Ambal's Amusings

DECEMBER 17, 2009

I have invited our Panel of B2B Marketing Experts to reflect on 2009 and answer the following question: What was your aha moment in 2009 ? B2B Lead Generation Benchmark Study 2009. "Don’t let prospect assumptions limit marketing effectiveness." Read on to get their insights. MarketingSherpa. Ardath Albee.

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LeadSloth

MARCH 15, 2009

It is focused on advanced email strategies, which is an important part of the demand generation process. Nevertheless, there are lots of interesting advanced email topics that are just as relevant for B2B demand generation specialists. Using Artificial Intelligence to predict prospect behavior. Email Analytics. Email design.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

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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Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Summary: Net-Results is simpler to use than comparable demand generation systems because it applies the same features to many tasks. But on reflection I realized that Net-Results offers a full set of demand generation functions. Let’s run through the standard demand generation process to see how this works in practice.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Using the system, we found that these are the hottest topics in B2B Marketing for 2009. Why are these the hottest topics during 2009? 2009 Big List of B2B Marketing and Sales Blogs , August 27, 2009. Twitter Analytics: Five Practical, Lesser Known Free Tools for B2B Professionals , August 31, 2009. May 28, 2009.

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Smashmouth Marketing

JANUARY 28, 2010

So here are a few interpretations had the president been talking about Demand Gen. "We Today, in demand gen, we need to get paid on the leads generated and appointments set. Prospects pick up their phones less. As demand gen experts, we have to change. We do not give up. We do not quit. They use email more.

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Onalytica B2B

JANUARY 8, 2019

Key Topics: B2B Marketing, Demand Generation, and Marketing Technology. I clearly remember how as a sales rep, I controlled the information my prospects and customers received. In 2009 I dove headlong into working with Eloqua and Salesforce and at that point I was hooked on designing demand generation workflow and measuring results.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

Using content or Inbound Marketing , you are able to make that key connection with your prospects by delivering specific content needed in order to make an informed decision. Your prospects are at different stages of their decision making process when they visit your site. You can’t satisfy all of them with one-size-fits all content.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 5, 2010

Summary: Social media and access for sales people were the two big trends among demand generation vendors last year. This contrasts with traditional demand generation pricing on database size and/or activity volume, but is the way sales automation systems like Salesforce.com are usually sold. So much for 2009.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Specifically the convergence of branding and demand generation. To put the power of convergence into perspective, simply imagine all of your marketing activities on the web converging simultaneously on your prospects to inform and influence their perception of your brand. This leads to 2008 with the emergence of social media.

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markempa

APRIL 5, 2006

« Reaching Decision Makers | Main | Lead generation with Podcasts » Best Practices in Demand Generation Sridhar Ramanathan, over at the Pacifical Group Blog , just published an article on the best practices demand generation. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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Mereo

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This pattern is similar to what we saw in the 2008 / 2009 recession. The lack of human intuition and understanding often led to errors or misinterpretations in customer interactions, potentially damaging relationships with both existing and prospective clients/customers. When they did not have that clarity, they froze.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

This panel of B2B search engine marketers at Dreamforce 2009 talked about how to take your search marketing to the next level, including SEM tips and tricks, landing page strategies, Web site analytics, and more. It included Sean Whiteley, salesforce.com; Howard Brown, Demand Results, LLC; Jason Stewart, Demandbase Inc.;

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markempa

APRIL 18, 2007

« Closed-Loop Marketers More Likely to Reach ROMI Goals | Main | Lead Generation via Podcasts: An Interview With Paul Dunay » On B2B Demand Generation tools and Lead Generation Dashboards CEOs continue to demand better ROI measurement and accountability from marketers. What do you think?

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

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. Drive traffic – Don’t expect your prospects to find your blog just because you’ve built it. A B2B blog is the perfect online tool to accomplish that.

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markempa

AUGUST 15, 2006

« Webinar: Lead Generation Strategies for the Complex Sale | Main | E-books: A Hip and Stylish Younger Sibling to the Nerdy Whitepaper » Speaking at MarketingSherpas B-to-B Demand Generation Summit 2006 Im speaking at MarketingSherpas Demand Generation Summit being held in Boston and SF this fall.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 9, 2010

Back in January 2009, Marketo came out with a webinar entitled, The Secret Sauce to Demand Generation: How Marketo Nurtures, Scores and Accelerates Leads through the Revenue Cycle. We have recently created an updated version of the Secret Sauce to Demand Generation.

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Smashmouth Marketing

APRIL 1, 2010

Measuring the effectiveness of lead gen programs is always at the top of a demand gen expert's list of priorities. In a previous blog article, I shared poll results showing C Level prospects being more than willing to take their first introductory appointment by phone. I think not.

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Conversica

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Our company was founded in 2007 and our product launched in 2009. Traditional chatbots will officially die (meaning there will be a massive upgrade) when end-users demand it from businesses. For my peer CEOs, this means preparing for a cold winter in 2023. Do you recall that this was during the 2008 Great Recession?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 19, 2009

Sean is exposed on a daily basis to the latest best practices in B2B marketing and is chock full of practical demand generation advice. What are your top 3 tips to help B2B companies improve their demand generation ? What innovative or overlooked demand generation tactics do you think will become more important in 2009?

