The Point

JULY 17, 2017

IMPACT : Ensure that your content library includes relevant late stage content that proves demonstrable ROI (ex: ROI calculators, ROI white papers, case studies). IMPACT : It may feel self-serving or even disingenuous to create content that explicitly provides a business case for buying your product.

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Markempa

DECEMBER 8, 2018

What’s the quickest, cheapest way to implement lead nurturing? I get that question frequently when I talk to marketers about lead nurturing. Lead nurturing is pretty easy to understand, but hard to execute when you have little time or budget. I’ll do my best to resist the urge to elaborate.

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Martech

MARCH 11, 2024

In reality, B2B buying committees have grown in size and different members will be at different stages of the buying cycle. If they’re in a buying cycle at all. Unsolicited lead nurturing Lead nurturing is one of the linchpins of marketing automation. Immediately, when possible.

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The Point

APRIL 22, 2020

However, as much as it has a reputation as a way to generate “guaranteed” leads, content syndication is not a cure-all, and indeed, more than most demand generation channels, is likely to generate sales leads that gravitate towards the early stages of the buying cycle. Place leads immediately into nurture.

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Sales Engine

APRIL 20, 2016

They diagnose their own pain (for better or worse) and start searching for solutions by watching videos, downloading white papers, attending webinars, and using social media to check vendor references before ever talking to a rep. The internet gives the buyers a lot more control as they use the Internet to learn about best practices.

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Markempa

APRIL 30, 2019

Lead nurturing is one of those things that’s easy to talk about but hard to do. In this post, I’m going to share how to apply lead nurturing to help advance leads through three stages of your demand generation funnel to get more sales qualified opportunities. Let me explain.

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Madison Logic

MARCH 25, 2022

An effective lead nurturing strategy can help you engage with every decision-maker at a target account, familiarize them with your brand, and move them toward the sale. In a recent survey by Ascend2, 84% of marketers either somewhat or strongly agree that allocating more resources to lead nurturing would improve conversion rates.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Marketing automation provider Marketo has just published The Definitive Guide to Lead Nurturing , a white paper that provides real value, covering the lead nurturing process from the basic how and why through ROI measurement. The guide itself is well-researched, clearly written and highly practical.

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Tony Zambito

APRIL 5, 2011

.  One approach whose value is on the rise is that of Lead Nurturing.    It’s no wonder why – we have seen major alterations of buyer behavior and buying patterns with technology enabling more buyer control over the majority of the buying cycle process. 

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Effective lead nurturing is crucial to successful b2b marketing. Lead nurturing can help you improve your lead conversions over time. ” “ Lead nurturing will generate an increase in sale opportunities up to 20%. ” “ Lead nurturing can help you build a trusted relationship with your economic buyer.”

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Sales Engine

APRIL 7, 2016

The breakdown comes from a lack of lead nurturing Let’s say you’re a local reporter, and you have been sent to a crime scene to interview witnesses and write a story. When that follow-up actually occurs, it will become clear to sales that the lead is nowhere near purchase-ready, and into the “disqualified” pile it goes.

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LeanData

OCTOBER 13, 2015

It’s why Coveney, the president of RevEngine Marketing, joined with LeanData Chief Marketing Officer Adam New-Waterson for a recent webinar called “Smarter Lead Nurturing” about the practical steps businesses can take to better engage prospects. That’s precisely when lead nurturing can have a profound impact. “We

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Circle Studio

AUGUST 23, 2018

Research reports and white papers. Firms with highly technical expertise have a great opportunity to publish research reports, technical briefings, white papers and other long-form content that speaks to a particular subject matter. Perform sitewide AND on-page search engine optimization (SEO).

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Tomorrow People

MARCH 8, 2018

Creating content in a powerful content marketing strategy is not about focusing on your selling cycle. It means creating a content map that matches your customer’s buying cycle and creating content to support that structure. To see an example, take a look at a white paper we created for our client, Coburg Banks.

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LeanData

OCTOBER 13, 2015

It’s why Coveney, the president of RevEngine Marketing, joined with LeanData Chief Marketing Officer Adam New-Waterson for a recent webinar called “Smarter Lead Nurturing” about the practical steps businesses can take to better engage prospects. That’s precisely when lead nurturing can have a profound impact. “We

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LeanData

OCTOBER 13, 2015

It’s why Coveney, the president of RevEngine Marketing, joined with LeanData Chief Marketing Officer Adam New-Waterson for a recent webinar called “Smarter Lead Nurturing” about the practical steps businesses can take to better engage prospects. That’s precisely when lead nurturing can have a profound impact. “We

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PureB2B

JANUARY 3, 2022

Fortunately, there exists a number of new solutions to deliver more permission-based leads for the people you're trying to reach. Find Warmer Leads Through Content Syndication. Intent signals can identify customers or accounts that are in an active buying cycle, for instance. Recent studies help tell the story.

