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Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011? | B2B Marketing Insider

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Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy December 21, 2010 4 Subscribe Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011? Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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Want a Bigger Marketing Budget? Send Less Leads to Sales

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If your 2011 marketing budget is tighter than you want it to be, trying giving sales less leads. According to Marketing Sherpa’s just-released 2011 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report , a whopping 80 percent of the 935 respondents said they pass unqualified leads along to sales. That’s a costly mistake.

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Want a Bigger Marketing Budget? Send Less Leads to Sales

markempa

If your 2011 marketing budget is tighter than you want it to be, trying giving sales less leads. According to Marketing Sherpa’s just-released 2011 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report , a whopping 80 percent of the 935 respondents said they pass unqualified leads along to sales. That’s a costly mistake.

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Marketing Leads: Quality Vs. Quantity

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We discussed the great lead quality vs. lead quantity debate. And when quality is required, you need to be able to deliver leads that convert. The debate often goes like this: Sales wants more leads. Sales says they want better leads. However, you must continue to nurture those leads that are not yet ready to buy.

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Lead Generation Programs That Work

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During my presentation titled Lead Generation Programs That Work I walked through the 5 Steps to Achieve Lead Generation ROI. During my presentation titled Lead Generation Programs That Work I walked through the 5 Steps to Achieve Lead Generation ROI. How do you balance the need for quantity of leads vs quantity?

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6 Content Marketing Tips That Drives Leads

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If we pay close attention to avoid the common mistakes, content marketing can drive leads that are more relevant, targeted and qualified than a traditional outbound push. So here are my 6 tips for creating content that drives the leads that sales wants… Define your audience on their terms not yours. Wash, Rinse, Repeat.

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Defining Moments

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Despite the claim by some that automation is “floundering”, marketing automation is clearly gaining steam and poised for even more growth in 2011. He asked: “ What’s the difference between demand generation, lead management and marketing automation?” The end result of demand generation is leads. Lead Planning.