NuSpark Consulting

JANUARY 21, 2012

B2B lead generation and lead management is a complicated process that can’t be detailed all in one book. Below are a variety of books that I consider the cream of the crop in b2b marketing and lead management. I would look forward to discussion on any books you think should be on my “hall of fame” list.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Lead Generation Demand Generation 100

Martech

MARCH 11, 2024

Martech has exploded in recent years, with over 11,000 solutions available to help marketers automate and optimize operations. However, much of this martech stack is designed to convert prospects into leads and track them through the marketing funnel. We might have a decent operation for the 5% of in-market prospects.

Efficiency 83

Efficiency Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Brand Identity 83

Rev

JUNE 1, 2019

Laura is one of our stars from The Tale of Three Marketers , the greatest B2B marketing story ever told. Laura is a demand generation expert with one mission: conjure up a positive ROI for demand generation marketing and prove it to the fire breathing CFO. Meet Laura. ROI didn’t improve.

ROI 122

ROI B2B Marketing Demand Generation B2B 122

The Point

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I may not be a market analyst, but from what I see working with our agency’s B2B clients , it seems to me that, in the language of technology adoption lifecycles, Account-Based Marketing (ABM) stands at that pivotal junction – what Geoffrey Moore calls the “chasm” – between early adopters and early majority.

Account Based Marketing 157

Account Based Marketing ABM Ideal Customer Profiles Enterprise Management 157

Tony Zambito

JANUARY 18, 2011

Recently, Adam Needles, Left Brain Marketing’s VP of Demand Generation Strategy, posted a thought provoking article entitled Why Do (Well-intentioned) B2B Demand Generation Efforts Fail? In the article, Adam lays out three reasons why failure exists: Your plan is not built around your target buyer.

Buyer Personas 100

Buyer Personas Demand Generation Demand Generation 100

Martech

JULY 14, 2022

B2B marketers have employed account-based marketing (ABM) for well over a decade, of course, but the space has evolved rapidly over the past two to three years. Additionally, the COVID pandemic accelerated fundamental shifts in the B2B buying cycle by forcing events and in-person meetings to go virtual.

Account Based Marketing 118

Account Based Marketing Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 118

DealSignal

APRIL 10, 2024

B2B buyer behavior has shifted dramatically to independent, online research. Due to the volume of content and online resources in nearly every industry, most people on your buying committees can perform their own research on their own time and are likely to make a decision before ever talking to your sales team.

Intent Data 52

Intent Data Ideal Customer Profiles Intent Marketing Automation Services 52

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

Even though her article is about the B2B buy cycle in general, it is a perfect follow up to my earlier post “Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle.” She has focused on identifying the problem and providing a 5-step solution to shorten the buy cycle. The steps are: 1.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Work Management Marketing Management 60

Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 28, 2014

Starting at the beginning, the system imports a list of each client’s customers and sales opportunities from CRM and marketing automation systems. The advantage of Web site activity is it finds companies early in the buying cycle, when they are most open to considering new vendors. Formal release was in May 2014.

Lead Ranking 120

Lead Ranking Activities Lead Scoring Marketing Automation Services 120

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

The problem becomes more acute for the industrial sector because the industrial buy cycle can be a long and complex process that often involves multiple decision makers. Without a clear understanding of the stages, it is difficult to align your marketing content with your customer’s decision-making process.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Web 2.0 Allocation 60

KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 8, 2015

It is also important for B2B marketers to evaluate new and emerging trends, as well as shifts in the competitive landscape, to help determine where to set budgets and forecasts moving forward. Demand Generation. 76 percent of B2B buyers use three or more marketing channels for research. Content Marketing.

Marketing Budget Creation 120

Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Budget Budget Programs Enterprise Management 120

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle by Achinta Mitra on September 3, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Integrated Industrial Marketing These days it is popular to say “Content is marketing currency.”

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Marketing Budget Web 2.0 60

ANNUITAS

JUNE 11, 2015

Many marketing organizations have good intentions when it comes to developing their demand generation programs: they want to increase qualified leads, sales opportunities, and closed/won revenue. When you know your Demand Process these and other important questions get answered. How do you get started with Demand Process?

