Only B2B

MARCH 6, 2024

“The only metric that matters in marketing is how many qualified leads you generate every month.” ” – Seth Godin, Marketing Author and Entrepreneur Generating qualified leads is the heart of lead generation and contributes to your bottom line i.e. revenue.

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Lead Qualification Lead Ranking Lead Generation Lead Scoring 71

Customer Experience Matrix

AUGUST 16, 2015

The good people at CommuniGator , a UK-based marketing automation system, were kind enough to sponsor a paper along those lines. It's a do-it-yourself guide to picking social media marketing methods. You can download the actual paper here. You’ll notice these map nicely to the usual customer lifecycle stages.

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Paper Social Media Social Marketing High Quality Lead 120

Only B2B

MARCH 27, 2024

Ah, the never-ending quest for qualified leads! B2B marketers spend countless hours crafting campaigns, social media posts, and targeted ads, all in the name of capturing potential customers. Do all those website visitors and content downloads translate into sales conversations? Imagine your sales funnel as a pyramid.

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Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles 71

Digital B2B Marketing

MAY 17, 2012

If you talk to a publisher or lead generation firm, it would seem leads have become a commodity. Nearly every B2B publisher offers lead generation under a broader heading of demand generation. Marketer: Oh, and we have two new white papers we can use in this program. Marketer: 500 by the end of the quarter.

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Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads High Quality Lead 100

Delivra

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Struggling to get a grasp on qualified leads? Trying to figure out which of your leads may actually convert? Getting a sale is one of the most difficult challenges facing the average B2B marketer. Sales teams also frequently find themselves pursuing leads uninterested in purchasing in the near future.

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Sales Qualified Leads High Quality Lead Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation 53

Zoominfo

JANUARY 8, 2021

All eyes are on you, Marketing Manager, to feed the sales team ready-to-close leads. But how do you find leads and prime them for buying? Welcome to lead generation marketing. What is Lead Generation Marketing? Lead gen marketing is what businesses do to attract ideal customers.

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Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Generation 246

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Your team is discussing new ways to highlight your business’s value position and drive more leads. Everyone agrees it’s a great idea, and you raise your hand to lead your organization’s first-ever webinar series. Sure, webinar marketing initiatives can lead to high-value impact and brand loyalty for your business.

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Webinar Metrics B2B Thought Leadership Planning Sales Qualified Leads 351

Webbiquity

JUNE 15, 2021

Even as newer and fancier ways to market your business crop up every season, old-school email marketing continues to provide the highest ROI, at a whopping $42 for every $1 of expenditure. This is where lead magnets come in, as an integral part of email marketing. What is a lead magnet? They solve a real problem.

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Paid Content Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads 284

Hinge Marketing

MAY 12, 2016

Companies that commit to a content marketing strategy grow up to four times faster and are two times more profitable than other firms, according to our study of online marketing for professional services. At first glance it may not be obvious why content marketing is so effective for generating qualified website leads.

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Sales Qualified Leads High Quality Lead Marketing Websites Generation 48

NuSpark Consulting

MARCH 3, 2016

You’ve written, designed and produced a white paper. So people would download and read it. Your objective was likely to establish thought leadership, generate leads and perhaps use it to nurture existing leads until they’re ready to buy. Link to your white paper on your home page. That was a lot of work.

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Paper Lead Generation Promotion Paid Search Agency 100

The Point

APRIL 16, 2019

Because costs per click in B2B search campaigns can often be extremely high when companies compete the for same keywords, Search Engine Marketing (SEM) for B2B advertisers offers its own very unique challenges. Not Doing Everything Possible to Pre-Qualify Prospects. Some will be, well: junk. Using an Inappropriate or Low-Quality Offer.

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Cost per Acquisition Paid Search Agency Campaigns Cost Per Click 235

SmartBug Media

APRIL 3, 2023

Most marketers understand this basic concept: You should create personalized content for your site visitors. But by doing this, your leads will turn out more qualified, and you’ll have a better understanding of what someone needs. Speaking to your different personas is the exact thing that will make your leads more qualified.

