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| Page 1 of 2 | Previous | Next | B2B LEAD BLOG AUGUST 1, 2012 3 Demand Generation Dangers in a B2B Blog Redesign And as Neil Patel, Eloqua, Marketo and Hubspot have shown us, when B2B content is crafted correctly, it becomes a killer tool for attracting qualified prospects to your sales funnel. A big part of lead gen is content, and the simplest content machine on the web is a blog. The blog is our corporate thought leadership beacon, and it’s good mojo for our partners (blogroll!). Maybe not. | B2B LEAD BLOG JULY 2, 2012 5 Reasons Social Media (Might) Belong in the Contact Center Although volumes have been written about alignment between marketing and sales, why it’s so important, and how to get it done, best practices for how marketing interacts and teams-up with customer support aren’t quite as abundant. Marketing and Sales Alignment Social Media Customer CareOne of the articles in this month’s CRM Magazine ( Social Media Belongs in the Contact Center, by Donna Fluss) examines that question through the lens of social media and, as the title suggests, advocates for moving social media responsibilities over to the customer care team. What do you think? | | | | | | | B2B LEAD BLOG AUGUST 27, 2009 6 Scary Dirty Data Stats Is there always that feeling that if you could just get a few new contacts a sale would be right around the corner? Do you constantly feel the pull for newer, better, more data? Of course there is value to new leads data, but what about the data you already | B2B LEAD BLOG DECEMBER 17, 2010 Three Ways to Optimize Sales Demand Creation By Larry Fleischman, Practice Director, Branding and Go-to-Market Strategies & Solutions, Televerde As a B2B outsourced demand creation agency that works with high-tech companies to identify new customers, accelerate sales opportunities, and discover fresh, actionable market insight, we’re continually tasked with improving sales pipeline performance and growing top-line revenue in measurable | | B2B LEAD BLOG APRIL 15, 2013 $3.5 million per spreadsheet: Shocking Cost of Bad B2B Data Management But we marketers often cannot control the practices on the sales side of the fence, and this massively impacts our ability to show ROI. asked this audience a raise your hand question: “How many of your sales people keep their client list on spreadsheets and not in the CRM?” ” “I’m your best sales person, I refuse to put up with all these database rules.” | | | | | | | | | -
B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012 7 lead segmentations to beautify your lead nurture program The same is true for your nurture – take the time to build great segments and see the sales flower. Proper segmentation for your lead nurture program is akin to a well-prepared garden bed. With great soil, lots of organic amendments, proper watering, right light and climate your garden will blossom – but it takes work before you plant your first seed. More granular list targeting and messaging will almost always deliver better response rates and higher conversions — but getting that list tuned up isn’t something that happens overnight. Previous lead behavior. MORE >> -
B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012 7 lead segmentations to beautify your lead nurture program The same is true for your nurture – take the time to build great segments and see the sales flower. Proper segmentation for your lead nurture program is akin to a well-prepared garden bed. With great soil, lots of organic amendments, proper watering, right light and climate your garden will blossom – but it takes work before you plant your first seed. More granular list targeting and messaging will almost always deliver better response rates and higher conversions — but getting that list tuned up isn’t something that happens overnight. Previous lead behavior. MORE >> -
B2B LEAD BLOG | THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2013 Marketo Summit 2013 #MUS13 Insiders Guide You need to visit “Tips and Tricks to a Great Set of Lead Data” and get a special handout that will help to make peace between marketing and sales data flags. The Marketo User Summit in San Francisco has expanded from the original 2 days to 3 days plus and the event is so jam-packed that it’s important to have a game plan to get the most out of it. Here’s the run down from Mary Firme, our Chief Lead Accelerator at ReachForce. Sunday April 7 – If you are a super-nerd like me, you may have signed up for the inaugural Marketo Individual Certification Exam. MORE >> -
B2B LEAD BLOG | THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2012 You’ve Got Mail from Eloqua, Hubspot & Neil Patel Great marketing automation is a multifaceted, complex endeavor that done well can be the critical success factor in a more leads, more MQL, more SAL and a faster sales pipeline. Email is a critical piece of the tactical mix. List segmentation and nurture are critical functions of B2B lead routing – and ongoing email campaigns are an outgrowth of that. Capturing prospect attention is getting harder and harder as open rates and CTRs continue to decline. As you map your content plans for the next few months, ReachForce highlights some of the best B2B email in the business. MORE >> -
B2B LEAD BLOG | THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2012 You’ve Got Mail from Eloqua, Hubspot & Neil Patel Great marketing automation is a multifaceted, complex endeavor that done well can be the critical success factor in a more leads, more MQL, more SAL and a faster sales pipeline. Email is a critical piece of the tactical mix. List segmentation and nurture are critical functions of B2B lead routing – and ongoing email campaigns are an outgrowth of that. Capturing prospect attention is getting harder and harder as open rates and CTRs continue to decline. As you map your content plans for the next few months, ReachForce highlights some of the best B2B email in the business. MORE >>
- 10 Tips to Writing Crafty, High Impact B2B Marketing Content – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #309 B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2011
- 3 Demand Generation Dangers in a B2B Blog Redesign B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2012
