ANNUITAS

APRIL 21, 2015

By taking a strategic approach in developing a Demand Generation Strategy vs. a tactical approach, marketers can make a bigger impact in their results. Take a look at both the value of a solid Lead Management Architecture and Lead Management Process: Lead Management Architecture- How Qualified is Qualified?

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Customer Experience Matrix

OCTOBER 27, 2008

Over the weekend I completed "Demand Generation vs. Customer Relationship Management", the third in my trio of papers explaining where demand generation systems fit into the larger world of customer management software. While writing the new paper I slightly revised the scope diagram I published last week.

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LeadSloth

AUGUST 17, 2009

Earlier this year I downloaded Silverpop’s lead management workbook , and I planned to write about it. Unfortunately, not enough time… Last week I received a copy of Marketo’s Lead Nurturing workbook. Both books show how you can increase sales by nurturing all leads, from inquiry to opportunity.

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Conversica

JULY 27, 2022

What Is B2B Sales? What Is B2B Sales? Under this economic model, B2B sales are the transactions between two businesses. Under this economic model, B2B sales are the transactions between two businesses. B2B vs B2C Sales. In B2B sales, the customer is another business enterprise. B2B Sales Examples.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Customers are increasingly demanding more from B2B organizations. They no longer want to be treated just as “leads” in your system. This is where an advanced lead generation strategy comes in. At the same time, the goal of lead generation has evolved to meet these changing customer habits. And they have options.

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Tomorrow People

MARCH 8, 2018

It is more time consuming, more demanding and more of a drain on your resources. Content marketing is the approach of fitting your content within a structured and measurable process to create better results in attracting leads and transforming them into customers — and increasing revenue. But what exactly is content marketing?

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Lead Liaison

JUNE 21, 2023

In this article, we’ll examine some older, more generic event lead capture methods typically offered by event organizers, and contrast them with newer, more efficient methods like Lead liaison’s Universal Lead Capture app. This process demands countless work hours that should be spent accomplishing other tasks.

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Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 29, 2009

I have two Webinars and a newly published white paper you might find interesting: Webinar Making the Right Start with Demand Generation , Thursday, April 30, 2:00 p.m. This will discuss preparing for your new demand generation system, including requirements definition, vendor selection, and the initial deployment. Download here.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Effective lead nurturing is crucial to successful b2b marketing. Lead nurturing can help you improve your lead conversions over time. ” “ Lead nurturing will generate an increase in sale opportunities up to 20%. ” “ Lead nurturing can help you build a trusted relationship with your economic buyer.”

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The Point

OCTOBER 15, 2019

If your organization is generating plenty of leads but those initial inquiries aren’t converting to sales qualified leads, meetings, or pipeline, a myriad of things could be at fault: 1) sales follow-up may be sub-standard in either cadence, frequency, or message. 2) lead nurturing. 2) lead nurturing.

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NuSpark Consulting

APRIL 13, 2012

Flow charts were designed on paper with markers and rulers. Then Compuserve and Prodigy … You also had Thomas Register and mailing lists to find leads…. Nowadays there are hundreds and hundreds of online tools and platforms that assist us in generating, converting, and nurturing leads into sales. And a fax machine.

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Vidyard

MAY 18, 2018

Demand creation budgets shrank in 2017, but SiriusDecisions made an interesting discovery: The highest performers beat the competition by spending that limited budget very differently. While average performers bought ads, high-performers leveraged white papers, trade shows, and interactive assets in new and interesting ways.

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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. They let users buy, manage, report on, and optimize display media.

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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. They let users buy, manage, report on, and optimize display media.

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The Point

JULY 14, 2015

In an era when “demand generation” and “content marketing” are virtually synonymous, most B2B sales leads are the result of a prospect downloading or requesting content. The best opportunity for converting raw inquiries to sales-ready status is at the very top of the funnel, immediately upon the prospect expressing interest.

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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. Replacing the relationship-building is more difficult, but demand generation systems can help somewhat by responding appropriately to prospect behaviors.

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markempa

JANUARY 12, 2015

Tweet It’s a new year, and you’re likely kicking off marketing and lead generation programs to drive more new leads for 2015. Most new leads go nowhere. It’s not about more leads; it’s about doing better with the ones you already have. Create a marketing funnel, not just a sales funnel.

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The Point

JULY 21, 2016

Frequently, this is due to a backlog of campaigns and other tactical needs – as soon as the platform is deployed, the company moves immediately into “campaign mode” to address that backlog, and never has the time thereafter to hit “pause” and address the big picture. Not setting up SPF and DKIM. Sending too many emails. Lack of segmentation.

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The Point

JANUARY 27, 2016

Demand Gen Report just published “ Top B2B Marketers Measure Lead Nurturing Effectiveness to Boost Performance ,” a special report in which they address the whys, whats, and how tos of measuring lead nurturing’s true impact. the company is generating the wrong type of leads. increased a massive 75 percent.

