The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

What can we do to improve clickthrough rates and, more importantly, to get people to buy/download/register? Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

The good surveys, or should I say effective surveys, are the ones that get people to fill them out giving you enough insight into their market/purchasing process/buying habits/etc. Marketing guru Seth Godin has recently posted a short but very good list of how you can make better surveys , but he misses one very important point.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 17, 2009

As you discuss the plan of action with your team and with the stakeholders (see previous post), you are also getting buy-in for carrying out the tasks. In marketing is especially important to ensure that the company as a whole is aware of what is being done. Marketing, after all, affects every part of the organization.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

We want to get people to know us, like us and trust us so much that they want to buy from us and stay with us. Real value comes from producing customers who stay and who have an amazing customer experience so they buy more. This also brings marketers into the dicussion around real value created for the organization.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

To those who are still facing this dilemma, I invite you to read my previous post on gaining Executive Buy-in for Social Media and how to respond to common social media questions. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?" “Disclosure is the law.&# Click here to cancel reply. Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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The Effective Marketer

APRIL 29, 2009

In your first conversation with a vendor, you should list all the uses (maybe even share the grid with them) for the tool you want to buy and ask for a demo showcasing the specific requirements you have. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.

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JULY 21, 2010

The study shows that there are specific keyword combinations used dependent upon the buying stage of the person searching on Google. 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. Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 3, 2010

Instead create personas of people that buy your solutions or products. Market to them and never forget that even in B2B, human beings still make the decisions. Understand why your customers buy from you and not the competition and make sure you have the content to support that Use the halo effect to your advantage.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 19, 2010

This way we are engaging prospects earlier in the buying process and never stop engaging them even (or especially) after they purchase from us. For most B2B buying experiences, they expect to speak to a salesperson at some point in their journey. Marketing spend is much more efficient. Conversions increase.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

They reported in a separate study by Technorati that blogs are right up there with many traditional media in terms of importance and influence on their buying behavior. Chelsie Michael Brenner Dec 1 2010 Chelsie, Thanks for your comment and great point: people buy from other people not “companies&#. That is why blogs matter.

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JULY 15, 2010

My answer: use your customers and sales people to write about, videotape and blog about successes and tips on navigating through the buying process. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?" How to create valuable content on a small business budget? What are the most successful lead sources?

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 13, 2009

Part of the challenge is reaching enough people with your message so that at least a significant number of them decide to buy. There is a natural resistance among marketers to give whitepapers, webinars, even product spec sheets out for free, especially without requiring any kind of registration. Give away free stuff.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 18, 2010

Allow your prospects to decide for themselves what the best content is for them for the buying stage they are in at the time. When prospects are ready to buy, they will use keyword search to research products and solutions. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?" Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

I like to put it this way: the only reason ANYONE will interact with your brand before they buy is content. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?" I have been in large companies and small and content is the one challenge I have found at both. Michael Damphousse Dec 2 2010 Looking forward to our session!

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Within 10 days of launch, data revealed that respondents from Google were better qualified and were converting at a higher rate than respondents from other search engines in the media buy. We have also had success with creating specific content around each step in the buy cycle on each landing page. Click here to cancel reply.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Within 10 days of launch, data revealed that respondents from Google were better qualified and were converting at a higher rate than respondents from other search engines in the media buy. We have also had success with creating specific content around each step in the buy cycle on each landing page. Click here to cancel reply.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

They are: Customers: something that is missing from many social media plans is the focus on customers. Marketing is all about getting people to know you, like you and trust you enough to buy from you. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?" And once you have a customer, you need to keep them.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 3, 2010

Yes, in B2B, the decision process is far longer, the decision-maker is typically more than one person and all of them feel much greater risk (jobs, reputation, etc) than when buying a pack of gum. I am not suggesting it is harder: trying to appeal to the emotions of a teenager to buy the latest line of fashions is hard.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 3, 2010

Yes, in B2B, the decision process is far longer, the decision-maker is typically more than one person and all of them feel much greater risk (jobs, reputation, etc) than when buying a pack of gum. I am not suggesting it is harder: trying to appeal to the emotions of a teenager to buy the latest line of fashions is hard.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 7, 2010

How do you overcome internal fears, politics and budget battles in integrating social media into marketing? Quite simply: Executive buy-in. Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty.

