The Effective Marketer

APRIL 6, 2009

I was recently hiring a marketing coordinator for my company and once again it became obvious to me that most candidates do a poor job at interviewing. Companies spend a lot of time and money when they need to hire someone and spend even more when they make a wrong hiring decision. The problem with this answer is that is very limited.

Planning 100

Planning Work Management Marketing Management Trade Show 100

The Effective Marketer

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

We all like stories of companies that mess up and in the process of trying to clean up their act end up messing up even more. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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Social Media Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Budget Creation 100

The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 To make it easier for everyone I’ve compiled the suggestions from the group into an easy-to-read list (sorted alphabetically).

Planning 100

Planning Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services 100

The Effective Marketer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

If you see another company being successful (however you define success) and you try to apply the same method, can you guarantee you will also achieve success? A B2B company applying tactics used by B2C companies can be very successful but only after some necessary translation is done. Now let’s go one step further.

Marketing Budget 100

Marketing Budget Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management 100

The Effective Marketer

AUGUST 30, 2010

Yup, it is more complicated when you get to the implementation phase of the program, and that’s where most companies fail. David Meerman Scott , in his book The New Rules of Marketing and PR points out that creating quality content is the new imperative: “The tools of the marketing and PR trade have changed. We have all been there.

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Planning 100

The Effective Marketer

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Corporate America usually relies on some form of compensation system which basically uses a reward/punishment method that tries to coerce people into doing what the company wants. And how about your staff or your company’s employees? The videos on their website (embedded below) are some great examples of what they mean.

Marketing Budget Creation 100

Marketing Budget Creation Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Budget 100

The Effective Marketer

MARCH 24, 2011

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Planning 100

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

How many B2B vs. B2C companies, industries, and even job titles. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. United States License.

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The Effective Marketer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking The Opposite of Advertising How can a company embark on an branding campaign without prominently displaying its logo? Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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Work Management Planning Marketing Management Advertisements 100

The Effective Marketer

APRIL 9, 2009

The site not only lists top executives based on approval ratings but also shows you reviews that give you some more specifics of the person, the company, and what it feels like working there. One of the more interesting features is the ability to search for salaries paid at a specific company. United States License.

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Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Work Management Marketing Budget Creation 100

The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 13, 2011

If you have just started your 2011 campaigns after battling the budget process, I bet you can definitely see some relation to your own company. In their research they also classify companies according to their results in email marketing usage. United States License. United States License. Theme: Contempt by Vault9.

Planning 100

Planning Email Marketing Work Management Marketing Management 100

The Effective Marketer

MAY 9, 2011

When companies start to tailor content to different audiences and stages of the buying cycle, they greatly increase the amount of content, and the type of content needed changes&# Marketing Roles Are Evolving Marketing used to have clearly defined roles. How you think about what content is for your company will determine how big this role is.

Planning 100

Planning Marketing Budget Creation Work Management Marketing Management 100

markempa

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Some of the other topics include: New B-to-B Search Marketing; Maximizing White Papers, Ezines Webinars & Podcasts; Marketing to Fortune 500; Video, Viral & Web 2.0 B-to-B Marketing; How to Measure & Manage Leads and more.

Demand Generation Agencies 120

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Lead Generation Demand 120

The Effective Marketer

MAY 10, 2010

More recently even Twitter mascots have been showing up as a company’s public face. The company reported $9.7 They are one of the most powerful marketing tools a company can use to build a strong brand, if they are designed and deployed the right way. That’s what makes them memorable. United States License.

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The Effective Marketer

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Buyer personas and content creation The interaction was great and the fact that we had people from both SMB and large companies was great, we could hear both sides of the story and how different size companies work with marketing automation. One of the interesting points raised during the discussion was about content creation.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Planning Work Management 100

The Effective Marketer

MAY 18, 2010

After interviewing many marketers for different positions at my company and meeting marketing professionals regularly at events, I came to the conclusion that there are two types of marketers: Passionate Marketers Job Marketers The first group is comprised of those that, as the name suggests, have a real passion for marketing.

Planning 100

Planning Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Budget Creation 100

The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 17, 2009

In marketing is especially important to ensure that the company as a whole is aware of what is being done. In big companies as well as in small ones Marketing can oftentimes be considered a necessary expense, the department where money gets spent without consideration and where results are difficult to be measured.

Planning 100

Planning Work Management Marketing Management Effectiveness 100

The Effective Marketer

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

What if we could change the way our companies treat presentations and just give everyone six minutes to tell their stories? Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Management 100

The Effective Marketer

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Big companies all turn to Gartner’s reports to help them on emerging trends and technologies. Is an interesting lawsuit because it brings up the question of whether these vendor reports can really help or hinder a company’s ability to grow. A Judge Will Decide. United States License. United States License.

