Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 1, 2011

In my conversations with industrial companies about inbound marketing, I find my audience agreeing with me up to a certain point and then there is a big disconnect. I see heads nodding in face-to-face meetings or hear plenty of “Uh-huhs” on the phone when I talk about the benefits of inbound marketing.

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ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

What is a lead? While all of these scenarios have potential, none could be called a lead. Sales won’t spend the time it takes to cull through 100 so-called leads for 3 to 4 good ones. Which means those “leads” land in a black hole, and the money spent to generate them is wasted. Is this a person with authority to buy?

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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. Process: Set your lead generation campaign goals. How many qualified leads. Cost-per-lead.

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markempa

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Some people say I’m an expert in B2B lead generation because I wrote a book on it, but you know what? This past year has been especially illuminating thanks to the brilliance of smart marketers who are expanding and perfecting the lead-generation concepts I wrote about years ago.

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NuSpark Consulting

JUNE 29, 2015

And, sadly, they are not today’s most lucrative marketing investment. But if you haven’t implemented content marketing in your organization, it’s difficult to convince your CEO that it offers higher value than its marketing forefathers. Content marketing is like crockpot-marketing. Hubspot ). Hubspot ).

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Hubspot

MAY 4, 2010

Lead Nurturing is the process of building a relationship with your leads and moving them down your sales funnel until they are ready to become a customer. According to Forrester Research, companies that excel at Lead Nurturing are able to generate 50% more sales-ready leads at 33% lower cost-per-lead.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

While inbound marketing emphasizes organic traffic, there are reasons to use PPC as a complement to your inbound efforts. HubSpot customer, Huthwaite, an international sales training company, decreased their cost per PPC lead from $400 to $10 by focusing on quality conversions instead of click volume.

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The Point

JANUARY 25, 2012

Though it’s typical for marketers to invest more time and legwork in the mechanics of search (keywords, bid strategy, campaign structure), I’d argue that the majority of PPC campaigns are won or lost at the close: the landing page. The rewards from making even slight improvements to your PPC landing pages can be dramatic. Not “learn more.”

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2010

We discussed the great lead quality vs. lead quantity debate. And when quality is required, you need to be able to deliver leads that convert. The debate often goes like this: Sales wants more leads. So marketing sends more. Sales says they want better leads. When they ask for better leads.

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ViewPoint

MAY 1, 2012

In the first blog on the fallacy of using the cost-per-lead metric to measure the success of B2B lead generation investments, we looked at the nature of the problem and associated costs to the organization. B2B sale complexity impacts cost-per-lead.

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Leadspace

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Random or generic acts of marketing don’t cut it anymore (if they ever did); as a marketer, you need to be working strategically and together with other departments – particularly, but not exclusively, sales – to provide maximum value. That’s where “ full-funnel marketing ” comes in.

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Generating leads is a crucial part of any business-to-business (B2B) sales and marketing strategy. As a B2B company, your success depends on your ability to generate leads and convert them into paying customers. What is lead generation?

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Successful inbound marketing is about more than just driving traffic to your site and converting it into leads. What happens to those leads after they become part of your database? 4 Ways Marketing Automation Shortens the Sales Cycle. Marketing automation lets you score leads for quality and relevance.

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Velocity Partners

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The inbound era: a (very) brief history The transparency of the Internet encouraged prospects to conduct their own research unencumbered by a vendor’s sales teams. An almost mythical stat emerged that summed up the whole inbound marketing era: buyers apparently spent 67% of their time on independent research before contacting sales.

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Launch Marketing

MAY 11, 2023

Lead generation comes in many forms, and it can be hard to know where to begin if you are short on time and need a quick boost to your sales pipeline. Here are 3 tried and tested ways to begin generating B2B leads when you need them the most. Retargeting campaigns allow you to get in front of warm leads versus cold.

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Outgrow

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

We’ll not only tell you the meaning of demand generation, but also how it’s different from lead generation and inbound marketing. But today, demand generation marketing has a different meaning altogether. In today’s world, it’s all about adding value. How is demand generation different from inbound marketing?

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Hubspot

MARCH 26, 2012

Not only does it allow us to demonstrate our work’s value to our bosses, organizations and clients, but it also enables us to improve our marketing. Closed-loop marketing is marketing that relies and on data and insights from closed-loop reporting. 2) Deliver Clearer Results to Your Boss.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

When it comes to a marketing plan, this takes two distinct pieces: The first is aligning your marketing and sales teams behind shared goals. Marketing and sales alignment. If you haven't done so yet, it's time to establish a revenue or lead-commitment based on your funnel metrics and revenue-growth goals.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

This is a guest blog post by Samantha Schultz, an online marketing specialist and project manager at LyntonWeb. LyntonWeb helps companies grow with creative inbound marketing and technology solutions. Most business owners and marketing managers are too busy to dive into website analytics every day. Got 30 minutes?

