markempa

OCTOBER 6, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. 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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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

If you think a B2B sales funnel is an abstract idea, brace yourself. It’s time to build a sales funnel that captures and converts your best buyers. Your digital-savvy B2B prospect is researching the product they think they need. That’s where your streamlined, four-stage sales funnel comes in.

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The Point

JULY 30, 2020

Even as demand generation activity begins to pick up, most marketing budgets right now remain tight, and so B2B companies are looking for creative, low-cost ways to drive demand. Blogs are historically the province of the PR team, and so they’re not often looked at as a vehicle for driving leads, sales engagement, and revenue.

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The Point

JULY 1, 2019

For the last decade or more, it’s been an accepted principle – almost a key tenet – of B2B demand generation that business buyers don’t want to talk to a sales rep until the last possible moment. It’s why, for example, we marketers have assumed control for more and more of the lead funnel. Photo by Amy Hirschi on Unsplash.

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markempa

AUGUST 11, 2005

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. 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! Do you agree with him?

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Lead Generation Paper Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Leads 120

BOP Design

APRIL 6, 2020

There has been much debate among B2B salespeople on what an inbound lead looks like: Is it someone completing a contact form? With inbound leads to your B2B website, there are conversions that are more sales-ready leads and there are some conversions that require nurturing. Downloading a case study?

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Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 77

Lead Forensics

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The good news is, get it right and your website could quickly become your most valuable lead generation asset. 90% of B2B buyers research 2-7 websites before making a purchase , so if your website isn’t up to scratch compared to your competitors, you could be losing prospects before they even get in contact.

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Lead Generation Marketing Websites Generation Leads 52

Exo B2B

MARCH 14, 2022

The objective in B2B marketing is often to keep a sales lead interested (lead generation) with the aim, of course, of converting them into a customer. If we think further, it’s possible to: Create a series of emails sent to a lead after downloading a document Send a series of post-purchase emails (e.g.

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Intent is the lifeblood of sales. Intent data paints a panoramic picture of the B2B arena -revealing current interests, challenges, and needs of target audiences, resulting in increased conversions and accelerated pipeline. Must Read: What are the Benefits of B2B Intent Data? Must Read: How to Collect B2B Intent Data?

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SmarkLabs

JUNE 13, 2022

In this B2B marketing strategy framework, we provide insights on how to develop a manageable strategy for an early market team. How to Build a Quality B2B Buyer Persona in Five Easy Steps for more tips on building your buyer personas. Marketing Qualified Lead ? Sales Qualified Lead ? Check out ? Opportunity ?

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Paid Search Agency Paid Content Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Management 97

SnapApp

JANUARY 22, 2019

Sales departments around the world have been shouldering that work and overhead for years, wading through thousands of leads to figure out which ones are worth their time. Working to align the goals of your marketing and sales departments will simplify the process and holistically improve the quality of leads.

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Sales Qualified Leads Lead Qualification Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads 96

The Point

AUGUST 25, 2015

It’s important to recognize that content syndication leads are not like most sales leads. When someone registers to download a white paper or podcast or case study about the business challenge that your product solves, he or she is expressing an interest in that topic, not necessarily in your product.

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thePoint

MAY 21, 2020

The goal of any B2B lead generation program is to ultimately generate as many actionable leads as possible for the sales team. Below is a quick outline of the commitments required from both marketing and sales in this process. Marketing & Sales commit to a definition of a lead (decide together).

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New North

MAY 8, 2023

The primary metric of interest in any meaningful B2B marketing strategy effort will always be generating leads. But many B2B businesses struggle to find their momentum when it comes to successful lead generation via digital marketing. This is a pretty hard-and-fast rule.

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Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 52

The Point

JANUARY 23, 2018

And you’ll generate more qualified leads, at a lower cost, if you adopt a longer-term approach. An effective demand generation strategy is one that not only captures hot sales leads but also maximizes the value of more long-term prospects. The post I Need Hot Leads, and I Need Them Now appeared first on The Point.

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Sales Management Sales Qualified Leads Demand Generation Agencies Lead Scoring 253

The Point

APRIL 21, 2010

convert that search traffic to measurable sales leads. In its first 30 days, the blog attracted dozens of new email subscribers and 60 sales leads. And these weren’t just tire-kickers – fully 22 percent of the new prospects requested immediate sales contact. The results have been startling.

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markempa

AUGUST 2, 2016

When I’ve talked with marketers about their b2b lead generation results, I’ve heard statements like, “We’re generating a ton of leads, but they aren’t converting” or “We need to increase lead quantity” or “We need to generate more qualified leads.”. The phone is the gold standard for qualifying most leads.

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NuSpark Consulting

OCTOBER 27, 2013

A B2B Video Marketing Strategy Overview. That brings us to a discussion of video marketing for B2B. Depending on what you read, most research shows that white papers are still the most authoritative content asset, but video marketing continues to grow. The statistics are evident; B2B usage is on the rise.

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The Point

OCTOBER 15, 2019

If your organization is generating plenty of leads but those initial inquiries aren’t converting to sales qualified leads, meetings, or pipeline, a myriad of things could be at fault: 1) sales follow-up may be sub-standard in either cadence, frequency, or message. 2) lead nurturing. Better Lead Nurturing.

