Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 24, 2010

By summarizing Morgan Stanley’s latest research , I demonstrated the tremendous growth of the mobile internet channel and suggested that mobile is the next big thing. Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty.

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Paid Search Agency Peer-to-peer Buzz 100

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 18, 2010

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) SEO continues to provide one of the best sources of leads for both B2B and B2C companies. When prospects are ready to buy, they will use keyword search to research products and solutions. You want to be found when they do.

Tactics 100

Tactics Paid Search Agency Demand Generation Agencies Leads 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 18, 2010

B2B companies that succeed are those that have a clear objective and implement a strategy based on market research and a commitment to seeing their efforts through to completion. Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency 100

markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

Listen to podcast now (31 min MP3) Show Agenda Benchmark data that B2B all marketers must know Fresh ideas and best practices for lead qualification Why you should capture and track all web inquiries in your CRM How many buyers/influencers in the typical F500 buying process (hint: its big!)

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Work Management Generation Telemarketing 120

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 7, 2010

In their research with 1,000 sales executives in the U.S., Brazil and China, Ogilvy found that social media is extremely influential over buyers’ purchase decisions, that sales people see this change but do not think their companies are adapting quickly enough.

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency B2B Marketing Social Marketing 100

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 3, 2010

Research smart placement : And now that you understand your prospects needs and you’ve created compelling content, you need to place that content where the largest majority of your prospects will find you. Nothing drives response more than strong titles addressing prospect needs.

Lead Scoring 100

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads Top of Funnel 100

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 14, 2010

All despite the fact that I did no keyword research. Confessions Of A B2B Marketer 5 Sales Closing Techniques 7 Tips For Successful Lead Follow-up About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

Business 100

Business Peer-to-peer Web 2.0 Customer Satisfaction 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 5, 2010

When I see B2B Marketers who have forgotten that we serve customers and create marketing campaigns with little research into customer needs or pains or the words they use to express their pains, it makes me crazy. To share the love. I am frustrated every day. I am a perfectionist.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency Planning B2B 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 5, 2010

When I see B2B Marketers who have forgotten that we serve customers and create marketing campaigns with little research into customer needs or pains or the words they use to express their pains, it makes me crazy. To share the love. I am frustrated every day. I am a perfectionist.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency Planning B2B 100

markempa

JUNE 15, 2005

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

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Webinar Metrics Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

JULY 9, 2007

« Off-Topic: On Selling Ideas in 1776 | Main | Inquiry management and search marketing strategy » Early Stage Leads are too important for Sales People Alone The management of sales leads is critical to generating Return on Marketing Investment. He just wrote (round two) and I think its worth checking out.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Marketing Analytics Tools Leads 120

markempa

OCTOBER 31, 2006

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

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Generation 120

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.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation B2B Thought Leadership Leads 120

markempa

OCTOBER 11, 2006

« White Papers and Lead Generation, Key for BtoB Marketers | Main | Lead Generation for the Complex Sale » How to Become a Thought Leader and Attract Customers Would you like to be more visible and generate sales leads on a limited budget? Become a thought leader ! Become a thought leader !

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership Generation 120

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2010

In order to provide a practical guide to generating real results, here are the B2B Marketing Insider 5 Steps to achieve Lead Generation ROI: Step 1: Set your objective. The metrics you chose should be quantifiable and aligned to your sales goals. Think sales, leads, pipeline. This is the trickiest part. Ask your partners.

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Sales Management Lead Ranking ROI 100

markempa

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

According the MarketingSherpa research , " only 17% of B-to-B marketers we queried were sure their CFOs understood the value of lead generation programs." Her article summarizes some new research by the Association of National Advertisers in conjunction with Marketing Management Analytics.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Marketing BtoB Lead Scoring 120

markempa

MAY 9, 2007

« B2B Lead Generation Blog is todays TypePad Featured Blog | Main | The Difference Between ROI and Marketing Accountability » How Lead Nurturing Improves Lead Generation ROI I know theres a lot of emphasis on lead generation (thats a good thing) but, getting a ton of leads doesnt guarantee that increased sales will follow.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Lead Nurturing ROI Generation 120

markempa

APRIL 19, 2007

« On B2B Demand Generation tools and Lead Generation Dashboards | Main | On Lead Nurturing: Looking for a "hot" date? » Lead Generation via Podcasts: An Interview With Paul Dunay Did you know that podcasting can help you generate more leads and nurture future customers?

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation B2B Thought Leadership Leads 120

markempa

AUGUST 11, 2006

And, as my recent post about MarketingSherpa’s research shows, blogs have become a great lead generation tool for marketers. And, as my recent post about MarketingSherpa’s research shows, blogs have become a great lead generation tool for marketers. This is the perfect time to release a book on corporate blogging.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Thought Leadership Generation Leads 120

markempa

MAY 13, 2007

So heres the challenge that most marketers face.they want to think long term but keep getting sucked in by the more immediate and pressing issue of a not having enough high quality sales leads. In addition, we cant ignore research showing the average tenure of a CEO is six years. We all want our ROI, and we want it now!

