Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 29, 2010

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.

Telemarketing 100

Telemarketing Work Management Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Commerce: Mary talks about how the rate of product improvement is unprecedented. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011? That Is A Lot Of Time Spent Online Using Social Media About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Paid Content Trends Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 26, 2010

As a marketing professional, I am not proud of our reputation as SPAM-ers. It seems as if the lower our outbound marketing response rates get, the greater the number of emails, phone calls, pop-up ads and other interruptions we throw at our weary populace. Now I know that 2011 planning season is in full swing.

Planning 100

Planning Paid Search Agency Customer Satisfaction Web 2.0 100

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 17, 2010

But we can use the power of acceleration to help our companies achieve greater success in 3 ways: Pipeline Acceleration: increasing the speed of conversion from initial response to lead, opportunity and sale. Program Acceleration: the rate at which we move from a marketing concept to a campaign that is driving results.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Planning Budget Programs 100

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The result of all this was redundancy like B2B marketing has never seen before. Lists became “tired&# as response rates drops. But unfortunately too much of our marketing is done based on gut feel. I can’t speak for everyone but I haven’t seen a huge swing in the marketing mix toward branding.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Planning Paid Search Agency Top of Funnel 100

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 18, 2010

You can also look to 3 rd party list sources but expect a lower response rate and thus a lower ROI. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) SEO continues to provide one of the best sources of leads for both B2B and B2C companies. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

Tactics 100

Tactics Paid Search Agency Demand Generation Agencies Leads 100

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Now there were a few main points I tried to get across in my submission: The division between a marketing and sales funnel is a myth. Marketers sell stuff and sales people market stuff. The funnel is a useful way to analyze the rate at which we are capturing and managing demand. To our customers there is no funnel.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Demand Digital Marketing Funnels Marketing Funnels 100

Marketing Insider Group

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).

Landing Pages 100

Landing Pages Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Work Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

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).

Landing Pages 100

Landing Pages Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Work Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2010

Give them leads they can close and then we can all share in the success of hitting the numbers. This is why I advocate creating a service level agreement between sales and marketing that specifies exactly what is to be delivered in terms of both quantity and quality. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 100

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Thermometer Close In the Thermometer Close, you ask a prospect to rate their level of interest on a zero-to-ten scale. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?" Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Telemarketing Work Management Marketing Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 12, 2010

I see value in both qualified lead generation and appointment setting. Most good demand gen executives will agree that it’s all about marketing mix. This translates to a dismal right party connect rate of 1 to 1.5%. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

Sales Management 100

Sales Management Telemarketing Work Management Campaigns 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 27, 2010

In some cases, emails like this may be the highest converting and have the lowest opt-out rates of all your email blasts. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?" Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

Sales Management 100

Sales Management Paid Search Agency Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 8, 2010

1BOG launches campaigns in various cities, each lasting a few months, during which they negotiate group discounts with carefully selected solar installers and offer local consumers access to the discounted rates via the 1BOG website. Both buyers and sellers remain anonymous, while a feedback system enables participant ratings. #65.

Marketing Management 100

Marketing Management Peer-to-peer Burn Rate Customer Satisfaction 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 8, 2010

1BOG launches campaigns in various cities, each lasting a few months, during which they negotiate group discounts with carefully selected solar installers and offer local consumers access to the discounted rates via the 1BOG website. Both buyers and sellers remain anonymous, while a feedback system enables participant ratings. #65.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Marketing Management B2B Planning 100