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The Point

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Tony Karrer and Tom Pick, founders of the popular B2B Marketing site B2B Marketing Zone just released a compelling report on B2B Blogging Trends in 2011. The 42-page white paper includes insights from industry thought leaders such as Ardath Albee, Jay Baer, Kristin Zhivago, as well as yours truly (see Page 13).

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ViewPoint

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

You may not realize it, but B2B podcasts from you and your company create multi-use content, testimonials, thought leadership, and relationships with industry leaders. This multi-use content is used in testimonial quotes, blogs, nurture messages, ebooks, hard cover books, guest websites, white papers or case studies.

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Launch Marketing

MAY 15, 2024

Are you looking for ways to boost your marketing efforts to deliver more valuable B2B leads to your sales team? Hitting lead generation targets is important and converting those leads to sales opportunities is even more critical. It does not look the same for all B2B organizations. You are not alone.

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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 1, 2013

Last month, Content Marketing Institute (CMI) released its report , “B2B Software Content Marketing: 2013 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends – North America,” sponsored by the International Data Group (IDG). The report, which highlights responses from more than 1400 B2B software marketers across the U.S. LinkedIn (87% vs. 83%).

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markempa

JULY 10, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. 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! Every salesperson loves leads.

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Therefore, the #1 way to drive blog traffic, and more sales leads, is to ensure that 1) the title of each post is optimized for search, and that 2) the language drives interest and engagement. As in: “For a more detailed discussion of [Topic A], download our free white paper on [Insert Title Here].”

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markempa

JUNE 14, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. 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!

B2B Sales 120

B2B Sales Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 120

WriteSpark

JANUARY 9, 2013

At the beginning of the year, your content marketing plans are likely focused on new, new, new: New white papers, sales brochures, Web articles, and customer case studies. Some years ago, I wrote a tutorial guide which my client used as the primary piece for attracting sales leads.

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Planning Best Practices Content Paper 120

WriteSpark

JANUARY 9, 2013

At the beginning of the year, your content marketing plans are likely focused on new, new, new: New white papers, sales brochures, Web articles, and customer case studies. Some years ago, I wrote a tutorial guide which my client used as the primary piece for attracting sales leads.

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Planning Best Practices Content Paper 120

The Point

JULY 14, 2015

In an era when “demand generation” and “content marketing” are virtually synonymous, most B2B sales leads are the result of a prospect downloading or requesting content.

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Digital B2B Marketing

MAY 3, 2012

Among paid media and advertising tactics, lead generation programs like content syndication are a key source of leads for B2B marketers, especially in the enterprise technology space. For the sake of this post, lead generation programs refer to publisher programs that promote your content and capture registration.

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The Point

MAY 23, 2017

There is a growing trend in the content syndication space, and among Cost Per Lead (CPL) programs in general, for media vendors to offer B2B clients the option of pre-qualified leads. For the average B2B marketer, I’m not so sure this is a wise move. Here’s why: First, some context. Click To Tweet.

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Sales Qualified Leads Cost per Lead High Quality Lead CPL 110

The Point

APRIL 22, 2020

However, as much as it has a reputation as a way to generate “guaranteed” leads, content syndication is not a cure-all, and indeed, more than most demand generation channels, is likely to generate sales leads that gravitate towards the early stages of the buying cycle. Photo by Tyler Franta on Unsplash.

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Lead Scoring Lead Ranking CPL Cost per Lead 162

Ambal's Amusings

AUGUST 27, 2010

B2B Marketing Content falls under 2 broad category - 1. We asked B2B Marketing Experts the following question - "How should content that is addressed to a Technical Decision Maker be different from content that is addressed to a Business Decision Maker? Ardath Albee is a B2B Marketing Strategist. Ardath Albee.

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MarketJoy

JULY 27, 2018

The maturation of the internet has changed the B2B buying cycle forever. This white paper will give you a road map for how to attract more customers and win more deals in a rapidly changing B2B landscape. Major differences between B2B and B2C. Today’s B2B buyers rarely act alone. Group Purchasing Dynamics.

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Purchase Peer-to-peer B2B Buyer Personas 64

thePoint

AUGUST 24, 2020

In case you are new to the series, you can find #1 – #4 ( The “Ante” , Not all marketing is the same , B2B buyer journey , and B2B website purpose ) in our blog. #5 5 is about alignment – specifically marketing and sales alignment around one specific definition. just wanting “sales ready leads”).

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Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads 52

Ambal's Amusings

MAY 27, 2010

We asked our panel of B2B marketing experts " What do you recommend to marketers that create and market content? What kind of content is most useful in each phase of the B2B marketing cycle? Ardath Albee is a B2B Marketing Strategist. Ardath’s book, eMarketing Strategies for the Complex Sale is now shipping!

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The Point

AUGUST 10, 2009

Think about it: that’s 1,000 sales leads (and make no mistake, that’s what they [.]. Within 6 hours, 1,000 people had registered and downloaded the guide.

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