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AUGUST 19, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy August 19, 2010 2 Subscribe Life Is Short! So on average, we will spend just half our lives working.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

They spend on average more than 10 hours a week blogging. Share: Read more from Social Media Blog , Blogwell , Marketing Mix , Social Media 4 Comments Post a comment Andrew Corliss Nov 9 2010 I believe blogging but all acts of social media are now necessary for businesses. Michael Brenner Nov 11 2010 Thanks Andrew!

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AUGUST 12, 2010

Related Posts: The New Marketing Accountability Lead Generation Programs That Work B2B Marketing Predictions For 2011 11 Reasons Why Outbound Telemarketing Programs Fail How To Align Marketing With Sales About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

I agee that ALL marketing spend should be tied to quanitifiable results that the sales team and executives want to see. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? Pages About Michael Brenner Appearances Search Based on Traction Theme by The Theme Foundry Copyright © 2010 B2B Marketing Insider.

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

The first was the Harvard Business Review’s “ Branding in the Digital Age: You’re Spending Your Money in All The Wrong Places &# written by David C. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? Two timely articles I saw yesterday helped me to crystallize these thoughts.

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

I have used sales pipeline return on marketing spend. Total unweighted pipeline divided by total marketing spend is a good measure because it allows you to analyze a wider set of marketing activities then if you just looked at closed sales. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples?

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Many college kids do not use Twitter or LinkedIn. Depending on your audience, your primary focus should look back to #1, the Customer to understand where they spend their time, what Content would be helpful and in what Context do they expect to receive it. Michael Brenner Oct 2 2010 Thanks Steve and it was great meeting you too.

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

Marketing spend is much more efficient. Share: Read more from Demand Generation B2B Marketing , Inbound Marketing , Online Demand Generation , Sales Alignment , Sales Funnel , Strategy 2 Comments Post a comment kenny madden Oct 19 2010 AMEN!!! Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples?

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JULY 21, 2010

Source: The Google/TechTarget Behavioral Research Project: Phase 2) Key Takeaways: Spend more budget and time optimizing brand and solution keywords and less time on more generic keywords. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? How To Shorten The B2B Buyer Cycle With Landing Pages Need to Drive Leads?

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MAY 5, 2010

Over the years, I’ve used LinkedIn mainly and Twitter and Facebook recently to microblog and “status update&# my way to an online brand presence. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? We all have a brand and need to channel our inner Brian Solis. To share the love. I am a perfectionist.

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MAY 5, 2010

Over the years, I’ve used LinkedIn mainly and Twitter and Facebook recently to microblog and “status update&# my way to an online brand presence. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? We all have a brand and need to channel our inner Brian Solis. To share the love. I am a perfectionist.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Well, we know that customers will pay a premium for brands they trust or simply will be more willing to spend their hard-earned money with a strong brand. Michael Brenner Oct 4 2010 Great point: putting yourself in the customer’s shoes is the really the MOST if not the ONLY important thing. Give them what they want.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Here’s a great example of how one firm used segmentation to optimize their media spend and increase conversions: Mini Case Study Challenge : A large virtualization company launched a paid search campaign to generate leads for their compliance solutions for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Here’s a great example of how one firm used segmentation to optimize their media spend and increase conversions: Mini Case Study Challenge : A large virtualization company launched a paid search campaign to generate leads for their compliance solutions for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).

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AUGUST 10, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy August 10, 2010 15 Subscribe Whatever Happened to Marketing Strategy? Will Deacon Aug 11 2010 Great post.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy August 10, 2010 15 Subscribe Whatever Happened to Marketing Strategy? Will Deacon Aug 11 2010 Great post.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy October 14, 2010 16 Subscribe Why Is Search…So…Darn…Hard?! James Oct 18 2010 Great article.

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MAY 12, 2010

ROI” and “Sales” are the 4 th and 5 th most important metric according to Chief Marketer April 1, 2010 study. Asked about their online marketing performance measurement ability, the plurality of respondents to that survey (44%) were either working on increasing their capabilities or “struggling” to put a value on their interactive spending.

