ViewPoint

JULY 19, 2012

Brian is Executive Director of Revenue Optimization at MECLABS where he leads business units that include Applied Research, Strategy Group, Conversion Group, Leads Group, Agency Group, Technology Group and Training Group. Brian is also CEO of InTouch and author of Lead Generation for the Complex Sale.

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Biznology

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The Number One rule in B2B marketing: Never, ever, pass an unqualified lead to your sales force. Because they’ll hate you in the morning… But seriously, if the role of B2B marketing is to provide leverage to sales, then burdening a sales rep with a prospect who is not a realistic potential buyer is no help.

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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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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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ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Bob is the founder of Inflexion-Point Strategy Partners, a UK firm that engages with B2B companies to improve their sales and marketing strategy and drive revenue. He does a great job of clearly presenting, assessing and recommending solutions for today’s pressing sales lead management challenges. Outsource marketing.

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KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 22, 2012

As Q3 draws to a close, B2B marketers are already thinking ahead to 2013, strategizing about what’s worked thus far in 2012—and what hasn’t. We hope you will use these highlights to help shape your marketing strategies for the year to come. Online) Marketing Spending on the Rise. Striking a Balance.

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Tomorrow People

JANUARY 13, 2012

What does 2012 mean to you? Holidays 2012? London 2012? Olympics 2012? For your business, 2012 could mean many equally high profile aspects. The key is to take a look into the future: Wider customer-base: Does 2012 hold a wider customer-base in store for your business?

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Digital B2B Marketing

DECEMBER 22, 2011

I was recently informed that every marketing blogger must publish their predictions for the year ahead. So to claim my status as a blogger and not put my right to use WordPress at risk, here are my 12 serious predictions for B2B marketing in 2012. Content Marketing 1. Inbound Marketing 4. Marketing Automation 11.

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NuSpark Consulting

MARCH 17, 2012

The infographic summarizes key data from a variety of research reports covering B2B and technology lead generation, media strategy, and content marketing trends, from initial solution research to lead nurturing. Chief Marketer’s 2012 Business-to-Business Lead Generation Survey: Your Best Prospects.

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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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ViewPoint

APRIL 17, 2012

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. Marketing’s plate is full. Sales and marketing operate on different frequencies. Today’s lead generation is not my father’s lead generation.

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Digital B2B Marketing

DECEMBER 2, 2011

I was recently informed that every marketing blogger must publish their predictions for the year ahead. So to claim my status as a blogger and not put my right to use WordPress at risk, here are my 12 serious predictions for B2B marketing in 2012. Content Marketing 1. Inbound Marketing 4. Marketing Automation 11.

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Crimson Marketing

APRIL 1, 2015

In the past, determinations about the quality of sales leads were made rather arduously—often with sales reps going through lead lists manually in search of hunch-based indicators of conversion propensity. Marketers need technology to quickly and reliably predict which leads are most likely to convert.

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ViewPoint

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Twice over the past two years I blogged about the dangers of using cost per lead as a metric to measure marketing. As a foundation, I published three blogs in 2012 in which I outlined three critical elements that impact B2B lead generation costs in the complex sale: 1. Send them 1,000 leads generated at a cost of $23.15

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markempa

JUNE 24, 2012

Frankly, you could rightfully draw the same conclusion if you extended that analogy to marketers. Unbelievably, most are still sending only raw leads to Sales, and they aren’t making an effort to bring those leads to a place where they’re ready for Sales to bite into. 59% still don’t have lead nurturing programs.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

SiriusDecisions made a brilliant contribution to B2B marketing several years ago when they created their Demand Waterfall. It seems like everyone I talk to who works in the technology industry, which is an early adopter of marketing innovations, uses the Demand Waterfall framework. What Does “Marketing-Qualified Lead” Mean to You?

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Tomorrow People

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Plenty of companies do marketing. Here’s why your marketing needs inbound marketing in 2012: Broader reach. Which marketing channels did you use in 2011? Inbound marketing boosts your profile by allowing you to go bigger and multi-channel and to see a better ROI on your marketing.

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Everything Technology Marketing

JANUARY 31, 2012

It is time again for our annual B2B Marketing "predictions". As every year, I asked the 25,000 marketing professionals in the B2B Technology Marketing Community on LinkedIn about their B2B marketing priorities for 2012. 2 – Content marketing Content marketing went mainstream in 2011.

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markempa

AUGUST 26, 2012

This is apparently not enough to make marketers and sales professionals embrace change and develop a formal lead generation strategy, considering that 75% of marketers still don’t have a formal lead generation process or guidelines according to MarketingSherpa’s 2012 Lead Generation Benchmark Report.

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NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Thought I’d give it a shot as well, running through a master list of “resolutions” as preparation for improving your inbound marketing and lead generation strategies for 2012 and beyond. Process: Set your lead generation campaign goals. How many qualified leads. Cost-per-lead. Revenue-per-lead.

