DemandBase

MARCH 30, 2020

If you’ve ever studied Economics 101 you’ll probably remember Adam Smith’s analogy of how many inputs and different skill sets went into the optimal production of a simple 18th-century pin. Want to know how it applies to your ABM-informed advertising campaigns? Optimizing to the wrong, usually short-term, KPIs like CTR.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 2, 2024

With AI infiltrating nearly every aspect of our lives in 2023, sales leaders saw huge industry transformations — automation, data analysis, and enhanced productivity for starters. Many AI adopters saw conversion rates and sales productivity improve by 10-30%. Here’s what sales leaders should keep an eye on. Watch the demo

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 2, 2024

With AI infiltrating nearly every aspect of our lives in 2023, sales leaders saw huge industry transformations — automation, data analysis, and enhanced productivity for starters. Many AI adopters saw conversion rates and sales productivity improve by 10-30%. Here’s what sales leaders should keep an eye on. Watch the demo

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B2B Marketing Directions

APRIL 23, 2023

When such a need or desire arises, a potential buyer will quickly create a mental list of companies, products, or services (which I'll refer to collectively as brands ) that he or she feels are worth considering, i.e. an initial consideration set. Many B2B companies offer products or services that can address several needs.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 5, 2011

These methods all yield similar figures -- around a $200 million in revenue for 2010. That said, here's an excerpt from the report: Revenues for B2B marketing automation systems (excluding related services) were $200 million in 2010, according to Raab Associates estimates. Including those vendors would at least double the total figure.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The 2008 recession accelerated their inability to adapt to changing consumer demand -- and by 2010, they filed for bankruptcy. Adapting to Customer Needs With the Right Products. Figuring that out starts with thinking about how your products and services impact your customers. I know that shift can feel daunting.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 18, 2010

Using social media as a direct response vehicle - The reason for much of the success from B2C marketers is that the majority of their products are impulse purchases (i.e. Pages About Michael Brenner Appearances Search Based on Traction Theme by The Theme Foundry Copyright © 2010 B2B Marketing Insider. All rights reserved.

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

How many B2B vs. B2C companies, industries, and even job titles. It’s easy to say that B2B and B2C email patterns are similar, but without seeing the data underlying that assumption I’m very skeptic. Slides should be available for download soon here. billion emails sent. United States License. United States License.

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Hubspot

JULY 28, 2017

These 10 videos provide great examples of what it takes to make a video that can capture the attention of millions and market your product in the process. These videos prove that it doesn't matter if your company is B2B or B2C; anyone can create a video that goes viral. Take a look at each of these videos. Herding Cats - Ikea.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. Are there differences between B2B and B2C in social media? I’ve asserted that B2B social media tactics vary from B2C, in that they are typically rooted in consumer education and thought leadership, and thus require deeper layers of interaction.

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Sprout Social

MAY 10, 2019

By 2010, YouTube was generating more than two billion views each day. A lot of companies assume that YouTube is strictly a B2C channel. YouTube stats for marketers don’t just apply to the B2C industry. Past studies from the International Data Group state that 46% of B2B tech buyers purchase products after viewing videos.

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Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The world clearly has more B2B marketing automation vendors than it needs – my master list of demand generation products includes two dozen. The major B2C marketing automation vendors -- IBM/Unica , Teradata/Aprimo , and SAS are more attuned to the enterprise market.

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Marketing Insider Group

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? Follow these 6 Content Marketing Tips That Drive Leads. Absolutely not.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 7, 2010

This post also appeared recently in B2C Marketing Insider. Time Line Close The Time Line close is effective when a product or service will impact a prospect’s project plan, especially if the purchasing decision is a prerequisite to other activities in the project plan. Trinity Oct 10 2010 A very good advice. Happy to help.

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Ambal's Amusings

APRIL 26, 2010

We asked " What are key marketing trends and predictions for 2010? What actions should marketers take in 2010? " Parker Trewin is currently the Director of Marcom at Genius.com and has over twenty years of experience in marketing communications, social media and product management. Parker Trewin. Related Blog Posts.

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Valasys

MAY 31, 2019

Post the acquisition by Abode, Marketo’s cloud-based analytics, personalization, content capabilities, account-based marketing (ABM) & revenue-based technology have improved tremendously & Marketo is now a leader in managing, optimizing & orchestrating cross-channel campaigns for B2B & B2C marketers across the globe. .

