PureB2B

MAY 5, 2021

The middle of the marketing funnel is the most challenging part to convert leads through. So, the question stands, how in the world can you convert leads through the funnel if they’re always getting stuck in the middle? Overview of the Lead Generation Marketing Funnel. Top of the Funnel.

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Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Work Management Marketing Management 62

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What does a “good lead” look like anyway? Get answers to these questions about lead gen — and so much more! What is Lead Generation? While the B2B landscape may always be changing, lead generation will always be important.

Sales Management 240

Sales Management Lead Generation Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 240

MKT1

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Over the past couple years writing newsletters and working with hundreds of founders and marketers, we’ve developed a fairly-comprehensive approach to building B2B marketing. But more than that, we hope that this becomes an evergreen intro and summary to all of MKT1 ’s content.

Startups 98

Startups Marketing Analytics Tools Course B2B Marketing 98

Optinmonster

DECEMBER 5, 2022

You’ve probably heard of an email marketing funnel, but are you wondering how to build one and what all the fuss is about? Email marketing funnels are a super effective way to turn casual website visitors into loyal customers. It’s not magic, but with our ultimate guide, email funnels can be simple.

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Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Email Marketing Conversion 74

Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

B2B lead generation, often shortened to lead gen, is the lifeblood of a healthy business. A typical definition of a lead is any potential customer who has expressed interest in a company’s goods or services. Why Invest in B2B Lead Generation?

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Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Ranking Lead Generation Sales Management 130

DivvyHQ

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Most companies dedicate a large amount of resources to lead generation activities. Demand generation/inbound marketing and sales teams drum up new ideas for the next ebook or webinar to prime prospect lists. So what's missing?

Lead Generation 87

Lead Generation Course Top of Funnel Planning 87

Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

The world has been stirred up by a global pandemic, most of us are still working from home, and digital marketing strategies have become a critical part of every company’s survival. One thing is clear — lead generation has never been more central to a business’ success. Content is an essential pillar of any lead generation strategy.

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Lead Generation Lead Ranking Paid Content Lead Scoring 264

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 13, 2023

It seems like all you have to do is think about marketing and you’ll start seeing endless ads for companies promising foolproof lead generation. The name of the game in marketing is fine-tuning your application of proven strategies through testing and reviews. To that end, one of the most critical metrics is cost per lead.

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Cost per Lead Paid Content Lead Ranking Cost Per Thousand 240

Optinmonster

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Of course, because you’re a SMART marketer. Smart marketers know that one of the best ways to grow your list is by offering your website visitors a lead magnet. A lead magnet is a valuable piece of content offered to website visitors in exchange for contact details, like an email address.

Small Business Marketing 95

Small Business Marketing Leads Lead Marketing Qualified Leads 95

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What does a “good lead” look like anyway? Get answers to these questions about lead gen — and so much more! What Is Lead Generation? While the B2B landscape may always be changing, lead generation will always be important.

Sales Management 177

Sales Management Lead Generation Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 177

Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 14, 2021

In a fictional world where you have unlimited time, money and resources, of course you’d want to offer your complete and undivided attention to every prospective and current customer. But, does this mean that your leads and clients can’t enjoy a certain level of attentive, personalized service? Qualify and Nurture Leads with AI.

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Marketing AI Sales Qualified Leads High Quality Lead Process 252

Biznology

JUNE 6, 2018

If you’re a small or medium size business selling to consumers, you probably want to both automate and personalize your marketing campaigns. The solution, of course, is marketing automation linked to your customer relationship management (CRM) software. Fortunately for SMB marketers, CRM is becoming main stream.

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Marketing Automation Services Top of Funnel Enterprise Management Work Management 167

Zoominfo

MARCH 8, 2021

You want to know if a lead is qualified well before you even pick up the phone to call them. Every data point helps your revenue team (sales, marketing, and customer success) determine if this lead fits your ideal customer profile (ICP). What is Automated Lead Qualification? What Does Manual Lead Qualification Look Like?

