The Marketing Blender

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

We are continuing our exploration of lead generation, specifically focusing on the reasons why B2B lead generation might not be yielding the desired results. We’re eager to continue our discussion as we delve into the specific challenges that affect the effectiveness of B2B lead generation.

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Lead Generation Optimization Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 52

Stevens & Tate

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

When it comes to building your audience and increasing your sales, there are two strategies that are vital to your success: demand generation and lead generation. Some people think that demand generation is part of lead generation, while others think that lead generation is a part of demand generation.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Lead Generation Demand 71

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 24, 2022

Use Google Analytics to optimize your website. Website optimization is a priority for every marketer and a key marketing tool for any SMB, but especially for those that sell, advertise, and target online. Use Google Analytics to generate free data and performance reports, including: A conversions path report to identify tests.

Small Business Marketing 98

Small Business Marketing Marketing Automation Services Budget Programs Lead Scoring 98

SmartBug Media

JULY 30, 2021

You’ve spent a lot of time and money creating your website, launching content, and even investing in paid advertising to generate leads—but how do you know if it's working? The Value of Lead Tracking in Google Analytics. The flexibility of Google Analytics can be both a blessing and a curse. So what is a tracking URL?

Marketing Analytics Tools 98

Marketing Analytics Tools Analytics Google Lead Scoring 98

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Whether they do it via SEO and content marketing or many other strategies, SaaS B2B lead generation still has a ton of opportunities. If you’re a B2B SaaS marketer considering your 2020 plans, we hope this roundup of best practices for B2B lead generation will be helpful. But does it actually generate leads?

Lead Ranking 140

Lead Ranking Lead Generation Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads 140

Optinmonster

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Are you looking for the best lead generation tools to grow your business? Lead generation is more than just getting people to visit your site. And just like any tough job, lead generation requires the right tools–even for professional marketers. What Is a Lead Generation Software/Tool? Why is this important?

Marketing Automation Services 123

Marketing Automation Services Budget Programs Enterprise Management Work Management 123

Martech

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Getting real with upper-funnel expectations We need to rethink how we approach the early stages of marketing traditionally focused on brand awareness. Up to 90% of buyers have a set of vendors in mind before doing any research, and 90% of them will choose a vendor from the day one list, according to a survey by Bain and Google.

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B2B Marketing Trends B2B Planning 105

Valasys

MAY 22, 2020

To optimize your digital marketing strategies for generating high-quality leads and for withstanding your competitors you need to understand the modern digital landscape, it’s evolution, and transcendence. Understand Why Transcending your Lead Generation Tactics is Important.

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 98

NuSpark Consulting

MAY 16, 2016

Google AdWords continues to expand and improve conversion tracking metrics, and without a full understanding of the data provided, your firm may not be optimized with regard to generating efficient quality leads and sales. Obviously search advertising is a must when the goal is to capture prospects in active research or buying mode.

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sagefrog

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Google’s 2023 update to Google Ads introduced semi-autonomous ad asset creation with Google’s Asset Creation for Performance Max, enabling marketers to generate custom content with minimal prompts. However, in 2024, there’s a shift towards targeting the upper funnel.

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Marketing AI Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing 67

Outbrain

AUGUST 22, 2021

Effective lead generation and startup marketing require smart goals and a clear vision of where you want to be, and how you will get there. Lead Generation Ideas for Startups. Lead generation is a strategy for driving traffic to your product or business. Host a webinar to get new leads.

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Only B2B

JANUARY 9, 2023

Here, you are inverting the conventional sales funnel. To meet the demands of your client persona, you toss out a generic marketing campaign when you “fish with nets,” but you never know what will catch. You could organise a webinar just for marketing custom kayak businesses. Live Events. We simply have to act.

Account Based Marketing 117

Account Based Marketing Planning Sales Qualified Leads Funnel Advertising 117

Oktopost

MARCH 10, 2022

B2B Growth Marketing, Demand Generation, Field Marketing—however you badge it, it’s a numbers game. And that is why until recently, outside paid advertising, I didn’t think of social as a demand generation tool because I didn’t know that you could really measure it. We are here to drive revenue.

