The Point

AUGUST 4, 2009

Do a quick Web search on “lead nurturing” these days, and you’ll find plenty of high-level, strategic content on the “whys” – how nurturing can improve demand generation ROI, increase conversion rates, accelerate sales cycles, recycle long-discarded prospects, etc.

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SmarkLabs

JUNE 12, 2023

Pardot : A Salesforce product, Pardot provides a B2B marketing automation tool excellent in lead management and ROI reporting. ActiveCampaign : Combining email marketing, marketing automation, sales automation, and CRM categories, ActiveCampaign provides small businesses a platform for managing and growing their customer base.

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NuSpark Consulting

JUNE 24, 2011

You know what lead nurturing is… Here’s my definition. Lead Nurturing is the process of communicating to a lead on an ongoing basis in order to educate, inform, continue to qualify and build a relationship until the lead is sales-ready. 79% of marketing leads never convert into sales.

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NuSpark Consulting

JUNE 24, 2011

You know what lead nurturing is… Here’s my definition. Lead Nurturing is the process of communicating to a lead on an ongoing basis in order to educate, inform, continue to qualify and build a relationship until the lead is sales-ready. 79% of marketing leads never convert into sales.

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ViewPoint

AUGUST 1, 2011

While artificially developing mutual understanding and trust is certainly one method of trying to improve the relationship between the two functions, we believe a far better way is through shared process that leads to results. Include the definition(s) of leads that will be passed from one function to another.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

More than 4,000 people have downloaded the Definitive Guide to Lead Nurturing , our 40+ page eBook sharing practical tips for getting started with lead nurturing, optimizing your program, and measuring the results. Now you can get it, with no registration required : download The Definitive Guide to Lead Nurturing.

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markempa

JANUARY 4, 2010

To help you start the New Year, I’d like to wrap up my Lead Generation Checklist Series with the secret to successful lead generation – and, for that matter, marketing in today’s B2B space: lead nurturing. At it's core, B2B lead generation is about building relationships. Relevancy is the key. Let’s get going.”.

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Anything Goes Marketing

OCTOBER 20, 2009

There are many similarities between the concepts that Jim Collins discussed in his book and lead nurturing. Lead nurturing can mean many different things to may different people. There is no question that lead nurturing has been a proven tactic for B2B marketers. 20 Formats to Consider.

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LeadSloth

AUGUST 17, 2009

Earlier this year I downloaded Silverpop’s lead management workbook , and I planned to write about it. Unfortunately, not enough time… Last week I received a copy of Marketo’s Lead Nurturing workbook. Both books show how you can increase sales by nurturing all leads, from inquiry to opportunity.

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markempa

DECEMBER 18, 2009

Today I’d like to discuss the aspects of an effective lead management process. I’m not sure why many organizations think it’s acceptable to only get a return on about 20% of their leads when an optimized lead management process can tremendously help to convert more of those hard earned leads in the sales pipeline.

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markempa

AUGUST 2, 2016

Create a universal lead definition. . If you are trying to measure lead generation and you don’t have a universal lead definition (ULD), which is an agreement what the word “lead” means, you won’t be successful. It’s important to remember that the first definition process is iterative.

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markempa

APRIL 7, 2008

The ones that aren't qualified yet (but are a fit) you put into a lead nurturing process. The need to better manage leads and inquires has given rise to a slew of new software companies offering a variety of lead management or marketing automation solutions. “Pure play” lead management.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 8, 2019

But successfully qualifying leads for sales means having three key fundamentals in place: 1. A solid definition of “lead”. What’s a lead? At Marketo, we define a lead as any “qualified prospect that is starting to exhibit buying behavior.” Of course, every business should have its own definition for what a lead is.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MARCH 16, 2012

Step 3: Plant the idea of creating a structured lead management program that objectively scores leads, get sales and marketing to agree on the definition of a qualified lead before sales will take follow up action. Read my post, SAL is the Glue that Binds Sales and Marketing in Lead Generation.

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markempa

JANUARY 19, 2015

Tweet For the new year, I’m sharing 15 ideas on how to make your lead management more effective. This post isn’t just about generating more leads; it’s about generating better and higher quality of leads. This post isn’t just about generating more leads; it’s about generating better and higher quality of leads.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 10, 2011

The three things Carlos Hidalgo recommends to someone getting started with lead management include: Conducting an audit. Go though your lead management steps and determine where you are with you data, lead planning, metrics, etc. Figuring out (with sales) the definitions of each buying cycle.

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markempa

JANUARY 12, 2015

Often, it’s because Sales and Marketing have not agreed on a true lead definition and have not created a joint process for finding who’s ready to buy and building relationships with those who aren’t. It’s not about more leads; it’s about doing better with the ones you already have. Here’s how. Business need.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 17, 2009

Today Marketo released chapter 3 to The Definitive Guide to Lead Nurturing , and we are so excited to see so many people returning to check out this week’s chapter on Advanced Lead Nurturing. In this chapter, Marketo shares best practices on Accelerator Campaigns and Lead Lifecycle Campaigns.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Last Wednesday I attended the Dreamforce session Using Lead Nurturing and Scoring to Deliver More and Higher-Quality Sales Leads. In this session, they discussed how to use lead scoring to identify and prioritize sales-ready leads. and Dyke Hensen of PivotLink.

