Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

At the same time, you know that social media has changed the marketing landscape : shouting to prospects with endless email offers may produce leads but you’re worried about the longer term implications to your market. So how do you incorporate social media into the marketing mix? All rights reserved.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 18, 2010

Allow your prospects to decide for themselves what the best content is for them for the buying stage they are in at the time. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) SEO continues to provide one of the best sources of leads for both B2B and B2C companies. All rights reserved.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 19, 2010

In my 20 years of marketing, sales and Telemarketing experience I have created many “Tele Web” programs, and here are the top reasons they succeed. Create a proper nurture program for all responders in the information phase We should never assume that all responders are looking to buy something from us today. Need to Drive Leads?

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 7, 2010

.&# He also implores us to block the traditional metaphor of the funnel which I also wrote about since it no longer aligns to the consumer buying process. Buying, once a one-way interaction between an informed seller and a curious buyer, has become a conversation between equals, and the revolution in buying behavior is still ongoing.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 21, 2010

The study shows that there are specific keyword combinations used dependent upon the buying stage of the person searching on Google. In phase 1, the 2 companies relied on a Question and Answer format to determine the impact of buying stage on the keyword combinations used by IT buyers.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2010

However, you must continue to nurture those leads that are not yet ready to buy. Contacts from companies that are qualified as leads but not yet passed to sales can end up landing in the target list for an email blast or an event invitation. In some companies “nurture happens&# almost by accident. So if you: a.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 3, 2010

Instead create personas of people that buy your solutions or products. Understand why your customers buy from you and not the competition and make sure you have the content to support that Use the halo effect to your advantage. Stay away from arbitrary boundaries like SIC codes and Revenue range or employee size. Know them all.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 19, 2010

This way we are engaging prospects earlier in the buying process and never stop engaging them even (or especially) after they purchase from us. For most B2B buying experiences, they expect to speak to a salesperson at some point in their journey. Our customers will tell us when they are ready to speak to a salesperson.

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JUNE 29, 2007

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

They reported in a separate study by Technorati that blogs are right up there with many traditional media in terms of importance and influence on their buying behavior. Chelsie Michael Brenner Dec 1 2010 Chelsie, Thanks for your comment and great point: people buy from other people not “companies&#. That is why blogs matter.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Within 10 days of launch, data revealed that respondents from Google were better qualified and were converting at a higher rate than respondents from other search engines in the media buy. We have also had success with creating specific content around each step in the buy cycle on each landing page. All rights reserved.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Within 10 days of launch, data revealed that respondents from Google were better qualified and were converting at a higher rate than respondents from other search engines in the media buy. We have also had success with creating specific content around each step in the buy cycle on each landing page. All rights reserved.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

To those who are still facing this dilemma, I invite you to read my previous post on gaining Executive Buy-in for Social Media and how to respond to common social media questions. Pages About Michael Brenner Appearances Search Based on Traction Theme by The Theme Foundry Copyright © 2010 B2B Marketing Insider.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2006

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AUGUST 23, 2006

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NOVEMBER 1, 2006

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Marketing is all about getting people to know you, like you and trust you enough to buy from you. Pages About Michael Brenner Appearances Search Based on Traction Theme by The Theme Foundry Copyright © 2010 B2B Marketing Insider. They are: Customers: something that is missing from many social media plans is the focus on customers.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

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JUNE 8, 2007

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 3, 2010

Yes, in B2B, the decision process is far longer, the decision-maker is typically more than one person and all of them feel much greater risk (jobs, reputation, etc) than when buying a pack of gum. I am not suggesting it is harder: trying to appeal to the emotions of a teenager to buy the latest line of fashions is hard.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 3, 2010

Yes, in B2B, the decision process is far longer, the decision-maker is typically more than one person and all of them feel much greater risk (jobs, reputation, etc) than when buying a pack of gum. I am not suggesting it is harder: trying to appeal to the emotions of a teenager to buy the latest line of fashions is hard.

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markempa

OCTOBER 17, 2006

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OCTOBER 31, 2006

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OCTOBER 17, 2006

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MAY 8, 2007

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AUGUST 16, 2007

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

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JUNE 28, 2007

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APRIL 18, 2005

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2006

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AUGUST 22, 2007

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MAY 9, 2007

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OCTOBER 28, 2005

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AUGUST 16, 2006

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 2, 2010

And according to the study “ The Role of Search in Business-to-Business Buying Decisions ,” 65% of respondents stated that they prefer search engines to review sites, manufacturer sites and industry portals. Pages About Michael Brenner Appearances Search Based on Traction Theme by The Theme Foundry Copyright © 2010 B2B Marketing Insider.

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MARCH 6, 2007

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NOVEMBER 8, 2005

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