Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 16, 2010

And I have already described how organizations need to integrate social media engagement into the marketing mix as well as into the DNA of our organizations. All this got me to wondering about the future of social media marketing roles. I honestly think it won’t work if you just have one person doing the job.

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Social Media Media Enterprise Management Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 7, 2010

. “Social&# meaning that the buyer is really in charge, that inbound techniques will drive the majority of our results, that content is still the key but social context is just as important and that social will move beyond Marketing and PR in B2B organizations and will begin to invade customer service, operations, HR and sales.

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency B2B Marketing Social Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Traction

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

The founder’s thought was that one’s Pinterest board would suggest a person’s interests and personality ( see the article here ). The adoption rate was so fast on Pinterest, of course it got the attention of businesses who want to create brand awareness and promote their products and services. Your philosophy?

Enterprise Management 120

Enterprise Management Work Management B2B Marketing Marketing Management 120

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 3, 2010

This is a common practice by the top sales folks and is a tremendous service marketing can provide to sales. The biggest question I hear on Content Marketing is usually around how to create content on a small budget. Cultivate as many relationships and connection in your customer and prospects ecosystems as you can find.

Lead Scoring 100

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads Top of Funnel 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

JUNE 18, 2010

So if you have just been asked to drive more leads now, here are the tactics that can produce the highest return: Email Many B2B marketers are still seeing the highest return on marketing efforts with effective email techniques. Customer lists provide a tremendous opportunity for selling additional solutions and services or upgrades.

Tactics 100

Tactics Paid Search Agency Demand Generation Agencies Leads 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Anna loves working with the sales and client services teams at ion to increase conversions for companies like American Greetings, DHL and Bronto Software. Anna Talerico is the executive VP of ion interactive ( @ioninteractive ), the maker of LiveBall, a landing page management platform.

Landing Pages 100

Landing Pages Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Work Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Anna loves working with the sales and client services teams at ion to increase conversions for companies like American Greetings, DHL and Bronto Software. Anna Talerico is the executive VP of ion interactive ( @ioninteractive ), the maker of LiveBall, a landing page management platform.

Landing Pages 100

Landing Pages Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Work Management 100

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. Yeah, right – what percentage of the time do you think those cute little puppies are returned?

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Telemarketing Work Management Marketing Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 7, 2010

How do you manage the personal brands of executives? So the answer right now is to get an executive personal brand presence. How do you divide and conquer social media across sales, marketing, customer service? I’ve been dealing with “personal brand of executive&# challenges alot over the last few years.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media B2B Budget Programs 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 19, 2010

The Representative must specifically address the content that was viewed Each person that searches the web has a specific purpose. 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.

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

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. 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.

Sales Management 100

Sales Management Telemarketing Work Management Campaigns 100

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2010

This is why I advocate creating a service level agreement between sales and marketing that specifies exactly what is to be delivered in terms of both quantity and quality. 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

Now I could argue that you need a great product to solve a real customer need: you need some awareness in the marketplace to prove you are “in the game”, you need a website that acts as a viable “store front” for your business, and of course you need great service and support after the sale to keep customers satisfied.

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Sales Management Lead Ranking ROI 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 29, 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 July 29, 2010 8 Subscribe Why Do You Tweet? To me, social media is all about personal branding.

Social Media 100

Social Media Personalization Brand Identity Branding 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 10, 2010

Stop dismissing social media as “hype&# – Accept the power of social media to transform the way we reach customers – not just in marketing – but also in sales, customer service, and beyond. Define your Social Strategy - There are 3 simple steps: Listen, Respond, Engage across marketing, sales and support.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing Optimization Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 10, 2010

Stop dismissing social media as “hype&# – Accept the power of social media to transform the way we reach customers – not just in marketing – but also in sales, customer service, and beyond. Define your Social Strategy - There are 3 simple steps: Listen, Respond, Engage across marketing, sales and support.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing Optimization Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 17, 2010

What is the Service Profit Chain? Wikipedia and the Harvard Business Review describe it in these simple terms: The Service Profit Chain is a theory and business model evolved by a group of researchers from Harvard University in the nineties (among others James L. 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

What is the Service Profit Chain? Wikipedia and the Harvard Business Review describe it in these simple terms: The Service Profit Chain is a theory and business model evolved by a group of researchers from Harvard University in the nineties (among others James L. 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 8, 2010

So what do they mean by “Innovation Insanity&# , here is their definition: INNOVATION INSANITY | There will never be a shortage of smart new ventures, brands, goods and services that deliver on consumers’ wants and needs. Israel-based Fiverr lets anyone sell a service of virtually any type for USD 5. 10 Reasons Why Mobile is Hot!

Marketing Management 100

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

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 8, 2010

So what do they mean by “Innovation Insanity&# , here is their definition: INNOVATION INSANITY | There will never be a shortage of smart new ventures, brands, goods and services that deliver on consumers’ wants and needs. Israel-based Fiverr lets anyone sell a service of virtually any type for USD 5. 10 Reasons Why Mobile is Hot!

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Marketing Management B2B Planning 100

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

If you think marketing objectives are about something other than sales, then it’s time to start networking. Five years into my early sales career, I realized that I was a mildly successful sales person mainly because I focused on relationships, not selling. And…Marketing needed lots of help. These are all great tips.

Sales Management 100

Sales Management Top of Funnel Planning Paid Search Agency 100

LeadSloth

JANUARY 12, 2010

Spammers Beware: As email clients and service providers adopt features similar to those in Other Inbox , making it nearly impossible to email people you don’t have explicit opt in preferences from. Director of Marketing, Neolane ( @neolane ). Marketers are challenged to measure further down the funnel. Thought leadership?

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Sales Management Automation 100

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 4, 2010

In his purely interactive session, Frank received this question: Do you see social media creating a convergence of marketing, PR, and customer service? She even references Frank and @ComcastCares as an example of Customer Service folks doing some PR. Frank answered that he did not believe these areas would “converge”.

Social Media 100

Social Media Demand Generation Agencies Media PR 100