Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Time Line Close The Time Line close is effective when a product or service will impact a prospect’s project plan, especially if the purchasing decision is a prerequisite to other activities in the project plan. is a great closing tool with a product that has many clear benefits. I am sure it will help many of our agents.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Telemarketing Work Management Marketing Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The curious and cautious B2B buyers B2B buyers are curious about how a product can make life easier and business better; however, they are also more cautious when making purchases because a mistake can be costly both for the company and their career. Each B2B customer will be thinking about products in the context of his or her own position.

Landing Pages 100

Landing Pages Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Work Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The curious and cautious B2B buyers B2B buyers are curious about how a product can make life easier and business better; however, they are also more cautious when making purchases because a mistake can be costly both for the company and their career. Each B2B customer will be thinking about products in the context of his or her own position.

Landing Pages 100

Landing Pages Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Work Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Blogs Influence On Buyers When asked “what is your likelihood to purchase a brand, product or service from these information sources?&# 42% reported that blogs influence their purchase behavior. Or from consumer to consumer to relay needed information on products and services. Overall great article.

Marketing Mix 100

Marketing Mix Marketing Report Blogspot Blogger 100

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 18, 2010

Many B2B marketers make the mistake of trying to push product details on prospects too early in the process. Follow these 6 Content Marketing Tips That Drive Leads. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) SEO continues to provide one of the best sources of leads for both B2B and B2C companies. You want to be found when they do.

Tactics 100

Tactics Paid Search Agency Demand Generation Agencies Leads 100

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

It can include 140 character tweets, photos, brief product updates or FAQs. Context: this is important because some traditional marketing assets like white papers or product demos do not perform very well in social media. In social media content is not necessarily about creating white papers or videos. The reason is context.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Customer Satisfaction Web 2.0 100

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

It’s about how customers relate to one another in the context of brands and how those brands, companies, products and people relate to customers … It’s an experiential, holistic concept that we have deconstructed and reconstructed to map to brand value.&# They want a product that exemplifies a need.

Social Media 100

Social Media Brand Identity Branding Media 100

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Think about the entire lifecycle from new product ideas all the way to customer retention. For example, effective demand generation with high quality content that meets customer needs will produce awareness and will drive consideration of your product. Or to create a plan with only your team’s objectives in mind.

Planning 100

Planning Marketing Plans Work Management Budget Programs 100

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 24, 2010

These chats can also allow a brand/product to create significant social capital. Consumers will see directly through tactics that result in a one-sided chat that focuses solely on the brand and it will turn them off almost instantly.

Organization 100

Organization Planning Paid Search Agency Allocation 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 13, 2010

They are looking for companies to be transparent and responsive in their interactions, to provide valuable content and even expecting to be asked for product and service improvement ideas. Trend #5: Business professionals expect authenticity in company social media participation.

Social Media 100

Social Media Peer-to-peer Social Marketing B2B Marketing 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 3, 2010

We think our product is way too cool, our sales force is way too sharp, or our brochures so compelling that what prospect wouldn’t just lay down for us. And the truth is far from it.

Planning 100

Planning Paid Search Agency Customer Satisfaction Enterprise Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 3, 2010

We think our product is way too cool, our sales force is way too sharp, or our brochures so compelling that what prospect wouldn’t just lay down for us. And the truth is far from it.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Planning Paid Search Agency Customer Satisfaction 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 19, 2010

One responder can lead us to several opportunities within the company if the discussion we have is centered around the needs and pains of the company and not only one product or service. The representative needs to have many assets at the ready, as people like to view products or services in various ways.

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2010

Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. You can’t “sell&# someone unless they are in the market to buy a product or service like yours. So if you: a.

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2010

Online lead generation is one of the best ways to identify customers early in the journey and produce a solid and predictable return on investment. Marketing needs to be the engine to identify qualified leads for sales. Why is this important? This is a foundational activity. Ask your partners. Ask your current customers.

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Sales Management Lead Ranking ROI 100

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 16, 2010

It has to be integrated into the existing editorial process and production process. According to Mallary, &# social media needs to be — and is already — a shared responsibility&# and she quotes Jennifer Preston as saying “Social media can’t belong to one person; it needs to be part of everyone’s job.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Enterprise Management Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 16, 2010

It has to be integrated into the existing editorial process and production process. According to Mallary, &# social media needs to be — and is already — a shared responsibility&# and she quotes Jennifer Preston as saying “Social media can’t belong to one person; it needs to be part of everyone’s job.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Enterprise Management Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 1, 2010

They always saw our new product ideas first, they always helped drive our strategy and when we made mistakles, they let us know. I think we see something closer to the right mix. As for the relationships, I couldn’t agree more. In my past life I started a customer advisory board with our top customers.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Planning Paid Search Agency Top of Funnel 100

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 10, 2010

You know that Social Media is Not a Strategy where the author comments: it’s not that companies tweet or post photos to flickr that is behind their success; it’s the fact that these efforts further their overall strategy of content creation, customer acquisition, and product positioning.

