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2011 B2B Marketing Trends

Webbiquity

A slightly higher percentage of marketers than last year (41% vs. 39%) called “marketing to a lengthening sales cycle&# a top challenge. While there’s no reason to expect sales cycles to shorten, an improving economy next year should help stabilize the length of the decision process. Share this on Bebo. Post on Google Buzz.

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Demandbase: A New Twist In The Lead Management Automation Market

Online Marketing Institute

Demand Stream™ includes a Web widget that shows sales and marketing the names of companies visiting the Web site in near real-time. I worry that this tool only ends up helping sales pick out cold calls to make, and is not used by marketers enough to segment, collect, and improve their prospecting databases. I’m sure I forgot a few.

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An Interview with Sean Geehan, CEO and Founder Geehan Group

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Conversely at Starbucks, $6 Billion of their sales comes from approximately 11,000,000 customers. A: Too often we get hung up on the latest “hot thing” in marketing: the jingle, the tag line, telemarketing, direct mail, CRM, brand management, websites, SEO, Social media, etc. This is always the low hanging fruit. Tweet This!

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Best Social Media Stats, Facts and Marketing Research of 2010

Webbiquity

and 30% said it was to get updates on upcoming sales. Social Media Facts & Figures for B2B Sales by Inside View. Sales People Want Social Media Training - but Aren't Getting It. Social Media Driving Sales Worldwide by MarketingProfs. sales pros are on Facebook, while 20% are on LinkedIn and 8% Twitter.

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B2B Lead Management Market Heats Up

Online Marketing Institute

The lead management vendors are developing one-to-one email capabilities that help sales people be more consistent and productive. B2B marketers also need systems that help them align sales activity and marketing messages, monitor marketing’s impact on the pipeline, and close the loop on closed deals.