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2011 B2B Marketing Trends

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MarketingSherpa recently released its 2011 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report. A slightly higher percentage of marketers than last year (41% vs. 39%) called “marketing to a lengthening sales cycle&# a top challenge. You can download the executive summary for free (or pay $400 for the full report ). Share this on del.icio.us.

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Social Media Marketing Strategies for 2010

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Marketing Sherpa last week released its 2010 Social Media Marketing Benchmark report. From the buyer standpoint, the two most popular uses of social media (with roughly 60% each) in the commercial realm are to “learn about new products / features / services&# and to “learn about specials and sales.&# Post this on Diigo.

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Fundamentals of Product Experimentation for Beginners

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If you deny it, I’ll refer you to Blockbuster and Digg. Depth of Analysis Web Experimentation Product Experimentation Usually involves marketing- and sales-level analysis of the business. Test different criteria for what defines a PQL to refine the sales team’s focus on the most promising leads.

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How to Write a Social Media Policy

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Even without any formal plan to use social media, every organization with more than a handful of employees (and many under that benchmark) is present in social media because people are talking about them. Digg, StumbleUpon, Reddit, etc.). Are you aiming to increase sales and/or leads? Twitter, identi.ca, Jaiku, etc.).

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Best Email Marketing Tips, Tactics and Metrics of 2010

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It’s direct, cost-efficient, and, done properly, still an effective channel for lead generation, nurturing and sales. Noting that “B2B marketers say that their internal e-mail lists are seven times more effective at generating quality sales leads than third-party lists. Email Marketing Research and Stats.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Can those results be tied back directly to sales, and therefore ROI? I’d add: 1)Social media can increase sales. I’d add: 1)Social media can increase sales. I’d add: 1)Social media can increase sales. I don’t concur that “social media can increase sales&# is always false.

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Three Ways Click Rates Are Killing Your Brand « Digital B2B Marketing

Digital B2B Marketing

Admit that the real goal is content consumption, registrations or direct sales, and manage appropriately. Share this Post: LinkedIn Share Email Share Digg Reddit Print The freshest in culture. It lives on, its very existence reducing the effectiveness of your brand campaign. Click rates live on for a simple reason.