Ambal's Amusings

AUGUST 27, 2010

What determines the differences is the problem the content is addressing and the perspective of the person concerned with solving it. The business decision maker may be trying to solve the problem how to have global product development teams get products to market faster. The High-Tech Direct Marketing Handbook (Ebook).

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

This puts significant pressure on email to be more relevant, because most of what would be contained in an email newsletter or special offer now happens faster and more personally within Facebook, Twitter or other social outposts. Today, most contact preferences center around phone, email (HTML or text), and direct, postal mail.

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markempa

MAY 26, 2005

« B2B Lead Generation Blog Nominated for MarketingSherpas 2005 Readers Choice Blog Awards | Main | Closing the loop to improve lead generation performance » RSS Your Press Room for better search engine visibility Lee Odden over at the Online Marketing Blog shares some interesting ideas for optimizing press releases for RSS distribution.

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markempa

AUGUST 22, 2007

August 22, 2007 | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Off topic: Response to meme - 8 Random Things About Me : Comments Off topic: Response to meme - 8 Random Things About Me Ardath Albee, over at Marketing Interactions , tagged me for a meme "8 random things about me.

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Ambal's Amusings

DECEMBER 17, 2009

The High-Tech Direct Marketing Handbook (Ebook). How to Choose Your Carrot: Effective Lead Generation Offers for High-Technology Marketers (White Paper). Marketing Edge podcast. Blog Marketing Interactions Twitter Ardath421. The High-Tech Direct Marketing Handbook – Howard J. Ardath Albee.

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markempa

JUNE 6, 2006

A podcast version of the show is available via iTunes or the host website RSSRay.com. A podcast version of the show is available via iTunes or the host website RSSRay.com.

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markempa

MAY 21, 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. No matter how busy you are, be sure to make time to do personal lead generation activities especially, if you don’t have a marketing team supporting you.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

The DMA report found that the phone and e-mail produced the highest response rates respectively—among direct marketing media channels in terms of generating leads. The DMA report found that the phone and e-mail produced the highest response rates respectively—among direct marketing media channels in terms of generating leads.

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markempa

JANUARY 3, 2006

Though there are scores of books on direct marketing, branding, advertising, marketing tactics, PR, varied sales approaches, cold calling, etc., Though there are scores of books on direct marketing, branding, advertising, marketing tactics, PR, varied sales approaches, cold calling, etc.,

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markempa

APRIL 18, 2005

« Lead generation & nurturing with a human touch | Main | Ten ways to Better Manage Sales Leads » MarketingSherpa Seeks Best Marketing Blog MarketingSherpa just opened up nominations for Best Blog Readers Choice Awards. Be sure to let them know about your favorite Marketing, Advertising, and PR blogs.

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markempa

JULY 3, 2006

Later, we met up with our friend, Dan Janal, of PR Leads fame for dinner. All three of us had a great time exchanging ideas on marketing, life, business and books. Later, we met up with our friend, Dan Janal, of PR Leads fame for dinner. All three of us had a great time exchanging ideas on marketing, life, business and books.

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markempa

JUNE 28, 2007

Guys writes, “The backbone of traditional marketing has long been the 4Ps: product, pricing, placement and promotion. While these fundamentals still hold true, the Internet has changed marketing and the fundamentals we apply to it. New and innovative online marketing tactics help companies build their brand and generate leads online.

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markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

They also have practical data on search, email, PR, direct mail, lead generation, trade shows, podcasting, telemarketing, budgeting and more. They interviewed over 1000 marketers, plus this year they gathered in-depth research from 4,658 actual business technology buyers.

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markempa

OCTOBER 22, 2005

Categories B2B Telemarketing Books Cold Calling CRM Current Affairs Direct Marketing Email Marketing Event Marketing Human Touch Lead Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Lead Qualification Leadership Marketing Strategy My Podcast Personal Messages Podcasting Public Relations (PR) Referral Marketing ROI Measurement Sales Sales Leads Social Media (..)

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Categories B2B Telemarketing Books Cold Calling CRM Current Affairs Direct Marketing Email Marketing Event Marketing Human Touch Lead Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Lead Qualification Leadership Marketing Strategy My Podcast Personal Messages Podcasting Public Relations (PR) Referral Marketing ROI Measurement Sales Sales Leads Social Media (..)

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markempa

MAY 8, 2007

Categories B2B Telemarketing Books Cold Calling CRM Current Affairs Direct Marketing Email Marketing Event Marketing Human Touch Lead Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Lead Qualification Leadership Marketing Strategy My Podcast Personal Messages Podcasting Public Relations (PR) Referral Marketing ROI Measurement Sales Sales Leads Social Media (..)

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2007

Categories B2B Telemarketing Books Cold Calling CRM Current Affairs Direct Marketing Email Marketing Event Marketing Human Touch Lead Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Lead Qualification Leadership Marketing Strategy My Podcast Personal Messages Podcasting Public Relations (PR) Referral Marketing ROI Measurement Sales Sales Leads Social Media (..)

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markempa

JANUARY 24, 2006

» The Lead Generation Advantage for Small Businesses According to John Jantsch , small businesses have a decided advantage [over big companies] to do highly personal marketing. The bigger an organization gets, the harder it is to be highly personal. The bigger an organization gets, the harder it is to be highly personal.

