The Effective Marketer

MAY 3, 2011

Based on a recent report on Marketing Technology Adoption for 2011 , the findings of their research shed some light on the challenges we face when it comes to marketing technology. With markeeting budgets still being threatened due to economic uncertainty, marketers are pressed to justify their purchases and show ROI.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 13, 2011

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Aberdeen Shows How to Do Email Marketing Right The new research report from Aberdeen Group “ Email Marketing: Customers Take it Personally ” has some very interesting insights. It will likely pay off handsomely.

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The Effective Marketer

MAY 9, 2011

Twitter feeds need updating, Facebook pages need commenting, blog posts need editing, and YouTube videos have to be tagged. Larger organizations may even start thinking of a higher level role, of Chief Content Officer , created in order to plan, coordinate the execution, and report on content ROI. United States License.

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The Effective Marketer

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Big companies all turn to Gartner’s reports to help them on emerging trends and technologies. Software vendors like to boast when they are placed in a specific position on Gartner’s famous Magic Quadrant report. From what some vendors say , depending on your space the analyst report won’t help you at all.

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

As with all analysis and reports out there, you have to take all of the recommendations with a grain of salt. Also, MailChimp is now known to be used by large corporations (they focus on SMB market) therefore the data may not take into account larger organizations. Test them, see if they work, then be the judge. United States License.

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Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

150% MQLs to Sales Accepted Leads (SALs) nearly 75% 58% 29% SALs to Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs) nearly 61% 49% 24% SQLs to Closed Business 31% 23% 35% Incidentally, SiriusDecisions reported newer but very similar figures in the recent Neolane-sponsored Webinar 'Making the Business Case for Marketing Automation'. But lots of people do anyway.

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The Effective Marketer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Although it was reported that some fans were against the printing of the phrase (and the choice of phrases themselves) on the shirt, it’s undeniable the level of participation the branding effort generated and how quickly they were able to engage the fans. United States License. United States License.

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Comparing Apples and Airplanes You know that comparing different industries is irrelevant and that emailing B2C is nothing like B2B, but when you see reports that paint a good or bad picture about how email is doing in your industry, you tend to look at it carefully. Like Be the first to like this post. United States License.

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The Effective Marketer

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Gartner’s comment about the decision focused on them being an independent research organization and denies they use “pay for play&# in the publication of their reports. This entry was posted on Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 12:10 pm and is filed under Communication , Marketing Strategy , Social Media. Let me explain.

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The Effective Marketer

MAY 18, 2010

If they were offered more money to create TPS reports they would switch to doing it in a heartbeat. I’m not sure whether it starts in school, their first full time paying job or it’s just the way they are. This bunch sees marketing only as a job. United States License. United States License.

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The Effective Marketer

MAY 10, 2010

The company reported $9.7 The article is great because it gives you an insider’s view of how the famous Aflac duck came to being and the challenges Aflac’s CEO had to overcome to get it adopted. The first Aflac duck debuted in 2000. billion (US and Japan combined) that year, up $1 billion from the previous year. United States License.

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The Effective Marketer

AUGUST 14, 2009

This entry was posted on Friday, August 14th, 2009 at 10:57 am and is filed under Hiring , Marketing Planning , Marketing Strategy. This is also a good resource for ensuring your staff is being compensated according to the market and for negotiating salary with someone you are hiring. Happy salary negotiation! United States License.

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The Effective Marketer

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

The BBC reported that one third of office workers suffer from email stress, which I find interesting because email doesn’t really cause stress. This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 8:15 am and is filed under Communication , Marketing Management , productivity. Close the email and ask yourself again in 1 hour.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Marketing automation provider Marketo has just published The Definitive Guide to Lead Nurturing , a white paper that provides real value, covering the lead nurturing process from the basic how and why through ROI measurement. Note: this post was originally published on the WebMarketCentral blog in August 2009. Post this on Diigo.

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WebMarketCentral

DECEMBER 31, 2009

ROI Is Dead by StraightUpSearch This post suggests that marketers should focus on a different ROI when calculating the value of social media efforts: "return on insight." Facebook's InsideFacebook blog reports that in February and March of this year, the number of Facebook users age 35 and over doubled.

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Ambal's Amusings

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Read these interesting blog posts on B2B marketing ROI: Kevin Joyce's Untangling B2B Marketing Campaigns ROI , Jon Miller's Improving B2B Marketing ROI: Thought Leadership With Merry Elrick , Tom Scearce's Three metrics that are more useful than Cost per Lead. B2B Lead Generation Benchmark Study 2009. MarketingSherpa.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

Chairman and CEO of GPJ said, “This report suggests that engagement is now a key dynamic that should be considered when designing big-idea campaigns; without engagement, the message is quickly lost, its power diminished.” That was one of the key findings of the “2010 Lead Generation Marketing ROI Study” by the Lenskold Group.

