September, 2010

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17 Compelling And Highly Usable B2B Marketing Statistics

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Knowing what’s happening in the B2B marketing industry is key to understanding current and future trends. One of the best sources of information is industry statistics. For your use in PowerPoints, to share with associates or just to get up to date, below are 17 usable and compelling B2B Marketing stats collected from various sources around the B2B industry: B2B Social Spending.

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How To Align Marketing With Sales

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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 September 30, 2010 29 Subscribe How To Align Marketing With Sales Share This is arguably the single most important topic for marketing: how to align with sales.

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Which Advertising Drives the Most Android Success? Apple’s.

Doug Garnett

Android manufacturers should love Apple — because Apple drives their demand. I’ve been fascinated by the success of Android based phones, their amazing growth curve, and the ability of the press machine to create hype around Android as the solution for all things mobile. Pretty impressive. Then I listen to people talk about Android. And am surprised that most of the time I don’t hear Android love.

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5 Tips For B2B Public Relations Professionals

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Traditional B2B public relations is no longer the highest-demand avenue to develop an effective voice for your brand. According to a recent Digital Readiness Report , 18% of marketing decision makers have no interest whatsoever in traditional PR. Other respondents reported some of the most important factors in PR and marketing hiring include knowledge of emerging channels such as micro-blogging (72%), social networks (80%) and blogging, podcasting and RSS (87%).

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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15 Inspirational Quotes About B2B Marketing

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No matter what your role in B2B marketing , inspiration is something we can all use. As such, we’ve gathered 15 of the most inspirational quotes about our industry below. Check out the quotes now, from industry leaders including Seth Godin and Chris Brogan, and bookmark this page so it’s easy to find later when you need that extra bit of insight to guide you through the day: Seth Godin : The only way to consistently grow in B2B is to be better than very good.

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The Secret to Successful Email Marketing: Testing

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Hate it or love it, email marketing is here to stay. According to a recent CSO Insights survey, email marketing was the top lead generation program based on quality and quantity of leads. So, the million-dollar question remains: How do I better leverage email marketing? Figuring out what works and what doesn’t work in your email marketing campaigns takes more than an educated guess, it requires patience and constant fine tuning.

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How B2B Marketers Can Get More Leads into the Funnel via Inbound Marketing

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At my previous company my success was measured by number of leads. If I hit the right number, I was in the clear. If the total lead count was high, I was awesome. If I was short of my lead goal, I had some explaining to do. Makes sense, right? More leads equals more won deals. Management could understand these metrics. It was easy for the VP of Sales to see my results via a dashboard in the CRM system.

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CEO Perspective: Marketing as a Revenue Driver

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Marketo’s CEO, Phil Fernandez, was one of the inaugural speakers for SLMA Radio, the Sales Lead Management Association’s (SLMA’s) weekly show bringing you the voice of industry leaders. He talked about the changing roles of marketing and sales in today’s modern revenue cycle, and shared tips for how CMOs can change use marketing analytics to earn a seat at the revenue table.

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Why Trust Matters to B2B Marketers: An Important Statistic

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Greg Link, Co-founder of the Global Speed of Trust Practice (left) and Craig Spiezle, Executive Director of the OTA. Greg Link’s keynote at the OTA 2010 summit had one statistic that stands out and answers the question: Why does trust matter to B2B marketers? 91% of people decided to buy from a business they trust. It’s that simple. Trust matters to marketers because people buy from businesses they trust.

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Technology’s Role in Determining How Sales and Marketing Work Together

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Q. How is demand being generated within your organization, and how much is marketing expected to drive vs. sales? This was the first of four questions in our latest Revenue Masters webinar titled: Key Questions Sales Leaders Must Ask To Ensure Revenue Success. The live session was hosted and moderated by Gerhard Gschwandter, Founder and CEO of SellingPower, and featured Bill Binch, VP of Sales and Customer Success at Marketo, and Barry Trailer, Co-Founder of CSO Insights.

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Making the Moment: The Art of Creating Events That Drive Results

Speaker: Aja Bradley Kemp, Founder & Chief Experience Officer at Conversate Collective

In a world where every brand is vying for attention, how do you make your events stand out? ✨ From creative swag strategies to immersive brand experiences, the key lies in fostering real connections that inspire action and leave a lasting impression. Whether you're planning a large-scale conference or an exclusive executive gathering, this session will explore how to elevate event engagement, strengthen brand perception, and maximize ROI.

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The Four Pillars of Trust Online

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The final keynote of the SES Conference was given by Tim Ash, CEO of SiteTuners.com. It was entitled, The Four Pillars of Trust Online. Ash prefaced his lecture by informing us how “it is NOT about technology.&# It’s how we adapt to the latest technology and leverage it to create trust with our online buyers. And not only do you have to creat trust, you have to attain that trust within one twentieth of a second.

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The 4 Cs of Social Media

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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 September 15, 2010 3 Subscribe The 4 Cs of Social Media Share Social media is a paradox: it is the physical representation of a revolution in the way consumers obtain (and create) information.

