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11 Reasons Why Outbound Telemarketing Programs Fail

Marketing Insider Group

Rob and I support and have adopted what we call the “Tele-Web” concept of driving the most efficient leads for sales through pull-based inbound programs. Sometimes, inbound demand generation isn’t enough to fill our funnels. Doug Jul 7 2010 Forget about cost per lead, what is the cost per close? This is a constant.

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Confessions Of A B2B Marketer

Marketing Insider Group

I wish I knew all the secrets so I could transform the world of B2B Marketing forever with a tell-all book. Unfortunately, not all marketers understand digital so well. We sent email and made cold calls. Not just a little more, we sent tons of email and cold calls and then we added even more. Cross-sell.

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Marketing, Death and Taxes

Marketing Insider Group

As a marketing professional, I am not proud of our reputation as SPAM-ers. It seems as if the lower our outbound marketing response rates get, the greater the number of emails, phone calls, pop-up ads and other interruptions we throw at our weary populace. I refuse to answer cold calls at work or home.

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Be A Hero: Choose Appointment Setting for Your Next Campaign

Marketing Insider Group

Share: Read more from Demand Generation B2B Marketing , Lead Qualification , Marketing Innovation , Sales Alignment , Telemarketing 9 Comments Post a comment Chris Snell Oct 14 2010 Great post Michael. Dan McDade Oct 14 2010 I enjoy reading your articles, Michael, but have to disagree with your take on appointment setting.

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19 New Featured Sources on the B2B Marketing Zone

Webbiquity

Add WordStream’s Advanced Keyword Tools to Your Website for free , June 8, 2010. Pricing Based on Customer Expectations , May 26, 2010. June 7, 2010. CK’s B2B Blog ( SMS Mobile Marketing Mix Audience ). Great B2B Marketing Stats (in a GREAT format!) , June 13, 2010. March 18, 2010.

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Top 56 B2B Marketing Posts October 2010

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

Great content this month via the B2B Marketing Zone. 50 (of the) Best Twitter Guides, Stats, Tips and Tools of 2010 (So Far) , October 5, 2010 While a dwindling number of business executives still dismiss Twitter as a waste of time, recent research suggests it is one of the most valuable social networks for business. Don’t spam!