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PowerViews with James Obermayer: Lead Management & Integrated Direct Marketing

ViewPoint

2012: Companies Lifting Off with Higher Budgets for Marketing & Lead Generation. Click to start video at this point — Commenting on the outbound marketing and inbound marketing mix, Jim says we can’t get away from basic integrated marketing. Recommendations to Close More Deals in 2012.

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Pearlfinders Index Offers Insight Into Marketing Execs’ Plans for 2H 2012

The Point

Each quarter, the analysts at UK-based Pearlfinders report on the buying intentions of more than 4,000 North American marketing executives. Whereas the data is primarily aimed at marketing agencies (the firm’s primary clients), the report provides useful data that can also help marketing teams make budgeting decisions for the rest of 2012.

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32 Resolutions to Prepare for Your 2012 B2B Lead Generation Program

NuSpark Consulting

Thought I’d give it a shot as well, running through a master list of “resolutions” as preparation for improving your inbound marketing and lead generation strategies for 2012 and beyond. An “update” on your sales-marketing structure needs to take place in order to serve prospects better.

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47 Superb Social Media Marketing Stats and Facts

Webbiquity

And yet—only 27% of top companies said their C-level executives were actively engaged in social media last year, down 20% from the peak in 2012. But social media marketing spending will rise anyway. Direct Marketing ). Direct Marketing ). 1: A Winter Wonderland of Marketing Stats and Facts. #2:

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Lead Generation: 43% say organic search drives most traffic, but only 29% say it drives most conversions

markempa

Tweet In the MarketingSherpa 2012 Lead Generation Benchmark Report , we asked 1,915 marketers about traffic volume and traffic that converts. Here’s what the data revealed …. Q: Which of the following sources generates the GREATEST VOLUME of traffic coming to your site?

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3 Reasons You Should Consider Direct Mail Marketing

Leadspace

Here are three particularly significant advantages of direct mail marketing: 1. First thing’s first: despite the bad rap it sometimes gets, direct mail gets results. According to a 2012 study by the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) , direct mail generates a 4.4% It’s super-effective. response rate.

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PowerViews with Dave Munn: The Transformed Marketing Organization

ViewPoint

Prior to joining ITSMA in 1995, Dave held field marketing and sales positions with Oracle and Apple and started his career in 1984 as a market research analyst at The Ledgeway Group, now part of Gartner Group. 2012 Trending: Significant Transformation for Marketing Groups. ITSMA Website: www.itsma.com. Stay Tuned.