The Point

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

For a long time, “ lead nurturing ” was thought of as something you did with the leads that sales didn’t want. The theory was: leads come in, the sales team gets the hot ones, and the rest go to lead nurturing. Today, of course, a comprehensive lead nurturing strategy is much more than that.

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The Point

JANUARY 17, 2019

Some years ago, our firm conducted a lead management audit for a technology client who was struggling to convert raw, inbound inquiries into sales qualified leads. During the audit, it became quickly apparent that one of the major issues was at the very front end of the lead qualification process.

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The Point

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

The lead nurturing program they implemented included 40+ (yes, forty) separate and distinct tracks of emails, tailored to different audience segments, product interests, and stages in the lead lifecycle. nurturing and cultivating contacts over time so those contacts remember the client’s brand when the need arises.

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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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ANNUITAS

APRIL 26, 2011

Lead management continues to be a hot topic in the world of B2B marketing as we turn the corner and head into the second half of 2010. As a leader in lead management process development, our firm has seen a lot of confusion in the market about what constitutes lead management. So what are these myths?

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Anything Goes Marketing

OCTOBER 20, 2009

There are many similarities between the concepts that Jim Collins discussed in his book and lead nurturing. Lead nurturing can mean many different things to may different people. There is no question that lead nurturing has been a proven tactic for B2B marketers. 20 Formats to Consider.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 8, 2019

You’ll also want to discuss things like when to start lead nurturing and what makes a bad lead. Developing a lead scoring system is a core component of lead management—and no department is better suited to help your company bring this system into fruition than your marketing operations team.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 18, 2007

Companies that adopt effective lead management processes generate more revenue from their lead generation investment and have overall higher close rates on marketing generated leads than those that do not. But I've encountered very few companies that really do lead management. What is lead management?

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markempa

OCTOBER 19, 2006

FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading! Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 So over the years I have been concentrating on this.

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markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading! My advice (if you plan to do it) is to start accumulating content and building your lead nurturing library ASAP.

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markempa

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Improve your lead qualification process to increase “sales ready” lead conversion rates. Delivering leads that your sales team really wants based on your universal lead definition. Invest as much in creating creative and content for lead progression as you do for lead capture.

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markempa

MAY 9, 2007

FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading! Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 What’s lead nurturing? Register here.

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markempa

OCTOBER 2, 2006

FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Lead nurturing is a hot topic right now. It seems that most of my recent conversations with prospects, customers and others in the B2B marketing industry are centered on lead nurturing. My personal experience is that marketers definitely want to (and in some cases, are planning to) deploy lead nurturing of some kind.

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ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

More and more marketers understand that agile, which started in the IT development realm, has good application in marketing in general, and in lead management specifically. Do you report on stats such as touches per conversation, touches per lead, best conversion touches? It was designed for lead management.

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markempa

JULY 21, 2005

FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading! Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

First, if your sales force is unable to follow up with all the leads you’re generating for them, the solution is NOT (I would argue) to generate fewer leads. Secondly, shorter forms don’t necessarily generate lower-quality leads. Put in place a systematic process of lead qualification to filter, profile, and qualify leads.

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markempa

JULY 20, 2005

FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading! Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

JANUARY 27, 2010

Tradeshows and events are still being used consistently by B2B marketers for lead generation. With that in mind, Roger Lewis has some useful tips on how to improve your lead management strategy with from tradeshows. Lewis emphasizes how vital lead capture is to the lead management process.

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markempa

APRIL 8, 2010

Recently, I've been having more conversations with marketers about what is lead scoring and how they can use it as a part of the overall lead qualification and nurturing process. The question "what is lead scoring?" also came up during the "Broad Reach + Intelligent Lead Nurturing = Increased Revenue" webinar.

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ANNUITAS

MARCH 10, 2011

He asked: “ What’s the difference between demand generation, lead management and marketing automation?” Leads are the “the top of the funnel” activity whereby inquiries are acquired and move into a “dialogue stage” with the organization. Lead Planning. Lead Routing. Lead Nurturing.

