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2011 B2B Marketing Trends

Webbiquity

MarketingSherpa recently released its 2011 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report. A slightly higher percentage of marketers than last year (41% vs. 39%) called “marketing to a lengthening sales cycle&# a top challenge. Post on Google Buzz. You can download the executive summary for free (or pay $400 for the full report ).

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: CIO Priorities for 2011 Indicate.

The ROI Guy

Thursday, December 23, 2010 CIO Priorities for 2011 Indicate Continued Frugalnomics Focus According to a survey from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), there has not been much to cheer about this holiday season as a public sector CIO. CIO Priorities for 2011 Indicate Continued Frugaln.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Social Media ROI a Requirement for 2011

The ROI Guy

Monday, February 14, 2011 Social Media ROI a Requirement for 2011 With social media spending continuing to increase this year, CMOs are being tasked to justify the investment. Rising dramatically for 2011 is the quantification of conversion and revenue as a result of social media efforts.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B.

The ROI Guy

Monday, December 06, 2010 Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marketing as We Know It? At the same time, B2B buyers are taking advantage of the wealth of information available via the Internet and social media to become more empowered, taking charge of the buying cycle. The Death of a Salesman?

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B2B Social Media Marketing: Focus on leads, not likes

markempa

Kelly advises using Custom URL Parameters through Google Analytics, a free service, to track how customers came to that landing page. Social media is like the John Stockton of Marketing: It’s the almighty assist to the sale,” she explains. MarketingSherpa 2011 Social Marketing Benchmark Report. Customize Links.

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Marketing Attribution: Who Gets Credit For Marketing ROI?

Marketing Insider Group

In my B2B Marketing predictions for 2011 , I said that this would be one issue that finally made it onto the radar screen for marketing executives. In multiple searches on Google, I found nothing recent or very helpful regarding this topic on the first page. In simpler terms, I like to call this the “who gets credit&# problem.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Diametrically Opposed Forces: Selling.

The ROI Guy

Heres our three key takeaway opportunities: 1) Buyer Facilitation versus Selling, 2) Buyers, Fueled by the Internet, Firmly in Control, 3) Most Prominent Inhibitors to Sales Achieving Quota is “Inability to Communicate Value Messages&#. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To.

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