markempa

MARCH 2, 2006

« Podcast Segment 3: Selling to BIG Companies | Main | Podcast Segment 1: Selling to BIG Companies » Podcast Segment 2: Selling to BIG Companies Segment 2 from my 1-hour live interview with Jill Konrath, Chief Sales Officer and author of Selling to Big Companies. MB) Whats the proper role of marketing?

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markempa

MARCH 2, 2006

« Podcast Segment 2: Selling to BIG Companies | Main | Consistent Lead Generation Pays Over Long Term » Podcast Segment 1: Selling to BIG Companies If youre involved in complex sale, be sure to listen to the recording of my live teleseminar with Jill Konrath , Chief Sales Officer and author of Selling to Companies.

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Everything Technology Marketing

OCTOBER 22, 2010

When considering outbound marketing tactics such as telemarketing, direct mail and print advertising, the majority of B2B organizations are either not changing or decreasing budgets. this year over 2009. It looks like we are bouncing back from the recession compared to last year when tech companies slashed marketing budgets by over 8%.

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markempa

JULY 27, 2005

« New Lead Nurturing Webinar | Main | Two new reports on marketing and lead generation » Getting into big companies My good friend, Jill Konrath, President of Selling to Big Companies and Leapfrog-Strategies Inc., Jills new book, Selling to Big Companies , will be officially released in December.

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Smashmouth Marketing

MARCH 19, 2009

Outbound: Telemarketing,Email, Events). This may explain why the Goliath companies are spending more on outbound lead generation. HubSpot 's survey, made up of companies of all sizes, shows that in 2008 the average marketing spend from b2b companies on outbound telemarketing efforts to be 12%.

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markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

» Small companies blogging for leads while big companies watch Rick Bruner wonders how many Fortune 500 companies have external blogs - maybe 3% to 6%? Big companies are big targets. Debbie Weil’s points out that Small and Midsize companies have a competitive advantage to attract customers via blogging.

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Smashmouth Marketing

MARCH 4, 2009

Outbound: Telemarketing, Email, Events). This may explain why the Goliath companies are spending more on outbound lead generation. HubSpot 's survey, made up of companies of all sizes, shows that in 2008 the average marketing spend from b2b companies on outbound telemarketing efforts to be 12%.

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markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

Companies who provided fewer but higher quality "sales ready" leads to their sale people have better sales conversion rates than those that send lots of early stage leads and that creating a "cost per lead" culture just does not work.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

BtoBonline:E-mail, telemarketing garner highest direct marketing response rates FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

FEBRUARY 23, 2006

» Marketing That Reaches Decision Makers In Big Companies I was quoted in an article on B-to-B marketing in Marketing News, a publication of the American Marketing Association. a marketing and sales information services company in Southport, Conn.: In 2005, 3.5

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markempa

MAY 28, 2005

Main | Strategize to get more referral leads » One-to-one lead generation for B2B companies Interesting article from DMNews.com on one-to-one marketing for B2B companies. Simply put, most company dont have enough cross-functional teamwork to successfully execute 1-to-1 marketing. I wrote a post about this a whle back.

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markempa

FEBRUARY 7, 2006

« The halo effect and lead generation | Main | Macs Tasty Recipe for Lead Generation Success » Teleseminar on Selling to BIG Companies with Jill Konrath The biggest challenge most of us with a complex sale face is getting access to executives, especially those in BIG companies. She knows what shes talking about.

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Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 20, 2010

For example, the State of Inbound Marketing 2010 survey from Hubspot found that outbound leads (from telemarketing, trade shows and direct mail) cost an average of $332, compared with $134 per inbound lead (from social media and Web sites). These draw a picture of salespeople saying, “Hand me the leads and let me do the rest.”

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markempa

JUNE 15, 2005

This research confirms three out of my seven lead generation tips FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2007

« 10 Lead Generation (Prospecting) Tips for Sales People | Main | The Physics of Trigger Events for Lead Generation » Podcast: The New Rules of Marketing & PR Interview with David Meerman Scott Before the Internet and social media tools, companies could only communicate through the filter of advertising or media ink placed by a PR firm.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

« Telemarketing big with Xerox | Main | Webinar: A Multimodal approach to Lead Nurturing for Complex Sales » Podcast: Marketing and Sales for Big Complex Selling (pt 3) I wanted to share the final installment from the podcast series I did with 800-CEO-READ. We again have Jill Konrath and Brian Carroll talking about the topic.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 5, 2006

« E-Book: What Sales Really Needs from Marketing | Main | Telemarketing big with Xerox » Podcast: Marketing and Sales for Big Complex Selling (Pt 1) I had a great time chatting with Todd at 800-CEO-READ on lead generation. Next week, I interview Jill Konrath, author of Selling to Big Companies.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Register here FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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markempa

APRIL 18, 2005

The best lead generation techniques are: Your website Search engine marketing Outbound telemarketing Direct mail Trade shows (if the audience is highly qualified) Nigel includes a link to Ruths PPT slides via PDF. FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext.

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2007

FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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markempa

AUGUST 24, 2007

He explained that his company had invested "big dollars" to install a new marketing automation software system. He explained that his company had invested "big dollars" to install a new marketing automation software system. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

MAY 8, 2007

TypePad Featured Blogs: B2B Lead Generation Blog FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Thanks TypePad !

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markempa

AUGUST 22, 2007

FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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markempa

JUNE 28, 2007

New and innovative online marketing tactics help companies build their brand and generate leads online. FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

JANUARY 23, 2007

FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

Lead Generation 120

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markempa

AUGUST 30, 2007

Download your copy FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

« Using White Papers for Lead Generation | Main | Podcast: Marketing and Sales for Big Complex Selling (Pt 1) » E-Book: What Sales Really Needs from Marketing The biggest challenge most sales pros with a complex sale face is getting access to executives, especially those in BIG companies.

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markempa

OCTOBER 28, 2005

« Telemarketing is the top lead generation tactic | Main | Dont Depend on Technology To Fill the Sales/Marketing Chasm » Lead Generation Summit Notes In case you missed it. FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

" Each discipline is vital to the success of the company and they must work together as team. FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

OCTOBER 17, 2006

Lead nurturing Role of the ideal customer profile Read the interview transcript FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

AUGUST 29, 2007

Do you think a typical marketer or sales person (who isnt a good “networker” already) can build relationships and generate sales leads for their company from a social networking tool? FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. Why or why not?

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2006

FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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markempa

OCTOBER 31, 2006

Mac writes, "When searching for leads for selling your products or services, you want to find those companies who have a problem for which you have the solution. How do you go about finding those companies and how do you find the level of contacts you need from within the companies?"

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markempa

NOVEMBER 1, 2006

In fact, most companies need to do a better job managing and qualifying the leads (or more likely the inquiries) they already have. In fact, most companies need to do a better job managing and qualifying the leads (or more likely the inquiries) they already have. That’s not always true. That’s not always true.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 20, 2005

« Better Sales and Marketing Integration | Main | Telemarketing is the top lead generation tactic » New Cartoon Series Depicts "Sales Lead Hell" Building off my last post, I wanted to share something fun. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

MAY 13, 2007

The analysts who predict the future success of a company and then punish them for falling short? Bryan replies, "So many companies are still scraping the bottom end of their sales funnel while many potential prospects are left unsold. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

APRIL 5, 2007

FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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