Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The curious and cautious B2B buyers B2B buyers are curious about how a product can make life easier and business better; however, they are also more cautious when making purchases because a mistake can be costly both for the company and their career. Each B2B customer will be thinking about products in the context of his or her own position.

Telemarketing 74

Telemarketing Customer loyalty Inbound Marketing User-Generated 74

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 5, 2010

I started in sales, then moved into product management with P&L responsibility. Real value comes from producing customers who stay and who have an amazing customer experience so they buy more. That is why customer lifetime value to me is a much more important metric. Then ran marketing for 2 firms.

New Markets 75

New Markets Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty 75

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

And after 13 quarters, the growth curve of the amazing triumvirate of the iPod, iPhone and iPad is still nearly vertical and continues to far outpace any new product introduction ever. Commerce: Mary talks about how the rate of product improvement is unprecedented. Mobile: 3G users have grown 37% year over year.

Telemarketing 74

Telemarketing Customer loyalty User-Generated Inbound Marketing 74

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? The reason is context.

Whitepaper 76

Whitepaper Telemarketing Customer loyalty Social Media Marketing 76

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. Create a compelling offer to lock-in your current customers for a longer term.

Telemarketing 75

Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty B2C 75

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Are we considering the larger implications of social media on the organization as it relates to employee adoption, customer service, product development and innovation? How can social media extend our brand relationship with our target market?

Marketing Mix 75

Marketing Mix Telemarketing Customer loyalty Social Media Marketing 75

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. Or from consumer to consumer to relay needed information on products and services. Overall great article.

Marketing Mix 76

Marketing Mix Telemarketing Customer loyalty Inbound Marketing 76

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Think about the entire lifecycle from new product ideas all the way to customer retention. For example, effective demand generation with high quality content that meets customer needs will produce awareness and will drive consideration of your product. It starts with reaching across functional areas.

Marketing Plan 75

Marketing Plan Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty 75

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. I am a B2B marketer because I think our job can be made simpler if we simply focus on the customer.

Inbound Marketing 72

Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Telemarketing Marketing 72

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 13, 2010

“As user-generated content becomes a greater part of professional workflow, it is important for B2B marketers to understand not only where their customers are interacting, but also their motivations when they are consuming or participating in these communities.

Whitepaper 78

Whitepaper Telemarketing Customer loyalty Inbound Marketing 78

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Time Line Close The Time Line close is effective when a product or service will impact a prospect’s project plan, especially if the purchasing decision is a prerequisite to other activities in the project plan. is a great closing tool with a product that has many clear benefits. I am sure it will help many of our agents.

Telemarketing 80

Telemarketing Customer loyalty B2C Inbound Marketing 80

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. I am a B2B marketer because I think our job can be made simpler if we simply focus on the customer.

Inbound Marketing 67

Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Telemarketing Marketing 67

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 18, 2010

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. 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.

Social Media Marketing 76

Social Media Marketing B2C Telemarketing Whitepaper 76

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 16, 2010

It has to be integrated into the existing editorial process and production process. What I think Jennifer and Mallary are suggesting is that only through real integration can we accomplish the value of customer engagement. I’m convinced that’s the only way we’re going to crack the engagement nut.”

Telemarketing 78

Telemarketing Marketing Mix Customer loyalty User-Generated 78

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 16, 2010

It has to be integrated into the existing editorial process and production process. What I think Jennifer and Mallary are suggesting is that only through real integration can we accomplish the value of customer engagement. I’m convinced that’s the only way we’re going to crack the engagement nut.”

Telemarketing 78

Telemarketing Marketing Mix Customer loyalty User-Generated 78

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Opt-outs increased and our brand image suffered — all because we were spamming our customers. What we need is Insight-driven marketing that starts with the customer. It’s about customers and getting them to chose us over the competition because we have better met their needs. Then the economy turned.

Transform 77

Transform Whitepaper Telemarketing Customer loyalty 77

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 19, 2010

One responder can lead us to several opportunities within the company if the discussion we have is centered around the needs and pains of the company and not only one product or service. The representative needs to have many assets at the ready, as people like to view products or services in various ways.

Telemarketing 76

Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Whitepaper 76

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2010

our job is to support sales in their goal to acquire more customers and to keep our customers. So when our “customers&# in sales ask for more leads, give them more. You can’t “sell&# someone unless they are in the market to buy a product or service like yours. As I stated before in Why am I in Marketing?

Telemarketing 77

Telemarketing Customer loyalty Marketing Marketers 77

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2010

Social media is hot mainly because it is new news to lots of folks in marketing and across our organizations that “the customer is indeed in charge”. Customers decide when and how to engage with us in the buying journey. If you need to create content – research the top trending keywords, article titles, and customer pain points.

Telemarketing 75

Telemarketing Customer loyalty Social Media Marketing Inbound Marketing 75

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 10, 2010

You know that Social Media is Not a Strategy where the author comments: it’s not that companies tweet or post photos to flickr that is behind their success; it’s the fact that these efforts further their overall strategy of content creation, customer acquisition, and product positioning.

