The Effective Marketer

JUNE 21, 2009

Odden recommends: Search Engine Watch: www.searchenginewatch.com Search Engine Land: www.searchengineland.com WebPro news: www.webpronews.com HubSpot: blog.hubspot.com SEO MOZ: www.seomoz.org Top Rank Blog: www.toprankblog.com Veredict : If you have never done any SEO in your life, his presentation is excellent.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 7, 2009

Brenda Young, from Marbay Group , shared her expertise on the solical media space by talking about what can be considered one of the top rules for any marketer around: Listen First! This entry was posted on Saturday, March 7th, 2009 at 9:32 pm and is filed under Marketing Planning , Marketing Strategy , Social Media , Uncategorized.

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The Effective Marketer

APRIL 6, 2009

Then you have to first understand the rules of the game. This entry was posted on Monday, April 6th, 2009 at 10:08 pm and is filed under Communication , Hiring. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 So here’s my contribution, albeit a small one, to those of you who are looking for new jobs.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 25, 2009

Drucker, of course, was right on target when included this principle in his article for effective managers (“ What Makes an Effective Executive ”, Harvard Business Review, June 2004) since one of the most important aspects one should be able to master in order to become effective is time management, and meetings are, as a general rule, a time drag.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 13, 2009

Sure, leads and nurturing and all of that are all good but the reality is that unless a sale is made, all that money was spent without any return. We send it along to the sales reps so tat they can chase these “leads&# like eagles diving for their prey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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The Effective Marketer

APRIL 29, 2009

I believe in three simple rules for a successful webinar program: Understand and map your needs Choose the appropriate webinar platform Put in place a well documented webinar process 1. Online lead generation events are more effective when there’s a formal procedure that is followed every time, preventing occasional glitches from happening.

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markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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The Effective Marketer

JULY 12, 2009

Here’s five simple rules I use when presenting data on a chart format: 1. Did we generate quality leads? The story your slides are telling and your charts are emphasizing should lead to a certain climax that will ask for action or actions to be taken. Did we generate quality leads? What is the summary? What is the story?

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The Effective Marketer

JULY 21, 2009

Do we need to create rules or procedures for using it? This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 at 8:47 pm and is filed under Communication , Marketing Strategy , Online Marketing , Social Media. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 What is our goal? What are our objectives? Please share!

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Scoring or qualifying your site visitors is largely dependent on their behavior. Scoring or qualifying your site visitors is largely dependent on their behavior. You should spend considerable amount of time in planning your strategy for effective lead scoring. Not every action needs to be scored.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 12, 2009

The Five Rules of Effective Meeting Scheduling For those of us networked and connected to a calendar system such as MS Outlook, we have the advantage of being able to share our calendars with the rest of the company. 6. Bonus rule! You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well by Achinta Mitra on April 20, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing , Social Networking For a while, it was difficult to find hardcore data to make a business case for social media.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 20, 2010

Kyung Hee Kim at the College of William & Mary discovered this in May, after analyzing almost 300,000 Torrance scores of children and adults. Kim found creativity scores had been steadily rising, just like IQ scores, until 1990. Since then, creativity scores have consistently inched downward. The four steps are: 1.

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markempa

JANUARY 19, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading! will remain hot topics in 2006.

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Type in a name for the new formatting rule (e.g. This entry was posted on Thursday, February 12th, 2009 at 11:12 pm and is filed under Communication , productivity. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Go to “View”, choose “Current View”, and select “customize current view”. United States License.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 15, 2010

Adding value to industrial website development and marketing I am going to illustrate my point about part DiY and part professional help by using three real-life examples from my own industrial marketing business. I make my living providing marketing services including designing and marketing industrial websites. Take a quick poll.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

Anything you can do to help them find the right information quicker will score big with engineers. Offer engineering kits with a full range of standard values with free refills to help the electronics design engineer evaluate his designs without having to go to multiple sources. Design wins lead to production volume orders.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

Six months later, very little traffic, even fewer leads and no sales > The new web site sucks, hasn’t done anything for our business. Please share your ideas by leaving a comment. Leave a Comment { 2 trackbacks } Tweets that mention What comes first – site content or site design? Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

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 Typically, that means understanding the prospect’s pain and then offering a solution for relief.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

You can’t surround the conversation with value and branding. 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 Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now.

