Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Far and away one of the best blog posts I wrote this year was on the new 4′c of B2B Marketing – it was read over 15,000 times and 3X more popular than the next most read blog post of the year. This inspired me to do a quick 10 Best Posts of 2010 as we slide into the New Year. Is The White Paper Dead for B2B Marketing?

Best Practices 100

Best Practices Social Media Paper Public Relations 100

markempa

AUGUST 25, 2014

Tweet Our sister publication, MarketingSherpa, publishes three weekly newsletter case studies, and in the B2B beat in particular, those weekly articles routinely feature a story covering marketers tackling lead generation for the complex sale. Case Study #1 – Local B2B Marketing: 150% boost in lead generation.

Case Study 120

Case Study Case Studies Lead Gen Studies 120

markempa

MARCH 6, 2007

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Webcast 120

Webcast Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Qualified Leads 120

markempa

AUGUST 24, 2007

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Work Management 120

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Lead Generation 120

Anything Goes Marketing

DECEMBER 21, 2009

2009 has been a long year but as I reflect back on my many conversations, I've created a top 5 list of items to avoid in 2010: 1. In 2010 you will not have a choice but to make social media part of your overall marketing strategy. The key to sending relevant communication is to automate the process.

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Planning 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 15, 2010

During my presentation titled Lead Generation Programs That Work I walked through the 5 Steps to Achieve Lead Generation ROI. I defined the top tactics for driving leads in today’s environment and listed those that aren’t working as well as they used to. How do you balance the need for quantity of leads vs quantity?

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Budget Programs Work Management Lead Scoring 100

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Facebook was founded in 2004, Twitter in 2006, Instagram 2010, Snapchat 2011, and TikTok in 2016. The Debate: Is Social Media Lead Gen or Brand Building or Both? Even with over 5,000 marketing tools available , measuring the ROI of social media in a traditional click-to-purchase remains to be an issue. The problem?

Social Media 162

Social Media Generation Media Peer-to-peer 162

ViewPoint

JANUARY 15, 2013

Given that I run one of the many lead generation companies it will not surprise you to learn that I believe a 3rd party focused on response management, lead generation and qualification and lead nurturing is capable of doing a much better job of those services than you are likely to find inside most companies.

Paid Search Agency 120

Paid Search Agency Lead Generation Work Management Sales Qualified Leads 120

Scoop.it

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Generating leads in SaaS now is different from what it was in 2010. These days, setting up a landing page and pop-up and driving some traffic to your website is no longer enough to get the best quality leads. But what is a substitute for the old-good (yet no longer effective) marketing tactics?

Account Based Marketing 104

Account Based Marketing Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Personalization 104

markempa

OCTOBER 6, 2006

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BtoB 120

BtoB Lead Generation Paper Generation 120

Everything Technology Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

One of my recent posts (“ The Top-10 B2B Marketing Trends for 2011 ”) received a lot of great comments. The number one marketing trend for 2011, according to the 17,000 member B2B technology marketing group on LinkedIn, is the increasing integration of social media with traditional marketing tactics to drive qualified leads.

Social Media 100

Social Media Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2009

So that begs the question - what’s on the horizon specifically for BtoB for marketers next year? Here are 10 concrete ways I think the environment in which BtoB Marketers operate will evolve in 2010. Facebook ads today remind me of Google AdWords in 2001 with low CPC’s on topics and segments many marketers will want to reach.

BtoB 100

BtoB Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Mobile Advertising 100

markempa

JULY 16, 2007

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Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Work Management Marketing Management Search Marketing 120

Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2009

So that begs the question – what’s on the horizon specifically for BtoB for marketers next year? Here are 10 concrete ways I think the environment in which BtoB Marketers operate will evolve in 2010. Mobile Marketing – Frankly I think Social Media is just a warm up for Mobile Marketing.

BtoB 100

BtoB Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Mobile Advertising 100

ANNUITAS

MAY 8, 2012

According to a 2011 study by MarketingSherpa , 74% of B2B marketers stated that their biggest challenge was generating high quality leads. The next biggest challenge was a distant second: 49% cited “generating a high volume of leads”. However, lead generation is irrelevant in today’s b2b marketing climate.

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Generation Top of Funnel Leads 100

markempa

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading! Okay, not really.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Marketing BtoB Lead Scoring 120

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2009

As we move closer to 2010, New Year’s resolutions are top of mind. As a B2B marketer, there’s no better time than the present to resolve to maximize conversions of leads. With effective B2B lead nurturing, that resolution is as good as done. . A small percentage of B2B leads are truly unqualified and should be discarded.

