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Why is Inside Sales So Scared of Lead Nurturing?

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Recent studies tell us while the adoption of marketing automation technology continues to gain momentum, fewer than 20 percent of marketing executives say that they are fully integrating the technology into their current sales and marketing initiatives. Marketo sends first follow-up email. Marketo sends second follow-up email.

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8 Questions to Ask Before Investing in Marketing Attribution

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The reasons for this are varied, but many of them center on the quality of the underlying data, and the degree to which information about a particular lead, or opportunity, or closed deal is captured and tracked accurately. A good starting point is a mini data audit, focused on the following questions: * Are you capturing lead sources?

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Sirius Decisions Thinks Websites Will Generate 71% of All B2B Sales Leads by 2015. I Disagree.

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Sirius Decisions wrote an insightful article last week about the acquisition by Marketo of Insightera (a Web personalization platform), and included was the following projection: “By 2015, we expect to see 71 percent of b-to-b organizations’ new inquiries coming via the corporate Web site.”.

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5 Basic Things Every B2B Marketer Needs to Do to Prepare for GDPR

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Failure to comply can result in fines ranging from 10 million Euros ($12 Million US) to 4 percent of a company’s global sales, a number that could reach into the billions for large corporations. Simply cloning your CASL program for EU leads and contacts will give you a great starting point for building out a GDPR program.

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In Defense of Unsolicited Email

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Over at marketing automation firm Marketo , CEO Phil Fernandez just wrote a full-throated rant against the evils of unsolicited email and purchased email lists used indiscriminately: “How does anyone think that these are sensible emails to send to the CEO of a fast-growing public company? In fact, I’d recommend it.

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Accelerating the Pace of Inbound Leads: An Interview with Paul Albright of Captora

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Paul Albright boasts a 30-year track record of success in Silicon Valley, including executive roles at companies such as Marketo, SuccessFactors, NetApp, and Informatica. In the process, we accelerate new leads, at a lower CPL, by engaging conversion-ready buyers before they’ve found your company (or your competitors).

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Segmentation, Social Media Drive Lead Nurturing Success for iDirect

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When marketers embark on a formal lead nurturing strategy, opportunities for process improvement can arise in unexpected ways. That was the experience for iDirect , a leading provider of satellite IP communications based in Herndon, Virginia. All this presents real challenges for both demand generation and lead management.