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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. But customers are looking for you to demonstrate an understanding of their needs before they are ready to engage in the sales process. Stay away from arbitrary boundaries like SIC codes and Revenue range or employee size.

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How NOT to Do Social Media - Three Disastrous Social Media C**k Ups

Tomorrow People

The recent sale of former social media darling Digg for $500,000 (it was valued at $175m four years ago) is a timely reminder that in the world of social media , nothing is forever. Behold, three exercises in social media slapstick: Skittles falls prey to Twitter trolls. Chrysler commissions hapless marketing agency.

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Survey Finds Growth in Pipelines and Sales Cycles for B2B Lead.

Industrial Marketing Today

The top findings I got out of the release were: 47% of the sales professionals reported a slight increase in the size of their B2B pipelines this year as compared to last year. However, the sales cycles have also become longer, making it much harder to close deals. This one caught me by surprise.

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Demandbase: A New Twist In The Lead Management Automation Market

Online Marketing Institute

As part of a broader lead generation, on-demand platform, Demandbase offers a free, downloadable Web application built on Adobe AIR (one of 3 investors in an $8M round they also announced.) Demand Streamâ„¢ includes a Web widget that shows sales and marketing the names of companies visiting the Web site in near real-time.

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How Lack of Marketing Content Can Derail Your Website Redesign Project

Industrial Marketing Today

Six months later, very little traffic, even fewer leads and no sales > The new web site sucks, hasn’t done anything for our business. Our sales people will tell them everything they need to know when they talk to them on the phone or set up a face-to-face meeting. How hard can it be to write some words?

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High-Performance Email Marketing for Attracting and Engaging.

Industrial Marketing Today

Go beyond the high-level demographics of SIC/NAICS codes and company size. Are you interested in lead generation, lead nurturing and/or building authority and brand awareness? WHEN : When on the sales cycle do you expect to engage with your prospects? They are: WHO : Who are the intended recipients of your emails?

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Paul Slack: B2B Digital Marketing Has Never Been Easier

B2B Digital Marketer

Today he leads a team of digital marketing pros who love to work with busy executives who understand digital marketing is critical, but just don’t have time or expertise to build & execute in a way that delivers real results. I found myself as the national account manager for a large storage company with a $21 million quota.