Contently

AUGUST 3, 2016

But instead we end up with a lot of fluffy “thought leadership” posts dressed in terrible stock photography. According to eMarketer , LinkedIn’s ad dollars will only account for 3.4 All too often, that thoughtful journalism gets overshadowed by generic thought leadership.

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Inbox Insight

DECEMBER 10, 2018

The digital revolution is well and truly underway – but that’s hardly news, especially if you read our previous article, Is B2B Marketing Ready for Programmatic Advertising? This article looks at how the future of B2B digital marketing is carving out its own ecosystem. billion ($2.69 billion) in 2015, to £3.39 billion ($4.58

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 18, 2010

Try These Traditional Tactics Now Share In a recent article from eMarketer, “ Is Social a Source for B2B Leads? ”, a survey from Leadforce1 is highlighted showing that social media is not producing the kind of engagement that drives leads. Share your thoughts, post a comment. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 30, 2013

But it all starts with our people, thought leadership, and contributions to the industry. Image courtesy of eMarketer. For Open Graph and Twitter Cards, Quicksprout has a comprehensive article for referencing the basics of these two social media tagging vocabularies as well. Final Thoughts. LinkedIn Marketing.

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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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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MAY 30, 2013

For the purposes of building awareness and trust and generating leads, I’ll take valuable content and original thought leadership over curation any day. The underlying article he refers to really is an excellent article. Here are a few things that make this a great nurturing email: He knows this is a topic of interest.

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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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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Also known as an “advertorial,” this type of advertisement provides useful information to readers in a format that resembles non-paid articles on the website. Their paid content looks and feels like an article on the site, but it’s clear that it’s marketing content. A huge amount of marketing dollars go into programmatic advertising.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Cheryl Goldberg reports and comments on recent research identifying the types of content that IT buyers most useful as news and articles (84%) and competitive comparisons / buying guides (73%), while b2b technology marketers often sub-optimally focus on other types of content. 2011 Trends: Content Marketing Is Critical by eMarketer.

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Ambal's Amusings

MARCH 18, 2010

Ardath’s book, eMarketing Strategies for the Complex Sale is now shipping! Ardath Albee's book eMarketing Strategies for the Complex Sale. "Best viral campaigns show real thought leadership." Also, by using lots of links, we were guaranteed to get 100+ people to share the article. Related Articles.

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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

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

JUNE 28, 2007

I traveled with Guy Maser VP of Marketing for GlobalSpec and I thought he had a great message about helping marketers get the most out of their internet lead generation investment. 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

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

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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Customer Experience Matrix

DECEMBER 14, 2009

But a recent eMarketer article B2B Marketers to Increase Social Spend cited two surveys that showed this is also a matter of policy. I should have known that marketers talk first and listen later. I’m not talking about personal style, although the decibel level at any marketing conference speaks for itself.

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

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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

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

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

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 24, 2007

" I asked him where he thought the breakdown was happening and he said, "my sales team. I also passed along this recent article " Closed Loop Marketing " by Greg Anderson. I asked him where he thought the b. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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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

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

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 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

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

JUNE 14, 2006

Research shows shows that if you require registration on your website to download content such as articles, white papers, studies or other "free" resources, you could be losing 75%-85% of your potential leads! Your thought-leading content can be a lead generation tool, but only if it is easily accessed.

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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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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

APRIL 6, 2006

Short interviews with thought leaders and industry experts. A new article in BtoB Magazine by Karen J. Bannans article examines how John Costigan Cos. Short interviews with thought leaders and industry experts. A new article in BtoB Magazine by Karen J. Bannans article examines how John Costigan Cos.

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LEADership

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

I thought we don’t need a budget.”. Mark Yolton , senior vice president of digital, social and communities at business software and services purveyor SAP was quoted in a recent eMarketer article: “Social media marketing is no longer a nice to have—it’s a must have. What do you mean we need to increase our social media budget?

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markempa

AUGUST 18, 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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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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