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JULY 19, 2010

However, it is difficult for companies to gain inbound responders in large volumes, and too many companies do not have an optimal responder program in place to drive whatever responders they receive to an eventual sale. Need to Drive Leads?

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Summary by: Michael Brenner * *This post originally appeared on B2C Marketing Insider and has been summarized with the permission of the author. Need to Drive Leads? Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

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JUNE 9, 2010

This strategy should include a mix of tactics that will provide support to the campaign. These social media tactics can include the following: blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, social media bookmarking, etc. The next step is building your social media strategy while leveraging the findings of your monitoring program.

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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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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

I think this quote in the article from Erich Joachimsthaler, Founder and CEO of Vivaldi Partners sums it up well: “Brand Social Currency is not about social media, not about buzz, not about tactics. Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

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JUNE 22, 2010

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. Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

I agee that ALL marketing spend should be tied to quanitifiable results that the sales team and executives want to see. I’m not sure NPV is the right metric for all marketing tactics. Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

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. Would you incorporate tweet chats into your marketing campaigns? About Brian Rice Brian Rice is the author of B2C Marketing Insider and serves as Online Marketing Manager for SAP.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The eBook offers a call to action for all B2B marketers to take a different path from the traditional “tried and true&# marketing practices of old. 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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JUNE 24, 2010

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. Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

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JUNE 3, 2010

Related Posts: The 4 Most Common Mistakes in B2B Content Marketing 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.

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

You may need to supplement your programs with these types of tactics depending on your corporate goals. The Principle of “Always On&# This is a basic and fundamental concept of effective marketing that is too often overlooked or undervalued. But focusing on one primary objective will still produce secondary benefits.

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JULY 21, 2010

Try These Traditional Tactics Now Integrating Social Media and Search 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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DECEMBER 1, 2010

Well we need to focus on wringing out every lead and every deal from our funnels. So we started throwing more money at digital tactics that could show a real return on the investment. Unfortunately, not all marketers understand digital so well. This is not about tactics. Then the economy turned. Squeezed out.

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AUGUST 12, 2010

Marketing automation might be used to help setup triggers and automated touch points. Lead scoring is a key component so that once a lead meets a quality threshold, it is sent to sales with all the relevant history such as marketing tactics responded to, content viewed, solution interest, budget or timeframe.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

And this is not impossible despite today’s competitive markets and slow growing economy. Yet, if you look around, you see wasted effort, tactical thinking and reactionary measures. This is IMC 101 but as you pointed out we often witness BtoBs illustrating “wasted effort, tactical thinking and reactionary measures.&#

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AUGUST 10, 2010

And this is not impossible despite today’s competitive markets and slow growing economy. Yet, if you look around, you see wasted effort, tactical thinking and reactionary measures. This is IMC 101 but as you pointed out we often witness BtoBs illustrating “wasted effort, tactical thinking and reactionary measures.&#

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MAY 12, 2010

Asked about their online marketing performance measurement ability, the plurality of respondents to that survey (44%) were either working on increasing their capabilities or “struggling” to put a value on their interactive spending. We are so focused on tactical execution that we lose focus on the results. Think sales, leads, pipeline.

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JUNE 2, 2010

My next post will give you 6 steps to create content that drives leads for sales. Related Posts: 6 Content Marketing Tips That Drive Leads Need to Drive Leads? Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

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JANUARY 19, 2006

« Use Event Marketing Successfully for Lead Generation | Main | Improve your online sales lead tracking » This Years Hot New Lead Generation Strategy is Thinking I finally caught up on a long overdue "to read" pile on my desk. So too with lead generation. will remain hot topics in 2006.

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JUNE 7, 2010

Most important – listen to the conversations and use those insights to drive integrated campaigns that use traditional, digital, and social tactics in harmony- centered on meeting a well-defined customer need. How do you divide and conquer social media across sales, marketing, customer service?

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Paid search is an important part of our marketing mix and one that has driven…(fill in something quantifiable like sales, leads or contacts followed by the number of total impressions because that usually sounds like an impressive number). As always feel free to call me with any additional questions.

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MAY 23, 2005

« 2 New RSS Feeds for the B2B Lead Generation Blog | Main | Blogging & RSS Events » Tips for better webinars, webcasts and improved ROI Webinars have reached critical mass and most B2B marketers, it seems, have added them to their marketing mix. But lately, Ive watched some really bad webinars and webcasts.

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MAY 10, 2010

This year it has crested the infamous Tipping Point and marketers are finding the call of social media tactics irresistible. And direct marketers are feeling compelled to jump into the fray. Related Posts: Need to Drive Leads? Two years ago it was interesting. Last year it was growing too fast to ignore.

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MAY 10, 2010

This year it has crested the infamous Tipping Point and marketers are finding the call of social media tactics irresistible. And direct marketers are feeling compelled to jump into the fray. Related Posts: Need to Drive Leads? Two years ago it was interesting. Last year it was growing too fast to ignore.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Attribution modeling will become a hot topic as digital marketers begin to understand and recognize the real cost of the “last click&# problem where results of marketing activities are tied to the last tactic a lead touched. The quality vs. quantity of leads debate will rage on.

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JULY 27, 2010

by Michael Brenner, July 27, 2010 Related Posts: How To Use Paid Search To Target Buyers By Stage Need to Drive Leads? Try These Traditional Tactics Now The 4 Most Common Mistakes in B2B Content Marketing How To Shorten The B2B Buyer Cycle With Landing Pages Why Is Search…So…Darn…Hard?!

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Quantity Confessions Of A B2B Marketer Lead Generation Programs That Work How To Focus On Your Marketing Plan About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP. First, I did their job for 1 day per month.

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