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Inbound Marketing’s Top 4 Newest Insights

SBI Growth

I recently had a cup of coffee with a good friend and marketing peer. Kathy is the CMO of an emerging software company. She has been trying to reduce her cost per lead, but have not been able to get below $360 per qualified lead. I reminded Kathy that she’s not focused enough on Lead Management.

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The Dangers of Using Cost per Lead as a Metric to Measure Marketing

Pointclear

Twice over the past two years I blogged about the dangers of using cost per lead as a metric to measure marketing. As a foundation, I published three blogs in 2012 in which I outlined three critical elements that impact B2B lead generation costs in the complex sale: 1. But, let’s look under the hood.

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The Cost-Per-Lead Fallacy in Measuring B2B Lead Generation Investments (Pt 2 of 3)

Pointclear

In the first blog on the fallacy of using the cost-per-lead metric to measure the success of B2B lead generation investments, we looked at the nature of the problem and associated costs to the organization. B2B sale complexity impacts cost-per-lead.

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How Much Leads Cost

Pointclear

I review a lot of content on this topic and am amazed at what I find written about lead cost. For example: “The average cost per lead across all the companies surveyed is almost $200 ($198.44).Admittedly, see marketing charts analysis of HubSpot’s “2017 Demand Generation Benchmarks Report” ).

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A New Tool to Drive B2B Leads from LinkedIn

SBI Growth

As a Sales & Marketing Leader, you are hungry for high quality B2B leads. B2B Marketers have tested many forms of social advertising. Marketing leaders must challenge past assumptions of how to leverage social advertising opportunities. It’s also a match for those who want to achieve a better cost-per-lead.

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3 Ways to Create a More Precise, Efficient Global Demand Generation Strategy

Zoominfo

A few years ago, companies looking to expand into new markets and territories might see a big budget as the surest sign of a serious campaign. It’s been a key part of our ability to scale to more than 30,000 customers worldwide while improving match rates, driving down our cost per lead, and getting more aligned with our sales team.

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Outbound Lead Generation? Stop Making These 3 Mistakes

MarketJoy

Additionally, broad targeting can lead to low engagement and higher costs per lead, as your outreach isn’t resonating with anyone in particular. This approach will yield higher-quality conversions at a lower cost per lead. What to Do Instead: Narrow your audience to a defined segment or niche.