Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 5, 2010

But trust me, aside from those examples, I am 100% with you on showing results and making sure EVERY marketing program has a sound business case or ROI. I started in sales, then moved into product management with P&L responsibility. Then ran marketing for 2 firms. So…Demand Generation cannot stop at the sale.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 3, 2010

Too often we grab the latest product brochure, sales presentation or case study and post it online. Instead create personas of people that buy your solutions or products. Market to them and never forget that even in B2B, human beings still make the decisions. Know your prospects pain points. Know them all. Know how they rank.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 18, 2010

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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?

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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 75

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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

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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.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 3, 2010

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 3, 2010

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 7, 2010

This post also appeared recently in B2C Marketing Insider. I have been a student of selling and sales management for more than twenty years, and I have used a grand total of five “closes” during that time. Author: Robert Krekstein is a results-driven executive with 18 years of experience in both marketing and selling.

Telemarketing 80

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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

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

It’s about how customers relate to one another in the context of brands and how those brands, companies, products and people relate to customers … It’s an experiential, holistic concept that we have deconstructed and reconstructed to map to brand value.&# They want a product that exemplifies a need.

Branding 75

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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

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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

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

It can include 140 character tweets, photos, brief product updates or FAQs. Context: this is important because some traditional marketing assets like white papers or product demos do not perform very well in social media. People do not “like&# brands on Facebook because they want to be marketed to.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 24, 2010

These chats can also allow a brand/product to create significant social capital. About Brian Rice Brian Rice is the author of B2C Marketing Insider and serves as Online Marketing Manager for SAP. Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

Telemarketing 69

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 13, 2010

They are looking for companies to be transparent and responsive in their interactions, to provide valuable content and even expecting to be asked for product and service improvement ideas. Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 16, 2010

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Telemarketing 78

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 16, 2010

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Telemarketing 78

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2010

And the conversation went way later than the restaurant manager and our wonderful server wanted it to. You can’t “sell&# someone unless they are in the market to buy a product or service like yours. hot lead management. We discussed the great lead quality vs. lead quantity debate. So if you: a.

Telemarketing 77

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2010

Marketing needs to be the engine to identify qualified leads for sales. Whatever you do, do not assume that product brochures, customer case studies, or articles written by your boss will resonate. We view lead generation as top of the funnel activity while lead management manages every phase of the relationship i.e. engagement.

Telemarketing 75

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 1, 2010

So What’s Hot in B2B Marketing (based on popularity from the B2B Marketing Insider Blog)? They always saw our new product ideas first, they always helped drive our strategy and when we made mistakles, they let us know. I think we see something closer to the right mix. As for the relationships, I couldn’t agree more.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 10, 2010

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AUGUST 10, 2010

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 6, 2020

The agenda features speakers from some of the world’s most successful brands including Facebook, Zalando, Dropbox, Google, and SEMrush, covering topics such as eCommerce, AI, search personalization, B2B marketing, machine learning, analytics, and more. HubSpot’s INBOUND Marketing Event. Brand Manage Camp.

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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

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Hubspot Marketing

AUGUST 9, 2018

According to the dictionary , marketing is “the process or technique of promoting, selling, and distributing a product or service. ” The day-to-day activities of a marketer depend on what they’re marketing, whom they’re targeting, and what platforms they use to promote products or services. Management.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 10, 2010

In many ways, Social Media is simply another proof point of the power of customer-driven, inbound marketing. Push vs. Pull The battle has raged within B2B Marketing departments since the dawn of the web: push vs. pull, traditional direct marketing vs. newer inbound techniques like search.

Inbound Marketing 70

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 10, 2010

In many ways, Social Media is simply another proof point of the power of customer-driven, inbound marketing. Push vs. Pull The battle has raged within B2B Marketing departments since the dawn of the web: push vs. pull, traditional direct marketing vs. newer inbound techniques like search.

Inbound Marketing 70

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Too many marketers and business executives still question the value of social media (mostly in private). Inbound marketing spend will grab more share of the marketing budget but will stay far from a majority in most B2B companies. Maybe this will change with future iterations of the product but I remain to be convinced.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 27, 2010

Include thought leadership whitepapers, customer videos, podcasts, case studies, demos and product comparison guides. Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. Make sure you cover each buying stage.

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JULY 29, 2010

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

AJ Kohn: Aj is owner of BlindFiveYearold.com , an online marketing firm specializing in search. AJ combines a deep understanding of search marketing with a passion for product strategy and iterative product development, fusing design and user experience with quantitative analysis. Our Experts.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 17, 2010

It also gave me the ability to directly measure analyst, media, blogger, and customer sentiments and comments about our company, our products, and our employees. Make employee satisfaction part of every managers objectives and a determining factor in their bonus payments and reviews. Managers need to create action plans.

Customer loyalty 72

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 17, 2010

It also gave me the ability to directly measure analyst, media, blogger, and customer sentiments and comments about our company, our products, and our employees. Make employee satisfaction part of every managers objectives and a determining factor in their bonus payments and reviews. Managers need to create action plans.

Customer loyalty 66

Customer loyalty Customer Telemarketing Inbound Marketing 66

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

In the article, she offered this call to action for marketing and sales: “Partner or Perish”. Karen’s singular advice: “Send your marketing folks out with your salespeople”. I would add that the first meeting for any new marketing person is to sit down with the head of sales and ask “what do you need?” Who should manage it?

Marketing 78

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