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Sirius Decisions Thinks Websites Will Generate 71% of All B2B Sales Leads by 2015. I Disagree.

The Point

Sirius Decisions wrote an insightful article last week about the acquisition by Marketo of Insightera (a Web personalization platform), and included was the following projection: “By 2015, we expect to see 71 percent of b-to-b organizations’ new inquiries coming via the corporate Web site.”. Virtually none. I doubt it.

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Does Your Sales Team Know How to Follow-Up on a Lead?

ViewPoint

Maybe the rep simply has a hunch the lead’s not good, or has another subjective reason not to follow up. Jay writes: “A formal lead acceptance process (see Truth 6 in this blog series outlining the importance of having a judicial branch in place) is important in b-to-b demand creation for four reasons: Avoiding lead oblivion.

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Why You Need to Ditch Marketing Campaigns in 2016

B2B Marketing Directions

Therefore, the primary output of your planning process should be a marketing communications plan that embodies a cohesive, balanced, and value-driven marketing effort. Value Themes In a marketing communications plan, value themes replace campaigns as the primary organizing principle.

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The 10 most fascinating people in B2B Marketing in 2015

Biznology

Jim Obermayer, founder of the Sales Lead Management Association. I’ve known Jim for years as a consultant and author specializing in lead management—a generally under-appreciated subject that Jim uniquely understood to be a critical success factor in business selling. These people are making a welcome contribution.

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B2B Marketing Predictions For 2011

Marketing Insider Group

Related Posts: The Future of B2B Marketing: It’s Social Confessions Of A B2B Marketer Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011? Michaels B2BMarketingInsider blog is dedicated to sharing the ideas, topics and marketing strategies that drive real results like sales, leads, and higher customer loyalty.

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Blogs are Becoming the New Front Door for Prospects: Is Yours Open?

Online Marketing Institute

" Jon Miller, Marketo Learn More Recent Comments Kirk Taylor : That’s great advice for anyone writing a blog.

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64 B2B Marketing Tools and Resources

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

7 Tips For Practical B-to-B Lead Generation (MarketingSherpa on-demand webinar). 8 Ways The Internet Changed Software Marketing (blog post). Insights for Marketing High Tech to Businesses (MarketingSherpa on-demand webinar). Using White Papers to Generate and Nurture B2B Leads (podcast with Michael Stelzner).