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Single Grain

APRIL 24, 2023

The lock-screen ads received an average display click-through rate of 8% for their display ad campaign, which was significantly higher than the industry average of 0.47%. The report was widely shared, which that helped drive website traffic, leading to increased product trials, sales and revenue. Buzzvil analyzed the 5.4

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 4, 2011

If you are an industrial or a manufacturing marketer, you know all about the constant pressure of generating high-quality sales leads. There are three key ideas in the headline of my post – 1) Industrial blogs, 2) Lead generation and 3) Inbound marketing. Marketing does not end with filling the top of the funnel.

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Single Grain

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

‘re alLooking to boost your B2B marketing game in 2023? Generating high-quality leads is crucial, but can be a real challenge. That’s where B2B marketing agencies come in. These agencies take care of all your B2B company’s marketing needs (plus all the challenges!),

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Valasys

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Cost syndication is a cost-effective approach to trigger your content marketing strategies to go further. Syndication is about accentuating your content marketing strategies. Marketers can benefit from both free as well as paid content syndication. 2) Improves The Domain Authority: .

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2012

by Jon Miller Inbound marketing is: The process of helping potential customers find your company – often before they are even looking to make a purchase – and then turning that early awareness into brand preference and, ultimately, into leads. They do this by creating relevant and compelling content to attract and convert leads.

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markempa

JANUARY 14, 2013

Just one thing: may you give me some objective parameters to define a lead as qualified? Felix Mathew, marketing director, Rome, Italy. Felix had earlier asked me some questions about cost per lead, which I won’t share here, since the information is private to his company. Lead qualification is ….

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Valasys

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Understanding the value of content syndication propels the marketers only half the way through in optimizing their content marketing endeavors. Content syndication is a powerful tool that metamorphoses your content into a powerful lead generation tool. Well, it does.

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Circle Studio

OCTOBER 12, 2017

We’ve set out to help demystify some of the most common B2B marketing jargon: A/B testing – Testing two versions of an element with two separate audiences. E.g. testing two versions of a landing page or email and choosing the version that leads to more conversions. Inbound marketing – Pull marketing, as opposed to push marketing.

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Atomic Reach

APRIL 2, 2019

So, take a look at these stats that reveal how an investment in content marketing can pay off: Content Marketing rakes in conversion rates that are 6 times higher than other methods. 53 percent of marketers see higher ROI from inbound marketing tactics. Marketers that calculate ROI are 1.6 Source ).

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LeadSloth

JANUARY 12, 2010

Integration of Social Media, Inbound Marketing and Marketing Automation. Sales & marketing alignment. Manager, Inbound Marketing, Marketo. Mike Volpe , VP of Inbound Marketing, Hubspot. Chris Frank, Director of Marketing, TreeHouse Interactive ( @treehousi ). Maria Pergolino , Sr.

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PureB2B

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Technology has significantly enhanced the way businesses operate nowadays, and marketing to a target audience is no exemption. Marketing automation systems have paved the way for us to improve lead generation efficiency while analyzing results in a predictable, measurable way. Improved lead management and nurturing.

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PureB2B

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Technology has significantly enhanced the way businesses operate nowadays, and marketing to a target audience is no exemption. Marketing automation systems have paved the way for us to improve lead generation efficiency while analyzing results in a predictable, measurable way. Improved lead management and nurturing.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 27, 2011

We inbound marketers need to stick together! Sure, we have our quirky obsessions with data, Excel, content creation, and lead generation. If you do, there's a very good chance you're an inbound marketer too! 101 Signs You're an Inbound Marketer. But hey, that's what makes us so darn successful!

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Hubspot

MARCH 12, 2012

No two ways about it, starting a lead management program from scratch can be daunting. Long gone are the days of simply sending out a direct mail piece or placing an ad and waiting for the leads to roll in. What do you hope to accomplish with your lead management program? How many leads do you have now?

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Webbiquity

APRIL 18, 2012

As you’ve no doubt read in many places before, content is one of the core elements of B2B social media marketing success. Content is also crucial for lead nurturing , SEO and other online marketing initiatives. ” Lower Your Cost Per Lead! Content is king. So why not give it to them?”

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 2, 2015

This year we’re taking it a step further, demonstrating not only why you should invest in Content Marketing, but why you need to as well. The following SlideShare will demonstrate the value of Content Marketing and how it can help build your business. 56 Reasons Why Content Marketing Works: 2014 Edition from NewsCred.

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Hubspot

JULY 10, 2018

Lead generation for B2B is not about chasing a “secret method” that results in a ton of leads. Instead, building the best lead generation strategy for your business is more about understanding tried-and-tested channels, and finding the most effective combination of tactics for your unique goals. Facebook Lead Ad.

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accelerate agency

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The rise of remote working has led to a huge increase in SaaS (Software as a Service) adoption, with the global SaaS market estimated to reach a value of $195 billion during 2023. In an increasingly crowded market, you need to make sure your SaaS company stands out. What are your short- and long-term goals?

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