markempa

JANUARY 24, 2006

» The Lead Generation Advantage for Small Businesses According to John Jantsch , small businesses have a decided advantage [over big companies] to do highly personal marketing. The bigger an organization gets, the harder it is to be highly personal. Webinars which is better? I tend to agree.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 22, 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

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markempa

FEBRUARY 24, 2006

« Marketing That Reaches Decision Makers In Big Companies | Main | Podcast Segment 4: Selling to BIG Companies » Will Writing a Business Book Generate Sales Leads? If you have more than a passing interest in writing a business book, this is worth checking out. Comments Will Writing a Business Book Generate Sales Leads?

Lead Generation 120

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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. Reconnecting with past customers and leads. Qualifying inquiries from various sources.

Telemarketing 120

Telemarketing Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads BtoB 120

markempa

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

" Last week, I read a short BtoB article by Carol Krol that shows that this continues to be a challenge. Personally I am very fond of strawberries and cream; but I find that for some strange reason fish prefer worms. " Last week, I read a short BtoB article by Carol Krol that shows that this continues to be a challenge.

Lead Generation 120

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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? No matter how busy you are make time to do lead generation activities. Youre not in it for the big hit.

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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. 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market

B2B Sales 120

B2B Sales Lead Generation Sales Leads BtoB 120

markempa

OCTOBER 2, 2006

« Podcast: Marketing and Sales for Big Complex Selling (pt 3) | Main | White Papers and Lead Generation, Key for BtoB Marketers » Webinar: A Multimodal approach to Lead Nurturing for Complex Sales Join me for a complimentary webinar hosted by the American Marketing Association and sponsored by WebEx.

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markempa

OCTOBER 11, 2006

« White Papers and Lead Generation, Key for BtoB Marketers | Main | Lead Generation for the Complex Sale » How to Become a Thought Leader and Attract Customers Would you like to be more visible and generate sales leads on a limited budget? Become a thought leader ! So everyone cant be one. Become a thought leader !

Lead Generation 120

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 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

B2B Sales 120

B2B Sales Lead Generation Sales Leads B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

APRIL 6, 2006

« Best Practices in Demand Generation | Main | Personal lead generation tools » Lead generation with Podcasts The audience for podcasts is tiny, when compared to other marketing mediums, but growing especially, in the context of the complex sale. A new article in BtoB Magazine by Karen J. Ideas or tips of the day.

Lead Generation 120

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markempa

JUNE 23, 2005

« B2B Marketing and PR Internship | Main | Improving Lead Generating And Conversion Rates » Marketing to Small-Medium Businesses Via IT Consultants & Resellers I was quoted in a special report by MarketingSherpas contributing Editor, Dianna Huff. They want to co-create lead generation programs that are highly customized.

Advertising Mediums 120

Advertising Mediums Consulting Lead Generation B2B Marketing 120

markempa

JANUARY 23, 2005

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

Lead Generation BtoB B2B Marketing B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

JULY 10, 2006

« Closed Loop Feedback: The Missing Lead Generation Huddle | Main | Sales Leads Are Too Valuable For Sales People Alone » BeTuitive Publishing Book Review Each month, one of the folks over at BeTuitive Publishing writes a business book summary and review that is included in their newsletter and blog.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation B2B Thought Leadership Lead 120

markempa

MARCH 30, 2007

« Now Announcing the "Start With A Lead" Podcast Show | Main | Your questions answered on Lead Generation via Podcasts » On building targeted lists for B2B Lead Generation Programs Would you buy this business card? When you buy a list of names, you are basically buying business cards on a list. So where should you start?

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles Generation Lead Scoring 120

markempa

OCTOBER 17, 2006

« How to Become a Thought Leader and Attract Customers | Main | E-book: Why Naked CRM Doesnt Work » Lead Generation for the Complex Sale I recently did a phone interview on Lead Generation for the Complex Sale with Nettie Hartsock for Allbusiness.coms Must Read Business Books column.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Sales Generation 120

markempa

OCTOBER 22, 2005

Thanks to Carol Krol over at BtoB Magazine for pointing me to the report. Thanks to Carol Krol over at BtoB Magazine for pointing me to the report. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market

Telemarketing 120

Telemarketing Lead Generation Tactics Generation 120

markempa

AUGUST 23, 2006

Early-stage leads - those who are not ready to speak to a sales person yet – can be developed further with an effective lead nurturing program. Early-stage leads - those who are not ready to speak to a sales person yet – can be developed further with an effective lead nurturing program.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Paper Sales Qualified Leads Generation 120

markempa

AUGUST 11, 2006

Congratulations to Debbie Weil, a recognized blogging expert, on her first offering, The Corporate Blogging Book: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know to Get It Right (Portfolio Publishing, 2006). Many companies are just getting started with using blogs to attract and engage their customers. I will post a review on Amazon soon.

