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JUNE 11, 2010

The post is called B2B Social Media Strategy – 5 Steps to Gain Executive Buy-in and will show you how to develop your company’s B2B social media strategy. A special thanks to Jeremy Victor and Make Good Media for the opportunity. I explain the 5 steps required to gaining executive buy-in.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

At the same time, you know that social media has changed the marketing landscape : shouting to prospects with endless email offers may produce leads but you’re worried about the longer term implications to your market. So how do you incorporate social media into the marketing mix? Social media? Make every campaign social.

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JUNE 9, 2010

and then quickly thereafter “ how do I get started? ” First off, it is important to note that social media is not synonymous with Twitter or Facebook. According to Duct Tape Marketing , social media is the use of technology combined with social interaction to create or co-create value. Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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MAY 18, 2010

To help out my fellow B2B marketers, here is a list of 7 common mistakes that B2B marketers make when jumping feet first into social media marketing. To help out my fellow B2B marketers, here is a list of 7 common mistakes that B2B marketers make when jumping feet first into social media marketing.

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JULY 6, 2010

While integrated marketing approaches are nothing new, email and social media are especially complimentary marketing tactics. While integrated marketing approaches are nothing new, email and social media are especially complimentary marketing tactics. Social media can produce the same effect. So why are they complimentary?

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JUNE 3, 2010

If we pay close attention to avoid the common mistakes, content marketing can drive leads that are more relevant, targeted and qualified than a traditional outbound push. So here are my 6 tips for creating content that drives the leads that sales wants… Define your audience on their terms not yours. Get creative.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

My sister blog B2C Marketing Insider recently ran this article called Where Search Meets Social: Integrating Social Media into Organic and Paid Search Can Generate Exponential ROI written by Kent Lewis, President and Founder of Social Media and Marketing agencies Anvil Media and Formic Media. Need to Drive Leads?

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OCTOBER 22, 2005

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 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. Dimensional mail was close behind at 5.28

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

But while social media offers an opportunity to extend the reach of a brand message, it also presents great risks through that extension. The answer is that brands have a compelling need: …to communicate who you are as a brand and what you stand for through social media in a far more consistent, strategic and global way.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

The reason I believe marketers are so confused about social media is because of this paradox. This misses the point, of course, since social media is about customer relationships and not really about the technology at all. Social Media And Your Personal Brand. At the same time, it is just another marketing channel.

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JULY 13, 2010

And despite any reservations you may have, social media can help you get ahead. As social media usage continues to grow, the big debate in B2B Marketing involves questions like “ what is our role ?” Trend #1: Social media is being used more and more by professionals for decision making. You are most certainly not the only one.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Despite all the hype surrounding social media in B2B marketing, 50% of the marketers said they didn’t blog, 49% don’t use Twitter and 25% don’t use LinkedIn. Report: Blogs Are An Important Part Of The Marketing Mix The New Marketing Accountability 11 Reasons Why Outbound Telemarketing Programs Fail A B2B Marketing Manifesto?

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Despite all the hype surrounding social media in B2B marketing, 50% of the marketers said they didn’t blog, 49% don’t use Twitter and 25% don’t use LinkedIn. Report: Blogs Are An Important Part Of The Marketing Mix The New Marketing Accountability 11 Reasons Why Outbound Telemarketing Programs Fail A B2B Marketing Manifesto?

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AUGUST 5, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy August 5, 2010 Subscribe Holy Cow! Social media is being hyped for good reason. Here are 7 points to consider.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy December 16, 2010 8 Subscribe What Is The Future Of The Social Media Role? They are fully entrenched in social media.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

Quantity 6 Content Marketing Tips That Drive Leads 11 Reasons Why Outbound Telemarketing Programs Fail About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP. We’re a sales blog that offers tips and advice to b2b sellers.

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JULY 15, 2010

My answer: spend your budget on great content that the market will value, then use low cost tactics like SEO, email and social media to push that content out. My answer: use your customers and sales people to write about, videotape and blog about successes and tips on navigating through the buying process.

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JUNE 7, 2010

The session will be moderated by David Rosen, Chief of B2B Social Media at Makovsky + Company. We will be discussing what the PRSA is calling “ The Forbidden Dance: B2B and Social Media ”. How do you overcome internal fears, politics and budget battles in integrating social media into marketing? Quite simply: Executive buy-in.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

In a departure from the typical B2B marketing tips, advice and musings, I am simply sharing a series of links we all may need this November – as consumers, cooks and citizens. Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

Telemarketing services are continuing to grow in popularity, due to the low cost and high ROI; however, the difficulty lies in which telemarketing tactic to utilize. The training is critical to the success as the callers must understand your offering, but this is constant amongst all telemarketing tactics. That is so true!

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JUNE 18, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy June 18, 2010 3 Subscribe Need to Drive Leads? But social media has opened up a channel. Absolutely not.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

Related Posts: Marketing Leads: Quality Vs. Quantity How To Align Marketing With Sales The 4 Cs of Social Media B2B Marketing Predictions For 2011 Lead Generation Programs That Work About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

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AUGUST 17, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy August 17, 2010 Subscribe What Is Marketing Acceleration? Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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JUNE 22, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy June 22, 2010 1 Subscribe 10 Reasons Why Mobile is Hot! Still getting up to speed on social media? Summit Holy Cow!

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AUGUST 1, 2007

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 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. « 9 1/2 Ways. So what can be done about it?

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AUGUST 12, 2010

We discussed the great lead quality vs. lead quantity debate. Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy August 19, 2010 2 Subscribe Life Is Short!

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

Confessions Of A B2B Marketer 5 Sales Closing Techniques 7 Tips For Successful Lead Follow-up About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP. Related Posts: How To Focus On Your Marketing Plan Whatever Happened to Marketing Strategy?

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JUNE 14, 2007

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 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. Well, this may be true, but social.

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MAY 5, 2010

I am an online and social media marketing strategist for a large B2B company in a highly competitive industry. And while we’re on this topic, here are 3 B2B Marketing Insider tips for this post: Set clear and concise objectives for your initiatives. In essence, this is therapy for me but hopefully creates some value for you.

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MAY 5, 2010

I am an online and social media marketing strategist for a large B2B company in a highly competitive industry. And while we’re on this topic, here are 3 B2B Marketing Insider tips for this post: Set clear and concise objectives for your initiatives. In essence, this is therapy for me but hopefully creates some value for you.

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

Brazil and China, Ogilvy found that social media is extremely influential over buyers’ purchase decisions, that sales people see this change but do not think their companies are adapting quickly enough. Related Posts: What Is The Future Of The Social Media Role? In their research with 1,000 sales executives in the U.S.,

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy November 30, 2010 Subscribe Internet Trends From The Web 2.0 The Secret To B2B Social Media?

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JUNE 29, 2007

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

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy November 24, 2010 Subscribe A B2B Marketing Manifesto? So they’ve written a manifesto (reg. required) to prove it.

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JUNE 24, 2010

That Is A Lot Of Time Spent Online Using Social Media Internet Trends From The Web 2.0 Need to Drive Leads? Try These Traditional Tactics Now About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

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