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| Page 1 of 2 | Previous | Next | THE POINT APRIL 30, 2013 Branding is Not Demand Generation. Stop Pretending That It Is. Demand generation is hot. It’s why demand generation managers are suddenly as common as, well, marcom directors. It’s why systems consultants are reinventing themselves as “demand generation agencies.” As a demand generation marketer, however, I have an issue when brand marketers start to muscle in our turf. All demand generation is about measurable response. | THE POINT DECEMBER 14, 2012 How Much Of My Demand Generation Budget Should I Be Spending On Lead Nurturing? One of the most frequent questions we’re hearing from clients during this planning season pertains to the balance between pure lead generation on the one hand, and lead nurturing on the other. Specifically, the question is: How much of our total demand generation budget should we spend on generating net new leads, and how much should we spend on converting the leads we have? | | | | | | | THE POINT DECEMBER 18, 2012 3 Models for Gating Lead Generation Content on Your Website Ask a group of B2B marketers whether their Websites’ lead generation content (white papers, archived Webinars, case studies, videos, etc.) Here are 3 models to consider when making the decision on how to serve up lead generation content on your Website: The “Free for All” Model. B2B Marketing Content marketing Demand Generation Landing Pages lead generation Offer Strategy Sales 2.0 | THE POINT NOVEMBER 16, 2012 Has Content Marketing Made Branding Obsolete? What makes branding even more irrelevant for most B2B companies today is the very nature of modern demand generation : namely, content marketing. If generating leads depended even in small part on how consumers felt about your company, branding might have a role to play. But successful demand generation today has little to do with your company, and much more to do with your content. | THE POINT JULY 13, 2012 Do Lead Nurturing Campaigns Always Need an Offer? Is lead nurturing always about generating measurable response, increasing lead scores, progressive profiling, and moving leads to sales? B2B Marketing Campaign Strategy Content marketing Database Marketing Demand Generation email marketing Lead Management Lead Nurturing Marketing Automation Marketo Jon Miller lead nurturing strategy lead nurturing tips marketo Marketo best practices Marketo lead nurturing Marketo partnerIn my last post , I talked about creative campaign ideas for when you have no content to offer. But maybe that’s just me. Occasionally? Not so much.”. | THE POINT JUNE 27, 2012 5 Campaign Ideas for When You Have No Content For today’s B2B marketer, content is the fuel that feeds the demand generation engine. 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? Answer: you get creative. Run a survey. | | | | | | | | | -
THE POINT | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2012 Top 10 Tips for Better Email Templates B2B Marketing Creative Demand Generation E-mail email design email marketing Graphic Design Marketo Uncategorized email best practices email templates marketo Marketo email templates marketo landing pages Marketo partner Marketo templatesThe success of an email campaign depends on a number of variables, chief amongst them the quality of your list and the attractiveness of the offer. But one other element plays a key role even before you write one word of copy: the design template. Here then are some tips to keep in mind when designing templates for your email campaigns: 1. Use sidebars. MORE >> -
THE POINT | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012 7 Tips for a Successful PPC Landing Page ” B2B Marketing Demand Generation Inbound marketing Landing Pages lead generation search marketing SEM landing page design marketo landing pages ppc best practices ppc landing pages sem landing pagesWhere do most paid search (PPC) campaigns succeed or fail? Though it’s typical for marketers to invest more time and legwork in the mechanics of search (keywords, bid strategy, campaign structure), I’d argue that the majority of PPC campaigns are won or lost at the close: the landing page. The rewards from making even slight improvements to your PPC landing pages can be dramatic. MORE >> -
THE POINT | MONDAY, JULY 23, 2012 Why Chasing Hot Leads is a Bad Idea This cold, hard reality: that hot leads will only ever be a subset of the total universe of potential prospects – means that feeding sales a constant stream of qualified leads requires a demand generation strategy that focuses on 1) reaching potential customers at every stage of the selling cycle, and then 2) employing systematic lead nurturing to move those prospects towards sales-readiness. In addition, response rates from tactical campaigns are likely to be much lower — for the reasons outlined above — so companies need to spend more money to generate relatively few opportunities. MORE >> -
THE POINT | MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2012 Think Your Inside Sales Team Has it Covered? Think Again. Marketing automation systems can even generate sales alerts so hot leads get moved immediately to the front of the queue. It’s enough to make a demand generation marketer weep. I’ve made the case previously in this space how one of the easiest way to gain a quick return from any investment in marketing automation is to apply the technology towards more efficient and systematic follow-up to inbound leads. And yet, I’m finding in the course of our firm’s work that many companies don’t consider lead follow-up a priority. Big mistake. Multiple dials or emails isn’t enough. MORE >> -