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SalesIntel

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Welcome to a journey that unveils the transformative force within B2B lead management – the omnipotent power of lead enrichment. This blog embarks into the realm of lead enrichment, unraveling the secrets that propel businesses toward immediate discovery and qualification of their potential prospects.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Lead qualification in a post-BANT world. Lead qualification does not start with prospects. How to Use Lead Scoring to Drive the Highest Return on Your Trade Show Investment. Lead Generation BANT lead generation Lead Management Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Sales and Marketing Alignment'

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Valasys

MARCH 11, 2019

As much as this choice is easy to make, many executives and marketers believe salespeople need more leads in order to sell in this economy and so they focus all their time, energy and resources in getting more leads to their sales team. Salespeople do not want more leads. Lead Nurturing.

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PureB2B

AUGUST 19, 2018

These are the leads who need nurturing before being passed off to sales. Lead nurturing allows your sales team to work on qualified, ready-to-buy prospects for a faster sales pipeline. Clogging up your pipeline with leads that aren’t ready slows down the cycle. Align Content and Reward with the Sales Cycle.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 23, 2024

However, effective lead management is not all about the first impression. It’s about building and continuously nurturing connections in order to build a strong customer relationship that wins you deals. What you’ll learn: What is lead management? Why is lead management important?

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markempa

AUGUST 2, 2016

If you want to make a difference in this year, go back to review the leads you generated last year last year, and there’s a lot of opportunities there. Learn what qualifies as lead nurturing. What is and isn’t lead nurturing? This concept of lead nurturing is more nuanced than it seems.

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Markempa

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Longingly staring at prospects from afar or adding them to email campaigns while hoping they’ll come to you is not helping you sincerely qualify leads. Learn more about lead qualification. Lead Nurturing: 4 Steps to Do That Help More Customers Buy (markempa.com) 9. Lead Nurturing in 6 Simple Steps 10.

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Chris Koch

JULY 24, 2009

Steve Woods of marketing automation vendor Eloqua has an excellent list of questions to ask about lead scoring here, but I wonder if they rely too much on making people fill out forms. Lead nurturing. But what about the fact that sales and marketing don’t talk to each other?

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ANNUITAS

AUGUST 30, 2011

To have a successful marketing automation implementation start with this question and this question alone: “What does our lead management process look like and how can we automate it?” If you don’t have a solid lead management process in place than a marketing automation platform (MAP) will only automate a broken process.

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ViewPoint

AUGUST 22, 2011

Jay Hidalgo is the President of The Annuitas Group, a firm that specializes in helping B2B companies develop a process-based approach to lead management. To learn more about The Annuitas Group and their proprietary methodology, the Lead Management Framework™ , go to [link]. What's the point of that?

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ViewPoint

JANUARY 9, 2014

Actually I take that back, it’s not okay if you pass those 10 leads to quota-carrying sales reps. It is okay if you filter those leads via a combination of lead nurturing and sales development (or lead qualification) before you pass to your sales team. James Obermayer | Sales Lead Management Association.

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markempa

AUGUST 13, 2009

Developing high-quality leads requires work but it's worth it. Do you know how many of your leads are actually impacting the sales pipeline? I've done numerous lead qualification programs that have shown as little as 5 to 15 percent of all inquiries turn out to be truly sales-ready opportunities.

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ViewPoint

JANUARY 12, 2012

Contrary to popular belief, reps don’t need more sales leads. They need fewer leads—or more accurately, fewer raw, unfiltered, unqualified leads. Watch what happens when he receives a stack of leads from marketing: he rifles through them seeking the ideal prospect. Not a senior executive? Budget undefined?

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markempa

APRIL 19, 2010

Dial 2 – “Turn up” lead quality. Improve your lead qualification process to increase “sales ready” lead conversion rates. Delivering leads that your sales team really wants based on your universal lead definition. Ensure that "sales ready" leads are being fully engaged by sales.

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ViewPoint

JULY 11, 2011

There is something of an irony at work here in that the MA offerings focus on generating inbound leads, and it’s a requirement that MA vendors need to supplant their own functionality with huge investments in outbound lead generation, lead qualification and lead nurturing if they want to achieve enterprise-level, complex sale success.

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ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 28, 2010

In this book, I (along with 13 other B2B marketing experts) was asked to contribute my thoughts on how to best approach the Lead Funnel, and provide insights on how it relates to sales pipeline. I’m looking forward to the ongoing dialogue around lead management that this project will generate.

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