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Bulls, Bears, Bernanke and BtoB Lead Generation

ViewPoint

Overall lead rates trended down in 2002 and from 2008 – Q3 2009—yep, just as the economy did. Lead rates trail the GDP by about a quarter. So, companies can use GDP to anticipate changes in lead rates which could affect quotas and revenue projections. Lead rates never dropped to zero.

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10 Hottest Topics in B2B Marketing for 2009

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

Using the system, we found that these are the hottest topics in B2B Marketing for 2009. Why are these the hottest topics during 2009? 2009 Big List of B2B Marketing and Sales Blogs , August 27, 2009. Twitter Analytics: Five Practical, Lesser Known Free Tools for B2B Professionals , August 31, 2009. May 28, 2009.

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The Disconnect Between B2B Content Marketing and Customer Engagement

Industrial Marketing Today

As a result, most BtoB marketers tend to credit sales-ready leads to the last marketing touchpoint. The report was based on a survey of over 70 BtoB marketers and was conducted by Genius.com. This tendency often neglects the other marketing channels that played a role in early stages of the purchase funnel.

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High-Performance Email Marketing for Attracting and Engaging.

Industrial Marketing Today

Results achieved: The company has seen a 26% increase in engine and automotive shipping customers since the campaign began in 2009 FreightCenter.com exceeded its original goal of a 50/50 split in only 18 months. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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The Twofold Benefit of Optimizing Marketing Content

Industrial Marketing Today

BtoB marketers need to create and deliver content that is relevant to those searching for their solution while mapping it to the prospect’s buying cycle. I am referring to optimizing customer engagement in B2B marketing. Why is it important? Source: IDC Analyst Connection: Coordinating Marketing and Sales across the Entire Revenue Cycle.)

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The Role of B2B Marketing is Shifting from Lead Generation to.

Industrial Marketing Today

The recently released B2B Marketing Skills Survey jointly done by Genius and BtoB Magazine reveals some new trends and contradicts certain popular beliefs. Organizations are spending considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products

Industrial Marketing Today

BTW, it recently won BtoB Magazine’s BtoB Social Media Awards 2010 in the blog category. Engineers tend to respond much better to peer-to-peer recommendations than some stranger tweeting about your company or its products. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.