markempa

APRIL 19, 2007

Research shows that Podcasts do impact B2B purchase decisions. 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. Paul also writes the insightful Buzz Marketing for Technology Blog.

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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

JUNE 14, 2006

« New Book: Lead Generation for the Complex Sale is officially released | Main | PR Has New Rules for Reaching Buyers Directly » Why Most B2B Sites Fail to Convert Sales Leads Most people coming to your website arent coming to your website to buy. The key is to reach people as early in their buying process as possible.

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Ambal's Amusings

APRIL 29, 2010

Ardath’s book, eMarketing Strategies for the Complex Sale is now shipping! Content is the fuel for marketing programs. By mapping content to buying stages your content will address prospect needs from status quo through purchase decision. They can be on blogs, twitter, or research sites. Ardath Albee's Tip.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Last year, I highlighted a report by MarketingSherpa which concludes that marketers need to do a better job capturing and communicating their value. According the MarketingSherpa research , " only 17% of B-to-B marketers we queried were sure their CFOs understood the value of lead generation programs."

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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

JULY 9, 2007

David writes, " Salespeople may argue with me, but I think it is better at the early stages of the buying process NOT to pass names to sales unless the buyer is absolutely ready to move forward." This is why I think marketers should hold back and nurture early stage leads ( with a human touch ) on behalf of their sales team.

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markempa

MAY 8, 2006

My research shows that executive buyers choose the sales person who has been a resource and developed a relationship with them regardless of their timing to buy. My research shows that executive buyers choose the sales person who has been a resource and developed a relationship with them regardless of their timing to buy.

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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. See the above mind map for examples) 2. Are you using trigger events?

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markempa

AUGUST 11, 2006

And, as my recent post about MarketingSherpa’s research shows, blogs have become a great lead generation tool for marketers. And, as my recent post about MarketingSherpa’s research shows, blogs have become a great lead generation tool for marketers. 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market

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markempa

JULY 13, 2006

« Sales Leads Are Too Valuable For Sales People Alone | Main | MarketingSherpa Data on the Best & Worst Lead Generation Offers for 2006 » How Podcasts Impact B2B Purchase Decisions A key aspect of lead generation is to engage people as early in their buying process as possible, because thats where you can make the biggest difference.

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markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

Listen to podcast now (31 min MP3) Show Agenda Benchmark data that B2B all marketers must know Fresh ideas and best practices for lead qualification Why you should capture and track all web inquiries in your CRM How many buyers/influencers in the typical F500 buying process (hint: its big!)

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markempa

OCTOBER 31, 2006

3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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markempa

AUGUST 30, 2007

3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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markempa

JULY 10, 2006

Marketing should nurture leads via a relevant and consistent dialog with prospects, regardless of their timing to buy. Kate Maddoxs article in BtoB Magazine , " Integration Key to Lead Generation ," emphasizes the need for close sales and marketing integration.

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markempa

JANUARY 4, 2006

« Its a New Year for Lead Generation for the Complex Sale | Main | Use Event Marketing Successfully for Lead Generation » Top Six Lead Generation Challenges for the Complex Sale in 2006 Based on our research, I think companies with complex sale will face the following six lead generation challenges in 2006: 1.

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markempa

MARCH 21, 2006

During two years of research, Reichheld discovered, that the answer to this basic question, Would you recommend our products/services to a business peer?, Jim Lenskold and Bill Lee just wrote a practical article on MarketingProfs which builds on Reichheldss research and ideas. correlated directly to growth rates.

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markempa

JULY 21, 2005

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. 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market

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markempa

NOVEMBER 14, 2005

« Winning the Complex Sales Cycle with Thought leading Content | Main | Embattled CMOs share strategies to improve marketing influence » Google Makes Web Analytics Free but will it help your lead generation? Research shows that the number one priority for B2B websites is lead generation.