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markempa

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Delivering leads that your sales team really wants based on your universal lead definition. It’s critical in lead nurturing to know where a prospect is in their buying cycle so that helpful information relevant to the need at a specific point in time can be delivered. Relevance is critical lead nurturing.

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BOP Design

JULY 15, 2022

People always remember who helps them (especially when they change jobs or roles) and they will definitely remember a salesperson who was rude or unkind to them. Read more: Why Does Sales Ignore or Mismanage Website Leads? When nurturing a lead, be sure to offer something of value (not a demo, but real value).

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Valasys

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

3 of the top 5 most important goals for B2B organizations are lead generation, sales and lead nurturing, according to the 2016 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends report compiled by CMI. Out of the leads that get generated, 79% of it won’t convert to sales! Keys To Lead Management. Lead Nurturing.

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LeadSloth

JANUARY 14, 2010

These posts are about Marketing Automation and Lead Management: Lead Management Introduction. Lead Management Features. Lead Nurturing and Lead Scoring. Create a Universal Lead Definition in 5 Steps. Making the Most of Your Lead Recycling Program. Lead Scoring.

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ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Lead nurturing is a hot topic right now. It seems that most of my recent conversations with prospects, customers and others in the B2B marketing industry are centered on lead nurturing. My personal experience is that marketers definitely want to (and in some cases, are planning to) deploy lead nurturing of some kind.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 20, 2018

As a result, these reps can offer firsthand insights and feedback to improve lead management and follow-up processes. Sales reps should work alongside the marketing team to create lead scoring rules within the marketing automation platform. That way, each department operates with the same definition of a sales-qualified lead.

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ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

It could well be that a qualified lead fits your definition of a lead, but often the time isn’t right. More and more marketers understand that agile, which started in the IT development realm, has good application in marketing in general, and in lead management specifically. It was designed for lead management.

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KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 25, 2013

Generate more leads, generate better leads, and improve the rate to which lead opportunities turn into closed wins for the sales teams. A marketing automation solution is one tool B2B marketers use for succeeding at these lead management challenges. What is the value and ROI of marketing automation? Absolutely.

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Valasys

MARCH 11, 2019

The split-funnel gives marketers better insight into how each channel that is being used contributes to lead conversions. Lead Nurturing. Then again, there really isn’t such a thing as a bad lead, only ones that aren’t sales-ready yet. In order to drive higher quality leads, there are some tips you need to know.

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Features/functionality: Lead Nurturing & Management: Nurture potential customers from inquiry to close by managing leads and strategic accounts with automated journey flows and CRM integrations. Our sales team can interact effectively with lead management which I think is very important.

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ANNUITAS

MARCH 10, 2011

This is no small challenge, due in part to some in the market who use interchangeable terms and inaccurate definitions when describing marketing automation. The issue of confusion and lack of definition is surely being felt throughout the market as evidenced by a question posed last week by our friend Steve Gershik on Focus.com.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Marketing wants sales to call all of the leads they're delivering. How do you improve lead management so leads aren't wasted or contacted before they're ready, and both sales and marketing can live together in harmony? With or without a lead management system, you likely still face these types of problems.

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Hubspot

MAY 28, 2012

So once you start attracting thousands of prospects and leads, you can focus on creating lead nurturing campaigns to cultivate the quality of these new connections. Tip #2: Nurture Leads That Aren't Sales-Ready. Study after study shows that email response rates decline over the age of the lead.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 13, 2012

Lead nurturing is a fundamental must-have for great inbound marketing. According to Gleanster Research , 50% of qualified leads aren't ready to buy. This means lead nurturing campaigns are necessary to help move these 50% of leads through the sales cycle to make them better ready to make a purchasing decision.

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NuSpark Consulting

JANUARY 21, 2012

B2B lead generation and lead management is a complicated process that can’t be detailed all in one book. Below are a variety of books that I consider the cream of the crop in b2b marketing and lead management. Maximizing Lead Generation: The Complete Guide for B2B Marketers. Lead Nurturing.

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Markempa

APRIL 16, 2019

Break down your pipeline by marketing tactic used, and determine: Total marketing qualified lead volume – How many leads does each channel/tactic generate? Sales Qualified lead volume – How many of these are qualified leads as defined by your universal lead definition ?

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markempa

JANUARY 27, 2010

Tradeshows and events are still being used consistently by B2B marketers for lead generation. With that in mind, Roger Lewis has some useful tips on how to improve your lead management strategy with from tradeshows. Lewis emphasizes how vital lead capture is to the lead management process.

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PureB2B

OCTOBER 20, 2020

It doesn’t have to be consistent bleakness though, in fact, it’s possible to have far more control over your prospecting and lead management than you probably thought. It all starts with enabling your sales team, and turning them into lead nurturing machines. However, what if we took that approach to nurturing leads?

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