Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

A vast majority of the survey respondents reported that outbound tactics outperformed inbound initiatives for generating qualified leads. I am wondering if it is a result of the age-old disagreement between sales and marketing on the definition of a qualified lead. Company news and industry SIC codes tied for third.

Sales Cycle 60

Sales Cycle Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads B2B Sales 60

Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Go beyond the high-level demographics of SIC/NAICS codes and company size. Define your business objectives and what you expect to accomplish. Are you interested in lead generation, lead nurturing and/or building authority and brand awareness? They are: WHO : Who are the intended recipients of your emails?

Email Marketing 60

Email Marketing Planning Web 2.0 BtoB 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

Six months later, very little traffic, even fewer leads and no sales > The new web site sucks, hasn’t done anything for our business. I mean dig deeper than just the demographics like company size, job title, SIC code etc. > Oh, we need content, okay let’s just copy & paste from our old marketing collateral.

Marketing Websites 60

Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Work Management Buying Cycle 60