Rock Content

APRIL 28, 2023

Have you ever tried to describe what marketing is and then struggled to give a concrete answer? Marketing covers a vast range of activities and disciplines, making it a challenge to define. We believe marketing is much more. What’s the Main Purpose of Marketing? But ultimately, marketing is about growth.

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Outbound Marketing Inbound Marketing Price Promotion 60

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 3, 2010

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. So here are my 6 tips for creating content that drives the leads that sales wants… Define your audience on their terms not yours. Know them all.

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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. In this post I will explain the 4 most common mistakes marketers make. Sounds easy right?

Content Marketing 77

Content Marketing Manufacturing Inbound Marketing Telemarketing 77

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 7, 2013

To succeed with modern email marketing , you need to know: What makes email truly trusted and engaging. So how can marketers do these things? How can marketers upgrade their email to make it truly engaging — and therefore more effective? How to talk with each of your customers individually, rather than at them as a group.

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Email Marketing Thought Leadership Fashion Marketing 134

OnPassive Marketing

JULY 12, 2022

You also must ensure that your content is easy to find and navigate. It’s essential to keep your e-commerce marketing strategy up-to-date as new trends emerge in the market. For example, you might need to include more video content if video marketing is becoming more popular. Conclusion.

Shoppers 78

Shoppers Marketing Mix User-Generated Content Marketing 78

Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 1, 2012

Last year I announced that change was coming to B2B Marketing and urged marketers to get ready… Earlier this week I wrote about the decline of trust in traditional news media, CEOs and government officials and the corresponding rise of the employee-brand. Lessons for Marketers. The future of marketing was digital.

Traditional Marketing 85

Traditional Marketing Marketing Mix Marketing Marketers 85

Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 31, 2018

For a growing number of brands, the story of standout content marketing success in 2018 might just sound like a podcast. Though podcasting certainly isn’t a new medium, it has come into its own as a content platform over the last few years. Just how large an opportunity could podcasting represent for marketers?

Branding 108

Branding B2C Logistics Content Marketing 108

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 30, 2019

Influenced by Sun Tzu and coined by Sagefrog CEO and Co-founder Mark Schmukler, this quote implies that there’s a clear difference between marketing strategy and marketing tactics. The Most Effective B2B Marketing Strategies. Have a Formal Marketing Plan. Partner with a Marketing Agency.

Marketing Strategy 40

Marketing Strategy Marketing Marketers Whitepaper 40

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 23, 2012

There are a few benefits of focusing on “B2B Marketing” as a topic. One of my best perks is that I occasionally get the honor of speaking at amazing industry events like Content Marketing World and the MarketingProfs B2B Forum (shameless plug: please join us!). Why is Multi-channel Marketing important?

Customer 78

Customer Marketing Mix Marketing Marketers 78

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).

Telemarketing 63

Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Marketing Mix 63

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 21, 2010

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Telemarketing 81

Telemarketing Customer loyalty User-Generated Marketing 81

Marketing Insider Group

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.

Transform 77

Transform Whitepaper Telemarketing Customer loyalty 77

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 17, 2010

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Telemarketing 72

Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Marketing Mix 72

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).

Telemarketing 61

Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Marketing Mix 61

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 15, 2010

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Telemarketing 69

Telemarketing Marketing Mix Customer loyalty Inbound Marketing 69

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 has resulted in marketers focusing on trying to enlist these individuals to become brand advocates. What do you think?

Telemarketing 69

Telemarketing Marketing Mix B2C Inbound Marketing 69

Marketing Insider Group

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.

Marketing Plan 75

Marketing Plan Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty 75

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 7, 2010

I’ve already published my B2B Marketing predictions for 2011 and while I think I captured a good mix of new and traditional issues, I realized that one thing was missing: a common theme. And so this led me to the conclusion that the broader future of B2B Marketing is Social! This got me to thinking.

Telemarketing 78

Telemarketing Transform Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty 78

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 5, 2010

You can review both How To Align Marketing With Sales and Marketing Leads: Quality Vs. Quantity for more detail on the emerging need for marketing to drive real sales and to quantify efforts. Late last week, I responded to a post by my new friend Adam Needles, VP Marketing of Left Brain Marketing.

New Markets 75

New Markets Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty 75

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

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Telemarketing 73

Telemarketing eBook Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty 73

Marketing Insider Group

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.

Social Media Marketing 76

Social Media Marketing B2C Telemarketing Whitepaper 76

Marketing Insider Group

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.

Outbound Marketing 73

Outbound Marketing Telemarketing Customer loyalty B2C 73

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 6, 2010

While integrated marketing approaches are nothing new, email and social media are especially complimentary marketing tactics. But the same content will not always work in both mediums. It also allows the marketer to track who is responding. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?" Learn more at: [link].

Telemarketing 75

Telemarketing Customer loyalty Marketing Mix Inbound Marketing 75

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 3, 2010

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Inbound Marketing 72

Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Telemarketing Marketing 72

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

If you’re not sure how to make your brand stand out, see what kinds of marketing tactics other B2B marketing professionals saw success with this year in our 2021 B2B Marketing Mix Report. Then, keep reading to learn about 4 ways can use digital marketing to stand out. And if something’s not working?

Digital Marketing 117

Digital Marketing Whitepaper Communications Marketing 117

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 22, 2011

I try to follow as many really interesting people who write about (or simply share) interesting stuff in the world of B2B Marketing. I just write about whatever marketing challenge hits me in the forehead at that moment. .@ Here is the @ chiefmartec preso on “Content marketing + conversion optimization” from #oms11.

Inbound Marketing 78

Inbound Marketing Marketing Marketers Marketing Mix 78

Marketing Insider Group

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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Whitepaper Telemarketing Customer loyalty Inbound Marketing 78

Vertical Response

APRIL 12, 2024

Are you looking to refine your marketing strategy for better results? This article cuts through the clutter to present tested marketing techniques that will help you connect with your target audience and drive your brand’s growth. Exploring the Essence of Marketing Marketing isn’t merely about promoting products or services.

Marketing Strategy 48

Marketing Strategy Branding Market Segmentation Marketing Mix 48

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 3, 2010

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Inbound Marketing 67

Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Telemarketing Marketing 67

Marketing Insider Group

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. Create content based on top terms.

Telemarketing 74

Telemarketing B2C Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty 74

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. I am in Marketing so, yes, this is my ego objective. I am an online and social media marketing strategist for a large B2B company in a highly competitive industry. This website is my attempt to extend those efforts.

Telemarketing 51

Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Social Media Marketing 51

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

And what role do marketers play in cultivating the brand and maintaining some level of consistency in our brand image? While this sounds very much like the common definition for Integrated Marketing Communications, the author is suggesting that we need to go farther and deeper in coordinating marketing plans.

Branding 75

Branding Telemarketing Marketing Mix Customer loyalty 75

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 10, 2010

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Marketing Strategy 71

Marketing Strategy Telemarketing Customer loyalty Transform 71

Marketing Insider Group

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.

Telemarketing 78

Telemarketing Customer loyalty Marketing Marketers 78

Marketing Insider Group

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. So I thought it was best to identify a clear framework for marketers to use to create successful social media strategies. Channel: not every marketer belongs on Facebook.

Whitepaper 76

Whitepaper Telemarketing Customer loyalty Social Media Marketing 76

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 16, 2010

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Telemarketing 79

Telemarketing Marketing Mix Customer loyalty User-Generated 79

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 16, 2010

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Telemarketing 79

Telemarketing Marketing Mix Customer loyalty User-Generated 79