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Management Consulting: Preparing for Life After Referrals with an Integrated Marketing Strategy

Hinge Marketing

For a long time, an integrated marketing strategy meant events, advertising, direct mail, public relations, telemarketing, and even a website if you were really on the cutting edge. Consider the following from the report Online Marketing for Professional Services Firms: More than 77% of firms generate some new business leads online.

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5 Steps to achieve Lead Generation ROI

Marketing Insider Group

Online lead generation is one of the best ways to identify customers early in the journey and produce a solid and predictable return on investment. Marketing needs to be the engine to identify qualified leads for sales. Customers decide when and how to engage with us in the buying journey. Why is this important?

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Best Social Media Stats, Facts and Marketing Research of 2010

Webbiquity

Conversely, telemarketing and direct mail saw the biggest declines in spending. Paid Search Gaining Respect, But Not Enough by MediaPost Online Media Daily. Pay per click (PPC) advertising is viewed as highly effective for generating leads, sales and website traffic. Just 22% decreased spending on PPC ads.