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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Closing the loop to improve lead generation performance

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5 do’s & don’ts of B2B lead qualification

Biznology

The first level targeting matrix is industry code (SIC or NAICS) and company size. Yet, many lead qualification efforts do not first distinguish best prospects from others, and spin their wheels on non-likely prospects. Before launching a telemarketing lead qualification process, separate the best prospects from others.

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5 Best practices of trade show lead qualification

Biznology

Yes, it does, and here is a revision of my last blog specifically addressing trade show lead generation and qualification. 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. This is closely followed by branding and customer engagement.

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6 Content Marketing Tips That Drives Leads

Marketing Insider Group

So here are my 6 tips for creating content that drives the leads that sales wants… Define your audience on their terms not yours. Stay away from arbitrary boundaries like SIC codes and Revenue range or employee size. Instead create personas of people that buy your solutions or products.

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Demandbase: A New Twist In The Lead Management Automation Market

Online Marketing Institute

B2B marketers looking for ways to turn their Web sites into demand generation tools have some new solutions to consider. As part of a broader lead generation, on-demand platform, Demandbase offers a free, downloadable Web application built on Adobe AIR (one of 3 investors in an $8M round they also announced.) Among other stuff.

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5 B2B data trends

Biznology

Take marketing for example; it is common to find lead generation, outbound telemarketing, trade show, and inbound lists all in separate software systems. In most B2B firms there are at least four data silos – transactional, sales, marketing, and customer service. But, in fact, there are also silos within silos.

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