Marketers should use lead generation to build brand awareness, nurture prospects and …
“. . . customers, qualify leads and ultimately generate measurable revenue.” Dan Strickland recently downloaded Marketo’s comprehensive, 160 page guide to lead generation, covering topics ranging from content marketing and website SEO to telesales and content syndication. Marketo’s Guide provides a “How To” for: Defining a lead and understand his or her buying journey Building a […]
Hubspot, Marketo, Eloqua: New data shows marketing automation market share in unprecedented detail
“This new information is from Datanyze, a company I’ve called the Google of sales and marketing for software-as-a-service technologies. Datanyze continually scans over 11 million of the world’s most-trafficked websites, looking for the little Javascript embeds and web tags that indicate the presence of an integrated SaaS technology — in this case a marketing automation […]
“7 Keys To Great SEO: What SEO practices are most important nowadays for brand publishers?”
Answers to Seven keys to successful SEO: Original, engaging stories always win. Keyword and audience research still matters. Great headlines are key. Better content > more content. Optimize on both the page and platform level. Get inbound links. Social matters to search, in more ways than one. Read details of what each key truly means […]
Mobile Contacts Are Now The Real Social Network
Editor’s note: Peter Yared is the CTO/CIO at CBS Interactive. Follow him on Twitter @peteryared. Facebook’s surprising acquisition of WhatsApp signals that it has realized that users’ true social network is the contact list on their smartphones.
What Amazon Knows That Distributors Don’t – Internet Retailer
An interesting blog post by Ragda Bodla (Director, Industry Marketing, NetSuite Inc.) on Internet Retailer today is a good read: “What does Amazon know about succeeding in B2B? Basically, B2B buyers increasingly want the same shopping experience they have as consumers on B2C e-commerce sites. The same people who buy shoes online are also buying […]
Playing the Price Game | STORES.org
The catalyst behind this move is “dynamic pricing,” a strategy that is the direct result of Internet price transparency. It refers to frequent price changes based on customer traffic, demand, weather, time of day, loyalty card data, competitive factors and some complex algorithms. The concept of dynamic pricing has been enormously successful for industries like […]
Amazon tightening grip on showrooming
Amazon takes showrooming to next level with image recognition … mobilemarketer.com Amazon is tightening its grip on showrooming with a new image recognition application feature that cuts down on the number of steps it takes for a consumer to find and buy a product – read full story by Mobile Marketer’s Lauren Johnson […]
CES 2014 brought us the future, and it is curved, ‘smart’ and wearable
Source: Washington Post “. . . John Curran, a senior executive with electronics and high-tech at consulting firm Accenture, said that over half of respondents in a survey . . . Fifty-six percent of respondents from the United States, India, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada said they would [buy] a wearable device — […]
Responsive Design: Quick Guide for Email Templates and Websites
Seven out of ten recipients will delete an email if it doesn’t look good or work well on their tablet or smartphone, and the same goes for websites
Google vs. Facebook in the Battle of Affinity
Excerpt from Nate Elliott, Vice President & Principal Analyst, Forrester Research posted on Allthingsd.com ” …this affinity data Facebook is collecting is enormously different from the intention data Google has traditionally collected. Think about it: Intent is expressed before a purchase; it’s an indication of what we want. But affinity is typically expressed after a […]
Yahoo Climbs Back Above Google in U.S. Web Traffic
Lizz Gannes from Allthingsd.com posted interested Yahoo! story today. . .[Excerpt]: “Yahoo properties got more unique U.S. visitors than any other company’s in July, according to comScore. They had 196.6 million, compared to 192.3 million for previous leader Google. What’s more, Yahoo’s numbers didn’t include the new Yahoo-owned Tumblr, which came in 28th place.” Read […]
Why Local Commerce Will Be Larger Than E-Commerce For The Next Decade, An Analysis
A very interesting TechCrunch.com article [was posted: 2/24/13] from Yelp’s Mike Ghaffary about local commerce vs. e-commerce, it gives e-commerce strategist food for thought, read on . . .
