markempa

JANUARY 25, 2006

« The Lead Generation Advantage for Small Businesses | Main | The halo effect and lead generation » Podcasts vs. Webinars which is better? An interesting conversation started on podcasts vs. webinars at the Church of the Customer Blog. I use podcasts and they are no doubt more “buzz” worthy than webinars.

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markempa

JULY 21, 2005

« New and Improved Lead Nurturing Article | Main | Getting into big companies » New Lead Nurturing Webinar Startling as it may seem, recent research (and even studies from ten years ago) shows that longer-term leads (future opportunities), often ignored by salespeople, represent nearly 80% of potential sales.

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markempa

MAY 8, 2006

« Lead generation with Podcasts | Main | Why CEOs Must Be Actively Involved in Lead Generation » Personal lead generation tools If you do lead generation (a.k.a. The article features tools that will aid sales people, entrepreneurs, and professionals with their personal lead generation efforts. " by Jeanette Borzo.

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markempa

MAY 23, 2005

« 2 New RSS Feeds for the B2B Lead Generation Blog | Main | Blogging & RSS Events » Tips for better webinars, webcasts and improved ROI Webinars have reached critical mass and most B2B marketers, it seems, have added them to their marketing mix. But lately, Ive watched some really bad webinars and webcasts.

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markempa

MAY 4, 2005

« Seven lead generation tips | Main | Lead generation for the complex sale (book update) » SWOT Team: Adding webinars to the marketing pool I just heard that my comments on webinars were picked up by the SWOT Team , Hank Stroll and Meryl K. Evans, contributing writers for MarketingProfs.com. Just scroll down the page a bit.

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markempa

AUGUST 11, 2005

« Two new reports on marketing and lead generation | Main | Combine Your Cold Calling Efforts With Email Marketing » Lead Generation via white papers and webinars MarketingSherpa published a great article today on how Redhats Director of Marketing Communications, Chris Grams, broke the rules for distributing white papers and webinars.

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Lead Generation Paper Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Leads 120

The Effective Marketer

MARCH 9, 2010

This is the first post of a series that will show you some marketing emails (webinar invitations, whitepaper downloads, product announcements, etc.) Big “Register for our webinar&# button at the bottom makes it easy to find where to click to sign up. Picture of speaker gives it a personal tone. So which one is it?

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 12, 2009

2. Don’t simply ask people to come to a meeting by calling or emailing, send them a meeting invitation: Most calendar programs have this option, which emails the person with a meeting request that they need to reply to with “yes”, “no” or “propose another time” (those are the standard options in MS Outlook).

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markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

The workhorse of business-to-business direct mail is still the one-page, personalized letter sent in a #10 envelope. Invite people to attend events such as: trade shows, live seminars, webinars, webcasts, executive briefings, workshops, conferences, road shows, speaking engagements and on demand events. What can you send via email?

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The Effective Marketer

APRIL 6, 2009

Every line on your resume, every answer you give during an interview, and every contact you have with the company needs to be focused on lowering the perceived risk. Another person is now sitting on that same chair, trying to do his best, just like you did. The little things you do will add up in the end and make you stand out.

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2007

« 7 Tips to Improve Sales Follow-up & Close More Leads | Main | Content ideas for lead nurturing and tactics to use » Webcast: Closed-Loop Lead Generation & Management Join me for a complimentary webinar on how to " Achieve a Closed-Loop System for Lead Generation and Management."

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markempa

MAY 23, 2005

« Peformance Measurement, Corporate Culture and the CMO | Main | 2 New RSS Feeds for the B2B Lead Generation Blog » Blueprint for Personal Lead Generation Success Do you generate your own leads? 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

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Shorten your follow-up time and do it personally. When people ask for information, they expect a rapid and personal response. Make sure your email reply has a real person’s name on it. 80% of marketing leads are lost or discarded, according to a MarketingSherpa presentation delivered at B2b Marketing Summit 2009.