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SmartBug Media

JULY 17, 2020

Generating leads is one of the hardest but most important tasks in business—it attracts interest, builds relationships, and helps you increase your revenue. Using authoritative content can help you generate leads, and there are some great content strategies that you can use to boost your chances of getting the leads you want.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2012

by Dayna Rothman The Lenskold Group and The Pedowitz Group recently released their 2012 Lead Generation Marketing Effectiveness Study. The study draws on 373 B2B marketers to discuss the practice of lead generation , marketing automation, ROI, and how they are all interrelated. So where do marketers stand?

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PureB2B

MAY 30, 2022

Leadiro Earns Lead Intelligence “High Performer” Recognition in Fall 2018 G2 Crowd Awards. G2 Crowd users recently recognized Leadiro as one of the top lead intelligence platforms for fall 2018. Leadiro is a lead generation platform and account-based marketing tool geared toward B2B marketers, sales professionals, and recruiters.

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ANNUITAS

JANUARY 4, 2012

They stem from discussions I’ve had with marketers over the past year. Although there are five, I’m hoping that each B2B marketer should resolve to focus on at least one for 2012. If this is still the marketing and sales approach for your organization, you should resolve to stop it in 2012. They’re right.

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Writing on the Web

JANUARY 19, 2012

2012 Content Marketing – how did we get here so fast? I hope you’re doing the same, so you’ll get an idea of what’s needed for your own business in 2012. Where did your most qualified leads come from? Most importantly, how did you do in 2011, and what are your plans for 2012? Happy writing!

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 13, 2011

One of the reasons I was thrilled to be asked to join the Focus B2B Marketing Year In Review round table was that it would allow me an opportunity to discuss my annual predictions for the coming year. First, I did some research and identified some of the top 2012 marketing predictions posts, listed below.

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Valasys

OCTOBER 18, 2023

It enables businesses to track user behavior, measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns, and make data-driven decisions. From tracking website traffic and engagement to analyzing e-commerce transactions and customer journeys, Google Analytics remains an indispensable tool for marketers, website owners, and data analysts.

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markempa

APRIL 15, 2012

Tweet Confession: I wish I could flash this across every marketer’s computer screen the moment it powered up: A universal lead definition (ULD) clarifies what a lead is to everyone in your organization. Spells out the responsibilities and accountabilities of Sales and Marketing. Are these truly leads?

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NuSpark Consulting

APRIL 13, 2012

If you were in marketing, you had media kits and circulations statements. Then Compuserve and Prodigy … You also had Thomas Register and mailing lists to find leads…. Then Compuserve and Prodigy … You also had Thomas Register and mailing lists to find leads…. In the old days, we had a phone. And a fax machine. Paid Search.

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markempa

APRIL 1, 2012

Tweet In my most recent research project, the MarketingSherpa 2012 Executive Guide to Marketing Personnel , we identified key behavioral and motivational differences between marketing specialists. Much of what we learned applies beyond HR and can improve your lead nurturing and sales efforts.

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NuSpark Consulting

FEBRUARY 25, 2012

If you’re a content marketer, then you know the challenges you face. A sound content marketing plan is critical to the success of your lead generation efforts. Lack of internal process and plan to implement a content marketing strategy. Get Sales and Marketing together and look at your pipeline. In today’s buyer 2.0

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markempa

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Tweet I am especially looking forward to the next B2B Lead Roundtable webinar. You should be, too, if you’re eager to find out how you r peers are responding to today’s marketplace, and how this represents an unprecedented opportunity to drive the highest performance from your marketing efforts. We weren’t surprised by their responses.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Tweet If Sales and Marketing were a manufacturing operation starting with raw materials — leads — and ending up with 5% to 20% in deliverable product — won sales — it would soon be shut down to determine what is wrong. However, companies continue to spend untold dollars on lead generation efforts ultimately doomed to fail.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Programmatic Native Advertising: Zemanta Image Source: Zemanta At Marketing Insider Group, we use Zemanta , an Outbrain company, for all our clients. Its integration with Outbrain’s network makes it a powerful tool for effective paid content distribution , catering to the needs of modern digital marketing. Why Zemanta?

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Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 23, 2012

final installment in my series of posts on leaders in the different B2B marketing automation sectors, as determined by the ratings in our VEST report. This covers a broad range of marketing users with widely varied needs. Most require the full set of marketing automation functions but apply these in simple ways.

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markempa

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

in 2012, it had to start fresh – the company had no reputation to fall back on. Jenifer Lambert, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, TERRA, decided to use this opportunity to launch her sales efforts into the 21 st century. After analyzing the Portland marketplace, the team determined: The size of their target market.

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LeanData

MARCH 14, 2023

A common refrain is being heard from revenue teams across the B2B space — Where have all the inbound leads gone? Inbound is usually the first of go-to-market (GTM) motions for a company, and it starts with a website. Lately, however, the inbound sales pipeline has shrunk for a great many sales and marketing organizations.

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