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Social Media and The Brand

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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 September 9, 2010 4 Subscribe Social Media and The Brand Share There has been a lot of discussion lately about Social Media and Branding.

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Customer-Centric Marketing with Ronald Ladouceur, Media Logic VP

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I had the chance to interview Ron Ladouceur, Vice President and Executive Creative Director of Media Logic, a conversation-centric marketing firm. Ladouceur was a driving force behind the development of Media Logic’s Conversation-Centric Marketing model which helps companies looking for help to define their social media strategy. Find out how the marketing landscape has changed and the ways it affects how we generate leads, move prospects through the funnel and manage our day to day dutie

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The Intersection of AI and Sales: Personalization Without Compromise

Speaker: Jesse Hunter and Brynn Chadwick

Today’s buyers expect more than generic outreach–they want relevant, personalized interactions that address their specific needs. For sales teams managing hundreds or thousands of prospects, however, delivering this level of personalization without automation is nearly impossible. The key is integrating AI in a way that enhances customer engagement rather than making it feel robotic.

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Putting the Customer First in the Channel

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At this point, most “inside baseball” followers of the revenue performance management space have probably seen Eloqua’s announcement late last week that they are terminating their relationship with The Pedowitz Group (TPG). Eloqua’s stated rationale is that they are an “IP company”, and that, as such, they can only partner effectively if it is on an exclusive basis.

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Online Trust Alliance Works to Promote More Trust

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Manish Goel, Chairman of the OTA. To a packed room in the Georgetown University conference center in Washington DC, Manish Goel and Craig Spiezle kick off the Online Trust Alliance’s (OTA) 2010 forum. This packed room demonstrates what a hot topic online trust is right now. With authors like Chris Brogan (Trust Agents) rising up the New York Times best seller lists, marketers are talking about building trust and how to go about doing so.

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Know What Your Subscribers Want

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Every good marketer knows that relevancy matters and matter a lot. People respond to message that are relevant to them. People ignore, or worse, get upset about messages that aren’t relevant. At the Online Trust Alliance summit in Washington DC today, David Daniels of The Relevancy Group took a deep dive on how marketers can be relevant. One area that David zeroed in on was preferences.

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How to Build Trust – A B2B Marketer’s Guide

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The OTA just featured a panel session focusing on trust from a Marketer’s perspective. The panel members listed some good ways that Marketers can build trust in their subscriber bases including: Give users control. When you let users set preferences on how you communicate with them and, more importantly, honor those preferences, you build trust. Highlight and encourage best practices.

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Relevance, Reach, Revenue: How to Turn Marketing Trends From Hype to High-Impact

Speaker: Alexa Acosta, Director of Growth Marketing & B2B Marketing Leader

Marketing is evolving at breakneck speed—new tools, AI-driven automation, and changing buyer behaviors are rewriting the playbook. With so many trends competing for attention, how do you cut through the noise and focus on what truly moves the needle? In this webinar, industry expert Alexa Acosta will break down the most impactful marketing trends shaping the industry today and how to turn them into real, revenue-generating strategies.

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Opt-in Everywhere

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Some interesting discussion at the OTA today focused on how opt-in is changing. One fascinating change is that the “places” where opt-in happens have greatly expanded. It is no longer the case that people are always sitting at their computers when they opt-in. With the proliferation of mobile, opt-in is now everywhere. A good example is a recent US Airways billboard campaign that gives a phone number to text a message containing your email address to.

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There’s Always a Time for Preferences

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Following up on David Daniels’ discussion on what preferences to know about your subscribers, Chip House spoke on when marketers can capture preferences. Of course, a natural place to start capturing preferences is at the time of opt-in. The opt-in moment is great time to ask a subscriber about their category and product interests, the frequency they’d like to receive messages, their location and any other info specific to your business that will enable you to send more relevant message

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The Role of B2B Marketing

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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 September 2, 2010 Subscribe The Role of B2B Marketing Share I just re-read this interesting article The Role of B2B Marketing is Shifting from Lead Generation to Revenue Generation posted by Achinta Mitra back in May.

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The Role of B2B Marketing

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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 September 2, 2010 Subscribe The Role of B2B Marketing Share I just re-read this interesting article The Role of B2B Marketing is Shifting from Lead Generation to Revenue Generation posted by Achinta Mitra back in May.

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How to Build a Winning B2B Video Strategy in 2025

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Think creating impactful B2B video is intimidating, boring, or requires a Hollywood-level budget? Think again. Join our "B2B Growth Show" to uncover the secrets of building video strategies that drive ROI, captivate your audience, and leave your competition in the dust. What you’ll learn: Why video is non-negotiable for B2B in 2025 Storytelling tips to engage your target audience and keep them coming back Case studies from printing companies to telecom giants with jaw-dropping results Practical

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Online Ad Stalking: An Exciting New Way to Damage Your Brand

Doug Garnett

A brand relationship is a trust relationship. But somehow, we seem to forget this truth in the rush to do anything that technology allows – social media or otherwise. For example, I ran into this intriguing article in the NYTimes about the creepiness of some of the newest web ads – the ones that follow you. Note that the article isn’t talking about nefarious advertising scams from the kings of spam.