The Point

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

In a recent post , the folks over at Silicon Angle applied their usual insightful analysis to the results of an industry survey by marketing automation company Pardot , a survey that reports fully 42 percent of respondents (all B2B Marketers) have failed to generate any leads from their social media campaigns. Here they are, in a nutshell: 1.

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Social Media Demand Generation Agencies Media Leads 100

The Point

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

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.

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Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 100

The Point

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Additionally, we’ll see Account-Based Marketing (ABM) move on a path toward ubiquity, eventually morphing into use case strategies, tactics and best practices analogous to demand generation, inbound marketing, lead generation, and lead nurturing.”. – Tom Meriam, Vice President, Business Development.

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Demand Ideal Customer Profiles Demand Generation Agencies Account Based Marketing 222

The Point

JANUARY 17, 2019

Some years ago, our firm conducted a lead management audit for a technology client who was struggling to convert raw, inbound inquiries into sales qualified leads. During the audit, it became quickly apparent that one of the major issues was at the very front end of the lead qualification process. Click To Tweet.

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Sales Qualified Leads Tips Lead Nurturing Multi-Channel 168

The Point

JANUARY 19, 2021

These will become incorporated into lead and account scoring, perhaps as criteria for what can become an MQL. Leads will need to pass “credit worthiness” before a closed/won is accepted. “B2B lead conversion rates are hovering around 2%, meaning that 98% of traffic (paid and earned) isn’t converting.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Lead Ranking 147

The Point

APRIL 26, 2018

I asked Charles Crnoevich, Head at Partnerships at Bombora , the leading provider of B2B intent data, to shed some light on where, when, and for whom intent data holds the most promise. (HS) This leads to a much longer decision-making process and more opportunity for B2B marketers to influence their buyers over time. But is that real?

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Intent Data Intent Bombora Account Based Marketing 209

The Point

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

At our agency , we’re seeing great results across a broad swath of clients from LinkedIn Sponsored Updates in particular, at a cost per lead similar to, or sometimes better than, traditional search marketing. The result is fewer unqualified leads from people who would never buy your product.

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Paid Search Agency Linkedin Demand Generation Agencies Ads 187

The Point

MAY 28, 2019

The most common use case quoted for chatbots in a B2B context is increasing the rate at which Web visitors convert to actionable sales leads. Consider these other possibilities: * Asking qualifying questions as a way of informing lead scores or preventing unqualified leads from entering the funnel and eating up sales resources. *

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Top of Funnel 127

The Point

JUNE 26, 2013

Some would argue: no, especially if those who register are net new leads, where the real value is simply getting the person to sign up in the first place. Anecdotally, our experience is that the difference in lead quality between Webinar registrants who show up on the day, and those who don’t, can be minimal at best. Comments welcome.

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Webinar Metrics B2B Thought Leadership Lead Nurturing Telemarketing 100

The Point

MARCH 7, 2019

More broadly, however, it’s online media that are being implemented alongside email, particularly channels like LinkedIn, Facebook, Google and programmatic platforms like ListenLoop through which companies can target online ads to members of a specific email list. These have particular application in lead nurturing and customer marketing.

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Deliverability Account Based Marketing ABM Demand Generation Agencies 150

The Point

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

billion active users, Facebook offers a unique and compelling platform for reaching the world’s consumers. But what’s the best way to get the most from your Facebook advertising investment?”. In fact, BounceX doesn’t even try to convince me that Facebook advertising is difficult, or complex, or tough to manage without their advice.

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Email Campaigns Campaigns B2B Advertising Agencies 100

The Point

MARCH 29, 2012

Capturing new subscribers is one of the most efficient ways to convert random visitors into loyal readers that you can nurture over time and eventually turn into actionable sales leads. If you post blog content to your Facebook or LinkedIn or Google Plus page, add those also. Offer downloadable content. Share this blog!

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RSS Paper Case Study Case Studies 100

The Point

AUGUST 18, 2011

You can minimize the number of people who veer from the path you’ve chosen for them by: 1) offering a clear, compelling, singular call to action (with no distracting options (“contact us”) or links to Facebook), and. The registration won’t tally as a lead from the campaign, but it’s a lead nonetheless.