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Create custom views to find emails quickly: let’s say you want to see all emails in your inbox that were sent by a particular person. If you need to see all emails sent by a particular person and still keep them sorted by date, you should create a custom view. Hit OK and exit back to your inbox. Play around and choose wisely.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Some of the other topics include: New B-to-B Search Marketing; Maximizing White Papers, Ezines Webinars & Podcasts; Marketing to Fortune 500; Video, Viral & Web 2.0 Register here 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

MARCH 30, 2007

Lets say you want to invite, via e-mail, a specific group of individuals in your database to a webinar or webcast. I have found marketers often overlook the lists and data they already have in search of new contacts rather than building upon relevant conversations. My experience has been been around 45%. So where should you start?

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markempa

AUGUST 1, 2007

Do you ever wonder was the lead even contacted? Do you ever wonder was the lead even contacted? 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 29, 2007

Sherpas data shows that more decision makers (not just influencers) are attending webinars and watching archived events. Sherpas data shows that more decision makers (not just influencers) are attending webinars and watching archived events. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2007

June 08, 2007 | Permalink Technorati Tags : Brian Carroll , David Meerman Scott , Marketing , New Rules , PR 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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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 28, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website A Blogging Style to Call Your Own by Achinta Mitra on April 28, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Blog , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing Creating a blog is not too difficult but building an active community around it is.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

Influence: This is a measure of the likelihood of a person recommending your company or brand. I don’t mean to suggest that you should ignore other channels of customer engagement such as your email opens, click-throughs, landing page hits, webinar sign-ups and Contact Us forms. Google Analytics may be all the power you need.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Personally I am very fond of strawberries and cream; but I find that for some strange reason fish prefer worms. 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 24, 2006

« Marketing Spend Shifting to Below-the-line | Main | Podcasts vs. Webinars which is better? » The Lead Generation Advantage for Small Businesses According to John Jantsch , small businesses have a decided advantage [over big companies] to do highly personal marketing. I tend to agree. I tend to agree.

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markempa

AUGUST 11, 2006

« Webinar: Eight critical success factors for lead generation | Main | New E-Book Offers Great Advice » New Book on Corporate Blogging Its exciting when someone you know launches a new book. 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 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

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 And, Im even getting a cool t-shirt to boot. 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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 I’ve visited 49 out of 50 states (Alaska some day…) Well thats about as random as I could get. Ardath, thanks for the tag.

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markempa

OCTOBER 31, 2006

How do you go about finding those companies and how do you find the level of contacts you need from within the companies?" 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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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

That’s a shame and here’s why — among the top ten in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2009 , IBM was listed at #2, Microsoft, GE and Intel at number 3, 4 and 9 respectively. Most CEOs of manufacturing, engineering and technical companies do not believe in the value of brand building and consider it the domain of consumer marketing (B2C).

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Anything Goes Marketing

APRIL 5, 2009

One of the themes for marketers in 2009 is “doing more with less”. By triggered email campaigns, I mean an email or a series of emails being sent based on an action of a contact in your database, by their inaction or by their state (for example, a new customer). white paper, webinar, etc.), Event/webinar campaigns.

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markempa

AUGUST 24, 2007

Personally, Ive never seen closed-loop feedback suddenly erupt as a result of software. " 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 It just doesnt happen.

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markempa

JULY 9, 2007

You need to examine each lead ask if they are " sales ready " meaning they are ready to speak to a sales person. They are seeking education and information but would rather not talk to a sales person yet. You need to examine each lead ask if they are " sales ready " meaning they are ready to speak to a sales person.

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markempa

AUGUST 15, 2006

« Webinar: Lead Generation Strategies for the Complex Sale | Main | E-books: A Hip and Stylish Younger Sibling to the Nerdy Whitepaper » Speaking at MarketingSherpas B-to-B Demand Generation Summit 2006 Im speaking at MarketingSherpas Demand Generation Summit being held in Boston and SF this fall.

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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. " Listen to podcast now (MP3 35:56 min 24.68

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markempa

MAY 9, 2007

In a complex sale, my experience is, most of the selling actually happens when the sales person isnt there. In a complex sale, my experience is, most of the selling actually happens when the sales person isnt there. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 I hope you can make it.

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markempa

JULY 28, 2006

In addition to webinars, this data shows that blogs and podcasts are evolving into key elements of the B2B marketers lead generation toolkit. In addition to webinars, this data shows that blogs and podcasts are evolving into key elements of the B2B marketers lead generation toolkit.

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markempa

AUGUST 14, 2006

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 Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Download the eBook here.

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