Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Social media marketing activity exploded in 2009, and so did coverage of these practices. So in case you missed any of these, here are almost 100 of the best blog posts and articles covering social media strategy and tactics, measurement, monitoring, research, pitfalls to avoid, policies, tools and more from 2009. Mike Frichol.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing Budget Programs Media 100

The Effective Marketer

AUGUST 5, 2010

This entry was posted on Thursday, August 5th, 2010 at 9:00 am and is filed under Hiring , productivity , Uncategorized. The best marketing ends up being what the employees tell their friends about their companies. How they like (or don’t like) the perks, and when magazines like Inc pick that up and write a story.

Marketing Budget 100

Marketing Budget Paid Search Agency Planning Work Management 100

Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

million for 2009 and "triple that" ($13.5 million) for 2010. Data I've collected over the years shows that Marketo had about 120 clients at the start of 2009, 325 at the start of 2010, and should end 2010 with about 800. million in 2009 and $21 million in 2010. at the end of 2010.

Marketo 120

Marketo Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management 120

The Effective Marketer

MAY 10, 2010

A recent article I read on Harvard Business Review, “ Aflac’s CEO Explains How He Fell For The Duck ” made me think about brand messaging and the use of mascots. This entry was posted on Monday, May 10th, 2010 at 11:45 am and is filed under Communication , Marketing Strategy , Online Marketing , Social Media , Uncategorized.

Planning 100

Planning Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management 100

markempa

JUNE 23, 2005

« B2B Marketing and PR Internship | Main | Improving Lead Generating And Conversion Rates » Marketing to Small-Medium Businesses Via IT Consultants & Resellers I was quoted in a special report by MarketingSherpas contributing Editor, Dianna Huff. How do you plan to grow revenue?" But AV would not tell me what it costs.

Advertising Mediums 120

Advertising Mediums Consulting Lead Generation B2B Marketing 120

The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 11, 2010

This entry was posted on Monday, January 11th, 2010 at 12:29 pm and is filed under Email Marketing. 2 Responses to Choosing an Email Marketing Software Choose the Right Company for Your Email Marketing Efforts | MediaVision Blog says: January 15, 2010 at 1:11 pm [.] Good luck in your email marketing selection process!

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Budget 100

The Effective Marketer

APRIL 6, 2009

So here’s my contribution, albeit a small one, to those of you who are looking for new jobs. A better answer is: “not only I have experience with trade shows, but I’ve been involved in multiple types of shows, from small user groups that only required a tabletop display up to big conventions where we used our 20×20 booth.

Planning 100

Planning Work Management Marketing Management Trade Show 100

The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 17, 2009

In big companies as well as in small ones Marketing can oftentimes be considered a necessary expense, the department where money gets spent without consideration and where results are difficult to be measured. This entry was posted on Saturday, January 17th, 2009 at 3:26 pm and is filed under Communication , Marketing Management , Teamwork.

Planning 100

Planning Work Management Marketing Management Effectiveness 100

The Effective Marketer

MARCH 9, 2010

What I Don’t Like: Too busy, too many things happening in this email that makes it very distracting. Design #5 Email Sender: MarketingProfs Email Title: How Businesses are Marketing with Facebook and Twitter What I Like: Really great color combination makes it easy in the eye. Like Be the first to like this post.

Marketing Budget Creation 100

Marketing Budget Creation Design Email Marketing Planning 100

The Effective Marketer

JUNE 21, 2009

Free Marketing Training from IMU After watching the classes, my take on the University is: Positives: Online archives from each class including slides available on-demand helps a lot when you have busy schedules like mine, and also allows watching at your own pace (i.e. and measure it religiously.

Inbound Marketing 100

Inbound Marketing Training Planning Work Management 100

markempa

JANUARY 23, 2007

If youre a small business owner (or plan to be one in the future) youll want to put this book on your reading list. If youre a small business owner (or plan to be one in the future) youll want to put this book on your reading list. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Work Management B2B Marketing 120

markempa

JUNE 26, 2006

Johns Duct Tape Marketing Blog was chosen as a Forbes favorite for small business and was twice named " Best Small Business Marketing Blog " by the readers of Marketing Sherpa. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Its terrific. Its terrific.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 24, 2010

by Achinta Mitra on June 24, 2010 in B2B E-Mail Marketing , Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 , Social Media Marketing , Social Networking Lately, social media seems to garner all the attention in the media and blog posts with very little mention about email marketing. The first study done by AWeber (aff. See charts below).

Social Media 60

Social Media Email Marketing Social Marketing Web 2.0 60

The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Over 250 marketing professionals, representing both small and large brands participated in survey conducted by Junta42, a content marketing research firm, on the demand and spending for content marketing programs. Small companies (less than 99 employees) spend approximately 40% of their total budget on content initiatives.

Budget Management 40

Budget Management Spending Planning Budget Programs 40

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well by Achinta Mitra on April 20, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing , Social Networking For a while, it was difficult to find hardcore data to make a business case for social media.

Social Media 60

Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 22, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website The Distribution Trap – How Innovations Become Commodities by Achinta Mitra on April 22, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies I read an eye-opening article by Andrew R. That business model works for a while but in the long-term, it fails badly.

