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Survey Finds Growth in Pipelines and Sales Cycles for B2B Lead.

Industrial Marketing Today

The top findings I got out of the release were: 47% of the sales professionals reported a slight increase in the size of their B2B pipelines this year as compared to last year. However, the sales cycles have also become longer, making it much harder to close deals. This one caught me by surprise. This one caught me by surprise.

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Why Sales and Marketing Don't Get Along « The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Why Sales and Marketing Don’t Get Along Talk to marketing mangers and sales managers about their biggest complaint and you will likely hear “They don’t follow up on leads!&# No news there.

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How Success is Misunderstood

The Effective Marketer

Number of leads generated? Amount of sales or deals closed? Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. United States License.

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Best Random but Interesting Posts, Articles and Resources of 2009

Webbiquity

What exactly is “Web 3.0?&# Beyond standard content like case studies and white papers, what other information formats work best for b2b lead generation and nurturing? A Top 25 List of Social Media, Web 2.0 & Marketing ‘Best-Of-Lists!’ ’ by Futurelab. Share this on Mixx. Tweet This!

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Making the Most of Your Webinars

The Effective Marketer

Take for instance the following: The average webcasts captures 441 registrants Attendee participation is usually 50-60% of registrations 15-30% of registrants are sales-qualified opportunities The numbers above should be enough for you to go back to your own metrics and see how you compare. United States License. United States License.

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Marketing Automation Monday is Here!

The Effective Marketer

It was really fun and if you are interested in learning how other marketers are tackling their marketing, CRM, and even sales challenges this is the place to go. How do you setup your scoring system for inbound leads? What is the hand-off process with sales? United States License. United States License. United States License.

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B2B Marketing Summit Shows Old Problems Persist

The Effective Marketer

According to their post: “Last week in San Francisco, 211 business-to-business marketers spent two days sharing insights, case studies and advice on social media marketing, lead generation, Sales and Marketing alignment, and other hot-button issues on the West Coast swing of MarketingSherpa’s seventh annual B2B Marketing Summit.&#

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