The Effective Marketer

MARCH 24, 2011

According to a recent chart published by MarketingSherpa (below), 80% of marketers don’t spend time qualifying leads before sending them to sales. It is interesting that back in 2009, MarketingSherpa had published a chart showing the key challenges marketers faced and “generating high quality leads&# was the top one.

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Webbiquity

MAY 20, 2010

Beyond standard content like case studies and white papers, what other information formats work best for b2b lead generation and nurturing? It is better to have a real conversation, being able to question and to listen to your potential customer using the previously gathered information.&#. Need Content? Share it on StumbleUpon.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

That’s a shame and here’s why — among the top ten in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2009 , IBM was listed at #2, Microsoft, GE and Intel at number 3, 4 and 9 respectively. As marketers, we need to shorten the industrial buy cycle by producing marketing content that is relevant and tailored to the prospect’s stage on the buy cycle.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Is Content Curation an Easy Way for Content Marketers to Do More With Less? Google News, aggregating content via RSS feeds and social bookmarking sites have been around for a while. So curated content is not something new. What is content curation?

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 18, 2016

For the record: I wrote 440 posts on the Blogger-based WebMarketCentral blog between 2005 and 2010, and have now published 560 posts here on Webbiquity. It’s true there have been guest posts published here, but those have been balanced out by posts I’ve written for other blogs.). Hence, 1,000. 1) Persistence is essential.

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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 29, 2009

An interesting post by Steve Johnson talks about marketing not being a list, but rather an approach to solving customers problems and helping buyers to buy. This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 at 8:29 pm and is filed under Communication , Marketing Management , Marketing Strategy. United States License.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 15, 2010

Summary: Autonomy is a leader in enterprise search and content management (it owns Interwoven). Its concept of "Meaning Based Marketing" comes quite close to my idea of "content grazing" as a way to reduce marketing complexity while delivering the right content to each customer or prospect. Automatically.”

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Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Many are contradictory, but it's clear that marketers need to invest in social media, which might eventually replace search as the primary way that customers find them. Probably the most comprehensive study along these lines was Global Faces and Networked Places , released by Neilsen in March 2009. of the total. asl the dominant uses.

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Ambal's Amusings

OCTOBER 12, 2009

42 content marketing tactics, over 50 case studies and hundreds of resources - The Content Marketing Playbook: 42 Ways to Connect with Customers is packed with lots of ideas to execute on your content strategy. Joe Pulizzi is a leading author, speaker and strategist for content marketing. Jonathan Kranz.

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markempa

AUGUST 22, 2007

« Content ideas for lead nurturing and tactics to use | Main | Closed Loop Marketing Isnt Software » Off topic: Response to meme - 8 Random Things About Me Ardath Albee, over at Marketing Interactions , tagged me for a meme "8 random things about me." Ardath, thanks for the tag. Ardath, thanks for the tag.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website How Lack of Marketing Content Can Derail Your Website Redesign Project by Achinta Mitra on June 3, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Websites , Search Engine Optimization (SEO) , Website Design & Development What comes first – site content or site design?

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website B2B Websites: To Publish Prices, Or Not To Publish…That Is The Question by Achinta Mitra on June 12, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies , Website Design & Development Do you show prices on your B2B website?

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 15, 2010

Other than some initial hiccups, the updates and the usage have been flawless with our client receiving very favorable comments from their customers. The client uses their in-house resources to regularly update the site content without spending more money on our professional marketing services.

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Customer Experience Matrix

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Summary: a new survey suggests that marketers are less focused on lead generation than on final sales, growing current customers and building online communities. I don’t know quite what to make of the 2009 Survey on Marketing, Media and Measurement released earlier this month by custom content company King Fish Media. -

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

You need to move beyond the free Google Custom Search tool for websites. Lesson #3: Features are the benefits Your online marketing content may consist of images, videos, PowerPoint presentations, PDFs, white papers and pre-recorded webinars. Having a search function on your website is no longer an option, it is a requirement.

