August, 2009

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101 actionable tips from leading business bloggers

markempa

I was recently asked for some of my best tips on lead generation to include in “101 Tips from 50 Small Business Bloggers.” The blog appeared in Open Forum’s Idea Hub, a virtual ‘trading post’ of ideas and insights from industry experts and business owners. The response was so overwhelming I wanted to share it with you.  Let me just mention a few names that you’ll get tips from: Seth Godin from Seth’s Blog , Chuck Frey of Innovation Tools , Mark Cuban of Blog Maverick and Rosalind Resnick o

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Aprimo Marketing Studio Expands the Scope of Marketing Automation

Customer Experience Matrix

Summary: Aprimo Marketing Studio includes traffic generation features missing from nearly all existing marketing automation products. This broader scope should become standard as marketers try to truly integrate their programs. Aprimo is in the early stages of launching Aprimo Marketing Studio , a new Software-as-a-Service marketing automation suite that is separate from the existing Aprimo product.* The new offering is designed to support all stages of interactive marketing, starting with traff

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Recruiting Customer References on your Website

WriteSpark

Run a Google search on the phrase "customer reference programs" and you'll easily find links to information from many technology companies. Typical content on a customer reference page includes: A discussion of program activities and benefits for participating customers. An online form for expressing interest in becoming a reference customer. Links to current case studies and customer videos, user groups, and events.

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Sales 2.0 Conference: Interview with Kevin Hooper of HP

Smashmouth Marketing

Kevin Hooper of Hewlett Packard will be speaking next week at the Sales 2.0 Conference in Chicago. Kevin joined the HP team as Vice President of the U.S. Commercial Business Segment in 2007. As a member of the US Technology Solution Group's senior leadership team, Mr. Hooper has driven HP's transformational agenda to achieve the growth goals assigned to the Commercial space, which represents a $150 billion market for HP.

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How to Leverage Behavioral Science Insights for Direct Mail Success

Speaker: Neal Boornazian, President and Nancy Harhut, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer - HBT Marketing

Direct mail has consistently remained a powerful tool in the marketer's arsenal, but in an age of digital dominance, its effectiveness hinges on the strategic integration of behavioral science. 💡 When you incorporate powerful behavioral science principles into your direct mail marketing strategies, you can prompt the hardwired decision-making shortcuts your audience relies on — and that automatically unlocks new avenues for engagement, conversion, and brand loyalty.

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Marketing Automation ROI: Efficiency or Revenue?

LeadSloth

As a response to my posts 7 Reasons Why Marketing Automation Projects Fail and Marketing Automation ROI , several people mentioned that the benefits of Marketing Automation are not just increased sales. They are also increased efficiency. That made me think: aren’t benefits either cost savings, or increased revenue? Marketing Automation Increases Revenue.

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What IS and ISN’T Lead Nurturing

markempa

While chatting with a client recently, she told me that she had just met with her third new boss this year to explain the company’s new lead nurturing process. The problem was that her boss felt their current integrated marketing campaigns qualified as lead nurturing. We discussed the challenges of communicating what IS and ISN’T lead nurturing. A lot of marketers say they are “nurturing” their prospects when in reality all they are doing is sending out nice brochures or marketing copy focused o

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Unica 8.0 Offers New, More Unified Interface

Customer Experience Matrix

Summary: Unica's new release has few functional enhancements but offers better integration of previously separate components. Unica on Monday officially launched the 8.0 version of its enterprise marketing suite. The main thrust of the new release was visual – a new company Web site and graphics and, more important, a new interface that finally unified the various components the vendor has built and purchased over the years.

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The Long-Form, Text-Heavy White Paper is Dead

WriteSpark

Every time I see a long-form, copy-heavy sales document these days, my first reaction is "Why do marketers still think prospects will read this?" Does this mean I think white papers are no longer effective as marketing documents? No, not at all. But they do need to change in length, content, and presentation. Continue reading this post on my Copywriting That Sells High Tech blog.

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Outbound Marketing Hits Hubspot and Fast Company

Smashmouth Marketing

Smash mouth Marketing has two guest post blog articles this week, writing about Outbound Marketing, Inbound Marketing and Tony Soprano. Hubspot: Outbound Marketing and Inbound Marketing Can Learn From Each Other Fast Company: Inbound Marketing and Outbound Marketing, by Tony Soprano Just gonna keep spreading the Outbound Marketing goodness!

