ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Jim Obermayer is the founder of the Sales Lead Management Association , and host of the Funnel Radio Channel. Jim recently interviewed PointClear’s Dan McDade about the five most important things he’s learned in business and life—in one of an ongoing series of radio programs featuring sales and marketing industry leaders.

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PointClear Ethics Budget Programs Business 149

markempa

AUGUST 10, 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 sell services?

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Report 120

Conversica

JANUARY 8, 2020

Business-to-business (B2B) conversations also rely on context and familiarity. For B2Bs to ensure that conversations with prospects are productive, Marketing and Sales teams need to properly assess to whom their products/services are relevant. The differences between these two experiences are context and familiarity.

Marketing AI 81

Marketing AI Demand Sales Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles 81

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

Of course, Marketing Automation alone cannot live up to those hyped up expectations and has to take the brunt of the blame. That is unfortunate because Marketing Automation software is a very useful tool and in my opinion, a necessity these days. You need to rethink your business model first and fast.

Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Marketing Automation 60

Customer Experience Matrix

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Summary: Alsa Marketing is a late entry to small business marketing automation. They support multiple languages, which should gain them some business. It’s harder every day for a new company to enter the business-to-business marketing automation industry. Alsa has some other unusual features.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Automation Marketing Management 120

markempa

FEBRUARY 23, 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! In 2005, 3.5

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads B to B Paid Search Agency 120

Hubspot

JUNE 30, 2021

Well, the answer might lie in a practice known as lead distribution. Here, we'll explore the concept a bit further, review its fundamentals and best practices, take a look at some prominent lead distribution strategies, and see some of the best software solutions to support it. Leads are unique. Lead Distribution Fundamentals.

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Distribution Lead Ranking Enterprise Management Sales Qualified Leads 69

ANNUITAS

AUGUST 30, 2011

Relationship expands end-to-end demand generation and lead management service offerings for clients. Grand Rapids, MI – August 30, 2011 – The Annuitas Group, an expert provider of lead management process services, today announced that it has formalized an alliance with Harte-Hanks, Inc. About The Annuitas Group.

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Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Management Demand Generation Marketing Automation Services 100

ViewPoint

APRIL 2, 2013

Online content in the sales and marketing industries is dynamic and constantly changing. The Marketing Sphere represents recent good reads from our digital circles about B2B marketing selected by PointClear colleagues. The B2B Marketing Advantage of LinkedIn. For B2B Marketing, Email Should be Personalized and Targeted.

B2B Marketing 120

B2B Marketing Linkedin PointClear Marketing Automation Services 120

Chris Koch

OCTOBER 7, 2011

This week I was asked to speak on a panel about social media to a group of B2B marketers in financial services. It was great getting the perspective of marketers outside of technology. When we surveyed B2B marketers last year, 50% said they do not have a social media policy. Marketers can handle all that stuff.

Social Media 100

Social Media B2B Thought Leadership Media Peer-to-peer 100

Chris Koch

OCTOBER 7, 2011

This week I was asked to speak on a panel about social media to a group of B2B marketers in financial services. It was great getting the perspective of marketers outside of technology. When we surveyed B2B marketers last year, 50% said they do not have a social media policy. Marketers can handle all that stuff.

Social Media 100

Social Media B2B Thought Leadership Media Peer-to-peer 100

Chris Koch

AUGUST 16, 2011

0000000000000000001% response rate it takes to do direct commercial marketing via the telephone these days. It got me thinking, what if a similar easy button comes along for online marketing? Yet even in B2B, we have a growing concern over privacy in lead management. Pushing the easy button. What do you think?

B2B 100

B2B Privacy Click Rate Internet Marketing 100

Chris Koch

AUGUST 16, 2011

0000000000000000001% response rate it takes to do direct commercial marketing via the telephone these days. It got me thinking, what if a similar easy button comes along for online marketing? Yet even in B2B, we have a growing concern over privacy in lead management. Pushing the easy button. What do you think?

B2B 100

B2B Privacy Click Rate Internet Marketing 100

Tony Zambito

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Recently, I published two articles related to 5 ways buyer behaviors are affecting B2B sales , and 5 ways they are affecting B2B marketing. Without question, changing buyer behaviors are also impacting how we think about Demand Generation or as it has been conventionally called – lead generation. And labels can be a dangerous thing.

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Demand Generation Lead Ranking Demand Generation 100

Customer Experience Matrix

MARCH 25, 2009

recently on the idea that the boundaries between marketing and sales are breaking down because leads now interact with both departments throughout the purchase cycle. This is clearly inevitable: if nothing else, leads still visit your Web site (controlled by marketing) even after they are “turned over” to sales.

Demand Generation Agencies 120

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Salesforce.com 120

markempa

MARCH 30, 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!

Word of Mouth 120

Word of Mouth Lead Generation WOM B to B 120

markempa

OCTOBER 2, 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!

Lead Nurturing 120

Lead Nurturing Lead Generation Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Leads 120

Anything Goes Marketing

MARCH 24, 2009

Although we’re in a down economy I’ve still been able to travel twice out of the last three weeks meeting with clients, working until all hours of the night and seeing first hand what is on the minds of marketers these days. Marketing needs to involve sales as much as possible in their marketing efforts.

Sales Management 100

Sales Management Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Work Management 100

Conversica

JULY 27, 2022

Business text is full of acronyms, abbreviations, and quite honestly, jargon. Business-to-business (B2B) companies sell their products and services to other companies rather than individual customers. Under this economic model, B2B sales are the transactions between two businesses. What Is B2B Sales?

