Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 24, 2012

Summer is a good time to look back at what has worked for lead generation and compare yourself with your peers as you plan for the second half of the year. You could use some of these findings to validate your own industrial marketing strategy and/or find some new ideas to fine-tune it for the remainder of 2012.

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Hubspot

JUNE 20, 2017

And it’s one of the most underutilized lead generation tools we marketers have in our quiver. Sure, it has a paid lead capture form, but even without it, organic calls-to-action (CTA) work beautifully. These are Relevance.com conversion rates since November of 2012 for social media channels. How would I know this?

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 10, 2012

As promised, here is the second infographic addition to my 8 great marketing infographics to inspire you in 2012. The first one, 18 Stats on the Mobile Market You Need To Know , was posted earlier this week and hopefully caused you to consider your mobile strategy. The 6 Steps to Inbound Marketing Success.

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ViewPoint

JULY 19, 2012

Brian is Executive Director of Revenue Optimization at MECLABS where he leads business units that include Applied Research, Strategy Group, Conversion Group, Leads Group, Agency Group, Technology Group and Training Group. Brian is also CEO of InTouch and author of Lead Generation for the Complex Sale.

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markempa

APRIL 15, 2012

Tweet Confession: I wish I could flash this across every marketer’s computer screen the moment it powered up: A universal lead definition (ULD) clarifies what a lead is to everyone in your organization. Has been qualified as sales-ready. Spells out the responsibilities and accountabilities of Sales and Marketing.

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Our INBOUND marketers recommend highlighting the distinct difference between an early bird and regular ticket, making it irresistible for people to sign up. Isabella Kirsch, INBOUND Marketing Manager, says, “We like to create urgency with the pricing structure to engage our audience early on. Number of leads.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 2, 2013

This post, along with 79 Remarkable Social Media Marketing Facts and Statistics for 2012 and 87 More Vital Social Media Marketing Facts and Stats for 2012 previously published here, provide a solid foundation for that understanding. What do buyers really want from social media marketers? Marketing Charts ).

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LeanData

MARCH 14, 2023

A common refrain is being heard from revenue teams across the B2B space — Where have all the inbound leads gone? Inbound is usually the first of go-to-market (GTM) motions for a company, and it starts with a website. Arguably, the biggest weakness is the way revenue teams manage leads, contacts and accounts.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 22, 2012

There are over 20 presentations available, ranging from Social CRM and Lead Generation, to Case Studies and Sales Enablement. The State of Demand Generation 2012. Why is demand generation so important? According to Tony Jaros, marketers will typically spend 60% of their budget on demand generation programs.

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Tomorrow People

OCTOBER 7, 2011

An understanding of that market's core values, wants, needs and desires. With this data in hand, you can create marketing campaigns and materials and a business presence that speaks directly to your target market. Analysis creates opportunities to improve. Revenue performance management: adding it all up together.

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ViewPoint

JUNE 15, 2012

Jim is the founder of the Sales Lead Management Association. SLMA is the sponsor of the yearly Sales Lead Management week and initiatives to identify both the Top 50 Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management and 20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management. My PowerViews guest today is James Obermayer.

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SmartBug Media

JULY 17, 2020

Generating leads is one of the hardest but most important tasks in business—it attracts interest, builds relationships, and helps you increase your revenue. Using authoritative content can help you generate leads, and there are some great content strategies that you can use to boost your chances of getting the leads you want.

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ViewPoint

MARCH 13, 2014

Nick Stein, SVP of Marketing at Vision Critical Vision Critical is the world''s leading provider of insight communities, currently supporting over 650 brands worldwide. Matt Heinz, Heinz Marketing, The Quality of Sales Leads is Abysmal. The quality of leads being generated nowadays is abysmal.

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Hubspot

MAY 26, 2014

Even though in the 2013 State of Inbound Marketing Report we found that 20% of marketers say increasing total lead volume is their top priority this year, lead generation itself may not be the problem at hand. Another could be a roundup of the cheapest tires for a 2012 Honda Accord, and so on and so forth.

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Tomorrow People

AUGUST 8, 2012

Date: 14th August 2012 (Tuesday). 2012 has been the year that content/inbound marketing has forced itself into the mainstream consciousness of most B2B and B2C marketers. Many of the conferences and events I attend seem to be dominated by the topic, with particular reference to the holy grail for marketers.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

Tweet The week before Labor Day, hundreds of marketers descended upon Orlando, Fla., for MarketingSherpa’s B2B Summit 2012. She works with Research Partners to develop teleprospecting programs where precisely the right people are given the right message to quickly convert them to leads. Solution #3: Define your lead.

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Tomorrow People

JULY 25, 2012

Date: 31st July 2012 (Tuesday). 2012 has been the year that content/inbound marketing has forced itself into the mainstream consciousness of most B2B and B2C marketers. Many of the conferences and events I attend seem to be dominated by the topic, with particular reference to the holy grail for marketers.

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Webinar Metrics Content Marketing Advertising Agencies Content 120

Tomorrow People

JULY 30, 2012

Date: 6th August 2012 (Monday). 2012 has been the year that content/inbound marketing has forced itself into the mainstream consciousness of most B2B and B2C marketers. Many of the conferences and events I attend seem to be dominated by the topic, with particular reference to the holy grail for marketers.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 9, 2018

B2B marketers say the #1 benefit of marketing automation is the ability to generate more and better leads ( source ). Marketers using automation software generate 2X the number of leads than those using blast email software and are perceived by their peers to be 2X as effective at communicating ( source ).

