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Technology Marketing Budgets Recover With Strength into 2011

The ROI Guy

The latest marketing spending survey results are out and the budget news is finally good for technology marketers. According to IDC’s annual “Tech Marketing Barometer Study”, marketing budgets are recovering with strength in 2011, with an expected 8% annual increase over 2010 levels.

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Three Tips to Build Powerful Customer Connections

No More Cold Calling

World”—that’s how I met Todd McCormick at the Fall 2011 Sales 2.0 Here’s how to warm up your cold calls for better sales results: Focus on inbound marketing for lead generation. A big challenge of social media is the number of outlets; you’ll be more effective if you use tools that integrate social media channels. conference.

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6 Outdated SEO Tactics to Avoid At All Costs

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As a result, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) has stepped into the spotlight as a vital digital marketing tactic. This has led many marketers to question whether or not SEO is dead. 57% of B2B marketers state that SEO generates more leads than any other marketing initiative.

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The R and the I – What’s Engagement Worth?

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Chris Selland is CMO at Terametric , a company focused on maximizing marketing ROI by helping marketers capture and measure all their channel marketing data. Chris originally published this post on November 14, 2011, and it is republished here with his permission. As I chimed in on a Focus Q&A recently.

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Join the Global Business Cocktail by Fabrizio Faraco

Increase Sales

Recently in the news two assertions in the global business community attracted my attention: The traditional marketing funnel is dead. The marketing is the product. Forrester conducted online surveys of 101 VP- and C-level marketing professional and interviewed 12 CEOs, CMOs, and VPs of marketing. I think so. Google Plus.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Tech Marketers May Need to Rethink.

The ROI Guy

Friday, October 22, 2010 Tech Marketers May Need to Rethink Budgets for 2011 according to new Harte-Hanks research Technology marketers are challenged today with handling proliferating marketing channels to reach and engage more overloaded, skeptical and frugal buyers than ever before.

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Marketing Hierarchy of Needs: Achieving Marketing Efficiency and Effectiveness

The ROI Guy

For marketers, the news is good overall. According to research from IDC and Forrester, marketing spending is anticipated to increase between 3 to 5% for 2011. In the current environment, marketers are still being asked to do-more-with-less, driving a significant change in strategies, campaigns and go-to-market channels.