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AUGUST 17, 2010

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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. – we accept the reality and plan for it. .

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

I wish I knew all the secrets so I could transform the world of B2B Marketing forever with a tell-all book. What I do know is that B2B Marketers have a ton of options today. In this post, I will offer a preview of the thoughts I will deliver during the Focus Interactive Summit on Progressive B2B Marketing. It used to be so easy.

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

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MAY 18, 2010

To help out my fellow B2B marketers, here is a list of 7 common mistakes that B2B marketers make when jumping feet first into social media marketing. Using social media as a direct response vehicle - The reason for much of the success from B2C marketers is that the majority of their products are impulse purchases (i.e.

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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. Market to them and never forget that even in B2B, human beings still make the decisions.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

While marketers have embraced these chats as a way of connecting with fellow marketers and sharing ideas, companies/brands have been relatively non-existent in these conversations. This has resulted in marketers focusing on trying to enlist these individuals to become brand advocates. What do you think?

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MAY 3, 2010

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MAY 5, 2010

Okay, so my objectives for B2B Marketing Insider are: Have a stake in my personal brand’s online presence. I am in Marketing so, yes, this is my ego objective. I am an online and social media marketing strategist for a large B2B company in a highly competitive industry. This website is my attempt to extend those efforts.

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

I’ve already published my B2B Marketing predictions for 2011 and while I think I captured a good mix of new and traditional issues, I realized that one thing was missing: a common theme. And so this led me to the conclusion that the broader future of B2B Marketing is Social! This got me to thinking.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

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AUGUST 10, 2010

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JULY 13, 2010

In this post I will review a whitepaper produced last month by Toolbox.com in conjunction with PJA Advertising + Marketing called “ Top 5 Trends in B2B Social Media Usage: What Every Marketer Should Know “ (registration required) on social media usage. and “ what can we achieve ?”

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MAY 3, 2010

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MAY 5, 2010

Okay, so my objectives for B2B Marketing Insider are: Have a stake in my personal brand’s online presence. I am in Marketing so, yes, this is my ego objective. I am an online and social media marketing strategist for a large B2B company in a highly competitive industry. This website is my attempt to extend those efforts.

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JUNE 11, 2010

And also discuss the 4 main objectives of a comprehensive plan. Finally, I provide practical tips for developing your own strategy, gaining the buy-in required to execute the plan and working with your executive team on marketing their own personal brands to your customers. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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JULY 6, 2010

While integrated marketing approaches are nothing new, email and social media are especially complimentary marketing tactics. 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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AUGUST 12, 2010

And when quality is required, you need to be able to deliver leads that convert. The debate often goes like this: Sales wants more leads. So marketing sends more. Sales complains that the quality stinks. Sales says they want better leads. Help sales fill their pipeline funnels.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

It was Frank Sinatra singing “ White Christmas “ It’s a great time to be a marketer: Toys R’ Us sent their first toy catalogue this past weekend. Plus one shameless backlink to a story of my own on marketing planning. Related Posts: How To Focus On Your Marketing Plan Internet Trends From The Web 2.0

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JUNE 29, 2010

Try These Traditional Tactics Now Lead Generation Programs That Work About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP. Doug Jul 7 2010 Forget about cost per lead, what is the cost per close? Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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JUNE 2, 2010

The days of sending a list of contacts to sales is over. Some creative marketers call these lists suspects. To sales, they are a waste of time. Inbound marketeering requires 2 simple things: First you need to be found and that requires the basic techniques of understanding how prospects search and the keywords they use.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

And what role do marketers play in cultivating the brand and maintaining some level of consistency in our brand image? While this sounds very much like the common definition for Integrated Marketing Communications, the author is suggesting that we need to go farther and deeper in coordinating marketing plans.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

My sister blog B2C Marketing Insider recently ran this article called Where Search Meets Social: Integrating Social Media into Organic and Paid Search Can Generate Exponential ROI written by Kent Lewis, President and Founder of Social Media and Marketing agencies Anvil Media and Formic Media. Need to Drive Leads?

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

At the same time, it is just another marketing channel. The reason I believe marketers are so confused about social media is because of this paradox. So I thought it was best to identify a clear framework for marketers to use to create successful social media strategies. Channel: not every marketer belongs on Facebook.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

And fields overflowing with the weeds of bad ideas grown from the seeds of false assumptions… A couple of months ago I experimented with a blog rant on Whatever Happened To Marketing Strategy. It wasn’t inspired by anything other than the main challenges of my peers across the diverse world of corporate B2B Marketing.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

The following excerpt is certainly important to sales and comes from my colleague, Rob Krekstein. This post also appeared recently in B2C Marketing Insider. 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.

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JUNE 22, 2010

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JUNE 9, 2010

Now like many marketers currently experiencing a similar situation, you probably immediately thought “why me?” According to Duct Tape Marketing , social media is the use of technology combined with social interaction to create or co-create value. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?" Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

You can view all the articles posted on socialmedia.org and also in the “Social Media&# category of B2C Marketing Insider. A common theme: almost all the presentations highlighted the importance of identifying and working with the top influencers in your target market as a key starting point and component of success.

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JULY 1, 2010

Social Media Tips for Marketers The highlight of this article is the section on “The Art of Conversation” from Jason Falls, who shares essential tips for everyone that is looking to participate in social media. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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AUGUST 5, 2010

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

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AUGUST 26, 2010

Social Media Tips for Marketers The highlight of this article is the section on “The Art of Conversation” from Jason Falls, who shares essential tips for everyone that is looking to participate in social media. Share: Read more from Social Media B2B Marketing , Social Media Click here to cancel reply.

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