WebMarketCentral

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Guide the process from initial contact through closing the deal. This is pretty obvious for sales: once a sales person has qualified a prospect, he or she strives to keep the process moving predictably from one milestone to the next, to avoid unnecessary delays or worse—losing the sale.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2008

The white paper also details some of the tools used throughout the lead nurturing process, such as automated email responders and customized landing pages.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Rich Media and Video templates in display ad builder by Inside AdWords Emel Mutlu steps through the benefits of and process for creating rich media AdWords ads for display across Google's content network. for Windows and Mac by Austin Rachlin, which outlines the process for importing CSV files for editing in the AdWords Editor.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

title tags, and viewing SEO as a one-time process rather than an ongoing discipline. Blog SEO Tips: Top SEO Mistakes to Avoid by Blogsessive Alex Cristache details five common SEO mistakes bloggers make that cause their sites to fare more poorly than necessary in search engine rankings.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

Khalid Saleh provides helpful tips on how to improve conversion rates such as analyzing your analytics, viewing optimization as a long-term commitment, andstarting optimization during the initial site development process.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2006

accounting, legal services, information technology consulting, marketing) and answers questions such as: - What can you do during the business development process that will have the most influence on the decision maker? How influential are those websites in the purchasing process?

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WebMarketCentral

DECEMBER 6, 2006

But while marketing generally isn't, and shouldn't be, in charge of the reverse logistics process, it definitely needs to be involved. Little thought is given to the messy problem of products coming back in the door through returns; that's an operations problem. First, returns are a big issue.

Enterprise Management 20

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WebMarketCentral

OCTOBER 16, 2007

The plan focused on building a Self-Service platform that would benefit everyone involved in the enterprise sales process; the end-user, purchaser, large system integrator (prime contractors like Lockheed Martin, EDS, etc.) I obtained a patent on the process in early 2007 and EchoQuote was born.

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WebMarketCentral

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Photos and diagrams add interest and aid in understanding for your human prospects, while the alt tags communicate the value of the images to search engines. Also use keywords in the file names of your images.

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AUGUST 27, 2007

There is a disconnect between lead follow-up processes as reported by marketers and their prospects: 73% of marketers say that their company always follows up on white paper registrations within two days, but most buyers say they are contacted less than half the time. Following up on leads, promptly and properly, is marketing's job.

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WebMarketCentral

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

Prepare an RFP (good advice in any agency selection process). A reputable firm will outline their process and indicate what automated tools they use to check the quality of their work. Jonathan Ashton offers Ten Tips For Choosing The Right SEO Partner in the Search Insider blog, including: Don't respond to unsolicited emails from SEOs.

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WebMarketCentral

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

Nurturing is a consistent process and clients all have stories to tell. It's an ongoing process to make sure the customer is always front and center. I focus on incremental projects that launch quickly so results come faster. One of the things companies need to focus on is the thread of their communications.

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WebMarketCentral

MARCH 24, 2009

As he states it, "The prospect does not want to be 'sold' to. They do want assistance in understanding whether to buy, how to buy, and what is available to them."

Social Media 20

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WebMarketCentral

MARCH 2, 2009

High-Value Link Building is Hard Work by Search Engine Watch Eric Enge , president of Stone Temple Consulting , details a four-step process for obtaining hard-to-get but high-value authoritative links, and just as importantly, explains how not to approach this process.

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WebMarketCentral

APRIL 10, 2009

In both B2B and consumer markets, most prospective customers will use a search engine at some point in their buying decision process. Automating the link acquisition process , on the other hand, is a worst practice. Search optimizing your website has become an essential part of doing business.

Paid Content 20

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WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

We all know the positive business impact of keeping our customers loyal but its often difficult to implement and execute a customer-oriented marketing plan that a) wins C Level Support b) is compatible with current business processes and c) uses financial resources wisely.

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WebMarketCentral

JANUARY 23, 2009

King walks the reader through the entire process of keyword selection, ad group design, ad writing, bid optimization, landing page design, quality scores, geotargeting, metrics and analytics, testing and ongoing optimization in a detailed yet easily understood manner. tags: Andrew B.

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WebMarketCentral

MAY 14, 2009

I’ve found it can be a painful process for some clients. Stating the difference Building on the info you gathered about competitors, you can compare your desired positioning with current perceptions among clients and others.

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WebMarketCentral

AUGUST 11, 2008

WMC: Socialcast is described as "designed for enterprises of all sizes,' but what really are the characteristics of organizations that this is best suited for—size, industry, geography, process type, etc.? We hope to make some exciting announcements around this effort during the fourth quarter of this year.

Enterprise Management 20

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WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Finally, in the actual widget produced (which was very easy by the way; other than messing around trying to get the month field to appear properly, this whole process took just a few minutes), the dates took on a third, unexpected and less than ideal appearance. There you have it.

