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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. Increased budgets of this nature are including outbound telemarketing and lead generation companies. Recommendations to Close More Deals in 2012. Jim is seeing a lot of companies lifting off as a result. Use BANT qualifiers.

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

Webbiquity

This post, along with 79 Remarkable Social Media Marketing Facts and Statistics for 2012 and 87 More Vital Social Media Marketing Facts and Stats for 2012 previously published here, provide a solid foundation for that understanding. While 47% felt somewhat good at social measurement in 2011, just 38% said the same in 2012.

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Inbound Leads Cost 61% Less Than Outbound [New Data]

Hubspot

HubSpot's newly released 2012 State of Inbound Marketing Report reveals fascinating data around marketers' lead generation costs and how various lead sources compare to one another. Outbound marketing techniques include direct mail, trade shows, and telemarketing. Connect with HubSpot :

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5 trade show marketing mistakes

Biznology

trade show industry is BIG. In 2012, there were 10,900 trade shows that drew 27 million attendees. While the overall industry has grown 2-3% in 2014, not all shows have seen this increase. Part of the challenge today for trade show marketers is to cost effectively attract attendees.

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18 Fresh Stats About the Current State of Social Media Marketing

Hubspot

3) Social media produces almost double the marketing leads of trade shows, telemarketing, direct mail, or PPC. 17) 23% of marketers are investing in blogging and social media this year, a 9% increase from 2012. 2) 15% of total U.S. mobile internet time is spent on social networking sites. Source: Ipsos ) Tweet this stat!

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The Ultimate Resource for 2013 Inbound Marketing Stats and Charts [SlideShare]

Hubspot

23) Past success at inbound marketing was the number one reason to change a budget in 2012 -- a full 150% more likely to drive budgets allocations than any other reason. 37) Blogging has enjoyed strong annual budget growth -- 23% of marketers invested in blogs for 2013, a 9% increase from 2012. Tweet This Stat. Tweet This Stat.

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A Year in Review: The Biggest Social Media Updates of 2013

Hubspot

Along with the acquisition of Instagram in 2012, this change in Facebook’s EdgeRank algorithm is but a piece of the shift Facebook has been making toward promoting more visual content. When Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion in 2012 , marketers everywhere wondered what implications that would have for their marketing.