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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Biznology

JANUARY 13, 2016

This video with Paul Gillin is about the basics of writing engaging social media messages. With so many posts, tweets and chatter filling social media, it’s almost impossible to get a message through. Paul Gillin is one of our Biznology authors, and a writer, speaker and online marketing consultant specializing in B2B social media.

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MLT Creative

JUNE 14, 2012

As much as I rely on blogs and social media for information about B2B marketing, I still look forward to each new issue of BtoB Magazine landing on my desk. MLT Creative B2B Ideas @ Work Blog. Our ideas, musings, thoughts, reviews on b2b marketing topics. Whatever your industry, I’m sure you.

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markempa

OCTOBER 6, 2006

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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markempa

AUGUST 18, 2006

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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markempa

JUNE 14, 2005

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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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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Digital B2B Marketing

OCTOBER 9, 2012

One presumably well-intentioned individual spammed influential individuals and organizations in B2B marketing, from BtoB Magazine ( @btobmagazine ) to Jonathon Block ( @jblock ) to Steve Farnsworth ( @steveology ). Takeaway Are you engaged in social media enough to recognize spam when you see it? Some of them multiple times!

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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. In a poll of 155 primarily C-level marketing experts, social media received the largest percentage of votes for demand generation channels that marketers will spend more on in 2013.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 21, 2012

Do you know anyone who would claim that they made a ten or hundred thousand dollar decision based on social media? Work your way backwards to the beginning and you will likely move through a contract presented by a sales person, a visit to a website or call from a sales rep, a tradeshow, a website and/or a social media interaction.

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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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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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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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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. But by creating a different model powered by social media, you can harness the impact of customer-generated word of mouth, reviews and referrals.

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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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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. Tags: Social Media. That’s despite the fact that 70% of them spend less than 30 minutes a day managing their tweet stream.

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Crimson Marketing

JULY 26, 2013

The best marketing mix includes creating the right content for your varying social media networks. . Rishi Dave is the Executive Director of Digital Marketing at Dell, where he is globally responsible for implementing marketing, lead generation, and content strategies for Dell.com, social media, communities, and mobile.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 9, 2011

Many BtoB organizations these days are spending time and money to listen to the conversations that are happening about their brand, which is a basic essential for any brand. But all of this monitoring for mentions of your brand is very reactive and I think the next frontier of social media is something much more proactive.

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KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 6, 2013

Our Director of Online Marketing, Casie Gillette , will be presenting alongside a group of highly talented search professionals including Kristy Bolsinger , Ric Dragon , Adam Schoenfeld , and Eric Werner , discussing the top social media tactics for search marketers. The Conversion Conference. Content Marketing World.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 21, 2011

The biggest question I get asked here on B2B Marketing Insider is about the challenges of sales and marketing alignment. I am always trying to address the big issues in B2B marketing—such as integrated marketing, demand generation, and social media—but somehow, the topic comes back around to the relationship between sales and marketing.

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markempa

JUNE 14, 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. Now theres are over a hundred.

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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. Below are some highlights (a couple of minutes each).

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 19, 2012

Then this week, BtoB Magazine released their “2012 Outlook survey” showing how online advertising is poised to see significant growth in 2012 as well. BtoB magazine’s “2012 Outlook” survey reported that 41% of B2B Marketers will increase spending in 2012 while 48% will see their marketing budgets remain flat.

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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. Twitter is like any social media strategy; the more time you put into it, and the more you learn how to use it to engage, the better your results will be.

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Crimson Marketing

MAY 8, 2013

I was recently interviewed by BtoB Online for an article about the growth of Google+ : Not all of us are aware, but Google+ is the second largest social media platform (after Facebook). Corporate Marketing Other Interesting Topics google+ social media targeted marketing YouTube b2b marketing' YOU NEED TO BE ON THERE!

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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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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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Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Last year I wrote about how some weeks are hard to top and how lucky I was to have launched my first book – Facebook Marketing for Dummies (Wiley) with my co-author Rich Krueger, and I was nominated for BtoB Marketing Magazine’s (a Crain’s publication) list of the Top 25 BtoB Marketers of the Year 2009. Not a shabby list.

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markempa

JULY 16, 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. The author then writes the following:IR.

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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. Be Strategic.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

by Phil Fernandez For B2B marketers to be competitive and grow in 2012, it’s essential that they not only realize the value of social media , but make a commitment to improved execution. The problem is that only 7 percent of the survey group felt that their organization was leveraging social media very heavily.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Social Media speeds Onboarding I am officially up and running now in my. Related posts: Social Search could it be a Google Killer? This morning I typed into Google the search term: VoIP. Avaya makes Business Communications more Social It’s a very exciting day for me here at.

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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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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 7, 2010

For B2C or B2B Marketers this was a huge revolution. But for B2B Marketing fans I think you need to expand your game around search to start include what I am calling … LinkedIn Search Optimization (LSO). For a good example check out these searches for the terms Facebook Marketing and Social Media. The short answer is – YES!

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Last week I presented at BtoB Magazine’s Digital Live conference in New York on the future of content marketing. He stated: I love social media because it sells stuff; otherwise, it really doesn’t matter in the context of business. . Social Media' It was the first time I saw him speak and he did not disappoint.

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