markempa

JULY 6, 2017

In this post, I’m going to focus on how to do lead management that increases sales conversion. Here’s why: First, B2B lead conversion to actual revenue conversion is low. According to Forrester, top performers convert 1.54% of leads to revenue. And average performers turn less than 0.75% of leads into closed deals.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What does a “good lead” look like anyway? Get answers to these questions about lead gen — and so much more! What Is Lead Generation? While the B2B landscape may always be changing, lead generation will always be important.

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The Lead Agency

JANUARY 18, 2023

As the new year kicks off and teams return to work, marketing events calendars are filling up quickly. If you are a B2B marketer, you know January is a big month full of planning events, from client events to virtual and in-person events. However, this can make it difficult for your company to stand out in a sea of competition.

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6sense

DECEMBER 10, 2021

A business always needs a continuous flow of customers and a healthy sales pipeline, the question is – how do you bring the most relevant prospects to engage with your business? Every marketer understands how hard sales prospecting can be. Every marketer understands how hard sales prospecting can be.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Every business needs to fill its sales funnel with qualified leads, convert those leads into customers, and retain paying customers for the long term. What makes the difference between a high-performing sales funnel and one that isn’t ready for the needs of a modern B2B sales motion? Awareness Stage 2.

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DemandBase

AUGUST 21, 2020

What do the most successful B2B companies that sell into mid-market and enterprise accounts have in common? Is there a singular trait that unifies their go-to-market and determines their outsized success? At the heart of every successful B2B business is a truly unified Sales and Marketing engine that drives growth.

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SalesIntel

MARCH 8, 2023

After all, the more you know about your target market and their purchasing habits, the better you will be at meeting their demands. According to HubSpot , 61% of B2B marketers say generating traffic and leads is their most difficult task. B2B intent data providers can solve both problems. What is Buyer Intent Data?

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LeanData

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

In an increasingly competitive B2B marketplace, speed is a differentiator. Your speed to lead – aka, your lead response time – can make or break your go-to-market (GTM) success. B2B buying journeys have changed. What is speed to lead? How to improve speed to lead. Automation.

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The Point

JANUARY 17, 2019

Some years ago, our firm conducted a lead management audit for a technology client who was struggling to convert raw, inbound inquiries into sales qualified leads. During the audit, it became quickly apparent that one of the major issues was at the very front end of the lead qualification process. Click To Tweet.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Marketing teams work in a cross-functional capacity to develop ongoing, omnichannel strategies that utilize a portfolio of tactics to connect value propositions to the right audience. Get a Demo Demand Generation vs Lead Generation: What’s the Difference? Does demand generation sound similar to lead generation?

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Madison Logic

AUGUST 31, 2023

Multiple decision-makers on a purchasing team do their own online solution research when buying a complex B2B solution. Gartner research suggests sales reps only have 5% of a buyer’s time during their B2B buying journey, so it’s up to marketers to arm buying groups with all the information needed to make an informed decision.

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DealSignal

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Table of Contents [Open] [Close] What Is Sales Prospecting? Sales prospecting tools are important in identifying potential buyers (prospects) and then building a business relationship with them. Sales prospecting tools are important in identifying potential buyers (prospects) and then building a business relationship with them.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 29, 2020

Even so, they are still one of the best ways to get your solution in front of a crowd of likely prospects: 41% of companies consider event marketing to be their top channel for lead generation. Trade shows are a small(ish) pond of like-minded prospects where your sales reps can catch a lot of really big fish. Target them!

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Most companies in the technology sector evolve in a very competitive environment, and leads generated by Marketing represent more than 50% of the opportunities signed by sales representatives. In these conditions, implementing a marketing automation platform is a no brainer. .

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DiscoverOrg

MARCH 25, 2019

Why is location-based marketing important in the era of the remote workforce? But as B2B marketers and salespeople, it makes our job harder. Knowing the physical location of your prospect is key to your marketing and sales efforts. Location-based event marketing. Location-based event marketing.

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MKT1

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Over the past couple years writing newsletters and working with hundreds of founders and marketers, we’ve developed a fairly-comprehensive approach to building B2B marketing. But more than that, we hope that this becomes an evergreen intro and summary to all of MKT1 ’s content.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 14, 2019

You simply won’t succeed if you don’t take B2B selling for what it is: a high-stakes selling game that requires an entirely unique approach from direct-to-consumer selling. Before we dive into the insider tips, let’s get crystal clear on what B2B selling entails. Here are key steps you may want to include in your B2B sales process.

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The Lead Agency

AUGUST 20, 2020

B2B marketing has undergone a dramatic change in the last 5-10 years. Previously, the key focus of B2B marketing was networking with the objective of securing a face-to-face meeting with the relevant C-level executive in the target company. This was a clear differentiator that separated B2B from B2C marketing.

