Scoop.it

MARCH 26, 2019

When marketing and sales work together in close alignment, they can help companies close 38% more deals. Sales enablement connects marketing and sales by the key roles each plays in educating prospects, closing deals and contributing to growth. This includes blog posts, external content, best practices and tools.

Curation 59

Curation Top of Funnel Case Studies Case Study 59

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. Sales Alerts.

B2B Sales 124

B2B Sales Demand Generation Agencies Top of Funnel Lead Scoring 124

Proteus B2B Marketing

MAY 7, 2014

It was an interesting online presentation last week—a webinar on webinars. I attended Content Marketing Institute’s (CMI) “The Webinar Benchmark Throwdown, You vs. Your Industry Peers.” You need strategies to engage them early and shape perceptions before the buyer’s short list is established.

Webinar Metrics 48

Webinar Metrics B2B Peer-to-peer B2B Thought Leadership 48

Valasys

JANUARY 23, 2020

Lead generation forms the bedrock of a highly successful B2B sales strategy. With the constant evolution in the digitized landscape & Internet of Things (IoT), the B2B sales process has changed. Read more on B2B Marketing in Martech Age. This starts with finding your niche market & the ideal prospects.

B2B Sales 52

B2B Sales Marketing Budget Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 52

Convert

APRIL 29, 2022

Experimentation in B2B marketing is much harder than in B2C, greatly because of the long sales cycle and its implications. Everyone has an opinion on whether marketing is an art or a science. Experiments in marketing are no different. The Challenge with B2B Marketing Experiments. Here’s why.

Top of Funnel 52

Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Enterprise Management Lead Ranking 52

Biznology

AUGUST 11, 2016

Recent studies show 87% of B2B sales and marketing leaders are using LinkedIn and other social media platforms, but less than 1 in 5 can clearly prove and demonstrate social media ROI. I believe it’s because the attention and efforts are on the top of the funnel instead of thinking about the complete buyer’s journey.

Linkedin 80

Linkedin Top of Funnel Marketing Automation Services Sales Qualified Leads 80

ActiveDEMAND

MAY 22, 2018

Pipedrive and ActiveDEMAND Integration Maximize Conversions with Sales and Marketing Alignment. The successful alignment of sales and marketing isn’t just a nice thing to have for ‘brand consistency.’. A powerful connection between your marketing and sales pipeline is a core foundation for a fast scaling business.

Sales Management 40

Sales Management Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Automation Services 40

Inbox Insight

APRIL 6, 2023

While ABM may seem like a buzzword, the concept of prioritizing high-value accounts is not a new one for successful sales teams. However, what has changed in recent years is the expanded role of marketing in complementing and enhancing the account-focused sales approach. How to choose the right account-based strategy?

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing Ideal Customer Profiles ABM Planning 52

Content4Demand

APRIL 2, 2020

Agile marketers are pivoting quickly to embrace digital events to stand in for physical events to help drive leads and build relationships with clients, prospects, vendors and peers. Sometimes the event is the kickoff,” said Eliot Freed, Digital Marketing Specialist at Ericsson.

Planning 52

Planning Top of Funnel Digital Marketing Funnels Peer-to-peer 52

Navigate the Channel

AUGUST 15, 2017

Having a solid trade show presence as your biggest marketing tool is no longer enough. In order to stay relevant and profitable in today’s ultra-competitive marketplace, B2B manufacturers need to step up their digital marketing game. Digital Marketing Provides Data-Driven Results. Your Customers are Digitally Present.

Trade Show 66

Trade Show Planning Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 66

Vidyard

OCTOBER 16, 2013

A great content marketing plan doesn’t have a set end date, and neither should your video marketing strategy. You have to go beyond your explainer video and release lots of quality content consistently to be a real video marketing Jedi, but it’s hard work and it doesn’t happen overnight.

Top of Funnel 51

Top of Funnel Inbound Marketing Video Marketing Planning 51

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 22, 2013

Kathryn is a senior marketing manager at BrightTALK , a webinar and video solution for professionals and their communities. You can find her presenting on the BrightTALK Academy and writing on the BrightTALK blog. Anyone involved in marketing knows the importance of generating quality leads for their sales team.

