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Thursday, March 4, 2010 by BMA Indy

Upcoming Indy Marketing Events....
Don't miss the BMA Indianapolis March 18th Event:

Discover the New Law of Marketing
Presented by Bob Gilbreath, Chief Marketing Strategist at Bridge Worldwide and author of:
The Next Evolution of Marketing: Connect with Your Customers by Marketing with Meaning
When
Thursday March 18, 2010
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where:
The Pyramids
Why
:Discover how to make meaningful connections with your customers through relationship marketing that is truly valuable to their lives. Bob Gilbreath, Chief Marketing Strategist at Bridge Worldwide, shows you how in this comprehensive, eye-opening look at the future of marketing. Marketing as we have known it is no longer sustainable in its current form. To maintain a significant and effective marketing strategy, companies must move from producing meaningless messages to creating meaningful connections—marketing that customers choose to engage with. The Next Evolution of Marketing helps you create relevant, meaningful communications in the digital age. Marketing with Meaning helps you bring effective marketing solutions to your business communications. The diverse set of relevant case studies—ranging from traditional to interactive marketing—makes this book an indispensable addition to any business collection. This is a must-read for anyone involved in any phase of marketing—from those who create it, to those who buy it, to those who simply choose to engage with it.
About the speaker
Bob Gilbreath
is Chief Marketing Strategist at Bridge Worldwide, one of the nation’s largest digital advertising agencies. Bridge Worldwide is part of WPP, leaders inadvertising, branding, and marketing. Bob leads the Strategic Planning team within Bridge Worldwide, advising clients such as Procter & Gamble, ConAgra Foods, Kroger, Luxottica, and Abbott Laboratories. His writing has been featured inBrandweek, he has spoken at ad:tech and Harvard Business School, and he has taught classes at New York University and Miami University (Ohio). He is the author of The Next Evolution of Marketing: Connect with Your Customers by Marketing with Meaning, which is now available from McGraw-Hill. Bob joined Bridge Worldwide after leading a dramatic turnaround of the Mr. Clean brand at Procter & Gamble. He was recognized by Advertising Age as one of the Top 50 Marketers of 2004. He received his M.B.A. in marketing from New York University’s Stern School of Business and his undergraduate degree in economics from Duke University.: -Your Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the Marketing Revolution.

BMA 2010 Annual Conference - ENGAGE!

Friday, February 19, 2010 by BMA Indy

>BtoB Marketing Events<

The Business Marketing Association Announces the 2010 Annual Conference: "ENGAGE!"

BMA's national conference will be held in Chicago June 2-4, 2010 at the beautiful new conference facility at the Swissotel.

Following the successful 2009 “UNlearn” conference, BMA’s best-attended national conference in 20 years, the 2010 conference will be themed “ENGAGE!” and is expected to draw as many as 600 BtoB marketers from around the U.S. and the world.

"ENGAGE!" will focus on innovative ways that corporate marketers are engaging employees, channel partners, customers and other demand drivers to improve customer experience and to generate rapid and profitable sales and brand growth as the global economy gradually improves and the recessionary times come to an end.

"ENGAGE!" speakers include: David Meerman Scott, the 2009 conference’s #1 rated speaker, returning to premiere a brand new talk based on a book he is currently writing. Chris Brogan, author of the just-published Trust Agents, will also speak.

Stay tuned for release of the names of other world-class speakers that are being recruited for the event.

Upcoming BMA Indianapolis February Event

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 by BMA Indy

B2B Marketing Events Indy

UPCOMING BMA INDIANAPOLIS FEBRUARY EVENT

Next-Generation Lead Generating Strategies for B2B Marketers
Presented by Brian Deagan, CEO of Knotice

Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010
Time: 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Location: Pyramids (map)
Program Fee: $10 Members / $40 Non-Members

Brian will cover strategies that you can use within your marketing efforts to assist with automation of lead generation activities and how to convert those leads through the pipeline for your organization. In this session you will learn…

How to automate outreach efforts
Messaging strategies that drive response
New tools that empower marketing and sales teams to work better together

Please join us to welcome Brian to Indianapolis and to learn from the insight he will be sharing with our chapter!

Click here to register for this event!

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Why Join? Reason #2 Great Informational Programming

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 by BMA President

The BMA Indianapolis chapter is a great resource for the latest in marketing information. Monthly programming features both local and national speakers talking on topics that are both timely and relevant.

