markempa

AUGUST 23, 2006

Early-stage leads - those who are not ready to speak to a sales person yet – can be developed further with an effective lead nurturing program. Do you qualify leads before sending them to your sales team? Im a big proponent of educational marketing, because it allows you to reach people early in their buying process.

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JUNE 29, 2007

Companies who provided fewer but higher quality "sales ready" leads to their sale people have better sales conversion rates than those that send lots of early stage leads and that creating a "cost per lead" culture just does not work.

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AUGUST 22, 2007

August 22, 2007 | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Off topic: Response to meme - 8 Random Things About Me : Comments Off topic: Response to meme - 8 Random Things About Me Ardath Albee, over at Marketing Interactions , tagged me for a meme "8 random things about me.

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MAY 26, 2005

« B2B Lead Generation Blog Nominated for MarketingSherpas 2005 Readers Choice Blog Awards | Main | Closing the loop to improve lead generation performance » RSS Your Press Room for better search engine visibility Lee Odden over at the Online Marketing Blog shares some interesting ideas for optimizing press releases for RSS distribution.

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markempa

OCTOBER 31, 2006

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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OCTOBER 17, 2006

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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markempa

JUNE 6, 2006

A podcast version of the show is available via iTunes or the host website RSSRay.com. A podcast version of the show is available via iTunes or the host website RSSRay.com.

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markempa

MARCH 6, 2006

Well meaning marketers can ruin their lead generation results by rushing an unqualified list of tradeshow attendees to their sales team. After doing numerous lead qualification programs , we have found 5% to 15% of trade show inquiries are truly sales ready leads.

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markempa

JUNE 28, 2007

Guys writes, “The backbone of traditional marketing has long been the 4Ps: product, pricing, placement and promotion. While these fundamentals still hold true, the Internet has changed marketing and the fundamentals we apply to it. New and innovative online marketing tactics help companies build their brand and generate leads online.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

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MAY 8, 2007

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AUGUST 16, 2007

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markempa

JULY 3, 2006

Later, we met up with our friend, Dan Janal, of PR Leads fame for dinner. All three of us had a great time exchanging ideas on marketing, life, business and books. Later, we met up with our friend, Dan Janal, of PR Leads fame for dinner. We both wished we had a camera to capture this event.

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markempa

APRIL 18, 2005

« Lead generation & nurturing with a human touch | Main | Ten ways to Better Manage Sales Leads » MarketingSherpa Seeks Best Marketing Blog MarketingSherpa just opened up nominations for Best Blog Readers Choice Awards. Be sure to let them know about your favorite Marketing, Advertising, and PR blogs.

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markempa

OCTOBER 17, 2006

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2006

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markempa

MAY 21, 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. Dig your well before you’re thirsty.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Personally I am very fond of strawberries and cream; but I find that for some strange reason fish prefer worms. I think the late Dale Carnegie has a great quote in his perennial best seller, How to Win Friends and Influence People that summarizes my point. He writes, “I go fishing up in Maine every summer. I think about what they want.

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markempa

AUGUST 29, 2007

Do you think a typical marketer or sales person (who isnt a good “networker” already) can build relationships and generate sales leads for their company from a social networking tool? So in the end, I end up connecting more with my network offline or using old standbys like the phone or email. Why or why not?

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markempa

AUGUST 24, 2007

And I do believe the CRM Database should be the hub of all communication between sales and marketing. But closed-loop marketing isnt software. Personally, Ive never seen closed-loop feedback suddenly erupt as a result of software. It just doesnt happen.

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markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

The workhorse of business-to-business direct mail is still the one-page, personalized letter sent in a #10 envelope. Here are some online examples such as: blog posts, podcasts, vidcasts, webinars, e-books, personalized microsites, wikis, and other multimedia. What can you send via email? What can you do via the phone?

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markempa

AUGUST 30, 2007

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markempa

MAY 9, 2007

« B2B Lead Generation Blog is todays TypePad Featured Blog | Main | The Difference Between ROI and Marketing Accountability » How Lead Nurturing Improves Lead Generation ROI I know theres a lot of emphasis on lead generation (thats a good thing) but, getting a ton of leads doesnt guarantee that increased sales will follow.

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JUNE 26, 2006

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markempa

APRIL 5, 2007

How does podcasting help you communicate more directly, and more personally, with your audience? Where does podcasting fit in the multimodal lead generation portfolio ? Please submit your questions (via comments) for me to ask Paul or call our listener feedback line at 1-877-635-0560 (toll-free) to leave your questions.

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markempa

FEBRUARY 23, 2006

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markempa

JULY 9, 2007

You need to examine each lead ask if they are " sales ready " meaning they are ready to speak to a sales person. They are seeking education and information but would rather not talk to a sales person yet. They are seeking education and information but would rather not talk to a sales person yet.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

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markempa

MAY 16, 2006

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markempa

AUGUST 18, 2006

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markempa

JANUARY 24, 2006

» The Lead Generation Advantage for Small Businesses According to John Jantsch , small businesses have a decided advantage [over big companies] to do highly personal marketing. The bigger an organization gets, the harder it is to be highly personal. I tend to agree. Still, few companies are doing it consistently.

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markempa

AUGUST 14, 2006

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markempa

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

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markempa

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

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markempa

AUGUST 11, 2006

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NOVEMBER 16, 2006

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markempa

MAY 18, 2007

Marketing and sales can work together on standardizing and documenting their lead generation and sales process so that what is happening can be easily tracked and measured. Develop a marketing program that helps the sales team sell at a personal level. Centralize the lead qualification process.

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