markempa

JULY 20, 2005

« Prediction: Lead generation dashboards will likely be a hot topic | Main | New Lead Nurturing Webinar » New and Improved Lead Nurturing Article My new and improved article on " Lead Nurturing: Ripening The Right Bananas " was republished on RainToday.com.

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Vision Edge Marketing

JANUARY 9, 2013

As are result, we turned to some of the pioneers in the brand measurement space to provide a foundation for how to measure brand equity in a customer-driven environment. Keller coined the term customer-based brand equity as the “differential effect of brand knowledge customer response to marketing the brand.”

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

A recent BtoB Magazine article by Carol Krol, " Copy this: Telemarketing big with Xerox " shows that, although the phone may not be as buzz worthy as other lead generation tools, it remains the backbone to successful lead generation. However, as Krol’s article shows, the telephone shouldn’t stand alone.

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markempa

JUNE 28, 2007

Today, his article in BtoB Magazine gives a great summary of his presentation from the roadshow and is worth a read. To turn these leads into customers, marketing and sales teams must have dedicated and collaborative lead management practices. 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

" Last week, I read a short BtoB article by Carol Krol that shows that this continues to be a challenge. Her article summarizes some new research by the Association of National Advertisers in conjunction with Marketing Management Analytics. 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market

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LeadSloth

APRIL 24, 2009

Adam – the former VP Marketing of the 451 Group – is finishing up a graduate project on marketing technology and publishes deep insights about marketing automation. Ardath is a talented independent marketing consultant who writes about using content to engage with prospective customers; she really gets Marketing & Sales collaboration.

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markempa

JULY 10, 2006

« BeTuitive Publishing Book Review | Main | How Podcasts Impact B2B Purchase Decisions » Sales Leads Are Too Valuable For Sales People Alone David Meerman Scotts blog post, " Sales Leads Are too Valuable for Sales People ," is worth a read.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MARCH 8, 2011

A recent article by Paul Gillin ( @pgillin ) and published in BtoB Online , caught my attention because it talks about how engineers can have fun while doing serious business. Membership went up by 4X since the middle of last year, and 80% of customers making a first-time buy come in through the community.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 14, 2011

Thriving in today’s content-driven online marketing world, demands that you think like a publisher. Just as publishers start by learning everything about their target audience and what information they want, content marketers must realize it is not about them but about their customers. View Joe’s presentation on SlideShare ).

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 24, 2013

ExploreB2B – Explore B2B – A publishing platform for professionals. Write articles, share knowledge and make connections. BtoBmagazine – BtoB Online – The resource for # marketing strategists. Find New Customers www.findnewcustomers.com. Publisher of PRDaily, PR Daily EU, Ragan.com.

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markempa

APRIL 6, 2006

A new article in BtoB Magazine by Karen J. Bannans article examines how John Costigan Cos. A new article in BtoB Magazine by Karen J. Bannans article examines how John Costigan Cos. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Ideas or tips of the day.

Lead Generation 120

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markempa

APRIL 5, 2006

« Reaching Decision Makers | Main | Lead generation with Podcasts » Best Practices in Demand Generation Sridhar Ramanathan, over at the Pacifical Group Blog , just published an article on the best practices demand generation. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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Paul Gillin

JANUARY 24, 2013

New Book Explores Recent Epidemic Of Online Customer Assaults on Businesses. ‘Attack of the Customers’ Helps Marketers and Business Owners Manage and Prevent Reputation Threats Carried on Blogs and Social Networks. How to create a culture that puts customers first.

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markempa

AUGUST 23, 2006

Jill Konrath: Selling to Big Companies Jill Konrath: SNAP Selling: Speed Up Sales and Win More Business with Todays Frazzled Customers Josiane Chriqui Feigon: Smart Selling on the Phone and Online: Inside Sales That Gets Results Michael W. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

Lead Generation 120

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Tech Media publishers have seen an exponential shift in buyer behaviour, recognizing that the B2B buying decisions these publications support are now Internet driven , and that buyers are in control of the buying cycle like never before - seeking trusted sources of diagnosis, advice and recommendations.

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markempa

AUGUST 30, 2007

" The result was a special 36-page report with 10 all-new articles (mine included) aptly named "The One Piece Of Advice You Cant Generate Leads Without." This is a series of articles from various thought leaders in the B2B marketing industry based around the question "Wh. " I think youll find it valuable.

Lead Generation 120

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Paul Gillin

JULY 15, 2011

I haven’t had a chance to blog here lately because most of my writing is been on assignment for other publishers. Because a little negativity reinforces the validity of the positive comments you publish. The fact that one out of 10 customers may displeased with product can be looked at another way: 90% are happy.

Case Studies 50

Case Studies Case Study Studies BtoB 50

markempa

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

» Avoid wasting your Pay-Per-Click lead generation budget Thanks to Jim Berkowitz and his CRM Mastery E-Journal for pointing me to the MarketingProfs article, Five Proven Ways to Waste Money With Pay-per-Click Advertising by John Grant. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

Lead Generation 120

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The ROI Guy

MAY 10, 2011

Alinean has been selected to develop and power value-based interactive sales and marketing tool campaigns for customers including iPass, Maxeler and Verint. "As These new customers add to Alinean's ever-growing list of over 100 leading B2B vendors.

