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B2B MARKETING UNPLUGGED | TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 Got Lead Gen? A Book Review I’m not sure I quite agree with the assertion that there are two marketing activities: brand awareness and lead generation. think there is one marketing activity, which is demand generation. Surely it’s more instructive to show us lead generation in action than to lecture on abstract concepts. had no idea. It keeps going. -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013 The Ultimate Resource for 2013 Inbound Marketing Stats and Charts [SlideShare] 2) 19% of marketers are unsure whether to characterize their marketing activities as inbound. 52) SEO consumes an average of 9% of marketers’ overall time, and its leads convert to sales at an industry leading 15% -- 50% better than trade shows, the leading traditional marketing channel. The Industry Reach of Inbound Marketing. -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2013 18 Fresh Stats About the Current State of Social Media Marketing One day someone announces a boycott of Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest -- the next day, the social network is growing exponentially. 3) Social media produces almost double the marketing leads of trade shows, telemarketing, direct mail, or PPC. 12) 36% of all marketers have found a customer via Twitter in 2013. -
WEBBIQUITY | TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2013 33 Phenomenal Content Marketing and Copywriting Guides and Tips Unlike other modifiers attached to the discipline (consumer marketing, b2b marketing, trade show marketing, digital marketing), the term “content marketing” doesn’t describe an audience, tactic, or channel, but rather a completely different approach to marketing. Content Marketing Guides, Tips and Tactics. ”). -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2013 7 Steps to Becoming a World-Class Real-Time Marketer Does most of your audience use Twitter? Do they focus more on the visual aspects of a particular subject and, therefore, are more likely to be active on Pinterest or Instagram? Lately, real-time marketing is the buzzword du jour. The Difference Between Real-Time Marketing and Newsjacking. How to Do Real-Time Marketing Like A Boss.
- Sales Prospecting Perspective Weekly Recap - Week of March 18, 2013
started off our week of blogs discussing social prospecting and how you can use Twitter to produce a list of prospects who may be attending and industry trade show or conference. If you have a booth stop at the event, Twitter can be used to drive more traffic to your booth. Now, on to this week's recap. -
B2B WEB STRATEGY | TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2013 Do you know who is Linking to your Website? Many of these back links happen naturally, from press release syndication, trade show participation, and membership directories. But it is also important to have an active backlinking strategy in place. Clicking on each domain will show you the pages on that domain that have backlinks. Inbound Links. Backlinking. -
B2B MARKETING TRACTION | MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2013 How to Integrate Social Media into Your B2B Marketing Social media is not the be-all and end-all, but it is a marketing activity you should add to your marketing program. Go through each traditional marketing activity you have and brainstorm on how you can extend each activity with social media. Use Twitter to link to your press releases, new product information, or events. -
INBOUND SALES NETWORK | FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2013 Stop Wasting Your Marketing Budget However far too many companies look at “vanity metrics”: the number of twitter followers, or people who fill out a white paper download, instead of looking at what really matters, which is direct revenue contribution and return on investment. Looking for ways for marketing to show ROI? Stop Talking About Meaningless Metrics. -
MARKETING ACTION | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013 10 Tips for Better Event Marketing Event registrations and on-site activity (such as scanning business cards or badges) can be a source of robust and accurate lead data. Better still, a robust lead scoring system can compare incoming leads against an existing database and identify other relevant behavior (such as content downloads or web site activity). -
5 reasons you should be in social media, even if the boss says “no” Research from The Social Habit , a division of Edison Research, reveals that more than 80 percent Americans between the ages of 13 and 24 are on Facebook and more than half are active every day. Don’t overlook social proof of authority as a legitimate reason to have an active social media presence. The Trade Show Dilemma. -
MARKETRI | THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013 8 Effective Ways to Improve Your Firm's Niche Marketing Strategy For one thing, it's possible that dozens of competing firms occupying dozens of booths at dozens of similar conferences each year, and many of them just may them list this same “Industy X” on their website somewhere (and they might be more actively engaging in this area)! Write for trade publications. -
IT'S ALL ABOUT REVENUE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013 Where Are All The Great Leads Coming From? [VIDEO] So the first thing I found was that email marketing to a house list, SEO, social media (not ads) and trade shows topped the list for the most used channels, and that was with about 98%, 94, 88% and 87% of the sample all using those channels. . The outlier obviously would be trade shows. Cost per lead. Check it out. Right? -
