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Demand gen vs. lead gen: Have we reached a final verdict?

Martech

They’ve now spent decades gating content assets, conducting webinars and following up with those leads to drum up business. Given the size of many of the brands using the lead gen playbook, it’s easy to see why they support it. Their growth was built on a lead gen model. Let’s start with demand generation.

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The Biggest Questions to Ask a B2B Lead Gen Company

Inbox Insight

When considering outsourcing your lead generation , selecting the appropriate partner is not just imperative—it’s critical for fueling your sales pipeline and enhancing your ROI. Without vetting potential vendors, there’s a tangible risk of allocating budget towards low-quality leads, affecting your sales funnel.

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Why B2B marketing needs brand building more than lead gen

Martech

Experiments are not repeatable and playbooks are not fully transferable between companies. While benchmarks and leading indicators help guide our decisions, the variables that can change outcomes are unique to each company, category and audience. Category interest — Middle of the funnel (MOFU). In your inbox.

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How to Use Intent Data to Fuel Lead Gen Efforts

Oktopost

Cutting through competitive noise is difficult for B2B marketers, making lead generation tricky. Lead generation is proving difficult for 68% of B2B companies, and 61% of marketers pinpoint it as their top challenge. Sources include your website, email campaigns, ads, surveys, social media, or customer interactions.

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How to Use Intent Data to Fuel Lead Gen Efforts

Oktopost

Cutting through competitive noise is difficult for B2B marketers, making lead generation tricky. Lead generation is proving difficult for 68% of B2B companies, and 61% of marketers pinpoint it as their top challenge. Sources include your website, email campaigns, ads, surveys, social media, or customer interactions.

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Demand Generation Provider Activate Marketing Services Acquires Green Leads

Smashmouth Marketing

Acquisition Accelerates Activate's Full-Funnel Demand-to-Pipeline Demand Generation Services and Adds High-Value Sales Appointment Setting Capabilities. Activate MarketingServices (ACTIVATE), a high-growth provider of demand generation for B2B brands, announced today the acquisition of lead gen and appointment setting firm Green Leads.

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B2B Lead Generation: The Ultimate Guide

Zoominfo

B2B lead generation, often shortened to lead gen, is the lifeblood of a healthy business. A typical definition of a lead is any potential customer who has expressed interest in a company’s goods or services. Who Handles B2B Lead Generation?