Agenda By Day


April 10, 2008
8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Breakfast Reception
9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Introductions & Expectations
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Introduction To Web 2.0 In B2B Marketing
  • What does Web 2.0 mean for B2B marketing?
  • Which Web 2.0 tactics/technologies do B2B marketers plan to adopt? What holds them back?
  • Which channels have graduated from emerging to mature (search, email)?
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Rich Media: Online Video, Podcasting, & Web Seminars
  • Why are online video, audio/podcasting, and Web seminars important in B2B marketing, and when do you use each tactic?
  • What are best practices for each tactic?
  • How can B2B marketers use rich media and customer testimonials to fuel word-of-mouth marketing?
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Blogging And RSS
  • What is the state of B2B blog use today?
  • Why should B2B marketers blog? What are the best practices?
  • Why is a corporate blogging policy required? How do companies create policies?
  • How do you measure blog influence or success?
  • What is RSS and how does it relate to emerging, Web 2.0 marketing in B2B?
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m.-2:15 p.m. Web Sites And Microsites And Rich Internet Apps
  • What is the relationship between Web sites, landing pages, microsites, portals, and rich internet applications?
  • When does personalization or customization matter with these tactics?
  • What best practices should B2B companies adopt for using microsites and RIAs?
2:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Social Networks
  • When should B2B marketers use social networks? Which ones and for what purpose?
  • What are best practices for using social networks?
  • Should B2B companies create their own social networks?
3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. What¿s Coming Next In Web 2.0
  • Why should marketers care about social media?
  • What social media technologies are up and coming (e.g. Wikis, Widgets, Tagging, Rankings, Mash-ups, Virtual Worlds, and Advergaming)?
4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Wrap-Up/Final Q&A
  Analyst Presenters
Brian Haven, Forrester, Speaker
Laura Ramos, Forrester, Speaker