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. Today, his article in BtoB Magazine gives a great summary of his presentation from the roadshow and is worth a read.

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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.

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markempa

JULY 10, 2006

Kate Maddoxs article in BtoB Magazine , " Integration Key to Lead Generation ," emphasizes the need for close sales and marketing integration. The article is based on a recent white paper , as well as research by CSO Insights. The article is based on a recent white paper , as well as research by CSO Insights.

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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.

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markempa

AUGUST 23, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 14, 2011

Nobody cares about your products and services (except you)” was the title of a blog post written by David Meerman Scott (Author of the wildly successful book The New Rules of Marketing & PR and his new book Real-Time Marketing & PR ) back in 2008. Chapman (Authors of Content Rules ).

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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

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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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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

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.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 18, 2005

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. BtoB Online: E-mail testing MarketingSherpa just released their annual report on e-mail marketing.

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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.

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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

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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Paul Gillin

JULY 15, 2011

The article notes that Epson reported that revenue per visitor nearly doubled after it started including customer reviews on its site. Once the legal department gets involved in approvals, most meaningful content gets sucked out of the article. It’s not the concept of the case study I don’t like; it’s the format.

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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.

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markempa

AUGUST 11, 2005

« Two new reports on marketing and lead generation | Main | Combine Your Cold Calling Efforts With Email Marketing » Lead Generation via white papers and webinars MarketingSherpa published a great article today on how Redhats Director of Marketing Communications, Chris Grams, broke the rules for distributing white papers and webinars.

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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?

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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.

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markempa

MARCH 21, 2006

I wrote a post called, " Asking for referrals does more than Generate Leads ," based on the Harvard Business Review article, “The One Number You Need to Grow” by Frederick F. Jim Lenskold and Bill Lee just wrote a practical article on MarketingProfs which builds on Reichheldss research and ideas.

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markempa

MAY 13, 2007

Our exchange spawned an article by Bryan Eisenberg over at ClickZ. Our exchange spawned an article by Bryan Eisenberg over at ClickZ. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Bryan writes, "Measuring the ROI of lead generation isnt the same thing as full accountability.

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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

JUNE 14, 2006

« New Book: Lead Generation for the Complex Sale is officially released | Main | PR Has New Rules for Reaching Buyers Directly » Why Most B2B Sites Fail to Convert Sales Leads Most people coming to your website arent coming to your website to buy. They are coming to your site for information.

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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.,

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markempa

JANUARY 19, 2006

« This Years Hot New Lead Generation Strategy is Thinking | Main | Marketing Spend Shifting to Below-the-line » Improve your online sales lead tracking I liked the lead tracking tips provided in Michael Ortners article, " Eight Ways to Improve your Online Lead Tracking ," on MarketingProfs.com.

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markempa

APRIL 3, 2006

I was recently interviewed on the subject for the article " Reaching the Decision Maker " by Scott Bekker, editor in chief of Redmond Channel Partner magazine. The article also features comments from my friends Mac McIntosh and Jill Konrath. The article also features comments from my friends Mac McIntosh and Jill Konrath.

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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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

JULY 5, 2007

I came across an interesting article by Greg Oriancant that explains how some historians believe Jefferson developed his “voice of the people” writing style. Jeffersons writing style evoked a sentiment that identified with the desires of a people who were unhappy with English rule.

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markempa

MARCH 30, 2007

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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

NOVEMBER 15, 2005

Main | Getting your sales channel to really follow-up on sales leads » Embattled CMOs share strategies to improve marketing influence I liked todays article by Kate Maddox, " Embattled CMOs share strategies ," which gives highlights from the CMO Summit last month.

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markempa

AUGUST 24, 2007

I also passed along this recent article " Closed Loop Marketing " by Greg Anderson. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Unless this is understood, our attempts to measure results after the fact simply wont work.

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markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

« One-to-one lead generation for B2B companies | Main | Website Landing Pages impact Lead Generation results » Strategize to get more referral leads This article is a good reminder that our personal connections with our existing customers are an excellent source of future business via referrals.

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markempa

MARCH 28, 2005

« Podcast: How Trigger Events improve Lead Generation | Main | New PDF Tracking Gives Us Pause » My Mention In Writers Digest Bob Bly mentioned me in a recent Writers Digest article. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 His brief mention created a noticeable spike in visitors.

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markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

" I liked this article because touches on two points that Ive been writing and speaking about for some time. " I liked this article because touches on two points that Ive been writing and speaking about for some time. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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