There were days in my lead gen life where I could have easily left for lunch and not come back for four hours. MIT data shows that that might have been a good idea! Gerhard Gschwandtner of Selling Power just highlighted last year's MIT / InsideSales.com study of outbound prospecting lead conversion. The report details such information as the right time of day to call, the best day of the week, how the response time to a lead impacts conversion, etc. It got me thinking. For many reps, unless territory comes into play, lead gen exists in a three-time-zone map. Target West Coast 11 am - 1 pm. MORE >>

There were days in my lead gen life where I could have easily left for lunch and not come back for four hours. MIT data shows that that might have been a good idea! Gerhard Gschwandtner of Selling Power just highlighted last year's MIT / InsideSales.com study of outbound prospecting lead conversion. The report details such information as the right time of day to call, the best day of the week, how the response time to a lead impacts conversion, etc. It got me thinking. For many reps, unless territory comes into play, lead gen exists in a three-time-zone map. More Lead Generation Tips. MORE >>

We hear this all the time, even from our own reps when they are having a slow week: "December is terrible for lead gen. End of year and the holidays.". True, people have other things on their minds. Some might be closing out the year, but many are willing to help those elves with their heads down making appointments. So I give you these thoughts to consider, and recommend you keep dialing with cheer: Prospects are thinking about next year. Prospects are traveling less and possibly sitting next to their phones (especially during the week between Christmas and New Year's). MORE >>

MarketingProfs Digital Mixer kicked off yesterday with some great speakers. unfortunately was not able to attend, but thanks to our buddy's at Hubspot , I was able to watch the live video stream--and thanks to twitter, I was able to capture tons of great data. Here are my top 20: MattTGrant : Recap of Sesh on Webinars and Lead Gen at. mpdm if you missed it - enjoy - - [link]. MikeBarzacchini : "Viral video (and social media) is. like ROI: both can only be determined after the fact.". jaybaer : RT @jaygleaton : Assume. the top of the page. andrewspoeth : @britopian mentioned. mpdm [Yaaay!]. MORE >>

About 18 months ago, Green Leads embarked on an aggressive plan to increase our inbound marketing activity. We focused first on content and blogging and then decided to dig deeper into SEO best practices. Along the way we started drinking some Orange Kool-Aid in the form of Hubspot's inbound marketing educational materials. We weren't looking for a content management system at the time, but they had so many valuable pieces of content on their site that we soon became Hubspot junkies without even being a client. Eventually, we jumped in headfirst and signed up. Understand the value of Content. MORE >>