Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

To best develop thriving, mutually beneficial relationships with your customers, think of your social communication and email communication programs as two rungs on a content ladder. The Content You Want, via the Channel You Choose The future of integrated communications is in consumer choice and personalized preference centers. (For

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

The faux testimonials on the back of the book are priceless, including: “This book is the greatest business book in the world, besides mine.&# - Author who only gives testimonials for people who give him one in return Stratten’s rant against direct marketing – “People still teach courses on how to cold-call better!

Social Media 115

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

So what is it about some content syndication programs that create leads that sales reps don’t want? In today’s economic climate, content syndication is one of the lowest risk lead generation vehicles there is. With all this going for it, why then isn’t content syndication a slam dunk success?

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 9, 2010

Design #1 Email Sender: Marketo Email Title: Social Best Practices for Marketing in the Cloud What I Like: Clean design; date and time of the webinar on top easy to find; orange “Free Webinar&# button calls attention to the important action (register now!) Reply Daniel Kuperman says: March 12, 2010 at 7:48 pm I agree, Jodi.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 10, 2005

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. For lead generation, the concept of thought leading content should go beyond the website. Relevant content is key.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

I’ve been in marketing or advertising (online or otherwise) for 20 years. is Crucial to your Content Marketing Strategy 6 Lessons Learned From the Demise of MySpace Driving Sales with Relevancy and Utility [link] Innovate AZ 3 Ways Infomercials Can Inspire Your Social Media: I know, I know. But, I’m not.

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

The old email marketing strategy of batch and blast or spray and pray is no longer effective. However, there’s no denying the low cost of email marketing. Therefore B2B and industrial marketers continue to favor email marketing over other direct marketing channels. WHAT : What do you expect your list to do?

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2007

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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 19, 2016

And that usage isn’t all selfies and cat videos; both consumer and B2B purchases are influenced by social content. Social media is viewed as the second-most effective digital marketing tactic for customer retention purposes, behind only email. ( Direct Marketing ). Direct Marketing ). billion by 2018.

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2007

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. During our interview we cover a variety of topics that are relevant to lead generation, PR and marketing.

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markempa

AUGUST 22, 2007

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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

MARCH 30, 2007

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. In the show, you’ll hear from thought leading experts on a variety of marketing and lead generation topics.

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markempa

AUGUST 30, 2007

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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

APRIL 19, 2007

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. An excellent way to reach them is by developing thought leading (educational) content in the form of podcasts.

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markempa

DECEMBER 6, 2006

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. So I finally got a chance to catch my breath a bit and read some of the content on my "blogs I read" list.

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markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

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. This indicates the importance of relevant educational events and online content for lead generation.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

Last week, I interviewed three men that are helping create an all-new field of marketing and customer service – the emerging discipline of influence mining. Influence mining makes the old school, direct marketing notions of sorting consumers by purchase history seem dinosaurian by comparison. It’s in our DNA.

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2005

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. Using thought leader content as a lead generation tool Content is king in demonstrating your thought leadership and expertise.

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2006

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. There, I offer some thoughts on organizing and providing open access to more of your web content to successfully improve your lead generation success.

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markempa

AUGUST 23, 2006

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. " Ive written a number of times that educational content is an important tool for lead generation. Ask why they downloaded the white paper.

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markempa

MAY 21, 2007

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. Create a plan to add value every time you touch your future customers with relevant ideas, content and resources. Youre not in it for the big hit.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

Better question: How can we create content in multiple forms and locations that demonstrates our expertise? If it's not obvious by now, the marketing transformation well under way is about continual content creation and delivery that is valuable and relevant to an audience.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 14, 2010

link] #sm [link] Richard Becker Best Fresh Content Pick: Social Media is the Servant of Strategy, Not the Master [link] by @membershipjedi [link] Martin Seibert I definitely like your approach and I fully agree, that strategy comes first and social media and tracking follow. It's the Servant of Strategy, Not the Master!

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markempa

JULY 28, 2006

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. They conducted their third annual study of business technology marketing. They conducted their third annual study of business technology marketing.

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markempa

JUNE 14, 2006

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. Do you have your web site’s good content under lock and key? Do you have your web site’s good content under lock and key?

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markempa

JULY 10, 2006

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. . ;) Here’s some of what they had to say: "This book will be most helpful for a reader with a keen interest in business strategy.

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Tony Zambito

OCTOBER 18, 2015

As time progressed in the early decade of 2000 to 2010, reliance on the sales representative for product and solutions information began to diminish. And, began the era of marketing fulfilling the role of going beyond just brand advertising, but also building awareness and enabling buyers to research solutions.

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markempa

JUNE 27, 2006

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. I won the best B-to-B Marketing Blog in MarketingSherpas Readers Choice Awards!

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

80% of consumers content about products and services created by just 16% of the population – [link] [link] Laurence Bret Who are your influencers? Multiple purchases doesn't always indicate that customer is a “talker&# that creates content or spread the word about your product. million followers on Twitter?

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

In the growing content marketing field, some companies choose a pure creation strategy (often using blogging platforms for publishing) and find it to be a challenge. Â Pure content creation is demanding. Â Pure content creation is demanding. Pure automation of content aggregation doesn’t foster interaction.

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markempa

APRIL 6, 2006

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. Podcasting is proving to be a great way share multimedia content because your audience can fetch it automatically or when it fits their schedule.

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markempa

JUNE 21, 2006

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. Connect sales and marketing metrics together. Create content thats relevant for each stage of the buying cycle.

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markempa

JULY 13, 2006

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. An excellent way to reach people early is by developing thought-leading content. Simply put, engage early and often.

Lead Generation 120

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markempa

MAY 18, 2007

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. Strategic accounts: Can you develop content and lead generation events with your existing customers as references (ambassadors) to your audience?

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markempa

JANUARY 4, 2006

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. The truth of the matter is, though, event marketing can deliver quite impressive return on your lead generation investment.

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markempa

JUNE 16, 2006

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. David Meerman Scott, author of Cashing In With Content , wrote a post on direct to consumer press releases today as discussion leader on the IAOC blog.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

With ready access to an unprecedented wealth of on-line information, and skepticism toward vendors as a result of direct marketing overload, buyers have revolted and taken the buying cycle into their own hands.

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