ANNUITAS

MAY 5, 2016

Three common mistakes can wreak havoc on demand generation planning, no matter how ready you think you are to move forward. A research-based, customer-centric strategy must always drive the development and approach of any Demand Generation program. The post 3 Common Mistakes in Demand Generation appeared first on ANNUITAS.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Demand Generation Forrester 100

ANNUITAS

JULY 28, 2016

I had a conversation with a prospect today about their demand generation challenges. My prospective customer, who is an executive on the marketing side of the organization, wanted to know how he could get sales to appropriately respond to the leads that would be generated from a perpetual demand generation program.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Demand Generation Planning 100

ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Demand generation and lead management are two terms that companies should be fairly familiar with, but it turns out there is quite a bit of confusion around the two.

Marketing Management 100

Marketing Management Demand Generation Lead Management Marketing Automation Services 100

ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 8, 2015

This is the second year that ANNUITAS has conducted its Enterprise B2B Demand Generation Survey with the goal of gaining better insights into the approach that enterprise organizations take to demand generation. I recently spoke with one marketing executive who told me they run multiple demand generation campaigns for 90 days.

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation 100

ANNUITAS

MARCH 24, 2016

Over 15-years ago when I managed demand generation for a major software company we were tasked with supporting sales for “account based selling.” This led to our team having to work with our sales team, identify the accounts, the key stakeholders in these accounts and seek to generate leads therein.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Account Based Marketing ABM Demand 100

ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 21, 2011

In part two of Software Advice’s whiteboard session with Annuitas Group CEO and Marketing Automation Institute Executive Director, Carlos Hidalgo, we discuss how marketing automation technology is not the complete answer to all your demand generation and lead management needs. View Part Two of the Whiteboard Session Now.

Marketing Management 100

Marketing Management Demand Generation Lead Management Marketing Automation Services 100

ANNUITAS

APRIL 23, 2014

There are some great studies out there focusing on content strategy (specifically) or buyer behavior, but nothing that really shines a light on how large companies run Demand Generation … with an emphasis on large. However, the reality in many organizations is that the approach to demand generation is often more tactical than strategic.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Enterprise Management Demand Generation 100

ANNUITAS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

As we go into event season-it’s good to remember that building a Demand Generation Strategy isn’t easy. In reading many of the blogs and listening to some of the webinars and speeches that have been given about Demand Generation one would think that the path to Demand Generation is just a few simple steps away.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Demand Generation Peer-to-peer 100

ANNUITAS

APRIL 17, 2014

Delivering unqualified leads to sales. Sales screams at marketing for more leads. Marketing scrambles to deliver more leads, any leads. Sales responds with a resounding “these leads are horrible.” It’s not enough to deliver 1,000 leads a week to sales if 90% of them are no good. This is a classic pitfall.

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Webinar Metrics 100

ANNUITAS

APRIL 16, 2013

Often, I am asked for tips and tricks as it pertains to different areas of demand generation and most of the time, I am more than happy to oblige. Blog B2B Marketing Demand Generation Demand Process Transformation Lead Generation lead nurturing'

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Demand Generation Lead Nurturing 100

ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 15, 2015

We want to know conversion rates, cost per lead, revenue generated and a host of other stats. Handing off leads that go nowhere? There are many reasons why sales management should be all too happy to get involved with and become champions for your demand generation program. Modern B2B marketers like numbers.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Demand Generation Cost per Lead 100

ANNUITAS

MARCH 27, 2014

In reading many of the blogs and listening to some of the webinars and speeches that have been given about Demand Generation one would think that the path to Demand Generation is just a few simple step away. Is success on impacting pipeline and generating demand really just a few simple steps away?

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Demand Generation Terms and Conditions 100

ANNUITAS

AUGUST 18, 2015

Developing a comprehensive Demand Generation Strategy is not a simple task. Contrary to what you might want to believe, your demand generation program isn’t about your company. Those challenges are what make your company possible, and it is those challenges that your demand generation program should serve. Planning in silos-.