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation ROI Top of Funnel B2B Marketing 120

markempa

JUNE 19, 2006

Often, they feel it is better to hire more sales people to increase sales than investing more money into lead generation programs. Contrarily, my research shows that for the complex sale, it is far more effective to support proven sales people with good lead generation than hiring additional sales people.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation Optimization Leads 120

markempa

MARCH 21, 2006

I wrote a post called, " Asking for referrals does more than Generate Leads ," based on the Harvard Business Review article, “The One Number You Need to Grow” by Frederick F. During two years of research, Reichheld discovered, that the answer to this basic question, Would you recommend our products/services to a business peer?,

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Peer-to-peer Lead Scoring 120

markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

Here are some direct mail content ideas: personal letters, dimensional mailers, books, newsletters, press releases, white papers, event invitations, research reports, case studies, success stories, article reprints and third-party articles. What can you send via email?

Lead Nurturing 120

Lead Nurturing Lead Generation Tactics Lead Scoring 120

markempa

MAY 8, 2006

The article features tools that will aid sales people, entrepreneurs, and professionals with their personal lead generation efforts. My research shows that executive buyers choose the sales person who has been a resource and developed a relationship with them regardless of their timing to buy.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation Cold Calling Leads 120

markempa

JULY 28, 2006

« How Podcasts Impact B2B Purchase Decisions | Main | New complimentary e-book - Start with a Lead: Eight critical success factors for lead generation results » MarketingSherpa Data on the Best & Worst Lead Generation Offers for 2006 Ive been quiet here for over a week, but not because I dont have a ton of things to write about.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Thought Leadership Generation Leads 120

markempa

JULY 21, 2005

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

Lead Nurturing 120

Lead Nurturing Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Webinar Metrics 120

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Paid search is an important part of our marketing mix and one that has driven…(fill in something quantifiable like sales, leads or contacts followed by the number of total impressions because that usually sounds like an impressive number). As always feel free to call me with any additional questions.

Paid Content 100

Paid Content Paid Search Agency Budget Programs Marketing Budget 100

markempa

MAY 20, 2005

« Asking for referrals does more than generate leads | Main | Lead generation ROI depends on a good handoff » Lead Generation via Industry Experts Proactively building relationships with industry experts is a powerful way to generate sales leads and positive word of mouth (WOM). Give them a call.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 120

markempa

MAY 24, 2005

« Lead generation ROI depends on a good handoff | Main | How to leverage word of mouth for more leads » Velocity of Lead Follow-Up Is Critical To Winning the Complex Sale Many things with lead generation seem easier than they are. The speed of lead follow-up is a major contributor to this problem.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads B2B Sales Marketing Analytics Tools 120

markempa

JANUARY 4, 2006

« Its a New Year for Lead Generation for the Complex Sale | Main | Use Event Marketing Successfully for Lead Generation » Top Six Lead Generation Challenges for the Complex Sale in 2006 Based on our research, I think companies with complex sale will face the following six lead generation challenges in 2006: 1.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 120

markempa

AUGUST 15, 2011

Tweet Too many marketers think that their inside sales teams are alchemists. They dump data that’s absolute garbage into the top of the sales funnel and expect sales lead gold to come out the other side. This came to mind when my teleprospecting team was struggling with one of our lead-generation clients.

Top of Funnel 120

Top of Funnel Practices Lead Generation Contact Marketing 120

markempa

NOVEMBER 14, 2005

« Winning the Complex Sales Cycle with Thought leading Content | Main | Embattled CMOs share strategies to improve marketing influence » Google Makes Web Analytics Free but will it help your lead generation? Research shows that the number one priority for B2B websites is lead generation.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Analytics Generation Google 120

markempa

DECEMBER 21, 2006

According to their research, " only 17% of B-to-B marketers we queried were sure their CFOs understood the value of lead generation programs." Companies Are Severely Mismanaging Lead Generation Ultimately, if marketers want to win over finance they need to demonstrate that marketing is an asset, not a liability.

Budget Programs 120

Budget Programs Lead Generation B2B Sales Sales Qualified Leads 120

markempa

JULY 13, 2006

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

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Purchase B2B Thought Leadership Generation 120

markempa

JANUARY 18, 2005

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

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Sales Lead Scoring 120

markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

Im more impressed by the amount of research and testing that went into this book. Im more impressed by the amount of research and testing that went into this book. I got a copy of the handbook and finally had a chance to read it. This book is the real deal. They have an early adopter discount until 2/28. This book is the real deal.

Landing Pages 120

Landing Pages Lead Generation Conversion B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

JUNE 14, 2005

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

Word of Mouth 120

Word of Mouth BtoB Buzz WOM 120