Writing on the Web

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The average person needs at least two hours to complete all the tasks necessary for one blog post, and should be publishing 2-3 times a week. Ten years ago, when I first started blogging I declared a blog to be “The best darn marketing tool on the planet! Marketing is not the only reason companies can get value from blogging.

Business Blogging 100

Business Blogging Business Custom Publishing Social Media 100

Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 15, 2009

Online Marketing Blog TopRank’s internet marketing blog on the intersection of digital PR, social and search engine marketing. For example, we get pitches from PR firms about major brands running new viral or social media campaigns. That’s great, but what does it have to do with search marketing?

Online Marketing 40

Online Marketing Blogger PR Digital Asset Management 40

markempa

JUNE 16, 2005

« Research confirms that B2B Companies Continue to Struggle with Lead Generation and Follow-up | Main | Marketing to Small-Medium Businesses Via IT Consultants & Resellers » B2B Marketing and PR Internship Wanted: an exceptional college student to work with me on special projects.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation PR B2B Marketing Peer-to-peer 120

KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Marketers are seeing positive results when they include video in the marketing mix. Video brings an immediacy, digestability, context and personality that even the most clever of text-based business content struggles to achieve…at least in our instant gratification, device-ruled world. PR videos can make them aware.

Video Marketing 120

Video Marketing B2B Marketing Planning B2B 120

markempa

MAY 8, 2006

« Lead generation with Podcasts | Main | Why CEOs Must Be Actively Involved in Lead Generation » Personal lead generation tools If you do lead generation (a.k.a. The article features tools that will aid sales people, entrepreneurs, and professionals with their personal lead generation efforts. " by Jeanette Borzo.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation Cold Calling Leads 120

KoMarketing Associates

JULY 22, 2014

But, with my Twitter feed inundated with these types of advice columns, I’ve started asking myself: Why do I keep reading about what content marketing strategies have worked well for other people? Who’s to say what’s been successful for another person (even a content “expert”) will be successful for me?

B2B Marketing 120

B2B Marketing Content Marketing Planning B2B 120

Marketing Craftmanship

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

eReleases competes with dozens of electronic news distribution services, all seeking to charge companies and PR agencies hefty fees to put their press releases in front of journalists, in hopes of capturing the media’s attention and coverage. LtoR: Heather Fuller, Andrew Crisp, Percy, Gary Thompson, Mickie Kennedy.

Cost 100

Cost Guerilla Marketing B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 25, 2013

How will marketing change and what role will brands and consumer play? Lee is the author of Optimize : How to Attract and Engage More Customers by Integrating SEO, Social Media and Content Marketing. In 2001 I joined with Susan Misukanis to start a digital PR and marketing agency. What inspires your blogs? .

Advertising Agencies 100

Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Planning B2B Thought Leadership 100

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

If someone signs up for your email updates when you send one out, that person will receive it in almost every case. If someone signs up to follow your company on Twitter, when you tweet will that person see it? “Liking&# is a public display of affection for the brand… it’s endorsing the brand. Great post!

Social Media 137

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 137

markempa

MAY 23, 2005

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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 As you know it doesnt always stay that way.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Generation Leads 120

Convince & Convert

JULY 5, 2010

I have recruited a posse of incredibly smart social media, digital marketing, and public relations thinkers to entertain and inform you while I’m learning how to pay with colored money, and my son attends hockey camp. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. Im Jay Baer.

Paid Search Agency 117

Paid Search Agency PR Advertising Agencies Word of Mouth 117

markempa

AUGUST 22, 2007

August 22, 2007 | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Off topic: Response to meme - 8 Random Things About Me : Comments Off topic: Response to meme - 8 Random Things About Me Ardath Albee, over at Marketing Interactions , tagged me for a meme "8 random things about me.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Thought Leadership Generation Thought Leadership 120

Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2010

This next tool might be the key to a successful digital PR campaign.” It’s true — online engagement analysis is not for the weak of heart. Use colleagues to divide and conquer analysis: If you work for a PR agency, please don’t make the mistake of delegating this work to your junior staff.

