Ambal's Amusings

JUNE 9, 2010

We asked "What are key marketing trends and predictions for 2010? What actions should marketers take in 2010?" " Companies engaged in a complex sale must link thought leadership to intelligent client discovery. " 's Marketing Prediction for 2010. s Marketing Action for 2010. Over to you.

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The Effective Marketer

OCTOBER 14, 2010

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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Ambal's Amusings

MAY 10, 2010

We asked Maria Pergolino "What are key marketing trends and predictions for 2010? What actions should marketers take in 2010?" " Marketers will focus on creating sales-ready leads with marketing automation and inbound marketing as part of their demand generation process. Maria Pergolino. Recommended Resources.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

I interviewed Ruth Stevens , author of Trade Show and Event Marketing , to get her views on what marketing and sales can do to increase the effectiveness of their event marketing and she gave some helpful insights. Show Agenda Why did you write Tradeshow and Event Marketing and what were you hoping to address?

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The Effective Marketer

AUGUST 30, 2010

Go to a trade show and the situation gets really bad. Trade show booths with slogans and taglines that don’t mean anything and sales brochures that are full of “features” and screenshots but lack detail of how they solve a problem. How do I get in touch with someone who can explain all of this?

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ViewPoint

JANUARY 26, 2012

These are the five essential channels you can rely on for generating a steady stream of inquiries that you can then convert to qualified leads, and have a prayer of closing enough sales to meet your revenue quota. Your website The source of your cheapest and most qualified sales leads is right at your fingertips: your company website.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

We are no longer the folks who blow up balloons at trade shows. And while advertising campaigns and trade shows will continue to be a big part of what we do. Google’s “Zero Moment Of Truth research showed that the number of sources we look for in making a purchase has doubled (2011 vs. 2010).

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Ambal's Amusings

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

We asked Britton Manasco "What are key marketing trends and predictions for 2010? What actions should marketers take in 2010?" " Companies engaged in a complex sale must link thought leadership to intelligent client discovery. " Britton Manasco's Marketing Prediction for 2010. Britton Manasco.

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Ambal's Amusings

MAY 5, 2010

We asked Jon Miller "What are key marketing trends and predictions for 2010? What actions should marketers take in 2010?" " Leads from inbound sources convert to revenue much better than leads from traditional sources " Jon Miller's Marketing Prediction for 2010. Jon Miller 's Marketing Action for 2010.

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The Effective Marketer

MAY 9, 2011

Interns are ‘liking’ pages on facebook while the events coordinator is Tweeting about the trade show giveaway at their booth. Sales reps are sharing webinar recordings with prospects, the CEO is blogging his latest thoughts on the industry, the human resources manager is updating the company’s LinkedIn page.

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markempa

OCTOBER 17, 2006

« How to Become a Thought Leader and Attract Customers | Main | E-book: Why Naked CRM Doesnt Work » Lead Generation for the Complex Sale I recently did a phone interview on Lead Generation for the Complex Sale with Nettie Hartsock for Allbusiness.coms Must Read Business Books column.

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The Effective Marketer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Amount of sales or deals closed? This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 at 3:25 am and is filed under Communication , Decision Making , Marketing Strategy , Online Marketing. Number of leads generated? If you answered “it depends&# , then you’re thinking smart. United States License.

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markempa

JANUARY 23, 2007

John originally hoped that Jill and I would debate or lock horns (Jill from the sales viewpoint and me from the marketing viewpoint). I share more ideas on what marketing can do to create and nurture leads before handing them off to the sales force. Listen to podcast now (MP3 60 min 45 MB) P.S.

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markempa

JULY 10, 2006

« BeTuitive Publishing Book Review | Main | How Podcasts Impact B2B Purchase Decisions » Sales Leads Are Too Valuable For Sales People Alone David Meerman Scotts blog post, " Sales Leads Are too Valuable for Sales People ," is worth a read. This is an ongoing pattern for lead generation failure.

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markempa

AUGUST 25, 2014

Tweet Our sister publication, MarketingSherpa, publishes three weekly newsletter case studies, and in the B2B beat in particular, those weekly articles routinely feature a story covering marketers tackling lead generation for the complex sale. 3.37% average conversion to sale across all Internet traffic sources. What were the results?

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markempa

AUGUST 1, 2007

to Generate and Follow Leads | Main | Webcast: Closed-Loop Lead Generation & Management » 7 Tips to Improve Sales Follow-up & Close More Leads If you are like most B2B marketers, lead generation is at top of your priority list. But as you may already know, generating tons of “leads” doesn’t guarantee sales will follow.

