The Point

JANUARY 13, 2015

Improving email campaign measurement won’t generate more leads or better leads, in and of itself, but it will help accomplish both those goals by providing the data necessary to identify what’s truly working. Most would argue 100 Webinar leads are worth more than 100 White Paper leads. However, not all leads are created equal.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

One of the biggest challenges b2b marketers face is what to do with all of those “names&# that come into your system that aren’t really “leads&# yet; contacts collected from white paper downloads, webinar registrations, trade shows and other activities. Most sales people still don’t.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 24, 2013

Marketing automation, social campaigns, inbound marketing, sales apps, ROI reporting – all in one place. SiriusDecisions - SiriusDecisions - SiriusDecisions provides senior-level executives with the sales and marketing operational intelligence required to improve topline performance. Cambridge, MA – [link]. ET Thursdays.

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SnapApp

MAY 12, 2015

Rather than asking your prospect to slog through a 30-page white paper, you can offer real-time, personalized results that add value through a 5-question quiz. And that interest is borne out in the results marketers see: a study by Demand Metric found that interactive assessments convert on average 2x better than static content.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Marketing automation systems—from vendors like Eloqua , Marketo , Genoo , Manticore and others—are great tools for moving prospective buyers along the path from interest to desire to action. Without a solid content strategy to support that movement through the marketing and sales cycle, all you’ve got is a nice email system.

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Vidyard

DECEMBER 16, 2013

What’s more is that the rich video library the company has established, which includes over 280 customer testimonials and product demos, now acts as an on-demand source of information. Scott also qualifies leads by setting up a video content journey.

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Vidyard

JULY 7, 2016

And nobody has more experience working hand-in-hand with customers than Brian Hansford, Director of Client Services for Demand Generation and Marketing Technology. So I actually started my career as an inside sales rep at a startup in the early 90s when Windows 3.1 Times have changed from when I first got into sales.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

The top findings I got out of the release were: 47% of the sales professionals reported a slight increase in the size of their B2B pipelines this year as compared to last year. However, the sales cycles have also become longer, making it much harder to close deals. This one caught me by surprise.

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Everything Technology Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

And as social media matures, demands for proving social media ROI will inevitably increase. This can be an eBook or a great white paper, for example, that showcases your expertise, solves a specific problem, or fills a critical knowledge gap for your audience. What tactics do you use to convert social media interest into leads?

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Ambal's Amusings

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Mac McIntosh's Sales Lead Insights: A B2B marketing Blog. Brian Carroll's book Lead Generation for the Complex Sale. Sales Lead Expert’s Learning Center. Marketing and Sales Alignment – Marketo eBook (New!). Creating Sales Opportunities with Lead Scoring – Genius.com white paper by Ardath Albee.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

People said they couldn’t remember downloading the white paper.” The common thread amongst these complaints is lack of 1) sales satisfaction and 2) lead quality. So what is it about some content syndication programs that create leads that sales reps don’t want? We couldn’t reach half the contacts.”

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Sales & Marketing. --> Bloggers. --> Resources. White Papers. Business-to-business marketers are underutilizing social media and its potential, according to new data from Eloqua , a marketing automation company. Of 548 b-to-b marketers surveyed by Eloqua, about 40 percent say they are not yet using social media marketing.

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WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

One of the biggest challenges b2b marketers face is what to do with all of those "names" that come into your system that aren't really "leads" yet; contacts collected from white paper downloads, webinar registrations, trade shows and other activities. Demand generation" is a better term, though still not precise.

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thePoint

MAY 25, 2018

This inventory can help gauge where you are now and create a roadmap over time to accomplish that staffing/outsourcing goal. You must have a least one strong advocate in sales leadership. For example, sales cannot simply reject anything other than leads where the customer is ready to buy. Talk to editors and sales people.

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Late in 2015 we started a podcast called Sales Pipeline Radio , which runs live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. It’s just 30 minutes long, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. and to build our own scalable predictable sales pipeline for that?–What

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DealSignal

MAY 31, 2023

Here’s how to manage sales pipeline full when you aren’t getting the support you need from marketing. Your outreach needs to be efficient, so everyone on the sales team should only be focused on the prospects with the most potential to actually convert. That’s not the type of sales activity that will drive pipeline and deals.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 18, 2016

I want to add some much-needed clarity to marketing technology, and Marketing Marvels helps. Welcome to episode number 2, dos, of Marketing Marvels, the show from Convince & Convert Media where I help you discover new marketing technology to improve what you’re doing in your business. Jay: Hey guys, it is Jay Baer.

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ANNUITAS

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

According to the State of Content Marketing Report 2014 Survey Report by LookBook HQ and Oracle Eloqua, marketers are producing a lot of content. The key to writing good content is having a holistic Demand Generation Strategy. Ask your sales team too – just don’t make assumptions. How much content do we create?

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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 26, 2018

Their advice during the keynote panel Let’s Get Real: What Does It Take to Run an Enterprise Publication may help you take on your tough challenges – and maybe even get some sleep. Each team focuses on creating a sustained cadence of editorial content, not white papers, e-books, or other demand-gen pieces. Why this works.

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DealSignal

JANUARY 19, 2021

Your outreach needs to be efficient, so everyone on the sales team should only be focused on the prospects with the most potential to actually convert. That’s not the type of sales activity that will drive pipeline and deals. How to deal with the demand for content. Can they help you find the right content? Collateral?

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KoMarketing Associates

JULY 21, 2015

With these reasons in mind, here are eleven key factors that help influence and improve landing page development for B2B online marketing campaigns. Sales Readiness. Don’t forget classic, more sales-oriented offer communication: Request a Quote. Contact Sales. Sales Readiness. Call to Action / Action Words.

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Vidyard

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Even if a lead has disengaged for a while, truly useful, relevant and personalized content can be used to bring opportunities back to life and help your brand become top of mind when prospects are finally ready to engage or buy. Cetera Financial Group had these types of nurturing goals in mind early in 2014.

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Vidyard

JULY 21, 2017

In this post I’ll share some tips and tricks to help everybody add the special sauce and really amp up their nurturing campaigns. The whole point is to attract new contacts and guide them into the sales funnel. The Top Question about Video in Email Marketing. Tracking & Measuring your campaign.

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

I hadn’t seen the product in a while and was impressed with the UI improvements the Eloqua team has produced. Lastly, new campaign design UI will help shorten the time it takes to get first campaigns up and running. And this is where I think the marketing rubber hits the sales road.

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Vidyard

JULY 15, 2013

Content is proving to be a powerful tool of attraction, but with everything from infographics to white papers to consider including in your marketing mix, why is video your best option? That said, on a very human level, video allows you to establish this emotional connection to influence purchasing decisions and drive sales.

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Hinge Marketing

DECEMBER 29, 2015

It also automatically nurtures prospects until they are qualified and ready to buy, which shortens the sales cycle and decreases the amount of time a business developer spends with each prospect. My sales cycle is too complex and too long for marketing automation. Demand Gen Report ). Time equals money, and that is an ROI.

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SnapApp

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Sales enablement. I do exactly that at my agency, Web Profits by creating content & videos about our core values, beliefs, process and inner workings which helps us show our human side and potential clients feel like they know us. For help, see What Makes People Share Content? That will help humanize them for you.

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