markempa

JUNE 28, 2007

I traveled with Guy Maser VP of Marketing for GlobalSpec and I thought he had a great message about helping marketers get the most out of their internet lead generation investment. Today, his article in BtoB Magazine gives a great summary of his presentation from the roadshow and is worth a read.

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markempa

APRIL 18, 2007

As a result there’s been a surge of interest in software and tools to manage the process of lead management, lead nurturing and lead generation with a greater emphasis on measurability. recent exchange he had with Brian Carroll on his B2B Lead Gene. recent exchange he had with Brian Carroll on his B2B Lead Gene.

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markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

How do you build your library of relevant lead nurturing content? A lead nurturing program can leverage existing investments that you have made in other marketing tactics such as events, white papers, contributed articles, or any other thought leading content. What can you send via email?

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markempa

MAY 13, 2007

My post a few weeks ago, " On B2B Demand Generation tools and Lead Generation Dashboards ," started an email exchange between me and Jeffrey Eisenberg on the subject. Our exchange spawned an article by Bryan Eisenberg over at ClickZ. Our exchange spawned an article by Bryan Eisenberg over at ClickZ. The soution?"

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markempa

JULY 10, 2006

A key aspect of lead nurturing is the ability to provide valuable education and information to prospects up front, so that you become more than an expert; you become a trusted advisor. Kate Maddoxs article in BtoB Magazine , " Integration Key to Lead Generation ," emphasizes the need for close sales and marketing integration.

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markempa

MAY 18, 2007

Train your sales people on how to optimize your lead generation investment and give your feedback. Centralize the lead qualification process. Share lead generation best practices amongst the sales team. Share details about upcoming, events, articles, and press coverage. Please share your thoughts and comments.

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markempa

JULY 5, 2007

I came across an interesting article by Greg Oriancant that explains how some historians believe Jefferson developed his “voice of the people” writing style. Despite his fear, Jefferson was getting ready to sell a new and remarkable idea inspired by Thomas Paine’s work “ Common Sense ” that asserted America’s Independence from England.

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markempa

MARCH 30, 2007

The goal of a well-developed lead generation strategy, therefore, is to evolve relationships between people through dialogue that positions your marketing effort as a conversation (not a compaign) to identify, initiate and nurture productive selling situations.

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markempa

MARCH 2, 2007

That means that sales must provide input to marketing (and marketing needs to accept and value the input) on the development of things such as sales collateral, white papers, case studies, articles, advertising, e-mail campaigns, value proposition development etc. Expect your sales team to follow up on each lead promptly.

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markempa

JULY 30, 2007

Instead, Ive found its better to think of lead generation as a portfolio and use multiple tactics. In his article for Fuel Marketing writer David Ward shares 9 ½ techniques to generate leads without spending too much. I was interviewed for this short article along with Bob Bly, Tino Buntic and Guy Maser. Act swiftly.

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