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WorkCast's Ultimate Webinar Handbook 2024

Elevate your webinar game with WorkCast's Ultimate Webinar Handbook! Packed with insights from our seasoned webinar experts, this comprehensive guide is your go-to resource for mastering the art of B2B webinars. Learn the fundamentals, from defining webinars to exploring their benefits and diverse use cases. Discover the key elements of running a successful webinar, avoiding common mistakes, and making your sessions more engaging.

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B2B Marketing University: What Do You Want to Learn About?

LeadSloth

There has been quite a bit of change in B2B marketing over the past couple of years. Buyers have moved online, which has had a major impact on the buying process. Prospects now have instant access to much more information, so marketing’s involvement reaches much further down the sales cycle: they need to nurture prospects with relevant content until they are sales-ready.

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Killed By Powerpoint « The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Killed By Powerpoint Have you ever had the sensation of being killed, slowly and mercilessly, during a boring presentation? No need to raise your hand, we all have been there. Why is it that such a poweful tool can be so deadly?

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Lead Generation Checklist - Part 1: The Mindset: Conversations, not campaigns

markempa

Building an effective lead generation program is kind of like baking a cake. There are certain ingredients that are absolutely necessary. You can tweak the recipe a little here and there adding your own special touches as long as you include the main components. Over the next few months, I want to offer you a ‘recipe’ for building an effective lead gen program.

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Infusionsoft Pushes the Right Buttons for Small Business Marketing

Customer Experience Matrix

Summary: Infusionsoft knows exactly how to sell marketing automation to small business: promise more revenue, less work, strong support and a low price. The system is designed for entrepreneurs, not full-time marketers. Since marketing automation for small business was on my mind last week, I checked in with the good folks at Infusionsoft , whose 15,000 customers make them leaders in the field.

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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Roundup: Social Media Policies from Technology Companies

WriteSpark

In the spirit of openness that is encouraged by social media, many high-tech companies have posted their policies for employee blogging and social media use as public web pages. Some examples: Cisco's Internet Postings Policy. Dell's Online Communication Policy. HP Blogging Code of Conduct. IBM Social Computing Guidelines. Sun Guidelines on Public Discourse.

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Sales 2.0 Conference - Interview with Kevin Hooper of HP

Smashmouth Marketing

Kevin Hooper of Hewlett Packard will be speaking next week at the Sales 2.0 Conference in Chicago. Kevin joined the HP team as Vice President of the U.S. Commercial Business Segment in 2007. As a member of the US Technology Solution Group’s senior leadership team, Mr Hooper has driven HP’s transformational agenda to achieve the growth goals assigned to the Commercial space, which represents a $150 billion market for HP.

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A Look into Sentiment Analysis for Brands

Ambal's Amusings

Are you popular? Do people love you or your brand? Is there an angry mob awaiting your tweets with pitchforks? Let's face it, people's opinion about your brand matters a lot in this social media age. Reviews and ratings is a sought-after feature for users and studies have shown that it does have an influence on perceptions and sales. Nothing groundbreaking here.

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7 Reasons Why Marketing Automation Projects Fail

LeadSloth

Needless to say, Marketing Automation software is very popular today. It can be used for email campaigns, drip marketing, lead nurturing, lead scoring, landing page management and for brewing coffee. It is often positioned as something that will solve all your marketing problems for a couple of thousand dollars per month. Okay, I made up the part about brewing coffee.

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How Will Virgo Season Impact Your ESG Communication?

3BL’s in-house experts merge the celestial wisdom of astrology with current environmental, social, governance (ESG) communication trends to offer a unique perspective and practical advice on sharing your company’s commitments effectively. 3BL’s new “Navigating ESG Comms through the Cosmos” series begins with Virgo season! In this edition, we delve into: How businesses have responded to environmental disasters over the past few months and why you can expect a continued focus on the climate crisis

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Take the Poll: Which aspect of the B2B lead generation process frustrates you the most?

markempa

Which aspect of the B2B lead generation process frustrates you the most? Getting a volume of names. Figuring out which names are valuable. Passing leads to sales. Converting leads to pipeline revenue. Closing the loop on every lead. Take the poll here.

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Marketo Offers Guide to Lead Nurturing

Customer Experience Matrix

The folks at Marketo have always recognized that they can only succeed if more marketers learn the basics of demand generation. As a result, they’ve invested heavily in educational materials that are not directly related to their particular product. Their latest contribution is The Definitive Guide to Lead Nurturing , a 38-page workbook that may not quite live up to its ambitious title but certainly gives a good overview of the subject.