THE POINT | FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012 5 Best Practices You Can Borrow From This Email Campaign It’s not perfect by any stretch (the copy could use some improvement – more on that later) but many of the techniques on display are simple, straightforward best practices you can easily apply to your next lead generation campaign. These days, it’s not enough to generate leads and then just throw them into some generic, one-size-fits all, lead follow-up process. B2B Marketing Content marketing email design email marketing Graphic Design Interactive Design Landing Pages Lead Nurturing Marketing Automation b2b demand generation InfusionsoftMake the offer look like an offer. MORE >>
- Key to Marketing Automation Success: Process First, then Campaigns THE POINT | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
- 5 Ways To Incorporate Direct Mail Into Your Marketing Mix THE POINT | TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2010
- 21 Tips & Other Impressions from the Marketo User Summit THE POINT | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2010
- The New B2B Buyer Dialog: A Conversation with Kathleen Schaub THE POINT | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2010
- Q4 Marketing Budget: 4 Key Areas to Consider THE POINT | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2010
- Why Salespeople Hate Most White Paper Leads THE POINT | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
- A Really Useful B2B Marketing Benchmark Report from Optify THE POINT | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013
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- 5 Ways to Segment Your Lead Nurturing Campaign THE POINT | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010
- Landing Page Optimization: Why Lower Conversion Rates Are Never a Good Thing THE POINT | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
- In Email Marketing, Don’t Ask Questions THE POINT | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2010
- Email Marketing 101: No-One Cares About Your Product THE POINT | TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2013
- 3 Ways to Make Your Corporate Blog’s Sidebar Work Harder THE POINT | THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2012
- 3 Demand Generation Goals to Avoid in 2013 THE POINT | THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013
- Lead Nurturing & the 80/20 Rule THE POINT | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2010
- 5 Simple Ways to Take Your Lead Nurturing Program to the Next Level THE POINT | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2012
- 5 Creative Ways to Make Your White Paper Irresistible THE POINT | TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2011
- “Fortune 500 CIO” is Not a Target Market – A Conversation with Bob Wright THE POINT | FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012
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- Lead Generation Losing Out to Social Media? Not So Much. THE POINT | MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2011
- Tempted to Do Away With Registration Forms? Think Again. THE POINT | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009
- Is Social Media Wasted on PR Agencies? THE POINT | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2009
- How Much Copy Do I Need On My Landing Page? THE POINT | TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012
- The First (Almost) Clickable Direct Mail THE POINT | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2010
- 2 Email Campaigns Show How (and How Not) to “Sell” Content THE POINT | TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2013
- Email Marketing: Tips on Open Rates, Offers & Lead Quality THE POINT | TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011
- Do Email Open Rates Really Matter? THE POINT | THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2010
- Does Your Email Campaign Make a Case for Action? THE POINT | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
- How to Sell Marketing Automation to Your CEO (& Other Burning Questions) THE POINT | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2013
- Should I Remove Offer Content from My Website During a Campaign? THE POINT | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
- New White Paper: Top 10 Tips for Lead Nurturing Success THE POINT | FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2010
- B2B Email Creative: A 5 Point Checklist THE POINT | THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011
- Top 5 Benefits of Adopting Marketing Automation THE POINT | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011
- 26 Must-Have Negative Keywords for B2B PPC Campaigns THE POINT | TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2010
- 2011 B2B Marketing Outlook, According to Google THE POINT | THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011
- How to Optimize Your Website’s Resource Library for Lead Generation THE POINT | FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012
- Getting the Most from Salesforce.com: A Conversation with David Taber THE POINT | THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2010
- Apparently It’s Now Safe (Again) to Use “Free” in a Subject Line THE POINT | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013
- Are Webinars too Popular? THE POINT | MONDAY, JULY 19, 2010
- 5 Mistakes to Avoid in Your Next Email Campaign THE POINT | FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011
- Factoids: How to Tweet Multiple Times About the Same Offer THE POINT | THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2010
