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NOVEMBER 15, 2016

What is multi-touch, multi-media, multi-cycle marketing? How an Account-Based Marketing approach reduced a marketing program cost from $175,000 to $50,000 and improved results? What percent of the buying process is complete before sales needs to be involved? How are companies nurturing leads?

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

In this three-part series, the first article on marketing analytics looked at predictive targeting best practices, and the second article cited two sales lead generation programs to show how these processes actually drive improved results. At that point, a prospect has received an average of 41 different touches over a period of 15 months.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

This is the third in a series of four blogs about lead generation, marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. No Response means we completed a multi-touch, multi-media touch cycle without reaching the prospect or their reaching back out to us. The forty-two touches took place over a ninety day period.

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

The resources and methodologies needed to address these requirements include a smart mix of three core processes : Multi-touch : Frequency matters. From initial engagement to lead qualification and through long-term nurturing, frequent and systematic touches are essential. Multi-media : Use a smart mix of multiple media.

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JUNE 15, 2012

Jim's career has been equally divided between marketing and sales. He has written over 95 articles around sales and marketing management and is the author of four books. He is a speaker on sales lead management, sales enablement, and marketing ROI. Outbound vs. Inbound: We Can’t Get Away from Basic Integrated Marketing.

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JUNE 10, 2016

Understanding the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results—the final of a multi-part blog series. Many challenges facing Sales and Marketing have been around since the beginning of time. Each were covered in detail, and referenced thought leadership from industry leaders. Not really.

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MAY 30, 2012

Merger & Acquisition Activity in CRM & Marketing Automation Expected to Increase. Click to start video at this point —Andrew expressed some surprise that last year there weren’t more mergers and acquisitions in the marketing and sales spaces. Look for Greater Process Integration and Alignment in 2012.

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MAY 29, 2012

Rich Eldh kicked off the general sessions at 1:00 on Tuesday, May 22 stating that marketing and sales aligned companies enjoy 5.3 The new demand waterfall recognizes several new sources of opportunity: inbound AND outbound, rep generated, multi-touch nurture programs. Marry the art and science of marketing.

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MARCH 12, 2013

I had the great the opportunity to interview Lori Wizdo , B2B marketing analyst at Forrester Research. Lori is a senior analyst with extensive marketing, sales, and operation experience in the information systems and software industries. Some sales professionals even believe that they can't get qualified leads from marketing.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

This is the fourth (and last) in a series of four blogs about sales leads, marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Why it is important to nurture qualified companies that do not represent immediate opportunity—a step missed by many if not most companies leading to wasted marketing spend.

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AUGUST 14, 2012

This is the first in a series of four blogs about B2B Lead Generation marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Something else not well understood in many marketing and sales departments is the importance of certain metrics. Other expressions contain useful advice that you don’t really get—because you don’t understand.

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AUGUST 28, 2012

This is the second in a series of four blogs about B2B sales lead management, marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Something else not well understood in marketing and sales circles is the importance of certain metrics. Marketing Automation companies! Not all proverbs (or expressions or sayings) are well understood.

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AUGUST 18, 2016

There is a back story to the development of the process called Account Based Marketing and that story was published in this blog by LeanData, Inc.: “In As she sat between two senior-level marketing executives for global companies Accenture and Unisys, the conversation took a fateful turn. ‘So The rest, as they say, is history.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2012

When it comes to improving sales lead generation results, using marketing technology without analytics expertise and business acumen results in a numbers glut devoid of action items. Regular marketing analytics reviews are critical success factors supporting our mission. Data tracking, aggregation and measurement.

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MAY 1, 2012

But higher lead costs are expected and outcome-based marketing KPIs are needed when the sales process is complex, the sales cycle is long and the solution investment is higher. And the right marketing KPIs are very different from cost-per-lead metrics. Lead definition and sales funnel stage impact cost-per-lead.

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JUNE 15, 2018

Increase the top line while reducing expense—it’s what every CEO wants—and what their sales and marketing leaders are looking for as well. Many execs are realizing that meeting this goal involves increasing investment in sales and marketing with a renewed focus on gaining market share instead of just stabilizing it.

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JULY 21, 2011

In the most straightforward terms, the risk is that letting high-value prospects progress that far without proactive engagement—and instead relying too heavily on inbound marketing and marketing automation to find, nurture, and convert them—can result in losing deals to the competition. SQLs and closed deals) at risk.

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AUGUST 22, 2018

Both have their place in sales and marketing. The most effective sales people, appropriately nicknamed hunters, are laser-focused on results and seek the most qualified leads from their marketing team. They often bypass the shotgun blasted leads generated by broadly targeted campaigns, like webinars and direct marketing campaigns.

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