Ambal's Amusings

MAY 27, 2010

Is less better than more when it comes to content? Instead of bombarding prospects with "too much content" should companies carefully chose 1 or 2 pieces of important content that will educate prospects? What kind of content is most useful in each phase of the B2B marketing cycle? Content has a job to do.

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B2B Marketing Content Marketing B2B Planning 100

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

However, B2B marketers expect that two years from now the top three will be understanding buyers, marketing technology tools, and market / competitor analysis (lead gen drops to #5 on the list). eMarketer ). B2B product marketing budgets are expected to increase on average 3.1% Direct Marketing ).

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Stats Social Media Marketing Automation Services B2B Marketing 110

Ambal's Amusings

AUGUST 27, 2010

B2B Marketing Content falls under 2 broad category - 1. Content addressed to a Technical Decision Maker 2. Content addressed to a Business Decision Maker. Blog Marketing Interactions Twitter Ardath421. Blog Marketing Interactions Twitter Ardath421. Ardath Albee is a B2B Marketing Strategist.

Work Management 100

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Ambal's Amusings

APRIL 29, 2010

How should marketers leverage content? Which content should be free? Which content should be gated to genereate leads? Her company Marketing Interactions helps companies with complex sales and quantify marketing effectiveness by using interactive e-marketing strategies driven by compelling content.

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Top of Funnel Marketing Automation Services Webinar Metrics Content Marketing 100

markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

« Webcast: Closed-Loop Lead Generation & Management | Main | Off topic: Response to meme - 8 Random Things About Me » Content ideas for lead nurturing and tactics to use When it comes to lead nurturing , I find that many marketers get stuck because they lack enough good content to do it consistently.

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Ambal's Amusings

JANUARY 21, 2010

Her company Marketing Interactions helps companies with complex sales and quantify marketing effectiveness by using interactive e-marketing strategies driven by compelling content. Ardath’s book, eMarketing Strategies for the Complex Sale is now shipping! Kristina Halvorson's Content Strategy for the Web.

Sales Qualified Leads 100

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Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Despite the growth of community, the OPA still shows content (40.6%) and communications (25.2) At that time, social networks were lumped into content, which had a 34% share. At that time, social networks were lumped into content, which had a 34% share. asl the dominant uses. So the jury is still out. for TV and 10.2%

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Ambal's Amusings

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Mac McIntosh's Sales Lead Insights: A B2B marketing Blog. Marketo's Modern B2B Marketing. Howard Sewell’s blog, Direct Connections. Content Strategy: The Future of Marketing (via Joe Pulizzi with Christine Halvorson). Cashing in With Content (a classic by David Meerman Scott). Get Content.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management B2B Thought Leadership 100

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 24, 2013

A curated production process + a fully-vetted community of creative pros = outstanding and affordable video content. Savvy_B2B – Savvy B2B Marketing – Savvy marketers sharing insights, tips, resources, and war stories. Home of Chief Content Office Magazine and THE event Content Marketing World.

Twitter 100

Twitter Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency B2B Marketing 100

Ambal's Amusings

MARCH 18, 2010

Her company Marketing Interactions helps companies with complex sales and quantify marketing effectiveness by using interactive e-marketing strategies driven by compelling content. Ardath’s book, eMarketing Strategies for the Complex Sale is now shipping! Ardath Albee's Tip. 3 consulting inquiries.

Viral Marketing 100

Viral Marketing B2B Marketing Campaigns B2B Thought Leadership 100

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Author: Ellen Gomes Beyond its iconic Hollywood sign, the very on-trend, high-end shops of Rodeo Drive, and the allure of its celebrities, Los Angeles is gearing up for an awesome marketing conference—2016 &THEN, the Direct Marketing Association’s (DMA) annual event. Marketing Presentations.

Marketing AI 48

Marketing AI Marketo Work Management Thought Leadership 48

markempa

NOVEMBER 10, 2005

» Winning the Complex Sales Cycle with Thought leading Content David Meerman Scott shares some great ideas on how to leverage your thought leading content on your website. For lead generation, the concept of thought leading content should go beyond the website. Relevant content is key. Relevant content is key.

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Ambal's Amusings

JULY 22, 2010

Her company Marketing Interactions helps companies with complex sales and quantify marketing effectiveness by using interactive e-marketing strategies driven by compelling content. Ardath’s book, eMarketing Strategies for the Complex Sale is now shipping! "Simple Content Creates Quality Leads!"

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Planning B2B Trade Show 100

markempa

JUNE 8, 2007

During our interview we cover a variety of topics that are relevant to lead generation, PR and marketing. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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PR Rules Lead Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

AUGUST 16, 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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2006

There, I offer some thoughts on organizing and providing open access to more of your web content to successfully improve your lead generation success. There, I offer some thoughts on organizing and providing open access to more of your web content to successfully improve your lead generation success.

B2B Sales 120

B2B Sales Lead Generation Sales Leads B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

MARCH 30, 2007

« Webcast: How to Precisely Define a "Lead" Before Marketing Begins | Main | On building targeted lists for B2B Lead Generation Programs » Now Announcing the "Start With A Lead" Podcast Show I am pleased to announce that Ill be hosting a new podcast show called "Start with a Lead" debuting in April.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Leads Lead Marketing Qualified Leads 120

markempa

AUGUST 22, 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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Thought Leadership Generation Thought Leadership 120

markempa

JUNE 8, 2005

Using thought leader content as a lead generation tool Content is king in demonstrating your thought leadership and expertise. I’ve found that creating good content doesn’t require a lot of budget but it definitely requires time, a desire to learn, and a willingness to teach others what you’ve learned. It must be relevant!

