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JUNE 8, 2007

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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APRIL 6, 2006

Podcasting is proving to be a great way share multimedia content because your audience can fetch it automatically or when it fits their schedule. A new article in BtoB Magazine by Karen J. Podcasting is proving to be a great way share multimedia content because your audience can fetch it automatically or when it fits their schedule.

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markempa

AUGUST 23, 2006

" Ive written a number of times that educational content is an important tool for lead generation. We’ve found that when you send educational content of any kind, it’s important to followup with a human touch; namely, followup phone calls. Can you send them other relevant and educational content?

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markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

Sherpas data shows that more decision makers (not just influencers) are attending webinars and watching archived events. This indicates the importance of relevant educational events and online content for lead generation. This indicates the importance of relevant educational events and online content for lead generation.

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markempa

AUGUST 22, 2007

« Content ideas for lead nurturing and tactics to use | Main | Closed Loop Marketing Isnt Software » Off topic: Response to meme - 8 Random Things About Me Ardath Albee, over at Marketing Interactions , tagged me for a meme "8 random things about me.

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JANUARY 4, 2006

Beyond the fact that it is more difficult than ever to attract people to live events, the events themselves require a large amount of careful planning and development, good content, and great orchestration. Her book, Trade Show & Event Marketing , is definitely worth checking out too.

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markempa

AUGUST 30, 2007

Start By Defining A Lead Roy Young , President with Ann Handley, Chief Content Officer, MarketingProfs All Sound And Fury, Signifying Nothing: Executing Your Lead Generation Plan Mike Schultz , Publisher, RainToday.com and Principal, Wellesley Hills Group B2B Sales Lead Success Checklist M.H.

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markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

He writes, "One of the best ways to pre-qualify your leads is to work off a list of those contacts that have subscribed and clicked thru on the content of your email newsletter marketing efforts. I did a webcast with Jeff Thull on how to have relevant conversations with executives in mid-size to Fortune 500 companies.

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markempa

APRIL 19, 2007

An excellent way to reach them is by developing thought leading (educational) content in the form of podcasts. If you provide your prospects with high quality thought leading content as part of your lead nurturing process , then you will find that your prospects are calling you first when they are ready to buy.

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markempa

JULY 10, 2006

The content flows logically, escalating from fundamentals to tactics and development." The content flows logically, escalating from fundamentals to tactics and development." Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 " Read the entire summary and review.

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markempa

DECEMBER 6, 2006

So I finally got a chance to catch my breath a bit and read some of the content on my "blogs I read" list. Ive often talked about how marketers can reuse content for lead nurturing. So I finally got a chance to catch my breath a bit and read some of the content on my "blogs I read" list.

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markempa

JULY 28, 2006

Their results show that thought-leading content thats educational in nature performed best as a call to action. In addition to webinars, this data shows that blogs and podcasts are evolving into key elements of the B2B marketers lead generation toolkit. They conducted their third annual study of business technology marketing.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 10, 2005

» Winning the Complex Sales Cycle with Thought leading Content David Meerman Scott shares some great ideas on how to leverage your thought leading content on your website. For lead generation, the concept of thought leading content should go beyond the website. Relevant content is key.

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markempa

MAY 23, 2005

« Blueprint for Personal Lead Generation Success | Main | Tips for better webinars, webcasts and improved ROI » 2 New RSS Feeds for the B2B Lead Generation Blog I just added 2 new RSS feeds. RSS and Atom Syndication feeds are special files used for syndicating the content of a weblog. Dont know what a RSS feed is yet?

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markempa

NOVEMBER 9, 2005

« Podcast: How to Nurture Leads | Main | Winning the Complex Sales Cycle with Thought leading Content » B2B Lead Generation Blog Adds FeedBlitz for Email Notification I have an announcement for readers who use Bloglet to get email notification for the B2B Lead Generation Blog.

