The Point

JANUARY 24, 2013

Key to designing an effective lead nurturing program is taking stock of your current lead management process. Giving sales a voice in the process will help ensure that, as an organization, they feel they have a stake in the new lead management program and won’t feel it’s being foisted upon them by marketing.

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Overcomes Marketing Information Overload, Transforming Traditional White Papers into Dynamic, Personalized Engagement Tools Alinean, the leading creator of value-based interactive sales and marketing tools for B2B vendors, today launched a new demand generation tool for B2B marketers – Alinean Interactive White Papers.

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markempa

JANUARY 19, 2015

Tweet For the new year, I’m sharing 15 ideas on how to make your lead management more effective. This post isn’t just about generating more leads; it’s about generating better and higher quality of leads. These 15 tips (across all three blog posts) will help make your lead management more effective.

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ViewPoint

OCTOBER 5, 2018

4,319 contacts who downloaded a white paper but may or may not be in targeted companies or have any need or authority to buy (email addresses, many bogus, no company firmographics and no telephone numbers). Read more in this white paper. it’s likely they have no authority to make decisions.

Sales Qualified Leads 136

Sales Qualified Leads Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 136

The Point

JULY 1, 2019

For the last decade or more, it’s been an accepted principle – almost a key tenet – of B2B demand generation that business buyers don’t want to talk to a sales rep until the last possible moment. It’s why, for example, we marketers have assumed control for more and more of the lead funnel. Sales Alerts. Gated & Secondary Offers.

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B2B Sales Demand Generation Agencies Top of Funnel Lead Scoring 124

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

The Interactive White Paper is hosted on the Alinean XcelLive™ platform , which has a number of lead capture options and connectors to several of the most popular marketing automation / CRM solutions. Each tool has its own registration form, which can be customized.

Paper 40

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PureB2B

MAY 15, 2016

So it serves marketers well to know the ins and outs of lead management both for better and for worse. Here are the top five reasons your lead generation campaigns may be failing. Trying out one lead generation tactic at a time and figuring out if it works is the wiser tactic.

Lead Generation 62

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Work Management Lead Scoring 62

PureB2B

JULY 18, 2018

Leads are some of the most effective markers that measure the growth of your business. Leads can be generated through various methods, though some are more effective than others, depending on the nature of your business. There are free lead generation strategies that can be just as effective as expensive alternatives.

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Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Paid Search Agency 79

markempa

JANUARY 12, 2015

Tweet It’s a new year, and you’re likely kicking off marketing and lead generation programs to drive more new leads for 2015. Most new leads go nowhere. It’s not about more leads; it’s about doing better with the ones you already have. Create a universal lead definition. . Here’s how.

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The Point

OCTOBER 15, 2019

If your organization is generating plenty of leads but those initial inquiries aren’t converting to sales qualified leads, meetings, or pipeline, a myriad of things could be at fault: 1) sales follow-up may be sub-standard in either cadence, frequency, or message. 2) lead nurturing. 2) lead nurturing.

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The Point

AUGUST 25, 2015

It’s important to recognize that content syndication leads are not like most sales leads. When someone registers to download a white paper or podcast or case study about the business challenge that your product solves, he or she is expressing an interest in that topic, not necessarily in your product.

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markempa

AUGUST 2, 2016

When I’ve talked with marketers about their b2b lead generation results, I’ve heard statements like, “We’re generating a ton of leads, but they aren’t converting” or “We need to increase lead quantity” or “We need to generate more qualified leads.”. Create a universal lead definition. .

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Full Circle Insights

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

We’ll explain what Account Based Marketing is, review its benefits, share the importance of measurement, and give some tips on how to implement an ABM strategy that engages with more prospects, creates more conversations, and ultimately generates more revenue. Step 3: Generate a list of target accounts. This list should not be random.

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PureB2B

MAY 15, 2016

So it serves marketers well to know the ins and outs of lead management both for better and for worse. Here are the top five reasons your lead generation campaigns may be failing. . Trying out one lead generation tactic at a time and figuring out if it works is the wiser tactic.

Lead Generation 54

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Work Management Lead Scoring 54

PureB2B

MAY 15, 2016

So it serves marketers well to know the ins and outs of lead management both for better and for worse. Here are the top five reasons your lead generation campaigns may be failing. . Trying out one lead generation tactic at a time and figuring out if it works is the wiser tactic.

Lead Generation 54

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Work Management Lead Scoring 54

ANNUITAS

AUGUST 19, 2014

Take a look at an excerpt from a Leadspace Radio via Sales Lead Management Association with Carlos Hidalgo , CEO and founder of ANNUITAS. How can we STOP DOING lead nurturing campaigns? It’s not perpetual -which demand generation should be. We really shouldn’t be basing our lead scoring on the asset type.

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The Point

JUNE 27, 2012

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?

