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Sales Enablement Danger

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However, even as amazing as email is for demand generation, used outside the context of a solid demand generation strategy, it can have a negative effect on productivity, communications, brand, revenue and growth. Eleven years later, in 2010, marketing automation became its own category with over 110 known vendors in the space.

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Why Lead Generation is Irrelevant

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One of the reasons that generating high quality leads continues to present itself as the top challenge (it took #1 honors in 2010 as well) is that marketers are focusing on the wrong thing – lead generation. This is accomplished through an effective demand generation strategy which also includes lead nurturing.

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An Interview of Steve Gershik of 28Marketing

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As we exited 2010, there were a lot of predictions for what’s in store for B2B Marketing in 2011. In 2009 & 2010 there was a lot of noise about how marketing automation adoption rates among B2B companies were going to sharply increase, yet the adoption rates remain less than 20%. In your opinion, why is that?

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What’s Your ROI?

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This week we are fortunate to have the winner of the 2010 B2B Twitterer of the Year, Michael Brenner , guest post and share his thoughts on Marketing ROI. Michael Brenner is a Sr. Director of Marketing for SAP. He is the author of B2B Marketing Insider and co-founder of Business2Community.com. What is your return on marketing?

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What Do You Need for Successful Nurturing?

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If you are one of those who are looking to develop lead nurturing as part of your marketing strategy, but you just don’t know where to start, here are 5 things you need to consider before you launch. Define your hygiene strategy and data control policy to ensure ongoing integrity. Define Your Buyer Profiles & Buying Cycle.

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Five New Year’s Resolutions for the B2B Marketer

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Another year has come and gone and if anyone thought that 2009 was the year of the B2B marketer, then 2010 may have trumped it. Marketers must realize that technology is an enabler of strategy, process and people. Yet more studies showed that in 2010, marketers still listed lead quality and delivery as their top challenges.