Enterprise Management 100

Enterprise Management Planning Work Management Demand Generation 100

Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Effective lead nurturing is crucial to successful b2b marketing. Lead nurturing can help you improve your lead conversions over time. ” “ Lead nurturing will generate an increase in sale opportunities up to 20%. ” “ Lead nurturing can help you build a trusted relationship with your economic buyer.” This is extremely important.

Lead Nurturing 100

Lead Nurturing Sales Qualified Leads Buying Cycle Lead Management 100

ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 23, 2014

I have personally run pay-per-click (PPC) programs for the companies I have worked for, and I have worked with agencies that specialize in PPC claiming to have proven track records in B2B. PPC is always challenging in B2B, and is clearly a different animal than the more transactional sale that PPC was clearly designed for.

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency PPC Marketing Automation Services 100

ANNUITAS

APRIL 10, 2014

the marketing automation space is due to grow by 60% this year and reach overall revenues of $1.2 The continued rise in revenue is indicative of the increased sophistication of the B2B market and the need for marketers to be more strategic in driving demand for their organizations. Here’s what they said.

Paid Search Agency 100

Paid Search Agency Enterprise Management Marketing Management Automation 100

Leadspace

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

The future of B2B marketing will be built on three pillars, according to panelists at Tuesday’s “Elevate B2B Account-Based Marketing with Data-Driven Strategies” panel at Oracle OpenWorld. ABM Bridges the Past, Present and Future of B2B Sales & Marketing. Good Leads.

Account Based Marketing 70

Account Based Marketing Lead Ranking ABM B2B 70

ANNUITAS

APRIL 8, 2014

A March 2014 Study by Adobe titled Digital Roadblock: Marketers Struggle to Reinvent Themselves shows that 64% of marketers expect their role to change in the next year and 81% expect their role to change in the next three years. There continues to be a wide disparity between today’s marketers and that of the modern buyer.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Management Demand Generation 100

Tony Zambito

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

The pressure to achieve top line revenue growth and profitable growth strategies remain as the key challenges B2B CEO’s face today.    Compounding these challenges is the rapid transformation underway in the buyer-seller relationship brought on by the advent of digital marketing and social media technology. 

Buyer Personas 100

Buyer Personas Buying Cycle B2B Lead Ranking 100

Valasys

AUGUST 2, 2019

The B2B industry flourishes by capturing the interests of the buyer personas based on their past buying preferences & researching habits, their demographic, firmographic, technographic & psychographic data. Email Marketing is Here to Stay: . Cutting Down The Clutter: .

Marketing AI 40

Marketing AI Enterprise Management B2B Marketing Trends 40

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

In fact, football teams are a lot like marketing automation teams – you need talented players, of course, but you also need dedicated roles, internal coordination, and sound strategy. The Basic Structure of a Marketing Automation Team. But I can share some examples and insights that should help any new team.

Marketing Automation Services 48

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Automation Demand Generation Agencies 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

In fact, football teams are a lot like marketing automation teams – you need talented players, of course, but you also need dedicated roles, internal coordination, and sound strategy. The Basic Structure of a Marketing Automation Team. But I can share some examples and insights that should help any new team.

Marketing Automation Services 48

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Automation Demand Generation Agencies 48

PureB2B

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Landing large B2B customers solely based on the profile is the wrong way to hit your target. The intent is a powerful tool that assists B2B marketers in precisely targeting prospects based on their behavior throughout the buying cycle. This is where Behavioral Intent Data enters the picture.

Intent Data 117

Intent Data Intent Marketing AI Lead Ranking 117

Valasys

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

BrightTALK is a platform being used by nearly 8 million professionals to participate in online talks & events & thus, is one of the leading content & demand generation platforms. The tool helped the B2B brands identify the prospective leads possessing the buying-intent.

Intent 40

Intent Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Buy 40

6sense

JUNE 16, 2016

Demand Generation Is a Game of Diminishing Returns . With experience in B2B marketing comes the knowledge that finding the right audience is more than half the battle. Pivotal purchasing decisions in companies are made over the span of many months and include large buying committees.

