Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2010

We discussed the great lead quality vs. lead quantity debate. Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty.

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markempa

APRIL 13, 2015

Tweet The management of sales leads is critical to generating marketing ROI. Sadly, sales leads often land on the scrap heap because marketers throw leads over the wall and then expect salespeople to catch them. I was recently asked by someone how to utilize lead distribution to gain the best results.

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KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

While using personas clearly helps deliver more relevant content, and therefore generates more conversions (aka, more leads), many marketers do struggle with which personas to prioritize. 71% of technology marketers say that “prioritizing marketing effort toward one audience over another” is a challenge for them.

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markempa

JULY 15, 2012

Achieved a 375% increase in sales-ready leads and $4.9 For more information about these lead optimization tactics, view the webinar replay below: Related Resources: On Lead Qualification: Steps to Convert Inquiries into Viable Sales Leads. million in additional pipeline in eight months.

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PureB2B

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

It enables marketers to take a more active role in the lead generation efforts to create revenue for the company [1]. The goal is to connect both marketing and sales to make decisions based on a common goal. As with any good marketing, bringing in quality leads is the foundation of a good marketing pipeline.

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PureB2B

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

It enables marketers to take a more active role in the lead generation efforts to create revenue for the company [1]. The goal is to connect both marketing and sales to make decisions based on a common goal. As with any good marketing, bringing in quality leads is the foundation of a good marketing pipeline.

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PureB2B

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

It enables marketers to take a more active role in the lead generation efforts to create revenue for the company [1]. The goal is to connect both marketing and sales to make decisions based on a common goal. As with any good marketing, bringing in quality leads is the foundation of a good marketing pipeline.

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ANNUITAS

APRIL 9, 2015

The purpose of a demand generation program is to drive revenue, not leads, and the only way to truly measure success is revenue in the form of contribution to pipeline and sales. Lead volume is certainly important, but useless as a measure of success unless it is weighed against the revenue it drives.

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Binary Demand

MAY 4, 2023

Marketers use PPC ads, social media, email marketing, and other methods to deliver many leads to their sales team. However, the actual task begins when you have to turn those leads into paying customers. How to improve lead quality?” is the question many marketers ask.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 5, 2010

You can review both How To Align Marketing With Sales and Marketing Leads: Quality Vs. Quantity for more detail on the emerging need for marketing to drive real sales and to quantify efforts. Late last week, I responded to a post by my new friend Adam Needles, VP Marketing of Left Brain Marketing.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 29, 2010

Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 17, 2010

And ultimately, this will translate into your marketing team making a greater contribution to sales. Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty.

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PureB2B

AUGUST 19, 2018

These are the leads who need nurturing before being passed off to sales. Lead nurturing allows your sales team to work on qualified, ready-to-buy prospects for a faster sales pipeline. Clogging up your pipeline with leads that aren’t ready slows down the cycle. Leverage Social Proof.

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ViewPoint

MAY 23, 2017

Best case a stack of leads (virtual or otherwise) is rifled through, a few leads are cherry-picked out – and other leads are left to go into the black hole frequently called CRM. Imagine Spending $208,350 on Marketing Leads That Are Trashed Immediately. Cost per sales qualified lead is $1,250.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 7, 2010

He is currently focusing on managing all marketing campaigns, Tele Vendors, and a direct sales force in North America to drive sales pipeline and demand generation through strategic marketing with proven results and a clear ROI. I printed this and passed it out during our last sales meeting.

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PureB2B

APRIL 21, 2017

With a holistic understanding of buyer intent, your business can improve the lead qualification process and enhance sales conversions. Buyer intent comes down to knowing what makes a great lead. And this means putting your customer’s needs, wants and interests at the center of all your sales and marketing campaigns.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 15, 2010

If you weren’t able to attend, feel free to download my presentation Lead Generation Programs That Work. by Michael Brenner, July 15, 2010 Related Posts: Marketing Leads: Quality Vs. Quantity 5 Steps to Achieve Lead Generation ROI 11 Reasons Why Outbound Telemarketing Programs Fail Need to Drive Leads?

