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What is Lead Scoring for Marketing and What Are the Benefits?

Act-On

You don’t want a demo of their software — you haven’t even had time to read their content yet. Luckily for marketers, lead scoring exists. Lead scoring helps organizations move prospects along their buying journey in a structured, strategic way — which is especially helpful considering how complex buying journeys have become.

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How Not to Buy Leads

ViewPoint

Last week a prospect told me that he needed higher quality leads than were currently being provided by two third-party outsourced solution providers. His definition of a lead was the loosest that I have ever heard. An employee of a targeted company needed only to download some content to be qualified as a lead.

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Should You Buy B2B Leads in 2018?

Marketing Insider Group

Not all contact lists are created equal, but if you’re working to grow your B2B lead database, your two options are to buy one or build one. The post Should You Buy B2B Leads in 2018? appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Build vs Buy Your Customer Data Platform?

Customer Experience Matrix

The build vs buy debate has existed as long as packaged software itself. That discussion, in turn, usually leads to a recommendation that companies build software which will create unique competitive advantage and otherwise buy when a satisfactory option exists. This work is the same whether you’re building or buying.

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Your Recipe for Inbound Success

Speaker: Jen Spencer, VP Sales and Marketing, SmartBug Media

Join Jen Spencer, VP of Smartbug Media, as she discusses how to grow an inbound strategy and framework in your organization to attract leads and establish your brand. And the best part is, it can apply to content for all stages of your funnel! In this webinar, we’ll cover: How to establish an inbound program that will attract leads.

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How to Recognize and Respond to Buying Signals (and Close More Deals!)

Zoominfo

You’re about to get that hot lead on the phone. You’re armed with your prospect’s buying signals, right? What are customer buying signals? By definition, buying signals are the actions potential customers take that indicate they’re close to making a purchase. How to spot buying signals. Let’s break that down.

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How Buying Signals Rise from Layers of Data

Zoominfo

Layering various customer buying signals on top of each other is a reliable, data-based approach to predict when a prospect is facing a business challenge that your product can solve. Savvy sales reps and marketers can take this approach to engage with leads earlier and stay ahead of their competitors. Buying Signals Reveal Interests.

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How to Improve Demand Generation with Empathy

Speaker: Brian Carroll, CEO & Founder of markempa

The highest priority for B2B marketers is effective demand generation (increasing lead quality and quantity). Here’s the thing: we have more channels, content, and technology to reach potential customers. But connecting with and converting buyers has never been more challenging.

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Seven Things Marketers Need to Know About Lead Generation

Speaker: Douglas Burdett, Host of The Marketing Book Podcast, Founder/Principal of ARTILLERY

Lead generation is the process of attracting and converting strangers and prospects into someone who has indicated interest in your company's product or service. One of the biggest responsibilities and challenges for marketers is generating leads. In this webinar, you will learn: The fundamentals of effective lead generation.

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Best Practices for Engaging Your Go-To-Market Sales Teams

Speaker: Ruth Stevens, President of eMarketing Strategy

As a B2B marketer, lead generation is likely your Job One. During this webinar, you’ll learn: The nature of the buying group and how to reach the individual members. During this webinar, you’ll learn: The nature of the buying group and how to reach the individual members. You don't want to miss out on this amazing webinar!