Lead Nurturing 48

Lead Nurturing Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Leads Video Marketing 48

Televerde

MARCH 15, 2021

The way to achieve this is for sales and marketing teams to work together. With a disconnect between sales and marketing, each department is running a different side of the sales funnel. With a disconnect between sales and marketing, each department is running a different side of the sales funnel.

Marketing Qualified Leads 52

Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads MQL 52

NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Thought I’d give it a shot as well, running through a master list of “resolutions” as preparation for improving your inbound marketing and lead generation strategies for 2012 and beyond. Lead-to-sale conversion rate. Those objectives include revenue, market share, branding, and lead generation objectives.

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Lead Generation Budget Programs Sales Qualified Leads Paid Search Agency 100

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 13, 2011

by Jon Miller Last month I participated in a webinar on Adding the Human Touch into Your Lead Nurturing with Brian Carroll, author of Lead Generation for the Complex Sale and the “godfather” of lead nurturing. Q: What marketing metric(s) should I use to capture lead nurturing effectiveness?

Lead Nurturing 48

Lead Nurturing Sales Management Top of Funnel B2B Sales 48

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

At the same time, you know that social media has changed the marketing landscape : shouting to prospects with endless email offers may produce leads but you’re worried about the longer term implications to your market. So how do you incorporate social media into the marketing mix? Social media? Amplify good news.

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Marketing Mix Social Media Social Marketing Planning 100

NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2011

I thought I’d have fun with this post and attempt to explain key principles of lead generation and inbound marketing in an A-Z glossary format. Specific dashboards exist to manage each step of the funnel; from prospect attraction to conversion to lead close. Don’t take conversion strategy lightly. E- Email Marketing.

Paid Content 100

Paid Content Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

Hubspot

MARCH 14, 2012

According to Forrester Research , companies that excel at lead nurturing generate 50% more sales ready leads at a 33% lower cost. If this is the case, then why are only 49% of marketers taking advantage of lead nurturing tools , as evident by Loopfuse's Marketing Automation Study ? Here's how to do it right.

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Top of Funnel Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 28

Hubspot

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

As inbound marketers, we create a lo- hot of content. It fuels our whole marketing strategy, after all! But when you think about all the different types of content a marketer creates, that which helps to attract website traffic and convert visitors into leads tends to get the most attention.

Top of Funnel 28

Top of Funnel Work Management Product Marketing Management 28

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2011

by Jason Miller Part two of the follow up from our Reaching the Social Customer webinar features our very own Jon Miller, VP of Marketing and co-founder of Marketo. Jon shares his thoughts on content marketing, lead nurturing, social media, and lead generation responding to your questions that were unanswered during the live webinar.

Top of Funnel 48

Top of Funnel Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Nurturing Buying Cycle 48

Hinge Marketing

DECEMBER 31, 2015

Generating new leads is among, if not at the top, of most Marketers priorities, this has not changed. So today, savvy firms are utilizing their websites to not only communicate with their target audiences but also to deliver high-quality leads and nurture prospective clients. Establish a blog to share timely, relevant content.

Online Lead Generation 48

Online Lead Generation Lead Generation Marketing Websites Lead Scoring 48

Act-On

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Almost two-thirds of leads aren’t sales ready. But rather than ignoring the ones that aren’t ready yet, you can strategically nurture them to grow your haul of sales-qualified leads. However, creating a successful email nurturing strategy isn’t always simple. You can then segment your audiences and create personas.

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Sales Qualified Leads Practices Marketing Automation Services Campaigns 184

Online Marketing Institute

MAY 18, 2010

Longer sales cycles due to more complex products and services and business purchasing processes often require more information. The content used to educate buyers of B2B products and services can be a very valuable asset when it comes to content optimization and acquiring leads via organic search.

SEO 40

SEO Top of Funnel AIDA Digital Asset Management 40

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 25, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons.

ROI 40

ROI Marketing Budget Work Management Budget Programs 40

Terminus

MAY 8, 2020

This spans across all marketing, customer success, and sales teams, as you look to better integrate and align all revenue-related areas. As it turns out, account-based marketing fits perfectly with this “revenue architect” framework. However, oftentimes this responsibility lies on your sales development team.

