Excelsior Research

MAY 24, 2021

LEAD GENERATION. DIGITAL MARKETING. MARKET RESEARCH. QUANTITATIVE MARKET RESEARCH. LEAD GENERATION. DIGITAL MARKETING. MARKET RESEARCH. QUANTITATIVE MARKET RESEARCH. What is B2B lead generation, and how to get started? Lead Generation. What is lead generation? OUR CULTURE.

Lead Generation 52

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Demand Generation Agencies Lead Ranking 52

markempa

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. 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! Appending data and information.

Telemarketing 120

Telemarketing Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads BtoB 120

Leadspace

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Just the other day I found myself defining for a co-worker what exactly a nurture campaign is and isn’t, and in doing so I ran across some great content that helps to clarify things a bit and wanted to share. Lead Nurturing Is…. It’s one that encompasses email, direct mail, telemarketing, and social media.

Campaigns 48

Campaigns Sales Qualified Leads Telemarketing Lead Nurturing 48

Valasys

JUNE 25, 2019

With the fierce increase competition in the B2B dominion, synchronization between the B2B marketing strategy & sales endeavors is an important pre-requisite to optimize the sales’ conversions. A quote by the former chairman of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata states, “ All of us have don’t have equal talent.

Enterprise Management 61

Enterprise Management B2B Sales Top of Funnel Marketing Management 61

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”. They were looking for four things: Ability to target limited telemarketing (BDRs) to call the right person.

Lead Scoring 48

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Lead Nurturing Sales Qualified Leads 48

markempa

OCTOBER 2, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. 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!

Lead Nurturing 120

Lead Nurturing Lead Generation Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Leads 120

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.

Lead Qualification 80

Lead Qualification Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 80

PureB2B

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Lead nurturing is a vital part of B2B marketing because it‘s a key strategy in driving prospective customers towards a purchase decision. While they might not be customers from the get-go, prospects turn into warm leads faster if you invest the time and effort to communicate regularly after their first contact.

Top of Funnel 90

Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 90

Crimson Marketing

JANUARY 28, 2015

HubSpot and Qualtrics recently conducted a survey of 900 management-level marketers in North America and Europe to determine how successful companies have been at demand generation for their respective brands. “Companies with higher annual revenues tend to pay a higher cost per lead. . Source: HubSpot.

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Stats Lead Ranking 100

ViewPoint

JANUARY 9, 2014

Last August I wrote a blog for Top Sales World titled “Lead Generation Hogwash: The Top 7 Lies.”. I detailed 7 lies to be aware of to avoid a lead generation disaster (read the blog for the specifics): Any list will do. Outbound calling is interruption marketing. Automated systems accurately score (prioritize) leads.

Sales Qualified Leads 120

Sales Qualified Leads Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 120

Televerde

JANUARY 30, 2018

Congratulations on making it to the last installment of our blog series about achieving success as a modern marketer! If you remember from the first post, a Forrester survey attributes superior results to companies that employ modern marketing techniques: ? One medical company improved its “bedside manner” with inside sales.

Lead Ranking 67

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Lead Qualification Forrester 67

Unbound B2B

JANUARY 10, 2023

Quick Summary: Outsourcing Lead Generation means hiring an external company to help you generate business leads. The cost-per-lead acquisition is different for every business based on size and market competition. Outsourcing lead generation services can save you time and money. Lead gen is not a simple exercise.

Cost per Lead 52

Cost per Lead Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 52

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.

Trade Show 80

Trade Show Lead Qualification Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 80

markempa

JULY 21, 2005

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. 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!

Lead Nurturing 120

Lead Nurturing Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Webinar Metrics 120

Valasys

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Making a sales call ain’t an easy task. With 2020 right around the corner, the most obvious question in the minds of the B2B marketers remains what is the perfect time of the day to make a sales call in 2020? The perfect time to make a Sales Call in 2020. The setup is not on tenterhooks, not even close.

Cold Calling 64

Cold Calling Work Management Marketing Management Telemarketing 64

PureB2B

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Lead nurturing is a vital part of B2B marketing because it‘s a key strategy in driving prospective customers towards a purchase decision. While they might not be customers from the get-go, prospects turn into warm leads faster if you invest the time and effort to communicate regularly after their first contact.