LOOPFUSE | THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013 Marketing Technologies Continue to Advance But the Marketing Playbook Remains the Same At the simplest level, it is not that much different than offline marketing activities like the location you choose for your business or where your booth is at a trade show. As pointed out in the Cluetrain Manifesto , markets are conversations so keep that front and center as you approach your marketing activities. -
MADISONLOGIC B2B WHITE PAPERS | THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013 Start engaging from the first click in the Customer Journey Over time and touch points, the journey incorporates traditional/outbound channels — Advertising/Trade. Shows/Direct Mail, Customer Call Centers, Retail Outlets. the channel/device that is active in the moment. messages, content and offers in real-time and in the channel or on the device that is active in the moment. -
MARKETRI | THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013 6 Strategies to Make Your A/E/C Industry Conference Experience "Social" " And while today's technology has led to some great alternative options like webinars and even completely virtual trade shows , traditional conferences continue to be a favored strategy for A/E/C firms looking to generate leads and grow their business. " Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn that is. Blog it. Wrong! -
WEBBIQUITY | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2013 102 Compelling Social Media and Online Marketing Stats and Facts for 2012 (and 2013) Today’s most effective marketers are optimizing content across channels, coordinating search and social marketing activities with traditional PR, and measuring their web presence and performance with sophistication. Of those using this channel, social media accounts for 32% of SMB marketing activities. Twitter Stats. -
SALES CHALLENGER | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2012 The Last 5 Trends Every Sales Exec Should Know for 2013 Our data shows us that the best reps are conducting deep opportunity/account due diligence with one specific goal: learn something about customers that the customers themselves haven’t realized. The sales activities inherent in these stages walk salespeople directly into the “1 in 3” problem articulated in trend #6, above. Why not? -
DELICIOUS B2BMARKETING | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2012 Study: B-to-B Marketers Lagging With Social Media Data shows about 40 percent of b-to-b brands aren’t using social marketing. Follow her on Twitter. Awards Show/Gala. Fashion Shows. Trade Show. Group Activities and Team Building. Group Activities. ); E-Mail Alert Sign-Up. --> Subscribe Now. --> Media Kit. --> About FOLIO. folio. Job Board. -
KOMARKETING ASSOCIATES | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012 B2B Marketing Best Practices for Pinterest While B2B marketers tend to focus on trade shows, advertisements, and other methods to convert leads, photo driven sites can be valuable marketing tools. Visit Pinterest.com and sign up using an email address or your Facebook or Twitter account. Show off your expertise and experience in your industry. Getting Started. -
INTEGRATED B2B | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2012 Social media takes your marketing event to the next level To date, few B2B companies have capitalized on the full potential of the seminars, receptions, trade show stands and other marketing events they hold for business partners, clients and prospective customers. The study also showed that B2B companies on average spend 5-8 weeks planning their trade shows or other marketing events. -
HUBSPOT | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2012 20 Common Social Media Marketing Myths BUSTED Facebook has 1 billion active users, according to Yahoo! TechCrunch reports Twitter has 170 million active users, and Google+ has 100 million. The best marketers use data to identify which marketing activities yield the best results -- if a social network isn't helping you out, cut it loose. Poppycock. Finance. Or Quora? -
SOCIAL MEDIA B2B | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2012 10 Google+ Power Tips for B2B Social Media There are also active and thriving communities on Google+, but again, among small niches. Google+ for the Rest of Us to show everyone how to build a network and community on Google+ (This book was provided by the publisher for my review). It lets you easily share any Google+ post, yours or others, on Twitter and Facebook. -
B2B VOICES | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2012 Three Things B2B Communicators Can Learn from the Olympics In fact, my son last night pulled out his Olympic athlete trading cards to tell me stories from the summer and how his favorite athletes performed. Whether you watched the ceremonies live, on television or followed the stream on Twitter, these events proved to be amazing. Does your staff go the extra mile at trade shows to be helpful? -
BLUE FOCUS MARKETING | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2012 2012 #Nifty50 Top Men in Technology on Twitter Last year, my colleague Tom Pick ( @TomPick ) and I introduced the #Nifty50 awards , which honored 50 men and 50 women who were leading the way in social media through their active engagement on Twitter. Once you’ve taken a look at these Twitter innovators below, don’t forget to check out the 2012 #Nifty50 Women at Webbiquity too! -
