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Taking Stock of Your Lead Management Process: 5 Key Questions

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Key to designing an effective lead nurturing program is taking stock of your current lead management process. Giving sales a voice in the process will help ensure that, as an organization, they feel they have a stake in the new lead management program and won’t feel it’s being foisted upon them by marketing.

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Marketing Automation vs. Demand Generation: What's the Difference?

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One of the first people I told about the new Guide to Demand Generation Systems -- an experienced database marketing consultant, no less -- was receptive to the Guide but asked whether there was any real difference between "demand generation" and "marketing automation" in general.

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New White Paper: Top 10 Tips for Lead Nurturing Success

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Learn more in Spear’s newest white paper : “Top 10 Tips For Lead Nurturing Success: How to Get the Most From Your Lead Nurturing Program, and How to Plan for Success if You’re Just Getting Started.”. Other topics on tap include: * Scrapping Traditional for Content Marketing. * Download your copy of the white paper here.

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10 Questions: Do You Need Marketing Automation?

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Or even if the processes with which those leads are shepherded along the sales cycle are woefully inadequate, a company may not generate the volume of inquiries necessary in order for marketing automation to make a difference. Inevitably, much of the business case for a marketing automation solution comes down to intangibles.

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Lead Gen: Don’t Go for the Quick Sale

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Here’s an interesting post by Mike Damphousse of Green Leads that I found through Funnelholic (thanks Craig) on how lead nurturing impacts the effectiveness of calling campaigns designed to secure qualified sales appointments.

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How to Turn Your Blog into a Lead Generating Machine

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Blogs are also widely recognized as an excellent way to generate leads, and a huge help when it comes to achieving a robust bottom line. In fact, HubSpot claims that marketers who prioritize blogging are thirteen times more likely to have a positive return on investment. Generate Quality Leads.

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5 Ways To Incorporate Direct Mail Into Your Marketing Mix

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Tags: B2B Marketing Database Marketing Demand Generation Dimensional Mail Direct Mail Installed Base Marketing Lead Management Lead Nurturing direct marketing b2b demand generation b2b lead generation direct marketing best practices.