Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 29, 2010

Rob and I support and have adopted what we call the “Tele-Web” concept of driving the most efficient leads for sales through pull-based inbound programs. The leads with the highest conversion rate and the lowest costs typically come from inbound activities like search and are then followed up and qualified by our telemarketing professionals.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 30, 2019

When I talk with most marketers about how they generate leads and fill the top of their sales funnel, most say outbound marketing. However, in 2019, a lot of innovative and successful businesses are actually embracing the art of inbound marketing. But, what's the difference between inbound and outbound?

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Lake One

MAY 23, 2019

Inbound marketing has an exciting, rich, and still somewhat young history. The timing of factors like the internet gaining steam, creation of social media, and the mobile phone boom have all played a part in the creation and rising popularity of inbound marketing. What is Inbound Marketing?

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MarketJoy

MAY 30, 2018

To accelerate the sales and get qualified leads, companies are required to function hand in hand with outbound and inbound marketing while building a strong strategy to power it all. Inbound Marketing vs. Outbound Marketing: What’s the Difference.

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SugarCRM

JANUARY 19, 2016

You’ve likely heard about inbound marketing quite a lot in recent years, but many marketers are still unclear about how this approach differs from more traditional, outbound marketing and why it’s so valuable. Inbound Marketing 101. advertisements and cold calls) is the cornerstone of inbound marketing.

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B2B Marketing Traction

MARCH 12, 2010

One marketing tool to use in determining which marketing strategies and inbound marketing tactics will be most effective in B2B marketing planning is your product or service lifecycle stage. Here are some examples of marketing strategies and inbound marketing tactics that are best suited to each stage.

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Demand Generation and Inbound marketing: The new couple in town! There are lots of articles that compare demand generation (as an outbound marketing strategy) and inbound marketing only to give a gold medal in marketing Olympics to the latter. Demand generation as a beginning point to inbound marketing?

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Smashmouth Marketing

MARCH 19, 2009

This past week I was reading HubSpot's study on the state of inbound marketing , and understandably, with HubSpot being in the inbound marketing business, the study showed that the marketing spend on inbound marketing is rising. Inbound: SEO, SEM, Blogs. Outbound: Telemarketing,Email, Events).

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Smashmouth Marketing

MARCH 4, 2009

This past week I was reading HubSpot's study on the state of inbound marketing , and understandably, with HubSpot being in the inbound marketing business, the study showed that the marketing spend on inbound marketing is rising. Inbound: SEO, SEM, Blogs.

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Only B2B

JANUARY 12, 2018

One of the main reasons why this is the case is because companies tend to disregard Outbound Marketing tactics for generating qualified leads. This whitepaper discusses the limitations of Inbound Marketing and the benefits of utilizing Outbound Marketing to bolster existing marketing strategies.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

And yet, none of those oh-so-polite questions even come close to the complexity of explaining what, as an inbound marketer, you actually do for a living. It's not that inbound marketing requires a long, drawn-out answer -- after all, it can be described in 140 characters. Inbound marketing is the exact opposite.

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Only B2B

AUGUST 14, 2017

One of the main reasons why this is the case is because companies tend to disregard Outbound Marketing tactics for generating qualified leads. This whitepaper discusses the limitations of Inbound Marketing and the benefits of utilizing Outbound Marketing to bolster existing marketing strategies.

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 1, 2011

In my conversations with industrial companies about inbound marketing, I find my audience agreeing with me up to a certain point and then there is a big disconnect. I see heads nodding in face-to-face meetings or hear plenty of “Uh-huhs” on the phone when I talk about the benefits of inbound marketing.

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 21, 2010

If you believe everything you read (and lately there’s been a lot) about marketing automation, you’d think it is the killer app to solve all your lead generation problems. Then there are scores of B2B marketers who swear by inbound marketing as the path to lead generation nirvana. How manufacturers are marketing today.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 26, 2011

Inbound marketing with content has been getting all the attention lately. Consultants and practitioners of “pull” marketing want marketers to abandon “push” marketing because they say it is old school and no longer effective. Inbound marketing requires prospects to be actively searching for products and solutions.

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Excelsior Research

MAY 24, 2021

We need to understand and realize that marketers truly create awareness in the markets in and around you. B2B telemarketing: Cold calls are a technique that’s been around for a long time. The effectiveness of telemarketing is boosted when this strategy is paired with effective and up-to-date methods.

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Excelsior Research

MAY 24, 2021

We need to understand and realize that marketers truly create awareness in the markets in and around you. B2B telemarketing: Cold calls are a technique that’s been around for a long time. The effectiveness of telemarketing is boosted when this strategy is paired with effective and up-to-date methods. Inbound B2B.

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Digital B2B Marketing

JUNE 4, 2013

Although inbound has the longest rampup time, it is increasingly the first choice for smaller companies and startups and a quickly growing focus for larger marketers. Search marketing. Paid search delivers both quality and volume for many B2B marketers. Telemarketing. Publisher Lead Generation Programs.

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NuSpark Consulting

MAY 24, 2012

Where before it took a narrow approach to the funnel, the new approach showcases how inbound marketing, marketing automation and telemarketing intertwine with regard to demand generation. Of equal importance, it showcases how marketing and sales should be aligned, and how the funnel process integrates both fields.

