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When Leads Go Cold

The Effective Marketer

It seems with all the systems we have today to generate, score, and nurture leads, it all comes down to sales. The amount of time it takes for a sales person to follow up with a lead can determine whether the deal is closed or not. These results are especially shocking given how quickly online leads go cold – HBR.

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The New Rules of Lead Generation: Book Review

The Effective Marketer

I was fortunate to receive a copy of “ The New Rules of Lead Generation “, by David T. As I read the book I couldn’t help but notice that the author not only goes straight to the point (which is refreshing), he also shows a good deal of experience illustrating each lead generation tactic with clear examples.

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The New Rules of Lead Generation: Book Review

The Effective Marketer

I was fortunate to receive a copy of “ The New Rules of Lead Generation “, by David T. As I read the book I couldn’t help but notice that the author not only goes straight to the point (which is refreshing), he also shows a good deal of experience illustrating each lead generation tactic with clear examples.

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Demand Generation and Lead Management Explained

The Effective Marketer

Last week Carlos Hidalgo , CEO of the Annuitas Group , shared on the Software Advice blog a nice video explaining two basic concepts that are often used interchangeably by vendors and even analysts in the Marketing Automation space but should in fact be treated as separate concepts: Demand Generation and Lead Management. Nice job, Carlos!

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How to Build a Lead Scoring Program

The Effective Marketer

Every company wants high leads volume – but not prioritizing those opportunities can leave sales wasting time on leads that will never buy, while the best prospects fall through the cracks. Fortunately, an effective lead scoring program can address this problem. Then, what to do with the scores once they are determined.

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Your Content Focus: Narrow vs Wide

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” Do you want to generate leads to the top of the funnel or do you need to close deals that are being worked on right now? Others don’t want to “abandon” leads they have already generated and argue for more nurturing campaigns with content that will guide those leads down to eventually close a sale.

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Getting Started Guide for Marketing Automation

The Effective Marketer

So here’s a quick “getting started” guide that looks at the marketing automation implementation process from a 10,000 foot view and gets you ready to used what will become your most important lead generation engine. How and in which stage will marketing hand leads off to sales? Getting Started with Marketing Automation.