markempa

JUNE 17, 2012

Tweet CSO Insights , which interviews thousands of chief sales officers to benchmark B2B sales best practices, has tracked an alarming trend. Jim Dickie, CSO Insight’s managing partner, says this should make any sales leader cringe. No deal = broken sales cycle. And your sales cycle must take that into account.”.

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NuSpark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

I was reading with interest recently the results of a study from sales organization Miller Heiman called Sales Strategies for Thriving in a Post-Recession Economy, a 2011 Best Practices Study. The focus of the study was to determine what activities and approaches separated Word Class sales organizations versus the rest.

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markempa

DECEMBER 29, 2011

This year’s B2B Lead Roundtable webinars are testament to that. In February , Paul Teshima, SVP of Product Management at Eloqua, set the tone for the webinar year. He defined the tenets of the new world of marketing in Revenue Performance Management.

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NuSpark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

I was reading with interest recently the results of a study from sales organization Miller Heiman called Sales Strategies for Thriving in a Post-Recession Economy, a 2011 Best Practices Study. The focus of the study was to determine what activities and approaches separated Word Class sales organizations versus the rest.

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Belkins

MARCH 12, 2020

How does it impact the world of B2B sales? From SARS in 2003 to the H1N1 epidemic in 2011, it’s not the first time countries and economies were threatened by a new virus strain. Train your local managers to deal with unexpected situations. Damage control for demand shocks in the marketing and sales departments.

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ANNUITAS

MAY 8, 2012

According to a 2011 study by MarketingSherpa , 74% of B2B marketers stated that their biggest challenge was generating high quality leads. The next biggest challenge was a distant second: 49% cited “generating a high volume of leads”. However, lead generation is irrelevant in today’s b2b marketing climate.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2011

by Liz Smyth Last month at Cloudforce London, Henry Seddon of QlikView wowed the audience in his presentation entitled “Sales and Marketing Alignment: Drive Revenue and Achieve Explosive Growth”. In August, QlikView was awarded the “Most Successful Global RPM Execution” at the 2011 Revenue Performance Excellence Awards.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 29, 2011

by Carol Fox CSO Insights just released the results of its annual Lead Management Optimization (LMO) Study. The results were encouraging in that marketing seems to be shifting more and more toward alignment with sales objectives. The chart below shows how funds were allocated for 2011 among companies surveyed.

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The Point

MARCH 12, 2012

In a ground-breaking report back in 2007, the people at InsideSales.com reported some startling statistics about just how quickly companies should follow up on Web leads, and the repercussions of not doing so. The odds of contacting a lead if called within five minutes versus even 30 minutes are 100x greater. Big mistake.

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NuSpark Consulting

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

In general, their biggest priority is, of course, lead generation, and then converting quality leads into customers. And then marketing firm WebMarketing123 put out a report, the 2011 State of Digital Marketing from a survey of just 500 marketers, of which two-thirds were B2B. Generate Leads: 46%. . Of course! .

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markempa

AUGUST 6, 2010

This week, MarketingSherpa launched their 2011 B2B Marketing Benchmark Survey and they’re looking for B2B Marketers to provide their data and insights via this short survey. As a thank you, all participants will receive an offer for a complimentary copy of the Executive Summary of the 2011 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report.

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ANNUITAS

MARCH 10, 2011

Despite the claim by some that automation is “floundering”, marketing automation is clearly gaining steam and poised for even more growth in 2011. He asked: “ What’s the difference between demand generation, lead management and marketing automation?” The end result of demand generation is leads. Lead Planning.

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Webbiquity

JUNE 28, 2012

Online tracking of web visitors has taken on added importance for sales and marketing. While web analytics software tells us important metrics like how many visitors we have, which pages they visit and for how long, sales and marketing need more leads. Follow Lisa on Twitter @lisajcramer or connect on her B2B marketing blog.

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The Point

OCTOBER 26, 2010

lengthening sales cycles during a down economy and the desire to support sales reps who are reluctant to dedicate their valuable time to nurturing buyers throughout that process. converting more existing leads over time to new, qualified opportunities. . which leads merit sales investment and which don’t.)

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markempa

OCTOBER 21, 2010

When I asked members of the B2B Lead Generation Roundtable on LinkedIn how companies can improve alignment between sales and marketing, our discussion board was inundated with keen insight and brutal honesty. For sales and marketing teams to truly align, they need a mandate from the executive team.”.

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markempa

OCTOBER 21, 2010

When I asked members of the B2B Lead Generation Roundtable on LinkedIn how companies can improve alignment between sales and marketing, our discussion board was inundated with keen insight and brutal honesty. For sales and marketing teams to truly align, they need a mandate from the executive team.”.

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KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 30, 2012

Through two recent client presentations, users accessing their websites via mobile devices had increased 50% and 33% respectively between Q4 2011 and Q1 2012. ” At a tactical level , consider conversion actions such as application download, click-to-call, how to create effective form submissions, etc.

