Writing on the Web

JULY 9, 2010

Just last week, BtoB Magazine Online reported that Dow Jones hired an online marketing company. The company, Marchex Inc., Not everybody or every company has the resources to hire a third-party that monitors their online rep. For one thing, the company already owns dowjones.com , dowjones.net and dowjones.org.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 14, 2010

Yes, you’ll see all of this and more here in the best website and landing page design tips and techniques of the last year. 10 Great B-to-B Sites by BtoB Magazine. scope, clutter and budget), then shares 10 outstanding microsite designs from companies like Taser and Red Bull. Share this on del.icio.us. Post this on Diigo.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 24, 2009

Yesterday’s BtoB Leading Edge, Demand Generation in the Digital Age was a great way to make sure your organization’s demand generation programs are best-in-class.   For those, and as a wrap-up from the event, I wrote up the top tips I took from the show:   1.   Three big social media tips from the show: 1.

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ERDM

OCTOBER 29, 2018

A key competitive differentiator cited by customers was that the company provides ongoing opportunities for feedback in all communications and sends friendly, engaging surveys and then acts on the suggestions from customers! Here are 3 Tips to help you get it right. #1 We just completed VoC research for a major up and coming brand.

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markempa

JULY 16, 2007

to Generate and Follow Leads » Inquiry management and search marketing strategy BtoB Magazines Carol Krol interviewed Kevin Lee, executive chairman of Did-it Search Marketing on "Effective Search Strategies." Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Dont oversimplify.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 18, 2005

« Getting your sales channel to really follow-up on sales leads | Main | Its a New Year for Lead Generation for the Complex Sale » E-Mail Marketing Relevance Tips And Resources For B2B Lead Generation Universally, marketers love to use e-mail marketing for nurturing and cultivating future opportunities with their target audiences.

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markempa

MARCH 2, 2006

Listen to Segment 4: Selling to BIG Companies (7:31 min 1.7 MB) Whats the best way to get a meeting with someone in a big company? If you were to give a seller one piece of advice on what it takes to get into big companies, what would it be? Listen to Segment 4: Selling to BIG Companies (7:31 min 1.7

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markempa

MARCH 2, 2006

« Podcast Segment 4: Selling to BIG Companies | Main | Podcast Segment 2: Selling to BIG Companies » Podcast Segment 3: Selling to BIG Companies Segment 3 from my 1-hour live interview with Jill Konrath, Chief Sales Officer and author of Selling to Big Companies.

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markempa

AUGUST 1, 2007

to Generate and Follow Leads | Main | Webcast: Closed-Loop Lead Generation & Management » 7 Tips to Improve Sales Follow-up & Close More Leads If you are like most B2B marketers, lead generation is at top of your priority list. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

MAY 21, 2007

This is particularity true in small companies. Here are a few tips that I often share with sales people who are doing their own lead generation. Both the companies and the individuals you covet as customers. This is particularity true in small companies. Still, those sales people succeed in spite of it all.

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markempa

MARCH 2, 2006

« Podcast Segment 3: Selling to BIG Companies | Main | Podcast Segment 1: Selling to BIG Companies » Podcast Segment 2: Selling to BIG Companies Segment 2 from my 1-hour live interview with Jill Konrath, Chief Sales Officer and author of Selling to Big Companies. MB) Whats the proper role of marketing?

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markempa

JUNE 15, 2005

This research confirms three out of my seven lead generation tips FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

MARCH 2, 2006

« Podcast Segment 2: Selling to BIG Companies | Main | Consistent Lead Generation Pays Over Long Term » Podcast Segment 1: Selling to BIG Companies If youre involved in complex sale, be sure to listen to the recording of my live teleseminar with Jill Konrath , Chief Sales Officer and author of Selling to Companies.

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markempa

JULY 27, 2005

« New Lead Nurturing Webinar | Main | Two new reports on marketing and lead generation » Getting into big companies My good friend, Jill Konrath, President of Selling to Big Companies and Leapfrog-Strategies Inc., Jills new book, Selling to Big Companies , will be officially released in December.

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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. New and innovative online marketing tactics help companies build their brand and generate leads online. 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

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

BtoBonline:E-mail, telemarketing garner highest direct marketing response rates FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

» Small companies blogging for leads while big companies watch Rick Bruner wonders how many Fortune 500 companies have external blogs - maybe 3% to 6%? Big companies are big targets. Debbie Weil’s points out that Small and Midsize companies have a competitive advantage to attract customers via blogging.