- 5 Reasons Social Media (Might) Belong in the Contact Center B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, JULY 2, 2012
- Dreamforce 2012 Database Marketing News – “Ferrari in the Garage” B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
- Sales Operations Instant Lead Routing Technology Advances B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013
- 10 Tips for Driving More Tradeshow Traffic – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #298 B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2010
- 7 Tips for Leveraging Your Customers at Events – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #300 B2B LEAD BLOG | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2010
- 16 FREE Ideas for Spreading Your News – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #308 B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011
- My Leads Went Where??! – Lead Generation Horror Story #1 B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
- Marketing & Sales – Rival Houses? B2B LEAD BLOG | SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 2013
- Content Creation for Sales Enablement – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip # 312 B2B LEAD BLOG | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2011
- Register for the Marketing Nation Virtual Event November 14! B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2012
- Friday Wrap-up: This Week in B2B Marketing Tips B2B LEAD BLOG | FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2012
- Data Append & Real-Time SmartForms- interview with DemandGen Report B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012
- Use Your Current Customers to Find New Ones – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #318 B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2011
- Market to the Entire Decision-Making Unit B2B LEAD BLOG | THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2011
- 8 Marketing Metrics Keeping the Revenue Engine Humming – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #310 B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2011
- 6 Tips for Optimizing your B2B Lead Generation PDF Content – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #315 B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2011
- Web Form Innovation Shows Big Gains, Report Shows B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2012
- B2B Lead Scoring – Cut the Chase, Just Ask! B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #306 B2B LEAD BLOG | THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2011
- Is This Dirty Fuel (Data) Clogging Your B2B Revenue Engine? – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #311 B2B LEAD BLOG | FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2011
- ReachForce Acquires SetLogik and Launches the ReachForce Connected Marketing Data Hub B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013
- ReachForce Demand Generation Sponsor at Online Marketing Summit B2B LEAD BLOG | FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2013
- Demandbase vs ReachForce SmartForms – Eloqua Topliners Discussion B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2012
- Demandbase vs ReachForce SmartForms – Eloqua Topliners Discussion B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2012
- Sales on an Uncertain Sea – Part 1 B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2012
- ReachForce B2B Data Solution Finalist for 2012-13 Cloud Award B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2012
- What Happens After the Campaign? – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #268 B2B LEAD BLOG | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2009
- HOW TO: Validate, Enrich and Grow your Targeted Marketing Contact Data – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #294 B2B LEAD BLOG | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2010
- Content Ideas for B2B Lead Generation – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #265 B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2009
- 16 Ideas for your B2B Content Marketing Library – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #305 B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 2011
- How are you leveraging social media? B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2010
- All Your B2B Lead Generation Questions Answered B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2012
- Tweets and the C-Suite B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2012
- Increasing Inbound Traffic – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #288 B2B LEAD BLOG | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2010
- Sales on an Uncertain Sea – Part 2 B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2012
- Are You Marketing to Your Customers? B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2011
- Keep Your Database Free of Dead Records B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2011
- Account Based Marketing – Do You Have the Data? B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2011
- Eloqua Experience 2102 – Keynote and Markies update B2B LEAD BLOG | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2012
- Maximize Your Trade Show Investment – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #297 B2B LEAD BLOG | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010
- How Important is Appending Data in a CRM? – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #308 B2B LEAD BLOG | THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2011
- HOW TO: Refresh Your Marketing Contact Data to Drive Greater Results – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #291 B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010
- Using Events to Drive Sales Conversions – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #299 B2B LEAD BLOG | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2010
- 1 Sure-fire Way to Find New Target Companies Now – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #289 B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2010
- Friday Wrap-up: This Week in B2B Marketing Tips B2B LEAD BLOG | FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 2012
