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.” Internet Trends From The Web 2.0 For now, I don’t think so.

Social Media 100

Social Media Web 2.0 Burn Rate Media 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 15, 2010

People respect their peers first and foremost and the results of the event exemplified this point: high conversion rates from our email promotions, 55% attendee rate, and people stayed for the entire event — very little drop-off. As well, we received a large amount of anecdotal feedback about how great the content was.

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Budget Programs Work Management Lead Scoring 100

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 17, 2010

Program Acceleration: the rate at which we move from a marketing concept to a campaign that is driving results. Market Innovation: the rate at which we respond to market changes (possibly down to the individual level) with programs, campaigns and marketing-led activities.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Planning Budget Programs 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

JUNE 18, 2010

So what’s a marketer to do? Yes, there are the trends of wide and rapid adoption of social media, combined with unprecedented growth in the use of mobile apps and mobile search, and the growing influence of younger generations entering the workforce.

Tactics 100

Tactics Paid Search Agency Demand Generation Agencies Leads 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. 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. If the prospect answers “Ten”, you’re done!

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

MAY 12, 2010

And so we have to fall back on metrics that are easy to come by: response rates, clicks, impressions, registrations, attendees. If you need to create content – research the top trending keywords, article titles, and customer pain points. We are so focused on tactical execution that we lose focus on the results. Ask your partners.

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Sales Management Lead Ranking ROI 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

OCTOBER 12, 2010

This translates to a dismal right party connect rate of 1 to 1.5%. While you can’t alter connect rates – you have complete control of both, the activity levels and the right party connects. 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

Each month they send a “ trend briefing ” where they creatively name and document a massive trend from anywhere in the world. There is a link between understanding trends and being innovative…And I couldn’t agree more! Both buyers and sellers remain anonymous, while a feedback system enables participant ratings. #65.

Marketing Management 100

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

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 8, 2010

Each month they send a “ trend briefing ” where they creatively name and document a massive trend from anywhere in the world. There is a link between understanding trends and being innovative…And I couldn’t agree more! Both buyers and sellers remain anonymous, while a feedback system enables participant ratings. #65.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Marketing Management B2B Planning 100