The Point

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

For a long time, “ lead nurturing ” was thought of as something you did with the leads that sales didn’t want. The theory was: leads come in, the sales team gets the hot ones, and the rest go to lead nurturing. Today, of course, a comprehensive lead nurturing strategy is much more than that.

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NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Well, your firm has written and produced a white paper. A quality white paper can one of the most important content marketing vehicles to generate leads within your internet marketing plan. Your ultimate goals with white papers are typically the following: . . Generate new leads. Now what?

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markempa

MARCH 2, 2017

Lead nurturing is one of those things that’s easy to talk about but hard to do. In this article, I’ll share how to apply lead nurturing to help advance leads through three stages of your lead generation funnel to get more qualified opportunities. You begin nurturing leads from the moment you say hello.

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The Point

JANUARY 27, 2016

Demand Gen Report just published “ Top B2B Marketers Measure Lead Nurturing Effectiveness to Boost Performance ,” a special report in which they address the whys, whats, and how tos of measuring lead nurturing’s true impact. developing a nurture campaign specifically designed for “mid-stage” leads; and lastly.

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The Point

JUNE 8, 2016

Email may still be the workhorse in how B2B companies build relationships, maintain awareness, qualify leads and nudge prospects along the sales cycle, but these days, it pays to think about “lead nurturing” as more just an email campaign. But direct mail doesn’t have to be a “batch” process.

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ANNUITAS

AUGUST 19, 2014

First of all, we have to understand that the funnel isn’t a buying process. I never heard a Buyer say, ‘I’m in the sale acceptance stage of my buying process.’ How can we STOP DOING lead nurturing campaigns? If not, you’ve got a huge gap in that buying process.

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Opt Intelligence

AUGUST 25, 2020

But an email list is only as good as the lead nurturing you put into it. To drive conversions, you need a multi-layered, long-term lead nurturing plan and email marketing series. It sounds complicated, but if you’re consistently growing your email list, the process is repeated as you fill your funnel with new leads.

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KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

But content can do more than generate demand; the right content can also be invaluable to a successful lead nurturing campaign. Relevant content can take marketing automation process to the next level, and it can also help sales and account managers build better relationships with prospects and customers.

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The Point

OCTOBER 30, 2013

A client asks: “I notice that you’re recommending we gate our offer content behind landing pages as part of the lead nurturing campaign. If you score clicks as “responses,” you risk over-inflating the value of leads who may only have passing interest in your content. Here’s why: 1. A click is not a response.

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The Point

APRIL 16, 2019

For example: Using descriptive terms (ex: “Enterprise”) in ad copy that define the intended audience Strategic and aggressive use of negative keywords (ex: “Free”) Use of offers (white papers, for example) that immediately and intuitively identify the intended audience and dissuade unqualified prospects from clicking on the ad.

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Only B2B

APRIL 3, 2024

It analyzes diverse online behaviors, including content downloads, registrations for white papers, visits to solution-related webpages, and even interactions with competitor content. Content downloads: Retrieving white papers, case studies, or ebooks relevant to your offerings indicates a strong desire to learn more.

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Tomorrow People

MARCH 5, 2012

Lead Nurturing 101. Lead nurturing starts by collecting contact information in exchange for something the visitor deems of value, but with little risk. Each of these examples serves as a way to engage with leads and bring them back to your website. Lead Nurturing Automates the 3 Points.

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Only B2B

APRIL 10, 2024

Usually, MQLs are the leads that have shown interest in various ways, like downloading content like ebooks, white paper, signing up for a company newsletter attending a webinar or online event. Only about 25% of generated leads qualify as MQLs [source: HubSpot]. Must Read: How to Generate Leads Without Cold Calling?

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SmartBug Media

APRIL 24, 2023

Ideally, you should write 4-6 blog posts a month, comment on industry blogs, publish white papers on your industry award-winning performance, and shout to the rooftops all of the different ways your company mitigates all concerns about an organization's cyberthreats. With HubSpot, lead nurturing is a breeze.

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Only B2B

MARCH 27, 2024

Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs): Leads who successfully pass the sales team’s qualification process. The sales team can now prioritize efforts on nurturing these leads and closing deals. Offer gated content like white papers or webinars to capture leads who are actively researching solutions.

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The Point

APRIL 19, 2017

Is it aligned with where your audience is in the purchase process? In broad terms, early stage content tends to work best for top-of-the-funnel lead generation, when not everyone is interested (yet) in ROI, case studies or vendor comparisons. Content can work at every stage of the funnel – early, mid, late.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Effective lead nurturing is crucial to successful b2b marketing. Lead nurturing can help you improve your lead conversions over time. ” “ Lead nurturing will generate an increase in sale opportunities up to 20%. ” “ Lead nurturing can help you build a trusted relationship with your economic buyer.”