B2B Sales 52

B2B Sales Top of Funnel Enterprise Management Marketing Attribution 52

Lead Liaison

JULY 18, 2018

Learn how to make the most out of your next live event with proper event lead management. We’re talking about planning, lead capture, and post-event nurture. Chris Kipgen, Lead Liaison. So we’re gonna go into a little bit of Event Lead Management and why it matters right now. Transcription.

Work Management 48

Work Management Marketing Management Lead Management Webinar Metrics 48

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 24, 2013

Who are the top B2B Marketing influencers on twitter? To answer this question, I looked at a variety of factors including twitter followers, profiles that included “B2B marketing,” the focus of their tweets including the hashtag # B2BMarketing , as well as a variety of social scoring tools using the keyword.

Twitter 100

Twitter Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency B2B Marketing 100

markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

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!

Lead Nurturing 120

Lead Nurturing Lead Generation Tactics Lead Scoring 120

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 19, 2009

The next interview in the B2B Marketing thought leader interview series is with Sean Donahue , Senior Reporter for MarketingSherpa in charge of MarketingSherpa's newsletters that cover business-to-business marketing, mobile marketing, online publishing, search, subscription sales and great minds in marketing.

Demand Generation Agencies 48

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Thought Leadership Demand 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 27, 2008

B2B marketing professionals in today's economy are always looking for new ways to do more with less and still gain a competitive advantage within the marketplace. First up in our B2B Marketing interview series is Tom Pick of WebMarketCentral. You've been a B2B marketer since 1992.

B2B Thought Leadership 48

B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership Enterprise Management Work Management 48

Vidyard

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

This year’s edition of the Video in Business Awards recognizes 12 marketing and sales teams using video in creative ways to deliver some pretty incredible results. Inbound Lead Management: As our market becomes more and more competitive we have to find creative ways to set ourselves up as top contenders earlier on.

Video Marketing 65

Video Marketing Sales Cycle Work Management Marketing Proposals 65

markempa

JULY 21, 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!

Lead Nurturing 120

Lead Nurturing Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Webinar Metrics 120

markempa

JUNE 26, 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!

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Work Management B2B Thought Leadership 120

Vidyard

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

This year’s edition of the Video in Business Awards recognizes 12 marketing and sales teams using video in creative ways to deliver some pretty incredible results. Combining personalized videos with experiential account-based marketing (ABM) campaigns—like the Sherlock Holmes themed video and campaign below!—the No problem!

Video Marketing 51

Video Marketing Sales Cycle Work Management Marketing Proposals 51

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Better ROMI (Return-On-Marketing-Investment) is one of the many reasons that more and more b2b marketers are turning to Inbound Marketing and Marketing Automation. Some marketers make the mistake in calculating marketing ROI by using pure Sales Revenue in the ROMI formula. Think 80/20.

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ROMI Ad Building Marketing Automation Services Privacy Policies 40

Lead Liaison

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Searching for contact and company data just got easier with the release of Lead Liaison’s DataSpring ™ module. Native to Lead Liaison’s extremely flexible Sales Enablement platform, the module provides clean, premium business-to-business (B2B) prospect and company data compiled from the most reliable sources.

Marketing Management 62

Marketing Management Lead Liaison Profiling B2B Sales 62

Hubspot

JANUARY 17, 2012

Pop Quiz: Name your most important job as a marketer. Without careful attention to lead management, sooner rather than later, every business will fizzle and die. Digital media, social media, mobile, and all the traditional marketing channels vie for your and consumers’ attention now. Congratulations!

Lead Management 28

Lead Management Work Management Marketing Management Top of Funnel 28

Markempa

AUGUST 12, 2021

Marketing can take you on a long hike. The one thing I can guarantee you about the journey is that getting more leads is not better if you don’t know how to nurture them. The goal of lead nurturing is to help potential customers on their buying journey. leads) but not enough towards progression. Crazy, right?

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Lead Nurturing Buy Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 133

Zoominfo

JULY 14, 2023

For B2B marketers, that means the challenge of effectively reaching, engaging, and converting their target audience is more complex than ever. As competition intensifies and buyer expectations evolve, the need for a well-defined and comprehensive B2B marketing strategy becomes paramount. What is B2B Marketing?

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Paid Content Planning Marketing Report Marketing Budget 130

The Marketing Blender

JUNE 23, 2022

12 B2B Marketing Automation Tools You Should Look Into. Marketing automation is essential for any business to successfully compete in today’s market. For business-to-business companies, implementing a marketing automation strategy can be a game-changer. What is marketing automation?

Marketing Automation Services 52

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Work Management Automation 52

ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

We are republishing this blog by Ruth Stevens (originally run January 29, 2014) because she hits the nail on the head about marketing automation. In the opening paragraph she states: “Marketers sometimes see automation as a silver bullet. Marketing automation doesn’t identify your best target audiences. But it’s only a tool.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Work Management Marketing Management 120

Tony Zambito

MAY 2, 2012

While there is much focus given to demand generation, content marketing, lead generation, lead management, and opportunity pipeline management, recent significant changes in buyer behaviors calls for serious examinations of whether organizations are attracting the right buyers. Are Buyers Really Hiding?

Organization 100

Organization Lead Ranking Buyer Personas Lead Nurturing 100

Lead Liaison

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Business is changing at the speed of light. As marketers, it seems like every time we feel like we’ve mastered a new strategy, a new one emerges. Advances in modern technology drive marketing organizations at a fast pace. Marketing events are a great way to engage in one-to-one contact. Want the executive summary?

Event Marketing 48

Event Marketing Statistics Enterprise Management Marketing Management 48