Directive Agency

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

As marketers, there are a million and two initiatives we run at once, and it can get difficult to keep track of what is working and what the data is telling us. Enter database marketing. What is Database Marketing? Internal Databases vs. External Databases. Why is Database Marketing Important for ROI?

Database Marketing 45

Database Marketing PPC Work Management Marketing Management 45

Webbiquity

MAY 28, 2014

Any entry point with you will lead them down a Yellow Brick Road (or “YBR”) – a series of explicit steps to get them to the highest customer lifetime value possible – while delivering maximum benefit to them (the customer). Principle 1: The Yellow Brick Road.

Database Marketing 100

Database Marketing Email Marketing ROI Marketing Automation Services 100

SalesIntel

JANUARY 19, 2022

We will lead you through the process of calculating the return on investment (ROI) of your current B2B marketing strategy. Once you have calculated your current ROI, we’ll help you find a strategy to help you increase your ROI and meet your sales goals every quarter. . ROI-Based B2B Marketing Strategies. What is ROI?

Sales Management 97

Sales Management ROI B2B Top of Funnel 97

The Point

JUNE 29, 2009

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.

Lead Gen 100

Lead Gen Sales Qualified Leads Leads Lead 100

ViewPoint

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

By applying market segmentation techniques and testing segments you can identify and then prioritize on those segments that generate the highest return and eliminate those segments where the return is not sufficient to invest the time and money in the clean-up. Traditional Database Marketing Cleanups Miss the Mark – And The Potential.

Lead Ranking 120

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Database Marketing Budget Programs 120

Martech

MARCH 1, 2024

Customer retention is becoming more of a priority for B2B marketers lately. As buying shifts online and marketing takes on some traditional sales roles, retaining existing customers is essential for driving growth and profits. Year after year, survey after survey, leads were number one. This last one is a biggie.

Tactics 119

Tactics Work Management B2B Marketing Marketing Management 119

Binary Demand

MAY 30, 2023

Lead generation is the lifeblood of any business. And this necessitates investigating new lead generation methods. Remember that you cannot make sales without leads. Remember that you cannot make sales without leads. Therefore, top-tier lead generation is essential to your sales pipeline.

Lead Generation 98

Lead Generation Paid Search Agency Sales Qualified Leads Marketing Budget 98

Binary Demand

MAY 30, 2023

Lead generation is the lifeblood of any business. And this necessitates investigating new lead generation methods. Remember that you cannot make sales without leads. Remember that you cannot make sales without leads. Therefore, top-tier lead generation is essential to your sales pipeline.

Lead Generation 98

Lead Generation Paid Search Agency Sales Qualified Leads Marketing Budget 98

Modern B2B

MAY 22, 2023

With most B2B sales, when the deal is done and the contract is signed, marketers typically shift their attention to generating new leads, leaving the latest win to be looked after by the onboarding team or an account manager. Before a database, you simply didn’t know which customers generated the most revenue.

B2B Marketing 97

B2B Marketing Marketing Management B2B Marketing Automation Services 97

Martech

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

I’ve organized these by category: Data, campaigns, sales and strategy. One new approach, from Propensity , applies the intent concept to Account Based Marketing, where intent data signals can be added to your target account records. Adjust your copy, your content, your sales conversations, your negotiating style — the list goes on.

Marketing Automation Services 88

Marketing Automation Services Budget Programs B2B Marketing Enterprise Management 88

SmartBug Media

AUGUST 11, 2020

Hiring a marketing agency can be an expensive endeavor, but oftentimes, the additional expense is worth the boost in customers, leads, and sales that it brings. A knowledgeable, experienced marketing agency can help your manufacturing company: Expand marketing efforts. Sign #4: Sales Are Static or Declining.

Paid Search Agency 100

Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Ad Agencies Companies 100

The Point

DECEMBER 15, 2020

A client asks: How long should a lead be chronically non-responsive before they’re marked as “marketing suspended”? Over time, an accumulation of stale, non-responsive leads can bump you to a higher pricing tier for your CRM or marketing automation license. . What best practices should we put in place?

Lead Scoring 162

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Leads Lead 162

Only B2B

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In this blog, we’ll explore what B2B marketing personalization entails, the undeniable benefits it offers, and a step-by-step guide on how to integrate personalization seamlessly into your strategy. Better Lead Nurturing: Personalized content can guide leads through the sales funnel more effectively.

