ViewPoint

JANUARY 26, 2012

Outbound telemarketing The telephone is the Swiss Army knife in the B-to-B marketer’s backpack: a flexible, personal, dependable resource with infinite applications. That compares to $7 billion spent on direct mail and $4.5 Better yet, but more expensive, is dimensional mail, delivered by an express mail service.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

The DMA report found that the phone and e-mail produced the highest response rates respectively—among direct marketing media channels in terms of generating leads. The report also found that e-mail continues to have a high response rate too. The report also found that e-mail continues to have a high response rate too.

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NuSpark Consulting

MAY 24, 2012

Where before it took a narrow approach to the funnel, the new approach showcases how inbound marketing, marketing automation and telemarketing intertwine with regard to demand generation. Sales qualification begins with the sales accepted leads that are accepted from inbound marketing and telemarketing.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Sales Qualified Leads Demand Top of Funnel 100

NuSpark Consulting

MAY 24, 2012

Where before it took a narrow approach to the funnel, the new approach showcases how inbound marketing, marketing automation and telemarketing intertwine with regard to demand generation. Sales qualification begins with the sales accepted leads that are accepted from inbound marketing and telemarketing.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Sales Qualified Leads Demand Top of Funnel 100

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Have you ever spent months designing and building your booth to showcase your incredible products and wow the trade show crowds? Send an email or direct mail invitation, allowing attendees to plan. Use your inside sales people or a B2B telemarketing service to follow up on the phone. Go Beyond Email Invitations.

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Tactics ROI Planning B2B Thought Leadership 134

Excelsior Research

MAY 24, 2021

B2B telemarketing: Cold calls are a technique that’s been around for a long time. The effectiveness of telemarketing is boosted when this strategy is paired with effective and up-to-date methods. Some of the methods of outbound marketing are emails, phone calls/telemarketing, direct mails, trade shows, event marketing, and PPC.

Lead Generation 52

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Demand Generation Agencies Lead Ranking 52

Excelsior Research

MAY 24, 2021

B2B telemarketing: Cold calls are a technique that’s been around for a long time. The effectiveness of telemarketing is boosted when this strategy is paired with effective and up-to-date methods. Some of the methods of outbound marketing are emails, phone calls/telemarketing, direct mails, trade shows, event marketing, and PPC.

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Demand Generation Agencies Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 52

Webbiquity

JUNE 25, 2012

online or print advertising, trade shows, telemarketing, direct mail) according to research from HubSpot. Photo credit: DIY Marketers.

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markempa

AUGUST 25, 2014

A provider of OEM equipment for printing companies created a campaign that combined event marketing with direct mail, email and teleprospecting both before and after a trade show to create brand awareness and new opportunities. This particular campaign resulted in a 300% ROI.

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Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 20, 2010

For example, the State of Inbound Marketing 2010 survey from Hubspot found that outbound leads (from telemarketing, trade shows and direct mail) cost an average of $332, compared with $134 per inbound lead (from social media and Web sites). Events and trade shows actually rank below all of these.

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Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Customer Surveys Sales Qualified Leads 120

markempa

JUNE 26, 2006

« Podcast: Duct Tape meets Lead Generation for the Complex Sale | Main | Podcast: Interview on the Cullinane & Green Report » Direct mail for the complex sale that really works With the proliferation of e-mail and its resulting abuses, direct mail has become almost a novel approach by comparison.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Work Management B2B Thought Leadership 120

Webbiquity

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The categories with the largest percentage of marketers reporting plans to reduce spending next year were high-cost offline tactics: direct mail, trade shows and print advertising. Tactics like telemarketing, PR and PPC advertising fell predominantly into the “somewhat effective&# camp.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services B2B Marketing Trends Planning 100

markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

« Cold Calling Tips for the complex sale | Main | Give Lead Generation Some Respect » Paper Direct Mail is Not Dead Jim Logan tells us why Paper Direct Mail is Not Dead. Jim also shares ideas on how to leverage direct mail and combine it with other lead generation modalities to capture a higher response rate.

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Paper Lead Generation Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

Launch Marketing

MARCH 27, 2019

Conversely, outbound marketing refers to any kind of marketing where a company initiates the conversation through channels such as telemarketing, event marketing and direct mail. Direct Mail Campaign. For inbound, it’s the prospect that initiates the conversation. Event Marketing.

Product 48

Product Marketing Management Planning B2B Thought Leadership 48

markempa

NOVEMBER 18, 2005

« Getting your sales channel to really follow-up on sales leads | Main | Its a New Year for Lead Generation for the Complex Sale » E-Mail Marketing Relevance Tips And Resources For B2B Lead Generation Universally, marketers love to use e-mail marketing for nurturing and cultivating future opportunities with their target audiences.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

We don’t do this directly of course, but whenever we sponsor a trade show, send out a direct mail, or pay for a Google ad because we are not showing up in the organic search results, we are essentially paying for traffic. Email open rates, banner click-through rates, telemarketing contact rates are all down.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Main | E-mail and the phone have high response rates, DMA report finds » Podcast: Tradeshow and Event Marketing with Ruth Stevens Are you finding that trade shows or events are a “waste of time” for lead generation? Show Agenda Why did you write Tradeshow and Event Marketing and what were you hoping to address?

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Lead Generation Event Marketing Trade Show B2B Marketing 120

Biznology

JANUARY 5, 2015

trade show industry is BIG. In 2012, there were 10,900 trade shows that drew 27 million attendees. While the overall industry has grown 2-3% in 2014, not all shows have seen this increase. Part of the challenge today for trade show marketers is to cost effectively attract attendees. Probably not!