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Appointment Setting: Where Does It Fit In Today’s Demand Generation Mix?

The Point

With inbound marketing all the rage, where does that leave old-school lead generation techniques such as cold calling and appointment setting? In today’s digital era, when everything lead gen seems to revolve around simply being in the right place at the right time, can it also make sense to simply call potential clients as [.]. Tags: B2B Marketing Demand Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing lead generation telemarketing appointment setting b2b demand generation b2b lead generation Cold Cal

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Outbound Marketing Hits Hubspot and Fast Company

Smashmouth Marketing

Smash mouth Marketing has two guest post blog articles this week, writing about Outbound Marketing, Inbound Marketing and Tony Soprano. Hubspot: Outbound Marketing and Inbound Marketing Can Learn From Each Other Fast Company: Inbound Marketing and Outbound Marketing, by Tony Soprano Just gonna keep spreading the Outbound Marketing goodness! Tags: hubspot fast company inbound marketing b2b marketing outbound marketing b2b drivel demand gen.

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How Intent Data Helps Marketers Convert A-List Accounts

One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way. By tracking buyers’ digital footprints and online activity, such as website visits, product reviews, and spikes in content consumption, you can engage prospects with a message that really resonates.

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The five components of a successful thought leadership program

Chris Koch

Recently, I was asked by a former ITSMA client to help put together a plan for a thought leadership program for a B2B technology company that sells both products and services. It forced me to think about all the components necessary to build and sustain a thought leadership strategy. Here are my thoughts on the big pieces. Please tell me what I’ve gotten wrong or left out. 1.

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Is Real Time Marketing in your future?

Buzz Marketing for Technology

In fact I would argue it is here today. Take a look at one of my last post on Hey Marketer - When was the last time you talked with a customer?? And then ask yourself – how long did some of those interactions take. For Example - We resolved the issue for the person below in 15 minutes! When is the last time you baked up a marketing plan, executed it, got the reaction and closed the whole thing off in 15 minutes!

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When leads lie, what should you measure?

markempa

Thanks to Jim Berkowitz and his CRM Mastery E-Journal for pointing me to CIO article by David Tabor, " When Leads Lie." Check both resources out they are well worth a read. Here's a few excerpts from Tabor's article:  Why do leads lie? Leads lie because we think they’re saying something that they aren’t. A lead is not ready to buy.

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Measuring your Social Media Efforts

Ambal's Amusings

Is your time spent on social media networks worth your investment? When using social tools for marketing purposes, you need to provide metrics that will justify your efforts. But how can you measure discussions, tweets, engagement and relationships? Setting Up Key Performance Indicators. Key performance indicators, more commonly known as KPIs, are essential to any social media strategies.

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Redefining the CDP: 8 Data-Driven Designs for Successful Customer Journeys

In this guide, discover 8 use cases for how a customer data platform can tackle common challenges faced by marketing, commerce, service, and sales teams. With helpful diagrams and simple explanations in each use case, see how Salesforce’s CDP, Data Cloud for Marketing, powers personalized, real-time experiences across marketing, with capabilities that include: Optimizing ad spend Powering dynamic website content Increasing upselling and cross-selling Resolving service cases with marketing data B

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Quit Yer Pitchin’

B2B Marketing Traction

Tweet. This week I got a direct message as a result of following someone on Twitter. It said something like, “ Thank you for following me. I look forward to reading your tweets. If you need my XYZ services, I would be happy to help. Visit my website, www.XYZ.com.” It was nice to get a thank you, but there is a pitch embedded in it! A better message (and I assumed it was direct) was from one of the first people I started following, Mike Stelzner, author of Writing Whitepapers.

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Sales 2.0 Conference - Interview with David Thompson of Genius.com

Smashmouth Marketing

With he upcoming Sales 2.0 conference in Chicago September 10th, it's time again to provide a few pre-show interviews. David Thompson, CEO of Genius.com was one of the early leaders of the Sales 2.0 movement and recently co-authored Sales 2.0 For Dummies. Mike: David, what is the hot topic of the upcoming conference? Will Social Media dominate the discussions again?

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The five components of a successful thought leadership program

Chris Koch

Recently, I was asked by a former ITSMA client to help put together a plan for a thought leadership program for a B2B technology company that sells both products and services. It forced me to think about all the components necessary to build and sustain a thought leadership strategy. Here are my thoughts on the big pieces. Please tell me what I’ve gotten wrong or left out. 1.