Marketing Insider Group

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.

New Markets 75

New Markets Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty 75

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2014

Customize your approach and don’t use pre-made templates. With the bevy of marketing systems that allow you to use the same pre-designed “rush priority” envelope, or a web site and email template that another 200 small businesses are using, you stand to accomplish the opposite of standing out. Why waste the opportunity?

Outbound Marketing 67

Outbound Marketing Logistics Inbound Marketing Marketing 67

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 3, 2010

He suggests you use the common tools of the trade like Twitter, Facebook and Google Alerts as well as more advanced sources like Google trends and Customer Service data. It is important to utilize quality content in these listings such as videos, customer testimonials and other relevant content along with key business contact details.

Telemarketing 74

Telemarketing B2C Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty 74

Marketing Insider Group

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.

Telemarketing 70

Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Social Media Marketing 70

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 3, 2010

Having started my career and spent 9 years in a B2B company serving some of the world’s top brands in the consumer space, I have often rejected the B2B label because too often, B2B marketers forget to focus on consumers. But B2B Marketing is complex with a need to appeal to both emotion and intellect. But that is all we do!

Inbound Marketing 72

Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Telemarketing Marketing 72

Marketing Insider Group

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 how they rank.

Content Marketing 77

Content Marketing Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty 77

Marketing Insider Group

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. Use your existing customers as the base. Support the ecosystem and win more customers.

Content Marketing 77

Content Marketing Manufacturing Inbound Marketing Telemarketing 77

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 15, 2010

My answer: spend your budget on great content that the market will value, then use low cost tactics like SEO, email and social media to push that content out. My answer: use your customers and sales people to write about, videotape and blog about successes and tips on navigating through the buying process.

Telemarketing 75

Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty B2C 75

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Marketers sell stuff and sales people market stuff. The funnel is a useful way to analyze the rate at which we are capturing and managing demand. To our customers there is no funnel. I believe we should align our efforts to customer needs. Our customers will tell us when they are ready to speak to a salesperson.

Telemarketing 75

Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Social Media Marketing 75

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Social networking has been around for as long as we have and yet the emergence of social media is changing the face of marketing, media, PR, customer service, advertising and ultimately entire organizations. We have to become social marketers, sales people and customer service reps. Share your thoughts, post a comment.

Telemarketing 69

Telemarketing Marketing Mix Customer loyalty Inbound Marketing 69

Marketing Insider Group

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.

Telemarketing 65

Telemarketing Customer loyalty Inbound Marketing B2C 65

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

Telemarketing 73

Telemarketing eBook Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty 73

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 3, 2010

Having started my career and spent 9 years in a B2B company serving some of the world’s top brands in the consumer space, I have often rejected the B2B label because too often, B2B marketers forget to focus on consumers. But B2B Marketing is complex with a need to appeal to both emotion and intellect. But that is all we do!

Inbound Marketing 67

Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Telemarketing Marketing 67

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

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 B2B Marketing , Content Marketing , Inbound Marketing , Lead Qualification , Online Demand Generation Click here to cancel reply.

Telemarketing 63

Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Marketing Mix 63

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 18, 2010

All this is starting to create massive and revolutionary changes in the way businesses in general and marketers in particular interact with customers. Customer lists provide a tremendous opportunity for selling additional solutions and services or upgrades. But social media has opened up a channel. Absolutely not.

Telemarketing 75

Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty B2C 75

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

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 B2B Marketing , Content Marketing , Inbound Marketing , Lead Qualification , Online Demand Generation Click here to cancel reply.

Telemarketing 61

Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Marketing Mix 61

Exposure Ninja

AUGUST 21, 2023

For example, if you complete a content marketing certification, you should back up this by starting a blog or creating written work. You may want to focus on project management or leadership and get certified in those areas. Even if you don’t get certified immediately, knowing what marketing certifications exist is still good.

Digital Marketing 52

Digital Marketing CRM Marketing Marketers 52

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 5, 2010

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. While not “dead”, email consumption is down.

Telemarketing 80

Telemarketing Customer loyalty B2C Inbound Marketing 80

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 17, 2010

Ultimately it comes down to determining where can we achieve the greatest return from people, process and marketing tools to meet customer needs. The goal is to remove the waste (time, people, budget) in the marketing expense inherent in programs that are simply ineffective. Less People. Fewer tools. So how do we get there?

Telemarketing 72

Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Marketing Mix 72

Marketing Insider Group

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.

Telemarketing 68

Telemarketing Customer loyalty Inbound Marketing B2C 68

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Think about the entire lifecycle from new product ideas all the way to customer retention. Another huge mistake I see marketers make in planning is to put it off because “I don’t have my budget&# or “I haven’t been told what our goals are for next year.&# So why shouldn’t your marketing?

Marketing Plan 75

Marketing Plan Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty 75

Marketing Insider Group

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.

Telemarketing 75

Telemarketing Customer loyalty Marketing Mix Inbound Marketing 75

Marketing Insider Group

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. Identify what activities your prospects engage in with their mobile devices.

Telemarketing 76

Telemarketing Customer loyalty Entertainment User-Generated 76

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 26, 2010

How to Monitor, Analyze and Participate in Customer Conversations using Social Media This post is filled with information surrounding three main topics: 8 Stages of Listening, Developing a Listening Program and Identifying Specific Business Objectives.

Telemarketing 71

Telemarketing B2C Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty 71

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 1, 2010

How to Monitor, Analyze and Participate in Customer Conversations using Social Media This post is filled with information surrounding three main topics: 8 Stages of Listening, Developing a Listening Program and Identifying Specific Business Objectives.

Telemarketing 68

Telemarketing B2C Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty 68

Marketing Insider Group

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?

Marketing Mix 75

Marketing Mix Telemarketing Customer loyalty Social Media Marketing 75

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This misses the point, of course, since social media is about customer relationships and not really about the technology at all. 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.

Whitepaper 76

Whitepaper Telemarketing Customer loyalty Social Media Marketing 76

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 22, 2010

Try These Traditional Tactics Now About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP. Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

Telemarketing 77

Telemarketing Customer loyalty Inbound Marketing B2C 77

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&#. To share the love.

Telemarketing 51

Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Social Media Marketing 51

Marketing Insider Group

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.

Marketing Mix 76

Marketing Mix Telemarketing Customer loyalty Inbound Marketing 76

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&#. To share the love.

Telemarketing 48

Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Social Media Marketing 48

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 19, 2010

The New Marketing Accountability The Role of B2B Marketing How To Shorten The B2B Buyer Cycle With Landing Pages About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

Telemarketing 71

Telemarketing Customer loyalty Inbound Marketing B2C 71

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 26, 2010

It means listening to what will make our customers lives better. It means allowing as many employees in our companies to interact with our customers as real people. I want to be that kind of marketer. Umair even suggests that if we can achieve this, our customers might actually love us. .&#

Outbound Marketing 73

Outbound Marketing Telemarketing Customer loyalty B2C 73

Marketing Insider Group

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.

Telemarketing 81

Telemarketing Customer loyalty User-Generated Marketing 81

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The event titled “How Big Brands Use Social Media&# highlights 8 real-life social media case studies. Many brands are just getting started in social media. Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty.

Telemarketing 74

Telemarketing Customer loyalty B2C Marketing Mix 74

Marketing Insider Group

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.

Telemarketing 69

Telemarketing Marketing Mix B2C Inbound Marketing 69

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 18, 2010

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

Social Media Marketing 76

Social Media Marketing B2C Telemarketing Whitepaper 76