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8 Social Media Mistakes B2B Marketers Should Avoid

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93% of B2B marketers use social media, and with good reason—it works ( source ). The same study showed that B2B decision makers are 10% more likely to consider brands that consumers know and feel connected to ( source ). We haven’t been shy about touting the benefits of social media in B2B sales and marketing. Not listening.

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The Pipeline ? 25% Increase in Sales Training ROI ? Sales.

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RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. 25% Increase in Sales Training ROI – Sales eXchange – 115. Some aspects of sales training are easy to measure others not so, but it is a fair question when I am asked what they can expect from an ROI standpoint. December 2011.

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PowerViews with Brian Carroll: The State of B2B Lead Gen & 2012 Recommendations

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There are groups that are driving ROI from social media. ” 2012 Recommendation: Marketing Should Ask Sales Three Questions. He comments, “It’s like they’re conforming their process to fit the tool—instead of buying the tools to support their process.

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B2B Lead Generation: Are You Killing the Golden Goose?

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This is the first in a series of four blogs about B2B Lead Generation marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Over the next four weeks we will talk about all of the statistics on the following table, though today we are going to focus on lead rate: Based on over 60,000 completed company dispositions per year (annualized for 2012).

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Predictions 2012 Roundup

The ROI Guy

We have made some bold B2B sales and marketing predictions for 2012, and have rounded them up here so you can be ready: The Economic-Focused Buyer Drives Need for New B2B Sales and Marketing Strategies for 2012 How will the Economy Affect the Buyer’s Decision Process in 2012? Fahgettaboudit!

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The Economic-Focused Buyer Drives Need for New B2B Sales and Marketing Strategies for 2012

The ROI Guy

Frugalnomics makes it harder to connect, engage and sell without the right content and tools Alinean, the leading creator of interactive content marketing and diagnostic sales tools for business to business (B2B) solutions, today announced its annual sales and marketing predictions for 2012 with serious implications.

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The Cost-Per-Lead Fallacy in Measuring B2B Lead Generation Investments (Pt 3 of 3)

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The introductory post in this series addressed the problems and costs of applying the cost-per-lead metric to measure the success of B2B lead generation investments. In the second post, we looked at elements of a complex sale that impact B2B lead generation costs. Correctly emphasize the ROI value of qualified leads over their cost.