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.

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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.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

According the MarketingSherpa research , " only 17% of B-to-B marketers we queried were sure their CFOs understood the value of lead generation programs." " Last week, I read a short BtoB article by Carol Krol that shows that this continues to be a challenge.

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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

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

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

« Podcast: Marketing and Sales for Big Complex Selling (Pt 1) | Main | Podcast: Marketing and Sales for Big Complex Selling (pt 3) » Telemarketing big with Xerox Do you use the telephone as part of your multi-modal lead generation strategy? However, as Krol’s article shows, the telephone shouldn’t stand alone.

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markempa

MAY 8, 2006

« Lead generation with Podcasts | Main | Why CEOs Must Be Actively Involved in Lead Generation » Personal lead generation tools If you do lead generation (a.k.a. prospecting) for yourself you may want to read the WSJ article, " End of the Cold Call? " by Jeanette Borzo.

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markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

How do you build your library of relevant lead nurturing content? 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. What can you send via email?

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 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. So “get hip” and read this article.

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markempa

JANUARY 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

JUNE 14, 2007

« The Physics of Trigger Events for Lead Generation | Main | Online Lead Generation and Management Strategies that Get Results » Social Media Pundits Disconnect from B2B Marketing As someone in B2B, do you feel left out of the social media buzz?

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markempa

NOVEMBER 8, 2005

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

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

MAY 13, 2007

My post a few weeks ago, " On B2B Demand Generation tools and Lead Generation Dashboards ," started an email exchange between me and Jeffrey Eisenberg on the subject. Our exchange spawned an article by Bryan Eisenberg over at ClickZ. Our exchange spawned an article by Bryan Eisenberg over at ClickZ.

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markempa

JUNE 14, 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. They are coming to your site for information.

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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

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

JUNE 23, 2005

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. They are "opinion molders."

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markempa

AUGUST 24, 2007

And thats where Ive found " lead generation huddles " help get that ironed out. I also passed along this recent article " Closed Loop Marketing " by Greg Anderson. Unless this is understood, our attempts to measure results after the fact simply wont work.

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markempa

APRIL 3, 2006

To develop an effective lead generation program, you need a process that identifies decision makers along with their sphere of influence before you can initiate a productive conversation. The article also features comments from my friends Mac McIntosh and Jill Konrath.

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markempa

MARCH 2, 2006

« Podcast Segment 1: Selling to BIG Companies | Main | Generating Real Sales Leads from Tradeshow/Conferences » Consistent Lead Generation Pays Over Long Term In many ways, the disiplines of B2B and B2C marketing and lead generation are different.

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markempa

FEBRUARY 23, 2006

« Macs Tasty Recipe for Lead Generation Success | Main | Will Writing a Business Book Generate Sales Leads? » 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.

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markempa

JULY 10, 2006

A key aspect of lead nurturing is the ability to provide valuable education and information to prospects up front, so that you become more than an expert; you become a trusted advisor. Kate Maddoxs article in BtoB Magazine , " Integration Key to Lead Generation ," emphasizes the need for close sales and marketing integration.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 15, 2005

« Google Makes Web Analytics Free but will it help your lead generation? During the summit, senior marketing executives were challenged to improve the influence of marketing by building more efficient and accountable marketing organizations.

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markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

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

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. Link: Daily Doses: Land more writing clients by taking advantage of the latest (and easiest) marketing tool.

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markempa

JUNE 14, 2005

Richard Karpinski wrote the piece which, from what I can tell, is one the the first articles on WOM for B2B marketers. I wrote a post a while back you might want to check out, " Word of Mouth Marketing relies on reputation not branding."

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markempa

MAY 18, 2007

Develop a marketing program that helps the sales team sell at a personal level. Train your sales people on how to optimize your lead generation investment and give your feedback. Centralize the lead qualification process. Use your huddles to introduce new sales people to the marketing team.

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markempa

APRIL 6, 2006

A new article in BtoB Magazine by Karen J. Bannans article examines how John Costigan Cos. is using podcasts to generate sales leads and revenue for their sales training events. A new article in BtoB Magazine by Karen J. Bannans article examines how John Costigan Cos. Ideas or tips of the day.

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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.

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markempa

JUNE 21, 2006

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. 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.

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markempa

JUNE 21, 2006

If they are askew and going in dissimilar directions, sales and marketing will not empower a successful complex sale or sales lead strategy. Bottom-line sales performance reflects just how well sales and marketing are working together.

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markempa

MAY 23, 2005

« Peformance Measurement, Corporate Culture and the CMO | Main | 2 New RSS Feeds for the B2B Lead Generation Blog » Blueprint for Personal Lead Generation Success Do you generate your own leads? MarketingProfs featured an article by Rob Engelman called, Seven Strategies for the New Year.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 15, 2005

This gives us a bit of marketing ESP (extra-sensory perception) to combine our shared knowledge from various mediums such as email newsletters. I explain more in my article, " Combine Your Cold Calling Efforts With Email Marketing ," on RainToday.com. Plus, you can track many other elements as well.

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markempa

JUNE 29, 2005

« Marketing to Small-Medium Businesses Via IT Consultants & Resellers | Main | Marketing accountability and ROI Measurement » Improving Lead Generating And Conversion Rates I liked this article by Charlie Cook over at SalesMastersWorld. He writes, "Marketing is a lot like farming.

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