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ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Gaffney: I think there has been a fundamental shift—from start-ups to large companies—where marketing is now expected to have an active role in the revenue generation process. This requires new discipline in lead management, which many B2B marketers are still getting their arms around. Most of data comes from the marketing side.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2010

Marketing needs to be the engine to identify qualified leads for sales. ROI” and “Sales” are the 4 th and 5 th most important metric according to Chief Marketer April 1, 2010 study. We are so focused on tactical execution that we lose focus on the results. Think sales, leads, pipeline.

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The Point

AUGUST 8, 2011

A recent industry study on Lead Management Optimization, conducted by CSO Insights and conducted in partnership with SMEI and Marketo , sheds insight on the relative budget marketing organizations are investing in areas such as lead nurturing, social media, and lead generation.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 31, 2011

This is a guest post written by Jonathan Hosier, MarketingSherpa Marketing Manager. The performance of B2B marketing tactics in this downtrodden economy has turned some of the best marketing plans into haphazard stabs in the dark. It all begins with lead generation at the top of the funnel.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2010

We discussed the great lead quality vs. lead quantity debate. And the conversation went way later than the restaurant manager and our wonderful server wanted it to. The debate often goes like this: Sales wants more leads. Sales complains that the quality stinks. Sales says they want better leads.

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The Effective Marketer

AUGUST 30, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Marketing Content That Sells When talking with lead nurturing and marketing automation vendors they all make it seem very easy. In the B2B marketing space this is notorious. United States License.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

by Maria Pergolino B2B sales forces have multiple challenges to contend with in today’s digital marketplace. Lead generation now requires an understanding of new channels and changing buyer behavior. Better communication between departments, means less leads left sitting on the table because they were marked as ‘not a fit’.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 23, 2009

Class: Advanced SEO Tactics: On Beyond Keyword Research (GF401) Professor: Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz SEOmoz is one of the best places for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) information, and the presentation was full of nice tidbits about SEO. Here I talk about the final 5 classes. United States License.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

by Bill Binch B2B companies don’t have the same luxury that businesses had in former years, when sales controlled consumer behavior. Now the digital marketplace has put the buyer in the driver’s seat and some sales forces behind the eight ball to keep up with consumer habits. Consider these 5 ways sales will continue to evolve: 1.

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Customer Experience Matrix

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Microsoft today announced the acquisition of marketing management system vendor MarketingPilot , which will become part of its Dynamics CRM group. MarketingPilot is best described as integrated marketing management for mid-tier companies. I profiled them in a February 2011 post.) Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

In order to meet new revenue and ROI goals, marketers need to improve their strategic skills (50%) and sales skills (40%). 58% of respondents said their role, as marketers did not end even after they handed off qualified leads to sales. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

In order to meet new revenue and ROI goals, marketers need to improve their strategic skills (50%) and sales skills (40%). 58% of respondents said their role, as marketers did not end even after they handed off qualified leads to sales. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 13, 2009

Effective marketing is about generating sales. Sure, leads and nurturing and all of that are all good but the reality is that unless a sale is made, all that money was spent without any return. We send it along to the sales reps so tat they can chase these “leads&# like eagles diving for their prey.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 3, 2011

by Maria Pergolino It’s one thing to generate leads. The industry wide statistic of 70% of leads never receiving effective sales follow-up is astounding. With the mass amount of resources devoted to lead generation, the act of following up on leads has to be improved to experience growth in conversion rates.

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The Effective Marketer

MAY 18, 2010

Telemarketers often regret the call because the passionate marketer keeps analyzing their sales pitch instead of buying something. Outside work they don’t want to check out a blogabout the newest lead nurturing technology, or fly out to attend a marketing conference. Job Marketers are, unfortunately, the majority out there.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 10, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy August 10, 2010 15 Subscribe Whatever Happened to Marketing Strategy? This is not hard. But you are smart. OK, but WHY.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 10, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy August 10, 2010 15 Subscribe Whatever Happened to Marketing Strategy? This is not hard. But you are smart. OK, but WHY.

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SnapApp

JULY 26, 2018

Demand generation marketers have become a hot commodity as companies are all striving to generate qualified leads at scale. Demand generation is also no longer about the quantity of leads, but their quality. Demand gen is the umbrella under which all other customer acquisition and early funnel efforts find their footing.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

In the stampede to corral leads, B2B marketing efforts can lose momentum as soon as the prospects have moved into their sales cycle. Once you’ve got them in, how do you establish a lead management cycle that nurtures the leads you worked so hard to get? Does Your Drip Marketing Leak Leads?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Generate more high quality sales-ready leads. Companies that use marketing automation source more pipeline from marketing, have more productive sales reps, and experience better revenue attainment. Source: Focus Research Study: Marketing Automation, March 2011. What defines a sales-ready lead?

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