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B2B Industrial Marketing Trends: Recap of the GlobalSpec 2012 Report

KoMarketing Associates

As Q3 draws to a close, B2B marketers are already thinking ahead to 2013, strategizing about what’s worked thus far in 2012—and what hasn’t. In 2012, 67 percent of survey respondents cited customer acquisition/lead gen, with 20 percent indicating they are more focused on brand awareness than they had been previously.

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PowerViews with Brian Carroll: The State of B2B Lead Gen & 2012 Recommendations

ViewPoint

The Right Marketing Mix: Blended… and Grounded in Buyer Understanding. ” He looks at the marketing mix like a portfolio manager at a mutual fund who is able to blend and combine things together. ” 2012 Recommendation: Marketing Should Ask Sales Three Questions.

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2013 Year in Review: Top 6 focus areas for B2B marketers this year

markempa

Tweet As the holiday season quickly approaches an end, and marketers prepare to make 2014 their best year yet, we pulled together the top blog posts on the B2B Lead Roundtable Blog to share the most popular topics, chosen by marketers just like you. Social media has made more of an impact, significantly on B2B than B2C.

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The Content Experiment: An Interview with Rishi Dave [Podcast]

Crimson Marketing

Content marketing is a core part of how you can drive your inbound lead generation funnel. The best marketing mix includes creating the right content for your varying social media networks. . He was named 2013 & 2012 Top Digital Marketer by BtoB Magazine. Feature Image: Courtesy of Flat Classroom Project.

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Marketing Myopia Revisited

B2B Marketing Directions

Given the recent focus on marketing's responsibility for managing customer experiences and driving growth, the topic is as relevant and timely today as it was in the fall of 2012.) The Original Post In 1960, Theodore Levitt wrote a landmark article for the Harvard Business Review titled " Marketing Myopia."

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Do B2B brands need to be on TikTok? 5 things to think about

BDB

TikTok is a social media platform for short-form video content, somewhat reminiscent of the now-defunct Vine that you may remember from 2012. 1] But what does it take to make them sit up and pay attention, especially in the B2B marketplace? So should you consider TikTok for your B2B business? First thing’s first: what is TikTok?

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PowerViews with James Obermayer: Lead Management & Integrated Direct Marketing

ViewPoint

2012: Companies Lifting Off with Higher Budgets for Marketing & Lead Generation. Outbound vs. Inbound: We Can’t Get Away from Basic Integrated Marketing. Ultimately, the marketing management staff delivers more wealth for the company than their sales forces do. Recommendations to Close More Deals in 2012.