Smashmouth Marketing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

This past week was the first in a series of two great conferences, the MarketingSherpa's 6th Annual B2B Marketing Summit 2009 in San Francisco. Mike: I still wonder about b2b Facebook Fan Pages as a medium for generating leads, but I agree with you that twitter and LinkedIn are an incredible source. Next week, Oct.

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markempa

OCTOBER 17, 2006

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markempa

JANUARY 23, 2007

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 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. Listen to podcast now (MP3 60 min 45 MB) P.S.

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markempa

JULY 10, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 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. This is an ongoing pattern for lead generation failure.

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Smashmouth Marketing

MAY 29, 2009

His insight and knowledge regarding sales and marketing was deep. We were talking last week and I asked him if he would put some thought to a few questions regarding sales and marketing alignment. Mike: Joe, you just came off a whirlwind tour with the SiriusDecisions Summit two weeks ago and the Sales 2.0 Conference this week.

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markempa

AUGUST 1, 2007

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 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. « 9 1/2 Ways. So what can be done about it?

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markempa

JULY 9, 2007

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 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. " I agree.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 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. It was originally a blog post I wrote back in June.

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markempa

AUGUST 3, 2009

Professional Services Marketing covers five areas critical to the growth process: creating a marketing and growth strategy, establishing brand and reputation, implementing a marketing communications program, creating lead gen strategies, and developing business by winning new clients. Jill Konrath, Strong Value Propositions Ebook.

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markempa

AUGUST 14, 2006

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markempa

MAY 21, 2007

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 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. Still, those sales people succeed in spite of it all.

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markempa

DECEMBER 7, 2006

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 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. " You can see why this is a good topic to explore."

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markempa

JUNE 6, 2006

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markempa

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Tweet The ultimate goal of B2B marketing and lead generation is to help the sales team sell. Marketers spend a lot of time and effort creating inbound leads but struggle getting those leads to convert into customers after they hand them off to sales. Create content geared toward lead progression, not lead capture.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 5, 2006

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markempa

AUGUST 18, 2006

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markempa

OCTOBER 2, 2006

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markempa

JUNE 26, 2006

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markempa

DECEMBER 21, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 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. Connect sales and marketing metrics together.

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markempa

MAY 24, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 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. Also, my book got a new cover!

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markempa

MARCH 21, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 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. So how do you ask for referrals?

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markempa

NOVEMBER 17, 2005

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 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. I agree with all of the suggestions in the case study.

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The New York Times reported back in 2009 that 95% of blogs are abandoned, and there’s little evidence that state has changed much since then. 4) It’s not (just) about lead gen or sales—it’s about relationships. To be sure, a thoughtfully written business blog can generate leads (and sales).

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markempa

MAY 18, 2007

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 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. Where is your sales team getting stuck?

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markempa

JUNE 21, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 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. Connect sales and marketing metrics together.

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markempa

JANUARY 19, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 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. Heres a summary of Michael Ortners eight points: 1.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

It starts with a clear rationale for making investments in lead nurturing processes: “Up to 95 percent of qualified prospects on your Web site are there to research and are not yet ready to talk with a sales rep, but as many as 70 percent of them will eventually buy a product.&# ( Brian Carroll ). Share this on del.icio.us.

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markempa

MARCH 6, 2006

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markempa

NOVEMBER 8, 2005

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Vidyard

JULY 4, 2019

Using video to introduce new products and create brand awareness can have a material impact beyond millennial lead gen. Through one-to-one personalized sales videos and video chat, employees can create trust and a level of comfort while providing an easily accessible alternative to in-person meetings.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 20, 2005

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 17, 2005

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 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. Marketing must take control of nurturing leads.

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Smashmouth Marketing

DECEMBER 1, 2008

Craig is the author of the blog The Funnelholic and is an expert on b2b lead generation so I decided it would be great to do an impromptu rapid-fire interview with him on his thoughts regarding b2b lead gen and publish it here: Mike: How should marketers adjust to the downturn? Not adapting will mean failure.

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markempa

JUNE 14, 2006

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markempa

FEBRUARY 24, 2006

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