markempa

MARCH 6, 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

FEBRUARY 24, 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

MARCH 27, 2005

« Give Lead Generation Some Respect | Main | Podcast: How Trigger Events improve Lead Generation » Sales Leads Via RSS via Salesforce.com Otter Group CEO, Kathleen Gilroy , pointed me Charlie Woods, Moonwatcher Blog , and his intriguing post on the subject of distributing sales leads via RSS.

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markempa

JUNE 13, 2005

« Participate in MarketingSherpas IT Marketing Metrics Survey | Main | MarketingSherpas 10 Best Blogs for 2005: B2B Lead generation blog wins honorable mention again! » Why dont sales people update the CRM and what can be done about it? What do you suggest?” Nearly everyone (170+ people) raised their hands.

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NuSpark Consulting

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Marketers write content, plan the message strategy, media strategy, search engine strategy, social media, direct marketing, demand generation, and inbound marketing. We know the benefits of content marketing and lead nurturing to encourage prospects and leads to engage with sales people.

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NuSpark Consulting

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Marketers write content, plan the message strategy, media strategy, search engine strategy, social media, direct marketing, demand generation, and inbound marketing. We know the benefits of content marketing and lead nurturing to encourage prospects and leads to engage with sales people.

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markempa

JULY 9, 2007

« Off-Topic: On Selling Ideas in 1776 | Main | Inquiry management and search marketing strategy » Early Stage Leads are too important for Sales People Alone The management of sales leads is critical to generating Return on Marketing Investment. " I agree. " I agree.

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NuSpark Consulting

APRIL 13, 2012

Then Compuserve and Prodigy … You also had Thomas Register and mailing lists to find leads…. Nowadays there are hundreds and hundreds of online tools and platforms that assist us in generating, converting, and nurturing leads into sales. Marketing Automation is the conduit between funnel entrance and funnel exits.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 8, 2005

« Lead Generation Summit Notes | Main | Podcast: How to Nurture Leads » Dont Depend on Technology To Fill the Sales/Marketing Chasm I found this article by Janet White, author of Buying Right: Vendor and Software Selection on CRM Guru interesting.

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markempa

AUGUST 24, 2007

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." " I asked him where he thought the breakdown was happening and he said, "my sales team. They dont update the CRM so I cant get the reports I need."

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markempa

MARCH 30, 2007

« Now Announcing the "Start With A Lead" Podcast Show | Main | Your questions answered on Lead Generation via Podcasts » On building targeted lists for B2B Lead Generation Programs Would you buy this business card? When you buy a list of names, you are basically buying business cards on a list.

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markempa

MAY 9, 2007

Lead nurturing is all about having consistent and meaningful communication with viable prospects (those that are “a fit” for your solution) regardless of their timing to buy. It’s not “following-up” every few months to find out if a prospect is “ready to buy yet?” I hope you can make it. Register here. companys focus.

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markempa

AUGUST 1, 2007

This chronic lack of visibility has a snowball effect of making it challenging for marketers to measure their effectiveness and understand their return on marketing investment (ROMI). 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market So what can be done about it? So what can be done about it?

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markempa

OCTOBER 17, 2006

« How to Become a Thought Leader and Attract Customers | Main | E-book: Why Naked CRM Doesnt Work » Lead Generation for the Complex Sale I recently did a phone interview on Lead Generation for the Complex Sale with Nettie Hartsock for Allbusiness.coms Must Read Business Books column.

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markempa

JUNE 21, 2006

Likewise, the harmonious interaction of sales and marketing is crucial. If they are askew and going in dissimilar directions, sales and marketing will not empower a successful complex sale or sales lead strategy. Connect sales and marketing metrics together.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

» Avoid wasting your Pay-Per-Click lead generation budget Thanks to Jim Berkowitz and his CRM Mastery E-Journal for pointing me to the MarketingProfs article, Five Proven Ways to Waste Money With Pay-per-Click Advertising by John Grant. 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market

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markempa

AUGUST 23, 2006

If youre involved in marketing to IT or financial buyers, you should consider using white papers or e-books. Im a big proponent of educational marketing, because it allows you to reach people early in their buying process. Just remember, they should be EARLY in their buying process !