Lead Generation 120

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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. Ive been using LinkedIn for several years because its geared more for business people. And if not, should you start? Why or why not?

Social Networks 120

Social Networks Lead Generation Network Marketing B2B Marketing 120

markempa

AUGUST 30, 2007

Start By Defining A Lead Roy Young , President with Ann Handley, Chief Content Officer, MarketingProfs All Sound And Fury, Signifying Nothing: Executing Your Lead Generation Plan Mike Schultz , Publisher, RainToday.com and Principal, Wellesley Hills Group B2B Sales Lead Success Checklist M.H.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation B2B Thought Leadership Lead 120

markempa

NOVEMBER 18, 2005

For example, I get some numerous e-mails from companies that know me (in some cases Im their customer!) BtoB Online: E-mail testing MarketingSherpa just released their annual report on e-mail marketing. For example, I get some numerous e-mails from companies that know me (in some cases Im their customer!)

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Relevance Resources B2B Marketing 120

markempa

JUNE 8, 2007

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

PR 120

PR Rules Lead Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

JUNE 26, 2006

Johns Duct Tape Marketing Blog was chosen as a Forbes favorite for small business and was twice named " Best Small Business Marketing Blog " by the readers of Marketing Sherpa. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Its terrific. Its terrific.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

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

Demand Generation Agencies 120

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Lead Generation Demand 120

markempa

MAY 8, 2007

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

Lead Generation Features Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

AUGUST 16, 2007

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

Webcast 120

Webcast Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Work Management 120

markempa

AUGUST 1, 2007

MarketingSherpa just published an interview with Marketo CEO Phil Fernandez from a marketing view point and Barry Trailer, Co-Founder, CSO Insights who brings a sales perspective. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market

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markempa

DECEMBER 6, 2006

That can make it harder to keep to a regular publishing schedule (ahem… you might have noticed that Debbies publishing schedule has been a bit irregular of late). That can make it harder to keep to a regular publishing schedule (ahem… you might have noticed that Debbies publishing schedule has been a bit irregular of late).

Newsletter 120

Newsletter Lead Generation Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

JANUARY 23, 2007

If youre a small business owner (or plan to be one in the future) youll want to put this book on your reading list. If youre a small business owner (or plan to be one in the future) youll want to put this book on your reading list. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 It’s great.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Work Management B2B Marketing 120

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.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Word of Mouth Lead Marketing Qualified Leads 120

markempa

JUNE 14, 2005

Main | Word-of-mouth marketing gets BtoB people buzzing » MarketingSherpas 10 Best Blogs for 2005: B2B Lead generation blog wins honorable mention again! Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 9, 2010

According to recent survey results, 90% of B2B marketers are actively involved in producing custom content , and are investing some 25% of marketing budgets to custom content creation and promotion. The personalized benchmark can help the buyer understand where they are, and what opportunities you may be able to help the buyer address.

Urgency Marketing 40

Urgency Marketing Marketing Budget Peer-to-peer Content Marketing 40

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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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Lead Generation Demand 120

markempa

AUGUST 22, 2007

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

Lead Generation B2B Thought Leadership Generation Thought Leadership 120

markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

The workhorse of business-to-business direct mail is still the one-page, personalized letter sent in a #10 envelope. Here are some online examples such as: blog posts, podcasts, vidcasts, webinars, e-books, personalized microsites, wikis, and other multimedia. What can you send via email? What can you do via the phone?

Lead Nurturing 120

Lead Nurturing Lead Generation Tactics Lead Scoring 120

markempa

JUNE 6, 2006

During the interview, I share new ideas for generating B2B customers and talk about my book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , thats being released next week. During the interview, I share new ideas for generating B2B customers and talk about my book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , thats being released next week.

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