Hinge Marketing

MARCH 14, 2016

Traditional Marketing 101. In traditional services marketing, a firm goes out into the world and steadily builds awareness and trust —through networking, public speaking and word of mouth referrals. We do so to generate valuable buzz and inbound links. Or a business is in need of a particular service.

Planning 48

Planning Marketing Plans Service Content Marketing 48

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

More from Convince and Convert You Are Pissed Off at the Wrong Guy Taking Consumer Reviews Viral with Facebook Are you spending enough on digital marketing? Convince and Convert Recommends Facebook Vs. Twitter (The Arkayne Blog) 7 Ways to Market Your Business on Facebook – Free Ebook (Danny Brown) Facebook Pisses Off Users.

Facebook 122

Facebook Paid Search Agency Webinar Metrics Advertising Agencies 122

markempa

SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

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. Heres what Todd says about it: "Here is the final installment to our podcast series on marketing and selling to big companies.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales B2B Marketing B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

JULY 9, 2007

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. Often when prospects have an identified need, they can spend months researching and seeking information on solutions that may satisfy that need.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Marketing Analytics Tools Leads 120

markempa

APRIL 3, 2005

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. « Word of Mouth Marketing relies on reputation not branding | Main | Are you using the Best Lead Generation Techniques?

Landing Pages 120

Landing Pages Lead Generation Generation Leads 120

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Google’s new Buzz technology recognizes this convergence, by treating email connections between us as the core atomic unit of the social Web, rather than newer, more ephemeral connections made on Twitter, Facebook or elsewhere. Will you spend some time thinking about how to integrate your social messaging, not building a throne for it?

Social Media 114

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 114

Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2010

More from Convince and Convert You Are Pissed Off at the Wrong Guy Are you spending enough on digital marketing? Danny Brown) You Are Not The Story (Danny Brown) Tagged as: blogging , content creation , content marketing , content strategy , Convince and Convert , Guest Posts Did you enjoy this blog post? It will pay off.

Paid Search Agency 117

Paid Search Agency Blogger Advertising Agencies PR 117

markempa

FEBRUARY 1, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 " He didnt know that he explained how the halo effect works. This new case study by MarketingSherpa demonstrates the practical application of the halo effect. " He didnt know that he explained how the halo effect works.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation Leads Lead 120

markempa

JANUARY 19, 2006

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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Sales Leads Leads 120

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

After spending months developing an app, a few days in the approval queue isn’t a big deal. *Caching content in the app provides for an experience that is both faster and more visually engaging. The app store approval process complaints are greatly exaggerated. This will change over time, but still represents a near-term hurdle.

Social Media 114

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 114

markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

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. You dont need to spend a ton of money on direct mail to reach top executives.

Paper 120

Paper Lead Generation Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

DECEMBER 21, 2006

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. It seems they would rather spend their budgets on things that drive activity (which is often wasted) over results measurement.

Budget Programs 120

Budget Programs Lead Generation B2B Sales Sales Qualified Leads 120

Convince & Convert

MAY 4, 2010

For example, an organization that would have spent $5M over ten years on a traditional ERP or CRM application (bought from an on-premise vendor) may spend $1M on a SaaS alternative such as Workday or salesforce.com. The ROI of many Enterprise 2.0 technologies can be relatively easily derived.

Social Media 117

Social Media Enterprise Management Media Webinar Metrics 117

markempa

JANUARY 4, 2006

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. Less selling time : Because of longer sales cycles (and theyll get longer), sales people cannot afford to spend time on unqualified leads.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 120

markempa

JANUARY 24, 2006

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. « Marketing Spend Shifting to Below-the-line | Main | Podcasts vs. Webinars which is better?

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Small Business Marketing Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Budget Programs Marketing Budget Lead Scoring 120

markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

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. As a result, most marketers are focused on improving their organic search engine visibility and trying to get top rankings via SEO.

Landing Pages 120

Landing Pages Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 120

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

In addition to improving the richness of the data, the next thing we're spending a good deal of time and resources on is answering the 'then what' question that arises after you import a bunch of email addresses. To know how an audience is using a platform woudl allow us to know how to direct our clients to engage their audience.

Social Media 129

Social Media Email Marketing Social Marketing Paid Search Agency 129

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Hey – is there better way to spend a Friday evening when my wife is out of town? I just set up my account and am digging in. Beer and NutshellMail. I currently set up the email alerts to be sent every 4 hours – 6AM, 10AM, 2PM & 6PM. Ill see if this cadence works.

