markempa

NOVEMBER 10, 2005

» Winning the Complex Sales Cycle with Thought leading Content David Meerman Scott shares some great ideas on how to leverage your thought leading content on your website. For lead generation, the concept of thought leading content should go beyond the website. Relevant content is key. Relevant content is key.

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markempa

AUGUST 22, 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

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markempa

MARCH 30, 2007

« Webcast: How to Precisely Define a "Lead" Before Marketing Begins | Main | On building targeted lists for B2B Lead Generation Programs » Now Announcing the "Start With A Lead" Podcast Show I am pleased to announce that Ill be hosting a new podcast show called "Start with a Lead" debuting in April.

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markempa

AUGUST 30, 2007

Start By Defining A Lead Roy Young , President with Ann Handley, Chief Content Officer, MarketingProfs All Sound And Fury, Signifying Nothing: Executing Your Lead Generation Plan Mike Schultz , Publisher, RainToday.com and Principal, Wellesley Hills Group B2B Sales Lead Success Checklist M.H.

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markempa

DECEMBER 6, 2006

« Avoid wasting your Pay-Per-Click lead generation budget | Main | Podcast: Sales and Marketing the Six Sigma Way » Where do Your Email Newsletters go? So I finally got a chance to catch my breath a bit and read some of the content on my "blogs I read" list.

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2007

During our interview we cover a variety of topics that are relevant to lead generation, PR and marketing.

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markempa

JULY 10, 2006

The content flows logically, escalating from fundamentals to tactics and development." The content flows logically, escalating from fundamentals to tactics and development." . ;) Here’s some of what they had to say: "This book will be most helpful for a reader with a keen interest in business strategy.

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markempa

JULY 28, 2006

They conducted their third annual study of business technology marketing. Their results show that thought-leading content thats educational in nature performed best as a call to action. In addition to webinars, this data shows that blogs and podcasts are evolving into key elements of the B2B marketers lead generation toolkit.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

. • Michael Donnelly – Group Director, Worldwide Interactive Marketing at The Coca-Cola Company. • Jennifer Cisney – Chief Blogger and Social Media Manager at Eastman Kodak. • Jim Deitzel Sr. Manager Citrix Ready Program at Citrix Systems. • Peter Parkes – Social Media Communications Lead at Skype. • Betsy Aoki – Sr.

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markempa

AUGUST 23, 2006

" Ive written a number of times that educational content is an important tool for lead generation. If youre involved in marketing to IT or financial buyers, you should consider using white papers or e-books. Im a big proponent of educational marketing, because it allows you to reach people early in their buying process.

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markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

This indicates the importance of relevant educational events and online content for lead generation. This indicates the importance of relevant educational events and online content for lead generation. Sherpas data shows that more decision makers (not just influencers) are attending webinars and watching archived events.

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markempa

JUNE 27, 2006

« Podcast: Interview on the Cullinane & Green Report | Main | Time with Best Selling Author Bryan Eisenberg » The B2B Lead Generation Blog Wins Best B-to-B Marketing Blog in MarketingSherpas Readers Choice Awards Thank you all for voting! I won the best B-to-B Marketing Blog in MarketingSherpas Readers Choice Awards!

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markempa

JANUARY 4, 2006

Beyond the fact that it is more difficult than ever to attract people to live events, the events themselves require a large amount of careful planning and development, good content, and great orchestration. The truth of the matter is, though, event marketing can deliver quite impressive return on your lead generation investment.

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markempa

JUNE 14, 2006

Do you have your web site’s good content under lock and key? Research shows shows that if you require registration on your website to download content such as articles, white papers, studies or other "free" resources, you could be losing 75%-85% of your potential leads! They are coming to your site for information.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 9, 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

« Best Practices in Demand Generation | Main | Personal lead generation tools » Lead generation with Podcasts The audience for podcasts is tiny, when compared to other marketing mediums, but growing especially, in the context of the complex sale.

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markempa

JUNE 21, 2006

Connect sales and marketing metrics together. Create content thats relevant for each stage of the buying cycle. Connect sales and marketing metrics together. Create content thats relevant for each stage of the buying cycle. Focus on the data points you REALLY need to measure in your CRM. Is your value proposition clear?

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2005

Using thought leader content as a lead generation tool Content is king in demonstrating your thought leadership and expertise. I’ve found that creating good content doesn’t require a lot of budget but it definitely requires time, a desire to learn, and a willingness to teach others what you’ve learned. It must be relevant!