The February 18, 2010 meeting is:

Next Generation Lead Gen Strategies for B2B Marketers

The program will be lead by Brian Deagan, co-founder and CEO of Akron-based Knotice.

Brian will cover strategies that you can use within your marketing efforts to assist with automation of lead generation activities and how to convert those leads through the pipeline for your organization. In this session you will learn…

How to automate outreach efforts
Messaging strategies that drive response
New tools that empower marketing and sales teams to work better together

BMA Members attend for $10. Non-members are also welcome to attend for $40. A light continental breakfast will be served from 8 am to 8:30 am. The program runs from 8:30 am to 10 am.

Where?

The Pyramids, 3500 DePauw Blvd, Pyramid 3 Lower Level, Indianapolis, IN 46268. To register for this event, click here.

https://www.cardfreeservices.com/bmaevent/registration.aspx?eventid=46

For more information about Knotice, visit www.knotice.com.

Why Join BMA? Reason #1

Thursday, January 28, 2010 by BMA President

Membership is BMA is an investment. So why should you consider it?

Begun in 1922 as the National Industrial Advertising Association, today's Business Marketing Association represents a lifetime of expertise in business-to-business marketing and communications. For more than 80 years, BMA has been the pre-eminent service organization for professionals in this vital industry. As market realities so often prove, no one stays in business that long without continually meeting their customers' needs.

BMA is the business marketer's first line of defense in changing business marketing environments. Today, we're even better at delivering membership benefits that make a difference to your business...today and tomorrow. From our information-packed web site to our online skills-building and marketing certification program, to papers and industry surveys, to interaction with peers, no other organization delivers the same level of commitment to the information and networking needs of business-to-business marketers.

This is the support that is provided at the national level and just one reason why membership in BMA is worth your consideration. To learn more about BMA at the national level, visit www.marketing.org. To get involved in the Indy Chapter, contact info@bmaindy.org.

Join us!

BMA Indy Chapter is now Blogging

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 by BMA President

The Business Marketing Association exists to support the business to business marketing community in Indianapolis. While the chapter has been around for a number of years, the chapter remains relatively small given the strength of BtoB marketing in Indianapolis.

The Indianapolis Chapter has traditionally fulfilled the niche of providing relevant educational content by sponsoring speakers that cover the hot topics facing today's marketers. This year's programming is no exception.

Our next program, Marketing by the Numbers, will be held on Tuesday, November 21 starting at 8:30 pm.

In this presentation, Jill Snyder, Vice President of Marketing at Schneider Corporation will show you how to build a marketing plan that will support your organization's revenue objectives, which is critical today. Step-by-step you will be shown how to funnel all your marketing resources into activities and strategies to drive demand.

Measuring that success is critical and we will take you through live examples of how companies have been able to build their lead generation efforts and circle back to measure their results. Jill will share examples from local companies that have built a platform to monitor their lead generation efforts based on the results they are driving. In addition to these case studies, Shawn Herring will also be sharing how he implemented a qualified lead generation platform for Harlan Sprague with great success.

This is a very timely topic as businesses finalize plans for the upcoming year's sales and marketing activities. Plan to join your fellow members of the business marketing community. Register today by visiting www.bmaindy.org. Invite a friend to join you.

Marketing by the Numbers Event: November 19, 2009

Friday, October 23, 2009 by Programming Director

The Business Marketing Association is proud to present, Marketing by the Numbers. In today's economy, BtoB marketers are challenged to drive results for their organization. This presentation will show you how to do just that! We hope we see you at this exciting Indy Marketing event.

Building a Lead Generation Platform that will Drive Results

In today’s economy, marketers are held accountable for qualified lead generation and building a program that drives results.

In this presentation, Jill Snyder, will show you how to build a marketing plan that will support your organization's revenue objectives, which is critical today. Step-by-step you will be shown how to funnel all your marketing resources into activities and strategies to drive demand.

Measuring that success is critical and we will take you through live examples of how companies have been able to build their lead generation efforts and circle back to measure their results. Jill will share examples from local companies that have built a platform to monitor their lead generation efforts based on the results they are driving. In addition to these case studies, Shawn Herring will also be sharing how he implemented a qualified lead generation platform for Harlan Sprague with great success.

Generating leads is critical; tracking and nurturing them is just as important. Jill and Shawn will show you how to build a lead management model to make sure you maximize all the work you have done to generate leads.

About Jill

Jill Snyder has 28 years of experience in marketing, entrepreneurship, and technology. She has been a member of the founding team of three high tech companies, and has helped numerous other companies build their marketing programs, all with the focus of driving demand and revenue.