WEBBIQUITY | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2012 How to Optimize for “Direct” Website Traffic click directly from Twitter, Facebook or another social media site will be recorded in Google Analytics as a social media visit of course, but there’s now question that some percentage of direct visits are inspired by exposure through social bookmarking and other social media activity. Vendors. Investors. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012 Four “New Marketing” Skills You’d Better Learn Quick You can connect with Matt via email , Twitter , LinkedIn or his blog. It’s not enough to manage the trade show, send the direct mail, or even flood more leads to the sales team. by Dayna Rothman I am pleased to introduce our guest blogger, Matt Heinz. Most of them don’t recognize the marketing roles they’re now facing. -
WEBBIQUITY | SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2012 79 Remarkable Social Media Marketing Facts and Statistics for 2012 The average midsize or large company (1000 employees or more) has 178 “social media assets” (Twitter handles, employee blogs, etc.)–yet LinkedIn generates more leads for b2b companies than Facebook, Twitter or blogs. Yet only 47% of b2b marketers say they are actively using LinkedIn vs. 90% on Facebook. Tumblr. -
DELICIOUS B2BMARKETING | TUESDAY, JULY 31, 2012 Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools While Facebook and Twitter offer their own analytics tools, a host of third-party offerings exist to pick up where they leave off. Tool: Bitly (formerly Bit.ly) URL: Bitly.com What it does: Allows users to share and bookmark links, powers shortened URLs used especially on Twitter and offers an enterprise analytics platform. Trade Show. -
VIEWPOINT | THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2012 PowerViews with Rich Vancil: Marketing Ops, Sales Ops & Mashups Traditional marketing activity—like marketing collecting and turning over trade show business cards to sales—is gone, and organizations are forced to change their processes and integrate marketing automation tools to deal with the data issue. Rich on Twitter: @richvancil. don’t want to be sold to.’” -
WEBBIQUITY | MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012 How Social Media, Content Transform Marketing from Expense to Investment online or print advertising, trade shows, telemarketing, direct mail) according to research from HubSpot. But the larger factor is SEO: the longer a blog is actively contributed to, the more content there will be for search engines to index, the more links it will attract, and hence the more search-driven traffic it will enjoy. -
B2B MARKETING UNPLUGGED | SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2012 Social Media for Grown-Ups The first few chapters tackle some basics, while Part II is a tactical guide to ebooks, webinars, blogs, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook (yes, the Big F) and email. The real metric for success and the one graph that will propel you faster than anything else into marketing superstardom is revenue generated by marketing activity.”. -
LEAD VIEWS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2012 Using Social Media to Enhance Trade Shows and Conferences Prognosticators at the beginning of this century predicted that the communications revolution and increasing use of digital media would slowly diminish participation in face-to-face events such as trade shows and conferences. Seek out registrants who are particularly active in social forums. LinkedIn is a great tool for this. -
SALES INTELLIGENCE VIEW | WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012 From Zero to Hero: Quality of Data VS Quantity of Data Actually, we have several avenues at our disposal that include our websites, external paid sources like Google AdWords, our CRM systems, marketing campaign responses, offline activities like trade shows, and of course social media. That is until it is shaken down into something useful. But how do we do that?” Sales 2.0 -
HUBSPOT | THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012 How B2B Marketers Can Succeed on the 6 Big Social Networks So this post will break down how you can be successful on the 6 most popular social networks: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, YouTube, and Pinterest. Did you know that LinkedIn is 277% more effective for lead generation than Facebook and Twitter? Twitter for B2B Marketers. Starting to see the potential with Twitter, yet? -
FEARLESS COMPETITOR | THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012 How to Do Great Marketing with (Almost) Zero Money They cannot buy booths at trade shows. Where do they look for answers – friends, social networks, Google, Trade Associations? Become active online. Follow interesting industry people on Twitter. Can you really market a business without a lot of money? But they’re looking to sell their product and services. -
VIEWPOINT | FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012 PowerViews with Jeff Ernst: Marketing & Sales Must Work Together He notes companies are really making an effort to shift from an activity focus to an impact focus. He adds this is the year connections must happen between the webinar and trade show prospects that marketing is generating and the opportunities that sales actively engages. What are the challenges that they’re having? -
