Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What does a “good lead” look like anyway? Get answers to these questions about lead gen — and so much more! What Is Lead Generation?

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markempa

JUNE 13, 2017

So, who should own B2B lead generation: sales, marketing or both? Sales and marketing aren’t doing a great job of executing lead generation because they both believe it’s the others job. Companies don’t typically call what salespeople do “lead generation” or “demand generation.”

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 8, 2021

All eyes are on you, Marketing Manager, to feed the sales team ready-to-close leads. But how do you find leads and prime them for buying? Welcome to lead generation marketing. What is Lead Generation Marketing? Lead gen marketing is what businesses do to attract ideal customers.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 26, 2021

Enterprise leads are the gold standard of lead generation. Your typical lead gen strategy may not be enough when targeting the biggest fish. So if you want to grow your leads, it’s time to grow your strategy. So if you want to grow your leads, it’s time to grow your strategy.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

It drags down demand and lead generation and sales-ready opportunities. Using a relay race metaphor, this post: Provides a definition of, and the purpose of, demand and lead generation. Lead generation (lead gen) and demand generation (demand gen), perhaps you use these terms interchangeably?

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Launch Marketing

JULY 26, 2023

The B2B lead generation landscape is constantly evolving, and 2023 is no exception. Applying the right lead generation tactics throughout the entire year can make all the difference in ensuring an organization meets its business goals. Looking to elevate your organization’s lead generation through content marketing?

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BOP Design

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

When you’re approaching a project and don’t know where to start, we always suggest taking a step back and starting with best practices or basic principles. As such, in this blog, we are taking a high-level view of what B2B marketers should consider when crafting a lead generation strategy. Get Started.

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Brandwatch Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2024

Brandwatch uses our presence on sites like LinkedIn and Twitter to generate leads, so we’re going to preach what we practice. If you get it right, social media lead generation is a viable and valuable strategy. Going in blind will lead to a very ineffective approach. How do they use these channels?

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Brandwatch Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2024

Brandwatch uses our presence on sites like LinkedIn and Twitter to generate leads, so we’re going to preach what we practice. If you get it right, social media lead generation is a viable and valuable strategy. Going in blind will lead to a very ineffective approach. How do they use these channels?

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Binary Demand

MAY 30, 2023

Lead generation is the lifeblood of any business. And this necessitates investigating new lead generation methods. Remember that you cannot make sales without leads. Therefore, top-tier lead generation is essential to your sales pipeline. At the same time, explore how lead generation companies work.

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Binary Demand

MAY 30, 2023

Lead generation is the lifeblood of any business. And this necessitates investigating new lead generation methods. Remember that you cannot make sales without leads. Therefore, top-tier lead generation is essential to your sales pipeline. At the same time, explore how lead generation companies work.

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Zoominfo

JULY 24, 2019

We’ll go out on a limb and say that, as a marketing practice, lead generation will never go extinct. As such, it’s important to stay up-to-date on the latest lead generation trends, technological advances, and- as always- your customer base. That won’t change.

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Oktopost

JULY 15, 2020

Meanwhile, many companies still have a LinkedIn page that’s designed and operated by their HR department, a holdover from the days when a LinkedIn page was more of a recruitment tool than a lead generation channel. Why LinkedIn Lead Generation is Perfect for B2B Marketing. 8 Tips for LinkedIn Lead Generation.

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Oktopost

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Last week we published a piece on Lead Ads and why B2B marketers should harness them into their campaign strategy. This time, we’re zooming in on LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms, which unlike their predecessor, take a mobile-first approach to help marketers capture more quality leads using pre-filled forms.

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Optinmonster

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Ready to start or improve your email lead generation strategy? You can use email for generating leads as well as bringing them through your marketing funnel towards closing the sale. This list will go through the top 15 email lead generation techniques to help you bring in more customers.

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Pam Didner

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

But there are a few great tips and tricks to facilitate an effective lead generation process, and I’m here to share them with you. #1 5 – Prepare for the long-haul, because getting leads and demand gen is a never-ending journey. Learn more about how the pandemic altered the course of lead generation history here.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Demand generation and lead generation are two strategies that make up a large part of inbound sales but are often referred to interchangeably despite being two different practices. What is lead generation? There is often confusion about demand gen vs. lead gen, and below we’ll go over the differences.

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Unbound B2B

JANUARY 10, 2023

Quick Summary: Outsourcing Lead Generation means hiring an external company to help you generate business leads. The cost-per-lead acquisition is different for every business based on size and market competition. Outsourcing lead generation services can save you time and money.

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New North

MAY 8, 2023

But many B2B businesses struggle to find their momentum when it comes to successful lead generation via digital marketing. If you’re an MSP in the early stages of defining a lead gen strategy? Start with our Lead Generation Quick Start Guide for MSPs.

