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? More work does not necessarily mean better results.

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Sales Engine

AUGUST 2, 2017

Most marketing and sales leaders in the business-to-business world know that nurturing leads is important. The reason: it’s essential to maintain a digital connection with buyers who want to learn about a business pain, product, or service—but who are not yet interested in talking to a sales person.

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BOP Design

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

What works? B2B, or B-to-B, or BtoB Marketing: General Stats. In fact, 64% of marketers actively spend time working on search engine optimization. According to a recent poll, 70% of those surveyed stated that SEO generates more sales than PPC. What’s hot? What’s not? What is on the way out? Source: HBR). Source: HubSpot).

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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 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. On the marketing side, companies like Eloqua, Marketo, Pardot, Silverpop and HubSpot are adding features that are nudging them closer to the sales side.

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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. On the marketing side, companies like Eloqua, Marketo, Pardot, Silverpop and HubSpot are adding features that are nudging them closer to the sales side.

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Sales Engine

MAY 17, 2016

Marketing automation and lead management systems have allowed for a near-scientific breakdown of the sales funnel. But you can’t fully automate the sales funnel , especially for complex, research-heavy purchases in the BtoB world. Behavior that indicates sales-readiness to a computer may be more complex than it appears.

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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

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. 5 Compelling Reasons To Launch B2B Mobile Landing Pages Now. Via ClickZ. Via eMarketer.

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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. Test it, and prove it!

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markempa

JUNE 26, 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. But when it comes to the complex sale, not only is direct mail ineffective by itself, but it is also frequently used incorrectly and even abused too.

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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.      Incentives can work really well.   But with so much on a marketer’s plate these days, not all 4300 could attend this half day event.

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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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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. Your response time says more about you then you realize.

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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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Sales Engine

JUNE 20, 2017

MARKETING AUTOMATION AND LEAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS have allowed for a near-scientific breakdown of the sales funnel. But you can’t fully automate the sales funnel, especially for complex, research-heavy purchases in the BtoB world. Sales reps are as important as ever—it’s just that their role has changed.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 21, 2012

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. claim that it influenced their technology buying decision.

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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

NOVEMBER 22, 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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NuSpark Consulting

JUNE 19, 2010

BtoB Magazine, a national trade journal, recently conducted a survey of 400 B2B Marketers, and found that half of them were dissatisfied with the return on tweets. The 20% of respondents who attribute tangible revenue to Twitter are one-third more satisfied with their return than those who are still awaiting sales.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 29, 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. Scheduling sales appointments. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Building a database.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 12, 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. " Last week, I read a short BtoB article by Carol Krol that shows that this continues to be a challenge.

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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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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MAY 4, 2010

I was just reading BtoB Magazine ’s latest issue and an article called Publishers pin hopes on iPad caught my attention enough to blog about it. So as a publisher I would be gearing up my sales force to sell rich media page advertising on the iPad. Answer – Yes I think it could! Why is Google Scared and What it means for B2B Marketing!

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Ask any practitioner in B2B Marketing what their greatest challenge is and chances are they will say &# how to align sales and marketing.&# Is it something bigger and ethereal like our business perspective or is it the time horizons we work in? The main points: Sales is the customer of marketing. Add the emergence of Sales 2.0

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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

JULY 10, 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. He shows the folly of marketers who throw sales leads over the wall and expect sales people to catch them. Every salesperson loves leads.

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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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LeadSloth

APRIL 24, 2009

Ardath is a talented independent marketing consultant who writes about using content to engage with prospective customers; she really gets Marketing & Sales collaboration. Brian is the author of the authoritative book “Lead generation for the complex sale” and has a wealth of interesting articles on his blog.

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 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 It was originally a blog post I wrote back in June.

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KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 30, 2012

The other day, Sophie feigned sleep until the exact moment Abe opened the door to leave for work, at which point she dashed over to the cat’s food dish and helped herself to a delicious snack. Although your customers may expect seasonal sales/deals (i.e., Which of the above suggestions have worked for you? Perseverance pays!

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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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markempa

JANUARY 23, 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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

APRIL 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. A new article in BtoB Magazine by Karen J. is using podcasts to generate sales leads and revenue for their sales training events.

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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

OCTOBER 11, 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. The report was written for service providers but I believe the core ideas also apply to most companies with a complex sale. Become a thought leader

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 25, 2011

Why can’t we align with sales? Last week Sean Callahan from BtoB Magazine asked Is B2B Marketing Really Obsolete? He stated that business people no longer separate their home and work lives. Ask most B2B Marketers what their biggest challenge is and they’ll say “ How To Align Marketing With Sales.&#

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