Kabbage

OCTOBER 18, 2016

In 2013, I wrote an article about the “CRM of the Future” which included three key components: (1) Out-of-the-box Lead Recommendations, (2) True Canonical Leads and (3) Pipeline Transparency. In fact, a recent study from Demand Metric found that 80 percent of marketers blame marketing and sales flops on data quality.

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markempa

APRIL 6, 2015

Tweet Ask most executives and marketers what salespeople need to sell in this economy, and they will say one thing: more leads. That’s why many marketing and lead generation programs tend to focus on quantity. Unfortunately, as little as 5 to 15% of all marketing inquiries (aka leads) turn out to be truly sales-ready opportunities.

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ANNUITAS

MAY 31, 2016

*This post first ran June 25, 2013 on ANNUITAS.com. B2B marketers have a love affair with the funnel. We have books about the funnel, blogs named about the funnel, personalities like my good friend the @Funnelholic … the list goes on. The post The Danger In Managing To The Funnel appeared first on ANNUITAS.

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SmartBug Media

MARCH 11, 2021

In the inbound marketing world, you likely understand the importance of a landing page to help convert visitors into leads. If the sales associate is well trained, they will stop to ask if you would also like to see the jacket that matches the shirt. Here’s how to use thank you pages to increase your lead conversions.

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Crimson Marketing

MAY 23, 2013

4: Optimize Your Social Channels and Get More Leads. Show them how social media can directly impact the sales funnel. #9: Corporate Marketing Other Interesting Topics Uncategorized content marketing lead generation marketing concepts marketing message marketing solutions seo social media targeted marketing viral marketing'

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markempa

JUNE 30, 2014

Tweet For her first week on the job, Debbie Pryer, Program Manager, Siemens Healthcare, arrived ready to accept an intimidating challenge: Bring Marketing and Sales together for one common cause – generating quality leads. The end result was a sales team overwhelmed with unqualified leads, 65% of which were tossed out. “I

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Webbiquity

APRIL 29, 2013

HubSpot last week released its 2013 State of Inbound Marketing report, this year weighing in at a massive 175 pages. 60% of companies will execute some form of inbound marketing strategies in 2013 (and that’s likely understated; another 19% of marketers weren’t sure if certain tactics they use qualify as “inbound”).

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KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Content is critical for B2B business to attract potential customers, capture leads, and guide those leads toward conversion. SEO-focused blog content can pique your audiences’ interest; a gated whitepaper helps you capture their information; detailed product collateral will help you close the sale.

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B2B Marketing Directions

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

A brand that is well known and well respected will enhance the effectiveness of demand generation programs and make it easier for sales reps to win deals. The CEB Research For example, a 2013 study by CEB (now part of Gartner) compared the behaviors of high brand consideration customers with those of no brand consideration customers.

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Oktopost

MARCH 7, 2022

By 2013, hashtags were exploding and suddenly B2B brands found others beginning to drive messages about their brand rather than the brand driving messages about the brand. Plugging Sales Funnel Leaks. Did you participate in a conversation that led to a qualified lead or even a customer?

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Kabbage

OCTOBER 18, 2016

In 2013, I wrote an article about the “CRM of the Future” which included three key components: (1) Out-of-the-box Lead Recommendations, (2) True Canonical Leads and (3) Pipeline Transparency. In fact, a recent study from Demand Metric found that 80 percent of marketers blame marketing and sales flops on data quality.

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KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 29, 2013

B2B industrial companies are increasing their online marketing budgets in 2013 and into next year, with an emphasis on search engine optimization and content creation. These findings represent a small sample of information for B2B marketers found in GlobalSpec’s 2013 Industrial Marketing Trends report, released earlier this summer.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Including lead generation. EST – “ Planning for 2013: How to best utilize top lead gen tactics in the New Year ” – David Kirkpatrick, Senior Reporter, MECLABS, and I will review the basics of the lead generation funnel. Step #2: Review new leads. Cost per lead – How much did these leads cost?

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

In fact, 43 percent more videos were watched online from 2013 to 2014. But those catching on are seeing a real, and measurable, impact on their marketing and sales goals, not just higher view counts. Put simply, there needs to be a clear plan for video to strategically align with the classic sales funnel.

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Digilant

AUGUST 30, 2023

A gap in new content would seemingly lead to fewer consumers watching TV. Most notably, advertisers can now “run audience-based creative…using Amazon insights to serve different creative to different users all in the same ad break,” according to Amazon Ads VP/Global Sales Alan Moss. Think back to the 2013 Super Bowl.

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Brightedge

MAY 16, 2021

Unleash Possible: A Marketing Playbook that Drives Sales by Samantha Stone. She brings her extensive approach and skill as a consultant and experienced marketer to the challenges of a Marketing Playbook that Drives Sales. Marketers make change by creating tension which leads to new choices. Great marketing books for this year.

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markempa

MARCH 11, 2013

Tweet According to MarketingSherpa’s just-released 2013 Analytics Benchmark Report , only 37% of respondents said they routinely used analytics for their marketing planning. They would be wise to follow the lead of Aimee Miller, Vice President of Marketing, AppFolio , a property management software company. The number that closed.

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SmartBug Media

MARCH 19, 2020

In either case, here are best practices, resources, and lead generation tips to ensure your company benefits from video marketing. Engage Video Marketing is a podcast leading the discussion about video engagement and moving people to action. Using Videos for Lead Generation. Create Meaningful Video for Sales Teams.

