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I noticed you read my blog, do you want to buy from me?

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Following up on content consumption with “buy from me now” is a strategy that’s destined to fail. What’s the right way to follow up on content to turn leads into sales conversations? Before we get into best practices on content marketing follow-up, Marketing and Sales must be on the same page regarding their lead definitions.

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Quantifying the Value of Lead Nurturing: A Case Study

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Most marketing and sales leaders in the business-to-business world know that nurturing leads is important. In this article, we look at a case study of lead nurturing that finds that nurtured leads were three times more likely to convert to sales-accepted leads than traditional marketing-qualified leads.

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Can the value of lead nurturing be quantified?

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Most marketing and sales leaders in the business-to-business world know that nurturing leads is essential to maintain a digital connection with buyers who want to learn about a business pain, product, or service—but who are not yet interested in talking to a sales person. The sales rep rejects the lead altogether.

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How Many Leads Does Your Sales Team Need?

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MARKETING AUTOMATION AND LEAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS have allowed for a near-scientific breakdown of the sales funnel. Leads in each stage of the buying process meet very specific criteria and behave in certain predictable ways. After this digital dialogue, though, a sales rep still must fully qualify the lead and close the sale.

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How Many Leads Does Your Sales Team Need?

Sales Engine

Marketing automation and lead management systems have allowed for a near-scientific breakdown of the sales funnel. Leads in each stage of the buying process meet very specific criteria and behave in certain predictable ways. After this digital dialogue however, a sales rep still must fully qualify the lead and close the sale.

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If Your Leads Stink, Time to Update Your Buyer Personas

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Sales reps need leads, and it’s marketing’s job to get at least some of them—a majority would be nice. As much as I hate the term “lead generation,” I don’t know a better one, so let’s start by defining what it is not. If it were, then we could buy a list and have our sales people cold call until they got appointments. (

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If Your Leads Stink, Time to Update Your Buyer Personas

Sales Engine

Sales reps need leads, and it’s marketing’s job to get at least some of them—a majority would be nice. As much as I hate the term “ lead generation ,” I don’t know a better one, so let’s start by defining what it is not. If it were, then we could buy a list and have our sales people cold call until they got appointments. (