- Quick Tips for Lead Generation Success (Podcast) THE POINT | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2010
- Does Offering a Free iPad Increase Webinar Registration? THE POINT | MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2012
- 3 Crucial Tips for Promoting Live Product Demos THE POINT | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
- Webinar Invitations: Sell the Event, Not the Product THE POINT | TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2012
- Segmentation, Social Media Drive Lead Nurturing Success for iDirect THE POINT | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
- B2B Display Ads with Demographic Targeting: Why Doesn’t Google Do This? THE POINT | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012
- Podcast (Part 3): Using Blogs to Generate Leads THE POINT | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2011
- MobileIron Harnesses End-User Demand to Drive Mobile IT Sales Leads THE POINT | WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2012
- 3 Keys to an Effective Autoresponder Program THE POINT | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2013
- Measuring the True Impact of Marketing Campaigns: A Conversation with Bonnie Crater THE POINT | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2013
- How to Reduce Unsubscribes Using Subscription Management THE POINT | MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012
- Sample Outline for a Lead Generation White Paper THE POINT | MONDAY, JULY 18, 2011
- How Big is Too Big? One Email Offer That’s Tough to Ignore. THE POINT | THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012
- Blog Makeover Nets Sales Leads for Software Company THE POINT | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2010
- Can Games Play a Role in B2B Marketing? THE POINT | TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2010
- Does Renting Email Lists Make Sense Any More? THE POINT | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
- Calculating Statistical Significance: A Tool for Marketers THE POINT | THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2011
- Forget About Hot Leads. It’s Cold Leads that Make the Difference. THE POINT | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
- If It’s Wednesday, It Must Be a Webinar Invitation THE POINT | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013
- 10 Questions: Do You Need Marketing Automation? THE POINT | THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2010
- Email Lists: Should You Rent or Buy? THE POINT | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011
- What Response Rate Should I Expect From My Campaign? THE POINT | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010
- Why Companies Buy Marketing Automation Software THE POINT | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2010
- Report: B2B Blogging Trends in 2011 THE POINT | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2011
- Does Marketing Automation Work With a Cold List? THE POINT | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2010
- Information Kits: Packaging Offer Content for Higher Response THE POINT | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2011
- Mix Up Offer Content to Keep Nurturing Prospects Engaged THE POINT | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2010
- Dialogue Marketing: A Conversation with Maria Pergolino THE POINT | FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011
- How One SaaS Company Doubled their Lead Volume from Paid Search THE POINT | MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011
- Podcast (Part 2): Does Inbound Marketing Make Sense For Your Company? THE POINT | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2011
- How to Revive a Dying E-Newsletter: 4 Tips THE POINT | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2011
- Converting Trial & Freemium Users: Keep Selling Post-Trial THE POINT | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
- A Simple Technique for Reducing Bounces & Unsubscribes THE POINT | THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2010
- Gmail Priority Inbox: the Death Knell for Email as Lead Generation? THE POINT | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
- June 16 Roundtable: Secrets to Webinar Success THE POINT | TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011
- How to Answer a Question: 5 Tips for Making the Most of LinkedIn THE POINT | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010
- Content that Works: A Conversation with Michael Cannon THE POINT | WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2011
- Taking Stock of Your Lead Management Process: 5 Key Questions THE POINT | THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013
- Help Your Favorite Local Businesses Get Found on Google THE POINT | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2011
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- Should I remove offer content from my Website if it’s part of a campaign? THE POINT | THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2011
- Why Direct Mail & Focus Groups Don’t Mix THE POINT | TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2011
- What Lead Filters Should I Request For My PPL Campaign? THE POINT | THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2012
- Radian6 Email Campaign Hits the Mark THE POINT | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2011
- Slidecast: Getting Leads (and More!) From Your Blog THE POINT | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012
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