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KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 7, 2021

A few B2B marketing strategies did particularly well in 2020, and demand generation was one of them. For the marketers who were able to pivot quickly, many B2B demand generation best practices helped to ease the pain of 2020. But before we go too far, let’s be clear about what demand generation is and is not.

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Brandpoint

DECEMBER 27, 2018

This post explains how you can turn your content into a lead-generating machine and see more meaningful results. Lead generation and the death of the cold call. A lead is someone who is likely to value, and eventually purchase, the products or services your company offers based on a set of predetermined characteristics.

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Oktopost

JUNE 19, 2023

Ah, lead generation – that everlasting conversation. For the past few years, a common thread in that conversation has been marketing – how involved is marketing, and how involved should the marketing team be in lead generation? Social media is overflowing with market insights.

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Brandpoint

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

One of the most important lead generation tactics you have at your disposal is your website. However, a poorly optimized website can be one of the biggest liabilities in your marketing practice. If you’re looking to boost your lead generation efforts, your website is one of the first places to start.

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Metadata

JANUARY 25, 2023

In: demand-generation. For many years, a focus on lead generation has led to seller-centric strategies and “a shitstorm of gated content.” But now, to borrow from Kaylee Edmondson’s DEMAND fireside chat, Moving From An Old-School Lead Gen Playbook to a Demand Gen Machine —“Lead generation’s just not hitting like it used to hit.”

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markempa

DECEMBER 16, 2013

People look to me as an expert at lead generation because I wrote a book and speak about it. This is more complex than standard lead generation – we’re not trying to sell. Practice what you preach. As I continually learn new methods to improve my own lead generation, I understand the process better.

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Televerde

MAY 25, 2021

But with the help of lead gen triggers, you can get the focus back on you. Lead generation is tricky. That is where lead gen triggers come into play. What Are Lead Gen Triggers? A lead generation trigger automatically sends a message or notification after users meet certain conditions.

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markempa

DECEMBER 22, 2014

My dad taught me many lessons growing up, and one that stands out as relevant to lead generation went something like this: He said, “Choose your friends carefully because we become like the people we spend most of our time with, and [like it or not] we’re judged by the company we keep.” Essential Guide to PR 2.0:

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PureB2B

MARCH 28, 2022

One of the major challenges the healthcare technology industry faces with marketing is lead generation. It’s safe to say that there’s a large gap in the identification and conversion processes of marketing qualified leads, especially when looking at priority buyers. Call to Action. Landing Pages.

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Lake One

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Or perhaps you are the marketing team and you want to give your sales team some quick tips to help further the lead gen cause. We’ve got you covered, with 6 easy lead gen tips your sales team can implement today. This is one of those easy lead gen tips that too often gets overlooked.

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Launch Marketing

DECEMBER 6, 2023

2023 was a year of adapting to new technologies, implementing new approaches, evolving practices and much more. Each article dives deep into specific product launches, best practices used and actionable tactics all marketing leaders can implement in their product launches. But it is difficult to create a webinar that gets it right.

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markempa

MAY 12, 2014

Tweet At Lead Gen Summit 2013, Keith Lincoln, Vice President, SmartBear Software, discussed the importance of speaking the language of your customers, and, more importantly, when to say nothing at all. “If Instead, it was in plain sight, in the body of the email – against best practices. opt-out rate. opt-out rate.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 15, 2018

As marketers, we talk about analytics and lead generation all the time. But what does the term “lead generation” actually mean? And how will prescriptive analytics guide lead generation in the coming years? Without leads, we have no one to sell to. It’s the first step in the sales supply chain.

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Aberdeen

APRIL 16, 2019

You’re looking for any way to improve your lead gen capabilities while sales is trying to win accounts. Salespeople talk about accounts, they talk about customers… they don’t talk about leads. It’s the strategy that can replace lead generation and get your team on the same page as sales.

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Launch Marketing

AUGUST 5, 2020

Lead generation is a cornerstone of any company, considering lead generation is responsible for one of your company’s most valuable assets – the customer. At its core, lead generation is the process of locating and identifying potential customers. This post was originally published on MarketingProfs.

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markempa

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Most lead-generation marketers are not in crisis, but many could use an orderly process to help combat challenges. I chatted with Jen Doyle, Senior Research Manager at MECLABS, about her work as lead author of the MarketingSherpa 2012 Lead Generation Benchmark Report (coming out this spring). asks Doyle.

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KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 2, 2017

discovered that lead generation/nurturing (55 percent) is considered to be the most useful metric for gauging content marketing success. On the opposite end of the spectrum, 46 percent claim lead generation is an important objective, and 55 percent receive useful metrics on this tactic.

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markempa

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Marketing gives us leads? Lead generation is an iterative process that requires consistent closed-loop feedback. Centralize the lead qualification process. Do not force-feed leads at a time when their focus might be on closing important sales efforts. Share best-practice lead generation information.

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