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Manufacturers Use Evaluation Kits for Effective Lead Nurturing

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After the initial sign up and/or a free needs assessment analysis, qualified leads buy an evaluation kit at a low, introductory price or are given free engineering kits. Software as a Service (Saas) and technology companies use this lead nurturing tactic very effectively with their trial software.

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Don't Count on Marketing Automation to Solve All Your Lead.

Industrial Marketing Today

That is unfortunate because Marketing Automation software is a very useful tool and in my opinion, a necessity these days. It’s a combination of tools, methods or procedures, and analysis and activities. Of course, Marketing Automation alone cannot live up to those hyped up expectations and has to take the brunt of the blame.

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Shortening the Industrial Buy Cycle in 5 Simple Steps

Industrial Marketing Today

Let’s say your business offers a software product designed to help business owners efficiently allocate revenue to related expenses to ultimately reduce costs. As such, you are solving the problem of inefficient cost management because at the end of the day, your software helps business owners save money.