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markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

The workhorse of business-to-business direct mail is still the one-page, personalized letter sent in a #10 envelope. Here are some online examples such as: blog posts, podcasts, vidcasts, webinars, e-books, personalized microsites, wikis, and other multimedia. What can you send via email? What can you do via the phone?

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markempa

OCTOBER 17, 2006

Categories B2B Telemarketing Books Cold Calling CRM Current Affairs Direct Marketing Email Marketing Event Marketing Human Touch Lead Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Lead Qualification Leadership Marketing Strategy My Podcast Personal Messages Podcasting Public Relations (PR) Referral Marketing ROI Measurement Sales Sales Leads Social Media (..)

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Personally I am very fond of strawberries and cream; but I find that for some strange reason fish prefer worms. I think the late Dale Carnegie has a great quote in his perennial best seller, How to Win Friends and Influence People that summarizes my point. He writes, “I go fishing up in Maine every summer. I think about what they want.

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markempa

AUGUST 29, 2007

Do you think a typical marketer or sales person (who isnt a good “networker” already) can build relationships and generate sales leads for their company from a social networking tool? So in the end, I end up connecting more with my network offline or using old standbys like the phone or email. Why or why not?

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markempa

AUGUST 24, 2007

And I do believe the CRM Database should be the hub of all communication between sales and marketing. But closed-loop marketing isnt software. Personally, Ive never seen closed-loop feedback suddenly erupt as a result of software. It just doesnt happen.

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markempa

MAY 9, 2007

« B2B Lead Generation Blog is todays TypePad Featured Blog | Main | The Difference Between ROI and Marketing Accountability » How Lead Nurturing Improves Lead Generation ROI I know theres a lot of emphasis on lead generation (thats a good thing) but, getting a ton of leads doesnt guarantee that increased sales will follow.

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markempa

JULY 9, 2007

You need to examine each lead ask if they are " sales ready " meaning they are ready to speak to a sales person. They are seeking education and information but would rather not talk to a sales person yet. You need to examine each lead ask if they are " sales ready " meaning they are ready to speak to a sales person.

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2006

Categories B2B Telemarketing Books Cold Calling CRM Current Affairs Direct Marketing Email Marketing Event Marketing Human Touch Lead Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Lead Qualification Leadership Marketing Strategy My Podcast Personal Messages Podcasting Public Relations (PR) Referral Marketing ROI Measurement Sales Sales Leads Social Media (..)

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markempa

APRIL 5, 2007

How does podcasting help you communicate more directly, and more personally, with your audience? Please submit your questions (via comments) for me to ask Paul or call our listener feedback line at 1-877-635-0560 (toll-free) to leave your questions. Heres some of the questions Id like to ask Paul: What compelled you to start doing podcasts?

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markempa

JUNE 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

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markempa

AUGUST 30, 2007

Categories B2B Telemarketing Books Cold Calling CRM Current Affairs Direct Marketing Email Marketing Event Marketing Human Touch Lead Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Lead Qualification Leadership Marketing Strategy My Podcast Personal Messages Podcasting Public Relations (PR) Referral Marketing ROI Measurement Sales Sales Leads Social Media (..)

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markempa

JUNE 26, 2006

Categories B2B Telemarketing Books Cold Calling CRM Current Affairs Direct Marketing Email Marketing Event Marketing Human Touch Lead Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Lead Qualification Leadership Marketing Strategy My Podcast Personal Messages Podcasting Public Relations (PR) Referral Marketing ROI Measurement Sales Sales Leads Social Media (..)

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markempa

AUGUST 1, 2007

Categories B2B Telemarketing Books Cold Calling CRM Current Affairs Direct Marketing Email Marketing Event Marketing Human Touch Lead Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Lead Qualification Leadership Marketing Strategy My Podcast Personal Messages Podcasting Public Relations (PR) Referral Marketing ROI Measurement Sales Sales Leads Social Media (..)

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markempa

JUNE 13, 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

JUNE 7, 2005

« One-to-one lead generation for B2B companies | Main | Website Landing Pages impact Lead Generation results » Strategize to get more referral leads This article is a good reminder that our personal connections with our existing customers are an excellent source of future business via referrals.

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markempa

FEBRUARY 23, 2006

Categories B2B Telemarketing Books Cold Calling CRM Current Affairs Direct Marketing Email Marketing Event Marketing Human Touch Lead Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Lead Qualification Leadership Marketing Strategy My Podcast Personal Messages Podcasting Public Relations (PR) Referral Marketing ROI Measurement Sales Sales Leads Social Media (..)

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

Validating direct marketing lists. Following up on direct mail campaigns. To use the phone as an effective lead generation strategy, consider creating a specialized teleprospecting function within the marketing group. Centralizing leads for profiling and scoring. Following up on requests for information.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

Categories B2B Telemarketing Books Cold Calling CRM Current Affairs Direct Marketing Email Marketing Event Marketing Human Touch Lead Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Lead Qualification Leadership Marketing Strategy My Podcast Personal Messages Podcasting Public Relations (PR) Referral Marketing ROI Measurement Sales Sales Leads Social Media (..)

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markempa

MAY 16, 2006

Categories B2B Telemarketing Books Cold Calling CRM Current Affairs Direct Marketing Email Marketing Event Marketing Human Touch Lead Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Lead Qualification Leadership Marketing Strategy My Podcast Personal Messages Podcasting Public Relations (PR) Referral Marketing ROI Measurement Sales Sales Leads Social Media (..)

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