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Search engine optimization (SEO) is a key component in designing and developing an effective website , as well as the core of web presence optimization (WPO). MORE
Comment on The Bridge Group's ten predictions for inside sales in 2011. Trish Bertuzzi and Laurie Page start the new year off with some surprising predictions. Roles will continue to segment. No longer will the Inside Sales Rep be a “jack of all trades” Roles will be clearly defined and measured based on specific desired outcomes. Hunters will go after new business while farmers will cultivate the customer base. MORE
Recently, I was approached, along with a lot of other digital marketing experts, to provide advice to e-Commerce companies for the most important areas on which to focus for 2011. Image via Wikipedia. MORE
Here’s the actual data: As of: Client Count Year-Earlier Client Count Change in Client Count Growth Rate June 2011 17,215 11,098 6,117 55% December 2011 14,177 7,212 6,965 97% These figures come from eight vendors including all the industry heavyweights: Infusionsoft , OfficeAutoPilot , HubSpot , Pardot , Marketo , Eloqua , Manticore Technology , and Genius. You know that red-hot B2B marketing automation industry? Don’t look now, but growth is already slowing. MORE
by Jesse Noyes | Tweet this Eloqua Experience 2011 is a big event. Brian Kardon at Eloqua Experience 2011. ” Live Blogging the Eloqua Experience 2011 Keynote is from Eloqua’s It’s All About Revenue, a Blog Covering Business To Business Marketing. MORE
Dear Blogsphere Friends - Have a Happy ThanksGiving surrounded by the love and warmth of family and friends during this wonderful Fall season. I have many, many things to be thankful for during this ThanksGiving.one of the top items on the list is (of-course!) MORE
So here is my list of B2B Marketing Insider predictions for 2011. Related Posts: The Future of B2B Marketing: It’s Social Confessions Of A B2B Marketer Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011? Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?" MORE
Given the rising importance of B2B blogging, Tony Karrer and Tom Pick have brought together the best thought leaders in B2B blogging to answer some key questions in B2B BloggingTrends in 2011. What do you see as key trends in B2B Blogging for 2011? MORE
Read on for answers to these questions and more from some of the best minds in social media in some of their best blog posts and articles of 2011 so far. 2011 Trends: Make Your Corporate Site A Social Media Hub by Business 2 Community. How much does Social Media cost companies in 2011? MORE
A new report from Focus, 2011 Trends Report: Social Media Marketing presents observations and predictions from eight leading social media experts (and me) about social media trends and developments to watch for in the coming year. Social Media Marketing b2b social media Focus Frank Days Jay Baer Lee Traupel Maggie Fox Mark Schaefer Michael Brenner Paul Dunay social media marketing trends social media predictions for 2011 social media report Stephanie Marx Twitter MORE
” Here is my 2011 list of favorite tweets.@ e6e6e6 ;'> February 11, 2011 8:32 am via HootSuite Reply Retweet Favorite. e6e6e6 ;'> February 15, 2011 1:22 pm via TweetDeck Reply Retweet Favorite. e6e6e6 ;'> March 4, 2011 8:18 am via UberSocial Reply Retweet Favorite. MORE
The Sales Lead Management Association just announced the results of the voting for the Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management in 2011. I am grateful to all of you who voted me into the Top 10 of the list for 2011! MORE
It is called Content Marketing World 2011. Joe Pulizzi , content marketing evangelist, is putting together the greatest show on earth for marketers. Joe, is the co-author of Get Content. Get Customers. MORE
Today, Tom Pick ( @TomPick ), Online Marketing Executive at KC Associates , who blogs at his award winning B2B Webbiquity , and I ( @ckburgess – Blue Focus Marketing @BlueFocus360 ) present 50 remarkable men on our 2011 #Nifty50 Top Twitter Men list. MORE
In the spirit of moving forward with lessons learned, here are 5 big marketing fails of 2011. 5 Big Marketing Fails of 2011 is from Eloqua’s It’s All About Revenue, a Blog Covering Business To Business Marketing. by Jesse Noyes | Tweet this Everyone makes mistakes. Marketers are no different. In fact, there are some nightmare scenarios many marketers have come to fear. Most of the time those mistakes go unnoticed or blow over quickly. MORE
I am deeply honored to be selected as a finalist in two categories for the 2011 Top Sales & Marketing Awards. The Truth About Leads , has been selected as one of ten finalists in the 2011 Top Sales & Marketing Book category. MORE
Find the answers to these questions and many more here in more than 30 of the best articles and blog posts on Facebook marketing of 2011. How to Build the Perfect Facebook Fan Page, 2011 Edition by techipedia. MORE
