Biznology

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

The most reliable and scalable approach to finding new B2B customers is outbound communications–whether one is using mail, phone, or email, or using rented or purchased lists. B2B marketers typically select targets from prospecting lists based on such traditional variables as industry, company size, and job role/title.

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Paul Gillin

JUNE 29, 2011

A couple of notable B2B efforts have caught my eye recently that I wanted to share. I wrote in B-to-B magazine early this year about a Make magazine-like video series they started last fall that appeals to engineers’ passion for tinkering as well as for fun. It respects its audience.

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Biznology

JANUARY 6, 2016

With a tip of the hat to Barbara Walters , I’d like to introduce ten fascinating people who have brought new ideas and admirable energy to the B2B marketing world this year. This round-up represents only a small sample of the fresh thinking that drives the upward march of B2B “modern marketing.” That’s inspiring.

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MLT Creative

OCTOBER 28, 2010

I like to see a good idea keep getting better, and The B2B Twitterer of the Year Awards are a great example. ” With so many worthy contenders, the marketing professionals who will be judging these awards have a big challenge ahead of them. So what makes one B2B Twitterer the best? Great question.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 14, 2010

15 Essential Checks Before Launching Your Website by Smashing Magazine. 10 Great B-to-B Sites by BtoB Magazine. Rae Hoffman provides step-by-step instructions for creating a custom 404 error page in the WordPress Thesis template, and includes a link to 100 awesome and creative 404 error pages for inspiration.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 19, 2015

I have done a whole bunch of interviews in the last few weeks on content marketing questions. And since I believe one of the best content marketing hacks is to turn your most frequently asked questions into helpful pieces of information for your audience, I am going to try and demonstrate that approach in this next series of posts.

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markempa

JUNE 28, 2007

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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The ROI Guy

JUNE 3, 2010

A SiriusDecisions survey recently examined which b-to-b sources are trusted most by buyers during the buying lifecycle, and the results indicate not surprisingly that Industry Analysts and Peers are the most influential and trusted sources of information. of respondents) and peers (28.7%).

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MLT Creative

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Most marketers, especially those in B2B, understand the importance of customer relationship management. CRM tools like Salesforce , Sugar , SAP CRM and others have made it easier to integrate marketing automation with sales opportunities among a company’s current customers, in addition to nurturing leads from non-customers.

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Paul Gillin

MAY 25, 2010

I was privileged to moderate the BtoB magazine Social Media Awards Breakfast in New York this week. There I got a chance to meet some remarkable people who took chances on social marketing before it was fashionable and won. Blogging isn’t just pushing out information, it’s responding to the interests of your market.”.

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MLT Creative

MAY 25, 2010

In fact, after handing the clerk his cricket tube - as was the custom when getting that kind of bait - the response he got was a dismissive wave of the hand from behind a magazine, as well as a muttered "Crickets self-serve." And in B2B sales, that is certainly far better than just the chirping of crickets. What can be done?

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MLT Creative

APRIL 25, 2011

The meeting was lead by the magazine’s managing editor, Chris Main, and associate publisher, Mike Mackenzie – both from Kelby Media Group, Inc. After reflecting on it the past few weeks, I think there are some great takeaways from this that every B2B firm should consider.

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MLT Creative

APRIL 17, 2012

A prospective B2B client is considering a name change for their business. And it may get worse before it gets better depending on how well you have your website (and URL) positioned at the center of your marketing efforts. Billy Mitchell is the president and senior creative director of Atlanta-based B2B marketing firm MLT Creative.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Take a moment to reflect on the year’s most interesting, exciting and sometimes surprising online marketing news. December 2009 Online Marketing News. November 2009 Online Marketing News. 40% of Marketers plan to increase their budgets in 2010. IT marketers meeting buyers' online content needs.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2009

For the next post in our series of B2B marketing thought leader interviews , we interviewed Matthew Schwartz, an independent journalist with more than 20 years’ experience working in the media, who is currently a contributing a writer at Crain’s BtoB and BtoB’s Media Business magazines. What is the strategy behind this?

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B2B Digital Marketer

OCTOBER 5, 2020

B2B Digital Marketing Has Never Been Easier. B2B Digital Marketing started as early as the internet boom in 1990’s. However, compared to that time, access to the internet and digital resources is much easier now and provides companies more opportunities to get into digital marketing. 15:15 – The B2B buying cycle.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons.

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Biznology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

In our fast-changing marketing world, a smart B2B practitioner keeps up to date by learning from thought leaders. While this used to mean reading business books and magazines, today it means blogs. And there is no dearth of blogs on B2B marketing. The Business Marketing Institute, by Eric Gagnon.

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B2B Digital Marketer

MARCH 18, 2021

If you’re engaging your content marketing strategy this way, then you’re doing it all wrong! Content marketing is a challenging endeavor , and in order to be successful in it, you have to be very intentional. Track you digital marketing activities and measure if you are getting any ROI from it. Episode Transcript.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Marketers are scrambling to address the power shift and overcome lead generation and conversion issues by delivering more content and tools over more channels to actively engage ever more empowered, skeptical and frugal buyers. Having the right content and tools to help fuel buyer’s decision making process is essential.

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Biznology

OCTOBER 28, 2013

I recently got my hands on a copy of Joe Pulizzi’s new book, Epic Content Marketing , and I can’t say enough good things about it. Truth is, as content marketing has exploded in the last couple of years, a jillion books on the subject have come along. But this is the one to acquire for your marketing library, for two reasons.

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Biznology

APRIL 9, 2014

This fast-paced session introduces the top techniques for B2B lead generation today, from calculating the right number of leads required and setting qualification criteria, to managing lead tracking and reporting. The single best offer strategy in B2B marketing today; plus other offers that motivate action.

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B2B Digital Marketer

AUGUST 31, 2020

With the world at the current state it’s in, finding leads and standing out in LinkedIn has become vital and a real challenge for B2B companies. David has been a featured guest on nationally syndicated radio, The Profits Over Wages Podcast, The Liz Show, TBN, WGN, CLTV, PBS, The Strausburg Report, N’Digo Magazine and more.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Best of B2B Marketing for September 2010. Great stuff in the B2B Marketing world in September. Social media and the big conversation “fail” - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , September 26, 2010 I am feeling sad and a bit ashamed of myself. B2B Voices , September 1, 2010 Image via CrunchBase.

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Paul Gillin

JUNE 24, 2010

This is a draft of chapter 10 of Social Marketing to the Business Customer by Paul Gillin and Eric Schwartzman. This chapter focuses on how to calculate ROI of social media and Internet marketing programs in general. In fact, many of the most successful marketers aren’t that concerned with ROI at all. They include Indium Corp.,

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B2B Memes

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Writing this week in Folio: , Matt Kinsman asks “Why Do Consumer Stars So Often Fail to Shine in B-to-B?” Was the problem that you can’t mix consumer and B2B models, or the probability that both approaches are doomed? Are the differences between B2B and consumer media even relevant any longer? Now it seems merely quaint.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Do White Papers Still Engage?

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 4, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Here are the top six benefits: 1.

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