The Point

MARCH 18, 2014

I’ll even agree that any type of “spray and pray” advertising – the type that makes no attempt to target the right audience, deliver relevant content, or offer information of value, should be frowned upon if not outlawed completely. Full disclaimer: my firm, Spear Marketing Group , is a leading Marketo partner.).

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The Mx Group

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Marketing Expertise. B2B Marketing Strategy. Account-Based Marketing. Demand Gen and Lead Management. Marketing Automation Optimization. Marketing Technology Outsourcing. Sales and Marketing Alignment. Can you provide an example of an “account engagement score”? News & Events.

Account Based Marketing 95

Account Based Marketing ABM Marketing Automation Services Demand Generation Agencies 95

Digital B2B Marketing

JUNE 26, 2012

Thought Leadership Almost any type of content has been labeled thought leadership marketing in recent years. Unfortunately much of it reflects zero thought and leads no where. Whitepaper All whitepaper means anymore is a PDF from marketing. Depending on the definition, the cost of a lead may be 50 cents or $1,500.

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Demand Generation Agencies B2B Thought Leadership Advertising Agencies Allocation 100

Inbox Insight

MARCH 2, 2022

What channels are most critical to your Marketing Strategy? Side by side analysis reveals the US (32%) and UK (28%) both perceive Direct Marketing as a critical channel to their strategy. The majority (56%) of UK marketers instead tend to outsource up to 50%, rather than beyond the halfway mark like those in the US.

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NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2011

I thought I’d have fun with this post and attempt to explain key principles of lead generation and inbound marketing in an A-Z glossary format. All activity of the lead generation process needs to be measured via a robust analytics program. D- Demand Generation. E- Email Marketing.

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NuSpark Consulting

OCTOBER 15, 2011

When people ask me what I do, I usually give them my standard 15-second commercial; generate quality inbound leads and shorten sales cycles via lead generation, lead nurturing, and content marketing. As a virtual agency, I am surrounded by quality people. I am also active on Google Plus.

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Marketing Automation Services Lead Generation Process Lead Ranking 100

NuSpark Consulting

OCTOBER 15, 2011

When people ask me what I do, I usually give them my standard 15-second commercial; generate quality inbound leads and shorten sales cycles via lead generation, lead nurturing, and content marketing. As a virtual agency, I am surrounded by quality people. I am also active on Google Plus.

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Marketing Automation Services Lead Generation Process Lead Ranking 100

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Although nearly two-thirds of B2B marketers say they plan to spend more money on programmatic advertising in 2016, 44% admit they either don’t know how it works or have only a small amount of knowledge about it. Lead generation is still a challenge. B2B product marketing budgets are expected to increase on average 3.1%

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Stats Social Media Marketing Automation Services B2B Marketing 110

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 24, 2013

To answer this question, I looked at a variety of factors including twitter followers, profiles that included “B2B marketing,” the focus of their tweets including the hashtag # B2BMarketing , as well as a variety of social scoring tools using the keyword. One of @ b2bmagazine ’s top B2B agencies. ET Thursdays.

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Madison Logic

JUNE 6, 2023

” Marketers should use a demand capture strategy onward when buyers know that they have a problem and look for a solution with the intent to buy. Focus messaging around product differentiation, features, and the value proposition. Demand capture can be considered in the buying journey’s mid to lower funnel.

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The Point

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Granted, I’m already sold on the value of Web conferencing, but even then, the email below from Citrix (makers of GoToMeeting ) leaves me thoroughly underwhelmed. First, there’s the leading candidate for Most Frequently Used Email Opening of 2009: “In these challenging economic times …”. Surely this isn’t news, right?

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Email Campaigns Demand Generation Agencies Campaigns Demand Generation 100

thePoint

MAY 25, 2018

With your inventory scores in hand (see Pre-requisite Work), we are ready to locate those gaps in knowledge, skills, or time and start considering what will be a priority in either hiring (as budget allows) or outsourcing in order to accomplish your now-progressing marketing mission. Where did you score the highest?

