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Good Reads for B2B Marketing - Advantages of LinkedIn in B2B Marketing

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The Marketing Sphere represents recent good reads from our digital circles about B2B marketing selected by PointClear colleagues. The B2B Marketing Advantage of LinkedIn. For B2B Marketing, Email Should be Personalized and Targeted. From #SXSW: Charting the Road Ahead for B2B Marketing.

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Improve Sales Lead Generation via Marketing Analytics Part 2: Two Examples

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In the first article on marketing analytics , I discussed the best-practice processes involved in the review, assessment and continuous enhancement of sales lead generation programs to achieve improved results. 22% of more than 20,000 raw leads converted to qualified leads. million in new business was added to the pipeline.

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Marketing Needs to Put Skin in the Game

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Here is how Mark Nadolny, Manager of Benchmarking Analytics at SiriusDecisions breaks it down: “Tier 1: Direct Enterprise Accounts. Some of the other assumptions are estimates from SiriusDecisions Demand Waterfall metrics on the “Average Company” vs. their best-in-class averages.

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Is Account-Based Marketing the Holy Grail for Lead Generation Nirvana? [PowerOpinions Part 5]

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I consider SiriusDecisions to be the gold standard when it comes to best practices in B2B marketing and sales processes. ABM is only a black box if by ABM you mean deploying technology and analytics without knowing why or how they’re being used to reach goals. That’s just part of being a smart marketer today.

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What is Value Selling and How to Generate Leads in Companies that Buy Value

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I practice it every day in my role as lead salesperson for the company. (We I am really interested in the finer points of value selling, which is why I constantly reach out to credible sources to make sure we're on top of the industry's best thinking on the topic. The best product, at the best price, does not always win the order.

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What's it take to generate leads that fuel your forecast?

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Because the chances are pretty low—probably 3% to 4% at best—that any of these names are bonafide opportunities if you are a B2B company with a complex sales process. Scott Brinker , author of Hacking Marketing, a great book about agile practices in marketing, sheds more light. They won’t get followed up.

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PowerViews with Bob Kelly: Redesigning Sales Process Basics

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SMA promotes professional development, peer networking, best-practice research and thought leadership among professionals who manage, coach and support sales organizations. 2013 Changes: Social Media, Mobile, Analytics & Productivity. More pervasive role for analytics, data and information. and another 10% in Canada.

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