Inbox Insight

AUGUST 12, 2019

Lead generation is an essential element of demand generation but if you think the work stops there, here’s some bad news…. 79% of marketing leads don’t convert ( HubSpot). But before you hang up your coat, here’s a collection of lead nurturing best practices worth exploring.

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The Point

OCTOBER 30, 2013

A client asks: “I notice that you’re recommending we gate our offer content behind landing pages as part of the lead nurturing campaign. Progressive profiling is an ideal method for capturing both additional demographic data (company size, industry) to drive campaign segmentation, and behavioral data that can help identify hot leads.

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Smashmouth Marketing

AUGUST 4, 2009

I just reviewed Marketo 's recently released Definitive Guide to Lead Nurturing. Don't let the vendor logo fool you, this is a document that is a must read for all demand generation professionals. What I found most useful were the examples of calculating the ROI of Lead Nurturing. It's a must read.

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Smashmouth Marketing

AUGUST 6, 2009

Just a quick post to point readers to an interview of me on Marketo 's blog, Demand Generation and Social Media: Thought Leadership with Mike Damphousse of Green Leads. And why is it important to marketers? When it comes to leads, quality or quantity ? Questions discussed: What is B2B appointment setting ?

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Smashmouth Marketing

AUGUST 4, 2009

I just reviewed Marketo 's recently released Definitive Guide to Lead Nurturing. Don't let the vendor logo fool you, this is a document that is a must read for all demand generation professionals. What I found most useful were the examples of calculating the ROI of Lead Nurturing. It's a must read.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Marketing automation provider Marketo has just published The Definitive Guide to Lead Nurturing , a white paper that provides real value, covering the lead nurturing process from the basic how and why through ROI measurement. The guide itself is well-researched, clearly written and highly practical.

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Smashmouth Marketing

AUGUST 5, 2009

Just a quick post to point readers to an interview of me on Marketo 's blog, Demand Generation and Social Media: Thought Leadership with Mike Damphousse of Green Leads. And why is it important to marketers? When it comes to leads, quality or quantity ? Questions discussed: What is B2B appointment setting ?

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Martech

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Part one: The promise The birth of marketing technology brought so much potential to the marketing department. I was a young, freshly minted MBA with a background in computer science, and a two-year stint doing software marketing at IBM. Lead routing. Lead nurturing. MQLs (Marketing Qualified Leads).

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Valasys

MAY 31, 2019

HG for Marketo has been designed to link directly to the users’ marketing automation platform & to reflect upon the latest technologies being used by the potential & existing customers. Marketo is a long-standing leader in B2B marketing which was acquired by Abode on October 31, 2018.

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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-hands discovery session yields important insights, priorities.

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The Point

JULY 13, 2012

Which leads to another question: do certain types of campaigns even need an offer in the first place? Take lead nurturing : is it strictly essential that every lead nurturing touch include a specific, gated, call to action? I have my concerns, however, about extending it to lead nurturing and the email medium.

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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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Ambal's Amusings

MAY 10, 2010

How will demand generation evolve? We asked Maria Pergolino "What are key marketing trends and predictions for 2010? What actions should marketers take in 2010?" Blog Modern B2B Marketing Twitter InboundMarketer. " Maria Pergolino's Marketing Prediction for 2010. Modern B2B Marketing Blog.

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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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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 27, 2009

You may ask, why should anyone care what I have to say about demand generation? Well, at Marketo , we’ve built a world-class demand generation machine that has helped us in just 10 months to sign up over 130 customers in more than eight countries, including companies such as Thomson Reuters, Reed Business, and CollabNet.

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PureB2B

JULY 6, 2022

A common challenge in the B2B demand generation world centers around the balance of automation and reporting software. Both of which are tools used in conjunction with your marketing campaigns, meaning your day is mostly full of software management instead of strategic planning. Why Marketing Automation? Acquiring Data.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 22, 2020

The middle of the demand generation funnel receives way less attention than it deserves. At the top of the funnel, marketing increases traffic and fills the database with new leads through paid ads, social media, search, referral programs, and a variety of other channels. What exactly is the middle of the funnel?

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Sungard AS runs a highly successful demand generation program, an integrated mix of both online and offline campaigns, to generate a consistent flow of leads to the company’s sales force. Design, build and launch a “Welcome” email program designed to improve follow-up and response to new leads.

