ViewPoint

MARCH 13, 2014

Nick Stein, SVP of Marketing at Vision Critical Vision Critical is the world''s leading provider of insight communities, currently supporting over 650 brands worldwide. Matt Heinz, Heinz Marketing, The Quality of Sales Leads is Abysmal. The quality of leads being generated nowadays is abysmal. percent were quality.

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Smashmouth Marketing

MARCH 31, 2011

Green Leads is pleased to announce that we will be a Gold Sponsor at the SiriusDecisions 2011 Summit--B2B Sales and Marketing: Forging a New Alliance. Each year, the theme focuses on aspects of how sales and marketing can, and should, intersect. The event is scheduled May 4-6 at the Fairmont Scottsdale Resort.

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ViewPoint

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I recently asked fellow industry leaders to weigh in on the rising popularity of Account-Based Marketing among B2B companies. 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?

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Tomorrow People

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Want to outflank your competition, generate leads and sales and grow your online reputation? If you happen to be going to attending The Great British Business Show , join us at this seminar to learn about how to apply inbound marketing which uses a “pull” approach to marketing. Friday, 18th November 2011.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

If your 2011 marketing budget is tighter than you want it to be, trying giving sales less leads. According to Marketing Sherpa’s just-released 2011 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report , a whopping 80 percent of the 935 respondents said they pass unqualified leads along to sales. That’s a costly mistake.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

If your 2011 marketing budget is tighter than you want it to be, trying giving sales less leads. According to Marketing Sherpa’s just-released 2011 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report , a whopping 80 percent of the 935 respondents said they pass unqualified leads along to sales. That’s a costly mistake.

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Ambal's Amusings

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Business-to-Business (B2B) marketers are finding that publishing valuable and relevant content on their blogs and websites is a sure shot way to gather more leads. What do you see as key trends in B2B Blogging for 2011? What do you see as key trends in B2B Blogging for 2011? The B2B Marketing Zone. Why or why not?

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LeanData

APRIL 6, 2023

Your speed to lead — your lead response time — has never been more important than now, in this new era of B2B buying. Seemingly everywhere, marketers and sellers are asking, “Where has all the inbound gone?” Essentially, lead response times become instant, and there’s no better speed to lead than immediate!

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 1, 2010

MarketingSherpa recently released its 2011 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report. As MarketingSherpa notes, “Year after year, the greatest challenge that B2B organizations face is generating high-quality leads.&#. You can download the executive summary for free (or pay $400 for the full report ).

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ViewPoint

DECEMBER 20, 2011

This year, we’re honored to have published posts from twenty-seven guest marketing and sales bloggers here on ViewPoint, and I wanted to say to all of you how much I appreciate your contributions. Lead generation. Marketing automation. B2B marketing and sales strategies and tactics. Outsourcing lead generation.

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Ambal's Amusings

JUNE 30, 2011

Joe Pulizzi , content marketing evangelist, is putting together the greatest show on earth for marketers. It is called Content Marketing World 2011. and one of the leading thought leaders behind the content marketing and social media movement. Check out the Agenda and FAQs for Content Marketing World.

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markempa

AUGUST 19, 2012

Nichole Kelly, President of SME Digital , a digital marketing agency, and Chris Baggott, Chairman and Cofounder, Compendium , a content marketing software company, have helped hundreds of clients move from counting “likes” and “shares” to counting what executives care about: sales volume, revenue and cost. “But

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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. Case Study #1 – Local B2B Marketing: 150% boost in lead generation.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 21, 2020

This is true for life and one of my favorite things to do for marketing. Recently, we looked at quotes from CMOs and influencers on the future of marketing. so you can plot the right marketing strategy for your team’s future. When it comes to marketing, fortune indeed favors the bold. It’s a fact.

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Everything Technology Marketing

JANUARY 1, 2011

It is January and time again for the obligatory 2011 predictions. Many marketing experts have strong opinions on what they think will happen in 2011. I asked you to rank the marketing areas you think will become more important in 2011. Marketing will be expected to show how it impacts new revenue generation.

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The Point

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Tony Karrer and Tom Pick, founders of the popular B2B Marketing site B2B Marketing Zone just released a compelling report on B2B Blogging Trends in 2011. 2011 may be the year when B2B companies finally realize blogs are more than just a PR vehicle for propagating so-called thought leadership.

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Everything Technology Marketing

MAY 31, 2011

SlideShare views for the new report " 2011 B2B Content Marketing Trends " are off the charts - looks like we have a topic that is really resonating with B2B marketers. Companies spend an average of 20 percent of their budgets on content marketing. The top performance metric for content marketers is leads.

