Marketing Insider Group

JULY 14, 2021

If it does, we’ve got to be honest: no matter how great your product is, your content isn’t going to capture many leads on its own. But your lead magnets? Lead magnets should always be high-value, specific, actionable, and accessible. What’s the Real Deal with B2B Lead Magnets? High Value.

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Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

In the not-so-distant past, a significant portion of a typical business-to-business (B2B) sales professional’s life revolved around in-person meetings with key prospects and high-value clients. Today, as much as 80% of B2B decision-makers prefer remote or even fully self-serve sales interactions.

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NuSpark Consulting

MARCH 3, 2016

You’ve written, designed and produced a white paper. Your objective was likely to establish thought leadership, generate leads and perhaps use it to nurture existing leads until they’re ready to buy. If you subscribe to the theory of “if you build it they will come,” your white paper is dead in the water.

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Only B2B

JANUARY 27, 2022

Lead generation is an important aspect of client acquisition. You’ve definitely heard of lead generation and how entrepreneurs and marketers are all over it, maximizing its power and tailoring it to your exact specifications. But how much do you know about B2B lead generation and its potential to redefine the term entirely?

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The Point

OCTOBER 15, 2019

If your organization is generating plenty of leads but those initial inquiries aren’t converting to sales qualified leads, meetings, or pipeline, a myriad of things could be at fault: 1) sales follow-up may be sub-standard in either cadence, frequency, or message. 2) lead nurturing. 2) lead nurturing.

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Now, not only was I not ready, I barely remember what his company does. That’s because I haven’t had any communication from him or his company in the last 6 months that wasn’t a direct solicitation to do business with the firm. The post Why Lead Nurturing Success Means Not Asking for the Sale appeared first on The Point.

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ClearVoice

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

What is a white paper? A white paper is an in-depth piece of content (similar to an ebook) or well-researched report that allows a business to serve as an authority on a topic, often by presenting a problem alongside a solution. What makes white papers more than just ebooks? Research papers.

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The Point

JANUARY 23, 2018

When you work primarily with high-tech clients , you learn to cope with a great deal of short-term thinking. Tech companies have short-term horizons for a number of reasons: * Many are private and depend on short term results to prove viability and therefore ensure their ongoing funding.

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

How is it that a quality white paper on a hot topic can still generate bad leads? Even a well-written white paper, by a respected author, on a hot topic of vital interest to your target audience, can still generate leads your salespeople will consider “junk.” It’s got to be the media, right? It’s the offer.

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Webbiquity

JUNE 15, 2021

This is where lead magnets come in, as an integral part of email marketing. What is a lead magnet? A lead magnet is typically a content piece that marketers offer to potential buyers as an incentive in return for contact information. What makes a good lead magnet? The best lead magnets have six features in common.

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SmartBug Media

APRIL 3, 2023

But by doing this, your leads will turn out more qualified, and you’ll have a better understanding of what someone needs. How Buyer Personas Affect Personalized Marketing Content and Generate More Leads This is where it all begins. Speaking to your different personas is the exact thing that will make your leads more qualified.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 25, 2020

Automatic reminders to follow up, scheduling software so customers can meet with you at a time that suits both parties, customer information at your fingertips – all are yours with leading-edge sales automation programs. Even better, some sales automation programs allow you to integrate them with your content marketing platform.

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The Point

MAY 23, 2017

There is a growing trend in the content syndication space, and among Cost Per Lead (CPL) programs in general, for media vendors to offer B2B clients the option of pre-qualified leads. However, over the long term, I’d argue that it’s almost always more cost-effective to qualify your own leads. Here’s why: 1.

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KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

You are regularly creating content to get traffic and conversions, but is it really turning into the lead and email list numbers that you or your executives are expecting? If you know content can help you reach more of your target audience, there are some ways you can increase the value of your content. Gathering Leads for Sales.

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The Point

OCTOBER 22, 2020

A client asks: “I know the answer is probably “it depends” but curious if you think there’s a best practice for how many follow-up nurture emails to send TOFU content syndication leads before you stop due to non-engagement?”. When Should I Stop Nurturing a Lead? The post When Should I Stop Nurturing a Lead?

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ViewPoint

MAY 24, 2016

Understand the price you are paying for your leads and then optimize. Document the cost per lead is the fourth of 7 Truths about Sales and Marketing that CEOs need to know. This post is part of a series about the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results. Have all contacts been engaged?

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The Point

APRIL 22, 2020

I posted recently on LinkedIn that, in the current climate, leads from content syndication and other CPL programs may be an ideal replacement for lost trade shows and other events, and indeed can be an effective way to stay engaged in the marketplace at a time when many buyers are laying low. Quality content = quality leads.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 18, 2022

However, investors today expect to see sophisticated user-attraction models and established growth trajectories from even seed-stage startups , making lead generation mission-critical for businesses hoping to secure additional investment. But while the lead-gen-vs.-demand-gen Because your needs will change as your company grows.

