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. Thank you Tom Pick and Cheryl Burgess !

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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. What Did We Learn In 2011? Hey B2B marketers! Image Source.

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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. There’s much more. Share this on Bebo. Share this on del.icio.us.

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NuSpark Consulting

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.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Friday, 18th November 2011. If you happen to be going to attending The Great British Business Show , join us at this seminar to learn about how to apply inbound marketing which uses a “pull” approach to marketing. How to Get Married to New Prospects in 90 Days with Inbound Marketing. Hall 13 Earls Court London.

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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? One thing that’s not going to go away even in 2011 is the email marketing efforts. James Nov 18 2010 Good points Chris.

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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.

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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. and one of the leading thought leaders behind the content marketing and social media movement.

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 1, 2010

MarketingSherpa recently released its 2011 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report. Tags: Marketing Research Marketing Strategy Social Media Marketing 2011 b2b marketing benchmark report b2b lead generation email marketing generating PR buzz longer sales cycles marketing automation software MarketingSherpa telemarketing. Share this on Reddit.

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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. Will the dream of the electronic wallet finally become a reality in 2011? Mobile payment replaces the ATM card?

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DECEMBER 12, 2011

Tweet At the B2B Summit 2011 in San Francisco, Daniel Burstein, Director of Editorial Content at MECLABS, asked me and a few other attendees to reveal our most important “aha” moments in 2011. 2011 was about … owning our accountability.”. Marketers need to think like plumbers and find the leaks and plug them.”.

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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! Marketing will be expected to show how it impacts new revenue generation.

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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. . • 1 in 3 marketers think measuring ROI will be their top marketing challenge in 2011.

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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. The 2011 B2B Content Marketing Survey takes less than 5 minutes to complete - take it now.

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Avitage

MARCH 7, 2012

Two strategic insights I found especially helpful: Must have a real-time mindset (David Meerman Scott) The “consumerization” of B2B marketing (Tom Pisello) This summary of especially salient points looks like a pretty good content checklist: Content will get shorter (Doug Kessler) Relevance will become the new standard (Sandra Zoratti) Must become (..)

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

According to Compete.com, traffic to the site did fall off sharply in February and March of 2011 after an initial surge, but has rebounded to new highs since then (though half a million unique visitors per month isn’t particularly impressive for a social media site). Then they began to taper off and disappear.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 11, 2011

Year-on-Year Growth Rate (Client Count) Year Ending: Infusionsoft, OfficeAutoPilot, HubSpot Pardot, Marketo, Eloqua, Manticore Technology, Genius All Vendors Combined June 2011 52% 68% 55% December 2011 97% 93% 97% So, what does this mean? Is the marketing automation bubble about to burst? Not necessarily.

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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. Companies spend an average of 20 percent of their budgets on content marketing. The most popular channels to deliver content: website, live events, email.

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ViewPoint

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Jason shared with us his key takeaways from Dreamforce 2011. He is an experienced online marketing professional with a history of developing personalized, relevant, and timely communications to help businesses close more sales. As usual, the show had a rock concert feel and having real performers like Metallica, Cake, Neil Young, and will.i.am

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

Here are our guest marketing and sales bloggers along with their ViewPoint posts in 2011: Ardath Albee , CEO, Marketing Interactions eMarketing Expert Ardath Albee on the Limitations of a Lead Gen Mindset. Ann Handley , Chief Content Officer, MarketingProfs, and the co-author of Content Rules 4 Trends Shaping B2B Marketing in 2011.

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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. So what’s next?

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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. Here were some other top posts from 2011 in case you missed them: The Biggest Mistake Marketers Make. Have The Right Content.

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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. You may have seen my recent posts on how I think “ The Future of B2B Marketing: It’s Social “ and also what I believe “ Is The Future Of The Social Media Role?

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Ambal's Amusings

JANUARY 7, 2011

Joe Pulizzi has rounded up over 100 of content marketing thought leaders to weigh in on content marketing and social media predictions in 2011. Download the 2011 content marketing and social media predictions eBook. What is my content marketing prediction for 2011? Content Marketing Action for 2011. Minimize your content.

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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. Follwer her on Twitter @marketingprofs. But every once in a while it’s good to take a step back to take stock of the bigger picture, to put ideas into perspective.

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NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 12, 2010

With 2011 among us, it’s always a good time to reflect on the past and think about the future; especially from a marketing perspective. What are your company’s short-term and long-term goals? How are you contributing? What can you do better?

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 21, 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 December 21, 2010 4 Subscribe Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011? Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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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.

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Tony Zambito

DECEMBER 5, 2010

  The year 2011 will shape up to be a transformative one for sales and there will be significant rethinking on how sales functions are integrated into B2B organizations.  While most predictions rarely pan out in exactness, one thing we can say for certain - 2011 will be a very interesting year indeed. 

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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. 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.

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Biznology

DECEMBER 2, 2011

What do you mean that the holiday season of 2011 is over? Heck, we’re still in the same calendar week as Cyber Monday 2011! Whatever you have done for the online shopping season for 2011 is already in place and running. Whoa there, big fella!!! It just got started? Have you lost your bits and bytes? ” mentality.

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Smashmouth Marketing

MARCH 31, 2011

Green Leads is pleased to announce that we will be a Gold Sponsor at the SiriusDecisions 2011 Summit--B2B Sales and Marketing: Forging a New Alliance. The event is scheduled May 4-6 at the Fairmont Scottsdale Resort.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

When chiefmartec.com started reporting on the space in 2011, it counted around 150 solutions. Put another way, 2018’s martech landscape contains more software products than those of 2011 through 2016 combined. […]. Today, it reports around 7,000.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

I am declaring 2011 the Year of the Online SMB. All these factors lead to my prediction that 2011 will be the Year of the SMB. Suffice it to say that I am bullish on 2011 being the year that the SMB gets into the full swing of the online marketing world. Are you ready? I'm stalling here because I really hate doing this.)

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Tweet For proven approaches to drive the highest return on the money you’ve invested in marketing and sales this year, watch the replay of the second half of our webinar presentation, “ Six Funnel Focal Points to Finish 2011 Strong. ”.

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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. You'll have to scroll fairly well down the page to find me, but don't do that. Instead, read the advice from each expert.

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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!) getting to know so many of you in the blogsphere.

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