Marketing Management 40

Marketing Management B2B Thought Leadership BtoB Demand Generation Agencies 40

markempa

NOVEMBER 18, 2005

For example, I get some numerous e-mails from companies that know me (in some cases Im their customer!) Here are a couple of good resources on e-mail marketing that came out this week: If you have a larger audience, this article explains some testing concepts to improve your messages. The key is message relevance and program execution.

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markempa

AUGUST 29, 2007

Thats a question I know a lot of very busy B2B marketers ask themselves which is why I found Tessa Wegerts ClickZ article on " Facebook as a B2B Marketing Tool " interesting. But I still wonder about the value of social networking tools for lead generation and business development that Wegerts article brings up.

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markempa

OCTOBER 31, 2006

Mac McInTosh wrote a helpful article on, " Targeting Your B2B Lead Generation ," that I think provides some good tips and reminders. Mac McInTosh wrote a helpful article on, " Targeting Your B2B Lead Generation ," that I think provides some good tips and reminders.

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markempa

MAY 8, 2006

prospecting) for yourself you may want to read the WSJ article, " End of the Cold Call? The article features tools that will aid sales people, entrepreneurs, and professionals with their personal lead generation efforts. prospecting) for yourself you may want to read the WSJ article, " End of the Cold Call?

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markempa

FEBRUARY 23, 2006

» Marketing That Reaches Decision Makers In Big Companies I was quoted in an article on B-to-B marketing in Marketing News, a publication of the American Marketing Association. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 based sales qualifying service InTouch Inc.,

Sales Qualified Leads 120

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markempa

FEBRUARY 23, 2006

« Teleseminar on Selling to BIG Companies with Jill Konrath | Main | Marketing That Reaches Decision Makers In Big Companies » Macs Tasty Recipe for Lead Generation Success I liked the article, " A Tasty Recipe for Lead Generation ," by Mac McIntosh in Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online.

Lead Generation 120

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2006

« Speaking at MarketingSherpas B-to-B Demand Generation Summit 2006 | Main | Article: Why Most B2B Websites Fail To Convert Sales Leads » E-books: A Hip and Stylish Younger Sibling to the Nerdy Whitepaper If you’re reading this, it’s likely that you are a reader of other blogs. So “get hip” and read this article.

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markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

A lead nurturing program can leverage existing investments that you have made in other marketing tactics such as events, white papers, contributed articles, or any other thought leading content. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 What can you send via email?

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markempa

MARCH 21, 2006

« Lead generation and the number | Main | Reaching Decision Makers » Customer Referrals and Your Sales and Marketing Department For the complex sale you need enthusiastic referrals to help you build your reputation, differentiate yourself, demonstrate your value proposition, shorten your sales cycle, and drive revenue.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Peer-to-peer Lead Scoring 120

markempa

MAY 9, 2006

« Personal lead generation tools | Main | Podcast: The Innovative Marketer » Why CEOs Must Be Actively Involved in Lead Generation Jeff Thull, author of Mastering the Complex Sale , recently published an article, " Sales and The CEO ," that puts CEOs at the head of the sales department.

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markempa

JUNE 21, 2006

A number of bloggers I know have become or are in the process of becoming published authors after starting a blog. MB) Also, an interesting article " Its Not Too Late To Start Blogging (But It Will Be Soon) ,"was just published on RainToday.com by Larry Bodine.

Lead Generation 120

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markempa

JANUARY 23, 2006

« Improve your online sales lead tracking | Main | The Lead Generation Advantage for Small Businesses » Marketing Spend Shifting to Below-the-line This article is a little hard to read if you arent up on buzzwords. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

JUNE 14, 2007

I read a good article on " What’s Wrong With Social Media For B2B Marketing " by John Miller who also writes the Modern B2B Marketing blog. Johns article highlights something most of us in B2B marketing have come to accept. Johns article highlights something most of us in B2B marketing have come to accept.

Social Media 120

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markempa

MARCH 30, 2007

The goal is not to try to buy the biggest list possible, but instead build the most relevant list possible based your ideal customer profile. Related Article: BtoB Magazine: Unisys gets boost from good data I recommend you start by collecting all of your existing in-house marketing lists into one place.

Lead Generation 120

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markempa

JULY 11, 2005

Peter DeLegge wrote an interesting article on the matter called, " The Bottom Line on Marketing Accountability." Thanks to Kate Maddox and BtoB Magazine for pointing me to the upcoming 2005 Marketing Accountability Forum. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

NOVEMBER 1, 2006

In this month’s issue of Target Marketing , I wrote the cover article on " What’s a Lead? This article also emphasizes the critical role that the (often overlooked) phone plays in the lead qualification process. In this month’s issue of Target Marketing , I wrote the cover article on " What’s a Lead?

Lead Generation 120

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markempa

NOVEMBER 8, 2005

« Lead Generation Summit Notes | Main | Podcast: How to Nurture Leads » Dont Depend on Technology To Fill the Sales/Marketing Chasm I found this article by Janet White, author of Buying Right: Vendor and Software Selection on CRM Guru interesting. 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market

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markempa

MARCH 2, 2006

But, Scott Masons article in DM News , written primarily for B2C marketers, illustrates an important truth for us all: Lead generation isnt just about instant gratification. Mason writes: The perennial rewards of lead generation are reaped from patient tending to potential customers over time.

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