Guest Post by Joe Cordo I just came from DMA: 2011, and this year’s theme was Real-Time Marketing. Of course, there can be no real-time marketing without capturing data in real-time. The whole “real-time” thing is increasingly important, and it just might yet make social media truly relevant to how marketers MORE
Mobile Marketing has appeared on many B2B Marketing lists of things to watch in 2011. The association is predicting $13 – $14 Billion will be spent in 2011 on mobile advertising. MMA’s top ten for 2011. MORE
Cheryl and I thought it would be a great idea to collaborate on this special social media project—and so the process began for creating the 2011 #Nifty50 List of Top Twitter Women. Watch next month (close to Father’s Day) for the Nifty 50 Men of Twitter for 2011. MORE
In the survey, more than 600 B2B marketing executives answered questions about their budgets, marketing mix, and key challenges for 2011. 1 in 3 marketers think measuring ROI will be their top marketing challenge in 2011. MORE
“ Over the holidays I was honored to learn that I was being included in the Focus 2011 Trends Report: Social Media Marketing. MORE
What did you learn in 2011? Next week I will be joining my good friends Adam Needles (@ abneedles ), Ardath Albee (@ ardath421 ) and Craig Rosenberg (@ funnelholic ) for a round table discussion on # B2B Marketing – 2011 Year in Review and predictions for 2012. Hey B2B marketers! MORE
It is January and time again for the obligatory 2011 predictions. Many marketing experts have strong opinions on what they think will happen in 2011. I asked you to rank the marketing areas you think will become more important in 2011. Happy New Year! MORE
Mothers Day 2011 was indeed a special day. After breakfast, May 9, 2011 only got better. I was very honored to find out that I was on the " 2011 #Nifty50 Top Twitter Women " list that Tom Pick of KC Associates and Cheryl Burgess of Blue Focus Marketing had just announced. MORE
You can get the whole story in B2B Blogging Trends in 2011 , a free (and no registration required) white paper from Aggregage (the software that powers the BMZ site). Among the findings: • If you don’t have a blog yet, 2011 is the year to start one. MORE
Is 2011 turning out the way you expected? So figuring these two data points are pointing to a trend, I thought I would offer my update on the state of B2B Marketing in 2011. MORE
Dreamforce 2011: Salesforce.com Talks Platforms #DF11 is from Eloqua’s It’s All About Revenue, a Blog Covering Business To Business Marketing. Marketing Efficiency #DF11 cloud computing Dreamforce Dreamforce 2011 keynotes Marc Benioff social enterprise MORE
by Egan Cheung | Tweet this This week, Joe Payne wrote a blog post titled A Very Cloudy Year: How the Cloud Drove Apps, Mobile and Social , discussing the positive effect that Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) businesses have had on Social and Mobile platforms in 2011. MORE
We kicked off this year asking our customers and marketing leads database (key marketing decision makers) what their priorities were for the New Year (2011). I know you are probably shaking your head and thinking.“Just Just like everyone else.” Yep, just like everyone else.because we wanted to know first hand. While "New MORE
This is the year that the personal brand begins to do battle with the corporate brand. I think we need to let the personal brand win—especially in B2B. Featuring big pictures and bios of your subject matter experts on your website is a good start, but it is the equivalent of paid search. It’s relevant but still a step removed from the truly personal connection. We need the equivalent of organic search, where our people rise to the top on their own, independent of their corporate affiliations. MORE
Whatever the reason for humanity’s obsession, here’s my simple objective: to share with you the B2B Marketing posts that generated the most traffic, conversation and sharing in 2011. I’m not sure why we are obsessed with lists at the end of each year. MORE
Take the 2011 B2B Content Marketing Survey It may sound easy to create crisp definitions of market segments, buyer personas, and buying stages, and then to build compelling content for each relevant intersection of these three (or more) dimensions. MORE
SlideShare views for the new report " 2011 B2B Content Marketing Trends " are off the charts - looks like we have a topic that is really resonating with B2B marketers. MORE
Wiley, 2011). So at the start of 2011, here are a few bigger trends I see shaping the way B2B marketers will do business in the coming year. Today's guest blogger, Ann Handley, is the Chief Content Officer of MarketingProfs and the co-author of the brand-new book, Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business. Follwer her on Twitter @marketingprofs. MORE