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NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Well, your firm has written and produced a white paper. A quality white paper can one of the most important content marketing vehicles to generate leads within your internet marketing plan. Your ultimate goals with white papers are typically the following: . . Generate new leads. Company Blog.

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ViewPoint

MAY 11, 2017

I asked my contact how he thought a company could provide the same level of service for half the cost. The point is, not all sales lead generation firms are created equal, just as not all houses are the same. Instead of highly qualified sales leads, our would-be client will end up with the equivalent of 8’ popcorn ceilings.

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 1, 2019

B2B lead generation tools help marketers more effectively develop new prospective sales opportunities. They can help generate a bigger and better lead pipeline across any business and industry. It can automate different sales processes like task assignments, email sequencing, and follow-up appointments.

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KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 19, 2019

Generating high quality leads through LinkedIn for a B2B company can be a daunting task. With 52% of companies planning on increasing LinkedIn ad spend in 2019, it is important to understand how to effectively use that additional budget to improve qualified lead totals. Company Size & Location.

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SnapApp

JANUARY 22, 2019

We tend to get caught up focusing on more: More sales, more traffic, more leads. And having more leads is also not necessarily better, but having better leads? That’s the key message of a webinar we did about qualified leads recently, and it speaks to a lot of what’s going on in marketing right now.

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SnapApp

JANUARY 24, 2019

Finding quality leads is often easier said than done. Gone are the days of making a few phone calls and sending an email blast to catch the attention of interested—and high paying—prospects. Recently on the blog, we’ve been talking a lot about the quality vs. quantity debate around leads.

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It goes beyond traditional lead generation methods, capturing online behavior signals that reveal a company’s buying intent. Intent data can reveal who’s still actively researching solutions like yours, allowing you to focus your efforts on high-potential leads. Wondering why people buy?

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ViewPoint

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The CMO of a Fortune 500 company offered the CRO the following options regarding spending $100,000 on a marketing campaign. He was willing to provide the sales team one of six choices: 200,000 targeted contacts (name and title) in the right vertical (no email addresses). What is a Lead? You have heard it all before. (To

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Launch Marketing

DECEMBER 2, 2020

One way to ensure that marketing delivers quality leads to sales is to implement a lead scoring methodology. This is a process used by marketing and sales teams that determine how likely prospects are to buy your product or service. Why is it important to have a lead scoring model?

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Ambal's Amusings

APRIL 30, 2011

Today white papers have become HOT marketing vehicles, and countless numbers of companies are using them to generate leads and grow their business. Now there’s an online class that will teach you every phase of the white paper lead generation.

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Outgrow

AUGUST 6, 2021

12 Best Lead Generation Ideas to Implement in 2021. Lead generation is the cornerstone of every marketing effort for both B2C and B2B businesses alike. But the hours spent on generating quality leads must be fruitful. Interactive content is your best friend when it comes to lead generation. Let’s begin! Calculators.

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seo.co

MARCH 28, 2021

In other words, you need leads. And though a bottom-of-the-funnel (BOFL) lead is the most fun kind of lead, every BOFL starts as a TOFL, or top-of-the-funnel lead. By learning how to generate and manage these leads, you can accelerate your results. The person driving by your store is not a lead.

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Launch Marketing

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The line between lead generation and lead nurturing is often blurred. Before we delve into the differences and similarities between the two, let’s align on a common definition for what a lead is. If the individual matches the characteristics and criteria of your target audience, they can then be considered a qualified lead.

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Launch Marketing

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Research has shown that up to 50% of leads are qualified but not yet ready to buy and only 3% of those in the market are in an active buying process. Often times sales teams are solely focused on short-term gains and not interested in the longer nurturing processes. Acquisition.

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NuSpark Consulting

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Understanding the differences between demand generation, lead generation and inbound marketing is paramount for business leaders to make logical decisions about where best to apply marketing dollars. Demand generation is the lynchpin supporting the overall marketing and sales cycle. Lead Generation. Demand Generation.

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Tomorrow People

APRIL 10, 2018

A content marketing strategy is dead in the water if it can’t deliver significant sales-ready leads. The B2B sales cycle has undergone a complete change and the length of the B2B sales cycle is shrinking as prospects engage later after doing their own research. How good is your content strategy?

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ViewPoint

DECEMBER 1, 2016

I once worked with the then SVP, Marketing of a large public company who was frustrated with sales. At one point he got so angry that he offered sales management the following choices for spending a $100,000 budget to generate leads. For details on how sales should follow-up on a lead click here.

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NuSpark Consulting

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

As terrifying as it may be for many sales and marketing executives to admit, today’s buyers have more control over the sales process than ever before. Enter the white paper. White papers have become a powerful marketing tool because of two important qualities. Generate qualified sales leads.

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PureB2B

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

As a demand generation marketer focused on quality leads, creating a solid lead generation strategy should be at the top of your “to-do” list. However, there’s a chance that your lead generation plan needs to pivot or evolve over time with your targeted buyer persona. Generating Leads for Your Business.

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