Currently Jill is the Vice President of Marketing at the Schneider Corporation. Previously, Jill was the Director of Marketing at YourEncore and the VP of Marketing for ExactTarget. Jill has also consulted with numerous other companies including Vontoo, Hancock Telecom, Pearl Street Venture Funds, Walker Information, and Thomas P. Miller and Associates.

In 1998, Jill was part of the founding team of Aprimo, a software company that develops enterprise marketing management solutions. Prior to Aprimo, Jill worked as Marketing Operations Manager at Tivoli Systems (a division of IBM), and as the Partner Program Manager and Product Marketing Manager for Software Artistry (acquired by Tivoli).

Prior to Software Artistry, Jill co-established and operated two information business ventures funded by GTE Vantage (Stamford, CT). Those business were EdNA (1990 – 1996), and The Guide (1987 – 1990) which provided ‘on-line’ community-based services via the computer prior to the launch of such popular systems as AOL and Prodigy (this was pre-internet).

She began her career with IBM in a regional IBM sales and marketing organization. Jill earned bachelor’s degrees in marketing and advertising from Indiana State University with a minor in Computer Science .

About Shawn

Shawn Herring obtained Bachelor’s degrees in Biology, Psychology, and Sociology in addition to a Masters degree in Business from Indiana University. With over 10 years experience within healthcare and life sciences within the Marketing and IT functional areas.

Within the IT roles, Shawn worked on the team responsible for planning and implementation of a company-wide eCommerce platform, developed a measurement dashboard to view efficiency and effectiveness, and was responsible for building an eCommerce channel from $10 million to over $60 million in one year.

Within his Marketing roles, Shawn was a team lead for the global rebranding of five separate companies into a single corporate entity, management of both product and channel strategies, and driving profitable revenue through the Sales pipeline.

Masters of Business Online Event Next Week!

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 by Programming Director

As a sponsor of this event, the Business Marketing Association of Indianapolis wants to be sure you don't miss out! NEXT WEDNESDAY, a full day at the MBO Conference will provide BtoB Marketing tips and insights into how very powerful the web can be!

How Powerful is the Web?

Yes, you have a web site, but how customer-friendly is it? How easy is it for customers and prospects to find it when they do research? Are prospects connected in a way that convert their leads into sales? The web can be a powerful tool, but only if you know how to use it! That's what this intensive one-day conference is all about!

Our local experts will teach you how to create an effective blend of online marketing tactics to reach your customers and increase sales and productivity.

By attending this conference, you will be able to:

Generate more (and better!) leads

Help targeted prospects find you by making your web site "search-engine friendly"

Establish more effective email campaigns and touch points. Check and improve your

link popularity. Test the growing number of Web 2.0 tools to find one that works for you.

Move prospects through the buying cycle

Develop relevant value propositions. Engage customers with logical relationship

management techniques. Establish "offers" that make sense and fit your business

model. Build robust follow-up efforts to close the sales loop.

Define relevant analytics

Go beyond basic clicks and hits. Evaluate multi-touch best practices, and establish

test metrics and systems.

Create a bridge to your business brand and goals

Determine when products require different sales approaches or types of interaction.

Align your web activities with business strategy. Build a 360° view. Break down silos

between marketing, sales, and IT.

Signup today!

2009-2010 BMA Indy Board Announced

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 by External Communications

The Indianapolis Chapter of the Business Marketing Association (BMA) is proud to announce the new 2009-2010 Board of Directors.

The board includes:

President: Judy Knafel, Element Three

Programming: Carissa Newton, Delivra

Secretary: Christine Johnston, Distinctive Wine Cellars

Membership: Jim Brown, EverEffect, Inc.

Webmaster: Summer Newton, Zent Consulting

Treasurer: Karen Hale Hopkins

Internal Communications: Curt Franke, BitWise Solutions, Inc.

External Communications/PR: Megan Glover, Compendium Blogware

Sponsorship: Kathleen Haley, KSH Marketing

About the BMA

The Business Marketing Association is the nation’s only professional association dedicated to business-to-business marketers and marketing communicators. Members receive networking benefits, peer support, and the opportunity to participate in events attracting important industry speakers and attendees. For more information on the Indianapolis chapter of the BMA and to learn about upcoming meetings go to www.bmaindy.org. Monthly meetings and presentations are held on the second Thursday of each month.

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