The Point

JANUARY 27, 2016

Demand Gen Report just published “ Top B2B Marketers Measure Lead Nurturing Effectiveness to Boost Performance ,” a special report in which they address the whys, whats, and how tos of measuring lead nurturing’s true impact. That, ultimately, is what lead nurturing is designed to do – move leads towards opportunity and close.

Lead Nurturing 100

Lead Nurturing Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads 100

ViewPoint

JUNE 30, 2015

The status quo—that marketing management doesn’t understand the definition of a qualified lead—is nothing new. Salespeople consistently say that they do not get enough qualified leads. Qualified leads, according to sales, are based on criteria they understand but marketing is in the dark about.

Sales Qualified Leads 120

Sales Qualified Leads Telemarketing Trade Show High Quality Lead 120

The Mx Group

JUNE 4, 2018

With all the advantages technology provides these days in terms of marketing automation, efficiency, speed and data availability, there’s still no guarantee that, as a senior marketer, you’re bringing in enough B2B leads each quarter to meet your goals. An older-school technology — telemarketing.

Telemarketing 81

Telemarketing Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 81

Martech

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

She couldn’t keep spending money on search words, emails, and sales events that didn’t produce revenue. The content for the new product line needed revamping, and sales were carping about the lack of leads. She also knew her management wanted to reduce her staff by 20%. Marketing and sales were two good examples.

Paid Search Agency 102

Paid Search Agency Planning Ad Building Enterprise Management 102

The Point

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

A client writes: “I notice you recommend both email AND phone follow-up to inbound leads from programs like content syndication. Our inside sales reps are fairly prompt about following up with all leads by phone. Why do I need to set up automated email response as well?”. Here are the key reasons: 1.

Lead Scoring 100

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Telemarketing Process 100

Biznology

AUGUST 8, 2019

I was teaching B2B digital marketing to master’s degree students at San Andres University in Buenos Aires again this summer. The students were pretty enthusiastic about the concepts and tactics I shared. So, I decided to look into what’s going on in B2B marketing in Argentina. Please explain. But you have to be careful.

Demand Generation Agencies 106

Demand Generation Agencies Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services B2B Marketing 106

The Point

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Sungard® Availability Services™ ( Sungard AS ) in Wayne, Pennsylvania is a global leader in disaster recovery, business continuity, and managed IT services. Sungard AS runs a highly successful demand generation program, an integrated mix of both online and offline campaigns, to generate a consistent flow of leads to the company’s sales force.

Conversion Rate 100

Conversion Rate Marketing Qualified Leads Demand Generation Agencies Lead Ranking 100

Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 25, 2016

As used in this Guide, execution may include direct integration with a delivery system, such as adding a name to a marketing automation campaign, sending a list of cookies and instructions to an ad buying system, or pushing a personalized message to a company Web site.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Account Based Marketing 120

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 15, 2010

During my presentation titled Lead Generation Programs That Work I walked through the 5 Steps to Achieve Lead Generation ROI. I defined the top tactics for driving leads in today’s environment and listed those that aren’t working as well as they used to. How do you balance the need for quantity of leads vs quantity?

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Budget Programs Work Management Lead Scoring 100

The Mx Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Marketing automation is a crucial piece of the demand gen puzzle, but when you’re the one tasked with launching a new marketing automation platform (MAP), it can be intimidating. You want to make sure your team is using the tool to its full potential — and that management sees and understands the return on investment.

Marketing Automation Services 54

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Buy Automation 54

NuSpark Consulting

MAY 24, 2012

Where before it took a narrow approach to the funnel, the new approach showcases how inbound marketing, marketing automation and telemarketing intertwine with regard to demand generation. Of equal importance, it showcases how marketing and sales should be aligned, and how the funnel process integrates both fields.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Sales Qualified Leads Demand Top of Funnel 100

NuSpark Consulting

MAY 24, 2012

Where before it took a narrow approach to the funnel, the new approach showcases how inbound marketing, marketing automation and telemarketing intertwine with regard to demand generation. Of equal importance, it showcases how marketing and sales should be aligned, and how the funnel process integrates both fields.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Sales Qualified Leads Demand Top of Funnel 100

ViewPoint

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Carlos is a recognized thought leader in B2B marketing and known for his keen insights on the development and implementation of lead management processes, as well as marketing automation. He is a frequent speaker, blogger and contributor to many B2B marketing publications.