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Ambal's Amusings

APRIL 29, 2010

How should marketers leverage content? Which content should be free? Which content should be gated to genereate leads? Her company Marketing Interactions helps companies with complex sales and quantify marketing effectiveness by using interactive e-marketing strategies driven by compelling content.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Here we are defining size as the number of published articles on a business blog at a given point in time. HubSpot results indicate that median leads start to grow once 24-51 articles are written and published. Size does matter in business blogs The size of your business blog does have an impact on lead generation.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

This timeless classic, one of the first bestselling self-help books published in 1937 and sold over 15 million copies globally is still relevant today. As a B2B marketer, we want to reach our ideal prospects and communicate with customers to maintain top-of-mind awareness throughout their buying cycle.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

In one word content – marketing content that is relevant and tailored to the prospect’s stage on the buy cycle. Before you can deliver your content and engage with your target audience, they need to find you! What is the key to shortening the buy cycle? How can you accomplish all that? My take: Sharpen your listening skills.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

In 2008, Nakamoto published a paper outlining how Bitcoin could work as a decentralized digital currency. One of the biggest hurdles cryptocurrencies and other blockchain technologies face is educating potential customers. Cryptocurrency is a hugely popular tag on Medium. How cryptocurrencies are using social channels.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

Today, technical buyers and engineers expect suppliers to have a substantial online presence with a website packed with relevant content in a variety of formats and easily searchable. The key here is to serve up relevant content that matches the prospect’s state or stage on the decision making process.

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2007

June 08, 2007 | Permalink Technorati Tags : Brian Carroll , David Meerman Scott , Marketing , New Rules , PR 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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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. As many others have noted, the rise of social media and the explosion of online content has fundamentally altered the b2b sales process. Post this on Diigo.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

Number of campaigns sent out, trade shows attended or press releases published do not generate revenues. Search This Site Browse Industrial Marketing Topics B2B E-Mail Marketing B2B Lead Generation B2B Marketing Collateral B2B Marketing Videos B2B Media Planning Content Marketing Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0

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markempa

APRIL 19, 2007

» Lead Generation via Podcasts: An Interview With Paul Dunay Did you know that podcasting can help you generate more leads and nurture future customers? An excellent way to reach them is by developing thought leading (educational) content in the form of podcasts. Research shows that Podcasts do impact B2B purchase decisions.

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2006

There, I offer some thoughts on organizing and providing open access to more of your web content to successfully improve your lead generation success. There, I offer some thoughts on organizing and providing open access to more of your web content to successfully improve your lead generation success.

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Online Marketing Institute

AUGUST 14, 2011

We know that measurement is the the top goal inside of companies , and while I’ve published this data before, it’s important to recast it to show the important of measurement in an emerging technology set. Why are social analytics so important? This is a new medium, and proof over re allocation of investment is key.

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markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

This indicates the importance of relevant educational events and online content for lead generation. This indicates the importance of relevant educational events and online content for lead generation. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

October 2009. A B2B social media success story - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , October 18, 2009. Top 10 Lessons Small Businesses Can Takeaway from Smart Content Marketers - Content Marketing Today , October 23, 2009. B2B Web Strategy , October 28, 2009. Phoenix Rising , October 20, 2009.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Around this time last year I wrote about some Predictions for 2009 and while I would say 8 out of 10 have already materialized and the other 2 are on their way, it has become clear that this year was the year we past the point of no return on Social Media. Mobile Marketing – Frankly I think Social Media is just a warm up for Mobile Marketing.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

Way back in the early days of PitchEngine (like 2009), people thought we were crazy to offer our social media news release service for free. “I can publish search engine optimized pitches for free, really?&# The more content pointing to your site from sites with authority the better. Spread the net. Why Am I sharing This?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

His “Pull and Stay&# advice; segmenting customers into barrels; platforming; social currency, and other concepts are instantly applicable to real world marketing challenges fitting a wide variety of circumstances. As a business owner your goal needs to be having no gap at all, optimizing every point of contact with your customer.&#

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markempa

JULY 28, 2006

Their results show that thought-leading content thats educational in nature performed best as a call to action. MarketingSherpa: Best & Worst Lead Generation Offers for 2006 If youre interested, I also highlight how thought leading content influences the lead generation process here and here.

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markempa

AUGUST 23, 2006

" Ive written a number of times that educational content is an important tool for lead generation. We’ve found that when you send educational content of any kind, it’s important to followup with a human touch; namely, followup phone calls. Can you send them other relevant and educational content?

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markempa

MAY 21, 2007

Build an ideal customer profile – Focus your energy on leads that best fit your ideal customer profile. Both the companies and the individuals you covet as customers. What separates your best and worst customers? Talk to your best customers – How much do you really know about your customers?

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

These individuals are often the “face&# of their organizations; as they get quoted in press releases and news articles, pen bylined articles, speak at conferences, and talk to industry influencers and prospective customers, their names can become almost as well known as their brands. For examples, see the Pitches section on TechCrunch.

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