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Survey Finds Growth in Pipelines and Sales Cycles for B2B Lead.

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The top findings I got out of the release were: 47% of the sales professionals reported a slight increase in the size of their B2B pipelines this year as compared to last year. However, the sales cycles have also become longer, making it much harder to close deals.

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Using Content to Move Prospects Forward in the Sales Cycle

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That however is only part of the solution because if your content doesn’t engage the visitor s/he won’t take a desired action to move forward in the sales cycle. Depending on the length of your sales cycle, conditions at your prospect’s end may change resulting in projects being put on hold.

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The Role of B2B Marketing is Shifting from Lead Generation to.

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Search This Site Browse Industrial Marketing Topics B2B E-Mail Marketing B2B Lead Generation B2B Marketing Collateral B2B Marketing Videos B2B Media Planning Content Marketing Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 How has your role changed? Leave your comments below.

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Focus on Content in B2B Marketing

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However, to be successful with social media, you have to provide real value and that usually comes from great content. Search This Site Browse Industrial Marketing Topics B2B E-Mail Marketing B2B Lead Generation B2B Marketing Collateral B2B Marketing Videos B2B Media Planning Content Marketing Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0

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Generating More “Educated Leads” on a Small Budget

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Search This Site Browse Industrial Marketing Topics B2B E-Mail Marketing B2B Lead Generation B2B Marketing Collateral B2B Marketing Videos B2B Media Planning Content Marketing Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0

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Industrial and B2B Customer Engagement Simplified

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However, it is not so simple to measure customer engagement in situations with long sales cycles that’s commonplace with manufacturers, sellers of technical products and B2B consultative solution providers. Some B2B marketers are using more sophisticated ROI measurement tools to track activities over the entire life cycle of a lead.

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7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products

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Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website 7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products by Achinta Mitra on May 14, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 , Industrial Marketing Blog I am a big fan of Content Marketing or as some people like to refer to it as Inbound Marketing.