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11 Reasons Why Outbound Telemarketing Programs Fail

Marketing Insider Group

Rob and I support and have adopted what we call the “Tele-Web” concept of driving the most efficient leads for sales through pull-based inbound programs. The leads with the highest conversion rate and the lowest costs typically come from inbound activities like search and are then followed up and qualified by our telemarketing professionals.

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Holy Cow! That Is A Lot Of Time Spent Online Using Social Media

Marketing Insider Group

The way we consume information is changing rapidly as the growth rate for social media use online and on mobile devices proves. Should marketing spend in social media come close to matching the nearly 25% of online time spent there? Blog more, email market less.” Summit B2B Marketing Predictions For 2011 Need to Drive Leads?

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How Social Media Drives Better Email Results

Marketing Insider Group

A recent study by GetResponse showed that adding social sharing in an e-mail increased click-through rates by 30%, adding a twitter share option increased response rates by 40% and adding as many as three sharing options increased response rates up 55%. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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10 Reasons Why Mobile is Hot!

Marketing Insider Group

According to the report, mobile internet growth is significantly faster than the internet desktop growth of the late 90s compared to the growth rates of both AOL and Netscape. In my next post I will highlight the top things B2B Marketers need to consider when looking into mobile marketing strategies. Mobile growth is hot.

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The Role of B2B Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

In order to meet new revenue and ROI goals, marketers need to improve their strategic skills (50%) and sales skills (40%). 58% of respondents said their role, as marketers did not end even after they handed off qualified leads to sales. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?" Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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The Role of B2B Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

In order to meet new revenue and ROI goals, marketers need to improve their strategic skills (50%) and sales skills (40%). 58% of respondents said their role, as marketers did not end even after they handed off qualified leads to sales. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?" Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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Lead Generation Programs That Work

Marketing Insider Group

People respect their peers first and foremost and the results of the event exemplified this point: high conversion rates from our email promotions, 55% attendee rate, and people stayed for the entire event — very little drop-off. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"