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Lead Qualification Response Rate Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Qualified Leads 246

FunnelEnvy

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) is one of the top goals for B2B marketers. Like a rising tide, when CRO goes up, it can influence other metrics and lead to higher revenue per visitor and more customers. Helping simplify the overwhelm is where Funnel Envy can help. It depends on your business, of course.

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Lead Generation Lead Ranking Generation Ideal Customer Profiles 123

LeanData

JUNE 15, 2022

If you’ve spent more than three months in a marketing capacity, you’ve undoubtedly encountered the mysterious, and most often problematic, phenomenon of lead leakage. The sales funnel for almost every company is shaped, indeed, like a funnel, or a cone, with its sides tapered closer together down the length of the funnel.

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Lead Management Sales Qualified Leads Work Management Marketing Management 97

Contently

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

When someone in San Francisco types “house extension cost” into Google, five out of the top ten results will be from lead generation sites. So how can marketing teams compete with such a daunting adversary? So how can marketing teams compete with such a daunting adversary? Why lead generation works.

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Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 205

TrustRadius Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2019

If you’ve been in marketing for a while, you know funnels inside and out. Funnels are the mechanisms that convert leads into customers. Over the past few years, the relevancy of the funnel has slowly died out, leaving room for a new, digitally-informed strategy to take its place. Your Old Pal: The Marketing Funnel.

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Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Ideal Customer Profiles Paid Search Agency 97

TrustRadius Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2019

If you’ve been in marketing for a while, you know funnels inside and out. Funnels are the mechanisms that convert leads into customers. Over the past few years, the relevancy of the funnel has slowly died out, leaving room for a new, digitally-informed strategy to take its place. Your Old Pal: The Marketing Funnel.

Top of Funnel 97

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Ideal Customer Profiles Paid Search Agency 97

ANNUITAS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Let’s talk about leads. Odds are, you’re having conversations about how to attract more leads, how to improve the quality of your leads, how to convert your leads, or all of the above. And in that conversation you might be wondering, “why are we getting bad leads in the first place?” .

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Top of Funnel Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 147

Rev

MAY 31, 2023

Lead management isn’t a totally new idea, especially in the demand gen world. Empowering your team with visibility into your lead management process not only creates a smoother experience for your team and for your customers, but it also positions your team to give you extra support in refining the evolving workflow. It’s normal.

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Sales Management Lead Management Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 78

Lead Forensics

APRIL 3, 2024

We often hear people say that their goal is simply to bring in more leads. You don’t want just any old lead. You want the right kind of leads. Your goal should actually be to generate more of the kind of leads. Let’s assume you’ve done your homework and you know what a good lead looks like for you.

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Top of Funnel Work Management Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 52

Webbiquity

MAY 30, 2023

2023 looks like a tough year for marketing budgets. Overall, 58% of marketers project flat or reduced budgets for 2023, up from just 26% in 2022. But very small companies (11-50 workers) were actually most likely to increase marketing budgets this year. 1) B2B marketers are faring (a little) better than B2C.

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Marketing Budget Marketing Budget Creation Top of Funnel Marketing Strategy 276

KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 9, 2019

Want more leads? Maybe… but probably what you really want is better leads. It’s 2019, after all – B2B marketers have evolved past “lead gen 101” They need leads that contribute to pipeline. Leads that become closed deals and real revenue. Only 46% said it was lead quantity. Google Trends.

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High Quality Lead PPC Lead Generation Budget Programs 215

markempa

JULY 6, 2017

In this post, I’m going to focus on how to do lead management that increases sales conversion. Here’s why: First, B2B lead conversion to actual revenue conversion is low. According to Forrester, top performers convert 1.54% of leads to revenue. And average performers turn less than 0.75% of leads into closed deals.

Sales Management 326

Sales Management Lead Management Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Ranking 326

Hinge Marketing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Educational webinars have emerged as a powerful marketing tool for many professional services and B2B firms. But not everyone is on the same page… As someone who has organized, promoted, and produced over 100 webinars at Hinge, you can imagine that I hold some strong perspectives on webinars as a marketing strategy.

