Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

You often hear about the concept of mapping content to the sales funnel (especially in B2B Marketing) but it’s not so common in practice. This gets to the final decision makers desk and helps out the sales force immensely since they can never seem to have enough of these in their toolkit. B2B Marketing Content: Lure or Lasso?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

You often hear about the concept of mapping content to the sales funnel (especially in B2B Marketing) but it’s not so common in practice. This gets to the final decision makers desk and helps out the sales force immensely since they can never seem to have enough of these in their toolkit. B2B Marketing Content: Lure or Lasso?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

But these days for B2B Marketers I think we need to take it a step further and say that “Content is Media&#. Building a solid content creation engine is critical to B2B marketers today. I think B2B marketers really need to think and act more like a media house themselves. B2B Marketing Content: Lure or Lasso?

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 15, 2010

Back in prehistoric times (before the Internet, that is), b2b buyers learned about products and services by reading (print) magazines and (printed) analyst reports. Then sales people would contact the prospects and use a “consultative&# sales process. Readers could respond to and extend the conversation through comments.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 16, 2010

In the last post we covered Social Media Listening for B2B Marketing and while providing outstanding customer support is always a good choice when it comes to building a business case that will stand up in the boardroom, another very fertile area to consider is creating a stream of leads from all those conversations out there. Tweet This!

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 11, 2010

To help achieve that goal, organizations now adopt formal processes that structure how the listen for mentions of their brands in Social Media and B2B Marketers are no different. Related posts: Social Media Budget Ratio in B2B Marketing In my new advisory role for the members of MENG. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 9, 2010

What’s curious, however, is that of the top 50 brands on Facebook according to Slate magazine, not one is a b2b vendor. And as Mark Schaefer has noted, b2b Facebook success stories are notoriously hard to come by (he found one ). Still, this doesn’t mean that Facebook can’t serve any purpose for b2b marketing.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Effective lead nurturing is crucial to successful b2b marketing. Lead nurturing can help you improve your lead conversions over time. ” “ Lead nurturing will generate an increase in sale opportunities up to 20%. ” “ Lead nurturing can help you build a trusted relationship with your economic buyer.” Guest post by Alexandre Sagala.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Without a solid content strategy to support that movement through the marketing and sales cycle, all you’ve got is a nice email system. Divided into six sections, as an appetizer the book starts off with eMarketing Essentials , the “why&# of using content marketing for complex sales. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 18, 2010

And once you have identified the conversations where you think a sales opportunity may be occurring you need to feed that into your listening platform so you can flag those opportunities when they come in. Related posts: Social Media Listening for B2B Marketing One of the biggest challenges for organizations today is managing.

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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? Keep in mind we all start in the same place and that’s at ZERO!

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Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 25, 2009

Search the realtime web OneRiot: Fuel Your Search - Feed the Pulse Web Video Search Trending Topics: Ed McMahon , World Hunger , Dead Sea , Coma , King of Pop , Thriller , MJ's , P Michael , P Micheal Sort by: Pulse | Realtime Most relevant results: Refresh to see Are B2B Companies Ready for the Real Time Web? Social Medi.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

7 steps to writing killer sales copy by Mike Consol. How to Create Remarkable B2B Content by Savvy B2B Marketing. Below are five posts from outstanding writers that will help you write copy that gets found, read, and acted upon. Explain exactly what you want the reader to do.&# ). Share this on Bebo. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

AUGUST 25, 2010

According to a study conducted by Gartner , the first quarter of 2010 witnessed a whopping 707 percent increase in Android sales. As a result, the sales of the Google Android OS-based smartphones have surpassed the sales of the Microsoft Windows Mobile-based handsets around the world. Share this on Linkedin.

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 18, 2010

Well, SNAP Selling: Speed Up Sales and Win More Business with Today’s Frazzled Customers by Jill Konrath is that kind of book. People are reluctant to add anything more to their frenetic schedules, least of all spending time listening to a sales pitch. Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on Facebook. Share this on FriendFeed.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 14, 2010

It’s a fallacy to think we as marketers can understand the business impact of our programs in a mere 6 month period – after all we are in B2B marketing not B2C. Depending on your sales force and their comfort with your CRM system you may see some of these “fly in” proposals. It’s a highly considered purchase. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Digital B2B Marketing

MARCH 25, 2011

Share this Post: LinkedIn Share Email Share Digg Reddit Print Possibly related posts: (automatically generated) Why Content Curation Will Soon Be as Familiar as Googling Filed under Content , In Theory Tagged with content , Content Curation , Say 100 Like Be the first to like this post.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MAY 4, 2010

The numbers coming in about the iPad is already staggering (The iPad already has sold over 500000 units since it went on sale April 3) without what some would consider being key features (no camera, no phone, no flash, no multi-tasking etc). Why is Google Scared and What it means for B2B Marketing! Answer – Yes I think it could!