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Budget Programs Word of Mouth B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

DECEMBER 6, 2006

« Avoid wasting your Pay-Per-Click lead generation budget | Main | Podcast: Sales and Marketing the Six Sigma Way » Where do Your Email Newsletters go? So I finally got a chance to catch my breath a bit and read some of the content on my "blogs I read" list.

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Newsletter Lead Generation Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

APRIL 19, 2007

An excellent way to reach them is by developing thought leading (educational) content in the form of podcasts. If you provide your prospects with high quality thought leading content as part of your lead nurturing process , then you will find that your prospects are calling you first when they are ready to buy.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation B2B Thought Leadership Leads 120

markempa

AUGUST 30, 2007

Start By Defining A Lead Roy Young , President with Ann Handley, Chief Content Officer, MarketingProfs All Sound And Fury, Signifying Nothing: Executing Your Lead Generation Plan Mike Schultz , Publisher, RainToday.com and Principal, Wellesley Hills Group B2B Sales Lead Success Checklist M.H.

Lead Generation 120

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markempa

AUGUST 23, 2006

" Ive written a number of times that educational content is an important tool for lead generation. If youre involved in marketing to IT or financial buyers, you should consider using white papers or e-books. Im a big proponent of educational marketing, because it allows you to reach people early in their buying process.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Paper Sales Qualified Leads Generation 120

markempa

JULY 28, 2006

They conducted their third annual study of business technology marketing. Their results show that thought-leading content thats educational in nature performed best as a call to action. In addition to webinars, this data shows that blogs and podcasts are evolving into key elements of the B2B marketers lead generation toolkit.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Thought Leadership Generation Leads 120

markempa

JULY 10, 2006

The content flows logically, escalating from fundamentals to tactics and development." The content flows logically, escalating from fundamentals to tactics and development." The chapter topics are universally applicable to all industries, and the lead generation methods are suited to all types of business practices.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation B2B Thought Leadership Leads 120

markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

This indicates the importance of relevant educational events and online content for lead generation. This indicates the importance of relevant educational events and online content for lead generation. Sherpas data shows that more decision makers (not just influencers) are attending webinars and watching archived events.

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Lead Generation Work Management Generation Telemarketing 120

Ambal's Amusings

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Mac McIntosh's Sales Lead Insights: A B2B marketing Blog. Marketo's Modern B2B Marketing. Howard Sewell’s blog, Direct Connections. Content Strategy: The Future of Marketing (via Joe Pulizzi with Christine Halvorson). Cashing in With Content (a classic by David Meerman Scott). Get Content.

ROI 100

ROI B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency Planning 100

markempa

JUNE 14, 2006

Do you have your web site’s good content under lock and key? Research shows shows that if you require registration on your website to download content such as articles, white papers, studies or other "free" resources, you could be losing 75%-85% of your potential leads! They are coming to your site for information.

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B2B Sales Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 120

markempa

JUNE 27, 2006

« Podcast: Interview on the Cullinane & Green Report | Main | Time with Best Selling Author Bryan Eisenberg » The B2B Lead Generation Blog Wins Best B-to-B Marketing Blog in MarketingSherpas Readers Choice Awards Thank you all for voting! I won the best B-to-B Marketing Blog in MarketingSherpas Readers Choice Awards!

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B to B Lead Generation B2B Marketing Generation 120

markempa

JANUARY 4, 2006

Beyond the fact that it is more difficult than ever to attract people to live events, the events themselves require a large amount of careful planning and development, good content, and great orchestration. The truth of the matter is, though, event marketing can deliver quite impressive return on your lead generation investment.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Event Marketing Generation B2B Marketing 120

markempa

APRIL 6, 2006

« Best Practices in Demand Generation | Main | Personal lead generation tools » Lead generation with Podcasts The audience for podcasts is tiny, when compared to other marketing mediums, but growing especially, in the context of the complex sale.

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markempa

MAY 21, 2007

Build your personal prospecting engine - Leverage these activities by communicating with your prospects, customers, networks and alliance partners in a consistent manner by using traditional direct marketing methods such as direct mail, phone calls, personal publicity, and email campaigns. Youre not in it for the big hit.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Sales Sales Qualified Leads 120

markempa

NOVEMBER 9, 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 Generation B2B Thought Leadership Leads 120

markempa

JUNE 21, 2006

Connect sales and marketing metrics together. Create content thats relevant for each stage of the buying cycle. Connect sales and marketing metrics together. Create content thats relevant for each stage of the buying cycle. Focus on the data points you REALLY need to measure in your CRM. Is your value proposition clear?

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales B2B Thought Leadership B2B Marketing 120

markempa

NOVEMBER 8, 2005

Nuts and bolts of contact frequency and content. Nuts and bolts of contact frequency and content. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading! Who owns the lead nurturing process.

Lead Generation 120

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markempa

MAY 25, 2005

Although his post is poorly formatted, as one huge paragraph, the content is good. Although his post is poorly formatted, as one huge paragraph, the content is good. Cullinane asserts that we can manage word-of-mouth just as we would any other lead generation tactic.

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Word of Mouth Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads WOM 120

markempa

JULY 13, 2006

An excellent way to reach people early is by developing thought-leading content. Yet most companies lack thought provoking, educational content; instead, they emphasize sales content. Sales content is most relevant in the later stages of the buying process. Simply put, engage early and often.

Lead Generation 120

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