Account Based Marketing 29

Account Based Marketing ABM ROI Ideal Customer Profiles 29

Hubspot

MAY 28, 2012

Planning meetings and informal discussions go a long way toward repairing the rifts between sales and marketing, but both teams need to see the impact of those conversations to really establish trust. That means the vast majority of the new contacts you generate each month are nowhere near ready to buy.

Work Management 28

Work Management Marketing Management Lead Management Lead Scoring 28

SnapApp

DECEMBER 4, 2017

And as the content marketing landscape continues to rapidly evolve, it makes sense to look to research to identify trends and patterns that can help guide your strategy. That’s why we’ve gathered 54 content marketing stats all in one place – so you can start thinking about how this data will inform your plans for 2018.

Paid Content 122

Paid Content Top of Funnel Stats Marketing Budget 122

GreenRope

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Bring Your Content Marketing Strategy To Life: A GreenRope/BlogMutt Webinar Recap. Editor's note: This is a guest post contributed by Kali Greff, marketing manager of BlogMutt, the simple, cost-effective blog writing service for marketing agencies and businesses and happy partner of GreenRope’s.

Webinar Metrics 40

Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 40

GreenRope

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Bring Your Content Marketing Strategy To Life: A GreenRope/BlogMutt Webinar Recap. Editor's note: This is a guest post contributed by Kali Greff, marketing manager of BlogMutt, the simple, cost-effective blog writing service for marketing agencies and businesses and happy partner of GreenRope’s.

Webinar Metrics 40

Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 40

GreenRope

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Bring Your Content Marketing Strategy To Life: A GreenRope/BlogMutt Webinar Recap. Editor's note: This is a guest post contributed by Kali Greff, marketing manager of BlogMutt, the simple, cost-effective blog writing service for marketing agencies and businesses and happy partner of GreenRope’s.

Webinar Metrics 40

Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 40

GreenRope

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Bring Your Content Marketing Strategy To Life: A GreenRope/BlogMutt Webinar Recap. Editor's note: This is a guest post contributed by Kali Greff, marketing manager of BlogMutt, the simple, cost-effective blog writing service for marketing agencies and businesses and happy partner of GreenRope’s.

Webinar Metrics 40

Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 40

GreenRope

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Bring Your Content Marketing Strategy To Life: A GreenRope/BlogMutt Webinar Recap. Editor's note: This is a guest post contributed by Kali Greff, marketing manager of BlogMutt, the simple, cost-effective blog writing service for marketing agencies and businesses and happy partner of GreenRope’s.

Webinar Metrics 40

Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 40

GreenRope

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Bring Your Content Marketing Strategy To Life: A GreenRope/BlogMutt Webinar Recap. Editor's note: This is a guest post contributed by Kali Greff, marketing manager of BlogMutt, the simple, cost-effective blog writing service for marketing agencies and businesses and happy partner of GreenRope’s.

Webinar Metrics 40

Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 40

GreenRope

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Bring Your Content Marketing Strategy To Life: A GreenRope/BlogMutt Webinar Recap. Editor's note: This is a guest post contributed by Kali Greff, marketing manager of BlogMutt, the simple, cost-effective blog writing service for marketing agencies and businesses and happy partner of GreenRope’s.

Webinar Metrics 40

Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 40

GreenRope

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Bring Your Content Marketing Strategy To Life: A GreenRope/BlogMutt Webinar Recap. Editor's note: This is a guest post contributed by Kali Greff, marketing manager of BlogMutt, the simple, cost-effective blog writing service for marketing agencies and businesses and happy partner of GreenRope’s.

Webinar Metrics 40

Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 40

GreenRope

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Bring Your Content Marketing Strategy To Life: A GreenRope/BlogMutt Webinar Recap. Editor's note: This is a guest post contributed by Kali Greff, marketing manager of BlogMutt, the simple, cost-effective blog writing service for marketing agencies and businesses and happy partner of GreenRope’s.

Webinar Metrics 40

Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 40

GreenRope

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Bring Your Content Marketing Strategy To Life: A GreenRope/BlogMutt Webinar Recap. Editor's note: This is a guest post contributed by Kali Greff, marketing manager of BlogMutt, the simple, cost-effective blog writing service for marketing agencies and businesses and happy partner of GreenRope’s.

Webinar Metrics 40

Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 40