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markempa

NOVEMBER 8, 2005

Nuts and bolts of contact frequency and content. Nuts and bolts of contact frequency and content. Show Agenda Why lead nurturing is such a hot topic. Who owns the lead nurturing process. Three key elements of a lead nurturing program. How to decide which leads to nurture. Show Agenda Why lead nurturing is such a hot topic.

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Content Standard

JANUARY 29, 2015

You’ve got to take the initiative and learn what it takes to keep growing as a marketer.” SVP, Content Strategy, Ogilvy CommonHealth. “For general digital marketing trends, I follow podcasts, news feeds, and conferences. I have a special Twitter list of folks that always tweet interesting content.

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markempa

JUNE 9, 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. « Using thought leader content as a lead generation tool | Main | Why dont sales people update the CRM and what can be done about it?

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markempa

JUNE 16, 2006

David Meerman Scott, author of Cashing In With Content , wrote a post on direct to consumer press releases today as discussion leader on the IAOC blog. David Meerman Scott, author of Cashing In With Content , wrote a post on direct to consumer press releases today as discussion leader on the IAOC blog.

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markempa

MAY 25, 2005

Although his post is poorly formatted, as one huge paragraph, the content is good. Although his post is poorly formatted, as one huge paragraph, the content is good. Cullinane asserts that we can manage word-of-mouth just as we would any other lead generation tactic.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 7, 2014

Keeping up with industry trends and reading content from the best and brightest industry experts are two tasks many marketers struggle to find time for. This is certainly understandable, given all of the projects on their plates on a daily basis -- from setting up workflows , to analyzing blog metrics , to creating premier content.

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markempa

MAY 23, 2005

Relevant Content - a catalyst for big attendance High quality content can dramatically build webinar attendance. Relevant content builds credibility, generates positive word of mouth (wom) and creates a buzz for future events. The results. The results.

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markempa

MAY 21, 2007

Create a plan to add value every time you touch your future customers with relevant ideas, content and resources. Develop a lead generation calendar - Map out your activities for each month and then really follow it! And don’t just make irrelevant pitches more often! Youre not in it for the big hit.

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markempa

JULY 13, 2006

An excellent way to reach people early is by developing thought-leading content. Yet most companies lack thought provoking, educational content; instead, they emphasize sales content. Sales content is most relevant in the later stages of the buying process. Simply put, engage early and often.

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markempa

MAY 23, 2005

RSS and Atom Syndication feeds are special files used for syndicating the content of a weblog. RSS and Atom Syndication feeds are special files used for syndicating the content of a weblog. Handy for tracking discussions, especially after a post no longer appears in any of the three primary RSS feeds. Dont know what a RSS feed is yet?

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markempa

NOVEMBER 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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

MAY 18, 2007

Strategic accounts: Can you develop content and lead generation events with your existing customers as references (ambassadors) to your audience? Map out your customer’s decision and buying process and then map out your value proposition for each role involved in the buying process.

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markempa

AUGUST 11, 2005

Grams, suggests that marketers may want to rid their sites of registration pages for their “juicy” content. Using though leading content to generate more leads If you use webinars as part of your lead generation mix, you might want to read my post " Tips for generating better ROI from webinars. Do you agree with him?

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markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

Peter explains that we can use a bit of marketing ESP by combining our shared knowledge from various mediums such as email newsletters. He writes, "One of the best ways to pre-qualify your leads is to work off a list of those contacts that have subscribed and clicked thru on the content of your email newsletter marketing efforts.

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markempa

JUNE 8, 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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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Marketers have questions, this post has answers: 87 vital social media and online marketing statistics covering everything from how executives and large companies are using social media for marketing, customer service and recruiting to fresh stats on the leading social media platforms to search, email, content and mobile marketing trends.

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Why are so many B2B marketers using social media, though? According to a study analyzed by eMarketer , the majority of B2B marketers (60%) said they use social media to provide “thought leadership&# for their brand. SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING MANAGER at M80. Online Marketing Coordinator at Explo.

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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. Why B2B Marketers Should Leverage Flickr by Search Engine Land.

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Webbiquity

JULY 26, 2010

For those not familiar with it, the B2B Marketing Zone (a.k.a. the BMZ) was officially launched a year ago as the first content aggregation hub for leading business-to-business bloggers. B2B, Buzz & Brand ROI: Creating Customers That Create (MORE!) Content Marketing Results: Landing Pages Rule , July 12, 2010.

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