Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2010

In this article I will argue for the importance of and the 5 steps to create marketing ROI through demand generation. Social media is hot mainly because it is new news to lots of folks in marketing and across our organizations that “the customer is indeed in charge”. Why is this important? This is a foundational activity.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 9, 2009

LeadSloth on Demand Generation: Smart Tools for Lazy Marketers. Here is his interview, part of the B2B Marketing thought leader interview series. You can also follow Jep on Twitter ( @jepc ). Tell us a little bit about how you got into demand generation , and what you like most about it.

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ANNUITAS

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

B2B demand-generation strategist leads firm’s strategic client programs . 03, 2015 – ANNUITAS , a Demand Generation Strategy and Change Management firm, has named Jennifer L. Harmel as Principal and EVP, Demand Process Strategy Practice. Follow Harmel on Twitter at @JenniferHarmel2.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 24, 2009

Yesterday’s BtoB Leading Edge, Demand Generation in the Digital Age was a great way to make sure your organization’s demand generation programs are best-in-class.   But with so much on a marketer’s plate these days, not all 4300 could attend this half day event.     2.   Why? .

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2010

We discussed the great lead quality vs. lead quantity debate. We discussed the great lead quality vs. lead quantity debate. And the conversation went way later than the restaurant manager and our wonderful server wanted it to. And when quality is required, you need to be able to deliver leads that convert.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 19, 2009

The next interview in the B2B Marketing thought leader interview series is with Sean Donahue , Senior Reporter for MarketingSherpa in charge of MarketingSherpa's newsletters that cover business-to-business marketing, mobile marketing, online publishing, search, subscription sales and great minds in 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. I write about the lead generation process in detail on the website. How boring.

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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. I write about the lead generation process in detail on the website. How boring.

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PureB2B

MARCH 22, 2017

Email marketing is very much alive. It has withstood the test of time and remains a strong force to contend with in lead generation and management, as well as customer engagement. Marketers have experienced an astounding rate of 760% added revenue from segmented email marketing campaigns.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 6, 2009

  Mike is a leading sales and marketing executive, leading the growth of Green Leads while sharing b2b demand generation knowledge with others.  And why is it important to marketers? When it comes to leads, quality or quantity? .  You specialize in reaching CXOs and VPs. 

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 11, 2017

Author: Jingcong Zhao At this point, many marketing organizations have adopted a digital marketing platform. We nurture our prospects and customers with the goal of increasing conversions and generating revenue, yet many of us are struggling to engage enough of our audience via email. However, the top reason why U.S.

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The Point

JANUARY 27, 2010

Here’s the news: the blog has moved to a new location and re-launched with a new name because I’ve also moved, to a new agency: Spear Marketing Group. Most of our work is with high-tech companies, but we also have clients in real estate and property management, retail, and other sectors. Regards, Howard.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 27, 2009

Summary: Genius.com is adding a URL shortener that will tie social media responses into the regular flow of demand generation and lead management. It generates short URLs that directly connect social media responses with Genius.com’s standard marketing and sales support features. Here’s the press release.

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NuSpark Consulting

JUNE 9, 2012

For lead generation, conversion optimization, and lead nurturing strategies, retargeting may be the overlooked child, but there’s no question it can be very effective and an efficient tactic to bring prospects back to your website or content. Company C: Lead Nurturing. Let’s talk retargeting. Tracking Retargeting.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Last week Focus.com’s Mastering Lead Management Virtual Event brought some of the leaders of B2B Demand Generation and Sales 2.0 His session talked about how the B2B market is rapidly changing and how this change is being led by the buyer. cjablonski : Marketers must manage and engage relationships with buyers.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

If you work in sales, it’s our hope that this list of sales podcasts provides you with some fresh listening material, newfound inspiration, and the tips and tricks you need to excel in the world of sales. Recently, we published The Ultimate List of Marketing Podcasts. The Ultimate List of Sales Podcasts. Listen here.

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The Point

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Earlier this week, Marketo , the marketing automation company, held its second ever user conference in San Francisco. Based on first-hand impressions, however, it’s not how the vast majority of clients are employing (or even thinking of) marketing automation. I’m just not sure the rest of us are quite there yet.

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ANNUITAS

JANUARY 10, 2011

Steve has nearly 20 years of experience in brand building, demand generation and corporate marketing. Steve has a proven track record in marketing communications development and execution. He has served as chief marketing executive at TOA Technologies and Eloqua, as well as at Nuance Communications.

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The Point

JUNE 8, 2016

Email may still be the workhorse in how B2B companies build relationships, maintain awareness, qualify leads and nudge prospects along the sales cycle, but these days, it pays to think about “lead nurturing” as more just an email campaign. The post 5 Ways to Expand Lead Nurturing Beyond the Inbox appeared first on The Point.