Demand 120

Demand Process Work Management Marketing Management 120

Televerde

JANUARY 30, 2018

In this series, we’ve touched on the value of marketing technology , engagement planning , data intelligence , and content attribution in your quest toward increased revenue generation, and now we’re going to wrap things up with a look at the more human element of modern marketing — inside sales.

Lead Ranking 67

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Lead Qualification Forrester 67

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2010

We discussed the great lead quality vs. lead quantity debate. And the conversation went way later than the restaurant manager and our wonderful server wanted it to. And when quality is required, you need to be able to deliver leads that convert. The debate often goes like this: Sales wants more leads.

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 100

Only B2B

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

We simply act along to understand and pass an innocent smile to overcome the situation until we manage to google it out as early as possible. CMS: Content Management System. Helping you to manage digital content, CMS is almost self-explanatory. CRM: Customer Relationship Management. L2RM: Lead to Revenue Management.

Cost per Acquisition 87

Cost per Acquisition Top of Funnel Marketing Automation Services Demand Generation Agencies 87

ViewPoint

JULY 23, 2013

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. It’s way ‘old-school’ to try and kick-start sales by dramatically jumping up sales lead quantity, and then rely on the sales channel to deal with it.

Leads360 120

Leads360 Sales Qualified Leads Marketing Automation Services Telemarketing 120

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 15, 2015

To be clear, we’re talking about investments either in specific marketing programs (paid media, email nurturing, inbound) or in new marketing technology, such as a marketing automation platform. But marketers are eager to “hack” the process. Really, it’s about capitalizing on investments. Use A/B Testing.

Positioning 100

Positioning ROMI Work Management Marketing Automation Services 100

Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 21, 2010

If you believe everything you read (and lately there’s been a lot) about marketing automation, you’d think it is the killer app to solve all your lead generation problems. Then there are scores of B2B marketers who swear by inbound marketing as the path to lead generation nirvana. It scored 8.6

Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Inbound Marketing Marketing Automation Top of Funnel 60

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2010

Online lead generation is one of the best ways to identify customers early in the journey and produce a solid and predictable return on investment. Marketing needs to be the engine to identify qualified leads for sales. I will say it here: every B2B marketer should know how to do this. Why is this important?

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Sales Management Lead Ranking ROI 100

The Mx Group

MAY 5, 2017

At the Marketo Marketing Nation Summit! The event was full of great insights, but as a marketing automation specialist, I was most interested in the keynote by Marketo CEO Steve Lucas. He explained how marketers can use marketing automation to win in the engagement economy. Yes, I really met Fabio.

Marketo 63

Marketo Marketing Automation Services Lead Scoring Marketing Automation 63

6sense

OCTOBER 27, 2016

We discussed how predictive-powered account-based digital advertising and account-based lead generation allows B2B marketing teams to target audiences in active buying cycles, improve conversion rates and optimize how they budget. Prioritizing Engaged Leads – Removing False Positives.

Top of Funnel 48

Top of Funnel Lead Ranking Buying Cycle Telemarketing 48

The Mx Group

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Fourth quarter is around the corner, and if you’re like most marketers, you’re feeling a little apprehensive. You’ve got one eye on the annual revenue goals you set in January … and the other on a pile of unconverted leads. Driving enough sales to make your numbers can feel like a tall order, especially while the clock is ticking.

Telemarketing 76

Telemarketing Marketing Automation Services Sales Qualified Leads Eye-Tracking 76

The Point

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Lead nurturing programs designed to convert trial users tend to focus, as they should, on the very front end of the trial period, when it’s critical to make sure the user is fully engaged with the product being tested. Speaking of which, should you integrate telemarketing into your free trial nurturing strategy?

Telemarketing 100

Telemarketing Marketing Automation Services Lead Nurturing Work Management 100

The Mx Group

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Marketing Expertise. Sales Empowerment. B2B Marketing Strategy. Account-Based Marketing. Demand Gen and Lead Management. B2B Telemarketing. Marketing Automation Optimization. Marketing Technology Outsourcing. Sales and Marketing Alignment. News & Events.

