Ambal's Amusings

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

We asked Britton Manasco "What are key marketing trends and predictions for 2010? What actions should marketers take in 2010?" " Britton Manasco helps firms become thought leaders and trusted authorities through value-rich content such as white papers, success stories and executive presentations. Over to you.

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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.

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markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

« Webcast: Closed-Loop Lead Generation & Management | Main | Off topic: Response to meme - 8 Random Things About Me » Content ideas for lead nurturing and tactics to use When it comes to lead nurturing , I find that many marketers get stuck because they lack enough good content to do it consistently.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle by Achinta Mitra on September 3, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Integrated Industrial Marketing These days it is popular to say “Content is marketing currency.”

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markempa

APRIL 19, 2007

Buyers want to know you understand them and that you’re relevant to their specific needs. An excellent way to reach them is by developing thought leading (educational) content in the form of podcasts. Buyers want to know you understand them and that you’re relevant to their specific needs.

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Contently

JUNE 3, 2016

Mobile year-over-year growth peaked between 2010-2011 as did ad spend. According to eMarketer’s numbers on mobile ad spend, expect a similar slowdown in growth in the coming years. Facebook, as we’ve covered repeatedly here on The Content Strategist, has seen massive growth in the past couple years.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 10, 2005

» Winning the Complex Sales Cycle with Thought leading Content David Meerman Scott shares some great ideas on how to leverage your thought leading content on your website. For lead generation, the concept of thought leading content should go beyond the website. Relevant content is key. Is this worth doing?

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markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

Their data shows that over 50% of tech buyers admitted to short listing a vendor after receiving a well timed and relevant phone call. This indicates the importance of relevant educational events and online content for lead generation. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2007

During our interview we cover a variety of topics that are relevant to lead generation, PR and marketing. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 David also writes the Web Ink Now blog and has been named to the MarketingSherpa Viral Marketing Hall of Fame for the past two years in a row.

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markempa

AUGUST 23, 2006

" Ive written a number of times that educational content is an important tool for lead generation. We’ve found that when you send educational content of any kind, it’s important to followup with a human touch; namely, followup phone calls. Can you send them other relevant and educational content?

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markempa

MAY 21, 2007

Create a plan to add value every time you touch your future customers with relevant ideas, content and resources. Develop a lead nurturing plan – While you may generate leads from your initial campaign, you will generate more by following up with additional touches just be sure that are meaningful and relevant to your audience.

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Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Sales Sales Qualified Leads 120

markempa

JUNE 21, 2006

Create content thats relevant for each stage of the buying cycle. Create content thats relevant for each stage of the buying cycle. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Connect sales and marketing metrics together. Is your value proposition clear?

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2005

Using thought leader content as a lead generation tool Content is king in demonstrating your thought leadership and expertise. I’ve found that creating good content doesn’t require a lot of budget but it definitely requires time, a desire to learn, and a willingness to teach others what you’ve learned. It must be relevant!

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markempa

JUNE 14, 2006

Do you have your web site’s good content under lock and key? Research shows shows that if you require registration on your website to download content such as articles, white papers, studies or other "free" resources, you could be losing 75%-85% of your potential leads! They are coming to your site for information.

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markempa

JUNE 16, 2006

The key is that you need to listen first, ask the right questions, participate and be relevant. 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. Just like you cant dominate a conversation without risking that people may tune you out.

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markempa

JULY 13, 2006

An excellent way to reach people early is by developing thought-leading content. Yet most companies lack thought provoking, educational content; instead, they emphasize sales content. Sales content is most relevant in the later stages of the buying process. Simply put, engage early and often.

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markempa

MAY 18, 2007

Analyze competitive information, and develop a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) Improve relevance of sales tools and marketing materials with sales input. 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

JUNE 7, 2005

He writes, "One of the best ways to pre-qualify your leads is to work off a list of those contacts that have subscribed and clicked thru on the content of your email newsletter marketing efforts. If you must cold call, how do make each call relevant? If you must cold call, how do make each call relevant?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MAY 30, 2010

In fact, a recent eMarketer report found that 40% of executives surveyed said integrating the two tactics is their No. 1 marketing initiative for 2010. To combine the two tactics, email subscribers can be encouraged to not only forward content via email, but also share it via Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon and other sites.

