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6 winning strategies to shorten your B2B sales cycle

Martech

The B2B sales cycle is lengthy and complex. Depending on deal size, closing a lead can drag on for weeks and even months. Sales isn’t easy. But after 15 years in relationship-based sales and management, I can tell there’s a solution to close deals 25% to 30% faster. Marketing-led lead nurturing.

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The Step by Step Lead Nurturing Process

Launch Marketing

Often times sales teams are solely focused on short-term gains and not interested in the longer nurturing processes. A strategic lead nurturing campaign enables you to stay engaged with these prospects until they are ready to purchase. Acquisition. Engagement.

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B2B Email Marketing & Lead Nurturing: Planning Tips

BOP Design

In the first post of our four-part series on email marketing, we take a look at best practices for using B2B email marketing for lead nurturing. 73% of successful content marketers nurture subscribers, audiences, or leads. Or is your list a mix of prospects, clients, and cold leads? Source ).

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Your B2B Sales Cycle And Ways To Accelerate It

Belkins

According to a study by Harvard University, it takes around 7 months to close a B2B deal. Another study revealed that the length of an average B2B sales cycle has increased by 22% in the last 5 years. But how does it work with modern lead nurturing standards? Which source leads to the shortest sales cycle?

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The Risks of Over-Reliance on Late-Stage Content

The Point

When planning campaigns or designing ads, it’s easy to gravitate towards late-stage content (Webinars, analyst reports, demos, case studies) on the assumption that such offers generate more “qualified” leads. The Risks of Over-Reliance on Late-Stage Content Click To Tweet.

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Is Conversational Content Finally a Reality?

Marketing Insider Group

In the B2B world, this is called lead nurturing, and serves as a powerful tool to convert leads into buyers. In fact, the sales cycle for nurtured leads is 23% shorter, and companies that perfect lead nurturing generate 50% more sales-ready leads at a 33% lower cost.

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5 Lead Nurturing Strategy Considerations

Strategic-IC

A considered lead nurture strategy is important to support your sales and marketing activities and ensure prospects keep moving through the funnel. We explore 5 lead nurture tips to consider for an effective process. Why is Lead Nurturing Important? 5 Lead Nurturing Strategy Considerations.