Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 2, 2010

In contrast to traditional marketing methods that aim to increase sales or awareness through interruption techniques, content marketing subscribes to the notion that delivering high-quality, relevant and valuable information to prospects and customers drives profitable consumer action. Ryan Beale Jun 3 2010 Michael, Great post.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2010

The article also refers to: The CMO Council ’s “State of Marketing” survey did not ask about click-throughs specifically, but found marketers worldwide were most likely to measure their campaigns through page views, registrations, and the volume and origin of site traffic. Kelly May 24 2010 Michael, I had fun reading your post.

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markempa

JULY 9, 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. Often when prospects have an identified need, they can spend months researching and seeking information on solutions that may satisfy that need.

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OCTOBER 17, 2006

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

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AUGUST 1, 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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 So what can be done about it? So what can be done about it?

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AUGUST 14, 2006

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. Chock full of useful information, the eBook provides a broad look at the selling process. Download the eBook here. Download the eBook here.

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JUNE 27, 2006

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 won the best B-to-B Marketing Blog in MarketingSherpas Readers Choice Awards!

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JUNE 14, 2006

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. They are coming to your site for information. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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NOVEMBER 1, 2006

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. " There, I offer the most important steps that marketing and sales alike, need to take to end their “tug of war” to improve ROI.

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markempa

DECEMBER 6, 2006

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. from From the Innovators Desk I know that we can get a lot of information from newsletters, but it is a pretty cumbersome way to get our information.

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markempa

OCTOBER 19, 2006

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. For this reason, most leads sent from marketing to the sales organization are lost, ignored, or discarded. There is a difference.

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OCTOBER 6, 2006

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. There is also some excellent information on writing titles and some great ideas about how to market the finished white paper.

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JULY 10, 2006

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 should nurture leads via a relevant and consistent dialog with prospects, regardless of their timing to buy.

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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. A simple phone call can generate plenty of useful information. Talk to your best customers – How much do you really know about your customers?

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markempa

JANUARY 19, 2006

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. Centralize your contact information. Centralize your contact information. Understand the significance of your Web site. Use tagged URLs.

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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

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markempa

MARCH 30, 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. These lists include all of the demographic data typically needed, and have extended contact information.

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markempa

JUNE 13, 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. " Also, Jill Konrath has some great information on trigger events (geared for sales people) in her book Selling to Big Companies and her blog too.

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FEBRUARY 28, 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. They provide too much information. People use the web for research; they are looking for fresh ideas, insight and actionable information.

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JULY 20, 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. Theres more information about the book at Amazon.com. If your a business marketer that focuses on marketing services, I recommend RainToday.com.

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MAY 18, 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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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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. See my complete list of RSS Feeds Full posts with comments This is the most information-rich feed. Stay to up-to-date with discussions.

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markempa

JULY 7, 2006

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. Do database record notes contain enough information to prepare for next steps? Are some sales people getting too few leads?

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FEBRUARY 23, 2006

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. a marketing and sales information services company in Southport, Conn.: In 2005, 3.5 In 2005, 3.5

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JANUARY 25, 2006

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. People want different information, in different ways, and at different times during their buying process.

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NOVEMBER 18, 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 E-mail is a one-to-one medium, nothing more, nothing less.

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JULY 13, 2006

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AUGUST 10, 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

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MAY 26, 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. Usefulness: Is the information either darned useful or very enjoyable to read? Personality: Is there a clear personality?

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markempa

JUNE 13, 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. I think it was Anne Holland, who then asked the entire audience, “How many of you [marketers] have a problem with sales not updating your CRM?”

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markempa

JUNE 7, 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. During their sales lead close-loop feedback sessions, they discovered key pieces of information that impacted their overall go-to-market strategy.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

I hope this blog brings you a fresh perspective on the future of B2B marketing and best practices that you can put to work today to improve Marketings standing and influence inside your firm. You are welcome to participate and critique, praise, extend, or correct the information and opinions found on this blog.

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markempa

AUGUST 11, 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. " I agree, we do need to strike a balance between collecting information and giving value. Our sales team is very busy.

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JUNE 7, 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. " Absolutely - we just need to be judicious with how we use that information.

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MAY 20, 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. Secondly, experts - stay experts - by continually updating their knowledge of industry trends, information, key players, tools and ideas.

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APRIL 18, 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. Readily available information from the internet and other sources delay the need and value of face-to-face contact until later in the buying process.

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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. Dont for get your audience wants information that is relevant and meaningful. Webinars compete for your audiences most precious commodity - time.

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