Webbiquity

MARCH 30, 2021

In a recent survey , B2B marketers and sales leaders were asked to name their most important metric for business success. When B2B sales prospects and customers share their contact and other information with a vendor, they expect that information to be used to personalize their brand experience. Guest post by Dhruv Mehta.

Lead Generation 259

Lead Generation Marketing Automation Services Trends Marketing AI 259

markempa

MARCH 6, 2007

« Going beyond the sales lead | Main | Now Announcing the "Start With A Lead" Podcast Show » Webcast: How to Precisely Define a "Lead" Before Marketing Begins If you are like most B2B marketers, lead generation is at top of your priority list. Thank you to ON24 Inc.

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Webcast Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Qualified Leads 120

markempa

MARCH 8, 2006

Register for this webcast registration is closed. Watch the recorded webcast now Sponsored by Eloqua , provider of the leading integrated demand generation platform for executing, automating and measuring highly effective B2B marketing programs. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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Webcast Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Generation Generation 120

Biznology

MAY 30, 2017

Every sale is an engagement ring that you’ve put on your prospect’s finger. Only then, when lust turns to love, can your sales relationship grow through upsells, referrals, recommendations, and company-wide, federated, commitments and conversions. What works in high-end sales works in high-end PR.

Planning 186

Planning PR Cold Calling Webcast 186

markempa

MAY 23, 2005

« 2 New RSS Feeds for the B2B Lead Generation Blog | Main | Blogging & RSS Events » Tips for better webinars, webcasts and improved ROI Webinars have reached critical mass and most B2B marketers, it seems, have added them to their marketing mix. But lately, Ive watched some really bad webinars and webcasts.

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Webcast Lead Generation Webinar Metrics ROI 120

The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Take for instance the following: The average webcasts captures 441 registrants Attendee participation is usually 50-60% of registrations 15-30% of registrants are sales-qualified opportunities The numbers above should be enough for you to go back to your own metrics and see how you compare. What’s the ROI of webcasting?

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Webinar Metrics Webcast Marketing Automation Services Sales Qualified Leads 100

Writing on the Web

JUNE 28, 2010

Last Thursday, I interviewed Suzanne Bird-Harris , a programmer who developed the WP Sales Page template. So when she says this is next to impossible to create a good-looking sales page in Wordpress without using a sales page template, I believe her. 10 Elements of a Good Sales Page: Headline (plus pre-headline).

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Template Ning Webcast Digg 100

Paul Gillin

OCTOBER 11, 2012

I spend a lot of time in LinkedIn groups and have learned a bit about maximizing their potential as conversation-starters. The best way to provoke discussion on LinkedIn is to ask questions. LinkedIn is the only major social network that doesn’t permit brands to interact as members. Facebook is more playful than LinkedIn.

Linkedin 50

Linkedin Webinar Metrics Tips Webcast 50

Anything Goes Marketing

MARCH 24, 2009

Take 30 seconds and really think about the message this is conveying: Here are some items to consider: The only parking spaces reserved were for outside sales and customers There were enough parking spaces available for everyone (reserved spaces were not essential) What do other employees (including inside sales) think when they see this?

Sales Management 100

Sales Management Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Work Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 15, 2010

The webcast was one of the best I’ve seen in a long time based on attendance and amount of participation. We do 100’s of webcasts a year, this turned out to be one of the best.” Some of the top ones included: What is the best way to align your efforts with sales ? How do you balance the need for quantity of leads vs quantity?

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Budget Programs Work Management Lead Scoring 100

Everything Technology Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

The number one marketing trend for 2011, according to the 17,000 member B2B technology marketing group on LinkedIn, is the increasing integration of social media with traditional marketing tactics to drive qualified leads. Until the marketing automation system indicates that your lead is qualified and ready for direct sales engagement.

Social Media 100

Social Media Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

markempa

AUGUST 1, 2007

to Generate and Follow Leads | Main | Webcast: Closed-Loop Lead Generation & Management » 7 Tips to Improve Sales Follow-up & Close More Leads If you are like most B2B marketers, lead generation is at top of your priority list. But as you may already know, generating tons of “leads” doesn’t guarantee sales will follow.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Sales Qualified Leads Top of Funnel 120

KoMarketing Associates

MAY 23, 2017

Some of our favorites at KoMarketing include BuzzStream , FollowerWonk and LinkedIn Advanced Search. In 2016, this report found Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube remain the top 4 social media platforms for B2B content marketing distribution. There are also third party tools that you can use to find influences in your industry.