Marketing Strategy 100

Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Planning Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 10, 2010

You know that Social Media is Not a Strategy where the author comments: it’s not that companies tweet or post photos to flickr that is behind their success; it’s the fact that these efforts further their overall strategy of content creation, customer acquisition, and product positioning.

Marketing Strategy 100

Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Planning Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Simplicity Of Programs These programs are notoriously simple to create as you only need to provide a list of target companies and a product, solution or service you want to sell. The company will not incur any expense until the meeting takes place, and you can be assured that if the meeting is valueless, you will not pay for it.

Sales Management 100

Sales Management Telemarketing Work Management Campaigns 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 27, 2010

Include thought leadership whitepapers, customer videos, podcasts, case studies, demos and product comparison guides. Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. Make sure you cover each buying stage.

Sales Management 100

Sales Management Paid Search Agency Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 10, 2010

Get Ready to Lead - Social media and inbound marketing is providing marketers with a unique opportunity to lead our companies to our greatest innovations in demand generation, new products, higher customer retention, and a lower cost of sales. As always, comments and topic suggestions are welcome.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing Optimization Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 10, 2010

Get Ready to Lead - Social media and inbound marketing is providing marketers with a unique opportunity to lead our companies to our greatest innovations in demand generation, new products, higher customer retention, and a lower cost of sales. As always, comments and topic suggestions are welcome.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing Optimization Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 17, 2010

It also gave me the ability to directly measure analyst, media, blogger, and customer sentiments and comments about our company, our products, and our employees. Even this small investment can go a long way to improving company profits. Related Posts: B2B Marketing Predictions For 2011 Why am I in Marketing?

Customer Satisfaction 100

Customer Satisfaction Loyalty B2B B2B Thought Leadership 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 17, 2010

It also gave me the ability to directly measure analyst, media, blogger, and customer sentiments and comments about our company, our products, and our employees. Even this small investment can go a long way to improving company profits. Related Posts: B2B Marketing Predictions For 2011 Why am I in Marketing?

Customer Satisfaction 100

Customer Satisfaction Loyalty B2B Thought Leadership Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 29, 2010

Spot on Michael Some businesses try to be too much about their products or services, and sometimes that’s all you hear. I agree, that business owners should understand that their personal brand must be in all their social media activities. So identifying and working the “personal brand&# really is key.

Social Media 100

Social Media Personalization Brand Identity Branding 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Maybe this will change with future iterations of the product but I remain to be convinced. On the rise of the iPad, whilst I am an avid user of my iPad, and general Apple devotee, I do wonder whether its really a creative tool or a tool used mainly for consumption of multiple forms of media.

Paid Content 100

Paid Content B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency B2B 100

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Next, make sure you go on a sales call but I’ll go further to state that marketers should know how to demo products and how to make that 30-second pitch on why customers should chose you and your company. I would add that the first meeting for any new marketing person is to sit down with the head of sales and ask “what do you need?”

Sales Management 100

Sales Management Top of Funnel Planning Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 8, 2010

According to Reinier Evers, founder of trendwatching.com: &# While our current briefing on INNOVATION INSANITY is all about new consumer brands and products, it’s equally important to B2B professionals; after all, this is about creative thinking, and an obsession with fulfilling existing needs in new ways. How about your clients’ needs?”

Marketing Management 100

Marketing Management Peer-to-peer Burn Rate Customer Satisfaction 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 8, 2010

According to Reinier Evers, founder of trendwatching.com: &# While our current briefing on INNOVATION INSANITY is all about new consumer brands and products, it’s equally important to B2B professionals; after all, this is about creative thinking, and an obsession with fulfilling existing needs in new ways. How about your clients’ needs?”

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Marketing Management B2B Planning 100

LeadSloth

JANUARY 12, 2010

Scott Mersy , VP Marketing and Products, Genius.com. At the executive level, ROI reporting by business segment or marketing activity as well as overall marketing investment will enable the marketer to show revenue contribution and make meaningful contributions in discussion about the direction of the company and its products and services.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Sales Management Automation 100

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 4, 2010

The user guides and help for a company’s products can do a lot to build trust and goodwill (or undermine them, if not done well). As a technical communicator, however, I’m disappointed that the documentation department wasn’t mentioned as part of the mix.

Social Media 100

Social Media Demand Generation Agencies Media PR 100

Anything Goes Marketing

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Now, there are many different types of autoresponder emails from product/service confirmations to event detail information. Dynamic Content : This is one of the key areas that makes me smile when I'm reviewing how our customers are getting the most out of our product.

Autoresponders 100

Autoresponders Sales Management Email Marketing B2B Marketing 100