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JUNE 9, 2010

This strategy should include a mix of tactics that will provide support to the campaign. These social media tactics can include the following: blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, social media bookmarking, etc. Now like many marketers currently experiencing a similar situation, you probably immediately thought “why me?”

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

You may have heard that social media can improve not only your more traditional tactics but also allows you to engage with your prospects sooner in the buying cycle. Try These Traditional Tactics Now About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

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JULY 6, 2010

While integrated marketing approaches are nothing new, email and social media are especially complimentary marketing tactics. While integrated marketing approaches are nothing new, email and social media are especially complimentary marketing tactics. Email is a proven and somewhat traditional technique for getting the word out.

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JULY 15, 2010

I defined the top tactics for driving leads in today’s environment and listed those that aren’t working as well as they used to. I concluded with a discussion of the tactics to consider in future demand generation efforts. Some of the top ones included: What is the best way to align your efforts with sales ?

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

The following excerpt is certainly important to sales and comes from my colleague, Rob Krekstein. I have been a student of selling and sales management for more than twenty years, and I have used a grand total of five “closes” during that time. The prospect’s answer will tell you what you need to do to advance the sales cycle.

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

The following guest post is another important topic for sales and comes from my colleague, Rob Krekstein. The following guest post is another important topic for sales and comes from my colleague, Rob Krekstein. Cost efficiencies The appointment setting tactic is on a strict pay for performance model.

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JUNE 29, 2010

Rob and I support and have adopted what we call the “Tele-Web” concept of driving the most efficient leads for sales through pull-based inbound programs. Sometimes, inbound demand generation isn’t enough to fill our funnels. Not watching the backend results: look at conversion rates with sales and ultimate ROI.

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AUGUST 17, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy August 17, 2010 Subscribe What Is Marketing Acceleration? More sales. More leads. Greater awareness. Less money.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

You can review both How To Align Marketing With Sales and Marketing Leads: Quality Vs. You can review both How To Align Marketing With Sales and Marketing Leads: Quality Vs. Quantity for more detail on the emerging need for marketing to drive real sales and to quantify efforts. Then ran marketing for 2 firms.

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JUNE 3, 2010

Too often we grab the latest product brochure, sales presentation or case study and post it online. But customers are looking for you to demonstrate an understanding of their needs before they are ready to engage in the sales process. Get creative. Remember the tip from yesterday about surveying and interviewing your customers?

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Facebook Business Suite (better known as Facebook Business Manager) is your one-stop hub for all things business on the platform. Whether you’re managing a business profile or a creator profile, your ability to handle things beyond the native platform lives within Facebook Business Suite. Campaign Manager. Page Posts.

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

He also implores us to block the traditional metaphor of the funnel which I also wrote about since it no longer aligns to the consumer buying process. It also identifies the increasing importance of loyalty and the lack of marketing focus on this stage of the process. In their research with 1,000 sales executives in the U.S.,

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AUGUST 5, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy August 5, 2010 Subscribe Holy Cow! You can lose days online if you’re not careful.” Internet Trends From The Web 2.0

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JUNE 22, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy June 22, 2010 1 Subscribe 10 Reasons Why Mobile is Hot! Need to Drive Leads? All rights reserved.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy August 19, 2010 2 Subscribe Life Is Short! Can you take a risk with your manager by asking to take on more?

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JULY 21, 2010

Source: The Google/TechTarget Behavioral Research Project: Phase 2) Results Brand and solution searches are highest in both the consideration and the decision phase of the buying process. Almost 50% of the users in this study withheld accurate contact details.