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Digital B2B Marketing

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Marketers have a huge blind spot when it comes to nurturing and lead scoring. It does not matter if you have built a sophisticated lead management and nurturing system, driven by content consumption, engagement and response. The potential of these prospects is not reflected in your lead score. Social Media Scoring.

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Customer Experience Matrix

MAY 27, 2009

Eloqua yesterday announced Eloqua Prospect Profiler , which makes it easier for salespeople to review prospect behaviors that are captured by the demand generation system. The behavior data captured by marketing automation systems restores the balance by providing an alternate source of insights into prospect interests and intentions.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 30, 2009

Summary: Hubspot offers a bundle of Web traffic generation and lead management features in one low-cost package. Yesterday’s post described one strategy to sell marketing automation to small businesses: provide a specific, turnkey service that requires virtually no skill or effort from the user.

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The Point

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Except awareness and thought leadership represent only a fraction of the potential return from social media, and in fact (I would argue) place well behind the windfall that social media makes possible in the areas of lead generation and lead nurturing. expand company’s leads database and community of followers.

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The Point

JUNE 27, 2012

For today’s B2B marketer, content is the fuel that feeds the demand generation engine. But when lead generation, lead nurturing , customer marketing and social media programs all require a constant feeding of new, compelling content, what do you do when the pace of new programs outstrips your ability to generate that content?

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LeadSloth

OCTOBER 4, 2009

Monday and Tuesday I’m attending the Boston MarketingSherpa B2B Marketing Summit. In this post some thoughts about the program… First of all, the best thing about this event is that the speakers are marketing practitioners, not vendors. Lead Management. The Marketing Automation Vendors. Lead Management.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 31, 2010

Summary: Aprimo Marketing Studio offers powerful features in an on-demand system for sophisticated business and consumer marketers. When I wrote about Aprimo Marketing Studio in a post last August , I was impressed by the scope of the product but reserved judgment because it hadn’t yet been launched. You know who you are.

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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. The technology appears useful at both ends of this spectrum.

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DealSignal

JANUARY 20, 2023

Generating useful leads that can be turned into sales fast can be a daunting task for marketers. In fact, according to a study published by hubspot , 61% of marketers consider lead generation the toughest part of their job. Table of Contents Hot Leads: What are they? How to Generate Leads?

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markempa

DECEMBER 12, 2016

I’ve compiled a list of the 10 most popular and shared posts on the B2B Lead Blog, chosen by marketers, just like you, to help you get ready to have a great 2017. My methodology was compiling the aggregate social shares across Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Google+. The Biggest Contributor to B2B Revenue. Here’s why.

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

When marketers embark on a formal lead nurturing strategy, opportunities for process improvement can arise in unexpected ways. That was the experience for iDirect , a leading provider of satellite IP communications based in Herndon, Virginia. All this presents real challenges for both demand generation and lead management.

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The Point

MARCH 3, 2010

In a recent article (member access only), Marketing Sherpa offers up some intriguing research into how prospective tech buyers view email offer content, and how those views can differ dramatically from common assumptions held by marketers. It’s the working assumption of B2B marketers that prospects don’t want to be sold to.

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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 1, 2013

Last month, Content Marketing Institute (CMI) released its report , “B2B Software Content Marketing: 2013 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends – North America,” sponsored by the International Data Group (IDG). The report, which highlights responses from more than 1400 B2B software marketers across the U.S. Percentage of the Pie.

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KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 13, 2013

Based on multiple user surveys and research studies, it has been determined that the “big 3” of social media platforms include Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. In this post, we’ll focus on LinkedIn and identify which professional groups are the most essential for B2B marketers to join via the LinkedIn network.

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Cintell

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

In a recent study we read, the role of marketing is changing to become the chief advocate for customers. In fact, the #1 priority of B2B marketers in 2016 will be “understanding buyers,” according to a recent survey from the IT Sales and Marketing Association. Erika Goldwater, VP of Marketing, ANNUITAS.

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Ambal's Amusings

OCTOBER 20, 2009

T he High-Tech Direct Marketing Handbook is packed with 65 tips and techniques on demand generation strategy. Sewell, the author of T he High-Tech Direct Marketing Handbook to get an insider look into the making of this Handbook. Blog Direct Connections Twitter HJSewell. We have invited Howard J.

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LeadSloth

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

This is the first of three posts for the Silverpop B2B Marketing University , March 3rd in Washington DC. I will be speaking about Marketing Automation features, the marketing technology ecosystem, and the impact of Social Media. When talking about Social Media, most people immediately think of Twitter or Facebook.

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Heinz Marketing

JANUARY 3, 2018

After seeing numerous visualizations of marketing technology stacks from companies throughout B2B last year, we wanted to share one of our own. Below is a simple overview of our key tools broken up by general sales funnel stages. Like most marketing technology stacks, this is constantly a work in progress. Lead Generation.

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