B2B Marketing 62

B2B Marketing Personalization Top of Funnel B2B 62

SalesIntel

APRIL 21, 2021

This is in line with an industry-wide move toward data-driven decision-making, which has led marketers and salespeople to look for scalable database management and growth methods. Given that both terms are used to maintain a healthy database, marketers and sales teams may find it hard to differentiate these two terms.

Enterprise Management 95

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Top of Funnel 95

Only B2B

AUGUST 21, 2023

In the realm of B2B marketing, building a high-quality and targeted list of quality leads is paramount. B2B list building is the foundation upon which successful B2B lead generation campaigns are built. Secondly, automation accelerates the process, allowing businesses to generate B2B leads at a faster pace.

Marketing Automation Services 62

Marketing Automation Services Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Ranking Lead Generation 62

Valasys

AUGUST 18, 2020

LinkedIn, besides, being a popular professional networking website can also be used as an effective tool to generate leads for B2B companies. According to LinkedIn, 80% of B2B leads coming from social media are generated by LinkedIn. Steps to Use LinkedIn Effectively for Lead Generation. Use eBooks and Whitepapers.

Paid Content 98

Paid Content Lead Generation Linkedin Sales Qualified Leads 98

SmartBug Media

JANUARY 20, 2021

HubSpot has five core products you could migrate your existing system into: CRM: The database of contacts you have, contact activity, and so forth. Marketing Hub: Marketing emails, landing pages , and so forth. Sales Hub: Deals, email sequences, and so forth. Marketing Hub: Rebuild Using Existing Content.

Hubspot 101

Hubspot Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 101

ViewPoint

JUNE 29, 2017

PointClear has proven methods for driving sales—and they’re discussed in detail in a white paper available for download now. Involving planning, collaboration and accountability processes, these sure-fire action items will help marketing leaders like you make real sales impact. Marketing measurement. K now your audience.

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PointClear Sales Qualified Leads Forecasting Paper 204

Biznology

JANUARY 5, 2022

This month we’re pleased to feature Consultants Collective member customer acquisition and retention consultant, specializing in B2B markets, Ruth Stevens. Ruth advises companies on go-to-market strategy, sales lead generation, customer and prospect data, content marketing and ABM.

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Ideal Customer Profiles Consulting Profiling BtoB 104

Biznology

APRIL 24, 2015

Five9’s solutions provide everything businesses need to run an inbound and/or outbound center for sales and marketing, customer service, or outsourcing, including sophisticated management tools for reporting, recording, workforce management, quality monitoring, and CRM integration. Use of an outbound collections department internally.

Ideal Customer Profiles 80

Ideal Customer Profiles Case Studies Case Study Marketing Management 80

Onalytica B2B

JANUARY 8, 2019

I have worked in B2B marketing, sales and alliance management for 25 years. HOW DID YOU GET TO BECOME AN EXPERT IN B2B MARKETING. I feel like the more I learn and do, the more I need to learn and do to keep up with great ideas and practices in B2B marketing. I love what I do and working with other B2B marketing pros.

Marketing Budget 108

Marketing Budget Budget Programs Demand Generation Agencies Work Management 108

markempa

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Tweet According to the MarketingSherpa 2012 Lead Generation Benchmark Report , 24% of marketers ask a timeline-to-purchase question on their lead capture forms. Q: Please select the most important fields that you need to collect from your leads on the lead generation form. Lead qualification in a post-BANT world.

Lead Gen 120

Lead Gen Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads 120

SmartBug Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

How are salespeople determining the priority of leads? You can also import information about the companies or sales deals you’ve got going on. Hubs Setup: Marketing, Sales, and Service. HubSpot has five “products'' you can migrate your data into: CRM: Your contact database. Step Two: Import contacts into HubSpot.

Hubspot 105

Hubspot Planning CMS Development Marketing Automation Services 105

The Point

MAY 6, 2010

Fortunately, and to the client’s credit, they had firm metrics for each stage through which a raw inquiry ultimately converted to a sale. For other companies, the decision of whether or not to take the plunge into marketing automation is less of a slam-dunk. How efficiently do raw sales inquiries convert into qualified prospects?

