KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 11, 2013

B2B marketers struggle with common challenges. Research, guides, and marketing surveys help guide B2B marketers down the right path. Here are ten B2B marketing related research reports and guidelines we recommend for review, and a brief explanation on why they are important. Optify’s 2013 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report.

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markempa

OCTOBER 6, 2006

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markempa

AUGUST 18, 2006

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markempa

JUNE 14, 2005

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Exo B2B

JULY 9, 2019

These three topics, and it’s part of the problem, affect both the customer relationship in B2C, as well as inter-company in B2B and, if we push it further a bit, companies and employees in B2E. Using these experts is a long research process but also involves contacting and establishing a business-expert trust.

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ViewPoint

MAY 9, 2013

The Marketing Sphere represents recent good reads from our digital circles about B2B marketing selected by PointClear colleagues. 5 Compelling Reasons To Launch B2B Mobile Landing Pages Now. B2B customers on the go want a measure of instant gratification and easily readable text on their ever-present smart phones. Via eMarketer.

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The Point

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Research firm Software Advice have released their 2014 B2B Demand Generation Benchmark Report , a handy reference for anyone planning 2015 marketing spend. Based on responses from more than 200 BtoB marketing professionals, it provides useful insight on the types of demand gen programs and content that are trending in the marketplace.

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KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 7, 2013

For B2B marketers, there are endless opportunities for leveraging social media platforms and strategies. Research from Optify’s 2012 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report supports these statements. How are you going to develop and augment your organization’s B2B social media strategy? Twitter is one solution.

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ViewPoint

DECEMBER 17, 2013

The most reliable and scalable approach to finding new B2B customers is outbound communications, whether by mail, phone or email, to potential prospects, 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, or title.

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KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 25, 2013

Last October, KoMarketing Associates announced the launch of research consultancy Software Advice’s B2B Demand Generation Benchmark Survey. Recent studies from sources such as eMarketer and BtoB Magazine support this observation, in particular as it relates to SEO and social media as top B2B marketing channels for lead generation.

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MLT Creative

DECEMBER 10, 2010

BtoB Magazine’s NetMarketing Breakfast in Atlanta. For the tenth year, BtoB Magazine hosted the NetMarketing Breakfast, this time, at Atlanta’s Four Seasons hotel. Martine Hunter is the creative director of inbound marketing with the Atlanta advertising agency, MLT Creative , which specializes in B2B marketing.

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NuSpark Consulting

MARCH 17, 2012

The infographic summarizes key data from a variety of research reports covering B2B and technology lead generation, media strategy, and content marketing trends, from initial solution research to lead nurturing. The Rise of the B2B Social Buyer: How Buyers Consume Information Survey,2011, ITSMA. Presenting my first infographic.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 24, 2010

The bi-annual BtoB Leading Edge Virtual Event is one of the best thought leadership events for marketers focused on driving leads and accerlerating deals for their company. BtoB Leading Edge Virtual Event: 3 Key Marketing Takeaways was posted at Modern B2B Marketing - Marketo Best Practices Blog. | [link].

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Biznology

JULY 19, 2018

Rich agreed to discuss what he and his team have been doing in B2B, and share what they’ve learned in recent years, as business buying behavior evolves. His team has developed a breakthrough approach to delivering a custom communications stream to business buyers based on their particular journeys. Very cool stuff.

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Automation B2B Marketing Advertising Agencies Cost per Acquisition 144

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 21, 2013

Think about what that means in B2B buying cycles, where multiple individuals are impacting the decision making process. Mullen’s four new marketing fundamentals offer some important takeaways for B2B search engine marketers. Executing the B2B marketing message is more complex than ever before. Design is the New Marketing.

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KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 6, 2013

The conference roadmap is one of those planning initiatives and as I have been reviewing the conference opportunities in the second half of 2013, there is no shortage of impressive events to attend for B2B marketers. Anything related to driving better conversions is worth reviewing for the B2B marketer. The Conversion Conference.

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Crimson Marketing

JULY 26, 2013

How can you create new business with content thought leadership? He was named 2013 & 2012 Top Digital Marketer by BtoB Magazine. Mr. Dave spent his career in the technology industry with marketing, business development, and consulting roles in start-ups to large corporations including Bain & Company, Trilogy Software, and eBay.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 24, 2013

This week I presented at the BtoB Magazine’s Digital Live conference in New York. And I walked the audience through the trends and some of my own predictions related to content marketing, marketing and even the future of business itself. The topic was the future of content marketing. Content Marketing'

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ViewPoint

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Over the past few months I have had the pleasure of interviewing nineteen influential B2B sales and marketing leaders to discuss their views in areas like traditional and new media strategies, current and future trends, B2B lead generation, and sales lead management.

