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Direct Marketing Doesn’t Have to Suck

Paul Gillin

In the weeks leading up to the Direct Marketing Association annual conference in Boston this week, exhibitors were out strutting their best stuff. And then I thought about what that says about the state of direct marketing today. Lots of direct marketers still haven’t bought into this idea.

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33 Thought-Provoking B2B Social Media and Marketing Stats

Webbiquity

B2B product marketing budgets are expected to increase on average 3.1% next year–but budgets for B2B services marketing are projected to grow nearly 7%. ( The CMO Survey ). However, spending on digital marketing specifically is projected to rise 14% for B2B products and 20% for B2B services in the coming year. (

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How B2B CMOs Can Achieve Customer-Centric Marketing With Buyer Personas

Tony Zambito

B2B CMOs can be caught in a maze of an organization faced with marketing complex solutions for complex problems. Making it difficult to move beyond market and role-based segmentation. Thus, making it even more difficult to foster customer-centric marketing. And, B2B CMOs need to get the buy-in on all levels.

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“Information Overload” Biggest Change Agent for Marketing in Next Decade?

The ROI Guy

In a recent article on the 10th anniversary of B2B magazine, marketing leaders were asked to look back on the past 10 years and reflect on the biggest changes in B2B marketing. One of the best ways we have found to connect with customers one-on-one is through interactive white papers. This got me thinking.

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How should B2B content differ for Business and Technical Decision Maker?

Ambal's Amusings

We asked B2B Marketing Experts the following question - "How should content that is addressed to a Technical Decision Maker be different from content that is addressed to a Business Decision Maker? Keeping a Closer Eye on Content ROI – CMO Council. Marketing and Sales Alignment – Marketo eBook (New!).

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Does 'Being Findable' mean 'Being Everywhere'?

Ambal's Amusings

The High-Tech Direct Marketing Handbook (Ebook). How to Choose Your Carrot: Effective Lead Generation Offers for High-Technology Marketers (White Paper). Recommended Resources from B2B Marketing Experts. Forrester Blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals. The High-Tech Direct Marketing Handbook (Ebook).

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Top 50 B2B Marketing Influencers On Twitter

Marketing Insider Group

. @ Mvolpe – Mike Volpe – CMO @ Hubspot – marketing, startups, entrepreneurship, SaaS, B2B, lead generation, blog, social media, SEO, analytics, VC, golf, Patriots, Red Sox. StephanieTilton - Stephanie Tilton – Content marketing consultant for B2B high tech. Write case studies, eBooks, white papers, etc.

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