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The Effective Marketer

DECEMBER 8, 2010

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. What is the hand-off process with sales? How do you get a feedback loop established with sales so that you can get better at scoring your leads? United States License.

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markempa

JULY 9, 2007

« Off-Topic: On Selling Ideas in 1776 | Main | Inquiry management and search marketing strategy » Early Stage Leads are too important for Sales People Alone The management of sales leads is critical to generating Return on Marketing Investment. The key is to match readiness of the buyer with expectations of your sales team.

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Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 20, 2010

Marketers should work closely with salespeople to reinforce these trends, which promise to lower the overall cost per sale. I suspect that sales people have always felt they must rely on their own outbound prospecting to be successful. Events and trade shows actually rank below all of these.

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

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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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

AUGUST 16, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. It was originally a blog post I wrote back in June.

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markempa

MAY 21, 2007

Still, those sales people succeed in spite of it all. They must, in one way or another, generate their own leads to meet their revenue and sales targets that’s independent of corporate marketing programs. And instead of calling it lead generation, sales people will probably call it prospecting.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 17, 2009

As the marketing plans are shared with the rest of the company, and details on why each campaign or activity is being carried out together with their expected impact on operations and sales, the reason for marketing and why we have this department should become clear. United States License. United States License.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 13, 2011

In their research they also classify companies according to their results in email marketing usage. They say that “companies that marry high value customers with personalized, specialized offers in their email campaigns produce far greater results on every tangible measure of effectiveness”. United States License. United States License.

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markempa

DECEMBER 7, 2006

Main | Budget Wars: Sales & Finance vs Marketing » Podcast: Sales and Marketing the Six Sigma Way Its been well documented that quality of collaboration between sales and marketing directly impacts ROI. The challenge that many organizations face is that their sales process is a black box.

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The Effective Marketer

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

The financial objectives are revenue, profits, return on assets (how much sales will the campaign generate? That’s what I just did This entry was posted on Monday, November 29th, 2010 at 9:00 am and is filed under Decision Making , Marketing Management , Marketing Planning , Marketing ROI , Marketing Strategy. United States License.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 10, 2011

We sometimes tend to bundle all of the vendors into one big basket, because a search for marketing software solutions will show more results than you would care to browse and the sales literature of most of them will make you think they all do very similar things. United States License. United States License.

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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. " You can see why this is a good topic to explore."

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markempa

AUGUST 14, 2006

« New E-Book Offers Great Advice | Main | Speaking at MarketingSherpas B-to-B Demand Generation Summit 2006 » Webinar: Lead Generation Strategies for the Complex Sale Join me for a complimentary webinar this Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 1pm EDT.

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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. This is the first of three podcasts 800-CEO-Read is doing on B2B sales and marketing.

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markempa

JUNE 6, 2006

During the interview, I share new ideas for generating B2B customers and talk about my book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , thats being released next week. During the interview, I share new ideas for generating B2B customers and talk about my book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , thats being released next week.

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markempa

OCTOBER 2, 2006

« Podcast: Marketing and Sales for Big Complex Selling (pt 3) | Main | White Papers and Lead Generation, Key for BtoB Marketers » Webinar: A Multimodal approach to Lead Nurturing for Complex Sales Join me for a complimentary webinar hosted by the American Marketing Association and sponsored by WebEx.

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markempa

AUGUST 18, 2006

My book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , along with friends Bryan and Jeffrey Eisenbergs Waiting for Your Cat to Bark? My book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , along with friends Bryan and Jeffrey Eisenbergs Waiting for Your Cat to Bark? and Debbie Weils The Corporate Blogging Book , were included on the list.

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markempa

JUNE 26, 2006

« Sales and Marketing as a Team: Five Tips to Improve Performance | Main | Direct mail for the complex sale that really works » Podcast: Duct Tape meets Lead Generation for the Complex Sale Im a guest on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast today hosted by John Jantsch.

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markempa

DECEMBER 21, 2006

« Podcast: Sales and Marketing the Six Sigma Way | Main | Podcast: What Sales Really Needs From Marketing » Budget Wars: Sales & Finance vs Marketing I look at the challenge that marketers often face when it comes to getting their budgets approved by finance and I wonder why does it have to be so hard?

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 6, 2009

Marketers are used to creating marketing plans, including advertising campaigns, trade show schedules, etc. There’s a whole discussion around marketing ROI that we should have at a later date, I think most of you are already developing plans with specific goals in mind be it lead generation, web traffic, referrals, and even sales.

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