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How to use LinkedIn as a Marketing Platform for Lead Generation

Valasys

LinkedIn needs no introduction. Professionals use LinkedIn to connect with one another, hunt for jobs, and be aware of the latest developments in their industries and shifting audience preferences. According to LinkedIn, 80% of B2B leads coming from social media are generated by LinkedIn.

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Lead Gen: A proposed replacement for BANT

markempa

Lead qualification in a post-BANT world. Lead qualification does not start with prospects. Before asking them questions, do some research on LinkedIn to see if it sounds like they are responsible for what you sell. Related Resources: Lead Gen Summit 2013 in San Francisco (September 30 – October 3, 2013).

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How to Audit and Beef Up Your Lead Gen Strategy Using Content

SmartBug Media

Start with the buyer persona(s) you are targeting in your lead gen marketing, and ask yourself what that individual wants and needs from you. During your Buyer’s Journey workshop, take notes on content that you may need to create for each stage to help move your leads through those stages. Review Lead Qualifications.

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Sales Ready Leads: Quality vs. Quantity

Smashmouth Marketing

Executive Summary : Lead gen programs that manage to Quality metrics provide sales ready leads that result in an overall higher ROI. It's a small world--find out who you or your colleagues know at those companies (use LinkedIn). We wrote a blog post Third Party Vendors for Lead Qualification on this very topic.

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How even social media & social selling experts are getting LinkedIn wrong – Part 2

Biznology

In my last post , I started to show how even the most recognized social media and social selling authors, experts, and consultants are getting LinkedIn wrong. Here is the actual LinkedIn summary for Judy Schramm , CEO of ProResource Inc., You will be proud of the way you look on LinkedIn.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Lead qualification and scoring for better leads

markempa

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. So over the years I have been concentrating on this.

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Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs): Quality vs. Quantity

Smashmouth Marketing

Executive Summary : Lead gen programs that manage to Quality metrics provide sales qualified leads (SQLs) that result in an overall higher ROI. It's a small world--find out who you or your colleagues know at those companies (use LinkedIn). We wrote a blog post Third Party Vendors for Lead Qualification on this very topic.