Inbox Insight

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Effective lead generation comes down to both B2B lead quality and quantity. But with mounting pressure to demonstrate impact through hitting MQL targets, it’s easy for B2B marketers to overlook quality and become fixated on the latter.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

There has been an ongoing debate in B2B marketing circles: Is the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL) an antiquated, vanity metric? You can file this argument under similarly counterproductive debates, such as: Inbound vs Outbound and Demand Generation vs Account-based Marketing. So, yes, MQLs matter.

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Only B2B

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Demand generation is important for every business. When you start, your target buyer does not know you exist and you need to work on generating awareness for your product/services. Demand generations are these set of strategies that help you spread awareness about your brand and drive demand for your product/service.

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Metadata

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Demand generation just isn’t a subset of marketing. It’s no wonder then that, according to a recent survey, only 73% of those marketers feel they are somewhat successful in implementing data-driven demand marketing strategies. We’ll walk you through our approach to creating a winning B2B demand generation strategy.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The lead qualification process helps B2B marketing teams focus their efforts and resources on serious buyers and prospects that are likely to take the next step. In this article, we’ll explain the lead qualification process step-by-step. Why is the lead qualification process critical to marketing success? But first, the why.

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SmartBug Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Whether you’re just starting out with video marketing or you’re a seasoned video marketing pro, there are always ways you can improve your strategies for demand generation. Here are some tips from the panel: Create teaser videos that lead to the actual content you want to promote. Utilize structured data.

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Smarte

JUNE 28, 2022

A Marketing Qualified Lead sits at the top of the funnel. MQLs are at an awareness and information gathering stage. These leads are exploring various solutions to solve their pain points by reading/ accessing your company’s content or responding to a cold email. A Sales Qualified Lead is further into the funnel.

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ABM in Action

MAY 18, 2023

There are some rivalries that are just legendary: The Hatfields and The McCoys, Biggie and Tupac, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates… and in the marketing world, the rivalry is between MQL deniers and apologists. Are leads alive, are they dead or do they just need some life support?

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DealSignal

OCTOBER 4, 2021

These critical success factors—which I’ll be sharing in this blog—ensured success with every demand generation program I launched. What Is Demand Generation Marketing? A common misconception about B2B demand generation is that it’s the same as lead generation for a particular product or service.

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DealSignal

OCTOBER 4, 2021

These critical success factors—which I’ll be sharing in this blog—ensured success with every demand generation program I launched. What Is Demand Generation Marketing? A common misconception about B2B demand generation is that it’s the same as lead generation for a particular product or service.

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Smashmouth Marketing

MARCH 14, 2020

Amid the day to day progression of the coronavirus, companies are seeing one of their major lead generation programs dry up – event marketing. Add to that the fact that many prospects are cancelling face-to-face sales meetings as companies mandate social distancing. These SDR/BDR teams need lead flow in order to do their jobs.

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markempa

JUNE 13, 2017

So, who should own B2B lead generation: sales, marketing or both? Sales and marketing aren’t doing a great job of executing lead generation because they both believe it’s the others job. Companies don’t typically call what salespeople do “lead generation” or “demand generation.”

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The ABM Agency

JANUARY 2, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll be exploring the three most popular B2B marketing campaigns: account-based marketing (ABM), B2B lead gen and demand generation (Demand Gen). The most common are Account Based Marketing (ABM), Demand Generation, and B2B Lead Generation.

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Navigate the Channel

JANUARY 18, 2018

The new buzzword for improving interest in your products and services is demand generation , which is fast becoming a vital metric for many companies. Not only does good demand generation help the supply chain, it also leads to happier customers and more alignment between sales and marketing.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 22, 2012

There are over 20 presentations available, ranging from Social CRM and Lead Generation, to Case Studies and Sales Enablement. A must-watch presentation, though, is the keynote address “ The State of Demand Creation “, by Tony Jaros , SVP Research for SiriusDecisions. The State of Demand Generation 2012.

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Crimson Marketing

JANUARY 28, 2015

HubSpot and Qualtrics recently conducted a survey of 900 management-level marketers in North America and Europe to determine how successful companies have been at demand generation for their respective brands. “Companies with higher annual revenues tend to pay a higher cost per lead. Demand Generation'

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

KPIs should also hold each team member accountable for hitting their number and doing their part. While there are countless KPIs you could track, we’re laying out the ones specifically tailored for demand generation marketers. Leads sent to nurture : Number of cold leads you engaged and added to your nurture program.

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Inbox Insight

MARCH 29, 2023

When setting out a demand generation or content marketing campaign it’s always important to start with one key question in mind – how will this bring us a return on our investment? Which essentially comes down to asking; how many leads should marketing generate? What’s a marketing qualified lead (MQL)?