Marketing Strategy 71

Marketing Strategy Telemarketing Customer loyalty Transform 71

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 24, 2010

Consumers will see directly through tactics that result in a one-sided chat that focuses solely on the brand and it will turn them off almost instantly. These chats can also allow a brand/product to create significant social capital.

Telemarketing 69

Telemarketing Marketing Mix B2C Inbound Marketing 69

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 10, 2010

You know that Social Media is Not a Strategy where the author comments: it’s not that companies tweet or post photos to flickr that is behind their success; it’s the fact that these efforts further their overall strategy of content creation, customer acquisition, and product positioning.

Marketing Strategy 62

Marketing Strategy Telemarketing Customer loyalty Transform 62

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 17, 2010

In B2B marketing organizations, the single most important way to keep customers is to build satisfaction and loyalty. The best way to get new customers is through positive referrals from existing customers. So, how do we build customer satisfaction and loyalty? And who does which piece? One that is engaged.

Customer loyalty 72

Customer loyalty Customer Telemarketing Inbound Marketing 72

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 17, 2010

In B2B marketing organizations, the single most important way to keep customers is to build satisfaction and loyalty. The best way to get new customers is through positive referrals from existing customers. So, how do we build customer satisfaction and loyalty? And who does which piece? One that is engaged.

Customer loyalty 66

Customer loyalty Customer Telemarketing Inbound Marketing 66

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Marketing is simply a way of helping these customers and businesses find each other and build a mutually beneficial relationship. Quick Takeaways: Focus on the customer. Delivering great customer experiences should be the goal of every department in the business. Focus on the Customer Experience (CX). What do they want?

Customer 100

Customer CMO Customer Journey Non-Profit 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

Marketing is simply a way of helping these customers and businesses find each other and build a mutually beneficial relationship. Focus on the customer. Delivering great customer experiences should be the goal of every department in the business. Remember, people prefer to buy from brands they like, know, and trust.

Customer 111

Customer CMO Customer Journey Marketing 111

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Simplicity Of Programs These programs are notoriously simple to create as you only need to provide a list of target companies and a product, solution or service you want to sell. The company will not incur any expense until the meeting takes place, and you can be assured that if the meeting is valueless, you will not pay for it.

Telemarketing 76

Telemarketing Customer loyalty Marketing Mix Social Media Marketing 76

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Customer satisfaction, loyalty and retention re-emerge as key metrics B2B marketers will use to measure the performance of their holistic marketing programs. Colleagues and managers will start to treat their fellow employees with a little more respect as the economy turns around. There is light at the end of the tunnel.

Inbound Marketing 81

Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Telemarketing Marketing 81

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 10, 2010

In many ways, Social Media is simply another proof point of the power of customer-driven, inbound marketing. For me, the strength of inbound marketing techniques lies in the power of giving up control to the customer. Marketers of all specialties are realizing that the customer is clearly in charge.

Inbound Marketing 70

Inbound Marketing Telemarketing Transform Customer loyalty 70

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 10, 2010

In many ways, Social Media is simply another proof point of the power of customer-driven, inbound marketing. For me, the strength of inbound marketing techniques lies in the power of giving up control to the customer. Marketers of all specialties are realizing that the customer is clearly in charge.

Inbound Marketing 70

Inbound Marketing Telemarketing Transform Customer loyalty 70

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 27, 2010

Include thought leadership whitepapers, customer videos, podcasts, case studies, demos and product comparison guides. The cost will be low since you used existing content, house-list emails and a general desire to help your customers make a quality buying decision. Make sure you cover each buying stage.

Telemarketing 76

Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Whitepaper 76

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 29, 2010

A company brand is directly impacted by the voice of its employees, along with customers, partners and the larger community and ecosystem in which it participates. Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty.

Branding 75

Branding Social Media Marketing Telemarketing Inbound Marketing 75

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Or as I say “Sales is the customer of marketing.” Next, make sure you go on a sales call but I’ll go further to state that marketers should know how to demo products and how to make that 30-second pitch on why customers should chose you and your company. The 5 objectives are: Sales is your target audience.

Marketing 78

Marketing Marketers Manufacturing Customer loyalty 78

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 8, 2010

According to Reinier Evers, founder of trendwatching.com: &# While our current briefing on INNOVATION INSANITY is all about new consumer brands and products, it’s equally important to B2B professionals; after all, this is about creative thinking, and an obsession with fulfilling existing needs in new ways.

Energy 65

Energy Telemarketing Customer loyalty Shipping 65

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 8, 2010

According to Reinier Evers, founder of trendwatching.com: &# While our current briefing on INNOVATION INSANITY is all about new consumer brands and products, it’s equally important to B2B professionals; after all, this is about creative thinking, and an obsession with fulfilling existing needs in new ways.

Energy 56

Energy Telemarketing Customer loyalty Shipping 56

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 4, 2010

In his purely interactive session, Frank received this question: Do you see social media creating a convergence of marketing, PR, and customer service? She even references Frank and @ComcastCares as an example of Customer Service folks doing some PR. Frank answered that he did not believe these areas would “converge”.

PR 76

PR Marketing Mix Inbound Marketing Telemarketing 76