Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2010

We discussed the great lead quality vs. lead quantity debate. And when quality is required, you need to be able to deliver leads that convert. The debate often goes like this: Sales wants more leads. So marketing sends more. Sales says they want better leads. When they ask for better leads.

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 100

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 15, 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 15, 2010 Subscribe The Secret To B2B Social Media? Why am I in Marketing?

Social Media 100

Social Media Web 2.0 Media B2B 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 19, 2010

You will see a diminishing return on every call made outside of 48 hours, and after 7 days you will see a 60-70% drop in leads generated. One responder can lead us to several opportunities within the company if the discussion we have is centered around the needs and pains of the company and not only one product or service.

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2010

Online lead generation is one of the best ways to identify customers early in the journey and produce a solid and predictable return on investment. Marketing needs to be the engine to identify qualified leads for sales. I will say it here: every B2B marketer should know how to do this. Think sales, leads, pipeline.

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Sales Management Lead Ranking ROI 100

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Now I’m not sure most B2B marketers truly consider lead generation as their primary focus but I do agree that we B2B Marketers spend considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. Related Posts: Why am I in Marketing? This one has a puzzling contradiction (see #3).

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Planning Paid Search Agency B2B 100

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Now I’m not sure most B2B marketers truly consider lead generation as their primary focus but I do agree that we B2B Marketers spend considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. Related Posts: Why am I in Marketing? This one has a puzzling contradiction (see #3).

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Planning Paid Search Agency B2B 100

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 29, 2010

Rob and I support and have adopted what we call the “Tele-Web” concept of driving the most efficient leads for sales through pull-based inbound programs. Sometimes, inbound demand generation isn’t enough to fill our funnels. Poor data quality: capture the “lead intelligence” from each call in a database.

Telemarketing 100

Telemarketing Work Management Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 6, 2010

by Michael Brenner, July 6, 2010 Related Posts: Need to Drive Leads? Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. It also allows the marketer to track who is responding.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Burn Rate Web 2.0 100

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 3, 2010

With this approach you will reap the rewards of understanding your audience and providing them value which they will return in the form of leads and sales. Summary by: Michael Brenner * *This post originally appeared on B2C Marketing Insider and has been summarized with the permission of the author. Need to Drive Leads?

Social Media 100

Social Media Paid Search Agency Demand Generation Agencies Media 100

Marketing Insider Group

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. I bet most marketers fail this simple test by getting 0 or 1 of those answers right. Share your thoughts, post a comment.

Paid Search Agency 100

Paid Search Agency Planning Lead Qualification Lead Ranking 100

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 17, 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 17, 2010 Subscribe What Is Marketing Acceleration? More leads. More sales.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Planning Budget Programs 100

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 11, 2010

Finally, I provide practical tips for developing your own strategy, gaining the buy-in required to execute the plan and working with your executive team on marketing their own personal brands to your customers. Related Posts: Top Takeaways From Blogwell Philly 2010 Holy Cow! Share your thoughts, post a comment. All rights reserved.

Social Media 100

Social Media Buy Media Marketing & Strategy 100

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 28, 2010

So why shouldn’t your marketing? We need an always on demand strategy that utilizes an effective inbound marketing approach: optimized website, consistent paid search activity, drip nurture programs and marketing automation. Demand is “always on,&# 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Planning 100

Planning Marketing Plans Work Management Budget Programs 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Related Posts: How To Focus On Your Marketing Plan Internet Trends From The Web 2.0 Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. Share: Read more from Strategy marketing plan Click here to cancel reply.

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Customer Satisfaction Telemarketing Lead Qualification 100

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. Michael Brenner Oct 4 2010 Great point: putting yourself in the customer’s shoes is the really the MOST if not the ONLY important thing.

Social Media 100

Social Media Brand Identity Branding Media 100

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Top Takeaways From Blogwell Philly 2010 About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP. Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP. All rights reserved.

