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Lead Generation Checklist - Part 2: Sales and Marketing as One Team

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Here comes part two of the lead generation checklist series by Brian Carroll. Part two focuses on the chasm between sales and marketing that is common in many organizations. How long has it been since your marketing and sales teams got together for a really productive meeting? Click here to read the complete post.

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Lead Generation Checklist - Part 1: Conversations, Not Campaigns

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Lead generation tactis are changing rapidly. Think of lead generation as a series of conversations with your audience, not campaigns. As Brian Carroll in his excellent B2B Lead Generation Blog points out, this way you will become a trusted advisor rather than just another sales person.

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Lead Generation Checklist - Part 4: Clear and Universal Lead Definition

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In part 4 of the lead generation checklist, we take a look at a critical component of lead generation efforts: a universal lead definition. This will get sales and marketing on the same page to share a common understanding and treatment of the leads in your funnel.

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New Report: Alliance Marketing Trends 2014

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Here are the Top-5 Trends in Alliance Marketing (for more details download the report ): Revenue generation (87 percent), demand generation (72 percent) and joint sales engagement (66 percent) top the list of alliance marketing program goals.

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Don't Miss These Great B2B Marketing Webinars

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For B2B marketers, webinars are not only a great lead generator and essential part of a solid content marketing strategy, they can also offer a great educational opportunity to learn what other marketers are doing to drive awareness, engage prospects, and generate revenue.

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The Top-10 B2B Marketing Trends for 2011

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1 - Integration of social media into lead generation programs 2011 will be the year social media evolves from the experimental stage to become an established marketing tactic. 4 - Focus on lead quality In the past, marketing focus has often been on generating increasing quantities of leads.

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The Top-5 B2B Marketing Trends for 2012

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Social media has clearly evolved from the experimental stage to become an established marketing tactic and lead generator in 2011. 3 - Focus on lead quality In the past, it was difficult to gauge lead quality and lead gen's impact on sales pipeline, so in the absence of real quality indicators, more leads were considered better.