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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. I would look forward to discussion on any books you think should be on my “hall of fame” list.

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

By Brenna Lofquist , Senior Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing. In today’s digital technology landscape there are numerous platforms, tools and technologies at the disposal of every marketer—almost too many. Welcome to the seventh installment of The B2B Marketer’s Quick Start Guide. Marketing Automation Platforms.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 9, 2010

Back in January 2009, Marketo came out with a webinar entitled, The Secret Sauce to Demand Generation: How Marketo Nurtures, Scores and Accelerates Leads through the Revenue Cycle. It discusses how Marketo leverages its own Sales 2.0 tools and techniques to achieve success.

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The Point

MARCH 18, 2011

Late last year at the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco I was fortunate enough to chat with Maria Pergolino , Marketing Director at Marketo (and renowned all-around Content Marketing Queen.) ideas for weaving social media into lead generation and lead nurturing programs.

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The Point

MARCH 18, 2014

Over at marketing automation firm Marketo , CEO Phil Fernandez just wrote a full-throated rant against the evils of unsolicited email and purchased email lists used indiscriminately: “How does anyone think that these are sensible emails to send to the CEO of a fast-growing public company? Those days are long gone.

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Industrial Marketing Today

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Here’s the shocking reality of B2B lead generation – 79% of marketing leads never convert into sales opportunities. Source: Marketing Sherpa/ KnowledgeStorm). B2B marketing and lead generation experts point to a lack of lead nurturing as the primary cause of this poor performance.

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Onalytica B2B

JANUARY 18, 2018

Moni Oloyede – Marketing Technology & Marketing Operations Specialist. Key Topics: Martech, Marketing Operations. Bio: Moni is a Marketing Operations specialist with 10 years of Marketing Technology experience. I’m very passionate about marketing operations. No, leads are pushed down the funnel.

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The Point

AUGUST 10, 2009

When marketing automation vendor Marketo released their “Definitive Guide to Lead Nurturing” last week (see earlier post) they knew pretty quickly they had a hit on their hands. Think about it: that’s 1,000 sales leads (and make no mistake, that’s what they [.].

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The Point

AUGUST 1, 2013

Lead scoring has quickly become an integral part of a demand generation marketer’s arsenal. A well-planned, well-designed, and optimized lead scoring schema can be a key contributor to sales productivity, sales engagement, and the rate at which inbound leads convert to Sales Qualified Leads, opportunities, and deals.

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DealSignal

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Did you know that, according to a study by HubSpot , 61% of B2B marketers rank lead generation as their number one challenge? With businesses constantly searching for new customers, it’s no wonder that B2B lead generation has become a top priority for marketers.

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Markempa

JANUARY 9, 2019

B2B lead generation has had to reinvent itself over the last decade. Sales have always used an account-based approach. Now marketing is getting on board by with account-based marketing. For this reason, many B2B marketers using a leads-based approach hit a wall with their account based marketing efforts.

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SmarkLabs

JUNE 12, 2023

Marketing tasks are increasingly complex, and the need for B2B marketing automation is more critical than ever. Let’s break down what B2B marketing automation is, why it’s crucial, and how it can transform your business operations. What is B2B Marketing Automation? Why B2B Marketing Automation?

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

When sales teams need marketing to help them make their numbers, the natural response is to go fishing for hot leads. This requires a constant re-loading of the sales funnel with new, expensive leads. In contrast, for Marketo, the proportion of sales derived from slow leads is an astounding 50 percent.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

We are excited to have Jep Castelein of popular lead management and marketing automation blog, Lead Sloth , contribute a guest blog post. Read below to find out the best ways to optimize your conversion rates using lead nurturing: A lot of early adopters of Marketing Automation systems are in the technology industry.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Prior to the Marketo user summit I had heard a few great examples of nurturing programs being created without a lot of content, but after I shared some of these stories at the event I was approached by many others with similar stories. How can they do this with limited content marketing assets? What can they do?

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The Point

AUGUST 8, 2013

A better solution, therefore, is add a certain number of points (in this example: 100 points) rather than bring the lead automatically to the sales-ready threshold.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 10, 2011

by Carol Fox Demand generation is a core component of an evolved lead generation program. The distinction between traditional lead generation and evolved lead generation is that with the latter, leads are qualified before they go to sales.

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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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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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