markempa

OCTOBER 17, 2006

« Lead Generation for the Complex Sale | Main | Lead qualification and scoring for better leads » E-book: Why Naked CRM Doesnt Work Did you know your CRM might be naked? One of my most read blog posts in 2005 asked " Why dont sales people update the CRM and what can be done about it?

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markempa

MAY 9, 2007

« B2B Lead Generation Blog is todays TypePad Featured Blog | Main | The Difference Between ROI and Marketing Accountability » How Lead Nurturing Improves Lead Generation ROI I know theres a lot of emphasis on lead generation (thats a good thing) but, getting a ton of leads doesnt guarantee that increased sales will follow.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Make a new plan, Stan What is email marketing and why does it matter? Email marketing is a form of direct marketing that uses messages to promote products or services, send thought leadership pieces, or connect with their audience in other ways. Two, the return on investment for email marketing is quite high.

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Ambal's Amusings

OCTOBER 15, 2009

What types of metrics do B2B marketers need to measure a marketing campaign's success? We have invited B2B Experts to shed light on the following question: "In what ways have metrics evolved with the increase in digital B2B marketing? Recommended Resources from B2B Marketing Experts. Marketo's Modern B2B Marketing.

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ANNUITAS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

  These technologies included a marketing automation platform and a CRM system.    Somewhere in the course of the conversation, one of the marketing folks in the room made the statement, “We have marketing automation, but it just doesn’t work.”  Markets by the Numbers.

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Inbox Insight

MAY 24, 2022

Brand Awareness – a heavily debated area within marketing as it is traditionally hard to measure and therefore pushed aside for more tangible results when pressure is applied to demonstrate ROI. This can include email, paid search, paid social, organic social, programmatic display, direct marketing and so on.

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markempa

JUNE 13, 2005

« Participate in MarketingSherpas IT Marketing Metrics Survey | Main | MarketingSherpas 10 Best Blogs for 2005: B2B Lead generation blog wins honorable mention again! » Why dont sales people update the CRM and what can be done about it? When I asked about her CRM and how frequently sales team updates their database.

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markempa

JULY 10, 2006

« BeTuitive Publishing Book Review | Main | How Podcasts Impact B2B Purchase Decisions » Sales Leads Are Too Valuable For Sales People Alone David Meerman Scotts blog post, " Sales Leads Are too Valuable for Sales People ," is worth a read. This is an ongoing pattern for lead generation failure.

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markempa

OCTOBER 17, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market

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markempa

DECEMBER 7, 2006

Main | Budget Wars: Sales & Finance vs Marketing » Podcast: Sales and Marketing the Six Sigma Way Its been well documented that quality of collaboration between sales and marketing directly impacts ROI. The challenge that many organizations face is that their sales process is a black box.

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markempa

JULY 11, 2005

Marketers are cleaning their dirty and cracked rearview mirrors rather than look towards what they can do to help their sales team sell. Peter DeLegge wrote an interesting article on the matter called, " The Bottom Line on Marketing Accountability." sales ready leads).

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markempa

AUGUST 1, 2007

to Generate and Follow Leads | Main | Webcast: Closed-Loop Lead Generation & Management » 7 Tips to Improve Sales Follow-up & Close More Leads If you are like most B2B marketers, lead generation is at top of your priority list. But as you may already know, generating tons of “leads” doesn’t guarantee sales will follow.

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markempa

JANUARY 23, 2007

John originally hoped that Jill and I would debate or lock horns (Jill from the sales viewpoint and me from the marketing viewpoint). I share more ideas on what marketing can do to create and nurture leads before handing them off to the sales force.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 17, 2005

If youre supporting multiple sales channels with lead generation, youll probably like this case study by MarketingSherpa. The best part was that their solution was not buying CRM software instead, they focused on developing collaboration and teamwork. I agree with all of the suggestions in the case study. Share your comments.

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Sharpspring

APRIL 27, 2021

Today’s marketing strategy employs a variety of tactics , including email, green, holistic and direct marketing. This business involves marketing themselves as influencers. Using influencers to market a product, service or brand can increase your reach and boost your recognition — and ultimately your sales.

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markempa

MAY 21, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Still, those sales people succeed in spite of it all. And instead of calling it lead generation, sales people will probably call it prospecting.