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markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

Here are some direct mail content ideas: personal letters, dimensional mailers, books, newsletters, press releases, white papers, event invitations, research reports, case studies, success stories, article reprints and third-party articles. 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market

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markempa

JULY 28, 2006

In the meantime, I do want to quickly share some interesting research from MarketingSherpa. They conducted their third annual study of business technology marketing. In the meantime, I do want to quickly share some interesting research from MarketingSherpa. 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market

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markempa

JUNE 19, 2006

Contrarily, my research shows that for the complex sale, it is far more effective to support proven sales people with good lead generation than hiring additional sales people. percent higher More than 10 percent decrease in ramp up time for new sales people I expect there will be more research on this very important subject.

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Ambal's Amusings

OCTOBER 15, 2009

The High-Tech Direct Marketing Handbook (Ebook). How to Choose Your Carrot: Effective Lead Generation Offers for High-Technology Marketers (White Paper). Blog Marketing Interactions Twitter Ardath421. Tune and refine the buying process. You’ll see shorter buying cycle times. Marketers Gain Visibility.

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markempa

MAY 13, 2007

In addition, we cant ignore research showing the average tenure of a CEO is six years. But for a marketing leader, its less than 24 months. 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market The analysts who predict the future success of a company and then punish them for falling short?

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markempa

OCTOBER 11, 2006

RainToday recently released the results of a new, year-long research project called How To Become A Thought Leader. RainToday recently released the results of a new, year-long research project called How To Become A Thought Leader. 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market Become a thought leader !

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markempa

DECEMBER 21, 2006

A new report by MarketingSherpa shows that marketers need to do a better job capturing and communicating their value. According to their research, " only 17% of B-to-B marketers we queried were sure their CFOs understood the value of lead generation programs." Bottom line: its the numbers. So why not begin with that?

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markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

Im more impressed by the amount of research and testing that went into this book. Im more impressed by the amount of research and testing that went into this book. 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market I got a copy of the handbook and finally had a chance to read it. This book is the real deal.

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markempa

FEBRUARY 1, 2006

We see the halo effect demonstrated in places like the Harvard Business Review where its quite common to see business executives collaborate on papers with a professor or sponsor research projects. You may want to co-market an event and share the attendees list. You may want to co-market an event and share the attendees list.

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markempa

JUNE 14, 2005

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. 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market

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markempa

MARCH 30, 2005

Recent research shows that reputation makes a huge difference for B2B companies in the following areas; demand creation, lead generation and overall revenue growth. When buying a 79 cent can of fruit cocktail subconscious brand recognition is going to mean a lot. 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market

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markempa

JANUARY 18, 2005

Jill dispels a sacred cow held by sales (and marketing) which, HOT leads - those leads that say they are immediately ready to buy - are always good things - when in fact they may be your poorest opportunities. Research shows, that top sales performers have the best opportunity screening skills.

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markempa

MAY 20, 2005

Research them, their companies, their clients or customers. Do your research (step 2 above). Over time, as you build your lead generation program, your experts may be interested in co-developing white papers, special research reports, articles, and events with you. Research them, their companies, their clients or customers.

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markempa

JUNE 16, 2005

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. 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market

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markempa

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

People use the web for research; they are looking for fresh ideas, insight and actionable information. Intellectual property is difficult to protect and is quickly commoditized by the market. People use the web for research; they are looking for fresh ideas, insight and actionable information. If I wanted to compete with you.

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markempa

MAY 24, 2005

Take sales lead follow-up for example, research shows that sales people do not fully pursue around 70% of leads generated by marketing. That amounts to literally billions of wasted marketing dollars. That amounts to literally billions of wasted marketing dollars.

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2005

Thought leaders often do the following things; they write, speak, do research, analyze trends, and openly share insightful ideas with people (regardless of their timing to buy). As a general rule, you will select less intrusive methods of capturing people who are just at the awareness phase of the buying process.

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Inbox Insight

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

60% of marketers create at least one piece of content each day ( eMarketer ). With spending for marketing/advertising automation expected to reach $25.1 Likewise with SEO, keyword research is essential if you are to identify need stage by search query, with greater precision. Traditional” channels.

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