Distribution 60

Distribution Web 2.0 Lead Ranking Privacy Policies 60

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

economic concerns expectations were that eCommerce sales would remain flat or even decrease in 2010. eCommerce spending increased by 9 percent from 2009, reaching 227.6 Staggering Facebook numbers are a major factor in many businesses turning to the social network to connect with potential customers. With continuing U.S.

eCommerce 28

eCommerce Inbound Marketing Long Tail Marketing Amazon 28

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 21, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. –

Budget Programs 60

Budget Programs Education Marketing Budget Lead Ranking 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog by Achinta Mitra on September 20, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Industrial Marketing Blog In B2B lead generation, quantity versus quality is probably the biggest challenge faced by industrial marketers.

Lead Generation 60

Lead Generation Business Blogging Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

There are many of them out there to suit every type of marketer, from small industrial companies to large enterprises. Social media among IT and business buyers of technology rose 50% over last year and finally pushed to majority status; 55% said they use social media as part of the technology buying process in 2009 versus just 37% in 2008.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Business Value of Social Networking by Achinta Mitra on July 29, 2009 in Social Media Marketing , Social Networking Saw a very interesting video where Seth Godin talks about how useful social media is to businesses. What’s working for you?

Social Networks 60

Social Networks Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

If you are still not sure about the benefits of using a business blog, head over to HubSpot and read these articles: 6 Reasons Every Small Business Should Be Blogging… Are You Missing the Boat? Without passion and expertise, you will have a hard time sustaining your business blog over the long haul.

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Buying Cycle B2B Blogger 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle by Achinta Mitra on September 3, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Integrated Industrial Marketing These days it is popular to say “Content is marketing currency.”

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Marketing Budget Web 2.0 60

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

Many businesses are past the point of asking the “should we be on Facebook&# question. There are five main approaches to using Facebook for businesses. It will change the way you think about Facebook for business. If it’s not now, it will be soon (see my post tomorrow for more on that).

Facebook 121

Facebook Paid Search Agency Webinar Metrics Advertising Agencies 121

Customer Experience Matrix

MARCH 8, 2011

This could be a real game-changer in the small business marketing automation landscape. It’s selling to small and mid-size companies and business-to-business marketers, who are just dipping their toes into marketing automation. intended to extend Google’s own business).

Salesforce.com 120

Salesforce.com Enterprise Management Hubspot Marketing Automation Services 120

markempa

MAY 21, 2007

This is particularity true in small companies. Is that the same reason they keep doing business with you? How has working with you helped their business? Do you want to generate $600K in new business in revenue this year? This is particularity true in small companies. Would they refer you to other people?

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Sales Sales Qualified Leads 120

Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Not just me, but the most successful people in the world use this formula as well … which is, sadly, a very small percentage of people. So I’m not talking about small goals here … we are talking about I’m Gonna Change the World goals. He said he had some very important business model questions for me and thought I could help.

Planning 101

Planning Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Terms and Conditions 101

Convince & Convert

MAY 12, 2010

May 12th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Guest post by Jennifer Maggiore, CEO of Maggiore Consulting, a multi-media lead generation firm and co-host of Locals Only: a Phoenix-based live Internet show. link] #SMM Lateefivy I'm finding that the scarce commodity with businesses isn't money, its time.

Paid Search Agency 121

Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies CAN-SPAM PR 121

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 20, 2010

by Achinta Mitra on July 20, 2010 in B2B Marketing Collateral , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Integrated Industrial Marketing , Sales Strategies To be successful in industrial and B2B marketing, one has to engage with prospects and customers in a meaningful manner. 1 “leadership competency” of the future.

Creativity 60

Creativity B2B Marketing Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 60

markempa

AUGUST 14, 2006

Jill Konrath: Selling to Big Companies Jill Konrath: SNAP Selling: Speed Up Sales and Win More Business with Todays Frazzled Customers Josiane Chriqui Feigon: Smart Selling on the Phone and Online: Inside Sales That Gets Results Michael W. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Thought Leadership Generation Leads 120

Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 20, 2010

Summary: A survey of business-to-business salespeople finds they (still) consider themselves their best source of qualified leads. One anomaly in this data is sharply increasing reliance on external business information services. Just seven percent were relying on them less and only 24% are not using them at all.

Lead Scoring 120

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Customer Surveys Sales Qualified Leads 120

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Creation Made Easy by Achinta Mitra on August 24, 2009 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Blog Are you struggling with creating content? an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas.

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Copywriting Content Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website How Lack of Marketing Content Can Derail Your Website Redesign Project by Achinta Mitra on June 3, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Websites , Search Engine Optimization (SEO) , Website Design & Development What comes first – site content or site design?

Marketing Websites 60

Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Work Management Buying Cycle 60

Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

Way back in the early days of PitchEngine (like 2009), people thought we were crazy to offer our social media news release service for free. Let’s say you’re a small business owner who wants your brand to appear in Google when someone searches for your product or service in your area. How Does This Help You?

Social Media 115

Social Media SEO Marketing Websites PR 115

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

According to Jill Whalen, CEO of High Rankings , “The solution is for all business owners to insist on SEO right from the start. While the cost of entry for a small business is going to be higher, investment will pay off many times over later on.” He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. –

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 60

Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

However, even within the business (non cat) blogging arena, there are a wide variety of potential measures to gauge your momentum. This sounds simple, but it’s shocking how many bloggers aren’t clear on the core business rationale behind their blog initiative. Is anyone out there? Does anyone care? What’s the Point?

Webinar Metrics 130

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Paid Search Agency Blogger 130

markempa

JANUARY 23, 2006

« Improve your online sales lead tracking | Main | The Lead Generation Advantage for Small Businesses » Marketing Spend Shifting to Below-the-line This article is a little hard to read if you arent up on buzzwords. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Budget Management Spending B2B Marketing 120