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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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markempa

SEPTEMBER 12, 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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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 5, 2013

60-70% of B2B marketing content goes unused ( Sirius Decisions ). According to BtoB Magazine “Content Marketing” is one of the top priorities for marketing in 2014. 42% of B2B marketers rate their content marketing efforts as effective ( Content Marketing Institute / Marketing Profs Study ). InboundWriter ).

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

The majority of Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) consider customer engagement as their top priority according to a recent study done by Forbes Insights and George P. Fifty-six percent of the participants were primarily B2B marketers and the remaining 44% were B2C. That was the good news part of the study. Johnson (GPJ).

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Paul Gillin

JULY 15, 2011

Good Riddance to the Corporate Case Study. In this post I rant just a bit about corporate case studies, those pervasive and largely useless vessels of happy talk that no one really believes. It’s not the concept of the case study I don’t like; it’s the format. Read more and comment on The CMO Site.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Around this time last year I wrote about the 10 B2B Marketing Predictions for 2010 and while I would say 7 out of 10 have already materialized and the others are on their way. So that begs the question – what’s on the horizon specifically for B2B Marketers next year? Share this on Facebook. Tweet This! Share this on del.icio.us.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 21, 2012

We know from other studies that only email and search have higher influence on the buying process than social. claim that it influenced their technology buying decision. Issue # 2 : what they should have asked is what sources influence the buying process. 84% using social media sounds like a pretty big number.

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MLT Creative

DECEMBER 9, 2011

This week in B2B marketing we're sharing our picks for the most compelling content featuring survey results and B2B marketers' plans for 2012. Compliments to the bloggers and journalists who continue to keep the B2B marketing community educated with your reports, thoughts and observations. BtoB Magazine. BtoBOnline.

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markempa

MARCH 30, 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. My experience has been been around 45%.

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MLT Creative

MARCH 2, 2012

Top tactics for a crisis-proof B2B lead generation strategy. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Social and mobile featured highly in B2B marketers' future tactics. Marketo/Modern B2B blogs. 5 B2B social media questions to ask about LinkedIn Answers. Social Media B2B. How B2B marketers can move closer to the money.

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MLT Creative

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This week in B2B marketing we're sharing our choices for the most interesting content for B2B marketers' 2012 plans. Kudos to the content contributors who keep the B2B marketing community informed with your reports, thoughts and observations. Social data can improve B2B e-mail marketing. BtoB Magazine.

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Digital B2B Marketing

MAY 22, 2012

According to recent research from IDC, lead generation is a top B2B marketing priority , and in the next four years Sirius Decisions predicts 75% of all registrations will be captured online. One of the primary ways B2B marketers capture leads online is asking prospects to register for content. Only 40% share webcasts.

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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. Even more telling, the survey found that 9 percent – nearly a tenth – of B2B marketers were not using social media at all.

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markempa

OCTOBER 11, 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. So everyone cant be one.

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MLT Creative

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

The Internet has changed how our brains process and remember information; so, in order to influence your target audience’s B2B buying behavior, you must work within the confines of how our brains’ functionality. Vann Morris is the Director of Buying Behavior Studies with the Atlanta B2B advertising agency, MLT Creative.

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markempa

JULY 13, 2006

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markempa

JUNE 15, 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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markempa

JUNE 14, 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. Thats where you have the biggest influence.

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MLT Creative

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Online relationships have become an integral part of your target audience’s lives, and must therefore be part of your B2B marketing. BtoB Magazine recently presented a webinar called From Caveman to Customer: What the Evolution of Storytelling Means to Marketers that helped explain why these online relationships are so important.

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markempa

MAY 9, 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. companys focus.

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Hinge Marketing

JANUARY 14, 2015

We’ve reviewed beginners’ B2B email marketing techniques , intermediate techniques , and A/B testing. According to a study by Litmus in December 2013, 51% of email opens take place on mobile devices. These techniques are getting you one step closer to a well-rounded email marketing engine.

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markempa

AUGUST 17, 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. What can you send via email?

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MLT Creative

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

BtoB Magazine recently presented a webinar that spoke to this phenomena, called, “From Caveman to Customer: What the Evolution of Storytelling Means to Marketer.” Vann Morris is the Director of Buying Behavior Studies with the Atlanta B2B advertising agency, MLT Creative.

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markempa

MAY 23, 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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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking The Danger of Email Marketing Benchmarks A recent article from BtoB Online about email deliverability reminded me of how dangerous this whole thing of email marketing deliverability numbers can be.

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markempa

JULY 28, 2006

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markempa

OCTOBER 19, 2006

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

However, the role of B2B marketers is changing and evolving more into revenue generation. The recently released B2B Marketing Skills Survey jointly done by Genius and BtoB Magazine reveals some new trends and contradicts certain popular beliefs. Stay tuned as the role of B2B marketer continues to evolve.

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markempa

JULY 21, 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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