KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 11, 2013

B2B marketers struggle with common challenges. Research, guides, and marketing surveys help guide B2B marketers down the right path. Other times they reinforce the existing direction of marketing tactics and strategy. Optify’s 2013 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report. BtoB Research Defining the Modern Marketer.

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NuSpark Consulting

MARCH 17, 2012

The infographic summarizes key data from a variety of research reports covering B2B and technology lead generation, media strategy, and content marketing trends, from initial solution research to lead nurturing. Chief Marketer’s 2012 Business-to-Business Lead Generation Survey: Your Best Prospects.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 7, 2010

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the volume or quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via natural search results. This gave birth to a whole industry centered on optimizing search results for a given term. For B2C or B2B Marketers this was a huge revolution. Tweet This!

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Paul Gillin

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Social is the Future of Search (Profitecture Blog). The answer might be incubating in fast-growing media operations like BuzzFeed (right) and Upworthy. These publishers eschew search optimization in favor of creating content that people want to share. Marketing’s big miss (BtoB magazine).

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KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 30, 2012

What does this have to do with marketing? So, for a fresh take on digital marketing best practices, let’s look to our furry friends for guidance: Liam ( my orange tabby cat): Liam enjoys napping, drinking from the bathroom faucet, and being adored. As marketers, we may feel the same way about our customers and prospects.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Now I’m not sure most B2B marketers truly consider lead generation as their primary focus but I do agree that we B2B Marketers spend considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. Related Posts: Why am I in Marketing? This one has a puzzling contradiction (see #3).

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Now I’m not sure most B2B marketers truly consider lead generation as their primary focus but I do agree that we B2B Marketers spend considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. Related Posts: Why am I in Marketing? This one has a puzzling contradiction (see #3).

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Smashmouth Marketing

AUGUST 24, 2009

Recently we conducted a poll on LinkedIn where we asked: Inbound Marketing & Outbound Marketing - What is your mix for lead gen? The experts balance Inbound Marketing with Outbound Marketing. We highly recommend using the paid LinkedIn poll feature for two reasons. Having this widget capability would be huge.

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Smashmouth Marketing

AUGUST 25, 2009

Recently we conducted a poll on LinkedIn where we asked: Inbound Marketing & Outbound Marketing - What is your mix for lead gen? The target audience was Sales & Marketing job functions, from the industries of Computer Hardware & Software, Internet, IT and Tech Services, Marketing & Advertising.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

JULY 9, 2009

B2B Marketing Hot List. You can subscribe to receive the best from around the web on B2B Marketing by visiting the B2B Marketing Zone and subscribing to the Best Of. 7 Tips on how B2B marketers can leverage social media - B2B Lead Generation Blog , June 29, 2009. Content Marketing Today , June 26, 2009.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 10, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy August 10, 2010 15 Subscribe Whatever Happened to Marketing Strategy?

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 10, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy August 10, 2010 15 Subscribe Whatever Happened to Marketing Strategy?

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Hinge Marketing

JANUARY 14, 2015

We’ve reviewed beginners’ B2B email marketing techniques , intermediate techniques , and A/B testing. These techniques are getting you one step closer to a well-rounded email marketing engine. This likely inflates their market share compared to other email clients such as Yahoo!

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MLT Creative

JANUARY 20, 2012

WEEK OF JANUARY 16-20, 2011 This week in B2B marketing the B2B blogosphere is buzzing about mirroring leadership, mastering new innovation, and building relationships via new means. We appreciate the content contributors who keep the B2B marketing community informed with your reports, thoughts and observations. BtoB Magazine.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Some of the top highlights I pulled from the tweets include (plus a couple comments on how to learn more): Focus on content and match it to buyer personas (Looking to do this? Lead nurturing and lead scoring are key to B2B marketing success. Buying behavior has changed- make sure your marketing changes with it.

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Top Rank Marketing

JULY 19, 2023

Where can B2B marketers find the latest and most relevant generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools in 2023? Generative AI has continued its run as 2023’s centerpiece topic, as marketers in both B2C and B2B have grappled with how to best use the technology while maintaining — or growing — brand authenticity and trust. “AI

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 3, 2011

Alinean has been selected to develop and power value-based marketing and sales tool campaigns for customers including Quest Software, Polycom and Finlistics. There is a significant amount of attention and investment being paid to the role content has in the B2B buying process.

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markempa

JANUARY 4, 2006

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. More attention therefore must be paid to proactively identifying those relatively few and valuable opportunities and nurturing them early.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 17, 2005

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. Teamwork between the sales and marketing is essential to get the maximum ROI from marketing and lead generation programs.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 19, 2011

Web presence optimization (WPO)—using tactics like SEO, PPC, online PR, social media, content marketing and reputation management in a coordinated fashion to maximize your online visibility and business results—is the core theme of this blog. Social Media Affecting BtoB Buying Behavior by The Proactive Report.

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Paul Gillin

JUNE 9, 2011

Marketers often ask how they can train engineers and technical people to blog, podcast and otherwise engage in deep online conversations with customers. The ability to communicate well in any media demands a certain amount of innate ability and it’s a difficult skill to teach. Media Dividend. Search for others.

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Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

A business blog is an important and integral component of inbound marketing. While there are plenty of business blogs from B2B marketing consultants (including this one), industry portals and vertical search engines, there aren’t too many from manufacturers and industrial companies. Exhibit #2: Indium Corporation Blogs.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

JUNE 9, 2010

Best of B2B Marketing. Great stuff in the world of B2B Marketing this month. 9 Social Listening & Tracking Tools - Marketing Genius Blog , May 7, 2010 Here is a list of 9 social media tracking and monitoring tools. Some are paid-for and some are free. Is The White Paper Dead for B2B Marketing?

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Paul Gillin

MARCH 24, 2011

I’ve spent some time over the last week judging the finalists in BtoB magazine’s annual social media awards. Blogs may be declining in importance in the consumer realm as Facebook and Twitter grow in popularity, but they are still the most valued social platforms for B2B marketers as evidenced by recent research (see p.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

If you think marketing is much more important than sales, update your resume. If you think marketing objectives are about something other than sales, then it’s time to start networking. And…Marketing needed lots of help. So I followed my frustration into a marketing career and have never looked back.

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Anything Goes Marketing

OCTOBER 8, 2006

Trying to justify the costs of an expensive integrated marketing campaign in which you use multiple marketing channels to generate leads? Revivio also concluded that they're work in establishing their brand through online and offline ads (eg: Forbes.com), paid search and newsletters aided the success of this campaign.

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 18, 2012

Social media and inbound marketing techniques have been a boon for marketers. Not only do leads generated through social and content marketing cost half as much as traditional outbound-generated leads (see below), they also close at higher rate (again, see below). And…even social media itself.

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markempa

JANUARY 18, 2005

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. " Last week, I visited with a CEO who was really upset with his marketing team because he felt they were generating a lot of "junk leads."

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

companies now use social media for marketing (though the figure varies widely based on size of company)? Or that a third (or more, depending on which study you believe) of all clicks go to the top result on a search engine query? Social Media Stats, Facts and Research Does Facebook Need To Build A Search Engine?

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