- Your Database Shouldn’t Be A Graveyard – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #286 B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2010
- Post show emails: You’ve Were Tested, Here Are the Results B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013
- HOW TO: Get Others to Spread your Word for FREE – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #296 B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2010
- How to Organize Your Resources Page – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #266 B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2009
- 15 ways to Segment Your Leads Database for Targeted B2B Marketing Programs B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2010
- B2B Lead Gen Low Down: Gist B2B LEAD BLOG | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2009
- Data Strategy For Demand Generation – Sirius Decisions Webinar B2B LEAD BLOG | THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013
- Landing Page Clinic – Find Out How to Drive More B2B Leads B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013
- Quick Survey – Sales Intelligence: Preparing for Smarter Selling B2B LEAD BLOG | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009
- Turn Marketing Into a Revenue Driver – Austin B2B Marketing Rockstar Event 3/3/2011 B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011
- 10 ways Dirty Data (Fuel) is Clogging up your Marketing Automation Engine – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #290 B2B LEAD BLOG | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2010
- Is your database in a complete state of lawlessness? B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010
- Tracking Lead Source in Salesforce – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #269 B2B LEAD BLOG | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009
- What are Your B2B Website’s Goals? – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #270 B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
- Listening to More than Just your Brand B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2010
- The CMO Corner–Sales and Marketing Alignment B2B LEAD BLOG | THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011
- Customer Testimonials and Thought Leader Endorsements – Getting them without Asking – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #287 B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2010
- Segmenting Your B2B Marketing Lists for Maximum Relevancy B2B LEAD BLOG | SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2011
- 3 Guidelines for Effective Email Personalization – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #263 B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2009
- Email Deliverability – How to Reach the Elusive Inbox – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #271 B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009
- Looking Past Your Marketing Program – Are You Set Up for Measureable Success? – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #314 B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011
- Building a Targeted Audience – 13 Ideas for New Blog Content – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #316 B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2011
- My Email is Not Junk! - B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #257 B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
- Marketing to Inactive Leads – Why Don’t They Respond? B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2010
- Move your Sales and Marketing Database Out of the Slow Lane B2B LEAD BLOG | THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2010
- Collecting Meaningful B2B Customer Data and Using it to Win Friends – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #313 B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2011
- Content – 20 Formats and Ways to Repurpose – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #259 B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
- HOW TO: Select the Right Contact Data for a Data Cleansing Initiative, Step 2 of 3 – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #293 B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2010
- The “Oh $#%@!” Day in Marketing: Countdown 1 Month! B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2009
- Everybody Hurts B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 10, 2010
- Why Won’t Anyone Return My !*#@$% Call? B2B LEAD BLOG | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2010
- 3 Ways (Smart) Data Maintenance Can Improve B2B Marketing ROI B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013
- HOW TO: Refresh Your Marketing Contact Data to Drive Greater Results Pt. 2 – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #292 B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
- Your Database: No Longer Your Enemy B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2010
- Why Are My Leads So Cold? B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2011
- How to Communicate Better with Your Entire Audience - B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #254 B2B LEAD BLOG | THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2009
- Qualify B2B Marketing Leads with a Thank You! – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #317 B2B LEAD BLOG | MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2011
- Increase Open Rates for Follow-up Emails B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
- What NOT to do when sending a one-to-one email – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #267 B2B LEAD BLOG | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2009
- It’s a Contact Data Management “Revolution – Part II” B2B LEAD BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010
- Friday Wrap-up: This Week in B2B Marketing Tips B2B LEAD BLOG | FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2012
- Funnelnomics: Four Steps to Accelerating Your Marketing and Sales Funnel – Step 1: Mapping Your Marketing and Sales Funnel B2B LEAD BLOG | FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
- B2B Marketing Metrics for Sales – B2B Marketing and Sales Tip #260 B2B LEAD BLOG | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
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