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Chairs are Dead—and Other B2B Marketing Hogwash

ViewPoint

It seemed like, suddenly, a lot of things were dying: cold calling was dead; telephone prospecting was dead; outbound marketing was dead … many said that even marketing was dead. Earlier today I was talking to my wife about the B2B marketplace. movement harshly declare that proactive targeting and prospecting for new business is dead.

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Dear CEO: Find out how well your team is nurturing its B2B sales leads

ViewPoint

Standard B2B lead-generation programs produce an average 5% lead rate while advanced lead-generation programs (which include lead nurturing) produce an average 15% lead rate—three times higher. In that blog, I write: “The bottom line is that you should be speaking to prospects from the top of the funnel to the bottom of the funnel.

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Get 3X B2B Marketing ROI by Nurturing Leads

ViewPoint

Generally speaking, nurturing programs increase the lead rate significantly: Standard B2B lead-generation programs produce an average 5% lead rate. What types of prospects need to be nurtured? There are three types of prospects to nurture: Pipeline. True Nurture. No Response. See more …”.

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We're entering the era of accountability in sales and marketing

ViewPoint

At PointClear, we facilitate accountability that translates into results. To avoid an inefficient scattershot approach to marketing and sales, figure out the ideal prospect/client profile. Zero in on prospects with high propensity to buy to keep you from incurring marketing/sales costs that don’t deliver return.

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Marketing and Sales: Done Well (2015) Do Better (2016) - Part 3 of 3

ViewPoint

Miles Austin – Fill the Funnel, Inc. What B2B Companies Did Well in 2015? One the things I was most pleased to see with many B2B companies (and in the sales blogosphere) in 2015 is a return “reasonable” thinking when it came to inbound marketing and social selling regarding their place in a sales effort.

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The B2B Lead Generation-Demand Generation Book “Hall of Fame”

NuSpark Consulting

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. Books are listed by funnel category. General B2B Marketing & Lead Generation. Brian Halligan, Dharmesh Shah.

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The 10 most fascinating people in B2B Marketing in 2015

Biznology

With a tip of the hat to Barbara Walters , I’d like to introduce ten fascinating people who have brought new ideas and admirable energy to the B2B marketing world this year. This round-up represents only a small sample of the fresh thinking that drives the upward march of B2B “modern marketing.” You inspire the rest of us, Jim.