Social Media 174

Social Media ROI Media Brand Identity 174

Heinz Marketing

DECEMBER 11, 2020

New contacts feed your sales funnel. Before starting your content marketing strategy, identify your SEO goals to discover topics you would like to write about to improve your Google rankings. One way to determine if you have the right content in play is to perform a content audit and review your sales funnel performance.

Inbound Marketing 139

Inbound Marketing Planning Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics 139

FunnelEnvy

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The rise of AI set off a series of shockwaves in the SEO services industry while handing Google the first serious threat in years to its preeminence. Google’s New SERP and Search Generative Experience (SGE) Google’s new AI search experience, Google Search Generative Experience (SGE), integrates AI into the SERP.

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Paid Content PPC Traffic SEO 62

Albacross

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

When it comes to driving traffic and converting visitors to your site, there are two ways to do this: through lead generation and demand generation. These marketing funnels have been around for a while now and are part of your bigger content marketing strategy. How to utilize lead generation? So, start there.

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The ABM Agency

JANUARY 28, 2021

Demand generation has long been one of the go-to B2B marketing strategies used to increase interest and excitement in a product or service. When executed successfully, a demand generation strategy either creates a market where one doesn’t exist, builds market share, or amplifies brand awareness. What is Demand Generation?

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In a prospect’s path to become a customer, they often engage in a number of digital touchpoints—social media posts, paid advertisements, email promotions, blog posts, webinars, and eBooks to name a few. In fact, studies show it takes an average of 6 to 8 touchpoints to simply generate a lead ( source ). Time-decay attribution.

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Marketing Attribution Multi-Touch Attribution Lead Ranking B2B Marketing 236

NuSpark Consulting

MARCH 9, 2013

Google Analytics, Conversions, and Marketing Measurement. Google Analytics is an amazing tool that can track all types of data related to website usage; from visitor metrics to content metrics and conversion metrics. This is a pure visit to your site, triggered by the Google Analytics tracking code. Webinar/event signups.

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Optinmonster

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Check out our guides on getting traffic from Facebook and using Twitter for lead generation for more actionable tips you can use to spread the word on social media. To implement this growth strategy: Search Google for bloggers that do reviews and lists of products and services like yours Use a tool like Klear to see how influential they are.

Paid Content 84

Paid Content Webinar Metrics Marketing Automation Services Marketing & Strategy 84

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

What techniques and approaches will help you generate a consistent stream of leads this year and beyond? In this blog, I’ll share five simple lead generation methods and the techniques that will help you generate new customers over time. Video marketing has other benefits beyond distribution and traffic generation.

Small Business Marketing 134

Small Business Marketing Paid Content Lead Generation Lead Scoring 134

SmarkLabs

OCTOBER 24, 2019

When you read the term “demand generation,” it sounds like it just means that you’re “generating demand” for your product. While in some ways, that is accurate, there’s a lot more to demand generation than that. Plenty of things you do as a marketer each day fall under the “demand generation” umbrella.

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Sales Cycle Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Top of Funnel 59

KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 29, 2015

Even so, there is often confusion from senior leadership with respect to how PPC works and what the organization is getting from their search engine advertising budget. But it’s not only the monthly spend that matters but how that advertising budget is being managed and appropriated. Google / Bing & MSN / Second Tier Engines?

Adwords 120

Adwords Advertising Agencies Organization Work Management 120

KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 27, 2017

Search engine advertising – or PPC – is not typically associated with account-based marketing. Generally in PPC, we target high value keywords to inform and acquire new customers based on need, specific pain points, or keywords associated with products or services. Products or services tailored to specific buyer needs.

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Paid Content Account Based Marketing Tactics B2B Marketing 120

QuanticMind

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Think back to the last time you registered for a webinar or downloaded an e-book or whitepaper. If that last scenario applies, you were enticed by the company’s direct response marketing—a form of advertising designed specifically to elicit an immediate response from a prospect. Was it recommended to you by a colleague?

