Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 25, 2011

political environment and B2B Marketing in 2011. How can we lead our organizations to become customer-driven? Why can’t we align with sales? Last week Sean Callahan from BtoB Magazine asked Is B2B Marketing Really Obsolete? We need to lead our organizations to become customer-centric.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 21, 2011

The biggest question I get asked here on B2B Marketing Insider is about the challenges of sales and marketing alignment. I am always trying to address the big issues in B2B marketing—such as integrated marketing, demand generation, and social media—but somehow, the topic comes back around to the relationship between sales and marketing.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Monday, December 06, 2010 Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marketing as We Know It? These two market drivers will have important implications into 2011 and beyond for B2B sales enablement and marketing strategies and budgets. The Death of a Salesman?

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Ask any practitioner in B2B Marketing what their greatest challenge is and chances are they will say &# how to align sales and marketing.&# 4 of The Hottest B2B Marketing Insider Topics are on sales alignment including How To Align Marketing With Sales and Marketing Leads: Quality Vs. Quantity.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Now I’m not sure most B2B marketers truly consider lead generation as their primary focus but I do agree that we B2B Marketers spend considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. This one has a puzzling contradiction (see #3). Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Now I’m not sure most B2B marketers truly consider lead generation as their primary focus but I do agree that we B2B Marketers spend considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. This one has a puzzling contradiction (see #3). Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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B2B Marketing Planning B2B Paid Search Agency 100

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 22, 2012

I am seeing more and more manufacturers and industrial distributors using e-commerce as a sales channel for growth. According to a survey conducted in 2011 by BtoB and Rainmarker Systems, while only 35% of B2B marketers are involved with selling directly online, 58% of those companies have an increasing commitment to the channel.

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MLT Creative

JANUARY 20, 2012

WEEK OF JANUARY 16-20, 2011 This week in B2B marketing the B2B blogosphere is buzzing about mirroring leadership, mastering new innovation, and building relationships via new means. Don't ignore lead nurturing in the complex sale. BtoB Magazine. It's time to start listening to your sales team. Stay aware.

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B2B Marketing B2B B2B Thought Leadership BtoB 40

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 13, 2012

In fact, according to BtoB Magazine*, event marketing accounts for one fifth of the marketing budget. State of Event Marketing, July 2011). There are basically three main reasons why companies do events: To Generate Leads. So our reasons for hosting our own events were two fold: Interact with our customers, contacts and leads.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 20, 2011

Thursday, January 20, 2011 New TCO Calculator: EMC SMB Virtual Solutions Advisor EMC wanted a quick way for small / medium business IT executives and buyers to quantify how virtualized data center solutions could help drive capital cost savings, operations and application management savings and improved resiliency. Let the Good Times Roll?

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Marketing Insider Group

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? Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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Marketing Insider Group

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? Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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The ROI Guy

MAY 6, 2010

New Customers in Q1 2010 Alinean has been selected to develop and power value-based sales and marketing campaigns for Wipro , PGI , CSC , CiRBA , MokaFive , Shoretel , Informatica and OfficeMax.

Work Management 40

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

Monday, January 17, 2011 Value Selling Tools and the Buying Lifecycle With two economic downturns in the past ten years, buyers are more frugal than ever, demanding that each investment help them do-more-with-less, provide a bottom-line impact, and deliver superior value.

Budget Programs 40

Budget Programs Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management ROI 40

The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Quite often arbitrary cost-cutting leads to inflated costs in the IT ecology. To be competitive in this tough economic environment, it is vital that that marketing arms sales professionals, consultants and channel partners with the automated tools in order to help buyers quantify TCO advantages. Let the Good Times Roll?

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management 40

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Thursday, November 04, 2010 IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales Enablement Define Marketing for 2011 I just had the pleasure of presenting a webinar with Randy Perry, VP Business Value at IDC. As a result, sales is being invited later into the decision making process, sales cycles are extending and deals are stalling.

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Work Management ROI Marketing Management Marketing Budget 40

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Most revenue benefits like improving lead conversion rates or reducing sale cycle length 2. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. ► February (8) Boost Sales 10% with an Investment in Sales Enable.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Two of the leading choices are Microsoft SQL 2005 and Oracle Database 10g. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. ► February (8) Boost Sales 10% with an Investment in Sales Enable.

ROI 40

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 14, 2005

Projects in this category include supply chain management, human capital management, ERP, sales force and marketing automation and other business process automation projects. Following such generalized advice can lead to spending misallocation and competitive disaster. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 22, 2010

This easy-to-use tool is accessible through ShoreTel’s public Web site and is based on the TCO industry standards that Alinean has established, incorporating independent third party research from leading firms. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Management ROI Marketing Automation Services 40

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

If you are asking if we need to align with sales, go find a new profession. If you think marketing is much more important than sales, update your resume. If you think marketing is much more important than sales, update your resume. In BtoB Magazine , Karen J. The 5 objectives are: Sales is your target audience.

Sales Management 100

Sales Management Top of Funnel Planning Paid Search Agency 100

Webbiquity

AUGUST 18, 2012

Not only do leads generated through social and content marketing cost half as much as traditional outbound-generated leads (see below), they also close at higher rate (again, see below). And social media isn’t just about lead generation of course. Wondering which social network is most effective at generating b2b leads?

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Paid Content Social Media Social Marketing Statistics 100

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Thursday, September 09, 2010 Forrester announces Sales Enablement Conference focused on Selling into the New Economy We were excited to hear that Forresters first Sales Enablement Conference will be focused on Selling into the New Economy. • Where is sales enablement heading, and how do you get started?

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Using this content, buyers are taking control of the buying cycle from direct / channel sales, making the content that marketing delivers more important than ever in driving shorter sales cycles and increasing the number and value of transactions.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Paper Work Management Marketing Budget 40

The ROI Guy

AUGUST 4, 2010

Leading B2B vendors are implementing value selling / marketing programs, and have received dramatic benefits as a result. Moreover, the executive assessments continually led to multiple projects / product sales at decidedly higher deal sizes. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To.

Budget Programs 40

Budget Programs Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services 40