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Trade Show Co-Registration Cost Per Thousand CPM 80

markempa

APRIL 18, 2005

The best lead generation techniques are: Your website Search engine marketing Outbound telemarketing Direct mail Trade shows (if the audience is highly qualified) Nigel includes a link to Ruths PPT slides via PDF. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Generation Telemarketing 120

Hubspot

JUNE 3, 2013

Notable Findings: B2B companies get twice as many leads from telemarketing than B2C companies do (8% versus 4%). The worst three lead sources for B2B companies are traditional advertising (3%), PPC (6%), and direct mail (6%). The worst three lead sources for B2C companies are telemarketing (3%), trade shows (6%), and PPC (6%).

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Cost per Lead Allocation Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency 28

Hinge Marketing

AUGUST 7, 2013

When the costs of attending trade shows, producing collateral, placing ads and building an online presence are all added up, the amount can be substantial. According to research from Hubspot , inbound online marketing (social media, blogs) has a 62% cost advantage over outbound (direct mail, telemarketing, trade shows).

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Consulting Work Management Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 48

markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

Listen to podcast now (31 min MP3) Show Agenda Benchmark data that B2B all marketers must know Fresh ideas and best practices for lead qualification Why you should capture and track all web inquiries in your CRM How many buyers/influencers in the typical F500 buying process (hint: its big!)

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Lead Generation Work Management Generation Telemarketing 120

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Outbound marketing techniques include direct mail, trade shows, and telemarketing. Trade shows, direct mail, and telemarketing were most frequently ranked as more expensive. Blogs had the highest instance of being reported as 'Below Average Cost.'.

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Cost per Lead Cost Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 28

markempa

MARCH 30, 2007

Lets say you want to invite, via e-mail, a specific group of individuals in your database to a webinar or webcast. Or perhaps you’d like to do a targeted, direct-mail campaign to a select group of people on behalf of their salesperson. Some lists, intended for direct mail, do not include phone numbers or contacts.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles Generation Lead Scoring 120

markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

Here are some tactics you can use to leverage your lead nurturing content: What can you send via direct mail? The workhorse of business-to-business direct mail is still the one-page, personalized letter sent in a #10 envelope. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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Lead Nurturing Lead Generation Tactics Lead Scoring 120

markempa

SEPTEMBER 15, 2005

« Lead Generation via white papers and webinars | Main | Better Sales and Marketing Integration » Combine Your Cold Calling Efforts With Email Marketing Targeted e-mail combined with outbound calling is the ideal 1-2 punch for increasing leads, sales activity and revenue.

Cold Calling 120

Cold Calling Lead Generation Email Marketing B2B Marketing 120

markempa

MARCH 2, 2006

How can you make sure your e-mail message gets a response? How can you make sure your e-mail message gets a response? 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! Does it work? Does it work?

Segmentation 120

Segmentation Lead Generation Paid Search Agency B2B Thought Leadership 120

Hubspot

MARCH 11, 2011

The data show that: In 2011, small businesses (1 to 5 employees) plan to spend dramatically more of their budgets on social media and blogs than medium-to-large businesses (50 or more employees). Medium-to-large businesses plan to spend more of their budgets on outbound methods, including trade shows, direct mail and telemarketing.

Social Media 28

Social Media Allocation Telemarketing Paid Search Agency 28

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

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Although I mentioned only email campaigns before, users can in fact import lists and then execute email, fax and voice broadcast from within Infusionsoft, or extract lists for direct mail, call center or other external vendors. Simple telemarketing could also be handled within the system using its CRM features.

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Pricing Price Impressions Marketing Management 120

markempa

DECEMBER 6, 2006

Those who subscribe to this blog via my feedblitz e-mail notification are already familiar with the blogletter concept. Those who subscribe to this blog via my feedblitz e-mail notification are already familiar with the blogletter concept. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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Newsletter Lead Generation Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

« E-mail and the phone have high response rates, DMA report finds | Main | Where do Your Email Newsletters go? 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 B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

JUNE 27, 2006

« Direct mail for the complex sale that really works | Main | The B2B Lead Generation Blog Wins Best B-to-B Marketing Blog in MarketingSherpas Readers Choice Awards » Podcast: Interview on the Cullinane & Green Report I was interviewed by podcasting experts Joe Cullinane and Roger Green on the Cullinane & Green Report.

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Lead Generation B2B Thought Leadership Generation Work Management 120

Hubspot

APRIL 30, 2013

3) Social media produces almost double the marketing leads of trade shows, telemarketing, direct mail, or PPC. 2) 15% of total U.S. mobile internet time is spent on social networking sites. Source: Experian ) Tweet this stat! Source: HubSpot ) Tweet this stat! Source: HubSpot ) Tweet this stat!

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Stats Social Media Social Marketing Media 28

markempa

JANUARY 3, 2006

« E-Mail Marketing Relevance Tips And Resources For B2B Lead Generation | Main | Top Six Lead Generation Challenges for the Complex Sale in 2006 » Its a New Year for Lead Generation for the Complex Sale Greetings and happy New Year! I got this milestone e-mail (for a first time author) from my editor at McGraw-Hill.

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Lead Generation B2B Sales Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 120

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

April 30, 2009 — Laura Ramos Email, Search, and Direct Mail Deliver Results Over Time I am very appreciative to Roy Young and Ann Handley at MarketingProfs for partnering with Forrester and me on the B2B marketing budget trends and effectiveness survey. Inside Sales And Telemarketing Help Boost B2B Brands: Really?

Marketing Mix 40

Marketing Mix Tactics Work Management Marketing Management 40

markempa

APRIL 6, 2006

Podcasting is already successfully used for: Talk radio complete with topic and call-in listeners where voice mail boxes can play the audio into the podcast. Podcasting is already successfully used for: Talk radio complete with topic and call-in listeners where voice mail boxes can play the audio into the podcast.

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