The Forward Observer

DECEMBER 15, 2023

So why is marketing it so hard? Many SaaS companies struggle with marketing. Teams try everything they can to drive more traffic, leads, and signups. Forget the Funnel is your guide for thinking more strategically about marketing your product and making a meaningful impact on revenue growth. Frustratingly inconsistent.

Marketing Funnels 169

Marketing Funnels Top of Funnel Startups Buyer Personas 169

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

You can view all the articles posted on socialmedia.org and also in the “Social Media&# category of B2C Marketing Insider. A common theme: almost all the presentations highlighted the importance of identifying and working with the top influencers in your target market as a key starting point and component of success.

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Paid Search Agency Customer Satisfaction Telemarketing 100

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 3, 2010

If we pay close attention to avoid the common mistakes, content marketing can drive leads that are more relevant, targeted and qualified than a traditional outbound push. So here are my 6 tips for creating content that drives the leads that sales wants… Define your audience on their terms not yours. Know them all.

Lead Ranking 100

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads Top of Funnel 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 21, 2020

This is true for life and one of my favorite things to do for marketing. Recently, we looked at quotes from CMOs and influencers on the future of marketing. so you can plot the right marketing strategy for your team’s future. When it comes to marketing, fortune indeed favors the bold. It’s a fact.

Marketing AI 557

Marketing AI Stats Planning Case Studies 557

Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 20, 2010

Summary: A survey of business-to-business salespeople finds they (still) consider themselves their best source of qualified leads. But marketing-generated leads are gaining increasing respect and salespeople are increasingly looking for help from outside data vendors. Events and trade shows actually rank below all of these.

Lead Ranking 120

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Customer Surveys Sales Qualified Leads 120

LeadSloth

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

What are the key events to attend when you’d like to learn more about B2B Marketing, Marketing Automation, Lead Management? I’ve compiled a list of the events that matter: B2B Marketing Events for 2010. Some featured events: Silverpop B2B Marketing University. Sales & Marketing 2.0

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services B2B 100

Ambal's Amusings

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Enjoy the following collated list of best blog posts from Connect the Docs in 2010. 2010 Content Marketing Trends and Predictions. Content marketing is changing like never before at a faster pace than we’ve seen in the last 100 years. What is the future of content marketing? The 6C's of Content Marketing.

Viral Marketing 100

Viral Marketing Best Practices Paper Blogger 100

markempa

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Have you ever wondered about how can you use LinkedIn for better lead generation and business. Then came a couple of decades of marketing positions – mostly in the technology industry. I see sales and marketing people trying too hard to automate and template-ize their actions, focusing on quantity and not quality.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Linkedin Sales Qualified Leads Generation 120

markempa

NOVEMBER 1, 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! That’s not always true.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads B2B Marketing Leads 120

Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 19, 2011

This is a guest post by Paul Mosenson, President and Founder of NuSpark Marketing, www.nusparkmarketing.com , a B2B Marketing firm. Much has been discussed about the importance of aligning sales and marketing with regard to marketing automation and lead management processes. Are marketers now sales people?),

Social Media 100

Social Media Lead Generation Top of Funnel Social Marketing 100

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 4, 2011

On May 7th, 2010 I started this journey to document my thoughts and perspective on B2B Marketing. So as I begin 2011, I want to start by thanking all of you for putting up with my yammering on about the trends, hot topics and occasional outbursts on the state of B2B Marketing today. B2B Marketing Predictions For 2011 , Nov.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing B2B Advertising Agencies B2B Sales 100

Smashmouth Marketing

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

She asked a bunch of B2B marketing experts for their predictions for 2010. Until then, I give you more thoughts to ponder than predictions: Are marketing's goals aligned with sales? Are you shoring up those marketing techniques that are tried and true? Cost per lead? Hit the ground running in 2010.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Cost per Lead B2B Adwords 100

markempa

AUGUST 29, 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! And if not, should you start?

Social Networks 120

Social Networks Lead Generation Network Marketing B2B Marketing 120

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 27, 2023

Marketing podcasts (and coffee) are hot! A few years ago, I was interviewed by Marketing Over Coffee podcast host John J. Tune in to hear our industry’s thought leaders share their two cents on some pretty revolutionary marketing ideas. What is Marketing Over Coffee? This marketing podcast is hosted by John J.

Lead Ranking 185

Lead Ranking Planning Paid Search Agency B2B Thought Leadership 185

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Marketing Sherpa last week released its 2010 Social Media Marketing Benchmark report. The report’s authors begin by noting that: “An important transition in the use of social media for marketing purposes is taking place.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 100

The Forward Observer

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Content Marketing Strategy: Harness the Power of Your Brand’s Voice by Robert Rose About the Book Do you know how to turn the attention your content receives into profit? With a meaningful content marketing strategy, you can. An organization’s content communicates everything to consumers.

Marketing & Strategy 130

Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Planning Content Marketing 130

Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 7, 2010

Summary: the demand generation market will continue to grow in 2010, and it may attract some new, big competitors from outside the industry. But the real excitement will be features that expand the scope of demand generation products to support inbound marketing, better measurement, and more efficient content creation.

Demand Generation Agencies 120

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Marketing Automation Services Work Management 120

markempa

MARCH 6, 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!

Webcast 120

Webcast Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Qualified Leads 120

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

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. This concept needs to be at the forefront of your planning in 2010.

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Planning 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

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Here are some quick thoughts on two items: Unica ’s acquisition of paid search bid management system MakeMeTop (now mercifully renamed Unica Search) and Alterian ’s recently-released and excellent annual marketing survey. I say “almost” only because Unica seems to intend to link search click-throughs to a traditional marketing database.)

Database Marketing 120

Database Marketing Paid Search Agency Demand Generation Agencies Paid Content 120

Zoominfo

AUGUST 19, 2018

In a 2010 blog post, we state that in order to stay viable, B2B companies need to hire a social media manager. According to one recent study, 93% of B2B marketers reported social media as the most utilized marketing tactic of their teams ( source ). Generate leads and drive revenue. Own your social media strategy.

Social Media 174

Social Media Work Management Marketing Management Media 174

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

ViewPoint

AUGUST 14, 2012

This is the first in a series of four blogs about B2B Lead Generation marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Something else not well understood in many marketing and sales departments is the importance of certain metrics. In 2010 just over 40% of our dispositions or completed companies were from inbound responses.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads PointClear 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 Ranking Lead Scoring 100

markempa

JULY 16, 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!

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. 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

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 Ranking 100

markempa

AUGUST 24, 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!

Work Management 120

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Lead Generation 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

markempa

OCTOBER 6, 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!

BtoB 120

BtoB Lead Generation Paper Generation 120

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 Ranking 120

Webbiquity

JANUARY 12, 2011

Social media marketing, online PR and SEO are three tactics that are all powerful on their own, but have far more impact when used in a coordinated, synergistic manner. The Most Overused Buzzwords and Marketing Speak in Press Releases by Adam Sherk. How can you amplify and extend new releases through social media? PR and SEO.

PR 100

PR Tools Tips Blogger 100

markempa

MAY 13, 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!

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation ROI Top of Funnel B2B Marketing 120

Smashmouth Marketing

JUNE 21, 2010

What about your B2B sales and marketing blog, though? Here are three ways, as we head into the second half of 2010, that you can improve your B2B sales and marketing blog: Revisit your blog's goals - When you first started writing your blog, you had a goal in mind. Not to mention SEO and Lead Generation.

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation B2B Sales B2B Marketing Generation 100

markempa

AUGUST 18, 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!

BtoB 120

BtoB Lead Generation B2B Sales Generation 120