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2013 Year in Review: Top 6 focus areas for B2B marketers this year

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With the quickly evolving nature of this medium, it is no surprise it was also the top category marketers wanted to learn more about in 2013. Read on for five more areas of focus that were top of mind in the B2B realm in 2013. Use social media to generate leads and connect with prospects. Anna Lee (@annaleenyc) May 6, 2013.

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7 Amazingly Effective Lead Nurturing Tactics

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As companies adopt inbound marketing as a way to generate more leads, the importance of having an effective lead nurturing strategy becomes very clear. In most cases only a relatively small percentage of your inbound leads will be ready to make an immediate purchase, leaving upwards of 90% of your inbound leads on the table.

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The Executive's Guide to Effective Lead Nurturing Programs

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Of course, a close second priority is converting contacts/leads into customers. Over the last five years, I’ve seen the focus on lead generation increase significantly among small and mid-market businesses (SMEs). What Is Lead Nurturing & Why Is It So Important. Source: DemandGen ). Source: DemandGen ). I could go on.

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3 Important Lessons for Lead Gen and Life

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I have to confess: I began 2013 feeling behind. This is more complex than standard lead generation – we’re not trying to sell. What lead gen and life lessons did you learn in 2013? Lead Management: 4 principles to follow. B2B Marketing: What an 11% drop in conversion taught a live audience about lead gen.

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More Evidence That Waiting Even 5 Seconds to Contact a New Sales Lead Can Be Disastrous

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In my experience, most of the mental energy and strategic thinking around the practice of lead nurturing and lead management is usually applied to the goal of accelerating prospects through the sales process – from MQL to SQL, from SQL to Opportunity, and so on.

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Lead Gen: A proposed replacement for BANT

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Related Resources: Lead Gen Summit 2013 in San Francisco (September 30 – October 3, 2013). How to Use Lead Scoring to Drive the Highest Return on Your Trade Show Investment. Lead Generation BANT lead generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Sales and Marketing Alignment'

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Lead Management: 4 principles to follow

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Tweet I’m at MarketingSherpa Lead Gen Summit 2013 in San Francisco on day one, live blogging the Lead Management Workshop that features a dive into larger topics including lead capture, lead qualification and lead nurture. Key principles of lead management.