Digital B2B Marketing

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Even well-intentioned individuals, marketers and publishers can fall into the spam trap. In this case, a Twitter search showed there were 44 Tweets of an advertising agency’s post in the prior week. Takeaway Are you engaged in social media enough to recognize spam when you see it? sent to 43 people.

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Social Media Social Marketing Advertising Agencies CAN-SPAM 100

BOP Design

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

What is the latest in the world of B2B Marketing? We may not have all the answers, but we’ve done some research, called on some great sources, and compiled a list of B2B marketing stats for 2022 and beyond. B2B, or B-to-B, or BtoB Marketing: General Stats. Is Search Engine Optimization Still Relevant? Dialogtech).

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Stats Work Management B2B Marketing Marketing Management 106

markempa

JULY 16, 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 And dont just send a canned response either.

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Lead Generation Work Management Marketing Management Search Marketing 120

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 7, 2010

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the volume or quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via natural search results. This gave birth to a whole industry centered on optimizing search results for a given term. For B2C or B2B Marketers this was a huge revolution. Tweet This!

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KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 11, 2013

B2B marketers struggle with common challenges. Research, guides, and marketing surveys help guide B2B marketers down the right path. Other times they reinforce the existing direction of marketing tactics and strategy. Optify’s 2013 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report. BtoB Research Defining the Modern Marketer.

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Marketing Report Research B2B Marketing BtoB 120

markempa

AUGUST 18, 2006

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

BtoB 120

BtoB Lead Generation B2B Sales Generation 120

markempa

OCTOBER 6, 2006

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. For many B2B marketing pros (especially those in technology), a time-tested tool is the white paper.

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BtoB Lead Generation Paper Generation 120

markempa

JUNE 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. Richard Karpinski wrote the piece which, from what I can tell, is one the the first articles on WOM for B2B marketers.

Word of Mouth 120

Word of Mouth BtoB Buzz WOM 120

Sales Engine

AUGUST 2, 2017

Most marketing and sales leaders in the business-to-business world know that nurturing leads is important. In this article, we look at a case study of lead nurturing that finds that nurtured leads were three times more likely to convert to sales-accepted leads than traditional marketing-qualified leads.

Lead Ranking 168

Lead Ranking Case Studies Case Study Marketing Qualified Leads 168

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 19, 2012

Earlier this week, I wrote about the multiple reports coming out that identify massive growth in mobile marketing ad spend and impressions. Then this week, BtoB Magazine released their “2012 Outlook survey” showing how online advertising is poised to see significant growth in 2012 as well. with decreases in TV, newspaper and magazines.

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Advertisements Advertising BtoB Mobile Advertising 100

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 7, 2013

It’s no secret that social media is an important channel of digital marketing. For B2B marketers, there are endless opportunities for leveraging social media platforms and strategies. Research from Optify’s 2012 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report supports these statements. SM/PR/Marketing/SEO/Brand ninja.

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Social Media Ideal Customer Profiles Twitter Profiling 120

ViewPoint

MARCH 6, 2014

Social media marketing is now precariously ensconced as a more-or-less mainstream marketing channel. Companies try to dutifully engage with customers and prospects on all the main social channels, plus as many of the secondary ones as possible. After all, content is the “fuel” that drives the social media engine, right?

Paid Content 120

Paid Content Social Media Customer Surveys Paid Search Agency 120

ViewPoint

MAY 9, 2013

Online content in the sales and marketing industries is dynamic and constantly changing. The Marketing Sphere represents recent good reads from our digital circles about B2B marketing selected by PointClear colleagues. Via Marketing Land. 5 Compelling Reasons To Launch B2B Mobile Landing Pages Now. Via ComputerWorld.

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PointClear B2B Marketing BtoB B2B 120

ViewPoint

AUGUST 28, 2012

Prior to leaving Gainesville we searched for the not easy to find but definitely worth finding Peach Valley Café (ask for Lauren who my wife described as "a doll"). We are looking forward to today's BtoB Summit. And it was a great breakfast! The conference is being held at Rosen Shingle Creek Resort.

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BtoB Landing Pages Conference Course 120

KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 25, 2013

In a poll of 155 primarily C-level marketing experts, social media received the largest percentage of votes for demand generation channels that marketers will spend more on in 2013. Software Advice’s Managing Editor Ashley Verrill shared some of the charts and information highlighting results of the survey.

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Demand Generation Advertising Benchmark Customer Surveys Demand 120

KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 6, 2013

In another week one of the best conferences for search engine marketing professionals and internet marketers overall, SMX Advanced , kicks off in Seattle. In addition to SMX Advanced, here is a look at the marketing conferences KoMarketing Associates has on the radar as we plan for the rest of 2013.

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KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 21, 2013

In Forrester Senior Analyst Anthony Mullen’s new report, “ Emerging Touchpoints Require A Marketing Mind Shift “, he identifies four fundamentals marketers must realize, in order to succeed in today’s technology and information-rich environment. Design is the New Marketing. Value is the Currency.

B2B Marketing 120

B2B Marketing SEO Marketing Automation Services Ad brokers 120

NuSpark Consulting

MARCH 17, 2012

The infographic summarizes key data from a variety of research reports covering B2B and technology lead generation, media strategy, and content marketing trends, from initial solution research to lead nurturing. The Rise of the B2B Social Buyer: How Buyers Consume Information Survey,2011, ITSMA. Presenting my first infographic.