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NuSpark Consulting

MAY 24, 2012

Where before it took a narrow approach to the funnel, the new approach showcases how inbound marketing, marketing automation and telemarketing intertwine with regard to demand generation. Of equal importance, it showcases how marketing and sales should be aligned, and how the funnel process integrates both fields.

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ViewPoint

JUNE 16, 2015

That said, for several years the elephant in the room has been inbound marketing and inbound marketing lead rates. Many of today’s inbound pundits suffer from an over-reliance on inbound marketing (what I like to call “ inbounditis ”).

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Biznology

AUGUST 8, 2019

Sellers—even smaller brands—are using marketing automation like InfusionSoft, Marketo and a local provider called Doppler emBlue to conduct event-triggered campaigns. Second, inbound marketing, meaning content posted by sellers on LinkedIn and blogs. Martin: Yes, I have a B2B marketing blog , in Spanish, and welcome followers.

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Stevens & Tate

JANUARY 28, 2021

Inbound marketing consistently helps organizations generate qualified leads. This can be frustrating, so here are some strategies you should add to marketing plan to convert your leads into sales: 1. Your marketing department should use the information obtained to nurture and close sales qualified leads.

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ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

From Aberdeen Group: "Tele-prospecting is a valued complement to content marketing and inbound marketing and should be a component of any MQI-to-MQL Nurturing program. In fact, Aberdeen research shows that 60% of leads, on average, still come in through outbound marketing efforts – vs 40% from inbound.".

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PureB2B

MARCH 13, 2017

This is why inbound marketing strategies are so effective. Since the use of inbound marketing has flourished, a lot of marketers have been taking outbound marketing tactics out of the equation. For some inbound marketing advocates, outbound is outdated and old-school. one-way broadcasting).

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Webbiquity

JUNE 25, 2012

Sales leads generated through inbound marketing–the combination of content marketing, blogging, social media, website chat and SEM–cost 61% less than those produced through traditional demand generation techniques (e.g., Photo credit: DIY Marketers.

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TrustRadius Marketing

APRIL 23, 2021

Outbound marketing involves many of the classic sales strategies from before the turn of the century. Inbound marketing centers on a new way of thinking about customer relationships and sales. What Is the Difference Between Inbound and Outbound Marketing? This is the pull marketing to outbound’s push method.

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NuSpark Consulting

MARCH 27, 2011

Sales, of course, are the lifeblood of most companies, but marketing is what drives leads to those salespeople. If you’re relying on telemarketing and cold calling without a complementary inbound marketing strategy, the quality of your leads will suffer, and your close rates will be a struggle to obtain.

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The Point

AUGUST 24, 2009

With inbound marketing all the rage, where does that leave old-school lead generation techniques such as cold calling and appointment setting? Tags: B2B Marketing Demand Generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing lead generation telemarketing appointment setting b2b demand generation b2b lead generation Cold Calling.

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ViewPoint

JUNE 15, 2012

Increased budgets of this nature are including outbound telemarketing and lead generation companies. Budgets seem to be there for marketing and sales initiatives that can measure the return on investment. Outbound vs. Inbound: We Can’t Get Away from Basic Integrated Marketing.

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PureB2B

MARCH 13, 2017

This is why inbound marketing strategies are so effective. Since the use of inbound marketing has flourished, many marketers have been taking outbound marketing tactics out of the equation. For some inbound marketing advocates, outbound is outdated and old-school. one-way broadcasting).

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Digital B2B Marketing

MAY 23, 2012

The new waterfall (or funnel, to most of us) provides a framework for measuring and benchmarking demand generation from initial inquiry to close and across sales and marketing. The new funnel directly acknowledges the different roles inbound marketing , marketing automation and telemarketing (or teleprospecting) play in demand generation.

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SmartBug Media

JULY 15, 2019

Rather than simply using various media to help tell parts of a brand's overall story, integrated marketing communication leverages each channel's intrinsic strengths to achieve a greater impact together than each channel could achieve individually. Integrated content marketing is a great place to start.

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Smashmouth Marketing

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

As buyers become savvier and inbound marketing demands increase, he said, "We see our clients' outbound demand generation initiatives augmenting the process to provide sales with intelligent leads that fully meet the criteria for direct sales involvement. What are your thoughts regarding increased investment in inside sales?

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Hubspot

JANUARY 4, 2013

Those adopting more inbound marketing tactics -- things like social media , blogging , permission-based email marketing -- are probably seeing that it is still possible to reach potential customers without bombarding, annoying, and interrupting them. Furthermore, the act prohibits telemarketers from calling people before 8 a.m.

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Hubspot

JULY 7, 2010

Editor's Note : An updated version of this article has been published here: " Inbound Marketing and the Next Phase of Marketing on the Web ". I call these methods "outbound marketing" where a marketer pushes his message out far and wide hoping that it resonates with that needle in the haystack.

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Everything Technology Marketing

OCTOBER 22, 2010

The results are in: The majority of B2B organizations are increasing marketing budgets for inbound marketing tactics, including social media, virtual events and webinars, SEO and PPC.

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