October, 2010

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7 Tips To Get New Facebook Fans For Your B2B Business

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Having a solid B2B social media strategy is key in attracting and converting qualified leads. With over 500 million active users, Facebook is a formidable platform to establish a social presence and more than likely a part of that strategy. Becoming proficient in Facebook marketing is an essential ingredient for modern marketing success. One of the most effective ways to utilize Facebook marketing for your B2B business is to create a fan page.

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Be A Hero: Choose Appointment Setting for Your Next Campaign

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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 October 12, 2010 9 Subscribe Be A Hero: Choose Appointment Setting for Your Next Campaign Share With all of the discussion on marketing and sales alignment, I thought it made sense to bring in a sales perspective and guidance to the site.

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Is Lead Nurturing Possible Without Lots of Content?

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Prior to the Marketo user summit I had heard a few great examples of nurturing programs being created without a lot of content, but after I shared some of these stories at the event I was approached by many others with similar stories. What I thought was the exception was actually the norm. Hundreds of marketers have built robust lead nurturing programs, ranging from simple drip campaigns to sophisticated lead life-cycle campaigns , using only a few white papers or webinars.

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Hold on to your little dog: The New B2B Marketing Manifesto

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“We’re not in Kansas anymore.&# This is how Velocity introduces their newest eBook , The New B2B Marketing Manifesto. This Judy Garland quote rings true in this new B2B marketing landscape. Similar to Dorothy, it’s like marketers were in a whirlwind with the advent of the Internet, and arrived in a world with new media, new buying processes and new expectations from management.

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Why B2B Growth Needs a Co-Marketing Strategy

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Struggling to grow your B2B brand in an overcrowded market? Discover how partner marketing can transform your strategy, unlocking new opportunities for lead generation and ROI. What you'll gain: Craft collaborative campaigns that minimize conflicts and maximize ROI. Harness automation to streamline partner marketing efforts. Learn to gain and retain partner mind share with proven strategies.

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Business Marketer’s Secrets to Content Marketing Success

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You’ve created a new white paper. Now what? Posting it on your website is just the beginning. It’s time to do more with less effort, and get the most out of every piece of content you create. In a recent webinar which Marketo conducted with MarketingProfs, we looked at the tips and tricks you will need to develop a powerful content marketing strategy.

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19 Unmissable B2B Marketing Blog Posts

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Since our first entry in August of 2006, the Marketo team has published nearly 300 posts read by hundreds of thousands of marketers seeking to step up their b2b marketing game. So what has the industry found most useful? We dug into our web analytics to pull out your favorite content on lead nurturing , social media marketing , demand generation and all topics in between.

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Optimizing the Entire Sales Funnel

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The ultimate objective of marketing is to increase revenue performance , and one key way to achieve this is to optimize the entire sales funnel. Brian Carroll, CEO of InTouch and author of Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , addressed the critical hand-off between marketing and sales as he spoke to a group of marketing professionals at MarketingSherpa’s 2010 B2B Summit.

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The Search for B2B Marketing Superstars

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Conference awards hashtag for Twitter: #SM20award. In one of the Modern B2B Blog’s most popular posts, Jon Miller encouraged marketers to tout (among other things) awards as part of a strategy to appeal to buyers who are stressed about budgets. If it’s been awhile since your last Oscar win, don’t worry. A heavyweight opportunity to prove your value to prospects and clients has just arrived with the recent announcement of the Sales & Marketing 2.0 Awards.

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Advancing the Revenue Revolution: Why You Need Revenue Performance Management

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Here’s something to think about: Even though many publicly-traded companies have been reporting decent earnings during the past couple of quarters, their performance didn’t translate into a much higher stock value. Despite successful cost reductions that improved the bottom line, and in several cases resulted in attractive profits, Wall Street turned its attention on the top line, demanding to see more progress on revenue performance.

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How to Master Media Relations: Targeting, Tailoring, Timing

Speaker: Karen Swim, APR

Relevance is the currency of modern media relations—and personalization is how you earn it. In this new webinar with industry leader Karen Swim, APR, we'll explore proven strategies for precision targeting and crafting personalized pitches that resonate with journalists and build stronger relationships over time. You’ll also learn how to ensure your media lists are accurate and up to date, craft outreach that gets responses, and streamline your workflow without sacrificing quality.

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Accelerating Revenue Performance

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Let’s examine how the “buyer in control” marketplace has radically shifted the way marketers and sales professionals need to approach growing revenue. Revenue Performance Management is the strategy that transforms the way marketing and sales work – and work together – to adapt to this new world. As I look back at the past 10, 15 and 20 years of the way the IT industry and modern business management techniques have really changed business, it’s incredible to see what Six Sigma has done to m

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The Essential Skill Set For Modern B2B Marketers

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Just like everyone else, B2B marketers wear different hats in the duties they perform. In order to become successful, they need a mix of marketing skills. These skills vary in range depending on the task needed at hand. What is the essential skill set for modern B2B marketers? Here is a basic outline of the skills required: . 1. Communication –Communicating with prospects, current customers, co-workers and management all require excellent communication skills.