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markempa

DECEMBER 17, 2012

That said, as this is the last blog before 2013, I was inspired by Mr. Kasem to do our own version of a year-end countdown. I compiled a list of the top 10 most-tweeted blog posts from the B2B Lead Roundtable Blog. This interest is also reflected in lead generation budgets. Making the most of their lead generation investment.

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Hubspot

MAY 20, 2013

and statistics from the recently released 2013 State of Inbound Marketing Report. 86 Revealing Charts From the 2013 State of Inbound Marketing Report. 86 Revealing Charts From the 2013 State of Inbound Marketing Report from HubSpot All-in-one Marketing Software. 5) Only 41% of nonprofits report adopting inbound tactics for 2013.

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Moz

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Check out the example below comparing Zola.com (a B2C brand) and Yiedify.com (B2B): These two sites were founded around the same time (2013) and have been publishing lots of content. Start from bottom (not top) of funnel. But shouldn’t you start with top of funnel content, since that’s where buyers start their journey?

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Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

But those that did provide information showed great growth in 2013, in most cases over the 50% I had predicted. I suppose that’s become increasingly important as marketing automation moves beyond its original role in lead management to help attract new leads at the top of the funnel. (Do lots of new vendors.

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markempa

MARCH 24, 2014

James shared some of Sophos’ user feedback that he really took to heart during his presentation at Optimization Summit 2013. “I Some of the information he gathered to help him understand where to focus was: Feedback from Sales. A review of all lead sources (average cost per lead and lead/opportunity percentage).

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 4, 2012

2013 is on the horizon, so whip out your crystal balls, marketers -- it's time to make some predictions about what's in store for next year. We've compiled some of our most insightful predictions -- backed by several industry experts and thought leaders -- into our new guide, 20 Marketing Trends and Predictions for 2013 & Beyond.

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Valasys

MARCH 13, 2023

These emails guide customers through the sales funnel, providing them with tailored information and incentives to increase their likelihood of making a purchase. and increase sales productivity by 14.5%. This targeted and personalized messaging type can significantly improve the chances of converting the customer into a sale.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 19, 2017

Now the world’s leading metric for measuring customer loyalty and happiness, NPS is also shown to be highly predictive of future growth. Don’t let your sales and marketing teams’ efforts go to waste! A 2013 Bain & Co. Fortunately for us fast-paced business types, Bain & Co. Learn more about how to use it here.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

For weeks after, I unsubscribe from newsletters and sales pitches from companies I barely recognize. They put together a list of attendees’ contact info based on collected business cards, contest entries and captures from the dreaded lead guns, which instantly gather contact information by scanning trade show badges. Don’t have one?

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SmartBug Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

However, as it becomes more commonplace, many email marketing automation strategies have a binary approach in the form of a logic tree, relying on "yes" or "no" actions taken by the lead. Worse, some automated emails are sent out to an entire database of leads, making offers general, self-promotional, and boring to the receiver.

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accelerate agency

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Sales and marketing as a percentage of revenue in successful SaaS companies Building a marketing budget from scratch B2B SaaS company marketing budget examples SaaS marketing benchmarks: Things to keep an eye on Why an inbound SaaS marketing strategy is so important Conclusion What is a typical marketing budget percentage?

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accelerate agency

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Sales and marketing as a percentage of revenue in successful SaaS companies Building a marketing budget from scratch B2B SaaS company marketing budget examples SaaS marketing benchmarks: Things to keep an eye on Why an inbound SaaS marketing strategy is so important Conclusion What is a typical marketing budget percentage?

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PureB2B

MAY 9, 2019

It’s a given that one of the best ways to fuel business growth is through the generation of new sales leads but even the best marketing teams can struggle with identifying and pursing high value leads. Studies have shown – if it isn’t already, lead generation should be a top priority for sales and marketing teams.

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markempa

DECEMBER 3, 2012

For marketers and sales professionals, the pressure cooker we live in all year is turned up a few notches. So it is with generating leads – yet, when the funnel needs to be fed now, we toss in more leads, turn up the pressure, and voila! We expect robust sales. Uncover qualified leads. Tweet It’s year-end.

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markempa

JUNE 10, 2013

The case studies at Optimization Summit 2013 reaffirmed the importance of value proposition testing for me. He reinvented his lead funnel based on this insight, changing everything from his company’s landing pages to his team’s call scripts. So, in the MarketingSherpa 2012 Lead Generation Benchmark Report , we asked….

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 2, 2013

Each quarter, ecommerce optimization firm Monetate publishes a report that analyzes traffic and conversion efficacy on thousands of leading e-retail websites. The report for the first quarter of 2013 peered into more than 500 million online shopping browser sessions. The results were shocking. Maybe that’s so.

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Buffer

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Back in 2013, Jay worked at Bigcommerce, an e-commerce software provider where he learned about what it takes to have a successful online business. “On average we get 400-600 leads per week from social media, with half coming from Instagram,” Jay told me over email. Instagram Stories: The lead-gen secret weapon.

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KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 12, 2018

Personally, my favorite part was getting to see our Senior Director of Digital Marketing, Casie Gillette , lead a session about the keys to a successful content marketing strategy. Video is being used everywhere in the funnel @csavage #searchlove. There we all are! . But, I digress. Greg Gifford (@GregGifford) June 8, 2018.

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Lake One

JUNE 27, 2019

The gist is a process by which your sales and marketing team get on the same page around goals and communicate regularly. For a deep dive into driving sales and marketing alignment , check out our comprehensive guide on the topic. This review will follow key topics touched on through past posts on sales and marketing alignment.

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