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The New York Times reported back in 2009 that 95% of blogs are abandoned, and there’s little evidence that state has changed much since then. Marketers who blog consistently are far more likely to see positive ROI and generate significantly more leads. 1) Persistence is essential. 2) Persistence requires discipline.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 25, 2009

There are meetings to prepare a statement or press release, meetings where team members report the status of their tasks, meetings to inform other executives, and so on. This entry was posted on Sunday, January 25th, 2009 at 10:02 pm and is filed under Communication , Marketing Management , Marketing Planning. United States License.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Last year, I highlighted a report by MarketingSherpa which concludes that marketers need to do a better job capturing and communicating their value. Last year, I highlighted a report by MarketingSherpa which concludes that marketers need to do a better job capturing and communicating their value. Im of course talking about budget time.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 23, 2009

Since I’ve seen their reports and webinars in the past, the presentation about calls to action and landing pages was more of a refresher. Having said that, Jeanne’s presentation is a great starting point for those that have not seen their reports and want great actionable items for improving their landing pages. United States License.

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WebMarketCentral

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Which AdWords reports are the most critical, and how you can take full advantage of the information they provide? How can you utilize rich media ads to take advantage of the coverage provided by Google's content network? How is AdWords Quality Score calculated, and how can you improve that score in your campaigns?

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 9, 2010

Design #6 Email Sender: SPSS Email Title: What if you had the power to increase campaign response rates and ROI? Whitepaper shot on right is the right size (you can read the title of the WP) and right below it is a big red “download the full report&# button that you can’t miss. Big lead-in helps keep users reading.

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Anything Goes Marketing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Sometimes it’s What’s Missing That Counts I was reading MarketingSherpa’s 2009 Email Marketing Benchmarking Guide looking for useful metrics and tips. Email Metrics That Need Benchmarks Here is a list of the email metrics that I would like to see in future MarketingSherpa Email Benchmark reports: Automated Email Metrics.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 12, 2009

This entry was posted on Thursday, March 12th, 2009 at 9:22 pm and is filed under Communication , Marketing Management , productivity. 2 Responses to Better Time Management with Smart Calendars Better Time Management with Smart Calendars « The Effective Marketer says: March 13, 2009 at 12:02 am [.] Like Be the first to like this post.

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WebMarketCentral

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Find the answers to these questions and others here in the first set of the best blog posts and articles on search engine optimization (SEO) from 2009 (so far). the meta keywords tag, duplicate links, and graphics—except for the alt tag assigned to them). Bill Slawski reports on a patent from Yahoo!

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markempa

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Main | E-mail and the phone have high response rates, DMA report finds » Podcast: Tradeshow and Event Marketing with Ruth Stevens Are you finding that trade shows or events are a “waste of time” for lead generation? Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 You may want to think again.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

In order to meet new revenue and ROI goals, marketers need to improve their strategic skills (50%) and sales skills (40%). the highest level reported on the question. 58% of respondents said their role, as marketers did not end even after they handed off qualified leads to sales. How has your role changed? Leave your comments below.

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Online Marketing Institute

AUGUST 14, 2011

You may recognize these five states from the research I’ve been doing over the past few years How to Organize for Social Media Measurement Read the report, print it out, and share with others. Read Susan’s post announcing this report. link] Research Report: A Framework for Social Analytics | Thought Experiments [.]

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markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

If you are a marketer for a company that sells technology, I encourage you to get a copy of this report. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 It will definitely help you better budget, forecast, and benchmark your marketing results.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

Marketing Automation software is widely used to execute key marketing functions like lead scoring and routing, nurturing via drip marketing, creating email campaigns and landing pages, tracking, measuring and reporting using a unified dashboard. Or do we need to show a verifiable ROI?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Attend Dreamforce Global Gathering 2009, one of the year’s premier sales and marketing events, to gain proven best practices, how-tos and practical training on the latest Cloud Computing solutions. Discover how to maximize marketing ROI through automation. Acquire best practices for achieving sales success.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MAY 25, 2010

Surveys of CMOs and other executives have repeatedly proven that marketers need to measure and demonstrate marketing ROI and the impact marketing programs have on revenue. In addition, 8 in 10 marketers (79%) indicate that the need to measure, analyze and report marketing effectiveness was greater in 2009.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Advanced social media analytics and ROI calculations often require tying together disparate systems, and looking for causation (or at least correlation) between social media success and business outcome. If you have all of your passwords and such handy, the process should take about 5 minutes. A new product launch. A write up on a blog.

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Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 24, 2010

This approach has helped them sell the idea to upper management in lieu of strong immediate ROI data, although there are plenty of good B2B social media success stories now. One of the things I ask clients is, “Do you know the ROI of a brochure?” What’s the ROI of your telephone system?” Tags: b2bmarketing. Posting tweet.

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WebMarketCentral

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Another noteworthy post from SMT is Social Media ROI - a financially sound method. After noting that no "even 'somewhat' acceptable method for calculating marketing ROI" exists, Axel Schultze goes on to propose a formula for measuring the ROI of social media interactions. Social Tagging. Tags: Web 2.0

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markempa

JULY 7, 2006

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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