Twitter 156

Twitter B2B Marketing B2B Paid Search Agency 156

Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 20, 2015

And this drives a deeper wedge in the goal of marketing and sales alignment. The Bottom Line: When marketing gathers up new names from contact forms and dumps them over to sales, no one wins. I spent the first 5 years of my career in sales. And marketing needs to partner closely with sales. So what is a lead?

Lead Ranking 100

Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Leads 100

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 24, 2014

Additional research shows us that Twitter outperforms LinkedIn and Facebook 9 to 1 for lead generation. Why It’s Notable : With nearly 200,000 followers, GE focuses on the broader technology and innovation realm, rather than tweeting out sales-pitches or material that is only General Electric focused. LinkedIn Help.

Ideal Customer Profiles 120

Ideal Customer Profiles Profiling Work Management Twitter 120

KoMarketing Associates

MAY 1, 2013

Webinars/webcasts (88%). LinkedIn (87% vs. 83%). In order to measure the success of their content marketing efforts, 69% of software marketers use sales lead quality, followed by website traffic (63%), sales lead quantity (60%), and social media sharing (45%), among other measurement criteria. How Are They Doing It?

Marketing Management 120

Marketing Management Marketing Budget Budget Programs Peer-to-peer 120

Everything Technology Marketing

JANUARY 31, 2012

As every year, I asked the 25,000 marketing professionals in the B2B Technology Marketing Community on LinkedIn about their B2B marketing priorities for 2012. This flood of leads overwhelmed sales and distracted from the selling part of the job. Happy New Year! It is time again for our annual B2B Marketing "predictions".

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services B2B Marketing Lead Ranking Marketing Management 100

markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

« Better lead management leads to bigger marketing budgets | Main | Paper Direct Mail is Not Dead » Cold Calling Tips for the complex sale When used correctly, the phone is a powerful way to start and develop relationships. Jeff is the author Mastering the Complex Sale ® and The Prime Solution ®.

Cold Calling 120

Cold Calling Lead Generation B2B Sales Webcast 120

markempa

MAY 9, 2007

« B2B Lead Generation Blog is todays TypePad Featured Blog | Main | The Difference Between ROI and Marketing Accountability » How Lead Nurturing Improves Lead Generation ROI I know theres a lot of emphasis on lead generation (thats a good thing) but, getting a ton of leads doesnt guarantee that increased sales will follow.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Lead Nurturing ROI Generation 120

markempa

OCTOBER 17, 2006

« How to Become a Thought Leader and Attract Customers | Main | E-book: Why Naked CRM Doesnt Work » Lead Generation for the Complex Sale I recently did a phone interview on Lead Generation for the Complex Sale with Nettie Hartsock for Allbusiness.coms Must Read Business Books column.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Sales Generation 120

WriteSpark

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Sales Materials. The key findings:  Tech buyers are increasing their participation in social media, with content provided by technology vendors receiving high rankings for use during the sales process.   Forrester Research: Download slides and listen to the webcast about this survey.  Writer on LinkedIn.

Social Media 120

Social Media Media Forrester Copywriting 120

markempa

JULY 10, 2006

« BeTuitive Publishing Book Review | Main | How Podcasts Impact B2B Purchase Decisions » Sales Leads Are Too Valuable For Sales People Alone David Meerman Scotts blog post, " Sales Leads Are too Valuable for Sales People ," is worth a read. This is an ongoing pattern for lead generation failure.

