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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? Follow these 6 Content Marketing Tips That Drive Leads.

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AUGUST 12, 2010

We discussed the great lead quality vs. lead quantity debate. And when quality is required, you need to be able to deliver leads that convert. The debate often goes like this: Sales wants more leads. Sales says they want better leads. However, you must continue to nurture those leads that are not yet ready to buy.

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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. Wash, Rinse, Repeat.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Now I’m not sure most B2B marketers truly consider lead generation as their primary focus but I do agree that we B2B Marketers spend considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples?

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Now I’m not sure most B2B marketers truly consider lead generation as their primary focus but I do agree that we B2B Marketers spend considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples?

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

Lead Generation Programs That Work What Is The Future Of The Social Media Role? Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples?

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JUNE 11, 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. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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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. The reason for this is that the basic fundamentals of online lead generation prepare you for everything that follows.

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The Effective Marketer

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Their latest study points out that “The majority of B2B organizations are increasing marketing budgets for inbound marketing tactics, including social media, virtual events and webinars, SEO and PPC&#. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Like Be the first to like this post. United States License.

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NOVEMBER 2, 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. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? Share: Read more from Strategy marketing plan Click here to cancel reply.

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OCTOBER 7, 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. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? I printed this and passed it out during our last sales meeting.

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JULY 6, 2010

A recent study by GetResponse showed that adding social sharing in an e-mail increased click-through rates by 30%, adding a twitter share option increased response rates by 40% and adding as many as three sharing options increased response rates up 55%. by Michael Brenner, July 6, 2010 Related Posts: Need to Drive Leads?

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JULY 1, 2010

How to Build a Community on Twitter This post includes an overview of the recommendations and steps for building a community on Twitter presented by Jeremy Victor. Harnessing the Power of Twitter: Tips from Guy Kawasaki The focus of this discussion is how companies can leverage Twitter to grow their businesses.

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Marketing Insider Group

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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AUGUST 26, 2010

How to Build a Community on Twitter This post includes an overview of the recommendations and steps for building a community on Twitter presented by Jeremy Victor. Harnessing the Power of Twitter: Tips from Guy Kawasaki The focus of this discussion is how companies can leverage Twitter to grow their businesses.

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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. These social media tactics can include the following: blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, social media bookmarking, etc. Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

In the era of Facebook, Google , Twitter and Yelp, buyers have as much control over the flow of information as salespeople. Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. This got me to thinking.

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MAY 18, 2010

While great content is extremely important, it is essential to use your blog, Twitter/LinkedIn accounts, and other social media tools (RSS syndication) to build a group of influencers that will amplify your content. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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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. Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

You can review both How To Align Marketing With Sales and Marketing Leads: Quality Vs. Quantity for more detail on the emerging need for marketing to drive real sales and to quantify efforts. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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JUNE 22, 2010

Need to Drive Leads? Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

That’s according to Jeremy Victor , editor-in-chief of B2Bbloggers.com and Founder of Make Good Media during an exchange we had with Marketing Consultant and Social Media Strategist Sima Dahl on twitter when the report came out. Summit B2B Marketing Predictions For 2011 Need to Drive Leads? Internet Trends From The Web 2.0

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 24, 2010

For those that are unfamiliar with tweet chats, they can be defined as prearranged discussions that happen on Twitter through the use of a predefined hashtag. Formal Twitter tweet chats are arranged in advance and occur at a specific time. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples?

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AUGUST 19, 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. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? Click here to cancel reply. Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

He suggests you use the common tools of the trade like Twitter, Facebook and Google Alerts as well as more advanced sources like Google trends and Customer Service data. With this approach you will reap the rewards of understanding your audience and providing them value which they will return in the form of leads and sales.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

I suggest you spend the time to watch the videos of Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter’s CEO Evan Williams and also Robin Li, Chairman & CEO of Baidu. Internet Leadership: Mary shows a chart of leading Internet companies in 2004 and 2010. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples?

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JUNE 24, 2010

Need to Drive Leads? Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? Click here to cancel reply.

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NOVEMBER 24, 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. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples?

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OCTOBER 26, 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. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? Share your thoughts, post a comment. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

Challenging conventional wisdom in a respectful way can lead to the kind of insights that most people miss. Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. Higher risk – - higher reward.

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JULY 21, 2010

In this post, I will provide an overview of the study and summarize the key actions you should take as a B2B Marketer responsible for driving leads for your business. How To Shorten The B2B Buyer Cycle With Landing Pages Need to Drive Leads? Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples?

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

At the time, I was leading a large online demand generation program and had some thoughts about the state of the marketing and sales funnel. ″ demonstrating that buyers chose their own path and Steve Woods comments about valuation of leads and analyzing marketing impact on revenue. Therefore 2000 leads will generate 2 sales.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

There is a more scientific study released today from eMarketer that backs up my point by saying that only 60% of large companies are on Twitter and while the growth is huge compared to the 35% on Twitter just a year ago, I am still surprised that it is not higher. Still asking if social media is worth the effort.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Join the live discussion on Twitter using # BlogWell. Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. But using Twitter, and Facebook are also necessary for giving other information. Overall great article.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 2, 2013

What’s the key to generating more inbound marketing leads? B2B buyers are most likely to share useful vendor content via email (79%), followed by LinkedIn (53%), Twitter (39%) and Facebook (18%). What do buyers really want from social media marketers? What is the source of the largest share of social traffic to websites? (It’s

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DECEMBER 21, 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. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? We tried AR for couple of B2B clients (Cisco and Datacraft). Click here to cancel reply.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 9, 2010

But the growth just keeps going for the users on the major social sites Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Here is a review of how I work social media into my routine: Scanning, Monitoring, Prioritizing: I start each day with a quick glance at the blackberry for urgent emails and mention notices from twitter, Linkedin and Facebook.

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