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5 Steps to Improve Lead Generation ROI

Marketing Insider Group

Let’s be honest, your lead generation strategy might need some work if it’s not producing ROI. The whole point of lead generation is to generate leads that close! In modern times, B2B and B2C consumers are overwhelmed by sales, advertising and marketing teams vying for their attention. Direct marketing.

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Is Technology Making Marketing Agencies Obsolete?

The Point

Over at the IDC Technology Marketing Blog , analyst Sam Melnick posted an article recently with the intriguing title: “Are Ad Agencies Keeping Pace with the Marketing’s (sic) Massive Digital Uptake? Here’s where I think today’s B2B marketing agency can best compete: • Helping clients get the most out of marketing technology.

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Branding is Not Demand Generation. Stop Pretending That It Is.

The Point

Demand generation is hot. It’s the marketing movement of the moment. It’s why demand generation managers are suddenly as common as, well, marcom directors. It’s why systems consultants are reinventing themselves as “demand generation agencies.” Hey, I get it. No problem. I understand.

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The Lead Generation Strategy Guide

Zoominfo

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What is Lead Generation? Lead generation is by and large a more focused effort toward familiarizing potential customers with a company’s value proposition with the end goal being conversion. The Lead Generation Process.

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The Long Distance Relationship: How to Work with a Remote Marketing Agency

The Point

In days long past, companies hired one marketing firm, usually an advertising agency, to coordinate a broad spectrum of marketing needs. The era of agency specialization is well and truly upon us. One byproduct of agency specialization is a loss of geographic proximity.

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The Lead Generation Strategy Guide

Zoominfo

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What Is Lead Generation? Lead generation is by and large a more focused effort toward familiarizing potential customers with a company’s value proposition with the end goal being conversion. What is a Lead? Pretty simple, right?

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Elevate B2B Marketing News Weekly Roundup: B2B Becomes More Complex, LinkedIn Benefits From X Exodus, & New Google Ads Shifts

Top Rank Marketing

ANA B2B Marketing Budget and Spend Trends for 2024 [Report] 48 percent of B2B marketers have said that they expect marketing budgets to increase during 2024, with the leading areas of marketing spending expected to be in-person events, direct marketing, and content marketing, while 25 percent noted being very optimistic when it comes to the outlook (..)