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Try These Traditional Tactics Now About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP. Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 19, 2010

But whichever funnel “speaks&# to you, I hope we gave you something to think about and also some direction on how to analyze your own marketing efforts. Related Posts: The Future of B2B Marketing: It’s Social What Is Marketing Acceleration?

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2010

In order to provide a practical guide to generating real results, here are the B2B Marketing Insider 5 Steps to achieve Lead Generation ROI: Step 1: Set your objective. The metrics you chose should be quantifiable and aligned to your sales goals. Think sales, leads, pipeline.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 25, 2010

We see this all the time with hockey sticks at the end of the quarter, followed by complaints to marketing since there are no sales leads and the pipeline is now cleared out, followed by panicked prospecting to try to make something happen in time to make the numbers. Lead nurturing. Lead qualification.

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markempa

AUGUST 1, 2007

to Generate and Follow Leads | Main | Webcast: Closed-Loop Lead Generation & Management » 7 Tips to Improve Sales Follow-up & Close More Leads If you are like most B2B marketers, lead generation is at top of your priority list. « 9 1/2 Ways. So what can be done about it?

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markempa

MARCH 6, 2007

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.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 19, 2010

Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty. Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 9, 2011

by Jon Miller The Definitive Guide to Sales Lead Qualification and Sales Development. This is especially true in the handoff between marketing and sales. In addition to those techniques, I believe the secret to a truly high-performance revenue engine is the effective use of a Sales Development team.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 7, 2011

by Bill Binch To create the best lead generation process, you’ve got to keep sales and marketing on the same page. There is a continuing challenge for marketing to fill the sales lead coffers. There are three truths behind sales and marketing agreements that must be recognized for effective alignment: 1.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 12, 2010

This additionally allows sales to feel as they are “part of the planning” in the campaign and will focus more energy on these appointments and subsequent conversions to sales. Lead Conversion to Pipeline & Acceleration This tactic has consistently provided the best conversion to sales pipeline.

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markempa

JULY 28, 2006

Their results show that thought-leading content thats educational in nature performed best as a call to action. In addition to webinars, this data shows that blogs and podcasts are evolving into key elements of the B2B marketers lead generation toolkit.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MAY 30, 2012

These marketers use marketing automation to “batch and blast” email campaigns but not really to qualify and nurture leads. They say that their marketing departments are small and they do not have the bandwidth to implement lead qualification and lead nurturing processes.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2008

B2B marketing is my passion because it's strategic, always changing, and always broken. I can talk all day about anything (ask anyone who knows me about this), but my real expertise is the "top of the funnel" — that is, outbound marketing, lead generation, lead development, and inside sales.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

AUGUST 3, 2009

BtoB Content Marketing: Six Places to Find Hidden Content Gems - Savvy B2B Marketing , July 27, 2009. Geek Good Intentions: Case of the Missing Twitter Brand - B2B Marketing Savvy , July 21, 2009. Definitions for marketing leads for use in lead generation - Market2Lead , July 14, 2009. July 23, 2009.

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PureB2B

JULY 7, 2022

Businesses can use buyer intent data to calibrate their marketing campaigns—ensuring resources are spent on high-quality, in-market leads. Instead of targeting a long list of potential leads, B2B marketers analyze intent data to find in-market buyers who are actively searching for their brand’s products and services.

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markempa

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Tweet In the 2012 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report , 1,745 marketing organizations revealed that trade shows took up the biggest chunk of their marketing budget – over 21%. Yet, they only ranked fourth in marketing effectiveness, under websites, SEOs, and emails.

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PureB2B

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Well, it all comes down to effective lead qualification. The Evolving Methods of Qualifying Leads. There are several ways to help you determine the best leads for your marketing team such as the so-called the BANT (budget, authority, need, and timing) and CHAMP (challenges, authority, money, and prioritization) frameworks.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 9, 2009

Unless your product is a one-call close (which very few b2b sales are), salespeople should never qualify their own leads. Also, whenever possible, separate the inbound lead qualification ("market response") role from the outbound prospecting role, so that each can specialize. Invest in sales lead generation.

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