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ViewPoint

AUGUST 28, 2012

This is the second in a series of four blogs about B2B sales lead management, marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Something else not well understood in marketing and sales circles is the importance of certain metrics. In the last blog we talked about lead rates. For many, this is a remarkable takeaway.

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The Point

JULY 27, 2018

The bar in either case is the level of time, effort, and commitment required of the prospect or person registering for said offer. So, for example, on a spectrum from low to high: * a white paper is a low bar offer (very little asked of the prospect). *

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 11, 2019

But one constant has plagued social media since its birth: the challenge of tracking marketing impact and ROI. Thankfully, as platforms have evolved, so have the tools we use to analyze our social media marketing campaigns. Today’s analytics platforms can go a long way toward delivering stronger ROI and marketing attribution.

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Envy

AUGUST 18, 2020

The sales team isn't happy with the leads. It happens so often in B2B tech companies when sales marketing are not fully aligned on their goals, messaging and who precisely they’re targeting. When you cast a wide net for lead generation, the majority of the leads are not going to be relevant for a very long time.

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ViewPoint

AUGUST 14, 2012

This is the first in a series of four blogs about B2B Lead Generation marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Something else not well understood in many marketing and sales departments is the importance of certain metrics. Other expressions contain useful advice that you don’t really get—because you don’t understand.

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SalesIntel

JULY 12, 2021

If you operate a B2B company, chances are you’re constantly looking for sure-fire strategies to rapidly grow. Once you understand how to accelerate your growth, you’ll have a competitive advantage in the market. Although all departments contribute to the growth of your B2B company, sales and marketing lead the charge.

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ViewPoint

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

This is the third in a series of four blogs about lead generation, marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. In the last blog we talked about qualified rates. Qualified Rate includes leads, pipeline (specific action required by PointClear) and nurtures (qualified companies with no immediate pain/need or interest).

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markempa

MARCH 2, 2017

Lead nurturing is one of those things that’s easy to talk about but hard to do. In this article, I’ll share how to apply lead nurturing to help advance leads through three stages of your lead generation funnel to get more qualified opportunities. Three Lead Generation Stages You Need to Nurture.

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Oktopost

OCTOBER 20, 2021

You might have a fantastic product and the perfect sales pitch, but none of that matters if you don’t have leads who might want to buy what you’re offering. For B2B marketers, finding new and promising leads is a never-ending challenge. What are the benefits of content personalization for B2B?

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Valasys

OCTOBER 18, 2023

It enables businesses to track user behavior, measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns, and make data-driven decisions. From tracking website traffic and engagement to analyzing e-commerce transactions and customer journeys, Google Analytics remains an indispensable tool for marketers, website owners, and data analysts.

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Crimson Marketing

JANUARY 23, 2015

With the steadily increasing importance of marketing analytics and metrics, it’s very easy for B2B marketers to hone in on “vanity metrics.” There are general key performance indicators (KPIs) that all marketers must measure, but are you measuring in a way that allows you to fully understand marketing ROI?

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Outgrow

MARCH 30, 2021

B2B demand generation works out only if there’s the right tracking involved. And, every stage of the marketing funnel involves some kind of demand generation strategy to make this goal successful. 66% of B2B marketers said that improving their ability to measure and analyze their marketing impact was a top priority.

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The Point

JUNE 7, 2017

Howard, I was intrigued by your position on pre-qualified leads in a recent blog post. Anyhow – I’m reaching out because I’d like to explore partnering with Spear Marketing. My company provides data science consulting to sales/marketing/demand gen organizations.

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ViewPoint

MARCH 12, 2013

I had the great the opportunity to interview Lori Wizdo , B2B marketing analyst at Forrester Research. Lori is a senior analyst with extensive marketing, sales, and operation experience in the information systems and software industries. Some sales professionals even believe that they can't get qualified leads from marketing.

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DealSignal

JULY 27, 2023

Table of Contents [Open] [Close] What Is Sales Prospecting? Sales prospecting tools are important in identifying potential buyers (prospects) and then building a business relationship with them. A salesperson who is good at prospecting will create a database full of likely customers.

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Oktopost

JUNE 19, 2023

Ah, lead generation – that everlasting conversation. For the past few years, a common thread in that conversation has been marketing – how involved is marketing, and how involved should the marketing team be in lead generation? This is never truer than it is on social media.

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ViewPoint

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

This is the fourth (and last) in a series of four blogs about sales leads, marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Why it is important to nurture qualified companies that do not represent immediate opportunity—a step missed by many if not most companies leading to wasted marketing spend.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Everyone knows you need to include forms on your website to capture leads. If you aren’t taking the right steps to optimize your web forms, you’re likely missing out on valuable leads. It’s a question that has plagued marketers and website managers for years. Keep reading! Number of fields. How many fields should a form include?

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ViewPoint

JUNE 10, 2016

Understanding the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results—the final of a multi-part blog series. Many challenges facing Sales and Marketing have been around since the beginning of time. Define a lead. Are these truly leads? A summary: 1. Not really.

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