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8 Surprising B2B Use Cases for Chatbots

The Point

Here are just some of the more creative ways we’re seeing clients use chatbots to increase sales engagement, shorten sales cycles, and drive revenue: 1. Trial & Demo Conversions. Lead Nurturing. Check out our recent Webinar on …”). Events like Webinars are one example. Event Registrations.

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Lead Nurturing Strategy: How to Automate Your Nurture Journey

Conversica

What is lead nurturing? Lead nurturing is the process of developing and reinforcing relationships with buyers at every stage of the sales funnel —from prospects to existing customers. In practice, lead nurturing can range from targeted email marketing and blog posts to product updates and news.

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The Risks of Over-Reliance on Late-Stage Content

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When planning campaigns or designing ads, it’s easy to gravitate towards late-stage content (Webinars, analyst reports, demos, case studies) on the assumption that such offers generate more “qualified” leads. Use of very short-term metrics will almost certainly devalue those leads and the perceived ROI from the program.

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What is Lead Scoring for Marketing and What Are the Benefits?

Act-On

But not entirely unlike when a colleague sends you a link to a gated ebook, you give your contact info to download it, and then get a phone call from a sales rep the same day. You don’t want a demo of their software — you haven’t even had time to read their content yet. Luckily for marketers, lead scoring exists.

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5 Reasons to Gate Lead Nurturing Content

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A client asks: “I notice that you’re recommending we gate our offer content behind landing pages as part of the lead nurturing campaign. Why is that necessary when we already know who these people are? Aren’t we just making it more difficult for people to respond?”. Here’s why: 1. A click is not a response.

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5 Most Common Fails in B2B Search Campaigns

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Add in the fact that B2B sales cycles are typically long and complex (meaning that advertisers may not see ROI for weeks or months), and it becomes clear that thriving in today’s SEM landscape requires getting a lot of things right. Is the offer appropriate for the likely sales stage of the prospect?

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Sales Qualified Lead vs Sales Accepted Lead: Distinguishing Sales-Ready Leads from Potential Sales Leads  

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Sales Accepted Leads (SALs): MQLs that the sales team agrees to investigate further. They may not be sales-ready yet, but the sales team sees potential. Qualification involves calls, needs assessments, or demos to assess budget, authority, timeline, and pain points. How can we improve lead quality?