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MarketingSherpa Publishes New Business Technology Marketing Benchmark Guide 2007; 180 Charts of Practical Data for B-to-B Software, Hardware, & Se

Warren, RI (PRWEB) June 7, 2007 -- Today MarketingSherpa released the 2007 edition of its bestselling Business Technology Marketing Benchmark Guide. The comprehensive 280-page Guide features 189 charts, tables and eyetracking heatmaps all newly researched for 2007. 1,083 real-life marketers contributed their own stats on budgeting, what works, and what doesn't for this edition. Instant download PDFs, printed copies and a complete table of contents are available at http://www.BusinessTechPR07.Marketingsherpa.com

Top 10 questions answered by MarketingSherpa Business Technology Benchmark Guide 2007:

#1. What percent of gross company revenues should go toward marketing? What portion of marketing budgets should go to online versus offline? How are B-to-B marketing budgets changing this year?

#2. How do my email marketing open and click rates compare to other B-to-B tech marketers? How can I improve my email response rates in the corporate world?

#3. How can I improve Webinar and white paper offer landing pages and online forms so more prospects register?

#4. What works for B-to-B search marketing? How do my search advertising and search optimization results compare to my peers?

#5. Should we be podcasting as a marketing tactic? How can we improve podcast results?

#6. What are "normal" response rates for offline media such as direct postal mail, telemarketing, and trade shows for lead generation campaigns? Plus, how are costs changing?

#7. Which white paper titles and types of summary copy generate much higher response rates than others? Should we be syndicating more white papers and what will that cost?

#8. What's the average acceptance rate for webinar/webcast offers? What percent of respondents actually end up attending? How does lead quality differ between webinars and virtual trade shows?

#9. How many executives are sitting on a typical technology selection committee these days? How many people do we have to influence at smal companies? What about Fortune 1,000s?

#10. What's a typical lead-to-sale closure rate? What are the top challenges in improving our lead-to-close rate from marketing's perspective, and what fixes are advised to improve things?

For more information, including a complete list of charts, tables and eyetracking heatmapsthat are included in this edition, go to:
http://www.BusinessTechPR07.Marketingsherpa.com

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