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.

Content Marketing 91

Content Marketing Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty 91

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 77

Inbound Marketing Telemarketing Transform Customer loyalty 77

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 77

Inbound Marketing Telemarketing Transform Customer loyalty 77

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2010

Related Posts: The New Marketing Accountability Lead Generation Programs That Work B2B Marketing Predictions For 2011 11 Reasons Why Outbound Telemarketing Programs Fail How To Align Marketing With Sales About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

Telemarketing 94

Telemarketing Customer loyalty Marketers Marketing 94

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

My Hubspot channel colleague Rachel Cogar at Puma Creative has a phase that I just absolutely love – she describes Inbound Marketing as a crock-pot strategy, not a microwave strategy. I’d go further than Rachel does with this however, and say that pretty much all marketing in a complex buying process is a crock-pot strategy.

Inbound Marketing 76

Inbound Marketing Telemarketing Education Energy 76

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. Share your thoughts, post a comment.

New Markets 81

New Markets Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty 81

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.

Inbound Marketing 102

Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Telemarketing Marketers 102

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.

Telemarketing 85

Telemarketing Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Whitepaper 85

Hubspot Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The person can then receive a lead magnet , free trial, product demo, sales call, or sign up for your email list. Lead Data Usage Would you buy a product from a random ad that pops up on your Facebook feed for the first time? That’s no surprise — word-of-mouth is a potent marketing tool. You can increase productivity.

Management 131

Management CRM Telemarketing Inbound Marketing 131

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 81

Social Media Marketing B2C Telemarketing Whitepaper 81

InTouch Marketing

JANUARY 31, 2024

Impact: Higher search engine rankings increase visibility and attract users actively searching for related products or information. Content Marketing: Objective: Content marketing focuses on creating and distributing valuable, relevant content to attract and engage a target audience.

Affiliate Marketing 86

Affiliate Marketing Inbound Marketing Direct Mail Traditional Marketing 86

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

Our thought leadership has enabled us to create the industry’s most innovative products and positioned Marketo as the company to follow in our category. Creating content to fuel inbound and outbound lead generation. Telemarketing. Managing marketing infrastructure, including data and marketing automation.

CMO 79

CMO Thought Leadership Telemarketing Transform 79

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. Trend #5: Business professionals expect authenticity in company social media participation.

Whitepaper 96

Whitepaper Telemarketing Customer loyalty Inbound Marketing 96

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. Related Posts: The Role of B2B Marketing The Secret To B2B Social Media? And the truth is far from it.

Inbound Marketing 79

Inbound Marketing Telemarketing Customer loyalty Marketers 79

Hubspot Marketing

JANUARY 13, 2023

It’s a telemarketer asking about your oven preferences. Inbound lead generation offers a solution. Soon, you’ll know exactly why inbound lead generation is much more effective than simply buying leads. A lead is any person who indicates interest in a company's product or service in some way, shape, or form.

User-Generated 145

User-Generated eBook Inbound Marketing Promotion 145

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. Related Posts: B2B Marketing Predictions For 2011 Why am I in Marketing? The 4 Most Common Mistakes in B2B Content Marketing Why Do You Tweet?

Customer loyalty 86

Customer loyalty Customer Telemarketing Inbound Marketing 86

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. Related Posts: The Role of B2B Marketing The Secret To B2B Social Media? And the truth is far from it.

Inbound Marketing 76

Inbound Marketing Telemarketing Customer loyalty Marketers 76

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.

Whitepaper 85

Whitepaper Telemarketing Customer loyalty Social Media Marketing 85

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 80

Telemarketing Customer loyalty Inbound Marketing User-Generated 80

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 85

Branding Telemarketing Marketing Mix Customer loyalty 85

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 80

Telemarketing Customer loyalty Inbound Marketing User-Generated 80

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. Related Posts: B2B Marketing Predictions For 2011 Why am I in Marketing? The 4 Most Common Mistakes in B2B Content Marketing Why Do You Tweet?

Customer loyalty 82

Customer loyalty Customer Telemarketing Inbound Marketing 82

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 16, 2010

It has to be integrated into the existing editorial process and production process. According to Mallary, &# social media needs to be — and is already — a shared responsibility&# and she quotes Jennifer Preston as saying “Social media can’t belong to one person; it needs to be part of everyone’s job.

Telemarketing 97

Telemarketing Marketing Mix Customer loyalty User-Generated 97

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 16, 2010

It has to be integrated into the existing editorial process and production process. According to Mallary, &# social media needs to be — and is already — a shared responsibility&# and she quotes Jennifer Preston as saying “Social media can’t belong to one person; it needs to be part of everyone’s job.

Telemarketing 97

Telemarketing Marketing Mix Customer loyalty User-Generated 97

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 75

Telemarketing Customer loyalty User-Generated Inbound Marketing 75

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 24, 2010

These chats can also allow a brand/product to create significant social capital. 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.

Telemarketing 77

Telemarketing Marketing Mix B2C Inbound Marketing 77

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 1, 2010

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 every B2B company needs a large and influential customr advisory board and large retention marketing programs. I think we see something closer to the right mix.

Transform 92

Transform Whitepaper Telemarketing B2C 92

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 29, 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. Spot on Michael Some businesses try to be too much about their products or services, and sometimes that’s all you hear.

Branding 75

Branding Social Media Marketing Telemarketing Inbound Marketing 75

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 8, 2010

So why is this important for B2B Marketers? Innovation is not necessarily about new products or technical developments but can be just as much about people, marketing approaches, and processes. The wants and needs of the market are not always serious and sometimes are downright frivolous. How about your clients’ needs?”

Energy 74

Energy Telemarketing Shipping B2C 74

Lusha

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Cold calls are about as welcome as a telemarketer during dinner; email blasts end up in the spam folder faster than you can say “unsubscribe,” and those intrusive online ads? By monitoring this, you can determine whether your inbound strategy is cost-effective and find ways to trim expenses. Yeah, nobody likes those.

CRM 52

CRM Whitepaper eBook User-Generated 52

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 73

Marketing Strategy Telemarketing Customer loyalty Marketers 73

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. Why is this important? This is a foundational activity. Ask your partners. Ask your current customers. Step 5: Optimize.

Telemarketing 75

Telemarketing Customer loyalty Social Media Marketing Inbound Marketing 75

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 8, 2010

So why is this important for B2B Marketers? Innovation is not necessarily about new products or technical developments but can be just as much about people, marketing approaches, and processes. The wants and needs of the market are not always serious and sometimes are downright frivolous. How about your clients’ needs?”

Energy 63

Energy Telemarketing Shipping B2C 63

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 67

Marketing Strategy Telemarketing Customer loyalty Marketers 67

Exposure Ninja

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Outbound Marketing Outbound marketing is where you make first contact with consumers. This is when you interrupt a consumer by putting your product, service or business in front of them. Examples include TV and radio adverts, telemarketing, direct mail and online ads.

PR 52

PR Marketers Marketing User-Generated 52

Hubspot Marketing

MARCH 10, 2025

I set out to discover if B2B telemarketing is dead in 2025, or if its due for a comeback. Table of Contents What is B2B telemarketing? Is telemarketing dead? Benefits of B2B Telemarketing B2B Telemarketing Types Tips for B2B Telemarketing [+ Experts and Data] What is B2B telemarketing?

Telemarketing 71

Telemarketing Gen Z Whitepaper CRM 71

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 101

Telemarketing B2C Customer loyalty Inbound Marketing 101