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Lead Gen: A proposed replacement for BANT

markempa

We have all downloaded a white paper or attended a webinar. Now imagine after having done so, the vendor tries to call you. Persona Qualification. The first point of phone qualification is making sure the person is one of the buying personas you hunt for. Think back on that experience. Motivation. There are many things.

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How to Audit and Beef Up Your Lead Gen Strategy Using Content

SmartBug Media

Keep reading for tips and guidance on creating, assessing, and improving your strategy for lead generation marketing. Step 1: Make Sure Your Personas Are Your Top Priority. Your personas are not trophies sitting on a shelf to be admired. Consider a Persona Refresh. Stay Tuned In to Your Target Audience.

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A Lack of Customer Advocacy Could Make B2B Buyers Walk Away

Marketing Interactions

I was interviewing a client’s customer a few days ago for a persona project and something he said made me stop and think. He also says he reads white papers, does his due diligence, looks for facts and data to back up company claims, and talks to vendors. The vendor] was willing to put skin in the game.

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How B2B Purchasing Decisions Have Changed

MarketJoy

This white paper will give you a road map for how to attract more customers and win more deals in a rapidly changing B2B landscape. Whereas consumers have no problem switching from one vendor to the next at the drop of a hat, companies don’t have the same agility. Validation – Evaluate Vendors – Sales Leads.

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The fastest route to success requires lateral thinking.

Sales Engine

Maybe you’ve produced a white paper or two and generated some good leads, sustaining marketing success in this world requires reimagining how to play the game. That means one in five years, 20%, companies in your space are potentially in the market for new vendor. But the time that they’re actually in the market is shorter.

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The Top-5 B2B Marketing Trends for 2012

Everything Technology Marketing

3 - Focus on lead quality In the past, it was difficult to gauge lead quality and lead gen's impact on sales pipeline, so in the absence of real quality indicators, more leads were considered better. 2 – Content marketing Content marketing went mainstream in 2011. The benefits of segmentation are substantial.

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Surviving the Content Explosion in B2B Marketing

Inbox Insight

It’s been discussed at great length elsewhere that B2B decision makers are spending more time researching before they contact a sales team from any given vendor. Use this to construct personas of who you are targeting. Let’s run through how to apply these personas – E.g. You are a finance SaaS provider. Role in Company.