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Enjoy A Demand Funnel Cocktail

Marketing Insider Group

At the time, I was leading a large online demand generation program and had some thoughts about the state of the marketing and sales funnel. Now there were a few main points I tried to get across in my submission: The division between a marketing and sales funnel is a myth. Marketers sell stuff and sales people market stuff.

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How Social Media Drives Better Email Results

Marketing Insider Group

A recent study by GetResponse showed that adding social sharing in an e-mail increased click-through rates by 30%, adding a twitter share option increased response rates by 40% and adding as many as three sharing options increased response rates up 55%. It also allows the marketer to track who is responding.

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Marketer Showcase: Tim White of People.ai

NetLine

Our latest Marketer in the Showcase is Tim White , Director of Marketing for People.ai. While striking the balance between realist and visionary, Tim’s perspective provides B2B marketers with the “real-talk” of what matters most in demand gen. How has content marketing evolved over the past few years?

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The Role of B2B Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

In order to meet new revenue and ROI goals, marketers need to improve their strategic skills (50%) and sales skills (40%). 58% of respondents said their role, as marketers did not end even after they handed off qualified leads to sales. Related Posts: Why am I in Marketing? How has your role changed?

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The Role of B2B Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

In order to meet new revenue and ROI goals, marketers need to improve their strategic skills (50%) and sales skills (40%). 58% of respondents said their role, as marketers did not end even after they handed off qualified leads to sales. Related Posts: Why am I in Marketing? How has your role changed?

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Lead Generation Programs That Work

Marketing Insider Group

I concluded with a discussion of the tactics to consider in future demand generation efforts. People respect their peers first and foremost and the results of the event exemplified this point: high conversion rates from our email promotions, 55% attendee rate, and people stayed for the entire event — very little drop-off.

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11 Reasons Why Outbound Telemarketing Programs Fail

Marketing Insider Group

The leads with the highest conversion rate and the lowest costs typically come from inbound activities like search and are then followed up and qualified by our telemarketing professionals. Sometimes, inbound demand generation isn’t enough to fill our funnels. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"