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AUGUST 12, 2010

And the conversation went way later than the restaurant manager and our wonderful server wanted it to. The debate often goes like this: Sales wants more leads. Sales complains that the quality stinks. Sales says they want better leads. Help sales fill their pipeline funnels. So marketing sends more.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

Talk to sales to identify what kind of support they need from marketing in order to deliver their annual numbers. Well we need to focus on wringing out every lead and every deal from our funnels. So we started throwing more money at digital tactics that could show a real return on the investment. This is not about tactics.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

I think this quote in the article from Erich Joachimsthaler, Founder and CEO of Vivaldi Partners sums it up well: “Brand Social Currency is not about social media, not about buzz, not about tactics. It is so much bigger. It gets to a brand’s long-term sustainability. It doesn’t mean we can’t orchestrate the movement.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

Consumers will see directly through tactics that result in a one-sided chat that focuses solely on the brand and it will turn them off almost instantly. About Brian Rice Brian Rice is the author of B2C Marketing Insider and serves as Online Marketing Manager for SAP.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

In order to meet new revenue and ROI goals, marketers need to improve their strategic skills (50%) and sales skills (40%). 58% of respondents said their role, as marketers did not end even after they handed off qualified leads to sales. This one has a puzzling contradiction (see #3).

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

In order to meet new revenue and ROI goals, marketers need to improve their strategic skills (50%) and sales skills (40%). 58% of respondents said their role, as marketers did not end even after they handed off qualified leads to sales. This one has a puzzling contradiction (see #3).

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JUNE 11, 2010

Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. Pages About Michael Brenner Appearances Search Based on Traction Theme by The Theme Foundry Copyright © 2010 B2B Marketing Insider. All rights reserved.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

With this approach you will reap the rewards of understanding your audience and providing them value which they will return in the form of leads and sales. Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. Pages About Michael Brenner Appearances Search Based on Traction Theme by The Theme Foundry Copyright © 2010 B2B Marketing Insider. All rights reserved.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy November 24, 2010 Subscribe A B2B Marketing Manifesto? The manifesto also makes a “plea for ambition.&#

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JUNE 24, 2010

Try These Traditional Tactics Now About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP. Pages About Michael Brenner Appearances Search Based on Traction Theme by The Theme Foundry Copyright © 2010 B2B Marketing Insider. Need to Drive Leads?

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Along with this higher level of sophistication comes a matching price tag. And along with this price tag, comes a more curious yet cautious buyer. This all means the B2B sales cycle is often very lengthy. B2B purchases also generally involve multiple players who each have a stake in the final product chosen.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Along with this higher level of sophistication comes a matching price tag. And along with this price tag, comes a more curious yet cautious buyer. This all means the B2B sales cycle is often very lengthy. B2B purchases also generally involve multiple players who each have a stake in the final product chosen.

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JUNE 2, 2010

The days of sending a list of contacts to sales is over. The days of sending a list of contacts to sales is over. To sales, they are a waste of time. In the next post , I will list the actions you can take today to deliver targeted leads to sales. Some creative marketers call these lists suspects.

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markempa

JULY 9, 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. Sadly, sales leads often land on the scrap heap because marketers throw leads over the wall and then expect sales people to catch them.

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

I have used sales pipeline return on marketing spend. If you use your CRM system to track marketing activities from inquiry to close, then you know how many opportunities you have created and how much sales pipeline that has generated. It helps here to take a narrow view. Pick a metric you can use to separate the good from the bad.

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JULY 1, 2010

How to Get Your Voice Heard Using Social Media Getting yourself noticed is not an easy task especially when you are looking to promote your brand and generate sales. Here are the few tips which can help you to get yourself heard and noticed amongst your target audience using social media.

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MAY 18, 2010

Pages About Michael Brenner Appearances Search Based on Traction Theme by The Theme Foundry Copyright © 2010 B2B Marketing Insider. Share: Read more from Social Media B2B Marketing , Social Media Campaigns Click here to cancel reply. Share your thoughts, post a comment. All rights reserved.

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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. Ardath, thanks for the tag. Ardath, thanks for the tag. " Let me see.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

But if it is done right, this approach can mean better results and accolades for you and your management team. Sales projections? These had to be validated by the sales folks. And at the end of the process, you may find you don’t have a strong business case. It can mean challenging those above you.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

How to Get Your Voice Heard Using Social Media Getting yourself noticed is not an easy task especially when you are looking to promote your brand and generate sales. Here are the few tips which can help you to get yourself heard and noticed amongst your target audience using social media. Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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