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Why are SIC and NAICS Codes Important to Marketing?

Leadspace

The most reliable way to identify a company is with SIC or NAICS codes. . SIC stands for Standard Industrial Classification , which are four digit codes that are used by the US government to identify the primary business of the establishment. Companies in the same industry are assigned the same number or SIC code. industries.

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5 do’s & don’ts of B2B lead qualification

Biznology

Lead qualification is one of the primary jobs for B2B marketers, and a great deal of time and money is spent on this step of the sales cycle. Now that I’ve stated the obvious, I see both good and bad lead qualification processes in the market. Which leads me to 5 Do’s and Don’ts of B2B lead qualification.

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5 Best practices of trade show lead qualification

Biznology

Following my last blog on lead qualification, I received some great comments and several questions as to whether lead qualification differs for trade show leads. Yes, it does, and here is a revision of my last blog specifically addressing trade show lead generation and qualification.

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Building Your B2B Marketing Database

Biznology

In the mix are employees charged with product specification, users of the product, and purchasing agents, not to mention the decision-makers who hold final approval over the sale. SIC or NAICS. Qualification questions (from lead qualification processes). Title, function, buying role, email, direct phone.

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6 Content Marketing Tips That Drives Leads

Marketing Insider Group

Too often we grab the latest product brochure, sales presentation or case study and post it online. So here are my 6 tips for creating content that drives the leads that sales wants… Define your audience on their terms not yours. Stay away from arbitrary boundaries like SIC codes and Revenue range or employee size.

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B2B Marketing: 4 solutions to the most common challenges

markempa

What they value about your product, and what they don’t. Lead nurturing, content creation and even list building all hinge on this sort of research,” Tinsen says. “Not Be sure to check out next week’s post right here on the B2B Lead Roundtable Blog to read Brian Carroll’s advice on building lists with purchased data.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Closing the loop to improve lead generation performance

markempa

A few years ago, I worked on a lead generation program with a client that launched a new product life cycle management (PLM) software product. The product was expected to have an average sale of $200,000. Their initial target database was comprised of 2000 product driven companies across 20 unique SIC codes.