Social Media 40

Social Media Lead Ranking B2B Thought Leadership Lead Scoring 40

Webbiquity

MAY 3, 2011

Many of these were other B2B marketers, but others were social media experts, journalists, PR professionals, or just plain fascinating personalities. She’s smart, personable, sometimes controversial and never dull. Marketing, author of PR 2.0: Deb is a journalist-turned-PR pro. Alicia Arenas.

Twitter 100

Twitter B2B Thought Leadership Enterprise Management Work Management 100

Convince & Convert

JULY 21, 2010

She spends her days thinking about social media, public relations and digital strategies for her agency’s consumer focused clients. If you look at all these, these aren't social media lawsuits per se, but rather about content, licensing and the responsibility a person burdens. Im Jay Baer.

Social Media 156

Social Media Paid Content Media Advertising Agencies 156

markempa

MAY 26, 2005

« B2B Lead Generation Blog Nominated for MarketingSherpas 2005 Readers Choice Blog Awards | Main | Closing the loop to improve lead generation performance » RSS Your Press Room for better search engine visibility Lee Odden over at the Online Marketing Blog shares some interesting ideas for optimizing press releases for RSS distribution.

RSS 120

RSS Press Lead Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

JUNE 6, 2006

A podcast version of the show is available via iTunes or the host website RSSRay.com. A podcast version of the show is available via iTunes or the host website RSSRay.com.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Social media marketing activity exploded in 2009, and so did coverage of these practices. Every social media consultant , corporate marketer and PR professional was challenged to keep up with the latest writing on the topic. Facebook Marketing. Facebook Lets Users Open Up Profiles by MediaPost Online Media Daily.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing Budget Programs Media 100

Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

He’s a former journalist turned PR guy and straight shooter at New Media Cowboy. Sales reps from traditional PR distribution services were even quoted as saying, “there’s a reason it’s free.&# – implying that it doesn’t perform well. Meaning, a brand (or person) could benefit by leveraging the crowd.

Social Media 115

Social Media SEO Marketing Websites PR 115

markempa

JUNE 28, 2007

Guys writes, “The backbone of traditional marketing has long been the 4Ps: product, pricing, placement and promotion. While these fundamentals still hold true, the Internet has changed marketing and the fundamentals we apply to it. New and innovative online marketing tactics help companies build their brand and generate leads online.

Online Lead Generation 120

Online Lead Generation Lead Generation Work Management Marketing Management 120

markempa

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Categories B2B Telemarketing Books Cold Calling CRM Current Affairs Direct Marketing Email Marketing Event Marketing Human Touch Lead Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Lead Qualification Leadership Marketing Strategy My Podcast Personal Messages Podcasting Public Relations (PR) Referral Marketing ROI Measurement Sales Sales Leads Social Media (..)

Demand Generation Agencies 120

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Lead Generation Demand 120

markempa

AUGUST 16, 2007

Categories B2B Telemarketing Books Cold Calling CRM Current Affairs Direct Marketing Email Marketing Event Marketing Human Touch Lead Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Lead Qualification Leadership Marketing Strategy My Podcast Personal Messages Podcasting Public Relations (PR) Referral Marketing ROI Measurement Sales Sales Leads Social Media (..)

Webcast 120

Webcast Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Work Management 120

markempa

MAY 8, 2007

Categories B2B Telemarketing Books Cold Calling CRM Current Affairs Direct Marketing Email Marketing Event Marketing Human Touch Lead Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Lead Qualification Leadership Marketing Strategy My Podcast Personal Messages Podcasting Public Relations (PR) Referral Marketing ROI Measurement Sales Sales Leads Social Media (..)

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Features Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

JULY 3, 2006

Later, we met up with our friend, Dan Janal, of PR Leads fame for dinner. All three of us had a great time exchanging ideas on marketing, life, business and books. Later, we met up with our friend, Dan Janal, of PR Leads fame for dinner. All three of us had a great time exchanging ideas on marketing, life, business and books.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads B2B Thought Leadership Generation 120

markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

They also have practical data on search, email, PR, direct mail, lead generation, trade shows, podcasting, telemarketing, budgeting and more. They interviewed over 1000 marketers, plus this year they gathered in-depth research from 4,658 actual business technology buyers.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Work Management Generation Telemarketing 120

