Smashmouth Marketing

MARCH 19, 2009

I woke up this morning to these three tweets relating to @nivenor1 's recent market2lead blog post titled: The SCOTSMAN vs. BANT for Effective Lead Management nivenor1 : New post about BANT vs. The SCOTSMAN on our blog [link] , now its off to Guatemala for 10 days! Good sales people can help create BANT.

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Smashmouth Marketing

MARCH 9, 2009

I woke up this morning to these three tweets relating to @nivenor1 's recent market2lead blog post titled: The SCOTSMAN vs. BANT for Effective Lead Management. Good sales people can help create BANT. nivenor1 : New post about BANT vs. The SCOTSMAN on our blog [link] , now its off to Guatemala for 10 days! I responded).

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Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Although I actually think that quite a few demand generation vendors share the Marketo philosophy, it’s still helpful to hear the distinction made clearly. Products including Silverpop Engage B2B (formerly Vtrenz), Market2Lead and Marketbright also let marketers set up small, sequential campaigns and embed them in selection framework.

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Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

They aim to be a complete business operating system for very small companies (under 25 employees). My own consideration set also includes Marketbright , Market2Lead , MarketingGenius , LeadLife , LoopFuse , LeadGenesys , , eTrigue and SalesFusion360 , although I haven't looked at all of those in detail. Maybe next week. [I

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Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 18, 2008

Market2Lead offers the usual list of demand generation functions: outbound email, Web forms and landing pages, automated lead nurturing, integration with sales, and campaign return on investment analysis. This is not to say that Market2Lead is especially hard to use. But Market2Lead does not provide its own email services.

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Build Thought Leadership - People do business with businesses they know and trust. The first time someone converts on your website, the likelihood that they really know who you are or understand why they should do business with you is pretty slim. Lead nurturing is an opportunity to show that you are an expert in your field.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Top 10 Lessons Small Businesses Can Takeaway from Smart Content Marketers - Content Marketing Today , October 23, 2009. Podcast: Why sellers don’t have the right tools to help buyers buy - B2B Lead Generation Blog , October 15, 2009. Best of 2009 (So Far): Blogging for Business, Part 1 - WebMarketCentral , October 13, 2009.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Let's take a look at 3 of the reasons you should be using a workflows tool for easier and more effective lead management: 1) Workflows Help You Convert More Leads Into Customers. Market2Lead also found that leads that go through automated workflows have a 23% shorter sales cycle. 3) Using Workflows Saves Time.

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Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Summary: Vendors who target small businesses include provide functions beyond traditional marketing automation. This helps business owners who need to generate revenue as efficiently as possible. Vendors like NetSuite do offer such products, but they’re not targeted at very small businesses.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 7, 2013

It’s the face of your business and the first impression a visitor has of you, so it should be a reflection of your company’s standards. Here are some ways to keep control over your site so it's working to help you meet your marketing goals. But their traditional marketing tactics weren't growing their business. Keep it in house.

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

In fact, 88% said Web sites were important in helping them decide what to buy. Yesterday, Demandbase announced a new software suite to help marketers harvest passive traffic visiting Web sites. Users can query this widget to find out more about these visitors and decide if they want to purchase full business contact information.

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SnapApp

JUNE 5, 2018

Articles can rank for specific question-based search terms, which can help build authority and brand awareness. WHAT messaging will help them move through each stage of the funnel ? This insight will help you differentiate the prospects from the SQLs, and help prevent sales team members from working leads who aren’t ready to buy.

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LeadSloth

JANUARY 12, 2010

Kevin Joyce , CMO, Market2Lead. Marketing automation solutions can facilitate remarketing to inactive leads, or so-called lead recycling, which helps drive value from a marketer’s most valuable asset, his or her lead database. Malcolm Friedberg , Principal, Left Brain Marketing. Megan Heuer , Research Director, SiriusDecisions.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Regardless of who you are targeting or the length of your workflow, there are four basic goals you want to accomplish with each nurturing campaign: Create brand awareness and establish a sense of trust through helpful content. Email 2 : Offer your lead a free service, such as a consultation, demo or review for what they need help with.

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

Many of the marketing automation companies have added some fairly sophisticated analytics to monitor prospect’s online behavior and help marketers qualify and score them based on Web site visits, registrations, and downloads. My point: B2B marketers are looking elsewhere for help generating demand. Here’s the problem.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

MAY 3, 2010

To help readers who missed the series, I pulled all the posts together in order. Occasionally I feature examples of business storytelling that seem particularly effective and I wanted to highlight this 3-minute video by Dan Heath on behalf of the charity The Girl Effect. But it’s not enough just to support bloggers.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 18, 2012

After all, if you’re going to effectively close customers and generate more business for your company, you’re going to need to make sure your marketing team is not only providing your sales team with quality leads, but that you’re also providing them with the information they need to have the best shot at converting those leads into customers.

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