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Marketing Management Automation 100

Biznology

AUGUST 26, 2013

In the mix are employees charged with product specification, users of the product, and purchasing agents, not to mention the decision-makers who hold final approval over the sale. Revenue/sales. from market research). Qualification questions (from lead qualification processes). Sales and marketing contacts.

De-duplication 80

De-duplication B2B Marketing SIC Planning 80

The Point

MARCH 18, 2014

And marketing automation – the technology that empowers more personal, timely, relevant emails – just may be the best thing to happen to marketing since the Sears Catalog. Full disclaimer: my firm, Spear Marketing Group , is a leading Marketo partner.). And that’s all how it should be.

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Advertising Agencies Marketo Demand Generation 100

Valasys

AUGUST 29, 2023

Using AI for account segmentation in Account-Based Marketing (ABM) offers several key benefits like: Efficiency: Automates the segmentation process, saving time and resources. Accuracy: Analyzes large datasets with precision, leading to targeted segmentation. FAQs What is Account-based marketing in B2B?

Marketing AI 52

Marketing AI Account Based Marketing Segmentation ABM 52

GreenRope

JULY 27, 2020

The fact that three-quarters of online marketers are using automation to reach their customer base is evidence of the technology’s success. Marketing automation has revolutionized the way businesses are able to connect with leads and clients. Some leads are more qualified and responsive than others.

Automation 52

Automation Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services 52

Conversica

JULY 31, 2020

It becomes incredibly important to retain existing clients to maintain revenues and grow sales where possible. Yet this alone is not sufficient in generating the quality of leads that Sales expects. Marketing will need to also demonstrate value in their digitally sourced leads by discovering who is ready to engage further.

Marketing AI 52

Marketing AI Planning Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 52

The Point

OCTOBER 26, 2010

lengthening sales cycles during a down economy and the desire to support sales reps who are reluctant to dedicate their valuable time to nurturing buyers throughout that process. converting more existing leads over time to new, qualified opportunities. Marketing automation helps eliminate marketing waste.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Budget 100

Martech

JUNE 15, 2023

” So far, so familiar; similar announcements have been made at numerous marketing technology conferences this season. “I still run into people who want to talk about audiences and segments — which goes back 35 years to database marketing,” he told a press panel.

Enterprise Management 101

Enterprise Management Marketing AI Work Management Marketing Management 101

The Point

JULY 15, 2010

Salesforce.com is a dominant player in the CRM category and an integral part of many companies’ lead management, database marketing, and demand generation programs. DT: Well, the biggest misconception about Salesforce is that it’s something Sales reps like and Marketing folks don’t.

Salesforce.com 100

Salesforce.com Marketing Automation Services Budget Programs Work Management 100

SmartBug Media

JANUARY 20, 2021

HubSpot has five core products you could migrate your existing system into: CRM: The database of contacts you have, contact activity, and so forth. Marketing Hub: Marketing emails, landing pages , and so forth. Sales Hub: Deals, email sequences, and so forth. Marketing Hub: Rebuild Using Existing Content.

Hubspot 59

Hubspot Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 59

The Point

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Improved consistency of follow-up to all new leads independent of sales bandwidth. Regardless of how good your inside sales team is, putting in place automated lead response via marketing automation ensures that every inbound lead receives a prompt, systematic, personalized response, and that none fall through the cracks.

Marketing Automation 100

Marketing Automation Automation Bandwidth Cost per Lead 100

The Point

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

A client asks: “Now that we have our marketing automation system in place, is it really necessary to use registration forms in our lead nurturing (follow-up) campaigns? After all, we already know who these people are, correct?

Landing Pages 100

Landing Pages Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Lead Nurturing 100

Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

But there's another reason B2B marketers have been uncharacteristically slow adopters when it comes to CDPs. B2B marketers have traditionally focused on acquiring new leads, leaving the rest of the customer life cycle to sales, account, and customer success teams. That quest leads directly to CDP.

Marketing Automation Services 168

Marketing Automation Services Buy Work Management B2B Marketing 168

The Point

OCTOBER 14, 2010

As a Marketo agency partner, I attended along with colleagues from Spear Marketing Group to greet clients, talk shop, and hear how other companies – including Marketo themselves – are putting technology to use in the service of improved lead management. Including the recipient’s company name in subject lines increases response.

Marketo 100

Marketo Impressions Demand Generation Agencies Lead Nurturing 100