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The Point

JULY 1, 2019

If this finding is true, and genuinely indicative of a larger trend, it could have major ramifications for the way in which B2B demand marketers manage leads. Now, I’m not about to advocate that we all dismantle our lead nurturing. Conversational Marketing.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Prior to the Marketo user summit I had heard a few great examples of nurturing programs being created without a lot of content, but after I shared some of these stories at the event I was approached by many others with similar stories. Unfortunately, they only have enough money for one white paper to be written, created and produced.

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NuSpark Consulting

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

The chicken and egg concept occurs when these platforms are in place, but not enough leads to support its use effectively until a steady stream of leads begin happening. . Leads don’t happen overnight, especially if your marketing budget is moderate. This includes blog posts, white papers, eBooks, and webinars.

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markempa

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Go above and beyond, especially when it comes to those leads that fit your ideal customer profile. It can be things like giving them extra relevant content they didn’t expect or, if they attended a webinar, giving them a follow-up executive summary or an extra white paper that’s relevant. Relevance is critical lead nurturing.

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Industrial Marketing Today

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Here’s the shocking reality of B2B lead generation – 79% of marketing leads never convert into sales opportunities. B2B marketing and lead generation experts point to a lack of lead nurturing as the primary cause of this poor performance. Why is lead nurturing important? What is lead nurturing?

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

It helps move a prospect along the buying cycle. E-newsletters, blogs and white papers are among the most popular types of content. Lead nurturing content expert Ardath Albee writes that “Designing content for 1X use is wasteful. Lead Nurturing by Find New Customers.

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Valasys

JANUARY 17, 2020

To perform a better job of selling their products to the B2B customers, marketers must understand how to talk to them & help them at the individual stages of their buying cycles. Learn more: How to Use Account-Based Marketing to Acquire High-Value Customers.

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NuSpark Consulting

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

So, in other words, we’re talking about where they are in the buying cycle. Buying Cycle Stages. Before we go further, let’s agree on our buying cycle stages for the sake of this discussion. Classifying Your Website Pages and Offerings by Buying Cycle Stages. In what stage are they?

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PureB2B

JUNE 27, 2019

This eliminates guessing based on an individual or groups buying behaviors assumed on simple demographics. Intent Data can Influence the Buying Cycle. The same person will not go through the same thorough research when buying baby formula as opposed to buying a house. Nurture Risk Customers.

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KEO Marketing

JANUARY 20, 2016

The new resource emphasizes the KEO Marketing B2B Marketing Success Formula, which the agency uses to maximize lead generation for the companies it serves. Mobile, Local, Social: Connecting with leads wherever they are and on every device they use.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 18, 2012

Content is also crucial for lead nurturing , SEO and other online marketing initiatives. Content Marketing Strategy for B2B Software Vendors: Starring the ‘New’ White Paper by Highly Competitive – Software Industry Insights. Content is king. But producing content is expensive.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 9, 2024

Current marketing practices take customer needs into consideration when producing content for lead generation programs. This same practice needs to be considered for B2B lead generation strategies. Finding success with B2B lead nurturing in today’s market means profiling customers to identify the decision-maker.

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NuSpark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Lead generation and lead nurturing both can be done via a targeted display campaign. Lead Capture and Lead Nurturing. After the placement plan is developed and negotiated, banners now need to generate leads to your landing pages. Additionally, think about lead nurturing.

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NetLine

JULY 17, 2023

The skills and competencies needed to get the most value out of intent data B2B marketers are faced with what seems like an ever-changing landscape where buying cycles are longer and often more complicated. Example of lead scoring points based on behavioral criteria. How does intent data fit into a lead nurturing program?

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Tomorrow People

APRIL 25, 2012

Turn your thinking about your content on its head so that you address your customer’s buying cycle rather than your own selling cycle. A better nurtured lead who responds to content that matches their particular needs and concerns at exactly the right time. Think nurturing, not nagging.

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NuSpark Consulting

JUNE 26, 2010

Marketing automation is simply a “software as a software&# (SaaS) system that allows you to target audiences throughout various stages of the buying cycle with relevant messaging and content that further influences a lead to become a sale. Leads are segmented based on their score and enter various tracks for follow-up.

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Conversica

JULY 19, 2018

The SDR team should follow processes that not only set demos, but also drive engaged prospects toward behaviors that move them along the buying path. For some prospects this means being directed to a white paper to help with early stages of research. For others it could mean signing up for a relevant in-depth webinar.

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NuSpark Consulting

JANUARY 16, 2013

Coming up with really good long-tail keywords for your SEO or pay-per-click campaigns can sometimes be daunting if you don’t understand how buyers use Google, what buying cycle they are in, and how your content or offers align with those search terms people use to look for what you do. Offer: Educational white paper.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 13, 2011

by Jon Miller Last month I participated in a webinar on Adding the Human Touch into Your Lead Nurturing with Brian Carroll, author of Lead Generation for the Complex Sale and the “godfather” of lead nurturing. Q: What marketing metric(s) should I use to capture lead nurturing effectiveness?

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Tomorrow People

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Simply blogging 16 – 20 times a month has been shown to deliver three times more leads, compared to businesses that don''t blog at all. It can include eGuides, infographics, webinars, white papers. Every consumer goes through the consideration process during the buying cycle. Content isn''t limited to blogging.

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