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The Point

AUGUST 25, 2017

As one of the principals at a B2B marketing agency , I get asked for them frequently (though not always) by prospective new clients and, quite aside from the hassle of selecting (who have we not asked recently?), Most agencies (ours included) provide their client list online for all to see. No agency does all things well. (And

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ANNUITAS

AUGUST 30, 2011

Relationship expands end-to-end demand generation and lead management service offerings for clients. Grand Rapids, MI – August 30, 2011 – The Annuitas Group, an expert provider of lead management process services, today announced that it has formalized an alliance with Harte-Hanks, Inc.

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Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Management Demand Generation Marketing Automation Services 100

Ambal's Amusings

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

"Have an effective inbound marketing strategy." Sewell is president of Spear Marketing Group , a full-service agency with offices in Silicon Valley and Seattle that specializes in demand generation, lead management, and ROI-based marketing. Ardath Albee's blog Marketing Interactions.

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Ambal's Amusings

JANUARY 21, 2010

One of the goals of marketing is to generate leads. What is the next logical step once you have managed to get high quality leads? Yes, getting those leads into the sale pipeline. How do marketers overcome this roadblock? Salespeople need leads—right now. So marketing tries to feed the pipe.

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Tony Zambito

DECEMBER 20, 2015

There are still miles to go for companies and marketers to get to the deeper layers of goals and goal-directed behaviors, of which drivers and motivators are only a subset of. Documentation Leads To Effectiveness. Communicating The Value. A Step In The Right Direction. Yet, we still have miles to go. Will you help?

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Buyer Personas Research Studies Demand Generation Agencies 100

The Point

JULY 19, 2010

The article contains some valuable insights on where Webinars fit in today’s B2B demand generation mix, and is definitely worth a read. Webinar leads can be more expensive than other vehicles, so measuring lead quality is critical. Last week I was interviewed by BtoB Magazine for an article, “Webinars: Are They Worth It?”

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Webinar Metrics Demand Generation Agencies BtoB Demand Generation 100

Ambal's Amusings

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Read these interesting blog posts on B2B marketing ROI: Kevin Joyce's Untangling B2B Marketing Campaigns ROI , Jon Miller's Improving B2B Marketing ROI: Thought Leadership With Merry Elrick , Tom Scearce's Three metrics that are more useful than Cost per Lead. Forrester Blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals.

ROI 100

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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Lead Generation B2B Marketing BtoB Lead Scoring 120

Valasys

MARCH 30, 2020

ABM maturity and B2B sales revenue are intertwined, with ABM contributing to shorter sales cycles, optimized customer experiences and pulsation of other account-specific strategies for fueling and driving the demand generation engine. What does ABM stand for in B2B Sales and Marketing? ABM stands for Account-Based Marketing.

Account Based Marketing 59

Account Based Marketing ABM B2B Sales B2B 59

KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 7, 2018

lead nurturing sequences. We’re stretching that idea a bit, but you could absolutely do a usability test for a landing page, or a webinar signup, or any lead generation process. While you can do your own usability test in-house, it might be easier to use one of the companies that offer this service. email opt-in forms.

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Conversion Rate Conversion Top of Funnel Landing Pages 162

Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 12, 2018

Of the 30 companies: 96% of the companies (all but one) said they were siloed and had an increasingly difficult time aligning their enterprise digital marketing efforts across products, channels, regions, or even functional areas (brand vs. PR vs. demand generation ). PR vs. demand generation ). Click To Tweet.

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Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Enterprise Management Planning 111

PureB2B

JANUARY 22, 2022

Inbound marketing entails directing the bulk of a budget's resources and creating leads via attractive offerings. Instead, ABM devotes more time, money, and effort to various customer journey phases, such as lead generation, acquisition, aftersales, and success. How do you grow your ABM campaigns? How to Scale ABM.

