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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

At the same time, you know that social media has changed the marketing landscape : shouting to prospects with endless email offers may produce leads but you’re worried about the longer term implications to your market. So how do you incorporate social media into the marketing mix? Amplify good news. Make every campaign social.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

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MAY 3, 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 May 4, 2010 7 Subscribe Why am I in Marketing? So here I will describe why I am in Marketing.

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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. First is “ Marketing Can Do Better &# by Umair Haque.

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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

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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JUNE 3, 2010

But customers are looking for you to demonstrate an understanding of their needs before they are ready to engage in the sales process. If we pay close attention to avoid the common mistakes, content marketing can drive leads that are more relevant, targeted and qualified than a traditional outbound push. Know them all. Get creative.

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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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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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AUGUST 17, 2010

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MAY 3, 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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OCTOBER 28, 2010

It’s that time of year for creating your marketing plan. If you are looking for a more formal approach, check out The Marketing Leadership Council which offers a marketing planning tool called MarkPlan and recently held a series of workshops on marketing planning. It starts with reaching across functional areas.

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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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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. I am in Marketing so, yes, this is my ego objective. The question is whether we are actively participating in it online. To share the love.

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JUNE 2, 2010

Some creative marketers call these lists suspects. 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. In this post I will explain the 4 most common mistakes marketers make. Sounds easy right?

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

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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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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 may be an untapped opportunity for brands to truly connect and build trust with their audiences. What do you think?

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AUGUST 10, 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. We all have a brand and need to channel our inner Brian Solis. I am in Marketing so, yes, this is my ego objective. The question is whether we are actively participating in it online. To share the love.

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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! But what does this mean for the B2B Marketer?

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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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JUNE 24, 2010

What does all this mean to the B2B marketer? I will suggest the top 6 opportunities for mobile marketing and the steps you should take now. Understand the regional differences and adoption of mobile technologies if you are a global brand. Identify what activities your prospects engage in with their mobile devices.

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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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AUGUST 12, 2010

So marketing sends more. So marketing tightens the quality standards and sends fewer but higher quality leads. My advice is to B2B Marketers is to follow this natural ebb and flow. Maybe this works for your company as long as the number of marketing touches does not annoy the prospect to the point that they want to walk away.

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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. This misses the point, of course, since social media is about customer relationships and not really about the technology at all. Social Media And Your Personal Brand.

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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. Analyze keywords. Need to Drive Leads?

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JULY 21, 2010

While this study was focused on IT Buyers, the implications for the B2B Marketer should be relevant across the prospect universe no matter which industries you serve. While this study was focused on IT Buyers, the implications for the B2B Marketer should be relevant across the prospect universe no matter which industries you serve.

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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. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?" Thanks for emphasizing the point!

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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! Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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AUGUST 10, 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 10, 2010 15 Subscribe Whatever Happened to Marketing Strategy? This is not hard.

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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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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! Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

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JULY 15, 2010

To summarize my answer: As sales’ priorities shift over time from quantity at the beginning of a quarter to closing deals on quality leads at the end of quarter, marketing needs to have the flexibility to turn those dials as needed to meet the needs of the sales team. How to implement lead generation programs on a small business budget?

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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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