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PowerViews with James Obermayer: Lead Management & Integrated Direct Marketing

ViewPoint

There have been more comments from marketing automation vendors that cold calling and other traditional ways of generating sales leads are going away. Click to start video at this point — Commenting on the outbound marketing and inbound marketing mix, Jim says we can’t get away from basic integrated marketing.

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5 Steps to Improve Lead Generation ROI

Marketing Insider Group

Some examples include: Content marketing. Direct marketing. Content marketing ties into each area of lead generation because it not only provides your team with a landing page of resources to reference in emails and conversations with potential customers, but also offers a way for your audience to find you organically.

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Are Pitch Letters The Cinderella Of Content Marketing?

Marketing Craftmanship

Marketers also use push content to communicate directly with large groups of individuals. This shotgun tactic pushes out generic content through blast emails, direct (snail) mail and cold calling. They’re the Cinderella of content marketing. That content often lands in spam folders, office trash cans and voicemail.

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Email Opening Lines That Actually Work

Stevens & Tate

Doing so shows your prospect that you have done your research about their company. ” It shows that you’re not just cold calling (or cold emailing) potential prospects but that you’re actually familiar with them. Use your opening line to bring up a recent event relevant to their business.

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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. B2C experiences set B2B expectations.

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What You Need to Know About Database Marketing

PureB2B

Do you send piles of unwelcome junk mail while making multiple cold calls per day? Or do your strategies involve marketing databases, careful research, personalized contacts, and meticulous relationship building? If your answer is the latter, you’re probably using database marketing. About Direct Marketing.

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How Content Marketing Can Affect Your Personal Brand

Brandpoint

Most people research before making a purchase or hiring a speaker Whether you’re a professional speaker, author, inventor, consultant or influencer, your potential clients will do their research before reaching out to you. Stay on top of your website and keep the pages current and fresh.