Smashmouth Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

The Sales Lead Management Association has opened up voting for the 50 Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management. Bill Rice - Kaleidico Jose Raul Rodriguez - Aon Dan Rogers - SmartLead by The AdTrack Corporation Anneke Seley - Phone Works LLC Tibor Shanto - Renbor Sales Solutions Inc. So choose wisely.

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KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 29, 2016

This included best practices for LinkedIn Group management, participation, and establishing a consistent level of communication and engagement. Take a look at the following groups and determine how your marketing initiatives could benefit from becoming a member or as an example of successful LinkedIn Group management. BtoB Marketing.

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markempa

AUGUST 18, 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. My book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , along with friends Bryan and Jeffrey Eisenbergs Waiting for Your Cat to Bark?

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ViewPoint

MAY 9, 2013

Online content in the sales and marketing industries is dynamic and constantly changing. Use tools such as Google Alerts, Social Mention and Topsy to discover your online rep, and work on building a positive online brand for your company. LinkedIn revamps contacts tool to boost relationship management. Via ClickZ. Via eMarketer.

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ViewPoint

APRIL 26, 2013

Online content in the sales and marketing industries is dynamic and constantly changing. This practice will return detailed insight into ways to improve the company''s processes and additionally help lessen the number of leads that could be dropped in the hand-off from marketing to sales. Via BtoB Magazine. Via Marketo.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 24, 2010

The bi-annual BtoB Leading Edge Virtual Event is one of the best thought leadership events for marketers focused on driving leads and accerlerating deals for their company. Where we frequently try different tactics and strategies to discover what works best for our company? I learned alot at the event, but also had some fun.

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The Point

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Based on responses from more than 200 BtoB marketing professionals, it provides useful insight on the types of demand gen programs and content that are trending in the marketplace. Sure, demos attract more qualified leads, because prospects who want to view the product are inevitably further along in the sales process.

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markempa

OCTOBER 6, 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. Just remember, they should be EARLY in their buying process ! Check out a sample chapter from Michaels new book at [link].

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 18, 2007

Companies that adopt effective lead management processes generate more revenue from their lead generation investment and have overall higher close rates on marketing generated leads than those that do not. But I've encountered very few companies that really do lead management. What is lead management? If not, start now.

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markempa

JUNE 28, 2007

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. 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

JUNE 14, 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. " The BtoB article concludes, "In the end, word-of-mouth is only effective if it complements strong, traditional marketing techniques.

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KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 21, 2013

Think about what that means in B2B buying cycles, where multiple individuals are impacting the decision making process. Search Results: Take note of how Google (and Yahoo/Bing) shift design and layout , and integration, of search engine results for important keyword phrases, to uncover new content opportunities and tactics for visibility.

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markempa

JULY 16, 2007

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. « Early Stage Leads are too important for Sales People Alone | Main | 9 1/2 Ways. Ive summarized Kevins three points: Don’t be too Web myopic.

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KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 6, 2013

Our Director of Online Marketing, Casie Gillette , will be presenting alongside a group of highly talented search professionals including Kristy Bolsinger , Ric Dragon , Adam Schoenfeld , and Eric Werner , discussing the top social media tactics for search marketers. Marketingsherpa Lead Gen Summit. Dreamforce 2013.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 22, 2012

The more I talk to manufacturers and industrial companies, the more I’m convinced that RFQs and sales conversations are all that matter to them. I get it that industrial marketing must be held accountable and I firmly believe that it should make a direct contribution to growing sales and revenues. Marketing keeps you in sales.”

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2007

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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 And Ive got a lot of great feedback and questions.

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markempa

OCTOBER 22, 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. 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.

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markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

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. Unfortunately, if you have a lot of content this can be tedious process. How do you build your library of relevant lead nurturing content?

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ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

This is simple behavioral analysis, to better engage with prospects and work toward an eventual sale. But it also is a strong push marketing approach, in the sense that Big Data identifies prospects’ propensity to buy, and content marketing “pushes” information to them to help accelerate that sale. Sure, things can get more complex.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 25, 2010

Yet according to CSO Insight’s 2010 Sales Performance Optimization study, only 52% of sales reps met quota in 2009, and companies achieved only 78% of their revenue plans. In contrast, today’s best companies are using a new revenue engine that uses repeatable marketing and sales 2.0 The Old Revenue Engine.