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Landing Pages Marketing Websites Campaigns Demand Generation 100

The Point

OCTOBER 14, 2010

As a Marketo agency partner, I attended along with colleagues from Spear Marketing Group to greet clients, talk shop, and hear how other companies – including Marketo themselves – are putting technology to use in the service of improved lead management. Including the recipient’s company name in subject lines increases response.

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Marketo Impressions Demand Generation Agencies Lead Nurturing 100

The Point

JUNE 27, 2012

But when lead generation, lead nurturing , customer marketing and social media programs all require a constant feeding of new, compelling content, what do you do when the pace of new programs outstrips your ability to generate that content? For today’s B2B marketer, content is the fuel that feeds the demand generation engine.

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Campaigns Peer-to-peer Lead Nurturing Paper 100

The Point

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Facebook dominates amongst social networks, but again, this could be due to the report’s B2C bias. Test multiple icons ( Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn ) vs. All-in-one icons ( AddThis ). Test links in landing pages, thank you pages, fulfillment emails, even lead nurturing campaigns. Test emails with and without social links.

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Landing Pages Demand Generation Lead Nurturing Click Rate 100

The Point

APRIL 30, 2013

Josh’s argument is that search engines are no longer the only channels to offer keyword advertising, and that Twitter and Facebook in particular are now enabling advertisers to reach buyers in the act of expressing interest in a particular topic, trend or product. Call it lead nurturing. Call it content marketing.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Top of Funnel 100

The Point

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Think Google AdWords, paid social advertising on LinkedIn and Facebook, Content Syndication , account-targeted display ads. Instead, the most effective B2B demand generation today is an integrated mix of yes: targeted, outbound campaigns, but with a foundation of “always on” inbound marketing.

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Account Based Marketing Demand Generation Agencies ABM Paid Social Agency 127

The Point

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Except awareness and thought leadership represent only a fraction of the potential return from social media, and in fact (I would argue) place well behind the windfall that social media makes possible in the areas of lead generation and lead nurturing. expand company’s leads database and community of followers.

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Demand Generation Agencies PR Social Media Paid Search Agency 100

The Point

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

In fact, email newsletters can be a critical part of an ongoing lead nurturing strategy. It allows for greater flexibility in how people choose to subscribe: via email, Twitter, RSS, or Facebook. The demise of email newsletters as an effective B2B marketing tactic has been, to paraphrase Mr. Twain, grossly exaggerated.

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Newsletter Tips Paid Search Agency Ad Frequency 100

The Point

JUNE 1, 2010

The Facebook game Farmville has (at last count) more than 30 million active daily users. We’ve built a game for a leading hotel chain to communicate new upgrades at the hotel’s properties to travel agents, along with a call to action to enter a sweepstakes. Build traffic, members, and recommendations for a Facebook fan page.

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Advertising Agencies Demand Generation Agencies B2B Marketing B2B 100

The Point

JULY 12, 2013

Here, Silverpop includes top navigation (Facebook, Twitter, Website) and a footer with contact information, more links back to the main Website, and yet more social links. Presenting any opportunity to do otherwise is a distraction from the primary call to action, and almost guaranteed to lower response.

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Webinar Metrics Demand Generation Design Email Marketing 100

The Point

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Enter the good people at Metadata.io , who analyzed nearly $15 million in customer ad spend on LinkedIn and Facebook to generate a compelling benchmark report covering everything from click-through rate (CTR) to cost per lead (CPL). It shows the most common calls to action (CTAs) used in LinkedIn ads designed for lead generation. .

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Linkedin Cost per Lead Paid Search Agency Ads 130

The Point

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

This bias leads to an inevitable over-inflation of the mean results. (It The data contained in the report were extracted by analyzing more than 62 million Website visits, 215 million page views, and 350,000 leads from more than 600 Optify customers. Optify’s customers are primarily small- to mid-size companies.).

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Advertising Benchmark Paid Search Agency Marketing Report Demand Generation Agencies 100

The Point

AUGUST 6, 2012

Social media used to mean launching a blog, or designing a corporate Facebook page. Now it’s about how to extend the reach of every campaign, from demand generation to lead nurturing to customer communications. For one, social muddies the waters when it comes to tracking lead source. (If

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Marketo Social Marketing Peer-to-peer Demand Generation Agencies 100

The Point

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Before you get started, check out this infographic (adapted from an earlier post ) for handy tips on how to make the most from advertising on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Looking to include social media advertising as part of your demand generation mix in the new year? Which social media platform makes most sense for your business?

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