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Everything Technology Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

One of my recent posts (“ The Top-10 B2B Marketing Trends for 2011 ”) received a lot of great comments. The number one marketing trend for 2011, according to the 17,000 member B2B technology marketing group on LinkedIn, is the increasing integration of social media with traditional marketing tactics to drive qualified leads.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2010

We discussed the great lead quality vs. lead quantity debate. We discussed the great lead quality vs. lead quantity debate. And when quality is required, you need to be able to deliver leads that convert. The debate often goes like this: Sales wants more leads. So marketing sends more.

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The Point

JANUARY 20, 2011

Our agency recently developed a report summarizing the results of a B2B marketing survey commissioned by Google and conducted by research company Ipsos OTX. In the survey, more than 600 B2B marketing executives answered questions about their budgets, marketing mix, and key challenges for 2011.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Tweet For proven approaches to drive the highest return on the money you’ve invested in marketing and sales this year, watch the replay of the second half of our webinar presentation, “ Six Funnel Focal Points to Finish 2011 Strong. ”. 3:43 – Poll – Would you consider your lead-management process a closed loop?

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 18, 2011

Mobile Marketing has appeared on many B2B Marketing lists of things to watch in 2011. According to The Mobile Marketing Association and their annual “Top 10 Mobile Marketing Trends To Watch&# , the answer is a resounding “yes.&#. MMA’s top ten for 2011. Mobile payment replaces the ATM card?

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ViewPoint

JANUARY 11, 2011

Comment on The Bridge Group's ten predictions for inside sales in 2011. No longer will companies buy data from one vendor but rather they will create a network of data providers to deliver to them the specific information in their target markets. Marketing measurement will become revenue focused as opposed to activity focused.

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ANNUITAS

AUGUST 11, 2011

2PM EST, Thursday, August 11, 2011. More and more marketing organizations are looking to derive more value from their technology investments. While marketing automation continues to grow, companies are still looking to get the value from their investments and show their impact on revenue.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 7, 2011

Social media marketing has progressed from radical new idea to widely adopted practice in a remarkably short period of time. Three-quarters of b2b buyers use social media at some point during their purchase decision process, and marketers are responding with increased spending on social media marketing. So what’s next?

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Tweet If you attended our most recent B2B Lead Roundtable Webinar, Six Funnel Focal Points to Finish 2011 Strong – Part I , you found out that even though the end of the year is less than 125 days away, there’s plenty of time to drive more opportunity through your sales funnel and to the bottom line. Review these timestamps.

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ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Wiley, 2011). As an editor and marketer, I spend a lot of time thinking about the “how to”—in other words, how to translate the best and more interesting marketing ideas into truly actionable steps for organizations looking to grow their business. Follwer her on Twitter @marketingprofs.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 21, 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 December 21, 2010 4 Subscribe Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

At our next B2B Lead Roundtable webinar, I will once again be joined by an outstanding in-the-trenches marketer, Pamela Markey, MECLABS Director of Marketing & Brand Strategy. Every day, Pamela is driving opportunity to MECLABS and is all too familiar with the challenges marketers are facing, especially at year’s end.

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markempa

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Tweet I can’t stress this enough: when it comes to marketing, if we’re not constantly learning, we’re going to find ourselves left behind faster than ever. Some people say I’m an expert in B2B lead generation because I wrote a book on it, but you know what? This year’s B2B Lead Roundtable webinars are testament to that.

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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. It starts at the top,” explains Andrea Courtin, Marketing Consultant for TrusteSolutions in Houston, TX.

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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. It starts at the top,” explains Andrea Courtin, Marketing Consultant for TrusteSolutions in Houston, TX.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 21, 2019

If your team is like most B2B marketing groups, you’ve likely faced one or even all of the challenges below. While offline channels (print, radio, direct mail) are still used, marketing dollars are increasingly moving online. Image credit: Scott Brinker, Chief Marketing Techologist. Keeping up with new technology.

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Tony Zambito

DECEMBER 5, 2010

  The year 2011 will shape up to be a transformative one for sales and there will be significant rethinking on how sales functions are integrated into B2B organizations. Companies will begin to invest more heavily in attaining buyer and market insight that reveal buyer goals, target buyer personas, and mapping of buyer journeys. 

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 3, 2010

If we pay close attention to avoid the common mistakes, content marketing can drive leads that are more relevant, targeted and qualified than a traditional outbound push. So here are my 6 tips for creating content that drives the leads that sales wants… Define your audience on their terms not yours. Know them all.

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Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Last week's post took a horse race approach to data from our newly available B2B Marketing Automation Vendor Selection Tool (VEST): who’s ahead, who’s behind, and who is coming on strong. But that’s more important to industry insiders than the marketers who actually use these systems. Real marketers care about what the systems can do.

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ViewPoint

AUGUST 14, 2012

This is the first in a series of four blogs about B2B Lead Generation marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Something else not well understood in many marketing and sales departments is the importance of certain metrics. Other expressions contain useful advice that you don’t really get—because you don’t understand.

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