Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 5, 2010

The way we consume information is changing rapidly as the growth rate for social media use online and on mobile devices proves. Should marketing spend in social media come close to matching the nearly 25% of online time spent there? Blog more, email market less.” Here are 7 points to consider. For now, I don’t think so.

Social Media 100

Social Media Web 2.0 Burn Rate Media 100

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 22, 2010

According to the report, mobile internet growth is significantly faster than the internet desktop growth of the late 90s compared to the growth rates of both AOL and Netscape. In this post, I will summarize the 10 main reasons why Mobile is one of the biggest technology trends ever seen and why you need to pay attention. Mobile growth is hot.

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Web 2.0 Paid Search Agency Mobile Advertising 100

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 18, 2010

Many B2B marketers make the mistake of trying to push product details on prospects too early in the process. Follow these 6 Content Marketing Tips That Drive Leads. You can also look to 3 rd party list sources but expect a lower response rate and thus a lower ROI.

Tactics 100

Tactics Paid Search Agency Demand Generation Agencies Leads 100

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Now there were a few main points I tried to get across in my submission: The division between a marketing and sales funnel is a myth. Marketers sell stuff and sales people market stuff. The funnel is a useful way to analyze the rate at which we are capturing and managing demand. To our customers there is no funnel.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Demand Digital Marketing Funnels Marketing Funnels 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Commerce: Mary talks about how the rate of product improvement is unprecedented. There is still tremendous upside in the move to online as the percentage of time spent on the Internet still far outpaces the percent of ad spend. Mary thinks mobile usage will help fill this gap.

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Paid Content Trends Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 26, 2010

As a marketing professional, I am not proud of our reputation as SPAM-ers. It seems as if the lower our outbound marketing response rates get, the greater the number of emails, phone calls, pop-up ads and other interruptions we throw at our weary populace. As a consumer, I’m fed up.

Planning 100

Planning Paid Search Agency Customer Satisfaction Web 2.0 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Here’s a great example of how one firm used segmentation to optimize their media spend and increase conversions: Mini Case Study Challenge : A large virtualization company launched a paid search campaign to generate leads for their compliance solutions for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).

Landing Pages 100

Landing Pages Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Work Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Here’s a great example of how one firm used segmentation to optimize their media spend and increase conversions: Mini Case Study Challenge : A large virtualization company launched a paid search campaign to generate leads for their compliance solutions for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).

Landing Pages 100

Landing Pages Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Work Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Thermometer Close In the Thermometer Close, you ask a prospect to rate their level of interest on a zero-to-ten scale. We’re a sales blog that offers tips and advice to b2b sellers. The usual end result is a list of reasons in the “For” column that is much longer than the list of reasons in the “Against” column.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Telemarketing Work Management Marketing Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The result of all this was redundancy like B2B marketing has never seen before. Lists became “tired&# as response rates drops. But unfortunately too much of our marketing is done based on gut feel. Not just a little more, we sent tons of email and cold calls and then we added even more. Cross-sell.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Planning Paid Search Agency Top of Funnel 100

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2010

Studies suggest that this method, once employed leads to the sustainable marketing success that companies are striving for. But with marketing automation adoption rates at 5-10% in mid-to-large companies, and less than 1% in smaller companies, not many companies are actually implementing. Those that are have a big head start.

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2010

And so we have to fall back on metrics that are easy to come by: response rates, clicks, impressions, registrations, attendees. Many of us are guilty of falling into the trap of activity-based reporting: I ran 10 campaigns last year, I sponsored 3 industry events, etc. We are so focused on tactical execution that we lose focus on the results.

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Sales Management Lead Ranking ROI 100

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Related Posts: 7 Tips For Successful Lead Follow-up 11 Reasons Why Outbound Telemarketing Programs Fail 5 Sales Closing Techniques What Is Marketing Acceleration? This translates to a dismal right party connect rate of 1 to 1.5%. Maybe, 10 to 15% of the connects, at best.

Sales Management 100

Sales Management Telemarketing Work Management Campaigns 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 27, 2010

In some cases, emails like this may be the highest converting and have the lowest opt-out rates of all your email blasts. Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty.

Sales Management 100

Sales Management Paid Search Agency Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 8, 2010

So yes, the dozens of innovations we’ve rounded up for this briefing, courtesy of our sister-site Springwise , are just the tip of the iceberg. Categories on the site include “Fun & Bizarre” and “Silly Stuff” along with classics such as “Graphics” and “Social Marketing.” Invent, improve, copy… or perish.

Marketing Management 100

Marketing Management Peer-to-peer Burn Rate Customer Satisfaction 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 8, 2010

So yes, the dozens of innovations we’ve rounded up for this briefing, courtesy of our sister-site Springwise , are just the tip of the iceberg. Categories on the site include “Fun & Bizarre” and “Silly Stuff” along with classics such as “Graphics” and “Social Marketing.” Invent, improve, copy… or perish.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Marketing Management B2B Planning 100