markempa

MAY 21, 2007

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. No matter how busy you are, be sure to make time to do personal lead generation activities especially, if you don’t have a marketing team supporting you.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Sales Sales Qualified Leads 120

markempa

APRIL 18, 2005

« Lead generation & nurturing with a human touch | Main | Ten ways to Better Manage Sales Leads » MarketingSherpa Seeks Best Marketing Blog MarketingSherpa just opened up nominations for Best Blog Readers Choice Awards. Be sure to let them know about your favorite Marketing, Advertising, and PR blogs.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Marketing Generation B to B 120

markempa

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Personally I am very fond of strawberries and cream; but I find that for some strange reason fish prefer worms. I think the late Dale Carnegie has a great quote in his perennial best seller, How to Win Friends and Influence People that summarizes my point. He writes, “I go fishing up in Maine every summer. I think about what they want.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Marketing BtoB Lead Scoring 120

markempa

OCTOBER 17, 2006

Categories B2B Telemarketing Books Cold Calling CRM Current Affairs Direct Marketing Email Marketing Event Marketing Human Touch Lead Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Lead Qualification Leadership Marketing Strategy My Podcast Personal Messages Podcasting Public Relations (PR) Referral Marketing ROI Measurement Sales Sales Leads Social Media (..)

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Sales Generation 120

markempa

AUGUST 29, 2007

Do you think a typical marketer or sales person (who isnt a good “networker” already) can build relationships and generate sales leads for their company from a social networking tool? So in the end, I end up connecting more with my network offline or using old standbys like the phone or email. Why or why not?

Social Networks 120

Social Networks Lead Generation Network Marketing B2B Marketing 120

markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

The workhorse of business-to-business direct mail is still the one-page, personalized letter sent in a #10 envelope. Here are some online examples such as: blog posts, podcasts, vidcasts, webinars, e-books, personalized microsites, wikis, and other multimedia. What can you send via email? What can you do via the phone?

Lead Nurturing 120

Lead Nurturing Lead Generation Tactics Lead Scoring 120

markempa

AUGUST 24, 2007

And I do believe the CRM Database should be the hub of all communication between sales and marketing. But closed-loop marketing isnt software. Personally, Ive never seen closed-loop feedback suddenly erupt as a result of software. It just doesnt happen.

Work Management 120

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Lead Generation 120

markempa

AUGUST 30, 2007

Categories B2B Telemarketing Books Cold Calling CRM Current Affairs Direct Marketing Email Marketing Event Marketing Human Touch Lead Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Lead Qualification Leadership Marketing Strategy My Podcast Personal Messages Podcasting Public Relations (PR) Referral Marketing ROI Measurement Sales Sales Leads Social Media (..)

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation B2B Thought Leadership Leads 120

markempa

MAY 9, 2007

« B2B Lead Generation Blog is todays TypePad Featured Blog | Main | The Difference Between ROI and Marketing Accountability » How Lead Nurturing Improves Lead Generation ROI I know theres a lot of emphasis on lead generation (thats a good thing) but, getting a ton of leads doesnt guarantee that increased sales will follow.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Lead Nurturing ROI Generation 120

markempa

AUGUST 16, 2006

Categories B2B Telemarketing Books Cold Calling CRM Current Affairs Direct Marketing Email Marketing Event Marketing Human Touch Lead Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Lead Qualification Leadership Marketing Strategy My Podcast Personal Messages Podcasting Public Relations (PR) Referral Marketing ROI Measurement Sales Sales Leads Social Media (..)

B2B Sales 120

B2B Sales Lead Generation Sales Leads B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

APRIL 5, 2007

How does podcasting help you communicate more directly, and more personally, with your audience? Please submit your questions (via comments) for me to ask Paul or call our listener feedback line at 1-877-635-0560 (toll-free) to leave your questions. Heres some of the questions Id like to ask Paul: What compelled you to start doing podcasts?

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation Leads Lead 120

markempa

JULY 9, 2007

You need to examine each lead ask if they are " sales ready " meaning they are ready to speak to a sales person. They are seeking education and information but would rather not talk to a sales person yet. You need to examine each lead ask if they are " sales ready " meaning they are ready to speak to a sales person.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Marketing Analytics Tools Leads 120