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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. I saw a press release for a study last week completed by the Nielsen Norman Group , which also supports this finding.

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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!

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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. They just announced the results of a joint research study on the emerging role of new media, particularly podcasts , on B2B technology purchase decisions.

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DECEMBER 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. A study by the CMO council showed this is a key reason CMOs are losing influence at the executive table.

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JULY 21, 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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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NOVEMBER 17, 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. If youre supporting multiple sales channels with lead generation, youll probably like this case study by MarketingSherpa.

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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. A study by John Coe and the Sales & Marketing Institute showed, “70.8% My experience has been been around 45%.

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AUGUST 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. They studied almost 200 business decision makers with the intention of understanding what it is like to be a buyer of your services.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

I’ve been in marketing or advertising (online or otherwise) for 20 years. link] [link] Stanford Smith RT @jaybaer: If you want to be a better social marketer, study infomercials… [link] [link] david horne Jay. Just good ol' direct marketing principles, describe my problem like you know me and get me to trust you.

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JUNE 15, 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. The study found that, 58% of polled executives rated their marketing departments lead development capabilities as "fair" or "poor."

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JUNE 7, 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. MarketingSherpa published a great case study that explains how landing page design impacts lead generation results.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2006

This new case study by MarketingSherpa demonstrates the practical application of the halo effect. This new case study by MarketingSherpa demonstrates the practical application of the halo effect. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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MAY 23, 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. This leads to a problem that affects 87% of B2B marketers. Survey: CMOs feel the power I often ask CEOs how they measure marketing success.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. Finding Your Influencers As noted in the study, the notion of true 1:1 marketing via social media is a bit of a fallacy. population.

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APRIL 18, 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. A recent study found that sales people who came to be regarded as trusted advisors are 69% more likely to come away with a sale.

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MAY 24, 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. That amounts to literally billions of wasted marketing dollars. That amounts to literally billions of wasted marketing dollars.

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JUNE 7, 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. There are just a select few thought leaders in every industry and field of study. Thought leadership is not what you say or write.

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MAY 28, 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. Numerous studies show that companies (with complex sales) dont see increased revenue from getting their sales people more appointments.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I have studied and proven this. I have studied many fan pages with 100k+ to millions of fans that get only from 100-5000 people engaging with Brand posts. I think Myspace is a great case study but I don’t think FB has learned from the mistakes. So much clutter. And over 50% of profiles are locked down private.

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Webbiquity

JULY 26, 2010

Add WordStream’s Advanced Keyword Tools to Your Website for free , June 8, 2010. Pricing Based on Customer Expectations , May 26, 2010. June 7, 2010. CK’s B2B Blog ( SMS Mobile Marketing Mix Audience ). Great B2B Marketing Stats (in a GREAT format!) , June 13, 2010. March 18, 2010. June 8, 2010.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 31, 2010

August 31st, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Mitch Joel , whose blog and work I greatly admire, wrote a very interesting blog post recently that bemoaned the lack of conversation in social media. Now They’re Just Sound Bites « Direct Marketing Observations [.] In short, we have to wait our turn.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 18, 2010

All of these answers are knowable, and if we commit to testing and optimizing our social media efforts in 2010, we’ll go from having a social media presence, to having a social purpose that drives meaningful ROI. There’s a reason that some videos show up on the first page of Google, and others do not.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

AUGUST 3, 2010

Best of B2B Marketing. July 1, 2010 to July 31, 2010. The 20 craziest things you can do on Twitter - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , July 7, 2010 OK, we’ve heard all the great business success stories about connecting and learning through Twitter. Featured Sources. Like hooking their toilet up to Twitter.

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MARCH 2, 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 as a joint team.

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MAY 18, 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. According to studies, the single biggest issue for contemporary business-to-business marketers is effective lead generation.

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AUGUST 1, 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. According to studies, the single biggest challenge for contemporary B2B marketers is effective lead generation.

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JANUARY 18, 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. " Last week, I visited with a CEO who was really upset with his marketing team because he felt they were generating a lot of "junk leads."

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