The ROI Guy

JANUARY 25, 2011

When surveyed as to the most influential content in decision making, white papers remain the stand-out content of choice. Although white papers remain influential, technology media firms such as Ziff Davis Enterprise (ZDE) and others report that white paper downloads are DOWN year over year.

Paper 40

Paper Personalization Buying Cycle Ideal Customer Profiles 40

ViewPoint

JANUARY 26, 2012

Direct mail Direct mail, for decades the workhorse of direct response communications for lead generation, still delivers the goods. The DMA’s 2010 Response Rate Report reported a healthy 1.68% response rate to B-to-B prospecting letter mail and 2.18% to its cheaper cousin, postcard mail.

B to B 120

B to B netFactor Media SEM 120

Ambal's Amusings

JANUARY 7, 2010

We have invited White Paper Experts to shed light on the following question: "What mistakes must a copywriter avoid in copy used for lead generation?" Recommended Resources from Experts on white papers. Michael Stelzner's Book Writing White Papers: How to Capture Readers and Keep Them Engaged.

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Generation Lead Scoring 100

Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

And that reality of the flooded inbox is very evident from steadily dropping response rates of only 1% to 3% range for traditional email marketing. FREE Marketing Guides Engineers Can Sell™ White Paper: Most people are skeptical about associating engineers with sales. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now.

Email Marketing 60

Email Marketing Planning Web 2.0 BtoB 60

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Lists became “tired&# as response rates drops. Rose Dec 1 2010 Lots of good points here, Michael. The “we need a white paper now&# or “let’s pull together a XX&# directives tend to be reactive instead of proactive in many B2B marketing environments. Michael Brenner Dec 2 2010 Thanks Michael.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Planning Paid Search Agency Top of Funnel 100