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency B2B Marketing Social Marketing 100

Marketing Insider Group

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. ″ demonstrating that buyers chose their own path and Steve Woods comments about valuation of leads and analyzing marketing impact on revenue. This is great stuff.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Demand Digital Marketing Funnels Marketing Funnels 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 24, 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 24, 2010 Subscribe A B2B Marketing Manifesto? required) to prove it.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Planning B2B Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 24, 2010

Would you incorporate tweet chats into your marketing campaigns? Author: Brian Rice Related Posts: Integrate Social Media Into Your Marketing Mix The 4 Cs of Social Media Why Do You Tweet? About Brian Rice Brian Rice is the author of B2C Marketing Insider and serves as Online Marketing Manager for SAP.

Organization 100

Organization Planning Paid Search Agency Allocation 100

Marketing Insider Group

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.

Paid Search Agency 100

Paid Search Agency Web 2.0 Customer Satisfaction Keywords 100

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 2, 2010

Inbound marketeering requires 2 simple things: First you need to be found and that requires the basic techniques of understanding how prospects search and the keywords they use. Do these 2 things and you will find valuable leads. In this post I will explain the 4 most common mistakes marketers make.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency Content Marketing 100

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? And I agree with you.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Enterprise Management Paid Search Agency 100

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? And I agree with you.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Enterprise Management Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Related Posts: The New Marketing Accountability Tweet Chats: Organized Chaos or Untapped Marketing Opportunity Integrating Social Media and Search Integrate Social Media Into Your Marketing Mix Why Do You Tweet? All the best, Steve O Michael Brenner Sep 16 2010 Hi Steve, thanks for your comments.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Customer Satisfaction Web 2.0 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 1, 2010

Share: Read more from Social Media Social Media Campaigns 2 Comments Post a comment Jeremy Victor Jul 1 2010 excellent list Brian. Keep it up Brian Rice Jul 1 2010 Hi Jeremy, Thanks for the positive feedback. Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

Social Media 100

Social Media Resources Media Web 2.0 100

Marketing Insider Group

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? Michael Brenner May 16 2010 Thanks Barb.

Planning 100

Planning Paid Search Agency Customer Satisfaction Enterprise Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

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? Michael Brenner May 16 2010 Thanks Barb.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Planning Paid Search Agency Customer Satisfaction 100

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 22, 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 22, 2010 1 Subscribe 10 Reasons Why Mobile is Hot! Need to Drive Leads?

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Web 2.0 Paid Search Agency Mobile Advertising 100

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 9, 2010

Now like many marketers currently experiencing a similar situation, you probably immediately thought “why me?” Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP. Share: Read more from Social Media Social Media , Social Media Campaigns Click here to cancel reply.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Co-Registration Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 26, 2010

Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP. Pages About Michael Brenner Appearances Search Based on Traction Theme by The Theme Foundry Copyright © 2010 B2B Marketing Insider. All rights reserved.

Social Media 100

Social Media Resources Media Web 2.0 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 18, 2010

Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP. Pages About Michael Brenner Appearances Search Based on Traction Theme by The Theme Foundry Copyright © 2010 B2B Marketing Insider. All rights reserved.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 19, 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 19, 2010 2 Subscribe Life Is Short! A blogger never takes vacation.

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Customer Satisfaction Telemarketing Lead Qualification 100

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

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Paid Content Trends Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

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! But what does this mean for the B2B Marketer?

Social Media 100

Social Media Web 2.0 Burn Rate Media 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 5, 2010

I know how to generate a lead. Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency Planning B2B 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 5, 2010

I know how to generate a lead. Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency Planning B2B 100

Marketing Insider Group

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. Well we need to focus on wringing out every lead and every deal from our funnels. Unfortunately, not all marketers understand digital so well. Rose Dec 1 2010 Lots of good points here, Michael. Squeezed out.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Planning Paid Search Agency Top of Funnel 100