HUBSPOT | THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 How Closed-Loop Marketing Works For example, whether they came into your site from a URL you used on print collateral you distributed at a trade show, an email marketing campaign , or a search term, you’ll be able to trace them back to that original source. utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter. Let's find out! The 4 Steps of Closed-Loop Marketing. -
HUBSPOT | THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 Getting the Most From Live Events: A Guide for Attendees, Hosts & Participants In fact, according to a study done by SiriusDecisions, 80% of companies don't even follow up with leads after a trade show. Having the goals and measurements laid out beforehand helps guide your activities at the event, and prove the ROI of your sponsorship to your boss. If You're an Attendee. 1) Meet everyone you can. -
B2B MARKETING UNPLUGGED | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012 Five Dumb Things That Unrock Trade Shows Last week we talked about how to rock your trade shows. This week let’s follow that up with a glimpse into trade show stupidity with some stuff that just shouldn’t happen, but sadly does (and I have proof). Sales Manager Action Item: Send your best people and make sure they are standing up and actively selling. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012 Create a World of Marketing Automation Through Good Content—and Imagination With a just a few pieces of quality content you can make a big impression by promoting the content through Google, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and other social channels. Promote links to your content on materials distributed at trade shows, seminars, webinars, directory listings, and more. Use your imagination. Repurpose. -
HUBSPOT | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012 10 Clever Ways Your Email Signature Can Support Your Marketing In other words, it directs the visitor’s attention to the activity you want them to take. Using the free tool, WiseStamp , you can create a dynamic email signature that includes an RSS feed, which shows the title of your most recent blog article and automatically updates as new articles get published. Your Website (Homepage). -
HUBSPOT | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2011 The Ultimate Glossary: 120 Social Media Marketing Terms Explained AddThis - AddThis is a social bookmarking service that provides a code users can put on their websites so that when people visit that site, they have the option to share via Facebook, Twitter, etc. An example of this is the Twitter API. Follow Friday (#ff) - Follow friday is a trend via the hashtag #ff every Friday on Twitter. -
SOCIAL MEDIA B2B | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2011 12 B2B Social Media Predictions for 2012 This means that there will be a greater spread of B2B social media activities than ever before. One sign that social media is maturing for B2B companies is that softer social media activities and metrics will no longer be tolerated. Brand awareness through social media is not a sustainable activity. Don’t listen to them. -
INBLURBS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011 Inbound Marketing for B2B to Replace Old School Marketing Methods A new study the MarketingSherpa’s 2012 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report: Research and Insights on Attracting and Converting the Modern B2B Buyers shows that B2B firms still rely on tried-and-true tactics that have driven their lead generation programs in the past. Tweet this on Twitter! There is nothing wrong to use tactics that work. -
SAVVY B2B MARKETING | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2011 Savvy Speaks: Don't Try These Marketing Tactics! know a really smart and talented book author who decided two years ago that he didn't have time to get a handle on Twitter so he decided to pay a small but ambitious group of 20-something social media gurus to establish a Twitter presense for him while he was going to be busy on a book tour. Or a link to a Twitter feed. -
B2B MARKETING INSIDER | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011 Do You Know The Most Important Number In Marketing Every marketing department has its own unique way of measuring the impact of marketing activities. And while these are the most important measures they can be difficult to quantify and attribute across all your marketing activities. Look at Net Present Value (NPV) to determine which marketing activities will produce the most value. -
FEARLESS COMPETITOR | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2011 How to Do Great Marketing with (Almost) Zero Money met Jeff virtually on Twitter via #B2BChat (I suggest you follow that Twitter conversation Thursday nights) and was impressed with his insights. They cannot buy booths at trade shows. Where do they look for answers – friends, social networks, Google, Trade Associations? Become active online. The best news? -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2011 What’s in the FUNNEL? – eConsultancy’s London Trade Show Today, almost 200,000 IBM employees have Facebook pages (nearly half of its global workforce), 25,000 have Twitter accounts and more than 17,000 maintain blogs. His following practical advice made sense, so much of the time we marketers have our heads down focusing on the daily, weekly and even quarterly activities. Engage. Nurture. -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2011 5 Reasons Marketing and Sales Should Get Married Mike is an author, blogger, and speaker on the topic of Reality Marketing™ and can be followed on Twitter @Mike2Marketing. Sales is pushy, and Marketing tries to show me how smart she is. This is a guest post written by Michael Lieberman , co-founder and president of Square 2 Marketing. They Live Separately. They Sound Different. -