As we wind down 2011, this is a good time to review all the industrial marketing posts that I have published here and been viewed by you, my readers, during the year. Not all the posts were written in 2011, one was way back from 2008. There you have it, my top 10 list of industrial marketing blog posts for 2011. If there is one important takeaway from this exercise, it is that blog posts live forever and continue to attract traffic long after they have been posted. MORE
Friday, 18th November 2011. Want to outflank your competition, generate leads and sales and grow your online reputation? MORE
Get the details behind these stats and many, many more here in more than 40 of the best articles and blog posts about social media, search, budgeting and digital marketing research, facts and statistics of 2011 so far. Is a Blog Still Important in 2011? MORE
Jason shared with us his key takeaways from Dreamforce 2011. Jason Kort is one of the forces behind Marketing Automation Times , a blog dedicated to providing the latest news and information on the world of marketing automation. MORE
Welcome to 2011. This is a good time to think about your goals for 2011. Everyone seems to be doing their list of resolutions. For b2b marketers, think about your target audiences, and continue to understand how they research products. Have you done any business resolutions? Perhaps the list below can help: 1. You will embrace social media for what it is, and do a better job engaging with prospects. Yes, I had to start with a social media … [ visit site to read more ]. MORE
Tony Karrer and Tom Pick, founders of the popular B2B Marketing site B2B Marketing Zone just released a compelling report on B2B Blogging Trends in 2011. 2011 may be the year when B2B companies finally realize blogs are more than just a PR vehicle for propagating so-called thought leadership. MORE
2011 Related Topics Webbiquity
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
You can get the whole story in B2B Blogging Trends in 2011 , a free (and no registration required) white paper from Aggregage (the software that powers the BMZ site). Among the findings: • If you don’t have a blog yet, 2011 is the year to start one.
Everything Technology Marketing
JANUARY 1, 2011
It is January and time again for the obligatory 2011 predictions. Many marketing experts have strong opinions on what they think will happen in 2011. I asked you to rank the marketing areas you think will become more important in 2011. Happy New Year!
ViewPoint
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
I am deeply honored to be selected as a finalist in two categories for the 2011 Top Sales & Marketing Awards. The Truth About Leads , has been selected as one of ten finalists in the 2011 Top Sales & Marketing Book category.
Webbiquity
JANUARY 7, 2011
A new report from Focus, 2011 Trends Report: Social Media Marketing presents observations and predictions from eight leading social media experts (and me) about social media trends and developments to watch for in the coming year. Social Media Marketing b2b social media Focus Frank Days Jay Baer Lee Traupel Maggie Fox Mark Schaefer Michael Brenner Paul Dunay social media marketing trends social media predictions for 2011 social media report Stephanie Marx Twitter
Ambal's Amusings
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
Given the rising importance of B2B blogging, Tony Karrer and Tom Pick have brought together the best thought leaders in B2B blogging to answer some key questions in B2B BloggingTrends in 2011. What do you see as key trends in B2B Blogging for 2011?
Marketing Insider Group
DECEMBER 22, 2011
” Here is my 2011 list of favorite tweets.@ e6e6e6 ;'> February 11, 2011 8:32 am via HootSuite Reply Retweet Favorite. e6e6e6 ;'> February 15, 2011 1:22 pm via TweetDeck Reply Retweet Favorite. e6e6e6 ;'> March 4, 2011 8:18 am via UberSocial Reply Retweet Favorite.
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Ambal's Amusings
JUNE 30, 2011
It is called Content Marketing World 2011. Joe Pulizzi , content marketing evangelist, is putting together the greatest show on earth for marketers. Joe, is the co-author of Get Content. Get Customers.
Marketing Insider Group
JANUARY 6, 2011
“ Over the holidays I was honored to learn that I was being included in the Focus 2011 Trends Report: Social Media Marketing.
Marketing Insider Group
DECEMBER 8, 2011
What did you learn in 2011? Next week I will be joining my good friends Adam Needles (@ abneedles ), Ardath Albee (@ ardath421 ) and Craig Rosenberg (@ funnelholic ) for a round table discussion on # B2B Marketing – 2011 Year in Review and predictions for 2012. Hey B2B marketers!
Tomorrow People
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
Friday, 18th November 2011. Want to outflank your competition, generate leads and sales and grow your online reputation?
