Ambal's Amusings

JANUARY 21, 2010

Recommended Resources from B2B Marketing Experts. Forrester Blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals. Ardath Albee's blog Marketing Interactions. B2B Lead Generation Benchmark Study 2009. B2B Marketing Fundamentals Don't Change. Keeping a Closer Eye on Content ROI – CMO Council.

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Ambal's Amusings

MAY 27, 2010

You add in some of your company’s expertise taking a position on the stance of the expert and turn the transcription into a white paper. Feature the white paper on your website and as an email offer. Laura Patterson's book Marketing Metrics in Action. Recommended Resources from B2B Marketing Experts.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

To this end, are your marketing efforts connecting with these frugal buyers who don’t care about product features and benefits, and are instead value focused? Rounding up the challenges, recent studies indicate that 9 out of 10 of buyers say that when they are ready to buy, they find you.

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Ambal's Amusings

APRIL 29, 2010

Webinars and white papers are two content formats generally considered “meaty” enough for prospects to risk that filling out the form won’t cause unwarranted intrusion into their very busy lives. White papers. Recommended Resources from B2B Marketing Experts. Marketing Edge podcast.

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Ambal's Amusings

MARCH 18, 2010

Every B2B marketer wants their content to be so widely acclaimed that it goes “viral.” ” This said, I encourage marketers to look beyond the numbers of views to the quality of the outcomes. Joe Pulizzi and Jonathan Kran z published The Content Marketing Playbook: 42 Ways to Connect with Customers.

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Ambal's Amusings

DECEMBER 17, 2009

I have invited our Panel of B2B Marketing Experts to reflect on 2009 and answer the following question: What was your aha moment in 2009 ? Recommended Resources from B2B Marketing Experts. Forrester Blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals. Ardath Albee's blog Marketing Interactions. Marketing Edge podcast.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 14, 2005

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Updated Alinean Social Media ROI Calculator - New.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. Finding Your Influencers As noted in the study, the notion of true 1:1 marketing via social media is a bit of a fallacy. Eat 10 sandwiches, get the 11th free. Let’s also assume that you have a Facebook fan page.

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The ROI Guy

MAY 4, 2006

for 2005 – this according to Forrester latest research. Vendors knows that from every prospect they will hear “show me the money”, with over 90% now requiring ROI proof before the project gets approved, and over 85% saying the demand for business value analysis has increased or remained the same. Why are buyers getting harder to reach?

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Ambal's Amusings

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Optionally, also give an example of a great B2B marketing message (slogan, picture, video etc) which has captivated you?" Recommended Resources from B2B Marketing Experts. Forrester Blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals. Ardath Albee's blog Marketing Interactions. Marketing Edge podcast.

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