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Sales Qualified Leads Top of Funnel Personalization Generation 98

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

You are regularly creating content to get traffic and conversions, but is it really turning into the lead and email list numbers that you or your executives are expecting? Require an email address or contact information for big pieces of content, like ebooks and white papers. Collect Emails for Marketing.

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Sales Qualified Leads Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics Lead Scoring 152

The Point

MAY 17, 2021

Whatever demand gen channels you use to generate marketing leads, there’s value in always promoting a mix of content and other offers that span the entire buying cycle: early-stage, mid-stage, and late-stage. Use of very short-term metrics will almost certainly devalue those leads and the perceived ROI from the program.

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Marketing Management Paid Search Agency Buying Cycle Demand Generation Agencies 207

NuSpark Consulting

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

As terrifying as it may be for many sales and marketing executives to admit, today’s buyers have more control over the sales process than ever before. They no longer tolerate traditional interruption marketing methods. Enter the white paper. White papers have become a powerful marketing tool because of two important qualities.

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Paper Relevance B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership 100

The Point

APRIL 22, 2020

I posted recently on LinkedIn that, in the current climate, leads from content syndication and other CPL programs may be an ideal replacement for lost trade shows and other events, and indeed can be an effective way to stay engaged in the marketplace at a time when many buyers are laying low. Quality content = quality leads.

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Lead Scoring Lead Ranking CPL Cost per Lead 162

NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Well, your firm has written and produced a white paper. A quality white paper can one of the most important content marketing vehicles to generate leads within your internet marketing plan. Your ultimate goals with white papers are typically the following: . . Generate new leads. Now what?

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Paid Content Paper Lead Generation Promotion 100

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In today’s post, read about building a B2B sales funnel that sales teams can deploy now to bring more qualified leads over the finish line. Thank you, Marketing ). Middle: Here, the prospect downloads a white paper or signs up for a webinar. Bottom: The funnel narrows, guiding the leads toward a purchase.

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Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Sales Ad Building 179

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

Only B2B

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It goes beyond traditional lead generation methods, capturing online behavior signals that reveal a company’s buying intent. Intent data can reveal who’s still actively researching solutions like yours, allowing you to focus your efforts on high-potential leads. Wondering why people buy? Unsure where to start?

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Intent Data Intent Intent Signal Sales Qualified Leads 71

The Point

APRIL 19, 2017

Does the topic help to qualify the prospect as someone suffering from a problem or pain point your product/service can solve? No one question will help you create content that drives quality leads – leads that convert more readily to pipeline and revenue – more than this one. There is no one, definitive answer.

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Top of Funnel Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Paper 214

The Point

AUGUST 27, 2019

LinkedIn’s big advantage over its key competitor – and the reason it’s now cannibalizing so many marketing budgets previously reserved exclusively for paid search (SEM). – Download Report”). Or opt for LinkedIn’s Lead Gen Forms, which generate a pre-populated contact form inside the app. Stale Creative. Stale Creative.

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Paid Content Advertising Agencies Linkedin Advertisements 241

Martech

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Good morning, Marketers, and do you have metrics for engagement? An intriguing insight from Colby Cavanaugh at Integrate : B2B marketing teams are told they need to engage with accounts (and individuals at those accounts) and support them through a buying process which, essentially, the buyers are now dictating. What we’re reading.

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CPO DemandBase CMO Sales Qualified Leads 106

The Point

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

If you could layer third-party intent data into every lead gen program you run, would you do it? In other words, would you only ever want marketing leads from prospects pre-determined to be actively researching your category, solution, use case, etc.? My argument: no, you wouldn’t. . Do You Want Intent Data with That?

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Intent Data Demand Generation Agencies Intent Paid Social Agency 149

Sales Engine

JUNE 30, 2016

One of the biggest failure points in content marketing is not actually in marketing—It’s the handoff from marketing to sales. That’s because most sales and marketing organizations are not properly aligned. If someone has downloaded your white paper, that simply means that they are interested in that topic.

