Remove interactive

Industrial Marketing Today

article thumbnail

Lead Generation for Industrial Companies is a Process not a Campaign

Industrial Marketing Today

I hear too many manufacturers and industrial companies talking about creating campaigns because they want to pump up their lead generation. That mode of thinking is outdated and simply doesn’t work today where you are dealing with mostly invisible and self-directed industrial buyers. This is only a content summary.

article thumbnail

Using E-mail Marketing for Lead Generation

Industrial Marketing Today

It has been my experience within the industrial sector that these companies rarely use email marketing proactively for lead generation. To me, those contacts are prospects and not leads. For more on that, refer to my post, “Subscribers to Free Content are NOT Leads.”. There is a difference. How about free?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

B2B Lead Generation without Lead Nurturing is Doomed to Fail

Industrial Marketing Today

Here’s the shocking reality of B2B lead generation – 79% of marketing leads never convert into sales opportunities. B2B marketing and lead generation experts point to a lack of lead nurturing as the primary cause of this poor performance. Why is lead nurturing important?

article thumbnail

Add Google Analytics to Emails and Gain B2B Lead Generation Intelligence

Industrial Marketing Today

My client wanted to gain a better understanding of Web site interactions that could be tied to a specific email and help him refine his landing pages to improve his lead generation efforts. Click on the “Goals&# tab to view detailed statistics on web interactions and goal conversions from each campaign.

article thumbnail

SAL is the Glue that Binds Sales and Marketing in Lead Generation

Industrial Marketing Today

Clearly defining and understanding the implications of MQL, SAL and SQL are critical to the success of B2B lead generation. Assigning a numeric score to business sales leads based on a predefined set of rules, takes away the subjectivity out of qualitative ranking like Hot, Warm and Cold leads. Oh, what a waste!

article thumbnail

Content Can Differentiate Industrial Companies When There’s Parity in Value Propositions

Industrial Marketing Today

A Value Proposition plays an important role in differentiation, which in turn affects lead generation. Most manufacturers and industrial companies make generic claims that are often copied by their competition and lack validation. How do you rise above the noise when there is so much parity in Value Propositions?

article thumbnail

Subscribers to Free Content are NOT Leads

Industrial Marketing Today

Visitors who sign up to download your white papers, eBooks and other free content definitely grow your list of contacts but calling them leads without taking the next step is premature at best if not a costly mistake. See SAL is the Glue that Binds Sales and Marketing in Lead Generation ). Timeframe.