LeadSloth

MARCH 16, 2009

Lead Scoring. Lead scoring works for both anonymous and known visitors: for anonymous visitors the triggers for increasing the lead score are somewhat limited, essentially page views and return visits. Lead scoring configuration. It can also integrate with Salesforce Web-to-Lead forms. An anonymous prospect record.

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LeadSloth

JANUARY 14, 2010

These posts are about Marketing Automation and Lead Management: Lead Management Introduction. Lead Management Features. Lead Nurturing and Lead Scoring. Create a Universal Lead Definition in 5 Steps. Making the Most of Your Lead Recycling Program. Lead Scoring. Lead Nurturing.

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LeadSloth

JUNE 18, 2010

I’ve recorded an introductory video on lead nurturing and how it can turn more raw leads into qualified leads. Effective lead nurturing will prevent prospects from falling out of the funnel before they are ready to talk to a sales person. If you’d like to attend the webinar, please register here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/594743683.

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LeadSloth

JUNE 17, 2010

Do you have many leads in your database who have never been followed up on? Attend this webinar to learn how to generate additional revenue from your existing leads. Tags: Webinars lead management b2b marketing b2b marketing university lead nurturing. If yes, you have a lot of untapped revenue in your database.

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LeadSloth

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The topics for these meetings was drip campaigns and lead nurturing. Segmentation on Lead Source and Search Keywords. Also, lead source can give valuable clues to the desired length of the nurturing process. Lead Nurturing Based on Product Usage. Database Segmentation. Segmentation came up several times.

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LeadSloth

OCTOBER 15, 2010

I attended the advanced track, and it was a nice combination of detailed feature descriptions and lead management best practices. They covered the main parts of the Marketo application: Lead Database, Design Studio, Marketing Activities and Analytics. Forrester Lead Management Overview. Global Marketo Roll-Out.

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LeadSloth

OCTOBER 18, 2010

An example: they determine what their most important customer segments are, what content they need in the different phases of the buying process, and how leads will be routed throughout the organization. Once I tried to implement advanced lead management processes without the budget to buy a Marketing Automation system. That was hard.

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LeadSloth

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Let’s look at the 5 Ways in which Social Media is changing Lead Management and Marketing Automation. Lead Generation. Use your Marketing Automation and CRM systems to see if this traffic converts to qualified leads and sales opportunities. Lead Nurturing. Lead Intelligence.

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LeadSloth

AUGUST 25, 2010

Lead Nurturing takes a lot of effort, but it’ll pay itself back ten times over. With a solid nurturing strategy you’ll find new sales opportunities from leads who you thought were not interested. But how do you create a solid lead nurturing plan? Create Content That Your Audience Needs. Make Offers They Can’t Refuse.

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LeadSloth

AUGUST 30, 2009

Maybe spending on lead generation can be better directed, so unprofitable programs can be cut. I suggest three areas: More cost-effective lead generation. Better conversion rates with lead nurturing. Lead Generation: with close loop measurements, you can easily see the effectiveness of each lead generation campaign.

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LeadSloth

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

If you start doing marketing automation or lead nurturing, first focus on the most attractive subset of your prospects. Make Sure You Have Enough Leads. If your problem is lack of raw leads, first address that problem. Describe Your Lead Flow. Leads go through various stages, from new leads to existing customers.

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LeadSloth

OCTOBER 4, 2009

Having seen many of the presentations in San Francisco, I found it useful to classify them in three main categories: Lead Generation. Lead Management. The first is obviously focused on getting more leads into your database, while the second topic focuses on nurturing those leads. Lead Management. Content creation.

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LeadSloth

AUGUST 5, 2010

Today, I’m working on my presentation for Monday’s lead nurturing webinar 7 steps to finding untapped revenue in your marketing database , where I’m presenting real best practices. That made me think: in lead nurturing, are there any common “best practices&# that are actually ineffective? Register today: [link].

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LeadSloth

JUNE 23, 2010

NURTURE Leads to Assure More Revenue. 50% of Leads are NOTReady to Make the Jump. Nurtured Leads Produce 20% MORE Sales Opportunities. Tags: lead management webinar recording. Introduction by Jep Castelein. 1848 James Marshall Discovers Gold. How Much REVENUE Are You Missing Out On? 1: COLLABORATE with Sales. Case Study.

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LeadSloth

AUGUST 23, 2010

Again, they have created a great program for B2B Marketers, covering both lead generation and lead nurturing strategies. DIY Lead Scoring – Melissa Centrella from Virgin HealthMiles. Tags: events lead management marketingsherpa. Content that Converts – Marko Muellner and Thom Schoeborn from Webtrends.

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LeadSloth

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Marketing-qualified leads (MQL), definition should be established together with sales. sales accepted leads (SAL), formally accepted by sales. sales qualified leads (SQL), evolved into an opportunity. An inquiry could be any new lead, also someone who dropped off his business card at a tradeshow, or a download of a whitepaper.

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LeadSloth

AUGUST 24, 2009

It can be used for email campaigns, drip marketing, lead nurturing, lead scoring, landing page management and for brewing coffee. Part of a good lead management process is knowing exactly who are involved in the sale. Also, lead scoring only works if you know who you want to target. Not Enough Leads.

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LeadSloth

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

This week someone asked me about lead nurturing for people who signed up for a 30-day product trial (for a SaaS/Cloud software product). They signed up. This was in response to an article on trial conversion optimization that I wrote over a year ago.

