markempa

MAY 9, 2007

« B2B Lead Generation Blog is todays TypePad Featured Blog | Main | The Difference Between ROI and Marketing Accountability » How Lead Nurturing Improves Lead Generation ROI I know theres a lot of emphasis on lead generation (thats a good thing) but, getting a ton of leads doesnt guarantee that increased sales will follow.

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markempa

JULY 11, 2005

" The key is to look at why are we measuring our marketing ROI in the first place? Thanks to Kate Maddox and BtoB Magazine for pointing me to the upcoming 2005 Marketing Accountability Forum. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

JULY 16, 2007

to Generate and Follow Leads » Inquiry management and search marketing strategy BtoB Magazines Carol Krol interviewed Kevin Lee, executive chairman of Did-it Search Marketing on "Effective Search Strategies." Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

JUNE 28, 2007

Today, his article in BtoB Magazine gives a great summary of his presentation from the roadshow and is worth a read. Today, his article in BtoB Magazine gives a great summary of his presentation from the roadshow and is worth a read. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

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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markempa

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

A recent BtoB Magazine article by Carol Krol, " Copy this: Telemarketing big with Xerox " shows that, although the phone may not be as buzz worthy as other lead generation tools, it remains the backbone to successful lead generation. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

" Last week, I read a short BtoB article by Carol Krol that shows that this continues to be a challenge. " Last week, I read a short BtoB article by Carol Krol that shows that this continues to be a challenge. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 21, 2011

The alignment problem is what drove me into here… BtoB Magazine recently reported on a Forrester survey that proves the point that this is huge challenge: only 8% of B2B companies say they have tight alignment between sales and marketing. I guess this shouldn’t be a huge shocker. I started my career in sales.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

In order to meet new revenue and ROI goals, marketers need to improve their strategic skills (50%) and sales skills (40%). Despite all the hype surrounding social media in B2B marketing, 50% of the marketers said they didn’t blog, 49% don’t use Twitter and 25% don’t use LinkedIn. Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

In order to meet new revenue and ROI goals, marketers need to improve their strategic skills (50%) and sales skills (40%). Despite all the hype surrounding social media in B2B marketing, 50% of the marketers said they didn’t blog, 49% don’t use Twitter and 25% don’t use LinkedIn. Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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markempa

MAY 24, 2005

« Lead Generation via Industry Experts | Main | Velocity of Lead Follow-Up Is Critical To Winning the Complex Sale » Lead generation ROI depends on a good handoff In high school track, I competed in the 4 x 100 relay race. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking The Danger of Email Marketing Benchmarks A recent article from BtoB Online about email deliverability reminded me of how dangerous this whole thing of email marketing deliverability numbers can be. United States License.

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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

JULY 10, 2006

Ive written that consistent, patient, long-term contact with sales prospects results in better ROI. Kate Maddoxs article in BtoB Magazine , " Integration Key to Lead Generation ," emphasizes the need for close sales and marketing integration. This is an ongoing pattern for lead generation failure.

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2006

« E-books: A Hip and Stylish Younger Sibling to the Nerdy Whitepaper | Main | Lead Generation for the Complex Sale Listed Among BtoB Magazine’s Best Marketing Books » Article: Why Most B2B Websites Fail To Convert Sales Leads Check out a new article that I wrote for RainToday , called “ Why Most B2B Web Sites Fail to Convert Sales Leads.”

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 22, 2012

From BtoB LinkedIn group ). See “Measuring ROI Beyond the Last Ad,” John Chandler-Pepelnjak). Michael Clark, Vice President, Marketing and Public Relations at American Arbitration Association said that the best marketing advice he ever received was “Sales keep you in business. Marketing keeps you in sales.”

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markempa

OCTOBER 2, 2006

« Podcast: Marketing and Sales for Big Complex Selling (pt 3) | Main | White Papers and Lead Generation, Key for BtoB Marketers » Webinar: A Multimodal approach to Lead Nurturing for Complex Sales Join me for a complimentary webinar hosted by the American Marketing Association and sponsored by WebEx.

