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DECEMBER 21, 2006

« Podcast: Sales and Marketing the Six Sigma Way | Main | Podcast: What Sales Really Needs From Marketing » Budget Wars: Sales & Finance vs Marketing I look at the challenge that marketers often face when it comes to getting their budgets approved by finance and I wonder why does it have to be so hard?

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Marketing By Objectives Objective-Action-Budget In a recent article for the CMO Council’s Newsletter, Nicolas Watkis argues “ Marketers won’t succeed if they don’t have objectives ”. Right on, my friend!

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APRIL 29, 2011

Making the Conference Count If you really want to make the most out of your trade show, conference, or other learning event you attended, you have to be prepared to act when you get back to the office. All the good intentions you had of applying what you learned when you were out end up being nothing but notes in a drawer.

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JANUARY 7, 2011

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APRIL 6, 2009

Example: for a question like “do you have experience with trade shows?” which is not necessarily a very good question to begin with, but let’s leave it like this for now) you could answer: “yes, I have experience with trade shows and have handled many throughout my career”. OK, you have experience, but how much?

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AUGUST 30, 2010

Go to a trade show and the situation gets really bad. Trade show booths with slogans and taglines that don’t mean anything and sales brochures that are full of “features” and screenshots but lack detail of how they solve a problem. What is that acronym you keep using? In the B2B marketing space this is notorious.

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MAY 9, 2011

Interns are ‘liking’ pages on facebook while the events coordinator is Tweeting about the trade show giveaway at their booth. What used to be clear roles (i.e. the copywriter writes copy for the ad while the designer makes the ad look pretty), is now morphing into a free for all. United States License.

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AUGUST 23, 2010

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AUGUST 2, 2010

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MAY 3, 2011

Technology and the Marketing Budget Technology accounts for 10 to 14% of the marketing budget, according to the research. As part of the adoption issues, the research found out that the top three barriers for using marketing technology are: 49% Cost 47% Uncertain ROI 40% No Budget This makes sense. United States License.

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MAY 7, 2010

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

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NOVEMBER 22, 2006

» Avoid wasting your Pay-Per-Click lead generation budget Thanks to Jim Berkowitz and his CRM Mastery E-Journal for pointing me to the MarketingProfs article, Five Proven Ways to Waste Money With Pay-per-Click Advertising by John Grant. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

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JANUARY 13, 2011

If you have just started your 2011 campaigns after battling the budget process, I bet you can definitely see some relation to your own company. So with all these new channels available, why does email marketing continue to be a top choice for marketers everywhere? United States License. United States License. United States License.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Sure, budget is short and you can’t attend every single event, but is good to know what’s coming up so that you can prepare yourself and pick the ones you should go. Also, the earlier you register usually the better deal you can get. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

This entry was posted on Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 8:15 am and is filed under Uncategorized. While I still believe that social media is not for everyone , those who decide to go this route should at least learn from others mistakes. What stories or lessons learned do you have to share? United States License. United States License.

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JULY 23, 2010

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MARCH 10, 2011

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DECEMBER 8, 2010

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 at 12:05 pm and is filed under Marketing Training. Quality varies: [link] Can you recommend other resources for free marketing knowledge? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. United States License.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

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AUGUST 5, 2010

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Reviewing the prior survey's results published in April 2009 , I expected that the economy -- and burgeoning interest in social media -- would accelerate the shift toward digital channels throughout 2009 to an unprecedented degree. More than half of respondents (55%) said they use Twitter for marketing purposes.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

This entry was posted on Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am and is filed under Communication , Marketing Strategy , Social Media. Can you make something fun that will entertain and educate them? And how about your staff or your company’s employees? Some food for thought. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

This entry was posted on Monday, November 16th, 2009 at 8:00 am and is filed under Communication. How can you present in a way that will engage the audience? Less is sometimes better. Are you ready to present? 3…2…1… Go! You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 United States License.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Probably the most comprehensive study along these lines was Global Faces and Networked Places , released by Neilsen in March 2009. This showed that as of December 2008, search was still the most common Internet activity (used by 85.9% Zenith Optimedia pretty much agrees: its October 2008 report shows U.S. in 2009 to 8% in 2014.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Enterprises are beginning to add it as a budget item, and market research firms are starting to assign analysts and report-writing resources the growing niche. I agree, more companies are adding marketing automation and marketing software in general to their budgets. I think your wise to follow the money trail. Greg, thanks!

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JANUARY 6, 2009

Marketers are used to creating marketing plans, including advertising campaigns, trade show schedules, etc. This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 at 10:17 pm and is filed under Marketing Planning , Marketing Strategy. Spreadsheets abound, and ideas flow. A great marketing plan is created! United States License.

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APRIL 9, 2009

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 9th, 2009 at 7:49 pm and is filed under Communication , Hiring. One of the more interesting features is the ability to search for salaries paid at a specific company. Insider information is always good when planning your next career move! You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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MAY 18, 2010

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JANUARY 17, 2009

The business cards that are presented to partners and potential customers are part of marketing branding, the message being delivered about what the company does is tailored and perfected by marketing, the collateral material that is distributed and that sales people use at trade shows and site visits is also marketing, of course.

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