Webbiquity
MAY 3, 2011
Cheryl and I thought it would be a great idea to collaborate on this special social media project—and so the process began for creating the 2011 #Nifty50 List of Top Twitter Women. Watch next month (close to Father’s Day) for the Nifty 50 Men of Twitter for 2011.
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Everything Technology Marketing
MAY 31, 2011
SlideShare views for the new report " 2011 B2B Content Marketing Trends " are off the charts - looks like we have a topic that is really resonating with B2B marketers.
NuSpark
JANUARY 2, 2011
Welcome to 2011. This is a good time to think about your goals for 2011. Everyone seems to be doing their list of resolutions. For b2b marketers, think about your target audiences, and continue to understand how they research products. Have you done any business resolutions? Perhaps the list below can help: 1. You will embrace social media for what it is, and do a better job engaging with prospects. Yes, I had to start with a social media … [ visit site to read more ].
ViewPoint
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
Jason shared with us his key takeaways from Dreamforce 2011. Jason Kort is one of the forces behind Marketing Automation Times , a blog dedicated to providing the latest news and information on the world of marketing automation.
Marketing Insider Group
DECEMBER 28, 2011
Whatever the reason for humanity’s obsession, here’s my simple objective: to share with you the B2B Marketing posts that generated the most traffic, conversation and sharing in 2011. I’m not sure why we are obsessed with lists at the end of each year.
Ambal's Amusings
MAY 20, 2011
Mothers Day 2011 was indeed a special day. After breakfast, May 9, 2011 only got better. I was very honored to find out that I was on the " 2011 #Nifty50 Top Twitter Women " list that Tom Pick of KC Associates and Cheryl Burgess of Blue Focus Marketing had just announced.
Marketing Insider Group
JANUARY 18, 2011
Mobile Marketing has appeared on many B2B Marketing lists of things to watch in 2011. The association is predicting $13 – $14 Billion will be spent in 2011 on mobile advertising. MMA’s top ten for 2011.
Webbiquity
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
Read on for answers to these questions and more from some of the best minds in social media in some of their best blog posts and articles of 2011 so far. 2011 Trends: Make Your Corporate Site A Social Media Hub by Business 2 Community. How much does Social Media cost companies in 2011?
Webbiquity
NOVEMBER 28, 2011
Get the details behind these stats and many, many more here in more than 40 of the best articles and blog posts about social media, search, budgeting and digital marketing research, facts and statistics of 2011 so far. Is a Blog Still Important in 2011?
Everything Technology Marketing
APRIL 4, 2011
Take the 2011 B2B Content Marketing Survey It may sound easy to create crisp definitions of market segments, buyer personas, and buying stages, and then to build compelling content for each relevant intersection of these three (or more) dimensions.
Ambal's Amusings
NOVEMBER 24, 2011
Dear Blogsphere Friends - Have a Happy ThanksGiving surrounded by the love and warmth of family and friends during this wonderful Fall season. I have many, many things to be thankful for during this ThanksGiving.one of the top items on the list is (of-course!)
Marketing Insider Group
NOVEMBER 18, 2010
So here is my list of B2B Marketing Insider predictions for 2011. Related Posts: The Future of B2B Marketing: It’s Social Confessions Of A B2B Marketer Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011? Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"
The Point
JANUARY 20, 2011
In the survey, more than 600 B2B marketing executives answered questions about their budgets, marketing mix, and key challenges for 2011. 1 in 3 marketers think measuring ROI will be their top marketing challenge in 2011.
Webbiquity
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
Search engine optimization (SEO) is a key component in designing and developing an effective website , as well as the core of web presence optimization (WPO).
ViewPoint
FEBRUARY 2, 2011
Wiley, 2011). So at the start of 2011, here are a few bigger trends I see shaping the way B2B marketers will do business in the coming year. Today's guest blogger, Ann Handley, is the Chief Content Officer of MarketingProfs and the co-author of the brand-new book, Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business. Follwer her on Twitter @marketingprofs.
ViewPoint
JANUARY 11, 2011
Comment on The Bridge Group's ten predictions for inside sales in 2011. Trish Bertuzzi and Laurie Page start the new year off with some surprising predictions. Roles will continue to segment. No longer will the Inside Sales Rep be a “jack of all trades” Roles will be clearly defined and measured based on specific desired outcomes. Hunters will go after new business while farmers will cultivate the customer base.
