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5 Lead Nurturing Time Factors to Fine Tune Your Messages

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The lack of a strong lead nurturing discipline can cost your organization substantial unrealized revenue. Without lead nurturing in place to capture and cultivate early-stage leads, your marketing funnel misses out on valuable opportunities. But, how do you get that delicate balance just right?

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Lead Nurturing is Walking the Buying Path with Your Customers

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A recent study of B-to-B buyers shows that sales people who become trusted advisors and understand the needs of economic buyers are 69% more likely to come away with a sale! That’s why forming a plan for lead nurturing is such an integral part of your lead generation process. Plan your path.

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Why Sales Reps Should Be Involved in Lead Nurturing

B2B Marketing Directions

Howard closes his post with the emphatic statement: "Get your salespeople out of the lead nurturing business." However, I don't agree that sales reps should stay out of lead nurturing. Recent research has confirmed the importance of including person-to-person communications in the lead nurturing process.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: The B2B Lead Generation Blog Wins Best B-to-B Marketing Blog in MarketingSherpas Readers Choice Awards

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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! I won the best B-to-B Marketing Blog in MarketingSherpas Readers Choice Awards!

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Speaking at MarketingSherpas B-to-B Demand Generation Summit 2006

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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!

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6 Steps to a Successful (B-to-B) Direct Marketing Campaign

MLT Creative

Are you trying to generate leads, nurture leads, cross-sell to existing customers or otherwise retain them? Establishing a clear objective at the onset will lead you down the path of a sound campaign. Granted, the overarching differences between the two disciplines are still present and should be considered (e.g.

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Lead Management: Let’s Formalize this Relationship

ViewPoint

Getting b-to-b sales and marketing to align more closely has driven even the most capable business leaders crazy for years. It encompasses the key points in the demand lifecycle where a lead will be handed from one function to another. How long will teleprospecting have to accept or reject a lead?