B2B IDEAS @ WORK | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2011 B2B Social Media Success Formula Mixes Business with Pleasure When I began blogging and engaging on Twitter and LinkedIn , the first thing I realized is how much I have to learn regardless of my decades of experience. The term social media shouldn’t be limited to sites like Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook , YouTube and foursquare. When: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. When: 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. -
WONDERING OUT LOUD | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2011 Playing with the LG Revolution for social media evolution By day I’m the director of marketing for OptiMine , a paid search bid management solution and I spent last week in Boston exhibiting at Shop.org , a trade show for online retailers. Using a smartphone while on site is a must for anyone who is doing trade shows. There is no better way to capture the activity. -
IT'S ALL ABOUT REVENUE | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 5 Reasons Face-to-Face Events Still Rule in Europe Sure, we’ve seen a shift in event marketing strategy away from the ‘big shows’ in Europe. While sometimes it’s easy to procrastinate getting some marketing activities done, there is no negotiating when a trade show takes place. Twitter. At least in Europe. It’s great to socialize. It’s a doable journey. -
FEARLESS COMPETITOR | MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2011 Four Steps to Convince CEOs that Demand Generation Should be a Marketing, Not a Sales, Function Then watch last Friday’s Laugh and Learn show? Great show! For most of us, the phrase “ demand generation ” conjures up things like campaigns, trade shows, and the corporate website. They leverage LinkedIn and Twitter, and monitor news feeds about key accounts. It’s a must-watch! We thank J. David. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2011 Lead Scoring: What’s Hot and What’s Not Explicit criteria include objective demographic information such as job title, type of email used and social media influence can be gathered by spending less than 60 seconds on LinkedIn, Jigsaw and/or Twitter. name,” interact with live streamed events or trade shows, for example? Explicit Scoring. Implicit Scoring. -
TRADESMEN INSIGHTS | TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2011 Event Planning: 5 Tips on How to Get the Most out of Twitter If you’re in charge of an event, whether it’s a presentation, seminar, webinar, virtual meeting, trade show or sales meeting, if you want to shake it up a little, try using Twitter as an interactive part of the program. If there are multiple presenters , make sure that the audience knows their Twitter handles. -
THE B2B RESEARCH BLOG | SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2011 47% of B2B marketers endorse using sex to sell To use, or not to use, promotional girls at a trade show stand? The brand reputation is such that buyers won’t actively seek the stand out. Market engagement is so poor that setting up qualified appointments pre-show doesn’t seem to be an option. Follow me on Twitter: @andydalg. I share them. They vet prospects. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2011 How to Manage Successful Webinars, Part 3: A Post-Event Checklist Activate follow-up email campaign. In part 1 of our webinar checklist, we covered the campaigns that you prepare beforehand, including the emails that will get sent to your event attendees and no-shows. This is also true in competitive environments, such as a trade show where attendees will be followed up with by multiple vendors. -
THE EFFECTIVE MARKETER | WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2011 Marketing Charts and Trends « The Effective Marketer Leave a Reply Cancel reply Email Subscription Subscribe to the RSS feed Follow Daniel on Twitter Connect via LinkedIn Follow Me On Twitter! Get it for free either in PDF or PPT format. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. United States License. -
HUBSPOT | WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2011 The 25 Most Important Mobile Media Apps MobiTV : Missing your favorite TV shows is no longer an issue. With MobiTV, you can watch shows whenever and wherever on your mobile phone. Amazon Remembers : If you’re at a trade show or in a meeting and someone mentions a great new business book, wouldn’t it be great to order it right at that moment? Great. -
WEBBIQUITY | TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011 20 Ways to Generate ROI from a Corporate Blog Yet a Bazaarvoice/CMO Club study showed that only 15% of CMOs could point to a “significant return from Facebook marketing efforts, while 9% report no ROI and 35% basically had no idea. Exhibiting at an upcoming trade show? Integrate social media activities with your CRM system. What should they promote? Got more? -
INBOUND SALES NETWORK | THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2011 It’s about Revenue not Vanity However far too many companies look at “vanity metrics”: the number of twitter followers, or people who fill out a white paper download, instead of looking at what really matters, which is direct revenue contribution and return on investment. That is the only reason to spend a single, dollar, loonie, yen, euro. -
