The Point

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

A trade show lead is likely to be at a different stage in the selling cycle compared to someone who registers for a Webinar. If that trade show lead is simply the result of uploading a show attendee list, the reader may not even know why he or she is hearing from your company. Don’t dump all inbound leads into the same bucket.

Lead Nurturing 100

Lead Nurturing Segmentation Sales Qualified Leads Campaigns 100

Biznology

APRIL 24, 2015

While preparing case studies for book, I had the fun of interviewing a bunch of very smart B2B marketers to learn how they were applying data and analytics to their marketing objectives. With responsibility for demand generation, Sechrist is mired in database marketing. First, we target the right accounts.

Ideal Customer Profiles 80

Ideal Customer Profiles Case Studies Case Study Marketing Management 80

The Point

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Consider directing non-responsive leads to a subscription management page or subscriber preference center that provides options for how often they hear from your company, or allows them to identify specific areas of interest, empowering you to deliver more relevant content (and drive higher engagement.).

Lead Scoring 162

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Leads Lead 162

Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 31, 2010

Marketing Studio can identify the company of anonymous visitors based on their IP address and retain the history of anonymous visitors when they identify themselves by filling out a form. Salespeole working with Salesforce.com can see a list of their leads with priority ratings.

Paid Search Agency 120

Paid Search Agency Work Management Marketing Management Resource Management 120

Biznology

MAY 30, 2012

I know that plenty of very smart and well-respected Internet marketing experts line up with dear old Stewart Brand, founder of the Whole Earth Catalog, who famously said in 1984 that information “wants to be free.” The underlying assumption there is that people buy from companies that they trust—a valid point, to be sure.

B to B 80

B to B RFP Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 80

MarketJoy

JUNE 25, 2018

Outbound Marketing – Brief Overview and Facets Around it. Ever been curious as to what exactly is “outbound marketing?” It is a marketing & sales procedure adopted by many companies to share information regarding their products & services. Strategies to Transform “Outbound Marketing” Big Time.

Paid Content 56

Paid Content Work Management Marketing Management Top of Funnel 56

The Point

JANUARY 24, 2013

For example, it’s likely that trade show leads require a different response and follow-up than do say, referrals from partners. Some companies market very homogenous product lines; others market products that cover a wide swath of functionality, business needs, and markets. Describe the life of a lead.

Lead Management 100

Lead Management Process Work Management Sales Qualified Leads 100

The Point

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Even while fewer than 30 percent of contacts on average actually change companies (your numbers may be higher depending on the industries you serve, or even target geographies), one thing is certain: the data you have in your CRM database on an individual customer or prospect is likely to be outdated after a mere 12 months.

InsideView 100

InsideView Zoominfo Content Landing Pages 100

The Point

JUNE 27, 2012

When the results are in, add your analysis, and then package the data and commentary into a “survey report” that you can then leverage in demand generation, lead nurturing, social media, PR, even as a Webinar. A survey has the added benefit of projecting your company as an industry thought leader on the survey topic.

Campaigns 100

Campaigns Peer-to-peer Lead Nurturing Paper 100

The Point

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Using satellite technology for internet connectivity has particular appeal for companies with operations in remote, hard-to-reach locations, so it’s no surprise that iDirect’s market is heavily segmented, focused on key sectors such as oil & gas, maritime, and federal/military.

Lead Nurturing 100

Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 100

The Point

JULY 13, 2012

I expect any marketing email to have a tangible offer of immediate value, not just a link that the company deems I might find of interest. If you want to share links, well: that’s what Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Pinterest et al are for. But maybe that’s just me.

Lead Nurturing 100

Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Campaigns 100

The Point

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

How a company answers this question tells me a great deal about two things: 1. Whether a company should predominantly use inbound or outbound marketing; 2. I’ll explain: For a company selling a commodity-type product, or close to it, there’s little need to educate the market on why a particular company needs that product.

Paid Search Agency 100

Paid Search Agency Demand Generation Inbound Marketing Lead Gen 100

Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

As part of a broader lead generation, on-demand platform, Demandbase offers a free, downloadable Web application built on Adobe AIR (one of 3 investors in an $8M round they also announced.) Demand Stream™ includes a Web widget that shows sales and marketing the names of companies visiting the Web site in near real-time.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management DemandBase Marketing Management 40

Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

They work to understand what optimum scores are for each category of lead type. This score can vary by product line or geography or other company-specific factors, so they don’t assume that one size fits all. The profile score includes factors such as job title, company size, industry, department, etc. Start dialing.

Lead Ranking 40

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Enterprise Management Work Management 40

Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

Home Forrester Research « Getting Up Close and Personal | Main | Social Technographics Data Now Available » March 20, 2008 B2B Lead Management Market Heats Up [Posted by Laura Ramos ] Since the start of this year, I’ve been receiving a boatload of briefing requests from companies wanting to show me their lead generation and management solutions.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Lead Management 40