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Demand Gen vs. Lead Gen: Which is ‘Best’ for Startups?

Zoominfo

However, investors today expect to see sophisticated user-attraction models and established growth trajectories from even seed-stage startups , making lead generation mission-critical for businesses hoping to secure additional investment. The good news? There are essentially two competing schools of thought among B2B marketers.

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Is Account-Based Marketing the Holy Grail for Lead Generation Nirvana? [PowerOpinions Part 3]

ViewPoint

Is ABM the Holy Grail to lead generation or just another black box solution destined to cost a lot of money, distract marketing and end up getting more bad leads to sales faster than ever before? Today in part 3, we hear from James Obermayer , Executive Director of the Sales Lead Management Association. Less than 50 beds. 50-250 beds.

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ClickInsights: What was your "Aha" moment in 2009? - Part 2

Ambal's Amusings

I have invited our Panel of B2B Marketing Experts to reflect on 2009 and answer the following question: What was your aha moment in 2009 ? Brian Carroll's blog B2B Lead Generation Blog. Brian Carroll's book Lead Generation for the Complex Sale. B2B Lead Generation Benchmark Study 2009. MarketingSherpa.

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How to take smart risks with lo-fi social content

Sprout Social

In late 2009, Domino’s released a brutally honest commercial, publicizing customers’ overwhelmingly negative feelings about their pizza—and asking folks to give them a second chance. It was a massive risk, but one that paid off. The quarter following the campaign’s release, same-store sales were up 14%. Enter: lo-fi content.

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How Does 2023 Go Down in Selling History? Mereo Principals Share These Reflections

Mereo

This pattern is similar to what we saw in the 2008 / 2009 recession. As businesses increasingly relied on AI algorithms to generate content, uncover insights and make critical decisions, there has been a growing concern regarding the accuracy and reliability of these automated systems. When they did not have that clarity, they froze.

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CyberInt (Cybersecurity) – An Inbound Marketing Success Story

Envy

Even well-established companies face continual challenges including high competition, difficulty differentiating their products from others, and gathering enough MQLs. CyberInt desperately needed some “marketing fairy dust” to generate qualified leads and get its message heard above the industry’s background noise.

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Marketing Automation System Trends: What We Found in the Raab Guide

Customer Experience Matrix

Summary: Social media and access for sales people were the two big trends among demand generation vendors last year. This contrasts with traditional demand generation pricing on database size and/or activity volume, but is the way sales automation systems like Salesforce.com are usually sold. So much for 2009.