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Webinar Metrics Education Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 98

ClearVoice

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Digital marketing courses can help keep you or your team on top of the latest strategies and technology. So we’ve curated a 2020 roundup of some of the best programs out there for all price levels, from renowned academic programs to free online courses. Now that marketing has gained a digital slant, innovations come daily.

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KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

SaaS marketing is fierce. Companies in this vertical routinely spend 30-50% of their revenue on Sales and Marketing, making them capable of a quality and a quantity of marketing campaigns most other industries never see. SaaS marketers also tend to be intensely data-driven. Focus on lead quality.

Lead Ranking 140

Lead Ranking Lead Generation Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads 140

Oktopost

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Whether you’re pursuing an inbound or outbound marketing strategy, lead generation is a constant struggle. In fact, 37% of B2B marketers rank it as their number one challenge. Nestled within that challenge is an even more daunting task: finding enough qualified leads. What is the lead qualification process?

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Lead Qualification Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads 135

Contently

MARCH 24, 2020

This speaks to two things: my crippling inability to maintain work/life boundaries and, more importantly, the ubiquity of annoying lead generation content. Land on most tech blogs, and you’re immediately hit with a passive-aggressive prompt to download a Guide to Marketing Automation. Our favorite lead gen exercise.

Lead Generation 140

Lead Generation Generation Top of Funnel Leads 140

Oktopost

JUNE 14, 2021

It takes intelligent targeting, a gentle approach, and calculated marketing strategies to embrace a new client into the sales funnel. It’s not uncommon for B2b marketers to conflate these two processes and definitions, which is an unfortunate lousy habit. . What Is Lead Generation? How Do I Find Keyword Opportunities?

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Lead Generation Paid Content 145

Webbiquity

APRIL 18, 2024

Image credit: Mikael Blomkvist on Pexels This also applies, of course, to B2B marketing. Ideally, marketers focus their time on performing high-impact tasks that need our knowledge, expertise, and experience. So, why not let B2B marketing automation take care of the rest? What is B2B Marketing Automation?

Marketing Automation Services 159

Marketing Automation Services Ideal Customer Profiles Efficiency Marketing Automation 159

Contently

OCTOBER 17, 2019

So much marketing advice looks at how to get new customers. The second marketing funnel. We’ve written a lot about the marketing funnel because it’s a useful framing device for thinking about the customer journey. As soon as a lead becomes a customer, you need to have a system in place to guide them.

Marketing Funnels 83

Marketing Funnels Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Management 83

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 16, 2020

If you ask most sales and marketing teams what their ultimate goal is, you can pretty much guarantee that they will say it is generating more leads and conversions. And many of them make the mistake of keeping their primary focus on the top of the sales funnel. Well, of course, this is not always necessarily the case.

Lead Ranking 273

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads Account Based Marketing 273

MKT1

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

I honed my marketing leadership skills at Asana, so it should come as no surprise that I’m goal obsessed. Creating goals, communicating about them broadly, and checking in on them weekly is critical to how Kathleen and I lead effective marketing teams and drive growth for startups.

Course 52

Course Lead Ranking Planning Top of Funnel 52

Scoop.it

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The process of lead generation is basically collecting contact details from prospective customers and building meaningful relationships with them. Knowing that today’s customer journeys get longer and more complicated, marketers like to see leads as new conversions. The answer to this question is yes, it can.

Lead Generation 76

Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Top of Funnel 76

Rev

JULY 12, 2023

Yes, just one hour to follow up with leads and secure the best chance of speaking to key decision-makers and converting them into customers—at least, that’s what a study from the Harvard Business Review found. Low-quality leads make their way to sales, and some of the most qualified leads fall through the cracks.

Lead Ranking 78

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Qualified Leads 78

Lead Forensics

APRIL 3, 2024

We often hear people say that their goal is simply to bring in more leads. You don’t want just any old lead. You want the right kind of leads. Your goal should actually be to generate more of the kind of leads. Let’s assume you’ve done your homework and you know what a good lead looks like for you.

Top of Funnel 40

Top of Funnel Work Management Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 40