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ANNUITAS

APRIL 10, 2014

The continued rise in revenue is indicative of the increased sophistication of the B2B market and the need for marketers to be more strategic in driving demand for their organizations. Taking a tactical versus strategic approach. A white paper is developed and marketing decides to launch a “campaign” around the white paper.

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ViewPoint

AUGUST 11, 2015

Generate Demand. Manage Demand. Generating demand (the easiest chore) can be a money pit, if the results are not guiding the 2-15% of a company’s yearly revenue spend (on marketing). Following the money can be the focus of both the sales and marketing departments. You can give the leads to an outside service.

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PureB2B

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

In one of his papers, Pareto noted that about 80% of the land in Italy belonged to approximately 20% of the country’s total population. Applying it to the business world, the 80/20 rule suggests that 80% of your company sales come from 20% of your customers. The 80/20 Sales Principle. Manage Your Operational Costs.

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Customer Experience Matrix

OCTOBER 20, 2008

One of the first people I told about the new Guide to Demand Generation Systems -- an experienced database marketing consultant, no less -- was receptive to the Guide but asked whether there was any real difference between "demand generation" and "marketing automation" in general.

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NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2011

All activity of the lead generation process needs to be measured via a robust analytics program. Specific dashboards exist to manage each step of the funnel; from prospect attraction to conversion to lead close. D- Demand Generation. F- Funnel Optimization. G- Google. What else can G be?

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Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

But even including that, the first year cost for most of these will be less.) : Manticore Technology : a full-featured demand generation product. See my 2007 blog entry for some information or buy the Raab Guide to Demand Generation Systems for a detailed review. Just kidding.or Pricing starts at $599 per month. [I Read it here.]

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

DECEMBER 8, 2023

However, many companies still use generic tactics that haven’t been relevant in years — leading to disinterested customers frantically searching for the unsubscribe button. Marketing automation has helped businesses shift away from traditional email tactics — generic messages sent to lengthy subscriber lists — and get more personal.

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The Point

OCTOBER 14, 2010

As a Marketo agency partner, I attended along with colleagues from Spear Marketing Group to greet clients, talk shop, and hear how other companies – including Marketo themselves – are putting technology to use in the service of improved lead management. Including the recipient’s company name in subject lines increases response.

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The Point

JULY 23, 2012

In an ideal world, all B2B sales leads would be pre-qualified and ready to buy. One result of that pressure can be a demand for tactical, sales-driven campaigns designed specifically to seek out hot leads, campaigns that lead with so-called “late stage” offers like demos, free trials, or even price discounts.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 3, 2009

Second of three posts on demand generation interfaces.) Marketbright uses the two-level approach that I consider an industry best practice: users can build simple linear campaigns with a wizard-driven interface, and embed these in a Visio-style flow chart to manage flows across campaigns. Happily, both reps handled the situation well.

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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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Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

This paper contains step-by-step instructions for building a business case and even a link to a slide deck you can use as a template. The Heart of Growing Conversion Rates," 2008): Best in Class Average % higher Inquires to Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) nearly 10% 3.9% If anyone else cares to expand on this list, even better.

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The Point

AUGUST 25, 2015

It’s important to recognize that content syndication leads are not like most sales leads. When someone registers to download a white paper or podcast or case study about the business challenge that your product solves, he or she is expressing an interest in that topic, not necessarily in your product.

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ANNUITAS

MARCH 11, 2014

I posed a few questions at the end of the post — is a Marketing Technologist role really the approach we should be taking to managing marketing’s growing investment in technology? Should it be strategically managed across marketing, IT, and the C-Suite? Should the marketing technology stack be led across the business?

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The Point

JUNE 29, 2009

Here’s an interesting post by Mike Damphousse of Green Leads that I found through Funnelholic (thanks Craig) on how lead nurturing impacts the effectiveness of calling campaigns designed to secure qualified sales appointments.

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Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 5, 2009

Demand generation systems are in that second stage. CEO and co-founder Brian Giese had extensive experience in business sales and marketing and with existing demand generation systems when he began developing True Influence two years ago. These are not yet standard features on most demand generation products.

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NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Consider these as the stepping stones for optimal business growth by aligning marketing & sales, and developing a content strategy designed to generate leads and nurture them into sales. Process: Set your lead generation campaign goals. How many qualified leads. Cost-per-lead. Revenue-per-lead.

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Lead Liaison

JUNE 6, 2019

A successful sale is but the last piece of the puzzle that is the sales process. To achieve this crucial goal, you need to ensure that the various steps leading up to it are completed in an efficient and effective manner. Sales prospecting is key among these steps and this article will tell you how you can nail it.

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