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markempa

MAY 23, 2005

« 2 New RSS Feeds for the B2B Lead Generation Blog | Main | Blogging & RSS Events » Tips for better webinars, webcasts and improved ROI Webinars have reached critical mass and most B2B marketers, it seems, have added them to their marketing mix. But lately, Ive watched some really bad webinars and webcasts.

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markempa

JANUARY 23, 2005

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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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

As a result, most BtoB marketers tend to credit sales-ready leads to the last marketing touchpoint. That was one of the key findings of the “2010 Lead Generation Marketing ROI Study” by the Lenskold Group. The study also revealed that B2B marketers that measured ROI were better able to track leads to marketing touchpoints.

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markempa

APRIL 6, 2006

A new article in BtoB Magazine by Karen J. A new article in BtoB Magazine by Karen J. 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 Ideas or tips of the day. Bannan on podcasts caught my attention.

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markempa

OCTOBER 22, 2005

Thanks to Carol Krol over at BtoB Magazine for pointing me to the report. Thanks to Carol Krol over at BtoB Magazine for pointing me to the report. 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

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

I’ll be speaking on “Blogging, Podcasting, Speaking Gigs, & Book Authorship: How to Generate Leads and Measure ROI as an Authority.” I’ll be speaking on “Blogging, Podcasting, Speaking Gigs, & Book Authorship: How to Generate Leads and Measure ROI as an Authority.” B-to-B Marketing; How to Measure & Manage Leads and more.

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markempa

AUGUST 29, 2007

Ive been using LinkedIn for several years because its geared more for business people. Ive been using LinkedIn for several years because its geared more for business people. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 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. And Ive got a lot of great feedback and questions.

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markempa

OCTOBER 11, 2006

« White Papers and Lead Generation, Key for BtoB Marketers | Main | Lead Generation for the Complex Sale » How to Become a Thought Leader and Attract Customers Would you like to be more visible and generate sales leads on a limited budget? Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

MARCH 30, 2007

Related Article: BtoB Magazine: Unisys gets boost from good data I recommend you start by collecting all of your existing in-house marketing lists into one place. Keep your database it current and you won’t have to worry about buying more questionable business cards and youll see better ROI from your lead generation investment.

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markempa

MAY 8, 2007

Main | How Lead Nurturing Improves Lead Generation ROI » B2B Lead Generation Blog is todays TypePad Featured Blog Greetings and welcome new readers! 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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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 24, 2013

Marketing automation, social campaigns, inbound marketing, sales apps, ROI reporting – all in one place. BtoBmagazine – BtoB Online – The resource for # marketing strategists. Cambridge, MA – [link]. Marketo – Marketo.com – Marketing software. You should also follow their co-founder @ JonMiller.

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markempa

AUGUST 23, 2006

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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markempa

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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markempa

AUGUST 24, 2007

It promised to deliver better ROI measurement for their marketing campaigns. I could hear his frustration when he said, "But we are still unable to close-the-loop and measure ROI on most of the sales leads we pass to sales." Overall, I agree with the idea of software and systems for better ROI measurement and accountability.

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markempa

MAY 24, 2006

« Podcast: The Innovative Marketer | Main | Lead Generation for the Complex Sale on wsRadio.com » Book Cover and Advanced Praise for Lead Generation for the Complex Sale Were quickly approaching the official release of my book, Lead Generation for the C omplex Sale : Boost the Quality and Quantity of Leads to Increase Your ROI.

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markempa

AUGUST 22, 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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markempa

NOVEMBER 18, 2005

BtoB Online: E-mail testing MarketingSherpa just released their annual report on e-mail marketing. BtoB Online: E-mail testing MarketingSherpa just released their annual report on e-mail marketing. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

OCTOBER 17, 2006

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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