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Sales Qualified Leads Lead Generation Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads 120

NuSpark Consulting

JUNE 19, 2010

BtoB Magazine, a national trade journal, recently conducted a survey of 400 B2B Marketers, and found that half of them were dissatisfied with the return on tweets. Three common ways to use Twitter for business are: a. Are you generating quality business because of your time on Twitter? What do you think? Related posts.

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markempa

JULY 16, 2007

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Lead Generation Work Management Marketing Management Search Marketing 120

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MAY 4, 2010

I was just reading BtoB Magazine ’s latest issue and an article called Publishers pin hopes on iPad caught my attention enough to blog about it. What’s really interesting about this is idea is – could it save the Page Advertising business and Magazine industry which has been in a long steady decline? Answer – Yes I think it could!

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Now I’m not sure most B2B marketers truly consider lead generation as their primary focus but I do agree that we B2B Marketers spend considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples?

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Now I’m not sure most B2B marketers truly consider lead generation as their primary focus but I do agree that we B2B Marketers spend considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples?

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Walker Sands

DECEMBER 20, 2018

In today’s B2B world, awards are more than just something to brag about at holiday gatherings. In addition to boosting internal morale, it’s proven that awards have the ability to measurably impact a B2B company’s success. Relationship-building is the foundation of B2B. More Than a Participation Trophy. How We’ve Helped.

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Peer-to-peer B2B Thought Leadership B2B BtoB 40

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 24, 2013

Who are the top B2B Marketing influencers on twitter? To answer this question, I looked at a variety of factors including twitter followers, profiles that included “B2B marketing,” the focus of their tweets including the hashtag # B2BMarketing , as well as a variety of social scoring tools using the keyword. New York, NY.

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Customer Experience Matrix

OCTOBER 15, 2013

First we’ll start with the paradise itself: B2B marketing automation has indeed been growing quickly, at about 50% per year over the past few years according to my estimates. This one, from BtoB Online , found that just 26% of users had fully deployed their system – and nearly 40% had only some or moderate adoption.

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The Mx Group

JULY 3, 2018

CHICAGO (July 3, 2018) — For the third year in a row, The Mx Group, a full-service B2B marketing agency, has been named one of Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For ®. When I look around, I know I’m surrounded by the best and brightest in the business,” Jenn says. “I Senior Copywriter Jenn H. About The Mx Group.

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Biznology

JANUARY 13, 2016

Paul Gillin is one of our Biznology authors, and a writer, speaker and online marketing consultant specializing in B2B social media. He was a monthly columnist for BtoB magazine for seven years. Paul is a veteran technology journalist with over 25 years of editorial leadership experience. Thanks to all our sponsors! Like this post?

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markempa

JUNE 28, 2007

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 25, 2011

political environment and B2B Marketing in 2011. So what is the state of union in B2B Marketing? Similarly, here is what I think are some of the biggest questions surrounding B2B Marketing: Is B2B Marketing dead? Why does B2B Marketing content stink? What are the greatest challenges in B2B Marketing?

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B2B Marketing Planning B2B BtoB 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MAY 6, 2010

Imagine a world where B2B Marketers could target specific decision makers in specific companies using Social Media ads. Now he turned this idea on his B2B prospect list (which included me) and with a few clicks he was able to target me precisely. Think that sounds like the future years from now? Last week the clever folks at G.1440

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 26, 2010

At a recent dinner with a buddy of mine from Microsoft (who helped launch Bing) – I learned a lot more about the search market and a very important trend that can effect the future of B2B Marketing. OK so what does this mean to B2B Marketers? perhaps there will be shortly. Related posts: Social Search could it be a Google Killer?

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

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Lead Generation B2B Marketing BtoB Lead Scoring 120

markempa

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

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Digital B2B Marketing

APRIL 30, 2012

In April Crain Communications, the publisher of BtoB Magazine, announced the creation of CrainsSocial , a new marketing services group offering social media solutions to marketers. This is one more introduction in a long line of changes that are blurring traditional roles in the marketing landscape.

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