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AUGUST 5, 2010

I think the answer depends on the marketing objectives. B2B Marketers cannot ignore this channel and need to continue advocating for our brands and with our senior executives to get more involved, become more visible and to engage with customers in this channel. But growth in this space is sure to continue.

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JUNE 11, 2010

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. Share: Read more from Social Media B2B Marketing , Social Media Click here to cancel reply.

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OCTOBER 26, 2010

.&# So let’s review: Consumers are increasingly resistant to marketing efforts Marketing can do better by listening to customers with the intention of helping improvetheir lives To succeed we simply need to apply forethought to future scenarios that would create happy customers Are you up for the task?

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP. 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 11, 2010

The event titled “How Big Brands Use Social Media&# highlights 8 real-life social media case studies. You can view all the articles posted on socialmedia.org and also in the “Social Media&# category of B2C Marketing Insider. Many brands are just getting started in social media. Click here to cancel reply.

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JULY 15, 2010

Try These Traditional Tactics Now The Role of B2B Marketing 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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JUNE 24, 2010

Understand the regional differences and adoption of mobile technologies if you are a global brand. Test : Begin to evaluate the performance of brand awareness and banner ad campaigns such as the Dell mobile deals club. Search : Consider the implications of Google Goggles and mobile search on your paid and organic search strategies.

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

The first was the Harvard Business Review’s “ Branding in the Digital Age: You’re Spending Your Money in All The Wrong Places &# written by David C. Edelman, who is the co-leader of McKinsey’s Global Digital Marketing Strategy practice.

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JUNE 22, 2010

In my next post I will highlight the top things B2B Marketers need to consider when looking into mobile marketing strategies. That Is A Lot Of Time Spent Online Using Social Media Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011? Well get ready for the next wave of innovation in the mobile arena. Summit Holy Cow!

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

The result of all this was redundancy like B2B marketing has never seen before. Opt-outs increased and our brand image suffered — all because we were spamming our customers. But unfortunately too much of our marketing is done based on gut feel. What we need is an alignment between Marketing and Strategy.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Related Posts: How To Focus On Your Marketing Plan Internet Trends From The Web 2.0 Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. Share: Read more from Strategy marketing plan Click here to cancel reply.

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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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JUNE 18, 2010

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) SEO continues to provide one of the best sources of leads for both B2B and B2C companies. The 4 Most Common Mistakes in B2B Content Marketing 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

Try These Traditional Tactics Now How to Nurture The Great Unknown Leads Lead Generation Programs That Work Integrate Social Media Into Your Marketing Mix Confessions Of A B2B Marketer 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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AUGUST 19, 2010

Related Posts: How To Focus On Your Marketing Plan Whatever Happened to Marketing Strategy? Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. And change it now.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

So how do you incorporate social media into the marketing mix? It starts with one very important paradox that I also outlined in The 4 Cs of Social Media : social media is both a revolution in the way consumers interact with brands and yet we can approach it like any marketing channel. Social media?

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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.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

I agee that ALL marketing spend should be tied to quanitifiable results that the sales team and executives want to see. I’m not sure NPV is the right metric for all marketing tactics. Sometimes, the CEO wants to “evolve a brand&# and sometimes sales folks want to work under the cover of a massive awareness blitz.

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JULY 21, 2010

The search queries were clustered into 4 groups: Brand, Issue, Solution and Comparison. So for example, “issue” searches, when the buyer is doing more research of the problems they are facing, were used primarily in the awareness phase and “brand” searches when a buyer is close to a decision are used more in the decision phase.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

In the past, I have written about the challenges of Social Media and The Brand , the power of Integrating Social Media and Search and asked Why Do You Tweet? Social Media And Your Personal Brand. So I thought it was best to identify a clear framework for marketers to use to create successful social media strategies.

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

It serves as the basis for your sales and marketing strategy.&# Quantity The New Marketing Accountability Social Media: The Journey Begins With You 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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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Blogs Influence On Buyers When asked “what is your likelihood to purchase a brand, product or service from these information sources?&# 42% reported that blogs influence their purchase behavior. Such as building up personal and professional brands. The event is part of a series sponsored by the Social Media Business Council.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP. 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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JUNE 3, 2010

Try These Traditional Tactics Now 5 Sales Closing Techniques 9 Essential Social Media Resources 8 Essential Social Media Resources 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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DECEMBER 21, 2010

6 Steps to Prepare for the Mobile Revolution B2B Marketing Predictions For 2011 The Future of B2B Marketing: It’s Social 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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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP. 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 30, 2010

That Is A Lot Of Time Spent Online Using Social Media About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP. Share: Read more from Strategy Internet Trends , Marketing Innovation , Mobile , Strategy , Web 2.0

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

Then take all the inputs you’ve received, analyze those against historical performance and model towards the most efficient way to achieve that end goal: higher return on marketing spend. An effective marketing strategy focused on one goal will have a halo effect on other marketing metrics.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

The search terms you use may not be the same terms the people in our target market are using when searching for our solutions. Generic terms have a higher likelihood of being used by a student, researcher, or other non-prospect as opposed to our branded or solution-specific keywords. This may be the cause of our ad not showing up.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

How To Focus On Your Marketing Plan Whatever Happened To The Business Case 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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OCTOBER 7, 2010

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. The following excerpt is certainly important to sales and comes from my colleague, Rob Krekstein.

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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. We all have a brand and need to channel our inner Brian Solis. And so here I am hoping to take a journey to the place known as “I know how to build an online brand through blogging&#. Why Do You Tweet?

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JULY 13, 2010

About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP. 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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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 5, 2010

Okay, so my objectives for B2B Marketing Insider are: Have a stake in my personal brand’s online presence. We all have a brand and need to channel our inner Brian Solis. And so here I am hoping to take a journey to the place known as “I know how to build an online brand through blogging&#. Why Do You Tweet?

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AUGUST 17, 2010

Quantity Integrate Social Media Into Your Marketing Mix 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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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

How To Use Paid Search To Target Buyers By Stage How to Nurture The Great Unknown Leads Be A Hero: Choose Appointment Setting for Your Next Campaign The 4 Most Common Mistakes in B2B Content Marketing 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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JUNE 7, 2010

Customers are expecting it and some of them are making businesses pay a steep cost when the brand presence isn’t there. How do you manage the personal brands of executives? This is an area of opportunity for B2B companies and needs to be managed very carefully. And the cost of not acting must be made plain.

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