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The Effective Marketer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

A B2B company applying tactics used by B2C companies can be very successful but only after some necessary translation is done. This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 at 3:25 am and is filed under Communication , Decision Making , Marketing Strategy , Online Marketing. United States License. United States License.

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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. Each B2B customer will be thinking about products in the context of his or her own position.

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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. Each B2B customer will be thinking about products in the context of his or her own position.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 3, 2010

Too often we grab the latest product brochure, sales presentation or case study and post it online. Instead create personas of people that buy your solutions or products. Michael Brenner Jun 3 2010 Ryan, Thanks for your comments. Stay away from arbitrary boundaries like SIC codes and Revenue range or employee size.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 24, 2010

These chats can also allow a brand/product to create significant social capital. About Brian Rice Brian Rice is the author of B2C Marketing Insider and serves as Online Marketing Manager for SAP. Pages About Michael Brenner Appearances Search Based on Traction Theme by The Theme Foundry Copyright © 2010 B2B Marketing Insider.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 30, 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 November 30, 2010 Subscribe Internet Trends From The Web 2.0 Summit Share The 7th Annual Web 2.0

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Rose Dec 1 2010 Lots of good points here, Michael. Michael Brenner Dec 1 2010 Hi Diane and thanks for your comment! Michael Damphousse Dec 2 2010 Looking forward to our session! Michael Brenner Dec 2 2010 Thanks Michael. Mark William Schaefer Dec 3 2010 Excellent article Michael. Hope it’s great!

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 5, 2010

I started in sales, then moved into product management with P&L responsibility. Finally, take a poll: ask marketers if they can a) recite the company’s 30-second elevator pitch on why a prospect should pick them vs the competition b) demo their product c) talk to a customer. Then ran marketing for 2 firms.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Blogs Influence On Buyers When asked “what is your likelihood to purchase a brand, product or service from these information sources?&# 42% reported that blogs influence their purchase behavior. Or from consumer to consumer to relay needed information on products and services. Michael Brenner Nov 11 2010 Thanks Andrew!

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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. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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Brightedge

MAY 16, 2021

There are very few good books on product marketing that make the discipline more clear without burying you in too much theory or too many worksheets, but Stone does an excellent job detailing it. Ellis named and started the growth hacker movement in 2010 after his successes at Dropbox and Logmein.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

It can include 140 character tweets, photos, brief product updates or FAQs. Context: this is important because some traditional marketing assets like white papers or product demos do not perform very well in social media. All the best, Steve O Michael Brenner Sep 16 2010 Hi Steve, thanks for your comments. The reason is context.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

It’s about how customers relate to one another in the context of brands and how those brands, companies, products and people relate to customers … It’s an experiential, holistic concept that we have deconstructed and reconstructed to map to brand value.&# They want a product that exemplifies a need.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

October 13, 2010. If so, which social networks are most productive? Discover the role of social media in brand visibility, how social media use differs in B2B vs. B2C companies and between large and small businesses, and more. Though written in April, this came in #14 over the past 12 months. It Depends. August 27, 2013.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Think about the entire lifecycle from new product ideas all the way to customer retention. For example, effective demand generation with high quality content that meets customer needs will produce awareness and will drive consideration of your product. Or to create a plan with only your team’s objectives in mind.

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Engagio

JUNE 3, 2019

Some think it’s not real: ( Source: Dilbert, 2010 ). Consider how we use Netflix or Amazon; no matter our age or income level, it’s our behavior that determines which shows or products come recommended to us, all based on our past browsing activity. What a buzzkill. To many, marketing is simply not a noble profession.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Are we considering the larger implications of social media on the organization as it relates to employee adoption, customer service, product development and innovation? Pages About Michael Brenner Appearances Search Based on Traction Theme by The Theme Foundry Copyright © 2010 B2B Marketing Insider. All rights reserved.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 17, 2010

The emails in these galleries are mostly B2B marketing in nature, but the design principles can be applied to B2C as well. This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 at 12:15 pm and is filed under Email Marketing. Is good to see what’s out there, what is working and what is not. Click on the images for larger version.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 13, 2010

They are looking for companies to be transparent and responsive in their interactions, to provide valuable content and even expecting to be asked for product and service improvement ideas. by Michael Brenner, July 13, 2010 Related Posts: Finding The Time To Tweet or Blog?

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Marketing Insider Group

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? Michael Brenner Dec 16 2010 Thanks Tom.

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Marketing Insider Group

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? Michael Brenner Dec 16 2010 Thanks Tom.

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