Demand Generation 48

Demand Generation Ideal Customer Profiles Intent Data Digital Marketing Funnels 48

The Mx Group

AUGUST 16, 2017

Marketing Expertise. B2B Marketing Strategy. Account-Based Marketing. Demand Gen and Lead Management. B2B Telemarketing. Marketing Automation Optimization. Marketing Technology Outsourcing. Sales and Marketing Alignment. Content Marketing. Sales Empowerment.

Buyer Personas 84

Buyer Personas Account Based Marketing Demand Generation Agencies Work Management 84

Inbox Insight

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

According to our research, the typical timeline for all three phases of purchasing to be complete (research, buying cycle and implementation) is usually between 9 months and 3 years. The marketing professionals we surveyed. We surveyed 250 senior marketing professionals across the US and UK. Social media.

Marketing Management 72

Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Research Planning 72

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

How do you know if your demand generation is good enough or when it's time to take your lead management processes to the next level? Here are 14 important questions that indicate whether or not you can benefit for more sophisticated marketing automation. Lead Generation. Is your sales team? Lead Follow-Up.

Demand Generation 48

Demand Generation Demand Budget Programs Generation 48

Vidyard

JULY 22, 2014

Online video has quickly become a critical way to connect with audiences, deliver a memorable content journey, and convert prospects through the buying cycle. Space is limited, so get crackin’ See you at the B2B video marketing summit! Can I get a heck yeah?! Enough Already, Let’s Do This!

B2B Marketing 50

B2B Marketing Video Marketing B2B Thought Leadership B2B 50

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

Of course, Marketing Automation alone cannot live up to those hyped up expectations and has to take the brunt of the blame. That is unfortunate because Marketing Automation software is a very useful tool and in my opinion, a necessity these days. Automating the “garbage in, garbage out” marketing approach benefits no one.”

Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Marketing Automation 60

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2012

by Jon Miller Marketing automation is a technology that streamlines and automates marketing tasks so companies can increase operational efficiency and grow revenue faster. In other words, companies don’t buy marketing automation to automate their marketing. Consider just a few studies.

Marketing Automation Services 48

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation ROI Automation 48

Engagio

JUNE 21, 2017

The B2B lead handoff process is broken. Marketers invest a ton of time and resources to acquire leads using a variety of tactics, from data acquisition to SEO to trade shows to paid ads. Unfortunately, studies show that upwards of 80 percent of leads generated by marketing are neglected or never acted upon by a sales rep.

Lead Ranking 93

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Account Based Marketing Sales Qualified Leads 93

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 24, 2013

Who are the top B2B Marketing influencers on twitter? To answer this question, I looked at a variety of factors including twitter followers, profiles that included “B2B marketing,” the focus of their tweets including the hashtag # B2BMarketing , as well as a variety of social scoring tools using the keyword.

Twitter 100

Twitter Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency B2B Marketing 100

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Marketing automation provider Marketo has just published The Definitive Guide to Lead Nurturing , a white paper that provides real value, covering the lead nurturing process from the basic how and why through ROI measurement. If you can help frame the discussion, your company will be seen as a trusted advisor and thought leader.

Lead Nurturing 100

Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 100

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

That is pretty much the mantra of B2B content marketing. Personas do matter in B2B content marketing You would be wasting your scarce resources if you pumped out marketing content without first having a clear and complete understanding of the personas of your B2B buyers.

Relevance 60

Relevance B2B Marketing CMS Development Buying Cycle 60

ViewPoint

JULY 7, 2015

Marketing Automation makes it easier than ever to deliver more poor-quality leads to sales. One of the funniest but also most illustrative responses came from The Bridge Groups’ Trish Bertuzzi who nailed it when she said: Companies are still thinking marketing automation (MA) is the silver bullet. The Flawed B2B Approach.

Lead Ranking 120

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Qualified Leads 120

Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 10, 2010

The always-insightful Adam Needles is running a series of blog posts this week that summarize the “real state” of B2B demand generation. The need for measurement also implies better reporting technologies – a topic that several marketing automation vendors have recently begun to address.

Process 120

Process Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Demand Generation 120