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LeadSloth

AUGUST 11, 2010

Steve Woods, The Content Gap – Lead Nurturing and Content Creation. Webinar: The Secret To Creating Lead Nurturing Content That Converts. With the right content strategy, leads will move through the buying process more quickly and you’ll boost your conversion rates. Tags: content marketing lead management.

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LeadSloth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Would you like to learn how Lead Nurturing can turn more of your leads into revenue? On a single afternoon in New York City, Silverpop brings together several expert speakers to discuss Holistic Lead Nurturing strategies. See below for an overview of Holistic Lead Nurturing. What Is Holistic Lead Nurturing?

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LeadSloth

AUGUST 11, 2009

To generate demand for your products, it’s not enough to nurture the existing leads in your database. You also need a steady stream of fresh leads coming in. There are many ways to find these new leads: inbound marketing, search advertising, tradeshows, lead programs, etc.

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LeadSloth

JUNE 23, 2009

Many digital marketers are using marketing automation tools to automate lead nurturing. But if you want to expand your business, you also need to continuously add new leads to your database. Traditional lead sources are tradeshows or lead programs with magazines. ROI reporting : see which activities result in new leads.

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LeadSloth

JULY 23, 2010

This will dramatically increase the effectiveness of your lead nurturing campaigns. Tags: lead management marketing automation. Segmentation of your database and development of personas allow you to develop the right messages, content and offers. Register Here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/173608818.

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LeadSloth

MARCH 8, 2010

Lead Tracking and alerts are nothing new in Marketing Automation. With Chatter, sales people can subscribe to activity updates of specific leads, or groups of leads. chatter lead tracking sales and marketing alignment salesforce.com. That could be a great way to close the gap between marketing and sales.

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LeadSloth

MARCH 22, 2009

In the early days it was used to sift through hundreds of new B2B leads per day to identify the valuable leads. My first reaction was: no way, you should not want to do without any type of marketing automation system (for simplicity sake, I use this term as synonymous to demand generation and lead management ).

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LeadSloth

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Improve Lead Interaction with Good Segmentation. The technology can only do so much – starting with a segmented, clean lead list is important. Optimize Lead Nurturing Through Personalized and Relevant Communications. Which content provided the desired lead interaction for which segmented list during which stage of nurturing?

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LeadSloth

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

The past two days I attended the Pardot User Conference , and also presented a session on Lead Nurturing. The sessions were about lead management, lead nurturing, content marketing, social media and Pardot product sessions. Over 100 Pardot customers from all over North America attended this event. And that’s impressive.

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LeadSloth

AUGUST 26, 2010

Lead Intelligence. This one is getting more interesting, because it allows you to track Social Media as a lead source, all the way to revenue. Lead Intelligence. Pardot’s Social Insight is focused on Lead Intelligence. If you want, you can also use this information for lead scoring. Social Media ROI.

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LeadSloth

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

This is the flawed but still-important number of inquiries (raw leads), plus the number of qualified leads. You can use lead scoring or a phone call to see whether a lead matches your ideal lead profile. If yes, you have a qualified lead. Revenue Metrics. Process Metrics.

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LeadSloth

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

What are the key events to attend when you’d like to learn more about B2B Marketing, Marketing Automation, Lead Management? I’ve started with a much longer list, but decided to focus on those events where Marketing Automation vendors exhibit, and where the speakers cover lead management and marketing automation. Conference.

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LeadSloth

MAY 5, 2010

Some of the new social CRM features help sales people identify more opportunities, get more background information on existing leads and facilitate intra-company collaboration ( see earlier post ). After – Once leads are sales-ready, they are passed on to the sales team. Social Marketing Automation.

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LeadSloth

APRIL 24, 2009

BTW 1: Some of these blogs are more about lead generation, demand generation or inbound marketing, so maybe the title of this blog post is not ideal. Brian Carroll ’s B2B Lead Generation blog ( @brianjcarroll ). David’s posts are about content-based marketing, which is an important ingredient of successful lead generation.

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LeadSloth

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Join us at Marketing Automation Monday for an informal panel discussion on using drip marketing to find more qualified leads and for networking with other like-minded marketers. We’ll cover topics around Marketing Automation, including: Lead Management. Lead Nurturing. Palo Alto , November 15th: info & registration ».

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LeadSloth

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Marketing Automation also has some features for sales people, but those tend to be focused on lead prioritization, email, and prospect activity notifications. Profile-based Lead Scoring. Behavioral Lead Scoring. One Type of Contact (vs Lead & Contact). Strong Features of Marketing Automation. Native Email Marketing.

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LeadSloth

JULY 12, 2010

Both groups will use HubSpot to generate more inbound leads, but they have vastly different requirements. With the improved Lead Manager, you could even use HubSpot as your CRM system. I see two clearly distinct target groups for HubSpot: Small business owners. Marketing departments at mid-size companies.

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LeadSloth

APRIL 29, 2009

Market2Lead Marketing Automation and Lead Management blog. Reachforce: The B2B Lead. Reachforce publishes almost daily Lead Generation tips. ReadyContacts Lead Data Management blog. Hubspot is probably both the most active and most popular blog of this list. He writes in-depth posts on Marketing Automation best practices.

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LeadSloth

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Most readers of this blog will know that I’m passionate about Marketing Automation and Lead Management. To accelerate this learning process I’ve decided to join the Marketo consulting team, in which I can focus 100% on Marketing Automation and Lead Management.

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