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ViewPoint

MAY 24, 2016

Understand the price you are paying for your leads and then optimize. Document the cost per lead is the fourth of 7 Truths about Sales and Marketing that CEOs need to know. This post is part of a series about the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results. Have all contacts been engaged?

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Sales Qualified Leads Cost Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads 174

Webbiquity

MARCH 17, 2017

They use multiple online marketing technologies and often incorporate automation at some point. It does much of the work for the marketer. It can even qualify leads, so that businesses aren’t wasting time with people who are unlikely to buy. Some funnels use a content blog to market to and nurture an audience.

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Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Digital Marketing Funnels Landing Pages 243

ViewPoint

DECEMBER 1, 2016

I once worked with the then SVP, Marketing of a large public company who was frustrated with sales. At one point he got so angry that he offered sales management the following choices for spending a $100,000 budget to generate leads. For details on how sales should follow-up on a lead click here. Big surprise. None of the above.

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Sales Qualified Leads Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking PointClear 120

ViewPoint

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The CMO of a Fortune 500 company offered the CRO the following options regarding spending $100,000 on a marketing campaign. 4,319 contacts who downloaded a white paper but may or may not be in targeted companies or have any need or authority to buy (email addresses, many bogus, no company firmographics and no telephone numbers).

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Sales Qualified Leads Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 136

ClearVoice

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Measuring content within an Account-Based Marketing (ABM) strategy is like navigating a ship through uncharted waters — but with a finely tuned compass. Just as a ship relies on its compass to assess direction and progress, a marketer relies on metrics and indicators to understand how well their content is steering their ABM campaigns.

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Account Based Marketing ABM Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics 52

ClearVoice

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Measuring content within an Account-Based Marketing (ABM) strategy is like navigating a ship through uncharted waters — but with a finely tuned compass. Just as a ship relies on its compass to assess direction and progress, a marketer relies on metrics and indicators to understand how well their content is steering their ABM campaigns.

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing ABM Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics 52

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In today’s post, read about building a B2B sales funnel that sales teams can deploy now to bring more qualified leads over the finish line. Thank you, Marketing ). Middle: Here, the prospect downloads a white paper or signs up for a webinar. Bottom: The funnel narrows, guiding the leads toward a purchase.

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Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Sales Ad Building 130

MarketJoy

AUGUST 24, 2022

For decades, companies have struggled to strike a balance between lead quality and lead quantity. While more leads on paper may look good to a marketing professional, the quality of leads is what a sales team is looking for. What is Lead Quality? Well, there is a concept known as lead scoring.

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Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads Marketing Qualified Leads 98

Unbounce

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Leads are potential customers that can turn into sales and profit for your business. But leads aren’t all alike. Splitting your leads into marketing qualified leads (MQLs) and sales qualified leads (SQLs) helps you sort them so you can best nurture each relationship. MQLs vs. SQLs.

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Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking MQL Sales Qualified Leads 111

Launch Marketing

DECEMBER 2, 2020

One way to ensure that marketing delivers quality leads to sales is to implement a lead scoring methodology. This is a process used by marketing and sales teams that determine how likely prospects are to buy your product or service. Why is it important to have a lead scoring model? Did a visitor download an eBook?

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Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads 71

Martech

AUGUST 22, 2023

B2B buying has changed dramatically in the last decade, and marketers need to change with it. Let’s look at a company that figured out how to change their marketing to meet their buyers’ behavior and create a positioning that added greater value to their perception in the marketplace. This entailed a program in five parts.

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Case Studies Case Study Studies Buy 82

Full Circle Insights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In the mid-2000s, marketers began using the original demand waterfall framework to gain insight on marketing’s performance in terms of leads at the top of the funnel, marketing-qualified leads (MQLs), sales-accepted leads (SALs) and closed/won business.

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