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation 100

ANNUITAS

JULY 7, 2016

When I explain that I’m a Demand Generation Strategy Consultant the confusion and lack of understanding is further magnified. What is Demand Generation? We do this using buyer research, technology, content, data and lead management best practices. Others are curious enough to ask questions such as “consulting for what?”

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Consulting Demand Generation 100

ANNUITAS

MAY 24, 2016

In what has become perhaps the most over-promised and most under-delivered demand generation trend in recent years, everyone is throwing around the phrase ‘predictive analytics’ as one of their top B2B sales and marketing priorities, and yet there is no strong evidence anyone is really doing it. What data is predictive?

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Demand Analytics Lead Ranking 100

ANNUITAS

JULY 10, 2014

About two years ago I wrote a blog post on Why BANT No longer applies for B2B Lead Qualification. Given the environment in which we live as B2B Marketers, BANT (Budget, Authority, Need and Timeframe) is not a trustworthy indicator of the qualification status of the leads. BANT is not Aligned to a Buying Process. “I

Lead Qualification 100

Lead Qualification Sales Management Sales Qualified Leads Leads 100

ANNUITAS

JANUARY 6, 2015

Marketers will again be challenged to keep pace with these advancements and will need to do more in order to connect with their buyers and show demonstrable ROI as a result of their Demand Generation and Content Marketing Strategies. This campaign approach leads to a very convoluted buying experience for the buyers. The best news?

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Demand B2B Marketing Marketing Automation Services 100

ANNUITAS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Events provide a unique opportunity to be up close and personal with people who are building an industry, leading a movement, or simply care about the same things we do. Only events can do that and that is why they will always be part of any successful Demand Generation Strategy. Thanks for putting on another great one CMI.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Demand Webinar Metrics Generation 100

ANNUITAS

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

The stats, guides and tips to effective lead nurturing abound in the B2B marketplace and yet with all of this information, still only a fraction of B2B companies are using or effective in the use of lead nurturing according to MarketingSherpa. This is why fewer than 4% of marketing generated leads are ever converted into sales.

Lead Nurturing 100

Lead Nurturing Organic Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

ANNUITAS

JANUARY 28, 2014

According to The 2014 Marketing Score Report by PR 20/20 “Organizations are missing opportunities to generate and nurture leads due to enormous gaps in their content marketing programs.”. Demand Generation Program must begin with buyer insights and understanding of the buyers purchase path.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Lead Ranking Demand Marketing & Strategy 100

ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 30, 2014

A recent study by Ascend2 shows that 25% of respondents state that their cost per lead (CPL) is increasing. For years marketers have been keen to show cost per lead (or in the words of Jon Miller from Marketo – investment per lead) as a metric that has meaning. 14%) to get a lead that could drive a deal of $125,000.

Cost per Lead 100

Cost per Lead Cost CPL Demand Generation Agencies 100

ANNUITAS

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

However, when it comes to Demand Generation Strategy there are a few rules that if not followed, will lead to poor results, wasted money and effort, and a frustrated marketer. Blog business intelligence Buyer''s Journey Demand Generation Strategy Metrics' *This post first ran September 11, 2014 in the ANNUITAS blog.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Rules Demand Generation 100

ANNUITAS

MARCH 13, 2014

It is a no-brainer – as marketing automation and demand generation continue to mature, the need for well-rounded and experienced demand generation marketers also increases. Solid understanding and practical application of lead management principles. Otherwise it is not really demand generation, but email marketing.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Demand Generation Marketing Automation Services 100

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.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

ANNUITAS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

However, when it comes to Demand Generation Strategy there are a few rules that if not followed, will lead to poor results, wasted money and effort, and a frustrated marketer. Blog Demand Generation Strategy technology' I’ll be the first to say that rules are meant to be broken. Do Your Homework. Do the research.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Rules Demand Generation 100

ANNUITAS

MAY 27, 2014

Do you know what a salesperson looks at first when they look at a batch of leads that has been delivered to them from marketing? When added together, these factors should add up to a minimum requirement for that lead to be passed over to sales. That’s the first thing they look at … the company a lead is coming from.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Enterprise Management 100

ANNUITAS

JANUARY 21, 2020

Do you have a finely tuned, highly repeatable, highly predictable model for generating demand and closing business? Moreover, does your approach to building demand equate to some combination of the following: Hire more sellers (or “lead development reps” or “demand generation reps”) and ask them to make more outbound calls.