Account Based Marketing 95

Account Based Marketing ABM Marketing Automation Services Demand Generation Agencies 95

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MAY 28, 2014

Today’s marketing organizations are aggressively modernizing, automating and adding more digitally centered marketing tactics as they focus on their mandate to discover prospects and create new customers. Integration between the two is a critical missing link.

Paid Content 100

Paid Content Advertising Agencies Cost per Acquisition Media 100

Digital B2B Marketing

DECEMBER 2, 2013

You are easily spending thousands on lead generation media programs each month. You have carefully chosen your partners, negotiated an effective cost per lead and are diligently measuring your results. The content you should use depends on how the lead generation program is structured. Select Your Content Carefully.

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Budget Programs Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

SalesGrape

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Companies need a more targeted approach that focuses on individual accounts rather than broad market segments. This is where account-based marketing (ABM) comes into play. The Basics of Account Based Marketing Account-based marketing is a strategic approach that aligns sales and marketing efforts to target specific high-value accounts.

Account Based Marketing 68

Account Based Marketing Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 68

Digital B2B Marketing

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

B2B marketers are so anxious to generate leads from social media they are turning Twitter into a list for cold calls and mass email blasts. In the last couple weeks, two companies have emailed or called me because I follow influential sales and marketing accounts on Twitter. Newsletter or email marketers.

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Twitter CPL Cost per Lead 100

TrustRadius Marketing

APRIL 23, 2021

Inbound and Outbound marketing offer different approaches to achieving the same goals of generating leads, driving sales, and improving customer relations. Outbound marketing involves many of the classic sales strategies from before the turn of the century. This is the pull marketing to outbound’s push method.

Work Management 52

Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 52

Digital B2B Marketing

MAY 23, 2012

If you measure or benchmark B2B demand generation activity across sales and marketing, one of the best benchmark resources just received a major facelift and a number of improvements. The New Demand Generation Funnel Here are the biggest changes in the new Sirius Decisions funnel. Teleprospecting qualified leads.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads 100

Heinz Marketing

APRIL 22, 2019

Did you know back in 2015 we started producing a weekly radio program called Sales Pipeline Radio? It’s just 30 minutes long, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. Dan is the Managing Partner at Prospect-Experience. Paul: Yeah, could be.

Top of Funnel 60

Top of Funnel PointClear Work Management Marketing Management 60

ViewPoint

DECEMBER 19, 2013

I think I have heard all the excuses for not following up on sales leads. Salespeople have said to me that they will follow-up on sales leads: If there is a phone number. If the lead isn’t too far away. You can do lead gen on products that salespeople carry quotas on. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.".

Sales Qualified Leads 120

Sales Qualified Leads Telemarketing Lead Gen High Quality Lead 120

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

B2B Marketing POSTs by Laura Ramos About the Author About this blog High tech marketers face incredible challenges building awareness, developing demand, enabling sales, and demonstrating marketings impact on the business in an increasingly digital world. Email and e-newsletters use now equals tradeshows in popular use.

Marketing Mix 40

Marketing Mix Tactics Work Management Marketing Management 40

B2B Marketing Analytics

JANUARY 8, 2020

Over the past few years, Account Based Marketing (ABM) has emerged to be one of the key components of demand generation strategies across all marketing organizations and it has been delivering tremendous results especially for growth marketing teams that are leading the charge for revenue marketing.

Demand Generation Agencies 59

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Account Based Marketing ABM 59

Webbiquity

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The summary reveals no shocking surprises but a few interesting trends: 78% of marketers identified “generating high-quality leads&# as their top priority, while 44% said the same for “generating a high volume of leads&# (so generating low-quality leads is a priority for some marketers?

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services B2B Marketing Trends Planning 100

B2B Marketing Analytics

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Translating this analogy to our world of analytics, the insights that are provided by marketing analytics frameworks can only be as good as the data that is fed into the analytics infrastructure by the martech platforms and the associated processes. focus on 1 key area – the campaign planning and execution framework.

Planning 40

Planning Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Plans Analytics 40