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MAY 23, 2019

In the book, Godin labeled most strategies at the time as Interruptive Marketing, which took the form of advertisements in magazines or on the radio or television, unanticipated telemarketing calls, or annoying internet pop-ups. LinkedIn , Facebook, and Twitter were all introduced to the world between 2002 and 2006. Digital Marketing.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

« Telemarketing big with Xerox | Main | Webinar: A Multimodal approach to Lead Nurturing for Complex Sales » Podcast: Marketing and Sales for Big Complex Selling (pt 3) I wanted to share the final installment from the podcast series I did with 800-CEO-READ. We again have Jill Konrath and Brian Carroll talking about the topic.

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JULY 9, 2007

Often when prospects have an identified need, they can spend months researching and seeking information on solutions that may satisfy that need. 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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JANUARY 2, 2013

B2B buyers are most likely to share useful vendor content via email (79%), followed by LinkedIn (53%), Twitter (39%) and Facebook (18%). Women make up the larger share of users on Facebook (58% to 42%) and are a slightly larger share on Twitter (52% to 48%) while men are the predominate users of LinkedIn (63% to 37%) and Google+ (71% to 29%).

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JUNE 14, 2007

Those who spend more time talking about the trendy marketing mediums (ie. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading! You can’t do that with Hawking.” Blogs, podcasts, WOM, etc.)

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DECEMBER 21, 2006

It seems they would rather spend their budgets on things that drive activity (which is often wasted) over results measurement. It seems they would rather spend their budgets on things that drive activity (which is often wasted) over results measurement.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2006

FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading! Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 " He didnt know that he explained how the halo effect works.

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JANUARY 19, 2006

« This Years Hot New Lead Generation Strategy is Thinking | Main | Marketing Spend Shifting to Below-the-line » Improve your online sales lead tracking I liked the lead tracking tips provided in Michael Ortners article, " Eight Ways to Improve your Online Lead Tracking ," on MarketingProfs.com.

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JANUARY 4, 2006

Less selling time : Because of longer sales cycles (and theyll get longer), sales people cannot afford to spend time on unqualified leads. Less selling time : Because of longer sales cycles (and theyll get longer), sales people cannot afford to spend time on unqualified leads.

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JUNE 7, 2005

You dont need to spend a ton of money on direct mail to reach top executives. You dont need to spend a ton of money on direct mail to reach top executives. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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JANUARY 24, 2006

« Marketing Spend Shifting to Below-the-line | Main | Podcasts vs. Webinars which is better? FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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JUNE 7, 2005

DeLegges interview with Carl Howe comes to the same conclusion, “As more companies begin to see marketing as a quantitative business tool as opposed to a black art,” observed Howe, “ attitudes towards marketing will improve and marketing spending will increase.”

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JUNE 7, 2005

On average, web visitors spend just 8-seconds scanning a website landing page before they decide to leave. On average, web visitors spend just 8-seconds scanning a website landing page before they decide to leave. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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APRIL 3, 2005

» Podcast: Landing Pages for Lead Generation "Web visitors spend just 8-seconds scanning your website landing page before they decide to leave," says Anne Holland, Publisher of MarketingSherpa. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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NOVEMBER 15, 2005

If you seek to create something like this yourself, be prepared to spend a majority of your dashboard development efforts on collaborating with your sales team to understand their sales process and ensuring data point accuracy before looking at the technology needed. They should not be used as a command and control system.

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MAY 23, 2005

Most CEOs know only one thing about their marketing team - how much they spend on their marketing budget. Most CEOs know only one thing about their marketing team - how much they spend on their marketing budget. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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MARCH 27, 2005

He writes, "I dont have to spend my day with my head buried in Salesforce.com. He writes, "I dont have to spend my day with my head buried in Salesforce.com. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 " Here is his original concept. " Here is his original concept.

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MAY 28, 2005

On last thought, if I became a customer, I would wonder how they could afford to spend money lavishly marketing to me, then haggle with me over percentage points of interest on my lease? Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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JANUARY 17, 2011

The average visitor spends 66% more time on these sites than they did a year ago. Americans spent nearly a quarter of their time online on social networking sites and blogs in 2010, up from 15.8 At its current rate, Twitter will process almost 10 billion tweets in 2010. The State of the Blogosphere 2010 by Brian Solis.

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