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A Marketer’s Guide to European Union (EU) Privacy Laws

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Privacy Considerations for Direct Marketing Direct marketing is a tactic that’s typically deployed to encourage prospects to take the next step in their buying journey, such as setting up a demo call or purchasing a product. Are you allowed to cold-call prospects in this country?

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The “Surprise” Solution to Getting More B2B Leads in a Digital World

The Mx Group

Research from the Direct Marketing Association found that, although marketers continue to underestimate the effectiveness of telemarketing, it’s a mistake to do so. Sure, you can make a case that cold calling is dead, at least in the traditional sense. Not your father’s telemarketing….

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The Lead Generation Strategy Guide

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For example, a lead with a profile that matches a company’s buyer persona should not only be rated higher than a lead who is outside the typical customer profile; in many cases, the ideal prospect should be required to take less action in order to meet lead qualification criteria. Inbound Marketing. Stages of Lead Qualification.

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15 Unexpected Ways to Get More Agency Clients This Year

BenchmarkONE

Engineering as Marketing” is a term coined by Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares in their book Traction. It involves building a free product to help your customers in order to generate leads. We all know that cold calling can be a nightmare, but there are ways to do it right. Build More than Campaigns – Build a Product.

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How should B2B brands engage decision makers?

Champion Communications

Mark speaks to those in the industry and looks for examples of success, he says that emails received through direct marketing ‘go straight into the bin’ ” If I am getting insight from an organisation that I have not gotten before, that is helpful. If I feel it is a hard-nosed sales pitch, it gets junked.”

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The Lead Generation Strategy Guide

Zoominfo

For example, a lead with a profile that matches a company’s buyer persona should not only be rated higher than a lead who is outside the typical customer profile; in many cases, the ideal prospect should be required to take less action in order to meet lead qualification criteria.

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How Does GDPR Affect B2B Data: The Ultimate Guide

PureB2B

Even under the GDPR you can still reach out to prospects using outbound tactics like cold emails and cold calls. There are, however, new rules and processes you need to adopt to ensure GDPR compliance with your B2B data usage and cold outreach. Can we still purchase B2B data? Luckily, the answer to those questions is yes.

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