Ideal Customer Profiles 238

Ideal Customer Profiles Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Budget Programs 238

ANNUITAS

APRIL 26, 2011

Lead management continues to be a hot topic in the world of B2B marketing as we turn the corner and head into the second half of 2010. As a leader in lead management process development, our firm has seen a lot of confusion in the market about what constitutes lead management. So what are these myths?

Lead Management 100

Lead Management Work Management Marketing Management Lead Scoring 100

ANNUITAS

MAY 6, 2014

We definitely see similar trends in Demand Generation as it encompasses several of these digital skills (e.g. analytics, social, content marketing) as part of a strong Demand Generation Strategy. For example, on the Demand Generation Strategy team, say we are looking for people with a strong content development background.

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Work Management Marketing Management 100

ANNUITAS

AUGUST 30, 2018

Frustrations with Demand Generation. As the Fournaise Marketing Group put it, “…they think Marketers have continuously failed to unquestionably and consistently prove in the boardroom that their marketing strategies, activities and campaigns generated actual business growth (customer demand) for the organizations.”.

CMO 197

CMO Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Top of Funnel 197

ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 11, 2014

In working with many clients and speaking with marketing decision makers, here are some of the most important areas I believe CMOs need to show stronger leadership in: Leading Change in Their Organizations. CMOs need to lead their teams and ensure they are appropriating the right amount of budget to skills development and education.

CMO 100

CMO Peer-to-peer Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

ANNUITAS

AUGUST 28, 2012

Fifteen years ago I worked for a B2B marketing agency that had an outbound call center focused on lead generation. We were quite successful in developing these programs for our clients and the leads were graded based on the answer to the BANT questions. Ultimately, this will produce a much more qualified lead than BANT.

Lead Qualification 100

Lead Qualification Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Leads 100

ANNUITAS

AUGUST 28, 2012

Fifteen years ago I worked for a B2B marketing agency that had an outbound call center focused on lead generation. We were quite successful in developing these programs for our clients and the leads were graded based on the answer to the BANT questions. Ultimately, this will produce a much more qualified lead than BANT.

Lead Qualification 100

Lead Qualification Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads 100

ANNUITAS

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Increased opportunity/lead cost efficiency. When utilized correctly, they have a huge impact on qualifying and converting leads, resulting in a lower opportunity cost. ? Between self-service information and quick calls between reps and prospects, inside sales helps you focus on the right leads without a long lead time. ?

Work Management 246

Work Management Marketing Management Ad Building Sales Qualified Leads 246

ANNUITAS

MARCH 21, 2023

As the use cases for chat expands to non-lead generation and to more nurture-based, being able to notify a wider swath of individuals that a pertinent chat is happening is a smart addition. New advancements include improved sales routing, to get prospects inside an automated or assisted chat routed to the proper sales rep faster.

Marketing Automation Services 130

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Automation Webinar Metrics 130

ANNUITAS

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

When marketing can’t make that transition (or can’t make it fast enough), sales often takes steps to generate demand themselves – distracting from selling and leading to misalignment between the two organizations and confusion around who owns the final number. Increasing Budget Doesn’t Always Equal More Leads.

Demand 130

Demand Work Management Budget Programs Planning 130

ANNUITAS

JUNE 10, 2020

Field marketing, lead generation, demand generation, and lead management are all precursors (and components) of modern Demand Marketing. It is a natural evolution given that Next-Generation Growth Marketing and Strategic Demand Marketing share a common mission. ’ It’s also a necessary evolution.

Demand 162

Demand Work Management Marketing Management Peer-to-peer 162