Industrial Marketing Today
DECEMBER 22, 2011
As we wind down 2011, this is a good time to review all the industrial marketing posts that I have published here and been viewed by you, my readers, during the year. Not all the posts were written in 2011, one was way back from 2008. There you have it, my top 10 list of industrial marketing blog posts for 2011. If there is one important takeaway from this exercise, it is that blog posts live forever and continue to attract traffic long after they have been posted.
Webbiquity
DECEMBER 27, 2011
Find the answers to these questions and many more here in more than 30 of the best articles and blog posts on Facebook marketing of 2011. How to Build the Perfect Facebook Fan Page, 2011 Edition by techipedia.
Modern Marketing
SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
Dreamforce 2011: Salesforce.com Talks Platforms #DF11 is from Eloqua’s It’s All About Revenue, a Blog Covering Business To Business Marketing. Marketing Efficiency #DF11 cloud computing Dreamforce Dreamforce 2011 keynotes Marc Benioff social enterprise
The Point
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
Tony Karrer and Tom Pick, founders of the popular B2B Marketing site B2B Marketing Zone just released a compelling report on B2B Blogging Trends in 2011. 2011 may be the year when B2B companies finally realize blogs are more than just a PR vehicle for propagating so-called thought leadership.
Reachforce
OCTOBER 5, 2011
Guest Post by Joe Cordo I just came from DMA: 2011, and this year’s theme was Real-Time Marketing. Of course, there can be no real-time marketing without capturing data in real-time. The whole “real-time” thing is increasingly important, and it just might yet make social media truly relevant to how marketers
Customer Experience Matrix
JULY 11, 2011
Here’s the actual data: As of: Client Count Year-Earlier Client Count Change in Client Count Growth Rate June 2011 17,215 11,098 6,117 55% December 2011 14,177 7,212 6,965 97% These figures come from eight vendors including all the industry heavyweights: Infusionsoft , OfficeAutoPilot , HubSpot , Pardot , Marketo , Eloqua , Manticore Technology , and Genius. You know that red-hot B2B marketing automation industry? Don’t look now, but growth is already slowing.
Reachforce
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
We kicked off this year asking our customers and marketing leads database (key marketing decision makers) what their priorities were for the New Year (2011). I know you are probably shaking your head and thinking.“Just Just like everyone else.” Yep, just like everyone else.because we wanted to know first hand. While "New
Modern Marketing
DECEMBER 18, 2011
by Egan Cheung | Tweet this This week, Joe Payne wrote a blog post titled A Very Cloudy Year: How the Cloud Drove Apps, Mobile and Social , discussing the positive effect that Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) businesses have had on Social and Mobile platforms in 2011.
Modern Marketing
OCTOBER 20, 2011
by Jesse Noyes | Tweet this Eloqua Experience 2011 is a big event. Brian Kardon at Eloqua Experience 2011. ” Live Blogging the Eloqua Experience 2011 Keynote is from Eloqua’s It’s All About Revenue, a Blog Covering Business To Business Marketing.
Sales Lead Insights
DECEMBER 5, 2011
The Sales Lead Management Association just announced the results of the voting for the Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management in 2011. I am grateful to all of you who voted me into the Top 10 of the list for 2011!
Modern Marketing
DECEMBER 29, 2011
In the spirit of moving forward with lessons learned, here are 5 big marketing fails of 2011. 5 Big Marketing Fails of 2011 is from Eloqua’s It’s All About Revenue, a Blog Covering Business To Business Marketing. by Jesse Noyes | Tweet this Everyone makes mistakes. Marketers are no different. In fact, there are some nightmare scenarios many marketers have come to fear. Most of the time those mistakes go unnoticed or blow over quickly.
Marketing Insider Group
MAY 10, 2011
Is 2011 turning out the way you expected? So figuring these two data points are pointing to a trend, I thought I would offer my update on the state of B2B Marketing in 2011.
Chris Koch
JANUARY 28, 2011
This is the year that the personal brand begins to do battle with the corporate brand. I think we need to let the personal brand win—especially in B2B. Featuring big pictures and bios of your subject matter experts on your website is a good start, but it is the equivalent of paid search. It’s relevant but still a step removed from the truly personal connection. We need the equivalent of organic search, where our people rise to the top on their own, independent of their corporate affiliations.
Biznology
JANUARY 11, 2011
Recently, I was approached, along with a lot of other digital marketing experts, to provide advice to e-Commerce companies for the most important areas on which to focus for 2011. Image via Wikipedia.
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