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ViewPoint

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Over the past few months I have had the pleasure of interviewing nineteen influential B2B sales and marketing leaders to discuss their views in areas like traditional and new media strategies, current and future trends, B2B lead generation, and sales lead management.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

“Lead nurturing can help you improve your lead conversions over time. ” “ Lead nurturing will generate an increase in sale opportunities up to 20%. ” “ Lead nurturing can help you build a trusted relationship with your economic buyer.” Tags: Marketing Automation and Demand Generation Alexandre Sagala.

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ViewPoint

AUGUST 11, 2015

Generate Demand. Manage Demand. Branding has gotten a lot of attention in B2B over the last ten years or so, as traditional agencies, to generate more revenue, jumped on the band wagon of brand measurement and improvement for B2B. Your duties are: Establish the Brand. Follow the Money. It isn’t that difficult anymore.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

Demand Generation Agencies 120

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Customer Experience Matrix

MAY 5, 2009

Summary: My survey of demand generation deployments found that some companies deploy many features immediately, while others take two or three months to reach the same stage. What's really interesting is the details themselves - go ahead and dig into the paper and see what you find. A fast start depends on ample preparation.

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markempa

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Tweet The ultimate goal of B2B marketing and lead generation is to help the sales team sell. Marketers spend a lot of time and effort creating inbound leads but struggle getting those leads to convert into customers after they hand them off to sales. Create content geared toward lead progression, not lead capture.

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ANNUITAS

JANUARY 21, 2016

B2B marketers need to understand how to approach demand generation strategically, and the first step is identifying the aspects of your demand generation efforts that aren’t delivering meaningful business outcomes. What is your conversion rate at each lead management stage? How many leads actually become customers?

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The Point

JANUARY 27, 2016

Demand Gen Report just published “ Top B2B Marketers Measure Lead Nurturing Effectiveness to Boost Performance ,” a special report in which they address the whys, whats, and how tos of measuring lead nurturing’s true impact. For example, if a company’s Lead-to-MQL rate is lower than it should be, that could mean several things: 1.

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thePoint

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

If you strongly believe that the answer to growth is in deeper sales relationships, then likely your sales team will need to adjust their thinking about what opportunity a lead provides to them. Also, we invite you to download the full white paper titled Defining and Delivering B2B Leads that Salespeople Want.

Leads 52

Leads Lead Marketing Qualified Leads B2B 52

ATAK Interactive

JULY 21, 2020

When sales and marketing work well together, businesses: Are 67% better at closing deals ; Generate 208% more revenue from their efforts; and. The short answer is this: because a sales team empowered with the right toolkit from the marketing team will convert more leads and, ultimately, generate more revenue for the company.

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B2B Sales Work Management B2B Thought Leadership Marketing Management 148

The Point

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Yes, effective lead nurturing can educate, cultivate, and maintain brand awareness over time with a group of prospects that aren’t quite ready to talk with a rep. It’s when a prospect first expresses interest that nurturing can help highlight hot leads, filter out the junk, and increase the rate at leads engage with sales.

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The Point

MARCH 3, 2010

And indeed, when it comes to outreach programs designed to generate net new prospects, more educational offer content (e.g. white papers) tends to perform better than does promotional content (e.g. It’s the working assumption of B2B marketers that prospects don’t want to be sold to. News and articles, at 84%. In a word: no.

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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. Alright-a plug for my lead management firm. (o:

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NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Thought I’d give it a shot as well, running through a master list of “resolutions” as preparation for improving your inbound marketing and lead generation strategies for 2012 and beyond. Process: Set your lead generation campaign goals. How many qualified leads. Lead-to-sale conversion rate.

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The Point

JUNE 29, 2009

Tags: B2B Marketing Database Marketing Demand Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Marketing Automation White Paper Syndication appointment setting funnelholic.

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markempa

JUNE 19, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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thePoint

AUGUST 24, 2020

While this will never be 100% of course, I firmly believe that working harder to jointly agree on what a true marketing qualified lead (a lead that both marketing and sales want sales to see) will generate far greater attention from sales (more confidence in leads) and more success in terms of how many of those become sales qualified leads.

Lead Ranking 52

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads 52

ATAK Interactive

JULY 21, 2020

When sales and marketing work well together, businesses: Are 67% better at closing deals ; Generate 208% more revenue from their efforts; and. The short answer is this: because a sales team empowered with the right toolkit from the marketing team will convert more leads and, ultimately, generate more revenue for the company.

B2B Sales 128

B2B Sales Work Management B2B Thought Leadership Marketing Management 128

Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 5, 2009

As the industry matures, second-generation products are designed to improve on the original products, either by adding new capabilities or by delivering the same capabilities faster, easier or cheaper. This leads to more variety as vendors experiment with different approaches to a now-defined problem.

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The Point

JULY 14, 2015

In an era when “demand generation” and “content marketing” are virtually synonymous, most B2B sales leads are the result of a prospect downloading or requesting content. I discuss that technique (and the results it generated for one client) here.

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