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NuSpark Consulting

APRIL 26, 2012

Content drives leads into the funnel; content nurtures leads into sales opportunities. Marketing and Sales alignment is essential to a well-oiled lead funnel. I understand the importance of a sound media, social media, conversion and content strategy that generates quality leads until they are sales-accepted.

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markempa

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Some people say I’m an expert in B2B lead generation because I wrote a book on it, but you know what? This past year has been especially illuminating thanks to the brilliance of smart marketers who are expanding and perfecting the lead-generation concepts I wrote about years ago.

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Tomorrow People

AUGUST 30, 2012

2012 has been the year that content/inbound marketing has forced itself into the mainstream consciousness of most B2B and B2C marketers. Many of the conferences and events I attend seem to be dominated by the topic, with particular reference to the holy grail for marketers. marketing return on investment (ROI).

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Webinar Metrics Content Marketing Advertising Agencies Content 120

Tomorrow People

AUGUST 15, 2012

2012 has been the year that content/inbound marketing has forced itself into the mainstream consciousness of most B2B and B2C marketers. Many of the conferences and events I attend seem to be dominated by the topic, with particular reference to the holy grail for marketers. marketing return on investment (ROI).

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Webinar Metrics Content Marketing Advertising Agencies Content 120

Tomorrow People

JUNE 18, 2012

2012 has been the year that content/inbound marketing has forced itself into the mainstream consciousness of most B2B and B2C marketers. Many of the conferences and events I attend seem to be dominated by the topic, with particular reference paid to the holy grail for marketers.

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ClickZ

JANUARY 22, 2020

In this article, we have focused on the top 10 tools that marketers should definitely know about. Perfect for: Content Marketing. Hubspot is currently one of the most popular marketing automation tools. Perfect for: Driving lead management. Key Features: Offers web-based email marketing platform. Search Marketing.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 10, 2012

67 percent of manufacturers, industrial and engineering companies stated that customer acquisition or lead generation is their primary industrial marketing goal in 2012, the same top two marketing goals for the past six years. I’m not trying to be clever or facetious with my headline. Let me know what you think.

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Tomorrow People

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Without the complex marketing analytics tools HubSpot software gives Tomorrow People and our clients, the inbound marketing and content marketing campaigns we carry out would be impossible. The software, which has been in development for a year, is a ‘ completely rebuilt version ’.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Having trouble wrapping your head all the way around inbound marketing? The links below will give you access to the best HubSpot ebooks of the last 18 months -- and they're organized in a way that makes it clear how they fit into the core inbound marketing methodology. Inbound Marketing Ebooks. 2) Convert.

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Contently

MAY 18, 2017

Ever since it was introduced in 2006, the Sirius Decisions Demand Waterfall has been the bible for thousands of B2B marketers. The waterfall is basically the funnel on steroids—a much more sophisticated way of thinking about lead management. And people were hyped. Real hyped. — Stephanie Guttman (@Mkting2Mktrs) May 17, 2017.

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ViewPoint

MAY 10, 2012

They’re doing what a lot of the marketing automation platforms have been doing. That is, continuing to add features: social features, lead generation features and analytics. It’s becoming a marketing automation platform, if it hasn’t already.” ” Marketers: Learn, Get Involved & Blog.

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ViewPoint

MAY 10, 2012

They’re doing what a lot of the marketing automation platforms have been doing. That is, continuing to add features: social features, lead generation features and analytics. It’s becoming a marketing automation platform, if it hasn’t already.” ” Marketers: Learn, Get Involved & Blog.

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markempa

DECEMBER 19, 2011

But honestly, I think B2B marketers might be more disillusioned with the power of email, if the feedback from 1,745 marketing organizations in the 2012 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report is any indication. Email marketing remains one of the top three lead-generation tactics, just below websites and SEO.

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ViewPoint

JULY 12, 2012

2012 Challenge: How to Tell Stories, Create Compelling Content and Drive Interest. Click to start video at this point — Asked about what is happening or not happening in marketing and sales that is surprising this year, Ann references research that MarketingProfs did with the Content Marketing Institute last year.

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ViewPoint

MAY 30, 2012

Click to start video at this point —Andrew expressed some surprise that last year there weren’t more mergers and acquisitions in the marketing and sales spaces. While some of these spaces are still being defined where marketing automation plays with CRM, he believes we’ll see M&A activity in 2012.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

For the past six years, more than two thirds of manufacturers and industrial companies have said that lead generation or customer acquisition is their top marketing priority according to the latest industrial marketing survey released by GlobalSpec. To me, that is only the symptom that you are experiencing.

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Hubspot

MAY 20, 2013

and statistics from the recently released 2013 State of Inbound Marketing Report. Feel free to use this data in your own content, tweet the stats you find most interesting, or just enlighten yourself about the current state of inbound marketing. 86 Revealing Charts From the 2013 State of Inbound Marketing Report.

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Cost per Lead Stats Inbound Marketing Allocation 28

B2B Marketing Traction

APRIL 17, 2013

Optify , the source of the survey, sells inbound marketing software that helps you track social media and email campaigns. The survey, the 2012 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report by Optify, analyzed over 62 million visits and more than 350,000 leads from 600+ small and medium-sized B2B websites.

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