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markempa

JUNE 27, 2006

I’m humbled and thrilled that so many readers have found the content valuable and informative enough to cast their vote for my blog. I’m humbled and thrilled that so many readers have found the content valuable and informative enough to cast their vote for my blog.

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markempa

JUNE 21, 2006

Create content thats relevant for each stage of the buying cycle. Create content thats relevant for each stage of the buying cycle. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

JUNE 14, 2006

Do you have your web site’s good content under lock and key? Research shows shows that if you require registration on your website to download content such as articles, white papers, studies or other "free" resources, you could be losing 75%-85% of your potential leads!

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markempa

NOVEMBER 8, 2005

Show Agenda Why lead nurturing is such a hot topic. Nuts and bolts of contact frequency and content. Show Agenda Why lead nurturing is such a hot topic. Nuts and bolts of contact frequency and content. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

JUNE 9, 2005

« Using thought leader content as a lead generation tool | Main | Why dont sales people update the CRM and what can be done about it? Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

JUNE 16, 2006

David Meerman Scott, author of Cashing In With Content , wrote a post on direct to consumer press releases today as discussion leader on the IAOC blog. David Meerman Scott, author of Cashing In With Content , wrote a post on direct to consumer press releases today as discussion leader on the IAOC blog.

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markempa

MAY 21, 2007

Create a plan to add value every time you touch your future customers with relevant ideas, content and resources. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Youre not in it for the big hit.

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markempa

MAY 25, 2005

Although his post is poorly formatted, as one huge paragraph, the content is good. Although his post is poorly formatted, as one huge paragraph, the content is good. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

NOVEMBER 14, 2005

« Winning the Complex Sales Cycle with Thought leading Content | Main | Embattled CMOs share strategies to improve marketing influence » Google Makes Web Analytics Free but will it help your lead generation? Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

JULY 13, 2006

An excellent way to reach people early is by developing thought-leading content. Yet most companies lack thought provoking, educational content; instead, they emphasize sales content. Sales content is most relevant in the later stages of the buying process. Simply put, engage early and often.

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markempa

MAY 18, 2007

Strategic accounts: Can you develop content and lead generation events with your existing customers as references (ambassadors) to your audience? Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2005

Using thought leader content as a lead generation tool Content is king in demonstrating your thought leadership and expertise. I’ve found that creating good content doesn’t require a lot of budget but it definitely requires time, a desire to learn, and a willingness to teach others what you’ve learned. It must be relevant!

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markempa

AUGUST 11, 2005

Grams, suggests that marketers may want to rid their sites of registration pages for their “juicy” content. Using though leading content to generate more leads If you use webinars as part of your lead generation mix, you might want to read my post " Tips for generating better ROI from webinars. Do you agree with him?

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2005

« Closing the loop to improve lead generation performance | Main | Using thought leader content as a lead generation tool » Process Mapping is an essential step to measuring Lead generation ROI Its been well documented that quality of collaboration between sales and marketing directly impacts ROI.

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markempa

MARCH 2, 2007

« On giving away ideas | Main | Webcast: How to Precisely Define a "Lead" Before Marketing Begins » Going beyond the sales lead Ultimately, the purpose of B2B marketing is to help the sales team sell. Sales people need to spend their time selling, not building content and messaging. Remember: The first impression matters.

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markempa

APRIL 24, 2007

He goes on in the post to talk about how to use your relevant and educational content as part of the lead nurturing mix. He goes on in the post to talk about how to use your relevant and educational content as part of the lead nurturing mix. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

MAY 18, 2005

And, of course we want your comments, suggestions and participation so we can tailor the blog’s content to match what you ask for. And, of course we want your comments, suggestions and participation so we can tailor the blog’s content to match what you ask for.

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markempa

AUGUST 1, 2006

Read More] Tracked on August 02, 2006 at 07:04 AM » Some great free ebooks to check out from Web Ink Now E-books are great content. Web content in the form of an ebook sells. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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