Lead Nurturing 48

Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Leads 48

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2010

In this article I will argue for the importance of and the 5 steps to create marketing ROI through demand generation. Social media is hot mainly because it is new news to lots of folks in marketing and across our organizations that “the customer is indeed in charge”. I will say it here: every B2B marketer should know how to do this.

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Sales Management Lead Ranking ROI 100

markempa

MAY 13, 2007

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Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation ROI Top of Funnel B2B Marketing 120

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Facebook was founded in 2004, Twitter in 2006, Instagram 2010, Snapchat 2011, and TikTok in 2016. The Debate: Is Social Media Lead Gen or Brand Building or Both? Even with over 5,000 marketing tools available , measuring the ROI of social media in a traditional click-to-purchase remains to be an issue. The problem?

Social Media 130

Social Media Generation Media Peer-to-peer 130

ANNUITAS

APRIL 26, 2011

Lead management continues to be a hot topic in the world of B2B marketing as we turn the corner and head into the second half of 2010. As a leader in lead management process development, our firm has seen a lot of confusion in the market about what constitutes lead management. So what are these myths?

Lead Management 100

Lead Management Work Management Marketing Management Lead Scoring 100

markempa

AUGUST 18, 2006

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BtoB 120

BtoB Lead Generation B2B Sales Generation 120

Ambal's Amusings

MAY 10, 2010

We asked Maria Pergolino "What are key marketing trends and predictions for 2010? What actions should marketers take in 2010?" " Maria Pergolino works as Director of Marketing at Marketo , leading their efforts in adoption of social media channels for brand awareness and demand generation html.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Lead Generation Demand Generation 100

markempa

MAY 16, 2006

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Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Marketing Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

DECEMBER 7, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading! So what can be done about it?

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales B2B Marketing Generation 120

markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading! Now look like heroes.

Marketing Budget 120

Marketing Budget Lead Generation Work Management Lead Management 120

Chris Koch

MAY 14, 2010

Social media creates the need for marketing to lead within the organization. We mean that within the organization the leadership of social media is falling to marketing. We think that’s because social media is seen primarily as a tool for marketing. We don’t think marketing can afford to continue doing more with less.

Organic Leads 100

Organic Leads Social Media Social Marketing Organization 100

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 31, 2010

The CSO Insights 2010 Lead Generation Optimization Study identifies some of the best practices that companies are focusing on to optimize their lead generation performance. For the first time in the history of the LGO study, over half the firms stated that they have processes in place to track campaign ROI.

Lead Generation 48

Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Studies 48

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

Of course, Marketing Automation alone cannot live up to those hyped up expectations and has to take the brunt of the blame. That is unfortunate because Marketing Automation software is a very useful tool and in my opinion, a necessity these days. However, is improving efficiency enough to justify investing in Marketing Automation?

Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Marketing Automation 60

Webbiquity

JANUARY 28, 2011

According to recent research from eConsultancy, “Paid search consumes the largest portion of online lead generation budgets, accounting for 28% of spending (in 2010), up from 22% in 2009.&# There’s no question that paid search delivers leads, and no question that AdWords is the big dog in the PPC world.

Adwords 100

Adwords Paid Content Paid Search Agency Tactics 100

markempa

JANUARY 4, 2006

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Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Event Marketing Generation B2B Marketing 120

markempa

JUNE 14, 2007

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading! Now theres are over a hundred.

Social Media 120

Social Media Lead Generation B2B Marketing Social Marketing 120

markempa

DECEMBER 21, 2006

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Budget Programs 120

Budget Programs Lead Generation B2B Sales Sales Qualified Leads 120

ViewPoint

APRIL 24, 2012

As much as marketing and sales best practices—not to mention just plain common sense—dictate that cost-per-lead not play a prominent role in managing and measuring B2B lead generation investments, the metric continues to prevail. The problems and costs of a cost-per-lead approach.

Cost per Lead 120

Cost per Lead Sales Qualified Leads Lead Generation Cost 120

markempa

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading! You may want to think again.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Event Marketing Trade Show B2B Marketing 120

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

Organizations are spending considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. However, the role of B2B marketers is changing and evolving more into revenue generation. In order to meet new revenue and ROI goals, marketers need to improve their strategic skills (50%) and sales skills (40%).

Lead Generation 60

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Web 2.0 B2B Marketing 60

markempa

JANUARY 23, 2007

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading! Peachtree and SageCRM software.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Work Management B2B Marketing 120