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Gartner 100

The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Are the tasks you and your team working on going to directly affect the company’s ability to compete in the marketplace? What are the key items in your agenda as a marketer that can have a direct impact in the company’s bottom line? Food for thought. United States License. United States License. Theme: Contempt by Vault9.

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Effectiveness Marketing Budget Creation 100

The Effective Marketer

MARCH 10, 2011

The money flowing to companies like HubSpot is impressive, and the results of the investment will not only benefit them but also the whole marketing automation and marketing software industry in general. I know these companies well. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Hubspot 100

The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 6, 2009

Marketers are used to creating marketing plans, including advertising campaigns, trade show schedules, etc. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

Planning 100

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The Effective Marketer

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

This last bit is important for factors outside your influence, maybe a contract that depends on another company has to be signed for the joint marketing campaign to start, or what to do if certain assumptions you’ve made when putting together the plan fail to materialize (i.e. United States License. United States License.

Planning 100

Planning Work Management Marketing Management Effectiveness 100

The Effective Marketer

AUGUST 14, 2009

Although his criticism was towards Wall Street financial companies that complain they need hefty compensation packages to attract talented employees, you decide whether it applies to your company as well. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.

Customer Surveys 100

Customer Surveys Work Management Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Automation Services 100

The Effective Marketer

MAY 3, 2011

Companies need to be able to track and measure customer interactions from a reliable source and that has driven a lot of the recent interest in Marketing Automation and Customer Intelligence technologies. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Planning Marketing Automation Services 100

The Effective Marketer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Web Prototyping With PowerPoint Website re-designs are a common project on the hands of marketers at companies of all sizes. PowerPoint is something everyone knows how to use, though. United States License.

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Planning Work Management Effectiveness Marketing Budget Creation 100

The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

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Planning 100

Planning Work Management Marketing Management Effectiveness 100

The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 11, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Choosing an Email Marketing Software Who’s the best email marketing company/software? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Slides can be seen below. Like Be the first to like this post.

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Budget 100

The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 18, 2009

You probably heard of countless stories of how a company faced a crisis situation and was able to turn it around and come out even better than before (remember the Tylenol scandal? Johnson came out victorious after a well planned management of the crisis that could have cost the company dearly). United States License.

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Studies from multiple email marketing service providers show different numbers when it comes to delivery rates, bounce rates, open rates, clickthrough rates, and more. I work for a B2B software company and we do regular email blasts. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

Advertising Benchmark 100

Advertising Benchmark Work Management Marketing Management Planning 100

The Effective Marketer

OCTOBER 14, 2009

How do you get pass that low level gatekeeper and get an introduction to the real decision maker at the company? This really cool tool I read about on Laura Ramos’ blog , shows the path between you and your desired target. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 United States License.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Management 100

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 21, 2010

Instead of spending most of their marketing budget on traditional industrial marketing channels like trade shows or direct mail, Vico produces webinars and creates content that site visitors download and others link to. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas.

Budget Programs 60

Budget Programs Education Marketing Budget Lead Scoring 60

The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Sure, in some cases people may respond simply because they love your company/brand and that’s great, but you should also strive to get those who are not necessarily loyal customers to respond, otherwise the survey may end up not telling you the whole truth. The benefit to the survey respondent needs to be obvious. United States License.

Customer Surveys 100

Customer Surveys Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management 100

The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking If you’re gonna copy, make it right An interesting blog post by Jason Cohen at OnStartups.com discussed why you shouldn’t copy other companies just because they were successful at what they do.

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Budget Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management 100

Smashmouth Marketing

OCTOBER 8, 2009

an information technology research and advisory company. Every television commercial for IBM tells you to go to their web site. The web site shows their TV ads. or tells you to watch for their ad campaign on television, or to watch for them at an upcoming trade show. New media and Web 2.0

Gartner 100

Gartner Social Media Social Marketing Planning 100

The Effective Marketer

MARCH 17, 2010

Design #11 Email Sender: Tableau Software Email Title: 50 Metrics Every Marketer Should Master What I Like: Small but visible logo on top left identifies the company immediately. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Click on the images for larger version. Short copy.

Marketing Budget Creation 100

Marketing Budget Creation Work Management Marketing Management Design 100

Smashmouth Marketing

OCTOBER 6, 2009

an information technology research and advisory company. Every television commercial for IBM tells you to go to their web site. The web site shows their TV ads. or tells you to watch for their ad campaign on television, or to watch for them at an upcoming trade show. New media and Web 2.0

Gartner 100

Gartner Social Media Social Marketing Planning 100