Social Media 116

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency PR 116

markempa

NOVEMBER 15, 2005

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. Since marketing and sales are iterative, dashboards are best used to help you understand your baseline ROI metrics and spot trends.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation Work Management Leads 120

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

[link] Ariel Roberge RT @Tinkweb: Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush [link] [link] Steve Woodruff Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush | (@jaybaer) [link] [link] Montreal Design Buzz TR @tinkweb: Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush [link] [link] [link] Terametric RT @jaybaer: What exactly is Influence Mining?

Paid Content 135

Paid Content CRM Paid Search Agency Social Media 135

markempa

MAY 23, 2005

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. Survey: CMOs feel the power I often ask CEOs how they measure marketing success. what is my marketing teams % of contribution to our revenue?

CMO 120

CMO Lead Generation Marketing Budget BtoB 120

Convince & Convert

JULY 21, 2010

She spends her days thinking about social media, public relations and digital strategies for her agency’s consumer focused clients. You can find her on Twitter or, if you’re lucky, behind a rolling pin making a fresh pie.

Social Media 156

Social Media Paid Content Media Advertising Agencies 156

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

And once the system was set up and the business rules determined, the company spends almost no time managing the program. But after that, Western River spends a few minutes a day on oversight and interaction, freeing up the rest of their time to actually run their core business. said Brandon Lake, Vice President of Western River.

Social Media 143

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 143

markempa

MARCH 27, 2005

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. He writes, "I dont have to spend my day with my head buried in Salesforce.com. " Here is his original concept.

RSS 120

RSS Salesforce.com Lead Generation Sales Leads 120

markempa

MAY 28, 2005

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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Creativity Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 120

Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

I, for one, will be encouraging my clients to spend time at JaneNation. link] sadie harris Online Community With Purpose and a Plan [link] [link] sadie harris Online Community With Purpose and a Plan [link] [link] Katherine M.

Social Media 127

Social Media Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Media 127

Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2010

Now that’s engagement that goes WAAAAY past just clicking the “like&# button. To celebrate their 100,000th Facebook fan, Tornados gave away 100,000 coupons for free boxes of taquitos.

Paid Search Agency 124

Paid Search Agency Social Media PR Advertising Agencies 124

Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

First blush, I'd want to differentiate between marketing to this influencers and communicating with them. I like your “monitor and respond to all&# thought — this is more of a public relations model than a marketing model, especially if we dispense with the concept of “impressions&# in favor of “contacts.&#

Social Media 150

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 150

Convince & Convert

JUNE 3, 2010

Feels almost icky that they are spending big media dollars right now. Seems like the more time we spend thinking about what's right, the less likely we are to do what's right. I promise my next post will involve no crying. link] jaybaer Yeah. link] jaybaer Great point Kevin. I hadn't considered that.

Social Media 158

Social Media Media PR Webinar Metrics 158

Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

There seems to be a catch 22 going on in that if the CEO isn't sold on social media (as many aren't yet) then they won't approve the staff to spend the time learning about integration and measurement…which would give them the tools to prove its worth.

Social Media 132

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Budget Programs 132

Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

In a world where company employees from Legos reward their most die hard fans by engaging with them in their online communities, what better vertical to do something similar than with professional sports?

Social Media 121

Social Media Paid Search Agency Media Advertising Agencies 121

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I need validation for spending time on Twitter! (includes slides and worksheet) [link to post] – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] MarkBolster (Mark Bolster) Twitter Comment @billpollak Thanks Bill. Looks like a good read. Will love to have clients get away from brochures and explain in 120.

Social Media 168

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 168

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

This is because B2B has a smaller potential customer base, a higher average price point, and a customer decision funnel that is more influenced by word of mouth and reputation. But, in general I do believe you can spend more time truly developing relationships in B2B due to the smaller size of the potential audience.

Social Media 150

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 150

KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 27, 2015

The data: Figures from Research+Data Insights recently showed us that 86 percent of B2B technology decision-makers believe word of mouth from peers was the most influential factor in narrowing their options for potential vendors.

Peer-to-peer 120

Peer-to-peer B2B Word of Mouth WOM 120

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I’m always equating social media more in the business development side of things than marketing. I’m always equating social media more in the business development side of things than marketing. I’m always equating social media more in the business development side of things than marketing.

Social Media 152

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 152

Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

Spend some time tractor beaming your current visitors and watch that recurring visits stat rise. And given that it takes 6-7 instances of contact to turn a prospect into a customer you might want to place more attention on turning them into a repeat visitor rather than asking them to share. You see where I'm going here.

Social Media 120

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 120