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How to Use Lead Scoring to Drive the Highest Return on Your Trade-Show Investment

markempa

Tweet In the 2012 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report , 1,745 marketing organizations revealed that trade shows took up the biggest chunk of their marketing budget – over 21%. Yet, they only ranked fourth in marketing effectiveness, under websites, SEOs, and emails. Trade-show registration lists.

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How Technology on the Trade Show Floor Can Help Your Sales Team Work Smarter and Sell More

markempa

Tweet Trade shows and conferences are still the biggest areas of investment for marketers, according to the most recent MarketingSherpa B2B Marketing Benchmark Report. And, as we marketers have embraced digital, the value of face-to-face interactions has increased. The real value of trade show interactions.

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32 Resolutions to Prepare for Your 2012 B2B Lead Generation Program

NuSpark Consulting

Thought I’d give it a shot as well, running through a master list of “resolutions” as preparation for improving your inbound marketing and lead generation strategies for 2012 and beyond. Process: Set your lead generation campaign goals. How many qualified leads. Do a SWOT analysis.

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Content Marketing: How a technology company used its employees to generate quality content [Video]

markempa

Tweet Content marketing is one of the most effective and widely used lead generation tactics, according to the MarketingSherpa 2012 Lead Generation Benchmark Report. Developing a content marketing strategy remains a big undertaking. Others include: Managing processes that best serve customers.

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102 Compelling Social Media and Online Marketing Stats and Facts for 2012 (and 2013)

Webbiquity

The first step to improving digital marketing results is to understand the emerging trends and best practices. What do buyers really want from social media marketers? e-Strategy Trends ). Marketers believe the highest consumer priorities on social media are insights for buying decisions (59%) and customer service (58%).

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Content Marketing: Justifying the Costs and Benefits to the C-Suite

SmartBug Media

These might amount to sending mass email campaigns, buying PPC or other display ads without any tailored content, participating in trade shows, or using product listing services—all which are behind the times. It used to be that content marketing and paid search were direct competitors for your marketing budget dollars.

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103 Compelling Social Media and Marketing Statistics for 2013 (and 2014)

Webbiquity

Looking at the importance of social media by business function, 80% of business executives said social is “important” or “somewhat important” in marketing and branding; 74% said the same for customer service; 70% for innovation and new product/service development; and 63% for employee recruiting.