The Point

JANUARY 23, 2018

Inevitably, this short-term outlook trickles down to a company’s demand generation strategy. Here’s why: * Many tech products are first of breed solutions and/or of a complexity that demands a more long-term, consultative selling process. This requires a constant re-loading of the sales funnel with new, expensive leads.

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Sales Management Sales Qualified Leads Demand Generation Agencies Lead Scoring 253

NuSpark Consulting

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Understanding the differences between demand generation, lead generation and inbound marketing is paramount for business leaders to make logical decisions about where best to apply marketing dollars. The inbound process is viewed as much more targeted and effective than the old “spray and pray” methods of marketing used in the past.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Inbound Marketing Lead Generation 206

KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 17, 2017

According to the “B2B Content Marketing 2018: Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends—North America” report, 71 percent of today’s B2B marketers leverage ebooks/white papers for content marketing purposes. When selecting a white paper topic, make sure it aligns with your overall marketing strategy. Outline, Write, and Edit.

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Paper Promotion B2B Marketing Top of Funnel 120

Zoominfo

AUGUST 5, 2021

Among many takeaways — about sales enablement , forecasting , hiring , and more — one thing was certain: Sales has changed a lot since the pandemic began. Our research suggests that the events of 2020 have made SaaS customers more demanding than ever. It’s about helping your sales organization do what they do best.

Top of Funnel 130

Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics Work Management Marketing Automation Services 130

KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 7, 2021

A few B2B marketing strategies did particularly well in 2020, and demand generation was one of them. For the marketers who were able to pivot quickly, many B2B demand generation best practices helped to ease the pain of 2020. So B2B demand generation has gained influence thanks to the pandemic. The data bears this out.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Marketing Budget 236

Webbiquity

MARCH 17, 2017

What is a Sales Funnel? Sales funnels are everywhere. Prospective purchasers don’t see the funnel, but rather an interactive brand, an awesome product, or the long awaited solution they need. This is the power of a sales funnel that’s ultimately designed to get sales.

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Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Digital Marketing Funnels Landing Pages 243

The Point

JULY 1, 2019

For the last decade or more, it’s been an accepted principle – almost a key tenet – of B2B demand generation that business buyers don’t want to talk to a sales rep until the last possible moment. It’s why, for example, we marketers have assumed control for more and more of the lead funnel. Sales Alerts.

B2B Sales 124

B2B Sales Demand Generation Agencies Top of Funnel Lead Scoring 124

FunnelEnvy

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Their initial impression, shaped by your B2B SaaS landing pages, determines whether they become a lead or bounce away. They are part of strategic SaaS marketing campaigns that understand the different stages of the sales funnel. Slow pages lead to an increased bounce rate. Frictionless Lead Capture.

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Landing Pages Top of Funnel Practices Demand 62

ClearVoice

DECEMBER 19, 2023

What is demand generation? Demand generation is a marketing strategy that marries your sales and marketing teams through initiatives designed to generate interest in your product or service (read: demand) and ultimately convert leads into customers. Why is demand generation important?

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation 52

The Point

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

I was left a voicemail earlier this week by a sales rep that I talked to (briefly) about 6 months ago. As a sales professional or as a marketer, if you engage with a qualified prospect and that prospect doesn’t convert immediately to an opportunity, there’s every reason to stay in touch with that individual over time.

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Lead Nurturing Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 224

ANNUITAS

AUGUST 19, 2014

Take a look at an excerpt from a Leadspace Radio via Sales Lead Management Association with Carlos Hidalgo , CEO and founder of ANNUITAS. ” Carlos Hidalgo : “We can’t just focus on a piece of the funnel. First of all, we have to understand that the funnel isn’t a buying process.

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Top of Funnel Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

Zoominfo

AUGUST 5, 2021

Among many takeaways — about sales enablement , forecasting , hiring , and more — one thing was certain: Sales has changed a lot since the pandemic began. Our research suggests that the events of 2020 have made SaaS customers more demanding than ever. It’s about helping your sales organization do what they do best.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics Work Management Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 25, 2020

Unlike yesterday’s robocalls or email blasts, today’s sales automation all boils down to personalization. With the aid of today’s sales automation software, you can learn which salesperson is the best fit for each customer and assign them automatically. Taking a silo-free approach to sales automation can also boost revenue.

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Automation Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 271

SmartBug Media

JUNE 16, 2020

“How do you understand the difference between lead generation vs demand generation?”. I posed this question to four different friends who work in various spheres of marketing, and here are the responses I got: “Demand generation is part of lead generation.”. Lead generation is part of demand generation.”.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Lead Generation Paid Content 104

ClearVoice

APRIL 19, 2021

What is demand generation? Demand generation encompasses a wide range of sales and marketing initiatives designed to develop interest in a company’s products or services and convert leads into customers. But, those aren’t necessarily the leads that will turn into customers for marketers such as yourself.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand CMS Development 94

The Point

APRIL 22, 2020

I posted recently on LinkedIn that, in the current climate, leads from content syndication and other CPL programs may be an ideal replacement for lost trade shows and other events, and indeed can be an effective way to stay engaged in the marketplace at a time when many buyers are laying low. Quality content = quality leads.

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Lead Scoring Lead Ranking CPL Cost per Lead 162

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

You are regularly creating content to get traffic and conversions, but is it really turning into the lead and email list numbers that you or your executives are expecting? Require an email address or contact information for big pieces of content, like ebooks and white papers. Gathering Leads for Sales.

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Sales Qualified Leads Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics Lead Scoring 152

Only B2B

JANUARY 27, 2022

Lead generation is an important aspect of client acquisition. You’ve definitely heard of lead generation and how entrepreneurs and marketers are all over it, maximizing its power and tailoring it to your exact specifications. But how much do you know about B2B lead generation and its potential to redefine the term entirely?

