markempa

JANUARY 23, 2007

John originally hoped that Jill and I would debate or lock horns (Jill from the sales viewpoint and me from the marketing viewpoint). I share more ideas on what marketing can do to create and nurture leads before handing them off to the sales force. Listen to podcast now (MP3 60 min 45 MB) P.S.

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markempa

JULY 10, 2006

« BeTuitive Publishing Book Review | Main | How Podcasts Impact B2B Purchase Decisions » Sales Leads Are Too Valuable For Sales People Alone David Meerman Scotts blog post, " Sales Leads Are too Valuable for Sales People ," is worth a read. This is an ongoing pattern for lead generation failure.

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markempa

AUGUST 1, 2007

to Generate and Follow Leads | Main | Webcast: Closed-Loop Lead Generation & Management » 7 Tips to Improve Sales Follow-up & Close More Leads If you are like most B2B marketers, lead generation is at top of your priority list. But as you may already know, generating tons of “leads” doesn’t guarantee sales will follow.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

« Using White Papers for Lead Generation | Main | Podcast: Marketing and Sales for Big Complex Selling (Pt 1) » E-Book: What Sales Really Needs from Marketing The biggest challenge most sales pros with a complex sale face is getting access to executives, especially those in BIG companies.

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markempa

JULY 9, 2007

« Off-Topic: On Selling Ideas in 1776 | Main | Inquiry management and search marketing strategy » Early Stage Leads are too important for Sales People Alone The management of sales leads is critical to generating Return on Marketing Investment. The key is to match readiness of the buyer with expectations of your sales team.

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2006

FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading! Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 It was originally a blog post I wrote back in June.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 20, 2005

« Better Sales and Marketing Integration | Main | Telemarketing is the top lead generation tactic » New Cartoon Series Depicts "Sales Lead Hell" Building off my last post, I wanted to share something fun. a new cartoon series by MarketingSherpa called "Sales Lead Hell." Get yours here.

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markempa

AUGUST 14, 2006

« New E-Book Offers Great Advice | Main | Speaking at MarketingSherpas B-to-B Demand Generation Summit 2006 » Webinar: Lead Generation Strategies for the Complex Sale Join me for a complimentary webinar this Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 1pm EDT.

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markempa

JUNE 6, 2006

During the interview, I share new ideas for generating B2B customers and talk about my book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , thats being released next week. During the interview, I share new ideas for generating B2B customers and talk about my book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , thats being released next week.

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Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 20, 2010

Marketers should work closely with salespeople to reinforce these trends, which promise to lower the overall cost per sale. I suspect that sales people have always felt they must rely on their own outbound prospecting to be successful. Tags: marketing sales alignment lead management demand generation.

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markempa

DECEMBER 7, 2006

Main | Budget Wars: Sales & Finance vs Marketing » Podcast: Sales and Marketing the Six Sigma Way Its been well documented that quality of collaboration between sales and marketing directly impacts ROI. The challenge that many organizations face is that their sales process is a black box.

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markempa

MAY 21, 2007

Still, those sales people succeed in spite of it all. They must, in one way or another, generate their own leads to meet their revenue and sales targets that’s independent of corporate marketing programs. And instead of calling it lead generation, sales people will probably call it prospecting.

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markempa

AUGUST 18, 2006

My book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , along with friends Bryan and Jeffrey Eisenbergs Waiting for Your Cat to Bark? My book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , along with friends Bryan and Jeffrey Eisenbergs Waiting for Your Cat to Bark? and Debbie Weils The Corporate Blogging Book , were included on the list.

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markempa

OCTOBER 2, 2006

« Podcast: Marketing and Sales for Big Complex Selling (pt 3) | Main | White Papers and Lead Generation, Key for BtoB Marketers » Webinar: A Multimodal approach to Lead Nurturing for Complex Sales Join me for a complimentary webinar hosted by the American Marketing Association and sponsored by WebEx.

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markempa

JUNE 26, 2006

« Sales and Marketing as a Team: Five Tips to Improve Performance | Main | Direct mail for the complex sale that really works » Podcast: Duct Tape meets Lead Generation for the Complex Sale Im a guest on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast today hosted by John Jantsch.

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markempa

MAY 24, 2006

« Podcast: The Innovative Marketer | Main | Lead Generation for the Complex Sale on wsRadio.com » Book Cover and Advanced Praise for Lead Generation for the Complex Sale Were quickly approaching the official release of my book, Lead Generation for the C omplex Sale : Boost the Quality and Quantity of Leads to Increase Your ROI.

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markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

Companies who provided fewer but higher quality "sales ready" leads to their sale people have better sales conversion rates than those that send lots of early stage leads and that creating a "cost per lead" culture just does not work.

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markempa

MARCH 21, 2006

« Lead generation and the number | Main | Reaching Decision Makers » Customer Referrals and Your Sales and Marketing Department For the complex sale you need enthusiastic referrals to help you build your reputation, differentiate yourself, demonstrate your value proposition, shorten your sales cycle, and drive revenue.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

BtoBonline:E-mail, telemarketing garner highest direct marketing response rates FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

DECEMBER 21, 2006

« Podcast: Sales and Marketing the Six Sigma Way | Main | Podcast: What Sales Really Needs From Marketing » Budget Wars: Sales & Finance vs Marketing I look at the challenge that marketers often face when it comes to getting their budgets approved by finance and I wonder why does it have to be so hard?