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The Effective Marketer

JULY 21, 2009

Get people to buy our products! Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2010

However, you must continue to nurture those leads that are not yet ready to buy. It is possible to generate only highly qualified leads – just say something like: “If you are ready to buy, click here.&# You can’t “sell&# someone unless they are in the market to buy a product or service like yours.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 7, 2010

If the quantified impact of the business problems exceeds the investment required to solve the problems, a buying decision is easy to justify. The Visual Close Some prospects have a hard time making a buying decision, regardless of the attractiveness of the potential return on investment. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 2, 2010

And according to the study “ The Role of Search in Business-to-Business Buying Decisions ,” 65% of respondents stated that they prefer search engines to review sites, manufacturer sites and industry portals. So these are the top 4 most common mistakes B2B Marketers make in Content Marketing. Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 10, 2010

Too many times, the reaction of B2B Marketers is to pull out the fire house and start fighting the latest fire. I think one of the most important factors to success in B2B markets is simple: Strategic and Integrated Marketing Plans. And if you want to get something done, plan for it.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 10, 2010

Too many times, the reaction of B2B Marketers is to pull out the fire house and start fighting the latest fire. I think one of the most important factors to success in B2B markets is simple: Strategic and Integrated Marketing Plans. And if you want to get something done, plan for it.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2010

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”. Customers decide when and how to engage with us in the buying journey. Step 2: Create your marketing plan. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 14, 2010

It doesn’t have to be that hard, however, like other forms of online marketing, it requires that cross-disciplined teams play together effectively, and this is often more difficult in a B2B setting than in B2C. Not everyone in B2B “buys&# that they each hold a stake in search – Sales/Marketing/IT/Execs,etc.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 19, 2010

Create a proper nurture program for all responders in the information phase We should never assume that all responders are looking to buy something from us today. Trackbacks & Pingbacks How To Align Marketing With Sales | Digital Cocktail Click here to cancel reply. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

So here is my list of B2B Marketing Insider predictions for 2011. Related Posts: The Future of B2B Marketing: It’s Social Confessions Of A B2B Marketer Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011? The one thing that concerns me is that sales and marketing alignment continues to be an issue.

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The Effective Marketer

OCTOBER 13, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Flip the Funnel Book Review At the San Francisco Marketing Book Club meeting last week we discussed “ Flip the Funnel: How to use existing customers to gain new ones “, by Joseph Jaffe.

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The Effective Marketer

JULY 5, 2009

The difficult part is to get people to read… and buy! This entry was posted on Sunday, July 5th, 2009 at 9:43 pm and is filed under Communication , Online Marketing. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Remember, copywriting is easy. United States License.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 27, 2010

In this post, I will explain how you can use your best content to nurture these early stage leads to the point where they are ready to take the next step in their buying journey – and to take it with your company. Make sure you cover each buying stage. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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MAY 17, 2010

In short, happy employees create happy customers and happy customers buy more stuff and stay with you for a longer period of time. Related Posts: B2B Marketing Predictions For 2011 Why am I in Marketing? The 4 Most Common Mistakes in B2B Content Marketing Why Do You Tweet? Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 17, 2010

In short, happy employees create happy customers and happy customers buy more stuff and stay with you for a longer period of time. Related Posts: B2B Marketing Predictions For 2011 Why am I in Marketing? The 4 Most Common Mistakes in B2B Content Marketing Why Do You Tweet? Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 29, 2010

But really they need to understand that people buy from people, and more specifically – from people they like! Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?" I agree, that business owners should understand that their personal brand must be in all their social media activities. Click here to cancel reply.

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Directive Agency

JULY 26, 2016

Unfortunately, the cheaper end suppliers are forced to take shortcuts, like buying links from ‘fiverr.com’, or using link farms or automation scripts. As in every area of business and marketing, the analysis is the first step on which you build the whole strategy. Anybody can buy links but bagging them organically is hard work.

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