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Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

by Achinta Mitra on November 16, 2009 in B2B E-Mail Marketing Do you know the key component of email marketing that generates more high-quality leads and drives sales? Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Are You Creating Irresistible Offers with Your Email Marketing?

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

The New Rules of Engagement: CMOs Rethink Their Marketing Mix is based on a survey of 314 marketing executives at companies with more than $500 million in annual revenue. As a result, most BtoB marketers tend to credit sales-ready leads to the last marketing touchpoint. Johnson (GPJ).

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

For an eCommerce site that is easy, it is typically the value of transaction per visit. Some B2B marketers are using more sophisticated ROI measurement tools to track activities over the entire life cycle of a lead. However, accurately defining and measuring customer engagement in complex business or industrial sales is still elusive.

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Are you interested in lead generation, lead nurturing and/or building authority and brand awareness? Case study #1: B2B lead generation through better segmenting and more focused email content Business challenge: FreightCenter wanted to change its customer mix of 70/30 (B2C/B2B) to a more B2B-centric mix.

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markempa

MAY 28, 2005

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

See my post Rule of 5 for B2B content development. Additionally, when marketers create a nurturing program across the buying process, each new lead should start at the beginning of the program with touch 1. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

A good rule of thumb is 2-3% keyword density but don’t be afraid to experiment. It has to be a value exchange for people to give up their contact information to you. I’d add that B2B blogs which provide individual contact information of the bloggers or experts referenced in the posts can lead to new sales opportunities.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 31, 2010

Just building a business blog is not going to help you drive traffic or generate leads. Here’s my description tag from the same post (NOTE: it is not the default first paragraph): Don’t go crazy stuffing keywords in your page’s keywords tag because Google does not use the keywords Meta tag in page ranking.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 6, 2010

However, this is the exception and not the rule and is typically used in product specification or data sheets. 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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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

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 This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Unlike B2C, B2B customers generally have a significant Lifetime Value beyond the initial purchase. The spreadsheet calculates Net Present Value. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Please contact Gossamar for credentials. Please contact Gossamar for credentials. BS bingo.

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Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 23, 2010

In the last MarketingSherpa Search Marketing Benchmark Guide (2009), data indicated that the average CPC for B2B lead generation efforts was $3.33, vs. $0.78 for B2C lead generators. Attack Quality Scores I did mention this briefly above, but it is worth making this a primary focal point. for B2C retailers and $1.93

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

RSS Feeds. --> --> Bookmark FOLIOMag.com. Lead Generation. 2009 Eddie and Ozzie Awards Winners. About 20 percent said a lack of tools prevent them from using social media for lead generation and another 33 percent say a lack of strategy is attributed to an unclear understanding of the value of social media.

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2012

RSS Feeds. --> --> Bookmark FOLIOMag.com. Lead Generation. 2009 Eddie and Ozzie Awards Winners. Tool: Adobe Sitecatalyst URL: Omniture.com/sitecatalyst What it does: Segments traffic to determine “high-value” Web visitors and offers real-time analytics. MediaPRO Community. SEARCH FOLIO: Search. Careers Home. Search Jobs.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

In fact, I believe that ultimately SM will be viewed largely as a customer retention tool, with budgets from those departments and metrics that focus on customer lifetime value and how it’s impacted by social media touches. It’s not, it’s a natural extension of what we already do, with a couple of different rules.

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Driving Traffic to Your Homepage All the Time May Be a Big Mistake by Achinta Mitra on October 26, 2009 in Industrial Websites , Website Design & Development You’ve read up on all the traffic generation tactics and optimized your site to rank high on major search engines.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 8, 2010

A driving force behind the company’s SUBSCRIBERS RULE! While it’s not that easy with online marketing, for the past two decades, email has been the leading retention marketing tactic, and the channel you can bank on to deliver a predictable revenue stream—provided that you’ve invested in building your own, permission-based list.

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