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Trends B2B Marketing Generation 100

markempa

AUGUST 29, 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. Overall, social networking sites are proving to be great tools for job seekers and recruiting. And if not, should you start?

Social Networks 120

Social Networks Lead Generation Network Marketing B2B Marketing 120

Paul Gillin

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Social is the Future of Search (Profitecture Blog). These publishers eschew search optimization in favor of creating content that people want to share. Marketing’s big miss (BtoB magazine). Repackage (BtoB magazine). Here’s a round up of what I’ve been scribbling about elsewhere of later.

BtoB 50

BtoB Social Networks B2B Sales Network Marketing 50

Digital B2B Marketing

APRIL 30, 2012

In April Crain Communications, the publisher of BtoB Magazine, announced the creation of CrainsSocial , a new marketing services group offering social media solutions to marketers. This is one more introduction in a long line of changes that are blurring traditional roles in the marketing landscape.

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Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Ad Agencies BtoB 100

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 24, 2009

Yesterday’s BtoB Leading Edge, Demand Generation in the Digital Age was a great way to make sure your organization’s demand generation programs are best-in-class.   With almost 5,000 registrants, it is clear that B2B marketers are concerned about getting the most out of their demand generation and lead management programs.

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Demand Generation Agencies BtoB Demand Generation Demand 48

markempa

JUNE 14, 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. I read a good article on " What’s Wrong With Social Media For B2B Marketing " by John Miller who also writes the Modern B2B Marketing blog.

Social Media 120

Social Media Lead Generation B2B Marketing Social Marketing 120

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 21, 2012

Eric Wittlake (@ wittlake ) was quick to hit one of the main issues in his post earlier this week: social is not about selling. Do you know anyone who would claim that they made a ten or hundred thousand dollar decision based on social media? 84% using social media sounds like a pretty big number. And misleading.

Social Media 100

Social Media Statistics Media BtoB 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 26, 2010

At a recent dinner with a buddy of mine from Microsoft (who helped launch Bing) – I learned a lot more about the search market and a very important trend that can effect the future of B2B Marketing. OK so what does this mean to B2B Marketers? Related posts: Social Search could it be a Google Killer?

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B2B Marketing Google Mobile Advertising B2B Thought Leadership 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 9, 2011

Many BtoB organizations these days are spending time and money to listen to the conversations that are happening about their brand, which is a basic essential for any brand. If you think about it there is at least 2 solid years of user generated content out in the social sphere.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Marketing Management BtoB 100

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 5, 2013

78% of CMOs think content is the future of marketing ( Demand Metric ). 60-70% of B2B marketing content goes unused ( Sirius Decisions ). The answer is easy: content marketing. Content marketing is the process of creating content that our customers actually want or need. InboundWriter ). So what do we do know?

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Content Marketing Marketing Budget Marketing Budget Creation Content 100

NuSpark Consulting

JUNE 19, 2010

BtoB Magazine, a national trade journal, recently conducted a survey of 400 B2B Marketers, and found that half of them were dissatisfied with the return on tweets. The survey revealed a striking contrast between occasional and heavy Twitter marketers. Tags: Social Media. What do you think? How are you measuring success?

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Twitter B2B Marketing Effectiveness BtoB 100

KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 30, 2012

What does this have to do with marketing? So, for a fresh take on digital marketing best practices, let’s look to our furry friends for guidance: Liam ( my orange tabby cat): Liam enjoys napping, drinking from the bathroom faucet, and being adored. As marketers, we may feel the same way about our customers and prospects.

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Planning Marketing Budget BtoB Word of Mouth 120

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Now I’m not sure most B2B marketers truly consider lead generation as their primary focus but I do agree that we B2B Marketers spend considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. Related Posts: Why am I in Marketing? This one has a puzzling contradiction (see #3).

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Planning B2B Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Now I’m not sure most B2B marketers truly consider lead generation as their primary focus but I do agree that we B2B Marketers spend considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. Related Posts: Why am I in Marketing? This one has a puzzling contradiction (see #3).

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B2B Marketing Planning B2B Paid Search Agency 100

markempa

JUNE 28, 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. Today, his article in BtoB Magazine gives a great summary of his presentation from the roadshow and is worth a read.

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Online Lead Generation Lead Generation Work Management Marketing Management 120

markempa

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

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

Response Rate 120

Response Rate Lead Generation BtoB Telemarketing 120

Writing on the Web

JULY 9, 2010

Just last week, BtoB Magazine Online reported that Dow Jones hired an online marketing company. By doing so, Dow Jones’ customers get the privilege of responding to blog posts, news and any mention of DJ in social networks. We’ve come to a point where “social” networks are almost a misnomer. The company, Marchex Inc.,

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

My advice would be don’t let Google Reader (or any social activity) over run your life – remember you are in control! Related posts: Social Search could it be a Google Killer? Related posts: Social Search could it be a Google Killer? This morning I typed into Google the search term: VoIP.

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Social Media Digg Media RSS 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 6, 2010

I am just putting the finishing touches on the 2nd Edition of Facebook Marketing for Dummies (Wiley) with my co-author Rich Krueger (and BTW we have sold over 20,000 copies in less than a year!). And a question I get asked in every meeting when I present social media is – “so who is going to become the next Facebook?” Tweet This!

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Facebook Social Networks BtoB Digg 100

markempa

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

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. Validating direct marketing lists. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Building a database.

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Telemarketing Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads BtoB 120