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The Point

JULY 19, 2010

Last week I was interviewed by BtoB Magazine for an article, “Webinars: Are They Worth It?” 2) where the audience already has a familiarity with your company and product — for example, in marketing to customers, or partners, or to existing prospects, perhaps as part of a structured lead nurturing program.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 5, 2013

It then cycles through the process of analyzing keywords (what people search for) and social trends, finding the research, experts, tips and tricks that answer those questions. According to BtoB Magazine “Content Marketing” is one of the top priorities for marketing in 2014. Don’t believe me? So what do you think?

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markempa

JUNE 21, 2006

I liked the collaboration tips in Sherri Leopards article, " Five Steps to Connect Marketing to Sales, and Sales to Financial Results " in MarketingProfs.com. Ive summarized Leopard’s tips with my thoughts below: Sales and Marketing must collaborate on defining leads and marketing objectives.

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

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

I mean we are all after the same goals for our companies: revenue, profit, happy customers. Recently, BtoB Magazine provided a snapshot of a Forrester report that stated that only 8% of companies surveyed feel a tight alignment between marketing and sales. So our company had to develop margin thresholds. Watch a demo.

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking The Danger of Email Marketing Benchmarks A recent article from BtoB Online about email deliverability reminded me of how dangerous this whole thing of email marketing deliverability numbers can be. Is this good?

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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. " Each discipline is vital to the success of the company and they must work together as team. " 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

» 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. a marketing and sales information services company in Southport, Conn.: a marketing and sales information services company in Southport, Conn.:

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EMagine B2B Blog

JULY 4, 2013

Crain’s BtoB Magazine and Bizo surveyed B2B marketers and found that the sales cycle has lengthened for 43% of B2B companies.” This article provides tips on how to make the most out of your content marketing efforts on the social web.' ” Learn how to use content to be a catalyist for sales.

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markempa

MAY 28, 2005

Main | Strategize to get more referral leads » One-to-one lead generation for B2B companies Interesting article from DMNews.com on one-to-one marketing for B2B companies. Simply put, most company dont have enough cross-functional teamwork to successfully execute 1-to-1 marketing. I wrote a post about this a whle back.

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EMagine B2B Blog

JULY 4, 2013

Crain’s BtoB Magazine and Bizo surveyed B2B marketers and found that the sales cycle has lengthened for 43% of B2B companies.” This article provides tips on how to make the most out of your content marketing efforts on the social web. ” Learn how to use content to be a catalyist for sales. B2B Web Strategy'

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markempa

FEBRUARY 7, 2006

« The halo effect and lead generation | Main | Macs Tasty Recipe for Lead Generation Success » Teleseminar on Selling to BIG Companies with Jill Konrath The biggest challenge most of us with a complex sale face is getting access to executives, especially those in BIG companies. She knows what shes talking about.

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markempa

APRIL 6, 2006

Ideas or tips of the day. A new article in BtoB Magazine by Karen J. Ideas or tips of the day. A new article in BtoB Magazine by Karen J. FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. Bannan on podcasts caught my attention.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

I can say that life was a lot more chaotic before I found Google Reader (hat tip to Robert Scoble who turned me on to Google Reader). As anyone on my team can tell you from having been in my office is that it is very organized which I feel spills over into my digital life as well.

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markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

« Better lead management leads to bigger marketing budgets | Main | Paper Direct Mail is Not Dead » Cold Calling Tips for the complex sale When used correctly, the phone is a powerful way to start and develop relationships. My company uses Jeffs approach for many of our lead generation programs and it works.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

It not just driving revenues for the company, 44% of marketers said their own compensation was tied to sales. And I certainly agree that the acceptance of our role as B2B marketers is changing and evolving more into revenue generation. This one has a puzzling contradiction (see #3).

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

It not just driving revenues for the company, 44% of marketers said their own compensation was tied to sales. And I certainly agree that the acceptance of our role as B2B marketers is changing and evolving more into revenue generation. This one has a puzzling contradiction (see #3).

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markempa

JULY 10, 2006

Because the sales team is responsible for much of the customer’s perception of the company, concerted care must go into developing the ongoing, relevant communications that the sales team will employ as it builds relationships with customers. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2006

« E-books: A Hip and Stylish Younger Sibling to the Nerdy Whitepaper | Main | Lead Generation for the Complex Sale Listed Among BtoB Magazine’s Best Marketing Books » Article: Why Most B2B Websites Fail To Convert Sales Leads Check out a new article that I wrote for RainToday , called “ Why Most B2B Web Sites Fail to Convert Sales Leads.”

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 24, 2013

Top B2B Marketing Influencers – Companies. These company Twitter accounts provide updates on some of the latest B2B marketing strategies and tools and can add some B2B Marketing knowledge into your Twitterstream. BtoBmagazine – BtoB Online – The resource for # marketing strategists. New York, NY.

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