FUNNEL FOCUS | FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2011 Interview: Craig Rosenberg Dishes on the Details of Successful Demand Generation Statistics show that the average number of touch points it takes to propel a prospect into action is between 3 and 7. The lead definition is predefined and the associated activities and strategies are focused on generating the leads. Heck, lead nurturing may even save live trade shows! Very simple, right? You know why? -
FEARLESS COMPETITOR | THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2011 How to Do Great Marketing with (Almost) Zero Money They cannot buy booths at trade shows. Where do they look for answers – friends, social networks, Google, Trade Associations? Make it really easy for prospective customers to find by posting to social networks like LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook as well as Digg, Delicious, StumbleUpon, SlideShare (presentations), YouTube (video). -
INBOUND SALES NETWORK | THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011 Social Selling: How to Harness the Power of Web 2.0 With an estimated 152 million blogs, 25 billion messages sent via Twitter, and 2 billion Internet users worldwide, social networks represent huge prospecting and customer relationship opportunities for sales. It will take a few hours to find them and understand what sites they are active on. Benefits of Social Selling. -
INBLURBS | FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2011 Businesses discover QR codes as marketing method They are easy, cheap and quick to produce and can be used for any marketing activity as traditional and interactive campaigns. Trade shows. Tweet this on Twitter! QR codes are around for several years now. What's a QR code? The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. Tourism. -
INBLURBS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011 Easy tips how to get content for your blog Studies show that businesses who blog get up to 55% more traffic to their website than businesses who don’t blog. In the beginning of your blogging activities when you start with your corporate blog you could start with two blog articles per week. Tweet this on Twitter! How to get ideas for remarkable articles? -
INBLURBS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2011 Old school marketing vs. inbound marketing You have established a corporate blog and you write remarkable content and you distribute it through various social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and some more. You are also active in Foursquare and have set your place in Google places. Trade Magazines. Tweet this on Twitter! am really proud of you! -
Case study: Fast-growing B2B expands social media exposure magazine list of the Fastest Growing Companies, Crain’s Chicago Fast Fifty roster, and are among the finalists for a B2B Twitterer of the Year award. We generated traffic to our blog using Twitter and LinkedIn , and some relevant, B2B-friendly networks. Within that time frame, we were listed on the Inc. Setting Our Own Table. - Do You Know "The Truth About Leads"?
Marketing has been rendered powerless in most companies.This function is often seen as one dimensional, responsible for trade shows, advertising, brochures, websites and in some cases, social media. To learn more, visit PointClear.com , read his Sales Lead Generation Blog or follow him on Twitter. Why? -
TRADESMEN INSIGHTS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2011 For Social Media to be Successful, Sales and Marketing Need to Work Together Create Social Media Updates - Show the salesforce what’s in it for them. Explain to them why you’re doing a blog and what kinds of things you’re posting on Facebook and Twitter. Add social as another line item so the salesforce can see what kind of activities social is generating. Care to share? -
WEBBIQUITY | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2011 Best Web Presence Optimization Guides and Tips of 2010 Great content naturally attracts links, but Matt Malden points out ways to go beyond that by blogging, sending a regular email newsletter, using Twitter, social networks, YouTube and other sites to expand your online presence. product photos, diagrams, infographics, trade show pics etc.), Or maybe it just hasn’t caught on. -
THE EFFECTIVE MARKETER | THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2011 Aberdeen Shows How to Do Email Marketing Right The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Aberdeen Shows How to Do Email Marketing Right The new research report from Aberdeen Group “ Email Marketing: Customers Take it Personally ” has some very interesting insights. The lesson? United States License. -
ANNUITAS GROUP | MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2011 An Interview of Steve Gershik of 28Marketing You can read his blog at [link] or follow him on Twitter at @sgersh. Multiple reports out in the last 6-months are showing that marketers are still struggling with providing quality leads, up to 80% lead abandonment rates, measuring ROI and aligning with sales. Happy 2011! In your view what will 2011 bring for B2B Marketers? -
DELICIOUS B2BMARKETING | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2010 4 Tips for B2B Marketing on Facebook Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Google Buzz Social media Business Mobile 2.0 When the Syncapse team went to SXSW this year, we used our Facebook page as a place to re-cap our experience and re-connect with a lot of the people who stopped by our booth at the trade show. Twitter Explo. link]. link]. -