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Advertising Agencies Planning Paid Search Agency SMS 74

ClearVoice

JANUARY 26, 2024

Even in mature businesses, it’s tempting to funnel a lot of budget into short-term, paid campaigns for quick wins. As a bonus, leads generated using content versus paid are 6x more likely to convert than other marketing methods, including paid (more on this later). Let’s start with the business brass tacks.

Paid Content 92

Paid Content Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Management 92

Zoominfo

MAY 3, 2020

In a prospect’s path to become a customer, they often engage in numerous digital touchpoints—social media posts, paid advertisements, email promotions, blog posts, webinars, and eBooks to name a few. In fact, studies show it takes an average of 6 to 8 touchpoints to simply generate a lead.

Marketing Attribution 130

Marketing Attribution Multi-Touch Attribution Paid Content Sales Management 130

Oktopost

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Paid media has become a non-negotiable in demand generation. B2B advertising expenditures in the United States totaled $32 billion in 2022, an increase from the $28.9 Paid media refers to advertising channels that require an upfront investment, while earned media is exposure such as press mentions and customer reviews.

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NuSpark Consulting

JANUARY 21, 2012

B2B lead generation and lead management is a complicated process that can’t be detailed all in one book. It’s easier said than done which is why firms like mine exist, to implement proper lead generation tactics that build revenue. Books are listed by funnel category. General B2B Marketing & Lead Generation.

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NetLine

DECEMBER 18, 2023

How to leverage intent data in 8 steps Gone are the days when banner ads on a popular review website could funnel hundreds of leads to your business. On the contrary, today’s buyers are so inundated with paid advertisements and email blasts that they’ve turned a blind eye.

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Intent Data Intent Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profiles 64

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 16, 2020

If you ask most sales and marketing teams what their ultimate goal is, you can pretty much guarantee that they will say it is generating more leads and conversions. And many of them make the mistake of keeping their primary focus on the top of the sales funnel. Well, of course, this is not always necessarily the case.

Lead Ranking 273

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads Account Based Marketing 273

PureB2B

JUNE 9, 2022

A successful, personalized advertising campaign requires data. Using data you collect and analyze to deliver personalized content is a way of advertising directly to potential customers. Another way to gather data for personalization is lead generation. It’s that simple. Incentivize Lead Acquisition.

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NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2011

I thought I’d have fun with this post and attempt to explain key principles of lead generation and inbound marketing in an A-Z glossary format. All activity of the lead generation process needs to be measured via a robust analytics program. D- Demand Generation. F- Funnel Optimization. G- Google.

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Paid Content Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

The Lead Agency

JUNE 7, 2023

Lead nurturing is a powerful B2B marketing strategy for companies to create meaningful connections and drive engagement with customers and prospects at every stage of the sales funnel. As such, it’s important to have a well-developed lead nurturing strategy in place that fosters relationship building alongside your lead generation campaigns.

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Sales Management Lead Nurturing Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 62

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 9, 2020

Google is a governmental body, and they work to improve market outcomes through the application of policies (algorithm updates). . Users will not take the step you’re looking for in the marketing and sales funnel unless you give them a reason to. The search marketing industry is built to run like a macroeconomy. What do I mean by that?

Search Marketing 160

Search Marketing Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Webinar Metrics 160

NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 9, 2012

A quality white paper can one of the most important content marketing vehicles to generate leads within your internet marketing plan. Generate new leads. There are a myriad of methods to promote your white paper, generate interest, and get Google to index them for SEO. Webinars and Slideshare. Now what?

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Paid Content Paper Lead Generation Promotion 100

Vidyard

MAY 18, 2017

Online video content has become the best way to tell your story, but it’s also become the most effective way to generate new leads and to qualify your prospects. So let’s look at how video can help you in each one of these stages of the lead generation life cycle, to generate better results for your demand gen programs.

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Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Video Marketing 63