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NuSpark Consulting

MARCH 17, 2012

Chief Marketer’s 2012 Business-to-Business Lead Generation Survey: Your Best Prospects. 2011 B2B Website Demand Gen Survey Results, DemandBase/Focus.com. The Buyersphere Project: How Business Buys From Business, Gord Hotchkiss, Enquiro, 2009. BtoB magazine: Emerging Trends in B2B Social Marketing, April 2011.

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Valasys

AUGUST 21, 2019

The new content platform devised is called PureContent which serves as a one-stop solution for figuring out the relevant pieces of content, resonating with the areas of interests of the prospects. About PureB2B : Founded in the year 2009, PureB2B helps marketers match pace with ever-changing demands of B2B sales.

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Webbiquity

JUNE 28, 2012

And while we continue to discuss website effectiveness in terms of conversions – providing content that prospects find interesting enough to be willing to give up some of their own information in order to receive it – now that’s no longer enough. I need to see what pages those companies go to and what exactly they are doing on my site.

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Bluetext

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Chertoff Group / MC2 Security Fund : Michael Chertoff , former homeland security secretary (2009) Point72 Ventures : Daniel Gwak , formermember, In-Q-Tel The National Security and DoD firepower now being put to work across B2G VC and B2G PE firms is immensely valuable for tapping more deeply into the government market.

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Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 20, 2010

By far the leader was “outbound prospecting”, which is a bit frightening given the high cost of such leads. I suspect that sales people have always felt they must rely on their own outbound prospecting to be successful. Tags: marketing sales alignment lead management demand generation.

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Smashmouth Marketing

JUNE 7, 2009

Eight Secrets to Delivering Top B2B Demand Gen Results. Tie between: The 2009 Economic Impact on B2B Marketing Budgets & Practices, and a concurrent session, Create a Winning Targeted Accounts Strategy. Using a Multi-Touch Approach to Engaging and Nurturing Sales Prospects. Tappas Tweetup - (find me and say hello).

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Marketing automation / demand generation software provider Manticore today announced the release of Manticore Technology VII, which includes a fully customizable user interface, email and landing page folders, an email delivery wizard, and drag-and-drop list building functionality. any significant price point, non-commodity products).

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

How can you efficiently nurture those long-term prospects, learning more about their interests in the process, until they are really ready to engage with sales? Those are the types of questions marketing automation / demand generation software vendors seek to address with their offerings. They apply technology to a difficult process.

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The Point

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

First, there’s the leading candidate for Most Frequently Used Email Opening of 2009: “In these challenging economic times …”. Surely, there are meetings that demand an in-person presence, and those that don’t. Seriously though. Is there a gray area in the middle I don’t know about? Surely this isn’t news, right?

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

It starts with a clear rationale for making investments in lead nurturing processes: “Up to 95 percent of qualified prospects on your Web site are there to research and are not yet ready to talk with a sales rep, but as many as 70 percent of them will eventually buy a product.&# ( Brian Carroll ). Share this on del.icio.us.

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Vidyard

JULY 4, 2019

For a financial services representative, video communication can be pivotal in establishing trust while meeting clients’ demands for a more personalized digital experience. Balancing Trust with Innovation Financial services (often called “FinServ”) remains an industry built on relationships and trust.

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markempa

APRIL 19, 2007

« On B2B Demand Generation tools and Lead Generation Dashboards | Main | On Lead Nurturing: Looking for a "hot" date? If you provide your prospects with high quality thought leading content as part of your lead nurturing process , then you will find that your prospects are calling you first when they are ready to buy.

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markempa

MAY 13, 2007

My post a few weeks ago, " On B2B Demand Generation tools and Lead Generation Dashboards ," started an email exchange between me and Jeffrey Eisenberg on the subject. Bryan replies, "So many companies are still scraping the bottom end of their sales funnel while many potential prospects are left unsold. The soution?"

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

Typically, that means understanding the prospect’s pain and then offering a solution for relief. But not easy to execute because there usually is a disconnect between what your prospect wants to hear and what you want to say about your company and its products and services. Sounds simple, right?

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Hubspot

MARCH 15, 2019

We're losing more than we're gaining for the first time since those statistics have been tracked, and the crossover coincided with the recession of 2007-2009. Census Bureau, the overall number of business applications began to recover in late 2009 and has been trending up for the past ten years. Source: Capterra. According to the U.S.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 21, 2009

Free Marketing Training from IMU After watching the classes, my take on the University is: Positives: Online archives from each class including slides available on-demand helps a lot when you have busy schedules like mine, and also allows watching at your own pace (i.e. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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markempa

APRIL 5, 2007

I met Paul as a fellow presenter at MarketingSherpas Demand Generation Summit and I loved his presentation on podcasting. Paul uses podcasts to engage senior leaders and create demand and generate leads for his firm and he has a ton of real-world experience to share with us on podcasting.

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