The Point

MAY 30, 2014

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? Specifically: • IDC reports that digital marketing spend by technology companies will surpass non-digital spend by the end of 2016.

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Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Ad Agencies 100

Biznology

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Over the past few months, I have gotten a number of calls from individuals who are seeking new sales leads for their company. They range from marketing managers to sales managers, and even presidents of smaller firms. If you’re an experienced B2B direct marketer, this is probably not for you. Do You Know the Basics?

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Direct Marketing Marketing Management B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency 80

Biznology

JULY 31, 2015

Lead qualification is one of the primary jobs for B2B marketers, and a great deal of time and money is spent on this step of the sales cycle. Now that I’ve stated the obvious, I see both good and bad lead qualification processes in the market. Which leads me to 5 Do’s and Don’ts of B2B lead qualification.

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Lead Qualification Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 80

Biznology

AUGUST 19, 2015

Following my last blog on lead qualification, I received some great comments and several questions as to whether lead qualification differs for trade show leads. Yes, it does, and here is a revision of my last blog specifically addressing trade show lead generation and qualification. Speed Kills The Competition.

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Trade Show Lead Qualification Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 80

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 3, 2010

If we pay close attention to avoid the common mistakes, content marketing can drive leads that are more relevant, targeted and qualified than a traditional outbound push. So here are my 6 tips for creating content that drives the leads that sales wants… Define your audience on their terms not yours. Know them all.

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Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads Top of Funnel 100

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

A vast majority of the survey respondents reported that outbound tactics outperformed inbound initiatives for generating qualified leads. I am wondering if it is a result of the age-old disagreement between sales and marketing on the definition of a qualified lead. This one caught me by surprise.

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Sales Cycle Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads B2B Sales 60

Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

And that reality of the flooded inbox is very evident from steadily dropping response rates of only 1% to 3% range for traditional email marketing. The old email marketing strategy of batch and blast or spray and pray is no longer effective. The old email marketing strategy of batch and blast or spray and pray is no longer effective.

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Email Marketing Planning Web 2.0 BtoB 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website How Lack of Marketing Content Can Derail Your Website Redesign Project by Achinta Mitra on June 3, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Websites , Search Engine Optimization (SEO) , Website Design & Development What comes first – site content or site design?

Marketing Websites 60

Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Work Management Buying Cycle 60

Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

B2B marketers looking for ways to turn their Web sites into demand generation tools have some new solutions to consider. Yesterday, Demandbase announced a new software suite to help marketers harvest passive traffic visiting Web sites. The technology appears useful at both ends of this spectrum. I’m sure I forgot a few.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management DemandBase Marketing Management 40

B2B Digital Marketer

OCTOBER 5, 2020

B2B Digital Marketing Has Never Been Easier. B2B Digital Marketing started as early as the internet boom in 1990’s. However, compared to that time, access to the internet and digital resources is much easier now and provides companies more opportunities to get into digital marketing. Marketing is an exercise in memorization.”.

Sales Management 52

Sales Management B2B Marketing Top of Funnel Planning 52

PureB2B

MAY 22, 2018

It may be common knowledge that generating a high volume of leads at the lowest cost possible is at the top of every marketer’s priority list. But while generating hundreds or even thousands of leads is a good thing, it doesn’t always translate to sales and profit. But, getting quality leads can be costly.

Sales Management 62

Sales Management Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 62

PureB2B

MAY 22, 2018

It may be common knowledge that generating a high volume of leads at the lowest cost possible is at the top of every marketer’s priority list. But while generating hundreds or even thousands of leads is a good thing, it doesn’t always translate to sales and profit. But, getting quality leads can be costly.

Sales Management 48

Sales Management Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 48