Industry Statistics: E-commerce sales grow 17.3% in . . . – Internet Retailer
BREAKING NEWS: Industry Statistics – E-commerce sales grow 17.3% in Q3 – Internet Retailer E-commerce accounted for approximately 5.2% of total retail sales excluding foodservice — mainly restaurant and bar sales—during the three months ended Sept. 30, up from 4.7% in the third quarter of 2011 and 5.1% from the second quarter of 2012, the […]
Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: The new Search Console is graduating out of Beta 🎓
Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: The new Search Console is graduating out of Beta 🎓 — Read on webmasters.googleblog.com/2018/09/the-new-search-console-is-graduating.html
Study indicates that B2B audiences are avid consumers of business content online
Clutch’s survey of 384 consumers of online business content found that 87% of respondents frequently encounter business content using search engines, slightly more than the 85% who find business content through social media and 75% who encounter content most frequently on company websites. The study indicates that B2B audiences are avid consumers of business content online […]
[Weekend Read] Force-feed your marketing funnel now – MarTech Today
Force-feed your marketing funnel now Contributor John Steinert explains how SiriusDecisions’ Demand Unit Waterfall serves as a wake-up call for marketers who are looking to find real, active demand in their markets and rapidly funnel it to sales. John Steinert on June 28, 2017 at 4:04 pm I love B2B marketing. I came for the […]
Google’s Responsive Search Ads can show 3 headlines, longer descriptions – Search Engine Land
Google’s new Responsive Search Ads can show 3 headlines, longer descriptions – Search Engine Land — Read on searchengineland.com/google-adwords-new-responsive-search-ads-can-show-3-headlines-297428
Bing Improves Hotel Search, Home Repair Search & Deal Search
Bing Improves Hotel Search, Home Repair Search & Deal Search — Read on www.google.com/amp/s/www.seroundtable.com/amp/bing-improves-hotel-home-repair-deal-search-26162.html
How To Make The Most Of Your Lead Generation Efforts
Need to organize your lead generation efforts but aren’t sure where to start? — Read on www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2018/08/08/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-lead-generation-efforts/
3 attribution considerations for B2B lead generation – Marketing Land
Manny Rivas breaks down three attribution modeling concepts and discusses the paid credit metric to help marketers better understand their marketing campaigns. Manny Rivas Manny Rivas on August 6, 2018 at 1:26 pm Customer life cycles and marketing campaigns alike are becoming increasingly complex and difficult to measure. Marketing attribution is the fundamental, yet complex, […]
Automated bidding strategies: Target CPA and Maximize Conversions [with Bing]
Target CPA and Maximize Conversions are two new strategies that can help you achieve your conversion performance goals and are centered around your unique business. And Target CPA was the most requested feature Opens in new window across our UserVoice platform this year. These two features are part of the way we are investing into […]
B2B Next Speaker Spotlight: Marc Kermisch on B2B e‑commerce and organizational change
Instead of thinking about the enablement of B2B e-commerce as a threat to how you do business, think about how it can enable your organization to shift from processing orders to helping solve your customers’ problems. Marc Kermisch, CIO and vice president, The Garage Red Wing Shoe Company Q&A Q: What are some of the biggest […]
How CRM platforms are revolutionizing B2B selling
The age-old B2B sales problem The problem most B2B brands face is the low profit margins that low-volume customers bring on an individual level. The sheer volume of orders generated from large business customers, such as Walmart, justifies sales teams dedicating a significant amount of time and resources servicing these businesses to meet their needs. […]
Asian-American Influencers Make Their Mark on the U.S. Mainstream
THE MARKETABILITY OF ASIAN-AMERICAN SOCIAL INFLUENCERS In our recent 2018 Asian-American consumer report, we document the outsized and trendsetting usage of digital platforms by Asian-American consumers. We also highlight some real-life examples of influencers who have used this affinity for digital platforms to create burgeoning careers. YouTube giants like Michelle Phan, Ryan Higa, Lilly Singh, […]
Forward-Thinking B2B Marketers Partner With Influencers To Create Cross-Channel, Long-Term Campaigns
Risk aversion is becoming a top motivator for B2B buyers. Research shows 78% of buyers are dedicating more time to researching solutions and are increasingly turning to peers and thought leaders for relevant insights. Demand Gen Report’s 2018 B2B Buyers Survey demonstrates the growing influence of third-party sources and outside opinions on the buyer journey. […]