Salesforce.com 20

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WebMarketCentral

JUNE 21, 2007

Previous articles in this series: Web 2.0 Social Tagging Sites, Part 1: Alexa Rankings Web 2.0 Social Tagging Sites, Part 2: The Worst Web 2.0 Social Tagging Sites, Part 3: Special-Purpose Sites Web 2.0 Social Tagging Sites, Part 4: B2B Traffic Building Web 2.0 Social Tagging Sites, Part 5: Tier 3 Sites ** technorati tags: Web 2.0, tags: Web 2.0,

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WebMarketCentral

AUGUST 2, 2005

JL: 1) Marketing has its own process – In accounting you close every month and you follow a standard process to balance your books. Small business leaders need to understand that marketing involves a process too. You analyze, plan, implement, and then analyze again.

Work Management 20

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WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 24, 2005

I went on to help the bank develop project management lifecycles and processes in order to make the deliverables produced by the IT organization more market driven and cost effective, making products more attractive for the potential customers and enhancing the efficacy of the entire process. WMC: Anything else you'd like to add?

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WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Of course, good SEOs use a variety of tools to automate routine, mechanical processes such as search engine position checking, keyword density, backlink checking and keyword selection. SEO is a complex and constantly changing field, so a certain degree of humility is in order. Excessive automation / "turnkey" package.

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WebMarketCentral

JUNE 24, 2006

The new report not only revisits the research findings presented in their earlier report -- how writing a successful business book positively impacts both business volume and fees -- but provides step-by-step instructions on how to publish and market your book.

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WebMarketCentral

JUNE 29, 2009

It was the industrial revolution of the early 1800s that really kick-started the process of accelerating technological development. Harford also notes that human living standards (a rough proxy for technological development) have increased as much since 1880 as the did from the dawn of humanity until that point.

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WebMarketCentral

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Never Give Another Lead to Sales by Marketing Interactions In another interesting post, Ardath Albee very correctly points out that "Sales doesn't need leads, they need opportunities," then goes about providing a strategy for effectively linking marketing activities to sales processes to increase revenue.

Branding 20

Branding Brand Identity Marketing & Strategy Best Practices 20

WebMarketCentral

DECEMBER 20, 2006

The practical result of a "scattershot" approach is that the best prospects are inadequately communicated to, resulting in wasted marketing efforts and dollars, a mushy message, and an inordinately difficult sales process.

Verticals 20

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WebMarketCentral

OCTOBER 6, 2008

The folks at BLUEROADS are quick to point out that their PRM software automates this process.) Besides checking for named accounts and pre-established relationships, this may include sorting and routing leads based on industry vertical, company size, geographic location and product. Protect partners from channel conflict.

Advertising Channels 20

Advertising Channels Enterprise Management Marketing Management Marketing & Strategy 20

WebMarketCentral

JUNE 7, 2005

Selecting an agency is a common enough practice that I had assumed there would be a wealth of advice on the Web pertaining to this, but when I googled phrases such as "choosing an advertising agency," "selection process for an ad agency," and "how to write an advertising agency RFP" I was surprised at how little (of value) I could find.

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WebMarketCentral

JANUARY 7, 2009

Web design guru Stoney deGeyter explains four coding issues that can "screw up your on-page optimization processes," such as a very high code-to-content ratio, and how to fix them. How to Fix the Bloated Code that is Jacking Up Your SEO by Search Engine Guide First off, you gotta love that title.

SEO 20

SEO Microsite Best Practices SEM 20

WebMarketCentral

AUGUST 5, 2008

While regular search engines can be used, that's a tedious process; it's much more efficient to use blog-specific search tools such as Google blog search , Technorati, BlogMarks , Blogarama and/or Blog Catalog. You can search for relevant blogs using keywords pertaining to your business as well as searching for competitor names.

Social Media 20

Social Media Media Optimization Blogger 20

WebMarketCentral

MAY 18, 2009

John Jantsch here shares his 10 favorites, including SlideShare , CircleUp (a group collaboration app), and Introductions, an app which "speeds the process of effective networking." Secrets by Traffic Travis The creators of SEO analysis tool Traffic Travis present a helpful mini-course on using social media to drive web traffic.

Social Media 20

Social Media Web 2.0 iCrossing Optimization 20

WebMarketCentral

OCTOBER 7, 2009

This process helps to avoid unprofitable clicks and to get you conversions without requiring you to spend as much time managing your bids." It does this by optimizing the placement of your ads in each auction based on the likelihood of a conversion.

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Adwords PPC Tactics Landing Pages 20

WebMarketCentral

MARCH 23, 2009

Discover The Top 3 Crucial Tips You Must Know To Create Powerful Headlines and Stop Losing Sales by SiteProNews Noting that "With only a few seconds to grab the attention of your site visitor and pull them into your site, your headline is the most important element of your website," Jennifer Horowitz lays out a three-step process to produce headlines (..)

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WebMarketCentral

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Julie Shumaker writes that "Setting realistic goals, measuring the right thing, and establishing a baseline" are all key parts of the process. B2B Marketers: Setting Expectations For Your SEO Campaign by Search Engine Land What’s the magic formula for SEO success?

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SEO Marketing Analytics Tools Best Practices PageRank 20

WebMarketCentral

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Social media is now used routinely in the hiring process. Facebook can also be used by a crime victim to track down an assailant , and it kept this teen out of jail. Our online lives are also of interest to private companies. That can be good or bad, depending on what recruiters find about you.

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