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B2B Marketing Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Marketing Management 48

markempa

MAY 23, 2005

Dont for get your audience wants information that is relevant and meaningful. Relevant Content - a catalyst for big attendance High quality content can dramatically build webinar attendance. Relevant content builds credibility, generates positive word of mouth (wom) and creates a buzz for future events.

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Hubspot

MARCH 23, 2013

Google's pretty good at surfacing relevant content based on your search query. But sometimes you need something so insanely specific that a general keyword phrase doesn't really do it for you, especially for marketers on the hunt for a specific piece of content. Surface content to link to. Enter the Google site:search.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

3 items that should be in your 2010 email budget by BtoB Magazine. A better approach may be a simpler newsletter design with a compelling hook to get the reader to click through to a more graphically-rich web page with similar but augmented content. 2009 Email Marketing Metrics Benchmark Study by XDXY eMarketing Tips.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 17, 2011

Americans spent nearly a quarter of their time online on social networking sites and blogs in 2010, up from 15.8 At its current rate, Twitter will process almost 10 billion tweets in 2010. by eMarketer. The State of the Blogosphere 2010 by Brian Solis. percent just a year earlier—a 43 percent increase. 40 percent of U.S.

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Marketers have questions, this post has answers: 87 vital social media and online marketing statistics covering everything from how executives and large companies are using social media for marketing, customer service and recruiting to fresh stats on the leading social media platforms to search, email, content and mobile marketing trends.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Really great content around B2B Marketing again this month. Here’s what the social signals said was the best content and the hottest topics. Monitor your social media in less than 10 minutes a day - inblurbs , November 26, 2010 Social networking is very essential for today’s online business world. There better be.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 19, 2011

Web presence optimization (WPO)—using tactics like SEO, PPC, online PR, social media, content marketing and reputation management in a coordinated fashion to maximize your online visibility and business results—is the core theme of this blog. Don’t say those words!) of the past year.

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Social media’s power to spread a message across the web isn’t as relevant. According to a study analyzed by eMarketer , the majority of B2B marketers (60%) said they use social media to provide “thought leadership&# for their brand. The B2B Social Media Marketing Series is supported by IDG Enterprise.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

APRIL 5, 2010

March 2010. Great stuff in the world of B2B Marketing for March 2010. We’ve hit a new low: The shittiest social media marketing plan ever - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , March 10, 2010 A local news and media company is getting into the social media consulting business. Best of B2B Marketing. You heard me right.

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markempa

MARCH 2, 2007

Sales people need to spend their time selling, not building content and messaging. Heres 9 ideas to help you go beyond the lead: Build a library of selling and nurturing content specifically designed for you sales team. The content does not have to be flashy, just relevant.) Make the content library easily accessible.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

MAY 3, 2010

April 2010. Five Big Shifts in Social Media Marketing - Webbiquity , April 19, 2010 Social media reflects a larger trend toward buyer empowerment that has changed not only the practice but the underlying philosophies of marketing over the past several years. Best of B2B Marketing. Great stuff this month in the world of B2B Marketing.

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markempa

APRIL 24, 2007

He goes on in the post to talk about how to use your relevant and educational content as part of the lead nurturing mix. The challenge is to make each conversation you have be relevant and meaningful. He goes on in the post to talk about how to use your relevant and educational content as part of the lead nurturing mix.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Concepts under consideration include a variety of different search results (not just by time, but possibly by relevancy or impact), analytics, RSS feeds, widgets and more. Build Your Brand a Social Content Ladder in 5 Steps The More Things Change, The More Things Change philsimonsystems Pretty neat tool. Merry Xmas eMarketers!

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Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 164

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Social media’s power to spread a message across the web isn’t as relevant. According to a study analyzed by eMarketer , the majority of B2B marketers (60%) said they use social media to provide “thought leadership&# for their brand. The B2B Social Media Marketing Series is supported by IDG Enterprise.

Social Media 40

Social Media Enterprise Management Social Marketing B2B Marketing 40

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

So, here are the Best of B2B Marketing for August 2010 based on on social signals. Ten social media and technology mega-trends to watch - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , August 10, 2010 I just read a fascinating (and lengthy!) What Goal is Your Marketing Content Achieving? It’s inspired a movie. How do you do it?

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

.” Executives & Online Video [CHARTS] by eStrategy After Hours David Erickson shares eMarketer findings about the popularity of online video among business executives. ” Nearly a quarter prefer video content to text. Gmail and StumbleUpon are the fastest growing methods, however.

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