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AUGUST 22, 2011

For many, the planning for 2012 starts next month, right after Labor Day. And, for many, the goal for 2012 will be to finally implement marketing automation. Unfortunately, too many marketers begin this process with the question, “Which automation tools should we look at?” What's the point of that?

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JULY 10, 2012

Here are the results for Q1, 2001 through Q2, 2012: The numbers say the following to me: Leads trend in the direction of GDP. We expect lead rates to trend down over the next two quarters (Q3 and Q4 of 2012), but not below about 7% (a relatively healthy lead rate over the past four years). Lead rates trail the GDP by about a quarter.

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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. However, in 2011 and 2012 the percent of our efforts focused on inbound dropped to 22% and 11% respectively.

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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. Marketers and sales people need to be working towards the same goals. percent were quality.

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AUGUST 30, 2012

Brian Carroll is Executive Director of Revenue Optimization for MECLABS and spoke midday here in Orlando on Day Two of the MarketingSherpa 2012 B2B Summit. 80% of marketing generated leads are ignored, lost or ineffectively followed up by field sales (66% of sales people stop trying after as few three attempts). In one case $4.9

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

My guest today is Dave Munn who has been President and CEO of ITSMA since 2000, having led ITSMA's global expansion to become the leading B2B marketing association for technology, professional services, and telecom companies. 2012 Trending: Significant Transformation for Marketing Groups. New marketing channels.

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APRIL 17, 2012

Marketing’s plate is full. Sales and marketing operate on different frequencies. Timothy Wise a VP at Ring2Media jumped in to say that as a lead generation company he has more issues in dealing with sales management than with marketing (the experience issue). Complicates content marketing goals. Kate Maddox.

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JULY 20, 2009

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MAY 30, 2012

Merger & Acquisition Activity in CRM & Marketing Automation Expected to Increase. Click to start video at this point —Andrew expressed some surprise that last year there weren’t more mergers and acquisitions in the marketing and sales spaces. Look for Greater Process Integration and Alignment in 2012.

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MAY 10, 2012

He is former editor-in-chief of Sales & Marketing Management magazine, and has written for Architectural Record, Inc. Click to start video at this point — Christopher notes the importance of the maturing of social media marketing in the last year by saying, “It’s no longer a hobby.

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MAY 10, 2012

He is former editor-in-chief of Sales & Marketing Management magazine, and has written for Architectural Record, Inc. Click to start video at this point —Chris notes the importance of the maturing of social media marketing in the last year by saying, “It’s no longer a hobby.

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JULY 26, 2012

Tony is a sales and marketing thought leader with nearly 20 years of experience. He has led the research function at SiriusDecisions for more than 10 years, overseeing the creation of content including demand creation, product marketing, marketing communications, general strategy, sales training, hiring and client service.

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AUGUST 23, 2012

Tim has more than 20 years experience in marketing and sales. Tim is also co-author of Conversations that Win the Complex Sale: Using Power Messaging to Create More Opportunities, Differentiate your Solution, and Close More Deals and Customer Message Management: Increasing Marketing's Impact on Selling. Message Development: “Ta-Da!”

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JANUARY 15, 2013

Here are some truths you should know about selecting a partner among lead generation companies: Virtually 100% of marketing qualified leads should become sales accepted leads. Students, prisoners (yes, there’s a company out there that does this), appointment setters and offshore call center staff should not be contacting your target market.

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APRIL 10, 2012

I’m really pleased to introduce you to PowerViews, a new series of Q&A video interviews that are all about providing solutions to the marketing and sales challenges we face today. 2011 Marketing and Sales Trends Successes and Failures. The Role of Marketing Automation & Social Media.

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

Over the past few months I have had the pleasure of interviewing nineteen influential B2B sales and marketing leaders to discuss their views in areas like traditional and new media strategies, current and future trends, B2B lead generation, and sales lead management. sellers invariable say they use 15% to 20% of those things.

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APRIL 19, 2017

Anthony Iannarino – Anthony has helped people in a wide variety of industries and markets think through and overcome their biggest business challenges. I have been featured in major publications including featured by Automotive News, Advertising Age and Edmunds.com for my unique social media marketing and self-promotion efforts.”

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AUGUST 16, 2012

Click to start video at this point — Asked about the current debate between outbound marketing vs. inbound marketing, Dave advocates using a variety of tools based on needs and goals. We have to be balanced in our sales programs, and we have to be balanced in our marketing programs—and leverage the things that work for us.”.

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OCTOBER 15, 2013

The shows fall into 33 categories covering a wide spectrum of marketing and sales topics. Should Marketing be Compensated on Revenue with Eric Lundbohm. Another popular show that interviews successful marketers is WRMR Revenue Marketer Radio which predates SLMA Radio by about 12 months. Phil Fernandez of Marketo.

