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4 Ways to Optimize the Middle of the Funnel | Lead Management

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

The middle of the demand generation funnel receives way less attention than it deserves. At the top of the funnel, marketing increases traffic and fills the database with new leads through paid ads, social media, search, referral programs, and a variety of other channels. Accelerate More Leads from Specific Segments.

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The 14 Best Marketing Automation Tools

Webbiquity

Smaller firms often start off using email service providers , then implement marketing automation platforms as their prospect database grows, their segmentation becomes more complex, and they develop more granular marketing and sales content. 1) Marketo. Best suited (like Marketo) for large enterprises. Pricing: contact vendor.

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Forget About Hot Leads. It’s Cold Leads that Make the Difference.

The Point

When sales teams need marketing to help them make their numbers, the natural response is to go fishing for hot leads. This requires a constant re-loading of the sales funnel with new, expensive leads. In contrast, for Marketo, the proportion of sales derived from slow leads is an astounding 50 percent.

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Lessons Learned: Crowdsourcing the Best of Mastering Lead Management

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Last week Focus.com’s Mastering Lead Management Virtual Event brought some of the leaders of B2B Demand Generation and Sales 2.0 best practices together for a full day, educational event. As a seasoned vetran in this field, he was able to highlight what is really working in B2B marketing and lead generation.

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5 Reasons Why Lead Management is more than Lead Nurturing and Scoring

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

I think one mistake many marketers make is to think of their lead management requirements too narrowly — and to be honest, quite a few demand generation vendors make this mistake as well. Lead scoring to know when to pass leads to the sales team – and when to keep them in marketing for further nurturing.

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Demand Generation Tips: Thought Leadership With Sean Donahue of MarketingSherpa

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Sean is exposed on a daily basis to the latest best practices in B2B marketing and is chock full of practical demand generation advice. What are your top 3 tips to help B2B companies improve their demand generation ? Lead nurturing and lead scoring seem to be coming into the mainstream.

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The One-Person B2B Marketing Department Playbook – Chapter 2 – Filling the Gaps

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Note: management might push you towards certain people – however, my experience is that you find those with the best insight in unusual places (e.g., a customer service rep, salesperson, or a savvy engineer that goes to a lot of conferences), so cast a wide net. Keep them informed, educated, and involved in the process.