Demand Generation 48

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PureB2B

JANUARY 22, 2022

Inbound marketing entails directing the bulk of a budget’s resources and creating leads via attractive offerings. Instead, ABM devotes more time, money, and effort to various customer journey phases, such as lead generation, acquisition, aftersales, and success. How do you grow your ABM campaigns?

Demand Generation 48

Demand Generation Account Based Marketing Demand Generation Agencies ABM 48

Ambal's Amusings

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Measuring ROI on content marketing is not straightforward; that is why most firms put measurement on the back burner. We asked our panel of B2B marketing experts "How can B2B marketers measure return on investment (leads generated, market awareness etc) for the money/effort spent on creating and marketing content?

ROI 100

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Ambal's Amusings

MARCH 18, 2010

50 newsletter signups (potential leads). They were generated from 2,174 Playbook downloads that resulted from dozens of blog post references, hundreds of Tweets, a press mention and the strong traffic pull, credibility and reputation for content value that Junta42 has established over the last few years. 3 consulting inquiries.

Viral Marketing 100

Viral Marketing B2B Marketing Campaigns B2B Thought Leadership 100

Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

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. 4) Lead scoring — in a prior post , I make the case for quantitative scoring.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management DemandBase Marketing Management 40

Inbox Insight

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

60% of marketers create at least one piece of content each day ( eMarketer ). But is that enough to guarantee effective B2B demand generation? Ready to build a better demand generation strategy? Lead nurturing programmes to accelerate your buyer cycle. Get reading! Effective Distribution Channels: 1.

Demand Generation Agencies 56

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Top of Funnel Paid Content 56

Ambal's Amusings

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Forrester Blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals. 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.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management B2B Thought Leadership 100

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Moreau, author of the B2B Marketing Best Practices blog and EVP Sales and Marketing for Rubicon Marketing Group , a marketing agency based in Portland, Oregon that specializes in defending marketing investments with marketing automation, marketing strategy, and demand generation expertise.

Thought Leadership 48

Thought Leadership Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Automation 48

Ambal's Amusings

JULY 22, 2010

Leading Lights: Marketing and PR Strategist David Meerman Scott – video interview. Blog Modern B2B Marketing Twitter Marketo InboundMarketer. "Simple Content Creates Quality Leads!" Are you famous for post sales customer service or pre sales information? Ardath Albee's blog Marketing Interactions.

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B2B Marketing Planning B2B Trade Show 100

The Point

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

The following is an excerpt from an interview I conducted recently with the folks at TechnologyAdvice , a leading online provider of information resources to help IT professionals make informed buying decisions. For the complete interview, see the TechnologyAdvice marketing blog. Are leads shared or re-sold?

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Heinz Marketing

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Focused Team-Leader skilled in consistently delivering innovation, visibility, and sales for on- and off-line marketing and demand programs. Passion for conceptualizing and implementing marketing strategy, exceeding targeted projections, and leading teams for both B2B & B2C programs. Thanks for joining us live.

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Top of Funnel B2B Thought Leadership Lead Ranking Demand Generation Agencies 51

Outgrow

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Why deliberate decision-making for startups is preferred to hasty testing and adaptation based on market response. De-risking the journey to scale a business by focusing purely on value-driving activity. Episode 079- Achieving Growth With Product Market Fit and Getting Your Brand Storytelling Right. About our host: .

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

The old email marketing strategy of batch and blast or spray and pray is no longer effective. However, there’s no denying the low cost of email marketing. Therefore B2B and industrial marketers continue to favor email marketing over other direct marketing channels.

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Email Marketing Planning Web 2.0 BtoB 60

accelerate agency

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The rise of remote working has led to a huge increase in SaaS (Software as a Service) adoption, with the global SaaS market estimated to reach a value of $195 billion during 2023. In an increasingly crowded market, you need to make sure your SaaS company stands out.

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