Industrial Marketing Today

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Here’s the shocking reality of B2B lead generation – 79% of marketing leads never convert into sales opportunities. Source: Marketing Sherpa/ KnowledgeStorm). B2B marketing and lead generation experts point to a lack of lead nurturing as the primary cause of this poor performance.

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Ambal's Amusings

JANUARY 21, 2010

Yes, getting those leads into the sale pipeline. We have invited B2B Experts to shed light on the following question: " What is the biggest roadblock to converting marketing leads into the sales pipeline? How do marketers overcome this roadblock? Blog Marketing Interactions Twitter Ardath421. Ardath Albee.

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Ambal's Amusings

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Measuring ROI on content marketing is not straightforward; that is why most firms put measurement on the back burner. We asked our panel of B2B marketing experts "How can B2B marketers measure return on investment (leads generated, market awareness etc) for the money/effort spent on creating and marketing content?

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Ambal's Amusings

JULY 22, 2010

Ardath’s book, eMarketing Strategies for the Complex Sale is now shipping! Managing your messaging and brand consistency across marketing execution means that all of your tactics must be included in your overall marketing strategy. Recommended Resources from B2B Marketing Experts. Marketing Edge podcast.

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Ambal's Amusings

MAY 27, 2010

Ardath’s book, eMarketing Strategies for the Complex Sale is now shipping! When planning for content creation, B2B marketers need to take into account the information buyers need at different stages of the buying process. However, streaming lead generation today happens best via content-based marketing.

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Ambal's Amusings

AUGUST 27, 2010

Ardath’s book, eMarketing Strategies for the Complex Sale is now shipping! Tom Pick is an online marketing executive with KC Associates , a marketing and PR firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota, focused on B2B technology clients. Recommended Resources from B2B Marketing Experts. Ardath Albee's blog Marketing Interactions.

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Ambal's Amusings

APRIL 29, 2010

Ardath’s book, eMarketing Strategies for the Complex Sale is now shipping! Lead generation requires that a prospect become motivated enough to fill out a form and give you at least some information about themselves. Content is the fuel for marketing programs. Lead generating content: (Gated, email required).

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