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markempa

JULY 13, 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. Simply put, engage early and often.

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markempa

MARCH 6, 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 1, 2006

« Targeting Your B2B Lead Generation | Main | Podcast: Tradeshow and Event Marketing with Ruth Stevens » Target Marketing: What’s a Lead? Many marketers believe generating more sales leads is the key to hitting revenue targets. That’s not always true. That’s not always true.

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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 8, 2007

During our interview we cover a variety of topics that are relevant to lead generation, PR and marketing. 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market

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markempa

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

The DMA report found that the phone and e-mail produced the highest response rates respectively—among direct marketing media channels in terms of generating leads. This is good news if you are using e-mail and the phone in combination (using e-mail along with the phone is critical in the lead nurturing process too).

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markempa

OCTOBER 22, 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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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? Become a thought leader ! Become a thought leader !

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markempa

MAY 18, 2007

Close-the-loop on each sales lead being generated. See that marketing takes over as many of the non-selling tasks as possible. Integrate sales and marketing activity by using the same database or CRM system. Define and map out the responsibilities shared by both sales and marketing.

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markempa

JUNE 13, 2007

« Podcast: The New Rules of Marketing & PR Interview with David Meerman Scott | Main | Social Media Pundits Disconnect from B2B Marketing » The Physics of Trigger Events for Lead Generation Most buyers arent ready to buy when were ready to sell. Are you using trigger events?

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markempa

MARCH 30, 2007

« Webcast: How to Precisely Define a "Lead" Before Marketing Begins | Main | On building targeted lists for B2B Lead Generation Programs » Now Announcing the "Start With A Lead" Podcast Show I am pleased to announce that Ill be hosting a new podcast show called "Start with a Lead" debuting in April.

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markempa

JUNE 28, 2007

While these fundamentals still hold true, the Internet has changed marketing and the fundamentals we apply to it. New and innovative online marketing tactics help companies build their brand and generate leads online. Some of the leads are “hot” and ready to buy while others are long-term and need nurturing.

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markempa

FEBRUARY 23, 2006

« Macs Tasty Recipe for Lead Generation Success | Main | Will Writing a Business Book Generate Sales Leads? » Marketing That Reaches Decision Makers In Big Companies I was quoted in an article on B-to-B marketing in Marketing News, a publication of the American Marketing Association.

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markempa

MAY 9, 2006

Ive interviewed hundreds of companies, and less than 10% have a clear, written, and universally accepted definition of what a sales lead means. Even in small companies, I can ask three sales people “what is a sales lead to you?” Even in small companies, I can ask three sales people “what is a sales lead to you?”

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markempa

AUGUST 29, 2007

Do you think a typical marketer or sales person (who isnt a good “networker” already) can build relationships and generate sales leads for their company from a social networking tool? 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market Why or why not?

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markempa

APRIL 18, 2007

With that said, I think it is important to remember that buying lead management software and dashboards tools is akin to buying a high performance stock car. This is a common theme in sales and marketing automation, CRM implementation being another good example. What do you think?

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markempa

JULY 16, 2007

Read More] Tracked on August 08, 2007 at 01:31 AM » Sales Lead Management from Rebecca Caroe I have posted in the past on how to generate a pipeline of sales leads for your business. 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market Here and here.

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markempa

OCTOBER 6, 2006

As Ive written before, Im a big proponent of educational marketing tools such as white papers because they allow you to reach people early in their buying process. Just remember, they should be EARLY in their buying process ! Just remember, they should be EARLY in their buying process !

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markempa

APRIL 19, 2007

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. I interviewed Paul Dunay, Director of Global Field Marketing for BearingPoint.

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markempa

AUGUST 18, 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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