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

Only B2B

Here’s a breakdown of common challenges and solutions to keep your funnel flowing smoothly: Alignment Between Sales and Marketing: According to Forrester Research, 73% of B2B businesses report challenges aligning marketing and sales on lead qualification. How can we improve lead quality?

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Forrester thinks Content Marketing Isn’t Working – They’re Half Right

The Point

Over at Forrester Research, Vice President Laura Ramos recently talked to Advertising Age (“ Marketers Still Struggling to Get Results from Content Marketing “) about what she perceives as a general lack of return from the investment so many companies are making in content marketing.

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How AI is Changing the Sales Process

InsightSquared

In fact, Gartner reported by the year 2020, AI will become a more integral part of the sales process for up to 30% of companies around the world. With the potential to maximize sales leads, reduce costs, increase sales, and optimize return on investment, AI is soon to become a sales rep’s best friend.

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B2B Marketing Moves During the COVID-19 Crisis

Conductor

According to Google, paid search spend returns only 2x, while, according to a Forrester report , organic search spend with Conductor returns 5-6x. . This is especially true during difficult economic times when businesses aren’t as willing to spend money and are more diligent about choosing a product.

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CMOs fail to go beyond brand awareness on LinkedIn

Biznology

Focusing just on leads causes misaligned goals with sales (leads vs. revenue) and marketing teams optimizing for cost per lead rather than true business growth. Forrester reports that 99% of leads don’t convert, and LinkedIn says 87% of leads don’t convert.

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#10 Best Practices for Effective Lead Nurturing

Valasys

According to Forrester, companies that excel at effective lead nurturing strategies, generate 50% more sales leads. In order to deploy effective lead nurturing campaigns, targeted content can effectively boost the results of your inbound marketing strategy.

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B2B Content Marketing - Less is the New More?

Ambal's Amusings

Instead of bombarding prospects with "too much content" should companies carefully chose 1 or 2 pieces of important content that will educate prospects? One or two pieces of educational content will not likely maintain a prospect’s interest across a longer term buying cycle. Maria Pergolino Recommends.