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The Point

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

For some, it may be the hassle of navigating an onerous MDF approval process. Whatever the process, partners should invest the time in planning and preparation to ensure those sales or marketing dollars reap the greatest reward. If you do invest in lead generation, set clear expectations for sales follow-up.

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The Point

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Relevancy is one of the key factors in generating a consistent response from your lead nurturing emails: the more relevant your message to the reader’s job function, industry, interests, and stage in the selling cycle, the more likely he/she will be to respond. The challenge is identifying that interest early in the process.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Marketing automation provider Marketo has just published The Definitive Guide to Lead Nurturing , a white paper that provides real value, covering the lead nurturing process from the basic how and why through ROI measurement. The guide itself is well-researched, clearly written and highly practical.

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Tony Zambito

APRIL 29, 2012

Depending on which reports you may read when it comes to lead nurturing, approximately 60% or more of B2B businesses do not have a formalized lead nurturing program. Which begs the question: why are companies slow to adopt to lead nurturing? This is more so than any mapping to buying stages or journey.

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Tony Zambito

APRIL 5, 2011

  One approach whose value is on the rise is that of Lead Nurturing.    It’s no wonder why – we have seen major alterations of buyer behavior and buying patterns with technology enabling more buyer control over the majority of the buying cycle process. 

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markempa

AUGUST 26, 2009

While chatting with a client recently, she told me that she had just met with her third new boss this year to explain the company’s new lead nurturing process. The problem was that her boss felt their current integrated marketing campaigns qualified as lead nurturing. Giving them information that sticks with them.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 5, 2023

I spent about half my career in marketing creating, tweaking and optimizing demand generation processes, most recently for the world’s largest software company. And in the process, I somehow managed to accomplish both. And we accomplished this by focusing on giving sales what they wanted: truly qualified leads.

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NuSpark Consulting

JULY 7, 2013

Lead Nurture Planning. Considering that around 80% of leads never turn into sales, you need a proper lead nurturing plan, including lead scoring, with the goal to transform those leads you do have into potential sales opportunities. Save time following up on bad leads. . Nurture Strategy.

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markempa

AUGUST 23, 2006

FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading! Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Ask why they downloaded the white paper.

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BOP Design

JANUARY 7, 2022

No matter what the industry under the B2B umbrella, there are unique characteristics of the B2B marketing and sales process and this will be outlined below. This is often a combination of inbound and outbound tactics, with inbound being much more effective early in the process. Many companies have B2C, B2B, and B2G marketing channels.

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markempa

AUGUST 2, 2016

These are the key points of information that sales often wants to know about a lead: Role in the organization. Their role/authority is in the buying process. It’s important to remember that the first definition process is iterative. Learn what qualifies as lead nurturing. What is and isn’t lead nurturing?

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The Point

JANUARY 24, 2013

Key to designing an effective lead nurturing program is taking stock of your current lead management process. Giving sales a voice in the process will help ensure that, as an organization, they feel they have a stake in the new lead management program and won’t feel it’s being foisted upon them by marketing.

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The Point

JANUARY 23, 2018

Here’s why: * Many tech products are first of breed solutions and/or of a complexity that demands a more long-term, consultative selling process. But here’s the reality: most demand generation is a long-term process. And you’ll generate more qualified leads, at a lower cost, if you adopt a longer-term approach.

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The Point

JULY 17, 2017

This year’s report (download a copy here – registration required) is striking in the degree and pace of change reported, since only last year, in how B2B buyers describe their research and purchase processes. FINDING : 77% of respondents said they conduct a detailed ROI analysis before making a final decision – an 11% increase from 2016.

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markempa

OCTOBER 6, 2006

FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading! Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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BOP Design

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The recent pandemic brought digital marketing to the forefront as a lead generation tool – especially for industries that drag their feet when it comes to modernizing ( Source ). Many industries were already relying on digital marketing for lead generation and lead nurturing, but the value became even more clear.

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SmartBug Media

APRIL 24, 2023

Ideally, you should write 4-6 blog posts a month, comment on industry blogs, publish white papers on your industry award-winning performance, and shout to the rooftops all of the different ways your company mitigates all concerns about an organization's cyberthreats. With HubSpot, lead nurturing is a breeze.

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Martech

MARCH 11, 2024

Unsolicited lead nurturing Lead nurturing is one of the linchpins of marketing automation. You don’t have to stop creating your ebooks, white papers or sales enablement sheets. Business email address Subscribe Processing. Immediately, when possible. Don’t be weird. Get MarTech! In your inbox.

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markempa

OCTOBER 1, 2008

The lack of a strong lead nurturing discipline can cost your organization substantial unrealized revenue. Without lead nurturing in place to capture and cultivate early-stage leads, your marketing funnel misses out on valuable opportunities. should you share a case study vs. white paper?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

Not all leads should be treated equally. In our business for example the sales cycle can be upwards of 9 months – so lead nurturing it critical to stay in front of your prospect during their journey from awareness to consideration to purchase. A lead nurturing super highway was born. EchoQuote was born.

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