Top of Funnel 62

Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 62

ViewPoint

APRIL 14, 2017

Last week I published a blog that provided five ways to avoid getting burned by outsourced B2B sales lead generation, qualification and nurturing. Sales/B2B Marketing execs feel intense need to do something, but are afraid to risk budget. The need for sales pressures the CMO to deliver leads fast.

Lead Generation 176

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Sales Leads Generation 176

Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 20, 2010

Summary: A survey of business-to-business salespeople finds they (still) consider themselves their best source of qualified leads. But marketing-generated leads are gaining increasing respect and salespeople are increasingly looking for help from outside data vendors.

Lead Scoring 120

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Customer Surveys Sales Qualified Leads 120

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Now I’m not sure most B2B marketers truly consider lead generation as their primary focus but I do agree that we B2B Marketers spend considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. This one has a puzzling contradiction (see #3).

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Planning B2B Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Now I’m not sure most B2B marketers truly consider lead generation as their primary focus but I do agree that we B2B Marketers spend considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. This one has a puzzling contradiction (see #3).

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Planning B2B Paid Search Agency 100

Belkins

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

The price of badly calculated intrusion into your prospect’s routine is too much to handle, so telemarketing stepped back long ago, making way for account-based marketing and account-based sales development. That information will allow for faster goal-setting and more focused sales campaigns. But how do you do it?

Sales Qualified Leads 40

Sales Qualified Leads Resource Management Burn Rate Ideal Customer Profiles 40

Industrial Marketing Today

DECEMBER 12, 2010

A lead is a lead, right? Depends – are you in marketing or in sales? SAL – Sales Accepted Leads is the bridge between Marketing Qualified Leads (MQL) and Sales Qualified Leads (SQL). Quantitative lead definitions reduce the friction between sales and marketing.

Lead Ranking 60

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 60

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2010

We discussed the great lead quality vs. lead quantity debate. We discussed the great lead quality vs. lead quantity debate. 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.

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 100

markempa

AUGUST 16, 2007

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. 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!

Webcast 120

Webcast Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Work Management 120

markempa

NOVEMBER 1, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. 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! That’s not always true.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads B2B Marketing Leads 120

Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 1, 2011

In my conversations with industrial companies about inbound marketing, I find my audience agreeing with me up to a certain point and then there is a big disconnect. I see heads nodding in face-to-face meetings or hear plenty of “Uh-huhs” on the phone when I talk about the benefits of inbound marketing.

Top of Funnel 60

Top of Funnel Inbound Marketing Bulldog Solutions Lead Scoring 60

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 3, 2011

by Maria Pergolino It’s one thing to generate leads. The industry wide statistic of 70% of leads never receiving effective sales follow-up is astounding. With the mass amount of resources devoted to lead generation, the act of following up on leads has to be improved to experience growth in conversion rates.

Sales Qualified Leads 48

Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Buying Cycle 48

markempa

APRIL 18, 2007

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. 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!

Demand Generation Agencies 120

Demand Generation Agencies Lead Generation Marketing Automation Services Demand Generation 120

markempa

AUGUST 23, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. 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!

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Paper Sales Qualified Leads Generation 120

Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 21, 2010

If you believe everything you read (and lately there’s been a lot) about marketing automation, you’d think it is the killer app to solve all your lead generation problems. Then there are scores of B2B marketers who swear by inbound marketing as the path to lead generation nirvana. Let’s take a closer look at both.

Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Inbound Marketing Marketing Automation Top of Funnel 60

Hubspot

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

And yet, none of those oh-so-polite questions even come close to the complexity of explaining what, as an inbound marketer, you actually do for a living. It's not that inbound marketing requires a long, drawn-out answer -- after all, it can be described in 140 characters. To explain lead nurturing , you can use the pumpkin pie.

Inbound Marketing 28

Inbound Marketing Telemarketing Planning Internet Marketing 28

markempa

APRIL 18, 2005

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. 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!

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Generation Telemarketing 120

markempa

OCTOBER 19, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. 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! But inquiries are not leads.

Lead Qualification 120

Lead Qualification Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 120

markempa

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. 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! Qualify them first.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

MARCH 6, 2007

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. 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!

Webcast 120

Webcast Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Qualified Leads 120

markempa

AUGUST 1, 2007

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. 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! « 9 1/2 Ways. « 9 1/2 Ways.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Sales Qualified Leads Top of Funnel 120

markempa

JULY 16, 2007

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. 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!

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Work Management Marketing Management Search Marketing 120