his company had invested "big dollars" to install a new marketing automation software system. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

MAY 8, 2007

TypePad Featured Blogs: B2B Lead Generation Blog 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 Thanks TypePad !

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markempa

AUGUST 22, 2007

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 I’ve visited 49 out of 50 states (Alaska some day…) Well thats about as random as I could get. Ardath, thanks for the tag.

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markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

« One-to-one lead generation for B2B companies | Main | Website Landing Pages impact Lead Generation results » Strategize to get more referral leads This article is a good reminder that our personal connections with our existing customers are an excellent source of future business via referrals.

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markempa

JUNE 28, 2007

New and innovative online marketing tactics help companies build their brand and generate leads online. 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

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Online Lead Generation Lead Generation Work Management Marketing Management 120

markempa

JANUARY 23, 2007

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 This podcast was conducted for the marketing alliance partners for Sage Software , makers of ACT!,

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markempa

AUGUST 30, 2007

Download your copy 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 " I think youll find it valuable.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

« Using White Papers for Lead Generation | Main | Podcast: Marketing and Sales for Big Complex Selling (Pt 1) » E-Book: What Sales Really Needs from Marketing The biggest challenge most sales pros with a complex sale face is getting access to executives, especially those in BIG companies.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales B2B Marketing B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

" Each discipline is vital to the success of the company and they must work together as team. 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

Lead Generation 120

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markempa

OCTOBER 17, 2006

Lead nurturing Role of the ideal customer profile Read the interview transcript 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

Lead Generation 120

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2005

This is especially important in generating postitive word of mouth (WOM) too. As an expert, people and companies will seek you out when they have problems. click image to enlarge) The thought leadership mindmap, shows some of the types of content that you can use to position your company as “the” experts.

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markempa

AUGUST 29, 2007

Do you think a typical marketer or sales person (who isnt a good “networker” already) can build relationships and generate sales leads for their company from a social networking tool? FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. Why or why not?

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Social Networks Lead Generation Network Marketing B2B Marketing 120

WebMarketCentral

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

The creators of PeoplePond more recently also launched CompanyPond , a company profile site that improves online visibility and SEO for corporate sites. Tell A Friend TAF offers free and fee-based tools to help companies capitalize on word-of-mouth (or word-of-web) marketing.

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Tools Best Practices Adwords Word of Mouth 20

markempa

AUGUST 16, 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

B2B Sales 120

B2B Sales Lead Generation Sales Leads B2B Thought Leadership 120

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. How do you go about finding those companies and how do you find the level of contacts you need from within the companies?"

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markempa

NOVEMBER 1, 2006

In fact, most companies need to do a better job managing and qualifying the leads (or more likely the inquiries) they already have. In fact, most companies need to do a better job managing and qualifying the leads (or more likely the inquiries) they already have. That’s not always true. That’s not always true.

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markempa

MAY 13, 2007

The analysts who predict the future success of a company and then punish them for falling short? Bryan replies, "So many companies are still scraping the bottom end of their sales funnel while many potential prospects are left unsold. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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