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JUNE 11, 2010

The post is called B2B Social Media Strategy – 5 Steps to Gain Executive Buy-in and will show you how to develop your company’s B2B social media strategy. Related Posts: Top Takeaways From Blogwell Philly 2010 Holy Cow! Share: Read more from Social Media B2B Marketing , Social Media Click here to cancel reply.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

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MAY 18, 2010

To help out my fellow B2B marketers, here is a list of 7 common mistakes that B2B marketers make when jumping feet first into social media marketing. For B2B companies, social media is more about interaction and knowledge sharing (think whitepapers, videos, thought leadership blogs, etc.).

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

I’ve already published my B2B Marketing predictions for 2011 and while I think I captured a good mix of new and traditional issues, I realized that one thing was missing: a common theme. And so this led me to the conclusion that the broader future of B2B Marketing is Social! Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?

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MAY 5, 2010

Okay, so my objectives for B2B Marketing Insider are: Have a stake in my personal brand’s online presence. When I see B2B Marketers who have forgotten that we serve customers and create marketing campaigns with little research into customer needs or pains or the words they use to express their pains, it makes me crazy.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

You can review both How To Align Marketing With Sales and Marketing Leads: Quality Vs. Quantity for more detail on the emerging need for marketing to drive real sales and to quantify efforts. He also asks us to be accountable to results. To support the above, I even like to be cautious about the term “demand generation&#.

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MAY 3, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy May 4, 2010 7 Subscribe Why am I in Marketing? So here I will describe why I am in Marketing.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

I wish I knew all the secrets so I could transform the world of B2B Marketing forever with a tell-all book. What I do know is that B2B Marketers have a ton of options today. In this post, I will offer a preview of the thoughts I will deliver during the Focus Interactive Summit on Progressive B2B Marketing. It used to be so easy.

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JULY 13, 2010

In this post I will review a whitepaper produced last month by Toolbox.com in conjunction with PJA Advertising + Marketing called “ Top 5 Trends in B2B Social Media Usage: What Every Marketer Should Know “ (registration required) on social media usage. The study included 5-waves with over 3,000 professionals on Toolbox.com.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The curious and cautious B2B buyers B2B buyers are curious about how a product can make life easier and business better; however, they are also more cautious when making purchases because a mistake can be costly both for the company and their career. This all means the B2B sales cycle is often very lengthy.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The curious and cautious B2B buyers B2B buyers are curious about how a product can make life easier and business better; however, they are also more cautious when making purchases because a mistake can be costly both for the company and their career. This all means the B2B sales cycle is often very lengthy.

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MAY 5, 2010

Okay, so my objectives for B2B Marketing Insider are: Have a stake in my personal brand’s online presence. When I see B2B Marketers who have forgotten that we serve customers and create marketing campaigns with little research into customer needs or pains or the words they use to express their pains, it makes me crazy.

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JUNE 7, 2010

The session will be moderated by David Rosen, Chief of B2B Social Media at Makovsky + Company. We will be discussing what the PRSA is calling “ The Forbidden Dance: B2B and Social Media ”. This is an area of opportunity for B2B companies and needs to be managed very carefully. It’s all about content!

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JUNE 2, 2010

The days of sending a list of contacts to sales is over. Some creative marketers call these lists suspects. In the next post , I will list the actions you can take today to deliver targeted leads to sales. And this is where many B2B marketers stumble. To sales, they are a waste of time. Sounds easy right?

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AUGUST 17, 2010

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AUGUST 5, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy August 5, 2010 Subscribe Holy Cow! Disclosure: I am a former employee of the Nielsen Company).

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JUNE 18, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy June 18, 2010 3 Subscribe Need to Drive Leads? Radio was not replaced by the television.

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MAY 12, 2010

In this article I will argue for the importance of and the 5 steps to create marketing ROI through demand generation. Assuming all of those activities are neatly in place, one of the most powerful ways to justify a marketing budget is through paid online lead generation and the ROI that follows.

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

At the time, I was leading a large online demand generation program and had some thoughts about the state of the marketing and sales funnel. For most B2B buying experiences, they expect to speak to a salesperson at some point in their journey. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples?

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JULY 1, 2010

Here are the few tips which can help you to get yourself heard and noticed amongst your target audience using social media. Harnessing the Power of Twitter: Tips from Guy Kawasaki The focus of this discussion is how companies can leverage Twitter to grow their businesses. Click here to cancel reply. Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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JULY 21, 2010

While this study was focused on IT Buyers, the implications for the B2B Marketer should be relevant across the prospect universe no matter which industries you serve. In this post, I will provide an overview of the study and summarize the key actions you should take as a B2B Marketer responsible for driving leads for your business.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

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MAY 3, 2010

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AUGUST 26, 2010

Here are the few tips which can help you to get yourself heard and noticed amongst your target audience using social media. Harnessing the Power of Twitter: Tips from Guy Kawasaki The focus of this discussion is how companies can leverage Twitter to grow their businesses. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 9, 2010

Second, similar to any other marketing campaign, you must start by defining your target audience and then setting specific objectives that can be measured. Upon completion the next step is determining where your target audience is actively engaged, who the key influencers are and how does your target audience consume and share information.

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AUGUST 12, 2010

The request for better quality is made and sales wants to work with fewer and better leads that they can close. My advice is to B2B Marketers is to follow this natural ebb and flow. However, you must continue to nurture those leads that are not yet ready to buy. In some companies “nurture happens&# almost by accident.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

It wasn’t inspired by anything other than the main challenges of my peers across the diverse world of corporate B2B Marketing. I have recently met and spoken to people from companies far and wide who have shared this experience! He was the marketing leader of a former company. I didn’t base it off a recent study.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

And so with the author’s permission I am summarizing it here for our B2B audience. In the past I spoke about The 4 Most Common Mistakes in B2B Content Marketing and described the importance of understanding and analyzing keywords. While the benefits of this approach are clear, B2B marketers must also be aware of the risks.

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JULY 19, 2010

The companies that are able to create a sustainable responder generation program will see higher conversions and sales. There are 3rd party companies that boast the “Immediate warm transfer” of a prospect searching your web site, but this is not always the case, and can be costly.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Brands are valuable assets that companies create, nurture and maintain with great care, right? Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Demographically bloggers also have higher incomes and education levels than the general population. Share: Read more from Social Media Blog , Blogwell , Marketing Mix , Social Media 4 Comments Post a comment Andrew Corliss Nov 9 2010 I believe blogging but all acts of social media are now necessary for businesses.

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OCTOBER 26, 2010

It means allowing as many employees in our companies to interact with our customers as real people. Confessions Of A B2B Marketer The Future of B2B Marketing: It’s Social About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

As the good folks at Altimeter Group have stated: To be successful using social technologies, companies must first prepare and align internal roles, processes, policies and stakeholders with their business objectives. How can social media extend our brand relationship with our target market? Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

While marketers have embraced these chats as a way of connecting with fellow marketers and sharing ideas, companies/brands have been relatively non-existent in these conversations. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy December 16, 2010 8 Subscribe What Is The Future Of The Social Media Role? And I agree with you.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

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