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The New Marketing Accountability

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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 October 5, 2010 Subscribe The New Marketing Accountability Share The most popular posts on B2B Marketing Insider over the last few weeks have a common theme: accountability and The Role of B2B Marketing.

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Why Is Search…So…Darn…Hard!

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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 October 14, 2010 16 Subscribe Why Is Search…So…Darn…Hard?! Share If you’re in digital marketing, you know what I mean just reading the title.

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AI In The Aisles: The Executives Guide To Better In-Store Experiences

Speaker: Steve Worthy, MBA

The rapid rise of AI-powered displays, touchless technology, and sensory marketing is reshaping the future of in-store engagement. Yet for many retail executives, the real challenge is not identifying new tools - it is knowing which signals to trust, which inputs to prioritize, and how to architect decisions that elevate in-store leadership rather than dilute it.

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Thought Leader Interview with Debbie Qaqish

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Debbie Qaqish, is a recognized thought leader and innovator in the demand generation space with seven years experience in using marketing automation and over 30 years experience in sales and marketing. Her principal area of expertise is helping companies transform from traditional marketing organizations to Revenue Marketing organizations. Debbie is all about revenue.

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Marketo 2010 User Summit Focuses on Revenue Performance Management

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The focus of the 2010 User Summit was the transformation of how marketing and sales organizations work – and work together – to generate revenue. In today’s “buyer’s in control” market, traditional marketing and sales approaches have become grossly inefficient and outdated. By relying on antiquated strategies and ineffective methods, organizations find that 80% of leads and 50% of the sales team time is wasted.

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Enjoy A Demand Funnel Cocktail

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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 October 19, 2010 2 Subscribe Enjoy A Demand Funnel Cocktail Share I was recently asked by the good folks over at Focus to participate in an exciting project and the first edition of the “ Book of Funnels “ The challenge was this: put all your thoughts on the marketi

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Why You Need To Evolve Past Cold Calling: A CTA For Sales Professionals

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With the use of Sales 2.0 in more B2B sales organizations, it is important to move past cold calling prospects. Search, social networks and B2B blogs are all providing sales information to prospects 24 hours a day. Using the audience insight gathered from these resources gives the sale professional an edge – they know more about the persona and needs of the prospect allowing them to move past blind calling.

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Engage Better, Gift Smarter, Win Big: Events That Deliver ROI

Speaker: Hanan Polinovski, Events Manager and David Brown, Sr. Marketing & Events Lead

Are your events living up to expectations? Are you getting quality leads from your sponsorships? Have you ever wondered if that branded notebook actually makes an impact? Get ready to transform your event strategy! Join event marketing pros Hanan Polinovski from Printfection and David Brown from Bonusly for a fast-paced webinar about turning your event efforts into serious ROI.

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Marketo Book Club: Sales 2.0

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Move over Oprah. There’s a better book club in town…at least for sales and marketing professionals. In case you haven’t had the chance to check out Marketo’s B2B Sales and Marketing Book Club , we’ve decided to showcase one book every week. The book of the week is Anneke Seley’s book, Sales 2.0. Why we are interested in this book : Buying behavior has changed forever.

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Accelerating Revenue Performance

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Phil Fernandez, Marketo’s President and CEO, examines how the “buyer in control” marketplace has radically shifted the way marketers and sales professionals need to approach growing revenue. Revenue Performance Management is the strategy that transforms the way marketing and sales work – and work together – to adapt to this new world. As I look back at the past 10, 15 and 20 years of the way the IT industry and modern business management techniques have really changed business, it’s incredible t

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5 Sales Closing Techniques

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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 October 7, 2010 6 Subscribe 5 Sales Closing Techniques Share With all of the discussion on marketing and sales, I thought it made sense to bring in a sales perspective and guidance to the site.

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How To Focus On Your Marketing Plan

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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 October 28, 2010 2 Subscribe How To Focus On Your Marketing Plan Share I started writing this article a month ago but became sidetracked when I realized that marketing plans were as unavoidable (and as important) as Death and Taxes.

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A Data Revolution: Why Your AMS/CRM Needs a Native Data Warehouse

Unlock the Power of Historical Data A Data Revolution: Why Your AMS/CRM Needs a Native Data Warehouse Today’s association leaders need more than real-time snapshots—they need the full story. MemberSuite: A Data Revolution reveals how a native data warehouse transforms your AMS into a strategic decision-making engine. In this free eBook, you’ll discover: The difference between a database and a data warehouse—and why it matters How to gain historical visibility into membership, engagement, events,

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Marketing, Death and Taxes

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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 October 26, 2010 1 Subscribe Marketing, Death and Taxes Share So Marketing may not be as unavoidable as death and taxes , but lately it is becoming harder and harder to escape.

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Nuggets of Marketing Wisdom from MarketingSherpa’s B2B Summit

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MarketingSherpa has just wrapped up another successful B2B Summit in San Francisco. At the summit, we had a chance to connect with many fellow marketers at the Marketo booth, plus listen in on the great content being presented in the lecture hall. Here are the Summit’s main takeaways as we saw them. They cover the areas of social media, email nurturing, and conversion optimization.