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Social lead validation—the missing ingredient from most inbound LinkedIn marketing programs

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I know this is something that most sales and marketing leaders understand and it’s why they put lead qualification and validation into most of their sales, marketing, and lead generation programs. The report revealed a lead generation waste count of roughly 50 percent. Of those 350,000, about half—178,000—were actual sales leads.

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Why most B2B social media programs fail to generate real leads

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You’re ahead of many B2B companies and right in there with > 80% of those companies that have organized LinkedIn programs. Here’s some reality: you’re not going to generate many leads this way , and you’re missing a big opportunity–especially on LinkedIn. Why brand maintenance doesn’t generate leads.

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How to get 67% more revenue opportunities using LinkedIn and not just leads that go nowhere

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When it comes to LinkedIn marketing and social selling, where do you think everyone’s focus is? How sales, marketing professionals, and social media lead generation companies are focused on only 3% of the target market. LinkedIn marketing and social selling has become a volume play.

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CMOs fail to go beyond brand awareness on LinkedIn

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Recent studies show 87% of B2B sales and marketing leaders are using LinkedIn and other social media platforms, but less than 1 in 5 can clearly prove and demonstrate social media ROI. Xerox CMO John Kennedy mentioned that they are using LinkedIn to share content with their followers.

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Marketers need to play a stronger sales enablement role on LinkedIn

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Earlier this year, LinkedIn set out to determine which departments wield the most influence over B2B buyers across a number of different sectors. Even though marketers have the most pull as they add the most value, we have found that in many cases, marketing’s influence on LinkedIn is minimal.

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Fresh Prospecting Ideas for B2B Marketers

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Always on the lookout for new ways to identify prospects and generate leads in business markets? Ramp up your LinkedIn outreach. Then it takes over the LinkedIn accounts of the client’s sales reps. But this includes a cc addressed to other internal influencers, who have been identified by LinkedIn research.

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Deepening B2B customer relationships with “the funnel beyond the funnel”

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I’ve long observed that B2B marketers focus too much on lead generation, and not enough on current customer expansion and retention, which is, after all, where the bulk of profits lie. For years, B2B marketers have focused on demand generation, or top-of-the-funnel activities. This is a mistake. I asked Steve to explain his thinking.