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markempa

NOVEMBER 17, 2005

If youre supporting multiple sales channels with lead generation, youll probably like this case study by MarketingSherpa. Teamwork between the sales and marketing is essential to get the maximum ROI from marketing and lead generation programs. Do you have any other tips on how to get the channel partners to follow-up on sales leads?

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Smashmouth Marketing

MARCH 19, 2009

Outbound: Telemarketing,Email, Events). The question we should ask ourselves is how many $84 leads does it take to get to pipeline, an active sales opportunity, and how many $220 leads does it take to get to pipeline. In fact, they expect that in 2009 the spend on inbound efforts to drop while outbound efforts will rise.

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Smashmouth Marketing

MARCH 4, 2009

Outbound: Telemarketing, Email, Events). The question we should ask ourselves is how many $84 leads does it take to get to pipeline, an active sales opportunity, and how many $220 leads does it take to get to pipeline. In fact, they expect that in 2009 the spend on inbound efforts to drop while outbound efforts will rise.

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markempa

MAY 18, 2007

« The Difference Between ROI and Marketing Accountability | Main | 10 Lead Generation (Prospecting) Tips for Sales People » Collaboration Huddles and 35 Other Ways to Improve Sales and Marketing Teamwork I just got back from speaking at the New Marketing Summit and it was great. Where is your sales team getting stuck?

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markempa

JANUARY 19, 2006

« This Years Hot New Lead Generation Strategy is Thinking | Main | Marketing Spend Shifting to Below-the-line » Improve your online sales lead tracking I liked the lead tracking tips provided in Michael Ortners article, " Eight Ways to Improve your Online Lead Tracking ," on MarketingProfs.com.

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markempa

JUNE 21, 2006

Likewise, the harmonious interaction of sales and marketing is crucial. If they are askew and going in dissimilar directions, sales and marketing will not empower a successful complex sale or sales lead strategy. Bottom-line sales performance reflects just how well sales and marketing are working together.

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markempa

MARCH 6, 2006

« Consistent Lead Generation Pays Over Long Term | Main | Seth Godins speech on Marketing at Google » Generating Real Sales Leads from Tradeshow/Conferences Aaron Ross over at "Building The "Sales Machine" shares some great tips on trade show lead generation. Hold on a second, superstar.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 8, 2005

« Lead Generation Summit Notes | Main | Podcast: How to Nurture Leads » Dont Depend on Technology To Fill the Sales/Marketing Chasm I found this article by Janet White, author of Buying Right: Vendor and Software Selection on CRM Guru interesting.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 17, 2005

« Combine Your Cold Calling Efforts With Email Marketing | Main | New Cartoon Series Depicts "Sales Lead Hell" » Better Sales and Marketing Integration Poor sales and marketing integration is so common that it risks cliché. Marketing must to help the sales team develop better value propositions.

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markempa

JUNE 14, 2006

« New Book: Lead Generation for the Complex Sale is officially released | Main | PR Has New Rules for Reaching Buyers Directly » Why Most B2B Sites Fail to Convert Sales Leads Most people coming to your website arent coming to your website to buy. They are coming to your site for information.

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markempa

FEBRUARY 24, 2006

« Marketing That Reaches Decision Makers In Big Companies | Main | Podcast Segment 4: Selling to BIG Companies » Will Writing a Business Book Generate Sales Leads? Comments Will Writing a Business Book Generate Sales Leads? Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

JUNE 13, 2006

« Lead Generation for the Complex Sale on wsRadio.com | Main | Why Most B2B Sites Fail to Convert Sales Leads » New Book: Lead Generation for the Complex Sale is officially released The wait is over! My book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , was released this morning.

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markempa

JANUARY 4, 2006

« Its a New Year for Lead Generation for the Complex Sale | Main | Use Event Marketing Successfully for Lead Generation » Top Six Lead Generation Challenges for the Complex Sale in 2006 Based on our research, I think companies with complex sale will face the following six lead generation challenges in 2006: 1.

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markempa

JUNE 26, 2006

« Podcast: Duct Tape meets Lead Generation for the Complex Sale | Main | Podcast: Interview on the Cullinane & Green Report » Direct mail for the complex sale that really works With the proliferation of e-mail and its resulting abuses, direct mail has become almost a novel approach by comparison.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Jill Konrath: Selling to Big Companies Jill Konrath: SNAP Selling: Speed Up Sales and Win More Business with Todays Frazzled Customers Josiane Chriqui Feigon: Smart Selling on the Phone and Online: Inside Sales That Gets Results Michael W. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2007

« 7 Tips to Improve Sales Follow-up & Close More Leads | Main | Content ideas for lead nurturing and tactics to use » Webcast: Closed-Loop Lead Generation & Management Join me for a complimentary webinar on how to " Achieve a Closed-Loop System for Lead Generation and Management.

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markempa

JUNE 21, 2006

Main | Sales and Marketing as a Team: Five Tips to Improve Performance » How a Blog Turns Into a Book Deal: The Story of my book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale With my book just being released, I’ve had a lot of people ask me how I got my book deal. « Optimizing Lead Generation - Whats the Payback?

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