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markempa

AUGUST 1, 2007

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. But as you may already know, generating tons of “leads” doesn’t guarantee sales will follow. « 9 1/2 Ways. If so, what’s the status?

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ViewPoint

MAY 27, 2014

He is former East Coast Bureau Chief of Crain''s "BtoB" magazine, and former editor-in-chief of Nielsen''s "Sales & Marketing Management" magazine. Today''s guest post is by Christopher Hosford, editor-in-chief and head writer at HosfordGroup LLC, a New York City-based content marketing agency.

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ViewPoint

MAY 23, 2013

Online content in the sales and marketing industries is dynamic and constantly changing. According to BtoB Magazine , lead nurturing and customer acquisition are tied at 29%, leading the list of most important uses for B2B email marketing. Michael Chassen''s Rules for Authentic B2B Communications. billion two years ago.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 21, 2011

The biggest question I get asked here on B2B Marketing Insider is about the challenges of sales and marketing alignment. I am always trying to address the big issues in B2B marketing—such as integrated marketing, demand generation, and social media—but somehow, the topic comes back around to the relationship between sales and marketing.

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ViewPoint

MAY 10, 2012

He is East Coast Bureau Chief for BtoB Magazine. He is former editor-in-chief of Sales & Marketing Management magazine, and has written for Architectural Record, Inc. ” He adds that it is also extending social functionality with the acquisition of Rypple (human resources management) and the release of Chatter.

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ViewPoint

MAY 10, 2012

He is East Coast Bureau Chief for BtoB Magazine. He is former editor-in-chief of Sales & Marketing Management magazine, and has written for Architectural Record, Inc. ” He adds that it is also extending social functionality with the acquisition of Rypple (human resources management) and the release of Chatter.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 21, 2012

The wording of the question gets to what is important late in the buying process. Work your way backwards to the beginning and you will likely move through a contract presented by a sales person, a visit to a website or call from a sales rep, a tradeshow, a website and/or a social media interaction.

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ViewPoint

APRIL 17, 2012

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. Sales and marketing operate on different frequencies. Sales isn’t into sharing data. Marketing’s plate is full.

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KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 7, 2013

Equally important is the ability to analyze successful Twitter users and learn from their process, particularly when it pertains to social media. Stacey Acevero (@sacevero) : “Social Media Manager, @Vocus @PRWeb. Managing Editor for @Biz_Innovations. “Senior Marketing Manager driving content creation @Neolane.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Last year I wrote about how some weeks are hard to top and how lucky I was to have launched my first book – Facebook Marketing for Dummies (Wiley) with my co-author Rich Krueger, and I was nominated for BtoB Marketing Magazine’s (a Crain’s publication) list of the Top 25 BtoB Marketers of the Year 2009. Not a shabby list.

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ViewPoint

JUNE 28, 2012

As a member of the Executive Advisory Group, he delivers CMO and Sales Advisory Services that provide senior technology marketing and sales executives with insights into how to improve productivity and efficiency in their organizations. The New Buyer Requires Rebalancing Marketing-to-Sales Budget Ratios.

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markempa

OCTOBER 2, 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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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Biznology

JULY 19, 2018

The other day, I had the chance to meet with Rich Herbst, founder and managing partner of Ascend Marketing, which is based in Dallas and Austin. It requires a rethink of a whole lot of marketing, sales, and business processes. It’s more than just changing campaign tactics or finding a new agency.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Sirrius Decisions projects that penetration of marketing automation systems will increase from less than 10% in 2005 to more than 50% of BtoB marketers by 2015. As many others have noted, the rise of social media and the explosion of online content has fundamentally altered the b2b sales process.

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ViewPoint

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Over the past few months I have had the pleasure of interviewing nineteen influential B2B sales and marketing leaders to discuss their views in areas like traditional and new media strategies, current and future trends, B2B lead generation, and sales lead management. I hope you enjoy them: Today's Featured Guests.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 22, 2012

I am seeing more and more manufacturers and industrial distributors using e-commerce as a sales channel for growth. According to a survey conducted in 2011 by BtoB and Rainmarker Systems, while only 35% of B2B marketers are involved with selling directly online, 58% of those companies have an increasing commitment to the channel.

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Digital B2B Marketing

JUNE 19, 2012

That was the headline on the first page article when BtoB Magazine landed in my inbox last week. Since the majority of your social media activity will be public, and on display for all to see, a sales attitude poses a serious risk, turning off potential buyers. Caution: Do not force a sales relationship your audience does not want.

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