WEBBIQUITY | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2010 Seven Ways to Use Social Media for Business From a pure lead generation / ROI standpoint, this skepticism isn’t entirely unjustified; research from earlier this year showed that branding metrics (increased brand exposure, webs traffic, email subscribers partnerships)—not strict revenue or ROI measures—topped the list of benefits that b2b marketers realized from social media activities. -
SAVVY B2B MARKETING | MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2010 B2B Marketers: Are Your Glasses Half Empty or Half Full? Companies are augmenting trade shows with virtual events and webinars. It actively participates in the online conversation, generates a range of content meant to educate and entertain, and is continually experimenting with ideas and tweaking its approaching. You can follow her on Twitter or read more of her posts on Savvy B2B -
SAVVY B2B MARKETING | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2010 One Tech Marketer’s Approach to Lead Nurturing: Interview with Pete Marino of D-Link Networks You must pay attention not just to the amount of activity but also to the changes, such as that they’re visiting your site more frequently or doubling consumption of content. And if we get a name from a trade show, our first email to that person might include an offer to download content without requiring registration. -
THE EFFECTIVE MARKETER | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2010 Marketing By Objectives « The Effective Marketer Mr. Watkis then states “ the most important activities for marketers are the establishment of marketing objectives, a plan for their achievement, a budget to support the plan, and the management of assets and resources to achieve the objectives ”. Profit and loss projection with a detailed marketing budget showing the allocation of resources. -
WEBBIQUITY | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010 Is Social Media BS? Successful marketers can’t rely solely on social media or treat it as a silo, separate from other marketing activities. Some—in fact, many—types of marketing activities lend themselves to testing. You can send a small delegation to a trade show to evaluate the potential for a big booth next year. Fix it. Takeaways. -
DELICIOUS B2BMARKETING | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2010 B2B Marketers Have Little Social Media Engagement combined 59% of B2B marketers have only a basic social media presence (45%) or are not actively engaged in social media marketing (14%). In contrast, a combined 44% of B2C marketers have only a basic social media presence (26%) or are not actively engaged (18%). All rights reserved. -
DELICIOUS B2BMARKETING | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2010 Marketing Metrics 101 for B2B Startups of Prospects – these are folks that in some way have indicated they have an interest in your product/service by filling in a form, hitting a sufficient number of pages on your site, attending an event, speaking to someone at your company at a show, etc. It can also show the effectiveness of your inside sales team. Yes they do. -
B2B MARKETING ZONE POSTS | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 Top 56 B2B Marketing Posts October 2010 50 (of the) Best Twitter Guides, Stats, Tips and Tools of 2010 (So Far) , October 5, 2010 While a dwindling number of business executives still dismiss Twitter as a waste of time, recent research suggests it is one of the most valuable social networks for business. How do you PROVE the value of Twitter? Twitter (141). -
DELICIOUS B2BMARKETING | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2010 2010 B2B Marketing Budgets and Mix Trends Research Reviewing this year's survey results I was surprised that, while B2B marketers experimented enthusiastically with social networking sites (Facebook, LinkedIn) and microblogging (Twitter), social media have yet to create budgetary or business impacts on the marketing mix. Their activities enrich and inform our products and services. -
THE POINT | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2010 21 Tips & Other Impressions from the Marketo User Summit Develop a lead nurturing program designed to resuscitate “rotting leads” – leads that haven’t shown any activity in 6 weeks. Use separate URLs when promoting content via Twitter, Facebook, blogs, PR, etc. Earlier this week, Marketo , the marketing automation company, held its second ever user conference in San Francisco. Email? -
THE EFFECTIVE MARKETER | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2010 Flip the Funnel Book Review « The Effective Marketer Acknowledgement, Dialogue, Incentivization, and Activation). Leave a Reply Cancel reply Email Subscription Subscribe to the RSS feed Follow Daniel on Twitter Connect via LinkedIn Follow Me On Twitter! What’s the verdict? Buy the book. OK, now the explanations and caveats. How right he is! Does this sound like your company? -
Wake Up, Boss! Your Salespeople Need Help But now I can show them this post from one CEO who recently found out firsthand just how different things are today. Buyers could attend a conference or trade show, refer to industry publications and research analysts (e.g. product updates are instantly available via Google news, Twitter, etc.; It’s not just cold calling. -
