The Point

JULY 13, 2012

Which leads to another question: do certain types of campaigns even need an offer in the first place? Take lead nurturing : is it strictly essential that every lead nurturing touch include a specific, gated, call to action? I have my concerns, however, about extending it to lead nurturing and the email medium.

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NuSpark Consulting

JUNE 24, 2011

You know what lead nurturing is… Here’s my definition. Lead Nurturing is the process of communicating to a lead on an ongoing basis in order to educate, inform, continue to qualify and build a relationship until the lead is sales-ready. That means more intricate lead nurturing towards more stakeholders.

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The Point

JANUARY 24, 2013

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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The Point

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

In an exclusive online event, discover how to get the most from your lead nurturing program, and how to plan for success if you’re just getting started. Join me on Wednesday, December 7 as I present a Webinar on “ Top 10 Tips for Lead Nurturing Success ,” hosted by the Direct Marketing Association (DMA).

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The Point

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Relevancy is one of the key factors in generating a consistent response from your lead nurturing emails: the more relevant your message to the reader’s job function, industry, interests, and stage in the selling cycle, the more likely he/she will be to respond. This is one example where content can drive segmentation.

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Act-On

APRIL 10, 2024

Luckily for marketers, lead scoring exists. Lead scoring helps organizations move prospects along their buying journey in a structured, strategic way — which is especially helpful considering how complex buying journeys have become. For marketing and sales teams, that handoff is a potential minefield.

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

When marketers embark on a formal lead nurturing strategy, opportunities for process improvement can arise in unexpected ways. That was the experience for iDirect , a leading provider of satellite IP communications based in Herndon, Virginia. All-hands discovery session yields important insights, priorities.

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ViewPoint

MARCH 1, 2012

Lack of clarity and erroneous assumptions about demand generation, lead management and marketing automation are effectively addressed in two recent Software Advice whiteboard videos by Carlos Hidalgo, CEO, Annuitas Group , and Executive Director, Marketing Automation Institute. Nonexistent lead management processes.

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The Point

MAY 18, 2010

I was reminded today of just how successful the marketing automation vendors have been (to their credit, it must be said) in defining their solutions as the answer to today’s marketing problems. Do you use a specific software for lead nurturing? If so, what do you use, and how does it help build your pipeline?&#.

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The Point

AUGUST 15, 2012

You know that monthly newsletter you blast to your entire database under the guise of “lead nurturing”? And those Webinar invitations that you broadcast to every trade show lead you’ve generated since 2005? There was a time when lead nurturing was synonymous with simply staying in front of prospects.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

As new companies join the space, existing companies will find it increasingly difficult to generate new leads. As bleak as this sounds for marketers, we remain hopeful. We’ll go out on a limb and say that, as a marketing practice, lead generation will never go extinct. That won’t change.

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Zoominfo

JULY 24, 2019

As new companies join the space, existing companies will find it increasingly difficult to generate new leads. As bleak as this sounds for marketers, we remain hopeful. We’ll go out on a limb and say that, as a marketing practice, lead generation will never go extinct. That won’t change. Ready to learn more?

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markempa

JANUARY 4, 2010

To help you start the New Year, I’d like to wrap up my Lead Generation Checklist Series with the secret to successful lead generation – and, for that matter, marketing in today’s B2B space: lead nurturing. At it's core, B2B lead generation is about building relationships.

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The Point

DECEMBER 15, 2020

A client asks: How long should a lead be chronically non-responsive before they’re marked as “marketing suspended”? High bounce rates and low open rates can damage your email reputation, which in turn may impact overall deliverability. Even then, success with email programs can often be a long-term proposition.

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Hubspot

MARCH 15, 2016

As companies adopt inbound marketing as a way to generate more leads, the importance of having an effective lead nurturing strategy becomes very clear. Implementing an effective lead nurturing strategy can have a huge impact on the results of your inbound marketing strategy.

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PureB2B

MARCH 22, 2017

Plus, let’s not forget email. Email marketing is very much alive. It has withstood the test of time and remains a strong force to contend with in lead generation and management, as well as customer engagement. Email opens on mobile devices are hitting almost the 55% mark. Personalized Email Marketing.

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TrustRadius Marketing

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

70% of marketers say marketing automation software is critical to their success. Marketing automation occurs when marketers pass the burden of monotonous tasks to software logic to complete. What is marketing automation and why is it used? For example, email automation covers several useful KPIs.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

We are excited to have Jep Castelein of popular lead management and marketing automation blog, Lead Sloth , contribute a guest blog post. Read below to find out the best ways to optimize your conversion rates using lead nurturing: A lot of early adopters of Marketing Automation systems are in the technology industry.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MARCH 16, 2012

Here are the steps I go through to change their minds and have worked well for me: Step 1: Give them an overview of what inbound marketing is all about and how it differs from traditional outbound marketing. I direct their attention to all the blog posts that I’ve written in the past about inbound marketing for industrial companies.

