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5 Ways To Incorporate Direct Mail Into Your Marketing Mix

The Point

Direct mail is tangible, personal, and gives you a measure of creative license that’s increasingly difficult with email, where even minor graphics can be a sure-fire trigger for spam filters. Here are 5 areas that make ideal candidates for including direct mail in the marketing mix: 1. Lead Nurturing.

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In Defense of Unsolicited Email

The Point

If those purchased lists, as is often the case, filter into the company’s demand generation engine, the result is the kind of indiscriminate, untargeted campaigns that are the topic of Phil’s rant. I’m old enough to remember when list-based marketing was the workhorse of B2B demand generation (or, as we called it back then, “direct marketing.”)

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Tempted to Do Away With Registration Forms? Think Again.

The Point

A client asks: “Now that we have our marketing automation system in place, is it really necessary to use registration forms in our lead nurturing (follow-up) campaigns? After all, we already know who these people are, correct? In addition: 1.

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Are Webinars too Popular?

The Point

The article contains some valuable insights on where Webinars fit in today’s B2B demand generation mix, and is definitely worth a read. Ultimately, however, the best measure for any marketing program is ROI: what is the return on one dollar in invested in a Webinar strategy as compared to that same dollar invested elsewhere?

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Decoding the True Essence of Outbound Marketing

MarketJoy

Alternatively, outbound marketing is referred to as traditional or direct marketing. Amidst the hoopla surrounding inbound marketing, several business experts and marketers have turned away from outbound marketing and taken to the other. The Relevance of Outbound Marketing.

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Demandbase: A New Twist In The Lead Management Automation Market

Online Marketing Institute

B2B marketers looking for ways to turn their Web sites into demand generation tools have some new solutions to consider. Yesterday, Demandbase announced a new software suite to help marketers harvest passive traffic visiting Web sites. Synchronizing prospect and opportunity databases is key.

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B2B Lead Management Market Heats Up

Online Marketing Institute

problem: 1) Web analytics – typically the stronghold of companies like Coremetrics, Omniture, and WebTrends, the analytics area bleeds over into lead management as companies go online to generate demand. My point: B2B marketers are looking elsewhere for help generating demand. Lead farming? Direct marketing lists?