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markempa

JULY 9, 2007

« Off-Topic: On Selling Ideas in 1776 | Main | Inquiry management and search marketing strategy » Early Stage Leads are too important for Sales People Alone The management of sales leads is critical to generating Return on Marketing Investment. And thats not enough, especially if you have a complex sale.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 8, 2005

« Lead Generation Summit Notes | Main | Podcast: How to Nurture Leads » Dont Depend on Technology To Fill the Sales/Marketing Chasm I found this article by Janet White, author of Buying Right: Vendor and Software Selection on CRM Guru interesting.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

« Using White Papers for Lead Generation | Main | Podcast: Marketing and Sales for Big Complex Selling (Pt 1) » E-Book: What Sales Really Needs from Marketing The biggest challenge most sales pros with a complex sale face is getting access to executives, especially those in BIG companies.

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markempa

MAY 24, 2006

« Podcast: The Innovative Marketer | Main | Lead Generation for the Complex Sale on wsRadio.com » Book Cover and Advanced Praise for Lead Generation for the Complex Sale Were quickly approaching the official release of my book, Lead Generation for the C omplex Sale : Boost the Quality and Quantity of Leads to Increase Your ROI.

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markempa

DECEMBER 21, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. They need to demonstrate their impact all the way to bottom line sales via " closed loop metrics." What gets measured gets done.

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2005

« Closing the loop to improve lead generation performance | Main | Using thought leader content as a lead generation tool » Process Mapping is an essential step to measuring Lead generation ROI Its been well documented that quality of collaboration between sales and marketing directly impacts ROI.

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markempa

MAY 18, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. But it seems that I can’t attend a marketing conference with out hearing marketers swap complaints about their sales teams. Understand.

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2006

Jill Konrath: Selling to Big Companies Jill Konrath: SNAP Selling: Speed Up Sales and Win More Business with Todays Frazzled Customers Josiane Chriqui Feigon: Smart Selling on the Phone and Online: Inside Sales That Gets Results Michael W. It was originally a blog post I wrote back in June.

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markempa

JANUARY 19, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Thanks to Jim Berkowitzs CRM Mastery E-Journal for pointing me to it. Thanks to Jim Berkowitzs CRM Mastery E-Journal for pointing me to it.

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markempa

MAY 24, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 My team wasnt fast but we had a great coach.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

« Telemarketing big with Xerox | Main | Webinar: A Multimodal approach to Lead Nurturing for Complex Sales » Podcast: Marketing and Sales for Big Complex Selling (pt 3) I wanted to share the final installment from the podcast series I did with 800-CEO-READ. " You can see why this is a good topic to explore."

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markempa

AUGUST 14, 2006

« New E-Book Offers Great Advice | Main | Speaking at MarketingSherpas B-to-B Demand Generation Summit 2006 » Webinar: Lead Generation Strategies for the Complex Sale Join me for a complimentary webinar this Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 1pm EDT.

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markempa

JUNE 21, 2006

If the batteries aren’t inserted in the right direction or are otherwise out of proper contact, their latent power is unusable. Likewise, the harmonious interaction of sales and marketing is crucial. Bottom-line sales performance reflects just how well sales and marketing are working together.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 5, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. This is the first of three podcasts 800-CEO-Read is doing on B2B sales and marketing. Listen to podcast now (MP3 43:47 min 30.1

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markempa

JUNE 6, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Click here to listen to the recording.

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markempa

OCTOBER 2, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

AUGUST 18, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. My book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , along with friends Bryan and Jeffrey Eisenbergs Waiting for Your Cat to Bark?

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markempa

JUNE 26, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market

Lead Generation 120

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markempa

MARCH 6, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Well meaning marketers can ruin their lead generation results by rushing an unqualified list of tradeshow attendees to their sales team.

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markempa

MARCH 21, 2006

« Lead generation and the number | Main | Reaching Decision Makers » Customer Referrals and Your Sales and Marketing Department For the complex sale you need enthusiastic referrals to help you build your reputation, differentiate yourself, demonstrate your value proposition, shorten your sales cycle, and drive revenue.

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The Point

OCTOBER 7, 2010

(It’s for this reason that industry benchmarks for metrics like response rates from the likes of Marketing Sherpa (otherwise a fine and reputable organization) don’t really mean much.). It’s the oldest direct marketing rule in the book that list quality is the #1 ingredient in a successful campaign.

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