Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 9, 2010

Second, similar to any other marketing campaign, you must start by defining your target audience and then setting specific objectives that can be measured. Upon completion the next step is determining where your target audience is actively engaged, who the key influencers are and how does your target audience consume and share information.

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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.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Content: in building strong customer relationships, you have to provide valuable information that meets your customer needs. In social media content is not necessarily about creating white papers or videos. And something that is often overlooked: simply sharing the valuable content of others. The reason is context.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 13, 2011

According to the research “ email marketing’s ability to provide a high quantity of leads combined with direct revenue gains ” is what makes it still an attractive channel. Work your way through the list above and start playing with content personalization, even if only for a small segment of your database. The lesson?

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 19, 2010

I also need to mention that I cannot take credit for my funnel depiction as there was much discussion by the leaders in our organization about the shape of our funnel and the need to increase the velocity of our demand activities by moving from a wine-glass shaped funnel to one shaped more like a champagne flute or a shot glass.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 9, 2010

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 5, 2010

Okay, so my objectives for B2B Marketing Insider are: Have a stake in my personal brand’s online presence. The question is whether we are actively participating in it online. I know how to create content that people respond to. We all have a brand and need to channel our inner Brian Solis. I know how to generate a lead.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 5, 2010

Okay, so my objectives for B2B Marketing Insider are: Have a stake in my personal brand’s online presence. The question is whether we are actively participating in it online. I know how to create content that people respond to. We all have a brand and need to channel our inner Brian Solis. I know how to generate a lead.

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B2B Marketing Traction

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Just as a person can get across their interests, beliefs, and activities on Instagram, so too can a business. Photos and images of work activity, products being developed or used, fun events and stories about people or about your company – it’s all good on Instagram. This applies to businesses as well. Your philosophy?

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 7, 2010

This is one of the most positive outcomes of the social media activity in B2B marketing. Which is more important: channel or content strategy? It’s all about content! ROI: How do you link social media activity to the bottom line? Social media is just another channel and just another tool to reach customers.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Time Line Close The Time Line close is effective when a product or service will impact a prospect’s project plan, especially if the purchasing decision is a prerequisite to other activities in the project plan. Author: Robert Krekstein is a results-driven executive with 18 years of experience in both marketing and selling.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2010

Marketing needs to be the engine to identify qualified leads for sales. This is a foundational activity. Assuming all of those activities are neatly in place, one of the most powerful ways to justify a marketing budget is through paid online lead generation and the ROI that follows. Why is this important?

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2010

Marketing automation might be used to help setup triggers and automated touch points. Lead scoring is a key component so that once a lead meets a quality threshold, it is sent to sales with all the relevant history such as marketing tactics responded to, content viewed, solution interest, budget or timeframe.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 14, 2010

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Related Posts: 7 Tips For Successful Lead Follow-up 11 Reasons Why Outbound Telemarketing Programs Fail 5 Sales Closing Techniques What Is Marketing Acceleration? Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 10, 2010

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 10, 2010

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 19, 2010

The Representative must specifically address the content that was viewed Each person that searches the web has a specific purpose. The search term used and the content they found are big clues.” The Representative also needs to have the specific piece of content available in case the prospect would like it re-sent.

Work Management 100

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 9, 2009

During this initial phase, the social media program wins funding, a strategy is defined, an editorial content direction is agreed upon and tactics move to execution. Others in the company closely track the campaign and begin to invest more time engaging in their own social media activities. Like traditional PR activities (i.e.

Social Media 40

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

While some have predicted the consolidation of Twitter and Facebook or the demise of Foursquare, I am sticking to the practical topics most B2B Marketers I know are talking about: Marketing automation and automated lead nurturing will become a foundational B2B marketing activity as we are expected to accelerate deals through our funnels.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 29, 2010

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 17, 2010

Yet, how many of us measure it, take steps to improve it, and hold ourselves accountable for ensuring this feedback loop is active, constructive and ultimately effective? Related Posts: B2B Marketing Predictions For 2011 Why am I in Marketing? The 4 Most Common Mistakes in B2B Content Marketing Why Do You Tweet?

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 17, 2010

Yet, how many of us measure it, take steps to improve it, and hold ourselves accountable for ensuring this feedback loop is active, constructive and ultimately effective? Related Posts: B2B Marketing Predictions For 2011 Why am I in Marketing? The 4 Most Common Mistakes in B2B Content Marketing Why Do You Tweet?

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LeadSloth

JANUARY 12, 2010

Creation of buyer-centric content. Sales & marketing alignment. Marketing automation solutions can facilitate remarketing to inactive leads, or so-called lead recycling, which helps drive value from a marketer’s most valuable asset, his or her lead database. The need for new analytical skills. Demand Generation?

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Great content this month via the B2B Marketing Zone. people are only going to listen if you provide valuable content. Ten social media problems that drive marketers nuts , October 21, 2010 Trying to deliver measurable business results from social media marketing can be frustrating. In the early days of Web 2.0

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 4, 2010

Finally, the post from Daniel Flamberg, “Who Owns Social Media Monitoring” , suggests marketing should orchestrate social media for the organization and bring together a “collective” of functional silos in marketing, PR, and across our agencies to add value to marketing and communication activities.

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