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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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PureB2B

APRIL 14, 2021

As the need for a more streamlined B2B buying process grows , so does the requirement of data granularity in demand generation. This directly affects your ability to generate demand and thought leadership, as you’re not only combating your numerous competitors, but also the buyer themselves. Take a look! Personalization.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

There has been an ongoing debate in B2B marketing circles: Is the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL ) an antiquated, vanity metric? You can file this argument under similarly counterproductive debates, such as: Inbound vs Outbound and Demand Generation vs Account-based Marketing. So, yes, MQLs matter.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

“If your sales and marketing teams are not aligned, it’s going to be much more difficult to hit your number,” says Mitchell Hanson, director of demand generation at ZoomInfo. You’ll spin your wheels and get frustrated, leading to turnover, lost productivity, and reduced budget because you can’t get a return on investment.”

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PureB2B

APRIL 11, 2019

The sales and marketing landscapes are evolving, especially with regard to lead and demand generation. Surprisingly, a successful lead generation marketing campaign may not equate to strong sales conversion rates. MQL Best Practices. Define Your MQL.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 13, 2021

At ZoomInfo, we use gift-giving with our customers no matter where they are in the demand generation funnel. Direct mail gifting is a demand generation tactic that assists other channels by cleaning up after them,” says Mitchell Hanson, director of demand generation at ZoomInfo.

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PureB2B

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Bad quality leads are one of the biggest challenges facing marketers when it comes to full-cycle lead generation. If your marketing qualified leads (MQLs) aren’t converting to revenue opportunities, it rarely has to do with the effort or strategy you put in place during a given marketing campaign.

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PureB2B

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Bad quality leads are one of the biggest challenges facing marketers when it comes to full-cycle lead generation. If your marketing qualified leads (MQLs) aren’t converting to revenue opportunities, it rarely has to do with the effort or strategy you put in place during a given marketing campaign.

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Engagio

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The rise of Account Based Marketing has sparked a great debate: should we do ABM or demand generation? The same goes for ABM and demand gen. The question that always follows is “so, how do you do demand gen and ABM at the same time?” Brandon: How do you do demand gen and ABM at the same time?

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PureB2B

APRIL 14, 2021

As the need for a more streamlined B2B buying process grows, so does the requirement of data granularity in demand generation. This directly affects your ability to generate demand and thought leadership, as you’re not only combating your numerous competitors, but also the buyer themselves. Take a look! Personalization.

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PureB2B

APRIL 11, 2019

The sales and marketing landscapes are evolving, especially with regard to lead and demand generation. Surprisingly, a successful lead generation marketing campaign may not equate to strong sales conversion rates. MQL Best Practices. Define Your MQL.

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B2B Marketing Analytics

JUNE 28, 2020

Whether it is the hyper-personalized contextual engagement approach, increasingly higher marketing ROI/ROMI, higher influence on pipeline generation/acceleration, or the increasingly better demand waterfall efficiencies, marketing analytics capabilities span across the areas of marketing execution and the key strategies. SQOs to Deals.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Author: Mary Kate Francis If you’re a B2B marketer, you’re probably familiar with demand generation in one way or another. Maybe you’ve been working in demand generation for several years or you collaborate with the team on cross-channels campaigns. Bottom-of-the-Funnel (BOFU).

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PureB2B

DECEMBER 19, 2020

The Marketing Qualified Lead Dilemma. To some, this may seem obvious, but the current lead generation process is flawed. As marketers, you spend countless hours nurturing leads and fixing campaigns only to have leads still not convert through the funnel. Making Lead Generation Agile.

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PureB2B

DECEMBER 19, 2020

The Marketing Qualified Lead Dilemma. To some, this may seem obvious, but the current lead generation process is flawed. As marketers, you spend countless hours nurturing leads and fixing campaigns only to have leads still not convert through the funnel. Making Lead Generation Agile.

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SmartBug Media

APRIL 15, 2020

We juggle lead generation, demand generation, CRM management, partnerships, teammate training, securing buy-in, and so much more. Among all the responsibilities, one that continues to be a challenge is generating the right amount of traffic and leads for organizations.

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B2B Marketing Analytics

JUNE 28, 2020

The data-driven marketing approach with the ability to track demand waterfall conversion rates is a game-changer across the board and no doubt marketing analytics continues to be a top priority for the CMOs and marketing leaders across all the organizations. MQLs to SALs (Sales Accepted Leads). SQOs to Deals.

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B2B Marketing Analytics

JUNE 28, 2020

Whether it is the hyper-personalized contextual engagement approach, increasingly higher marketing ROI/ROMI, higher influence on pipeline generation/acceleration, or the increasingly better demand waterfall efficiencies, marketing analytics capabilities span across the areas of marketing execution and the key strategies. SQOs to Deals.

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The Point

MARCH 29, 2017

Earlier this year, I talked to a CMO at a B2B tech company whose sales counterpart was lobbying strongly for the company to adopt Account-Based Marketing (ABM) as part of their demand generation strategy. The lead funnel is obsolete. Maybe demand generation isn’t broken. The reason? Far from it.

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