markempa

AUGUST 11, 2005

« Two new reports on marketing and lead generation | Main | Combine Your Cold Calling Efforts With Email Marketing » Lead Generation via white papers and webinars MarketingSherpa published a great article today on how Redhats Director of Marketing Communications, Chris Grams, broke the rules for distributing white papers and webinars.

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markempa

JULY 21, 2005

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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markempa

JANUARY 25, 2006

« The Lead Generation Advantage for Small Businesses | Main | The halo effect and lead generation » Podcasts vs. Webinars which is better? An interesting conversation started on podcasts vs. webinars at the Church of the Customer Blog. I use podcasts and they are no doubt more “buzz” worthy than webinars.

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markempa

MAY 4, 2005

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Evans, contributing writers for MarketingProfs.com.

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markempa

JULY 11, 2005

" The key is to look at why are we measuring our marketing ROI in the first place? Relying on just on the tactics that are easy to measure such as tele-prospecting , webinars , website logs , email campaigns while not measuring ROI for public relations and branding is not being fully accountable. It’s al.

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2007

« 7 Tips to Improve Sales Follow-up & Close More Leads | Main | Content ideas for lead nurturing and tactics to use » Webcast: Closed-Loop Lead Generation & Management Join me for a complimentary webinar on how to " Achieve a Closed-Loop System for Lead Generation and Management."

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markempa

NOVEMBER 1, 2006

In this month’s issue of Target Marketing , I wrote the cover article on " What’s a Lead? " There, I offer the most important steps that marketing and sales alike, need to take to end their “tug of war” to improve ROI. Read Target Marketing: What’s a Lead? Read Target Marketing: What’s a Lead?

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

I’ll be speaking on “Blogging, Podcasting, Speaking Gigs, & Book Authorship: How to Generate Leads and Measure ROI as an Authority.” Some of the other topics include: New B-to-B Search Marketing; Maximizing White Papers, Ezines Webinars & Podcasts; Marketing to Fortune 500; Video, Viral & Web 2.0

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markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

Sherpas data shows that more decision makers (not just influencers) are attending webinars and watching archived events. This indicates the importance of relevant educational events and online content for lead generation. This indicates the importance of relevant educational events and online content for lead generation.

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markempa

MAY 24, 2005

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. My team wasnt fast but we had a great coach.

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markempa

AUGUST 23, 2006

Early-stage leads - those who are not ready to speak to a sales person yet – can be developed further with an effective lead nurturing program. Do you qualify leads before sending them to your sales team? So dont pass white paper inquiries to your sales people until theyre more rigorously qualified as sales-ready leads.

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2005

« Closing the loop to improve lead generation performance | Main | Using thought leader content as a lead generation tool » Process Mapping is an essential step to measuring Lead generation ROI Its been well documented that quality of collaboration between sales and marketing directly impacts ROI.

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markempa

OCTOBER 31, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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markempa

OCTOBER 17, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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markempa

MAY 8, 2007

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. « On Lead Nurturing: Looking for a "hot" date?

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2007

June 08, 2007 | Permalink Technorati Tags : Brian Carroll , David Meerman Scott , Marketing , New Rules , PR FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext.

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markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

Invite people to attend events such as: trade shows, live seminars, webinars, webcasts, executive briefings, workshops, conferences, road shows, speaking engagements and on demand events. Here are some online examples such as: blog posts, podcasts, vidcasts, webinars, e-books, personalized microsites, wikis, and other multimedia.

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markempa

AUGUST 24, 2007

It promised to deliver better ROI measurement for their marketing campaigns. I could hear his frustration when he said, "But we are still unable to close-the-loop and measure ROI on most of the sales leads we pass to sales." It promised to deliver better ROI measurement for their marketing campaigns.

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markempa

AUGUST 11, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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markempa

OCTOBER 17, 2006

Lead nurturing Role of the ideal customer profile Read the interview transcript FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext.

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markempa

MAY 24, 2006

« Podcast: The Innovative Marketer | Main | Lead Generation for the Complex Sale on wsRadio.com » Book Cover and Advanced Praise for Lead Generation for the Complex Sale Were quickly approaching the official release of my book, Lead Generation for the C omplex Sale : Boost the Quality and Quantity of Leads to Increase Your ROI.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Sixty-one percent of marketers surveyed for the study said there is “some” cooperation between the two departments when establishing metrics and methodologies for measuring marketing ROI, while only 22% said there was “full” cooperation." " Each discipline is vital to the success of the company and they must work together as team.

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markempa

AUGUST 14, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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markempa

AUGUST 15, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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markempa

JULY 28, 2006

Their results show that thought-leading content thats educational in nature performed best as a call to action. In addition to webinars, this data shows that blogs and podcasts are evolving into key elements of the B2B marketers lead generation toolkit. They conducted their third annual study of business technology marketing.

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markempa

MARCH 6, 2006

Well meaning marketers can ruin their lead generation results by rushing an unqualified list of tradeshow attendees to their sales team. After doing numerous lead qualification programs , we have found 5% to 15% of trade show inquiries are truly sales ready leads. " I agree. " I agree.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. " Listen to podcast now (MP3 35:56 min 24.68

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

Reconnecting with past customers and leads. Centralizing leads for profiling and scoring. Driving seminar and webinar attendance. To use the phone as an effective lead generation strategy, consider creating a specialized teleprospecting function within the marketing group. Appending data and information.

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markempa

APRIL 5, 2007

Whats the impact of podcasting on your demand generation efforts and how to you measure ROI? FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. How has podcasting helped you establish and reinforce your thought leadership platform?

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markempa

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

MB) FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. Listen to podcast now (MP3 24 min 5.51

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markempa

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

BtoBonline:E-mail, telemarketing garner highest direct marketing response rates FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

MarketingProfs.com: Five Proven Ways to Waste Money With Pay-per-Click Advertising FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext.

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markempa

AUGUST 18, 2006

Read BtoBOnline.com: A summer bundle of marketing books FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext.

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markempa

AUGUST 30, 2007

Download your copy FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext.

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markempa

APRIL 19, 2007

Show Notes Where podcasting fits in the multimodal lead generation portfolio How podcasting helps establish and reinforce thought leadership Where podcasts can help your lead generation ROI Why podcasts are perfect for lead nurturing (I was flattered to learn that Paul found inspiration in my book to develop his strategy.)

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markempa

AUGUST 22, 2007

FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext.

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markempa

OCTOBER 6, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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