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| Page 1 of 4 | Previous | Next | B2B LEAD BLOG AUGUST 1, 2012 3 Demand Generation Dangers in a B2B Blog Redesign A big part of lead gen is content, and the simplest content machine on the web is a blog. The blog is our corporate thought leadership beacon, and it’s good mojo for our partners (blogroll!). And as Neil Patel, Eloqua, Marketo and Hubspot have shown us, when B2B content is crafted correctly, it becomes a killer tool for attracting qualified prospects to your sales funnel. Maybe not. Ours didn’t. | B2B LEAD BLOG SEPTEMBER 2, 2009 Marketing Automation Who’s Who - What Have We Learned It’s Show Time! Welcome back from summer vacation! The economy seems to be picking up, it’s event season and B2B marketers are being tasked with their biggest jobs yet – driving enough leads to make up for a slow first half of the year. With the help of a marketing automation | | | | | | | B2B LEAD BLOG AUGUST 27, 2009 6 Scary Dirty Data Stats Do you constantly feel the pull for newer, better, more data? Is there always that feeling that if you could just get a few new contacts a sale would be right around the corner? Of course there is value to new leads data, but what about the data you already | B2B LEAD BLOG JUNE 27, 2012 Choosing the Right Homepage Metrics What you're seeing above are the overall responses when 2,673 optimization experts were asked what key homepage metric they tested. The results, as you can see above, are fairly diverse. You can read the complete article here, but the key findings bring a fairly interesting question front and center | B2B LEAD BLOG JULY 2, 2012 5 Reasons Social Media (Might) Belong in the Contact Center Although volumes have been written about alignment between marketing and sales, why it’s so important, and how to get it done, best practices for how marketing interacts and teams-up with customer support aren’t quite as abundant. One of the articles in this month’s CRM Magazine ( Social Media Belongs in the Contact Center, by Donna Fluss) examines that question through the lens of social media and, as the title suggests, advocates for moving social media responsibilities over to the customer care team. She makes a fairly convincing argument. Topics can be about anything the company does. | B2B LEAD BLOG MARCH 28, 2013 Marketo Summit 2013 #MUS13 Insiders Guide The Marketo User Summit in San Francisco has expanded from the original 2 days to 3 days plus and the event is so jam-packed that it’s important to have a game plan to get the most out of it. Here’s the run down from Mary Firme, our Chief Lead Accelerator at ReachForce. As a live-proctored exam with no outside materials allowed, finding other locations to take it may be limited. Us too! | | | | | | | | | -
B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012 7 lead segmentations to beautify your lead nurture program Proper segmentation for your lead nurture program is akin to a well-prepared garden bed. With great soil, lots of organic amendments, proper watering, right light and climate your garden will blossom – but it takes work before you plant your first seed. The same is true for your nurture – take the time to build great segments and see the sales flower. More granular list targeting and messaging will almost always deliver better response rates and higher conversions — but getting that list tuned up isn’t something that happens overnight. Previous lead behavior. MORE >> -
B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012 7 lead segmentations to beautify your lead nurture program Proper segmentation for your lead nurture program is akin to a well-prepared garden bed. With great soil, lots of organic amendments, proper watering, right light and climate your garden will blossom – but it takes work before you plant your first seed. The same is true for your nurture – take the time to build great segments and see the sales flower. More granular list targeting and messaging will almost always deliver better response rates and higher conversions — but getting that list tuned up isn’t something that happens overnight. Previous lead behavior. MORE >> -
B2B LEAD BLOG | THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2012 You’ve Got Mail from Eloqua, Hubspot & Neil Patel Great marketing automation is a multifaceted, complex endeavor that done well can be the critical success factor in a more leads, more MQL, more SAL and a faster sales pipeline. Email is a critical piece of the tactical mix. List segmentation and nurture are critical functions of B2B lead routing – and ongoing email campaigns are an outgrowth of that. Capturing prospect attention is getting harder and harder as open rates and CTRs continue to decline. As you map your content plans for the next few months, ReachForce highlights some of the best B2B email in the business. Share and Enjoy. MORE >> -
B2B LEAD BLOG | THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2012 You’ve Got Mail from Eloqua, Hubspot & Neil Patel Great marketing automation is a multifaceted, complex endeavor that done well can be the critical success factor in a more leads, more MQL, more SAL and a faster sales pipeline. Email is a critical piece of the tactical mix. List segmentation and nurture are critical functions of B2B lead routing – and ongoing email campaigns are an outgrowth of that. Capturing prospect attention is getting harder and harder as open rates and CTRs continue to decline. As you map your content plans for the next few months, ReachForce highlights some of the best B2B email in the business. MORE >> -
B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2012 3 Demand Generation Dangers in a B2B Blog Redesign A big part of lead gen is content, and the simplest content machine on the web is a blog. The blog is our corporate thought leadership beacon, and it’s good mojo for our partners (blogroll!). And as Neil Patel, Eloqua, Marketo and Hubspot have shown us, when B2B content is crafted correctly, it becomes a killer tool for attracting qualified prospects to your sales funnel. Let’s assume you’ve got a great blog, but it’s time for a refresh (like the simple weekend facelift we just had here at The B2B Lead ). The new blog goes live, and you’re feeling great, check that one off the to-do list. MORE >>
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- Content Marketing – Are You Getting 35 million Inbound Leads? B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
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- Use Your Current Customers to Find New Ones – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #318 B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2011
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- Is This Dirty Fuel (Data) Clogging Your B2B Revenue Engine? – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #311 B2B LEAD BLOG | FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2011
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- ReachForce B2B Data Solution Finalist for 2012-13 Cloud Award B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2012
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- HOW TO: Validate, Enrich and Grow your Targeted Marketing Contact Data – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #294 B2B LEAD BLOG | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2010
- What Happens After the Campaign? – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #268 B2B LEAD BLOG | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2009
- Filling the Page (Purposefully): Great Ideas for Content Creation B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2012
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- Helpful How-tos for B2B Marketers B2B LEAD BLOG | THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2010
- 16 Ideas for your B2B Content Marketing Library – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #305 B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 2011
- Are You Building a Data Bomb? (Part 1) B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012
- Content Ideas for B2B Lead Generation – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #265 B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2009
- The Data, The Whole Data, and Nothing But the Data B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012
- Hey Girl, The Real Reason Ryan Gosling is Leaving Acting? B2B LEAD BLOG | FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2013
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