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The Risks of Over-Reliance on Late-Stage Content

The Point

Whatever demand gen channels you use to generate marketing leads, there’s value in always promoting a mix of content and other offers that span the entire buying cycle: early-stage, mid-stage, and late-stage. Use of very short-term metrics will almost certainly devalue those leads and the perceived ROI from the program.

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Expand your Offer Strategy to Increase SEM Performance

The Point

Smart technology marketers look to capture buyers early on in the sales cycle, then engage them in a consistent nurture campaign to build credibility, trust, and to position their solution favorably for when the buyers are ready to engage with sales. Actually, I know why it is. Most likely they’re simply looking to solve a problem.

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8 Common LinkedIn Advertising Mistakes

The Point

LinkedIn’s big advantage over its key competitor – and the reason it’s now cannibalizing so many marketing budgets previously reserved exclusively for paid search (SEM). – is its ability to target specific audience demographics: job title, industry, etc. Does targeting by “Skills” work better than “Job Title”?

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Marketo’s Ebook: A Lesson In Content Marketing

The Point

Think about it: that’s 1,000 sales leads (and make no mistake, that’s what they [.].

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How Social Media, Content Transform Marketing from Expense to Investment

Webbiquity

Sales leads generated through inbound marketing–the combination of content marketing, blogging, social media, website chat and SEM–cost 61% less than those produced through traditional demand generation techniques (e.g., Photo credit: DIY Marketers.

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What Lead Filters Should I Request For My PPL Campaign?

The Point

Even if a few publishers offer the option, it’s likely that they’d charge a high premium given they’d be eliminating a large number of otherwise quality leads in the process (see above). If it’s important that you only target specific regions, you’re probably better off considering either a list purchase, or possibly even paid search (SEM).

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32 Influential B2B Social Media Profiles (People) to Follow on Twitter

KoMarketing Associates

Follow B2B Online Marketing at https://twitter.com/B2BOnlineMktg. Brian Carroll (@brianjcarroll) : “Executive Director MECLABS, founder InTouch, author, B2B, sales, marketing, lead generation, nurturing, management, Helping Ethiopian orphans @Foreverfamproj” Follow Brian at https://twitter.com/brianjcarroll.