markempa

JUNE 29, 2005

He writes, "Marketing is a lot like farming. Lately, Ive heard that lead generation is like dating, farming, gardening, fruit ripening, and fishing. from Vasey on Marketing Heres an interesting analogy from Brian Carroll over at the B2B Lead Generation blog: Marketing is alot like farming.

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markempa

JUNE 19, 2006

Contrarily, my research shows that for the complex sale, it is far more effective to support proven sales people with good lead generation than hiring additional sales people. I interviewed Barry Trailer, Partner of CSO Insights about their White Paper, "Optimizing Lead Generation - Whats the Payback?

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markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

This indicates the importance of relevant educational events and online content for lead generation. This indicates the importance of relevant educational events and online content for lead generation.

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markempa

MAY 24, 2005

« Lead generation ROI depends on a good handoff | Main | How to leverage word of mouth for more leads » Velocity of Lead Follow-Up Is Critical To Winning the Complex Sale Many things with lead generation seem easier than they are. That amounts to literally billions of wasted marketing dollars.

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markempa

APRIL 3, 2005

Anne and her team recently published the Landing Page Handbook which gives step-by-step instructions (based on proven data) on how get up to 40% more sales leads. I interviewed Anne Holland on how marketers can improve their landing page conversion rates and attract more sales leads.

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Ambal's Amusings

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Ardath Albee's blog Marketing Interactions. Brian Carroll's blog B2B Lead Generation Blog. Mac McIntosh's Sales Lead Insights: A B2B marketing Blog. Marketo's Modern B2B Marketing. Howard Sewell’s blog, Direct Connections. Brian Carroll's book Lead Generation for the Complex Sale.

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markempa

JULY 7, 2006

I define closed-loop feedback as the principle of eliciting a continuous flow of pertinent information from the sales team that tracks each qualified lead from start to end, whether to sales close or to rejection. Also, their close rate on sales leads has increased by 500 percent since they kicked off the program.

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