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Jeff contends that marketing automation systems will become required tools for any b2b “considered purchase&# (i.e., As many others have noted, the rise of social media and the explosion of online content has fundamentally altered the b2b sales process. any significant price point, non-commodity products). Tweet This!

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 30, 2010

It’s the experience they had with your company over the entire sales cycle and the ongoing relationship they will have with your company when it comes to long term support. B2B Marketers need to examine and invest in this area of the spectrum – the customer retention area. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 7, 2011

Three-quarters of b2b buyers use social media at some point during their purchase decision process, and marketers are responding with increased spending on social media marketing. This will demonstrate itself as social moves into product development, operations, customer service and even sales,&# according to Michael Brenner.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

One of the biggest challenges b2b marketers face is what to do with all of those “names&# that come into your system that aren’t really “leads&# yet; contacts collected from white paper downloads, webinar registrations, trade shows and other activities. Most sales people still don’t.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 21, 2010

Ok ok – based on the great response I got from my readers on my last blog post The 4 C’s of B2B Marketing I thought I would try to apply the same principle to Social Media Marketing. I think this strategy is exceptionally good for B2B marketers with long lead cycles. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. Share this on Reddit.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 17, 2011

by Maria Pergolino I know what you’re thinking – the seven ways marketers should be using social will be all about Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook, Digg or Reddit, and YouTube, right? B2B companies must work a little differently to drive their own success in social media , and it goes beyond tweeting or posting. Doing all 7?

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Webbiquity

JULY 21, 2010

Even B2B companies can “summer-up” as Alcatel-Lucent did when touting application enablement, with one image featuring the words “open has value” floating over a woman relaxing on a green, inviting field. • . • You don’t need to be Coppertone to reach people during the summer months. If possible, emphasize events recipients can go to.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

APRIL 6, 2010

It involves seeing from the front end of the sale all the way to the consummation of the sale and I believe Facebook has or is planning to have some of the most critical elements all on their platform (and all for free!). Even conduct the sale with payment options like PayPal in the future. Share this on Linkedin.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

It starts with a clear rationale for making investments in lead nurturing processes: “Up to 95 percent of qualified prospects on your Web site are there to research and are not yet ready to talk with a sales rep, but as many as 70 percent of them will eventually buy a product.&# ( Brian Carroll ). Share this on del.icio.us. Tweet This!

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Webbiquity

MAY 20, 2010

Beyond standard content like case studies and white papers, what other information formats work best for b2b lead generation and nurturing? The top 24 facts for selling more in B2B by LEADSExplorer. 20 Formats to Consider by Savvy B2B Marketing. ** 5 Stars. What exactly is “Web 3.0?&# Need Content? Post this on Diigo.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 19, 2010

TigerDirect, Wal Mart) to consumers and b2b buyers. B2c and b2b buyers alike are tuning out such messages; they increasingly listen to each other, to key influencers, and to marketers willing to add real value beyond just schlepping their own products and services when making their purchase decisions. HP, P&G) to the channel (e.g.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

5 Tricks to B2B Marketing Socially Whenever I ask members of sales team from around the. 5 Tricks to B2B Marketing Socially Whenever I ask members of sales team from around the. Share this on Linkedin. Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on Reddit. Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 27, 2010

Metrics related to ROI, such as leads generated and direct sales, were mentioned by only about half of the survey respondents as key benefits of social media marketing. B2B marketers were slightly more likely to report increased sales than than their B2C counterparts. …But Facebook Means Consumer Marketing.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 26, 2010

Can you fire your sales force? 10 Takeaways from the MarketingProfs Digital Marketing World Virtual Conference by Modern B2B Marketing. Reid Carr muses about how the rapid increase of online information and spread of social media are changing the sales process , particularly for younger consumers. Well worth a read. Tweet This!

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Webbiquity

JULY 25, 2011

Because more than 80% of consumer purchases and 90% of b2b buying cycles now begin with search. Promote your content (though not only your content, but other content your readers/followers/fans may be interested in) on popular social bookmarking sites like Digg , delicious , Reddit and StumbleUpon.

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Webbiquity

JULY 25, 2011

Because more than 80% of consumer purchases and 90% of b2b buying cycles now begin with search. Promote your content (though not only your content, but other content your readers/followers/fans may be interested in) on popular social bookmarking sites like Digg , delicious , Reddit and StumbleUpon.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

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. 3) B2B marketers clung to unimaginative spending habits.

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 21, 2010

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.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 24, 2011

A realtime social search engine that pulls current and recent results for any term from Twitter, Facebook, Google Buzz, Digg and Delicious. Interesting, though the “Who’s searching for you&# feature appears to be more a spammy sales tool than a functional offer. Social and Alternative Search Engines. Related Post.

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