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JULY 31, 2012

The reason is that marketing and sales are part of a Granfalloon. ” The functions Mr. Rackham spoke about are marketing and sales. But, in summary, here are the three things companies must do to improve return on marketing and sales investments: Agree on your market, media and message. What constitutes a good lead?

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MARCH 6, 2012

Stephanie Tilton is a content-marketing consultant who helps B2B companies craft content that engages prospects and customers, nurtures leads and advances the buying cycle. She is a founding member of the Savvy B2B Marketing blog , and contributes regularly to the Content Marketing Institute blog.

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JULY 12, 2012

2012 Challenge: How to Tell Stories, Create Compelling Content and Drive Interest. Click to start video at this point — Asked about what is happening or not happening in marketing and sales that is surprising this year, Ann references research that MarketingProfs did with the Content Marketing Institute last year.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

2012 Trends: Interconnectedness & Reluctance to Make Aggressive Decisions. Click to start video at this point — Asked about what has happened in marketing and sales that has or hasn’t surprised him in 2012, Bob talks about interconnectedness: “It’s sobering about how interconnected we are with other economies.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

2012 Surprise: Slow Adoption of Technology Like Sales Intelligence Tools. Click to start video at this point — Jill notes that people are finally talking about marketing and sales alignment, but progress is slow. Alignment Success: Top-Down Initiative & Merge the Two Organizations. That can be through any number of channels.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

This is the third in a series of four blogs about lead generation, marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Based on over 60,000 completed company dispositions per year (annualized for 2012). Rule of thumb, a touch cycle generally contains 6 – 12 touches and you reach a point of diminishing return after about 3 – 4 cycles of contact.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

Source: Chally) Amidst all this depressing analysis of data, I was asked to predict out into 2012, and a small part of what I said was this …. Their basic skills-set will include very high levels of commercial acumen, industry/sector/market knowledge. They will speak the language of the buyer.

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AUGUST 28, 2012

This is the second in a series of four blogs about B2B sales lead management, marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Something else not well understood in marketing and sales circles is the importance of certain metrics. Marketing Automation companies! Not all proverbs (or expressions or sayings) are well understood.

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JUNE 8, 2012

Click to start video at this point —Asked about what companies are thinking and doing about satisfying their customers in 2012, Ginger notes the combination of the current economy and customers having social media megaphones means companies can’t hide from what customers are saying anymore. Who can help me solve it?

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

Debbie Qaqish is Principal Partner and Chief Revenue Marketing Officer for demand generation agency, The Pedowitz Group. A nationally recognized thought leader and innovator in revenue generation, Qaqish has over 30 years of experience helping organizations connect marketing to revenue. Who is teaching the CMO how to sell?

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JUNE 4, 2013

JF: Well, as you know Dan, in 2012 all of our Top Sales initiatives were brought under one roof to become Top Sales World. But let’s also remember that we still have the Top 50 Sales & Marketing Influencers list to announce in June plus of course the Top 50 Sales Blogs and the annual Top Sales Awards. So a lot going on!

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OCTOBER 11, 2012

Carlos is a recognized thought leader in B2B marketing and known for his keen insights on the development and implementation of lead management processes, as well as marketing automation. He is a frequent speaker, blogger and contributor to many B2B marketing publications. marketers are ahead of salespeople.

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MAY 3, 2012

Let’s now turn our attention to the characteristics the right marketing metrics should have and then use those characteristics to clearly identify the marketing KPIs needed to correctly measure lead value in B2B lead generation. In the second post, we looked at elements of a complex sale that impact B2B lead generation costs.

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AUGUST 30, 2012

My guest today is Craig Rosenberg, Vice President, Sales and Marketing and Co-Founder at Focus. He is also author of a popular sales and marketing blog, Funnelholic , where he shares B2B content with an edge. Craig specializes in lead generation, lead qualification, and B2B marketing and sales. Their ideology is pervasive.

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JANUARY 2, 2018

A 2017 MARTECH TODAY infographic lists the almost 5,000 companies that are part of the marketing technology landscape, up from just 150 in 2011. 02 is that technology has made it possible for marketing to get more poor-quality leads to sales faster than ever before. I don’t place all the blame on marketing. Not 50 things.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Matt Heinz has more than 12 years of marketing, business development and sales experience from a variety of organizations, vertical industries and company sizes; including Microsoft, Weber Shandwick, Boeing, The Seattle Mariners, Market Leader and Verdiem. Why shouldn’t marketing be similarly compensated?

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APRIL 13, 2012

In this second episode of PowerViews, I have the pleasure of talking with Jeff Ernst who provides advisory services to CMO and marketing leadership professionals as Principal Analyst at Forrester Research. Jeff joined Forrester after spending 20 years in sales and marketing.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Jason Kort is one of the forces behind Marketing Automation Times , a blog dedicated to providing the latest news and information on the world of marketing automation. He is an experienced online marketing professional with a history of developing personalized, relevant, and timely communications to help businesses close more sales.

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