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ClickZ

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Marketing automation software is going to be dependent on your organization’s needs and criteria. Marketing automation is a great way to automatically move prospects, develop relationships and capture leads with software. The software typically includes analytics and multi-channel marketing initiatives.

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The Point

APRIL 8, 2015

Spear Marketing Group has published an informative report detailing results of a survey designed to gauge the maturity of marketing automation deployments within the B2B community. The survey covered topics such as email frequency, program design, reporting, landing pages, and data hygiene.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2011

by Liz Smyth Last month at Cloudforce London, Henry Seddon of QlikView wowed the audience in his presentation entitled “Sales and Marketing Alignment: Drive Revenue and Achieve Explosive Growth”. A way to leverage global marketing campaigns and a faster, easier way to create and change landing pages and capture leads.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 10, 2011

Nowadays, Marketers aren’t just talking about tactical elements, such as email open rates. You must also evaluate the marketing medium. Is email giving you the best return on your investment? Marketers also need to measure their contribution to overall pipeline. Doing some kind of lead nurturing.

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SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 30, 2019

The digital marketing world is an often crowded space, and today, there are more than enough tools and solutions out there to choose from. Whether you’re a small mom-and-pop shop, a new startup looking to take over an untapped market, or a seasoned marketing pro, it can be overwhelming to find the best tools out there.

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Hubspot

MAY 28, 2012

Planning meetings and informal discussions go a long way toward repairing the rifts between sales and marketing, but both teams need to see the impact of those conversations to really establish trust. Tip # 1: Focus on Both Lead Quality and Quantity. Tip #2: Nurture Leads That Aren't Sales-Ready.

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Webbiquity

JULY 12, 2016

Marketing automation software tools can be very helpful in making lead nurturing and sales acceleration efforts more effective—even if the category is badly misnamed. Marketing can’t be automated.) Here are 14 of the best marketing automation tools based on their popularity with reviewers. 1) Marketo.

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Optinmonster

JUNE 5, 2023

What is the best marketing automation software for small businesses? Marketing automation software can save you time, money, and energy when running your business. What is Marketing Automation Software? Marketing automation software is a web or computer program that automates repetitive marketing tasks.

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markempa

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Tweet The ultimate goal of B2B marketing and lead generation is to help the sales team sell. Marketers spend a lot of time and effort creating inbound leads but struggle getting those leads to convert into customers after they hand them off to sales. Make sure your email reply has a real person’s name on it.

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LeadSloth

JANUARY 14, 2010

The main topic has been Marketing Automation , with several other online marketing topics blended in. Marketing Automation. These posts are about Marketing Automation and Lead Management: Lead Management Introduction. Lead Management Features. Not Ready for Marketing Automation.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 18, 2012

We've got some news for you, inbound marketers, and it might come as quite a shock: your job doesn't necessarily stop at lead generation (GASP!). Let's face it: those middle child leads deserve some attention, too! Stats to Set the Stage for Lead Nurturing. 1) 50% of leads are qualified but not yet ready to buy.

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The Point

AUGUST 17, 2010

Direct Mail is: a) more expensive than email. Yet many B2B marketers continue to be allergic to the idea of using direct mail, simply because it seems such a throwback in our mobile-social-online era. Old fashioned, yes, but used smartly and effectively, direct mail can play a vital role in a well-rounded, integrated marketing plan.

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markempa

MARCH 16, 2015

Without some of us even noticing, LinkedIn developed into a useful publishing platform and lead generation tool for marketers and sales people looking to build relationships with prospects. But if you’re looking for an easy lead source, you won’t find it here. Tweet You need to rethink the way you use LinkedIn.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2010

And when quality is required, you need to be able to deliver leads that convert. The debate often goes like this: Sales wants more leads. So marketing sends more. Sales says they want better leads. So marketing tightens the quality standards and sends fewer but higher quality leads. Conversion plummets.

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SmartBug Media

MAY 12, 2022

But with so many inbound marketing strategies out there, it can be hard to prioritize which ones are going to drive the most amount of value for your organization. The Power of Inbound Marketing: A Quick Refresher. This is how we achieve inbound marketing success. Inbound Marketing Strategies to Attract. Email marketing.

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The Point

MAY 28, 2009

Tags: B2B Marketing Blogs E-mail Installed Base Marketing Lead Management Lead Nurturing Marketing Automation RSS Social Media blog promotion email marketing enewsletters.

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The Point

MARCH 3, 2010

In a recent article (member access only), Marketing Sherpa offers up some intriguing research into how prospective tech buyers view email offer content, and how those views can differ dramatically from common assumptions held by marketers. It’s the working assumption of B2B marketers that prospects don’t want to be sold to.

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The Point

MAY 14, 2012

A new report from Forrester Consulting, commissioned by marketing automation provider Silverpop , offers little in the way of groundbreaking insights, but does provide plenty of data confirming what most already know: that many companies are failing to realize the true potential from their investments in marketing automation.

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