CLIENT BRIDGE | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 10 Steps to Launch Your Social Media Presence Be Social - If you are going to make social media work for your business you (or someone representing your company) are going to have to become actively involved. Create a Twitter Account - go to ( www.Twitter.com ), create an account and set up your profile. If you have a blog, consider integrating your blog and Twitter. -
B2B CONVERSATIONS NOW | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 Why Won’t Anyone Return My !*#@$% Call? (guest post) Buyers could attend a conference or trade show, refer to industry publications and research analysts (e.g. If your customers are on Twitter, you should be “tweeting”. If the buyer is asking about products on LinkedIn Groups, you had better be an active member. Want to know why B2B sales is getting tougher? Enjoy! -
PR MEETS MARKETING | MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2010 Guest Post – Go Virtual for your Next Press Event Dennis can be found on Twitter at @dshiao. It all started with the virtual trade show, a 2.5D representation of a physical trade show, complete with a lobby, auditorium, exhibit hall, networking lounge and more. In many ways, the benefits of a virtual press event are the same as a virtual trade show. -
B2B MARKETING INSIDER | THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2010 Marketing Leads: Quality Vs. Quantity IT vendors generally think more leads is better because it lowers the Cost Per Lead they have to pay and gives the sales team more activity. My experience tells me sales teams and leaders need to be actively engaged in the strategies and processes marketing develops and own them. The debate often goes like this: Sales wants more leads. -
WEBBIQUITY | MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2010 Four Ways to Measure Social Media Marketing Results While there are unquestionably many ways that social media marketing results can be measured , the debate rages on as to whether it’s truly possible to quantify the ROI from these activities. Some experts contend that because social media activity is rich in metrics , you can and should be measuring ROI constantly. Digg this! -
SOCIAL MEDIA B2B | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2010 28 Awesome B2B Social Media Statistics B2B firms aren’t as active in their social media activity with only 32% engaging on a daily basis compared with 52% of B2C firms. Two thirds of B2B marketers believe that online must be complemented by traditional marketing activities. Somewhat fewer said the same of LinkedIn, and just 35% considered Twitter effective. -
B2BBLOGGERS | THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2010 Content Marketers: How to Think and Act Like a Publisher But before starting either one of those activities, the first place a publisher must start is with the definition of the optimal target prospect for their advertisers. Be mindful of the *age* of your subscribers (length of time subscribed) and their level of activity (or inactivity). Email, Twitter, events, etc.) Sound familiar? -
Don't Count on Marketing Automation to Solve All Your Lead. Or do we need to show a verifiable ROI? Here are the key takeaways from the webinar: Don’t confuse marketing activity with results. Number of campaigns sent out, trade shows attended or press releases published do not generate revenues. It’s a combination of tools, methods or procedures, and analysis and activities. -
PAUL GILLIN | THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2010 How to Calculate Social Marketing ROI Much of the money that B2B marketers have poured into direct mail campaigns, trade show exhibitions and trade print advertising for the last 50 years has questionable returns. In the example below, lead activity appears to correlate positively with traffic to a company blog. Sidebar – Valuing Twitter Followers. -
WEBBIQUITY | TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2010 Three Words That Should Never Be Used With Social Media It supports a brand, and needs to integrated with other marketing and PR activities rather than treated as a separate island (just as, for example, a company’s search and display advertising should communicate a consistent message). The business value of blogs, Twitter accounts, Facebook pages, LinkedIn connections, etc. -
B2B MARKETING UNPLUGGED | MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2010 Tradeshows Part 8: Other Things I Know Event Planning is a Year-Round Activity. If you really want to attend the show, a good tactic to get past the Hand Wringers is to pre pay your space this fiscal year, making it much more difficult to bail out later on. The people who sell space at trade shows are to be commended. Skip One Old Show Each Year. -
CONNECT THE DOCS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2010 Craig Blog Illuminating the Future Twitter brittonmanasco. B2B marketers should increasingly shift money from activities such as advertising, trade shows and conventional business development into thought leadership marketing and intelligent client discovery. What actions should marketers take in 2010?" Over to you. -
CONNECT THE DOCS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2010 David Blog Illuminating the Future Twitter brittonmanasco. B2B marketers should increasingly shift money from activities such as advertising, trade shows and conventional business development into thought leadership marketing and intelligent client discovery. What actions should marketers take in 2010?" Over to you. | |