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When Lead Scoring Will Fail

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Having worked with B2B marketers for many years, it's typically a no-brainer when someone asks me "should we implement lead scoring?". Lead scoring, which is the process of automating the qualification of leads that you generate, is a key stepping stone to get marketers to the next level.

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The Rules of Lead Generation Defined – Book Review

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We now have one: The New Rules of Lead Generation: Proven Strategies to Maximize Marketing ROI by David T. email marketing lead generation marketing metrics lead conversion Advocate Marketing social media lead management integrated marketing closed loop' The issue was that there really wasn’t a guide for B2B marketers.

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Lead Management and Football

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In one of my meetings these past few weeks I was thinking of an analogy where I could break down the lead management process into much simpler terms so everyone could understand their roles - this is where football comes in. In the lead management process, the defence represents anything that is preventing the offence from scoring touchdowns.

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Measuring the Impact of Lead Nurturing: 3 Methods You Can Use

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This past week I was down in Atlanta for the Eloqua All About Revenue Success Tour and I led a breakout session on the different ways that companies measure the success of lead nurturing. If nurturing is improving the number of overall leads. Why is this so important?

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How To Build a Lead Nurturing Culture Part I

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There are many similarities between the concepts that Jim Collins discussed in his book and lead nurturing. Lead nurturing can mean many different things to may different people. There is no question that lead nurturing has been a proven tactic for B2B marketers. Content is at the core of your lead nurturing efforts.

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Lead Nurturing - How to track ROI?

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The concept of lead nurturing is something that is complex for some but very straightforward for others. Quick Overview on Trends in Lead Nurturing Lead nurturing can present itself in many ways. Great - How do I track ROI for Lead Nurturing? The shift that I've seen is to automate the process using technology.

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Automated Customer Scoring - Going Beyond Leads

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Automated Lead scoring is a term that many in the B2B world are familiar with. Essentially, you take the typical manual lead qualification process that a sales rep or call center does over the phone to find the best leads and let technology do this for you. Can you apply this same concept to customers?