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Lead Generation Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 117

Sales Engine

JANUARY 11, 2017

As a marketing leader, have you been tasked with building a demand generation program designed to funnel leads to salespeople? For most B2B companies with a complex, relationship based selling process, a demand generation program that provides actionable sales intelligence is one of the best options at their disposal.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Budget Programs Demand 136

The Point

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

For a long time, “ lead nurturing ” was thought of as something you did with the leads that sales didn’t want. The theory was: leads come in, the sales team gets the hot ones, and the rest go to lead nurturing. Today, of course, a comprehensive lead nurturing strategy is much more than that.

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Lead Nurturing Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 100

DemandBase

MAY 7, 2020

Dear Sales Friend, Once, It was all about the form fill for lead generation. My entire universe once revolved around “the lead.” That’s when I was a sales rep years ago. Back then, sales reps lived and died by the lead. Sadly, for many sales reps, it’s still the case.

Sales Qualified Leads 101

Sales Qualified Leads Top of Funnel Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 101

PureB2B

MAY 19, 2022

Using LinkedIn for lead generation has become a staple of B2B marketing. Despite this, many businesses fail to use LinkedIn to its full potential simply because their lead generation tactics are flawed, rendering them ineffective. Why You Need LinkedIn Lead Generation. It’s Packed with B2B Lead Data.

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Lead Generation Linkedin Tactics Sales Qualified Leads 62

SnapApp

JANUARY 24, 2019

Finding quality leads is often easier said than done. Both sales and marketing want their pipelines to be overflowing with leads at all times, and more importantly, they want the right leads that are most likely to convert into revenue-generating customers. And prospects are feeling the pressure too.

Top of Funnel 111

Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads High Quality Lead Personalization 111

The Point

MAY 17, 2021

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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Marketing Management Paid Search Agency Buying Cycle Demand Generation Agencies 207

ViewPoint

MARCH 19, 2018

It’s no longer enough, she realized, to just take the CRM or marketing automation system stats and determine where to spend the company’s growing marketing budget in order to find qualified leads and buyers. She now has a quota for raw inquiries, qualified leads, and revenue by product tied to marketing campaigns and various website stats.

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Marketing Management Analytics Budget Programs Marketing Automation Services 197

markempa

AUGUST 30, 2011

Tweet Longer selling cycles and stalled deals are impeding sales funnels everywhere. Use these three practices to convert more leads into revenue: Use Funnel-Specific Market Research. Use this kind of information to improve white papers, case studies, webinars, or other specific marketing outputs.

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Sales Management Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Ranking 120

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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Sales Qualified Leads Work Management Marketing Management Account Based Marketing 138

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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Lead Generation Lead Ranking Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Scoring 174

ANNUITAS

JANUARY 21, 2016

Tactical marketers are everywhere – cloaked in their favorite colors from the branding guidelines, blasting the database while crouched behind a promising mission statement. The problem with being a tactical marketer is that it doesn’t typically drive perpetual revenue. What is your conversion rate at each lead management stage?

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Tactics Top of Funnel Demand Generation Buyer Personas 100

The Point

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In uncertain economic times, Market Development Funds (MDF) can be a precious resource for channel partners (resellers, distributors, ISVs) looking for budget to fund sales and marketing activity. For some, it may be the hassle of navigating an onerous MDF approval process. Why are channel partners leaving so much money on the table?

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Demand Generation Agencies Advertising Agencies CMS Development Work Management 147

The Point

JULY 17, 2017

Demand Gen Report has published the results of this year’s “B2B Buyer’s Survey,” and the trends identified merit close attention for those marketers involved in B2B demand generation and content development. The 7 th Annual B2B Buyer’s Survey polled 283 B2B C-level executives, VPs and Directors and is published by Demand Gen Report.

Paid Search Agency 241

Paid Search Agency Demand Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer 241

Martech

AUGUST 22, 2023

These industrial pumps are used in various industries that involve fluid handling, like chemicals, water management, aquariums, mining, pulp and paper, pharmaceuticals, steel, circuit boards, electronics and food and beverage. The accompanying webform provides the information the sales team needs for follow-up.

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Case Studies Case Study Studies Buy 82

Sana Commerce

AUGUST 24, 2023

For B2B businesses that sell online, e-commerce returns management is a crucial component of the customer experience. A poor returns process can tarnish your business’s reputation and erode trust with valuable clients, not to mention lead to profit losses, inventory mismanagement, and increased operational costs.

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Optimization Customer Satisfaction B2B Terms and Conditions 98

Heinz Marketing

MAY 12, 2021

Numerous studies have shown that sales and marketing alignment leads to increased revenue, improved campaign performance, better win rates, and improved customer retention. A key benefit of sales and marketing alignment is improved communication of important data and insight across teams and functions throughout the organization.

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Top of Funnel Planning Case Studies Marketing Funnels 117

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. The reason?

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Sales Qualified Leads Top of Funnel High Quality Lead Marketing Qualified Leads 50

Brandpoint

MAY 18, 2020

In today’s digitally focused business environment, it’s more important than ever for sales and marketing departments to work together to create content and collateral that’s effective in driving sales. The new reality is that sales and marketing are continuously and increasingly integrated.

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Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Planning Work Management 149

The Point

APRIL 19, 2017

The best demand generation campaigns start with content that your prospects want. No one question will help you create content that drives quality leads – leads that convert more readily to pipeline and revenue – more than this one. Is it aligned with where your audience is in the purchase process?

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Top of Funnel Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Paper 214