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B2B Sales Lead Generation Sales Leads BtoB 120

markempa

JANUARY 23, 2007

John originally hoped that Jill and I would debate or lock horns (Jill from the sales viewpoint and me from the marketing viewpoint). I share more ideas on what marketing can do to create and nurture leads before handing them off to the sales force. Listen to podcast now (MP3 60 min 45 MB) P.S.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Work Management B2B Marketing 120

The Effective Marketer

APRIL 29, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Tools of the Trade: Webinars and Online Presentations Webinars or webcasts, as they are sometimes called, have increased in popularity and in effectiveness within the past 5 years or so.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Webinar Metrics Budget Programs Work Management 100

markempa

SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

« Using White Papers for Lead Generation | Main | Podcast: Marketing and Sales for Big Complex Selling (Pt 1) » E-Book: What Sales Really Needs from Marketing The biggest challenge most sales pros with a complex sale face is getting access to executives, especially those in BIG companies.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales B2B Marketing B2B Thought Leadership 120

Webbiquity

JUNE 16, 2015

Sales are a top goal of content marketing—but website traffic is the most common metric used to measure success. Only about half of marketers try to connect content to sales. Because with the exception of direct response (a small part of content marketing), content supports sales rather than driving them directly. TopRank ).

Stats 100

Stats Content Marketing Enterprise Management Paid Search Agency 100

markempa

AUGUST 16, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. It was originally a blog post I wrote back in June.

B2B Sales 120

B2B Sales Lead Generation Sales Leads B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

JULY 9, 2007

« Off-Topic: On Selling Ideas in 1776 | Main | Inquiry management and search marketing strategy » Early Stage Leads are too important for Sales People Alone The management of sales leads is critical to generating Return on Marketing Investment. The key is to match readiness of the buyer with expectations of your sales team.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Marketing Analytics Tools Leads 120

Capstone Insights

JANUARY 17, 2018

a confirmation email after registration for a webcast or event). Baseline performance report: Before determining the marketing automation platform’s overall ROI and project impact, ensure a baseline of the “as is” state of marketing and sales is recorded. First, reach agreement on what constitutes a lead that is ready to send to sales.

Marketing Automation Services 49

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Automation Work Management 49

markempa

AUGUST 14, 2006

« New E-Book Offers Great Advice | Main | Speaking at MarketingSherpas B-to-B Demand Generation Summit 2006 » Webinar: Lead Generation Strategies for the Complex Sale Join me for a complimentary webinar this Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 1pm EDT.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Webinar Metrics B2B Sales Generation 120

markempa

JUNE 6, 2006

During the interview, I share new ideas for generating B2B customers and talk about my book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , thats being released next week. During the interview, I share new ideas for generating B2B customers and talk about my book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , thats being released next week.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

« Telemarketing big with Xerox | Main | Webinar: A Multimodal approach to Lead Nurturing for Complex Sales » Podcast: Marketing and Sales for Big Complex Selling (pt 3) I wanted to share the final installment from the podcast series I did with 800-CEO-READ. " You can see why this is a good topic to explore."

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales B2B Marketing B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

DECEMBER 7, 2006

Main | Budget Wars: Sales & Finance vs Marketing » Podcast: Sales and Marketing the Six Sigma Way Its been well documented that quality of collaboration between sales and marketing directly impacts ROI. The challenge that many organizations face is that their sales process is a black box.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales B2B Marketing Generation 120

markempa

AUGUST 18, 2006

My book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , along with friends Bryan and Jeffrey Eisenbergs Waiting for Your Cat to Bark? My book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , along with friends Bryan and Jeffrey Eisenbergs Waiting for Your Cat to Bark? and Debbie Weils The Corporate Blogging Book , were included on the list.

BtoB 120

BtoB Lead Generation B2B Sales Generation 120

markempa

SEPTEMBER 5, 2006

« E-Book: What Sales Really Needs from Marketing | Main | Telemarketing big with Xerox » Podcast: Marketing and Sales for Big Complex Selling (Pt 1) I had a great time chatting with Todd at 800-CEO-READ on lead generation. This is the first of three podcasts 800-CEO-Read is doing on B2B sales and marketing.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales B2B Marketing B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

JUNE 26, 2006

« Sales and Marketing as a Team: Five Tips to Improve Performance | Main | Direct mail for the complex sale that really works » Podcast: Duct Tape meets Lead Generation for the Complex Sale Im a guest on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast today hosted by John Jantsch.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

OCTOBER 2, 2006

« Podcast: Marketing and Sales for Big Complex Selling (pt 3) | Main | White Papers and Lead Generation, Key for BtoB Marketers » Webinar: A Multimodal approach to Lead Nurturing for Complex Sales Join me for a complimentary webinar hosted by the American Marketing Association and sponsored by WebEx.

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Lead Nurturing Lead Generation Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Leads 120