Pointclear

JUNE 7, 2011

For the past 11 years, I have been advising organizations on how to plan and execute their b2b lead generation campaigns. B2B lead generation is complex, and there is always work to be done. As a matter of fact, successful lead generation processes rarely run what we know as "campaigns."

Lead Generation 229

Lead Generation Campaigns Sales Qualified Lead Lead Scoring 229

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

B2B marketers have long since understood the benefits of social media—yet many still struggle to leverage its full potential as a demand generation tool. In fact, 49% of B2B marketers rank social media marketing as the most difficult lead generation tactic to execute ( source ). What is social media demand generation?

Demand Generation Agencies 204

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation Social Media 204

The Pipeline

APRIL 29, 2011

3 Lead Generation Myths That Will Clog Your Sales Funnel & Keep You From Closing More Sales. Stored in Attitude , Communication , Funnel management , Guest Post , Lead Management , Prospecting , Referrlas , Sales 2.0 , Sales Technique , execution. Leads are Qualified. And, they’re still not leads.

Lead Generation 257

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel Pipeline 257

Pointclear

MARCH 1, 2012

Lack of clarity and erroneous assumptions about demand generation, lead management and marketing automation are effectively addressed in two recent Software Advice whiteboard videos by Carlos Hidalgo, CEO, Annuitas Group , and Executive Director, Marketing Automation Institute. Nonexistent lead management processes.

Demand Generation Targets 165

Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Management 165

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What does a “good lead” look like anyway? Get answers to these questions about lead gen — and so much more! What Is Lead Generation? What is a Lead? Every company has their own definition of a “good lead.”

Lead Generation 177

Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 177

Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

There has been an ongoing debate in B2B marketing circles: Is the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL) an antiquated, vanity metric? You can file this argument under similarly counterproductive debates, such as: Inbound vs Outbound and Demand Generation vs Account-based Marketing. No matter where the lead was sourced.

Lead Rank 195

Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Lead Generation 195

SBI Growth

APRIL 22, 2013

One of the top reported problems plaguing sales forces is the lack of quality leads. Without a comprehensive lead generation strategy, sales rejection of leads sticks around like a bad rash. Companies are treating the symptoms of poor quality leads without getting to the root cause. Grading sales qualified leads.

Sales Qualified Lead 276

Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring 276

DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 8, 2017

I’ve been involved in sales enablement and lead generation since the term was just getting popularized in the B2B tech sector around 2006. This can be accomplished through programs such as email lead nurturing. The post Want Better Lead Generation? Should you market to current customers? Get Started with Free Data.

Lead Generation 194

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring 194

SBI Growth

APRIL 22, 2013

One of the top reported problems plaguing sales forces is the lack of quality leads. Without a comprehensive lead generation strategy, sales rejection of leads sticks around like a bad rash. Companies are treating the symptoms of poor quality leads without getting to the root cause. Grading sales qualified leads.

Sales Qualified Lead 239

Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring 239

SBI Growth

MAY 28, 2013

Lead Generation is the surest way to drive tangible return on marketing investment. Building a robust B2B Lead Generation program requires the adoption of best practices in two areas; Demand Generation and Lead Management. The decks show a healthy growth curve of leads being generated for Sales.

Top of Funnel 325

Top of Funnel Pipeline Opportunity Demand Generation Targets 325

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Visitor identification software offers a powerful solution, helping your go-to-market team transform anonymous website visitors into qualified prospects, leads, and revenue. Here are some of the benefits: Lead Generation : Detailed visitor data can improve lead quality and conversion rates.

Sales Qualified Lead 130

Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Software 130

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Teaser: Marketers often exchange the terms demand generation (demand gen) for lead generation (lead gen), but they’re not the same strategies. Marketers often exchange the terms demand generation (demand gen) for lead generation (lead gen), but they’re not the same strategies.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Lead Gen Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 120

SBI Growth

JANUARY 26, 2013

There are four fundamental steps to developing and executing your Year 1 marketing strategy: Develop a Lead Generation Strategy. Implement Demand Generation. Build Lead Gen Infrastructure. DEVELOP A LEAD GENERATION STRATEGY. There should be both demand generation and nurture campaigns.

Ideal Customer Profile 300

Ideal Customer Profile Demand Generation Agencies Promotion Demand Generation Targets 300

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

These are just a few pillars that define demand generation. Learn more about how a successful demand generation strategy can help to nurture the long-term relationship between your brand and customers. What is Demand Generation? Demand generation is programmatic.

Demand Generation Agencies 130

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation Paid Content 130

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

B2B marketers have long since understood the benefits of social media—yet many still struggle to leverage its full potential as a demand generation tool. In fact, 49% of B2B marketers rank social media marketing as the most difficult lead generation tactic to execute ( source ). What is social media demand generation?

Demand Generation Agencies 130

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation Social Media 130

SBI Growth

JANUARY 22, 2013

Few marketing teams of $100M+ companies are built for modern demand generation. Building World-class Lead Generation programs begins with assessing current state. This involves both demand generation best practices and Talent Management. Download the Demand Generation team assessment tool here.

Demand Generation Targets 322

Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation Customer Marketing 322

Pointclear

JULY 10, 2012

We all wish we could predict the future, and for more than ten years PointClear has compared lead rates to the GDP in hopes of finding a way to predict future lead rates and, maybe, the GDP. It would be cool if we could do both, but as you will see it appears that lead rates are the result of GDP, not the other way around.

Lead Generation 150

Lead Generation PointClear Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 150

The Pipeline

JULY 29, 2011

Sales And Marketing Alignment In Terms Of Lead Generation In A 2.0 Sales and marketing lead generation tools follow this suit. Other leading content providers such as Olgilvy Advertising and CMO.com agree. This is small business lead nurturing. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008. January 2008.

Sales Qualified Lead 266

Sales Qualified Lead Pipeline Lead Scoring Lead Rank 266

Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

B2B lead generation, often shortened to lead gen, is the lifeblood of a healthy business. A typical definition of a lead is any potential customer who has expressed interest in a company’s goods or services. Why Invest in B2B Lead Generation?

Lead Generation 130

Lead Generation Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring 130

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

As next year’s new plans take shape, the VP of Sales will be leaning on CMO's for more leads. What channel of Demand Generation can yield the highest return and sustained success? Getting the most out of SEO is low-hanging fruit to drive qualified leads into the top of the funnel. TOP 3 SEO Growth KPI’s That Drive Leads.

Top of Funnel 276

Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring Funnel 276

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Strong demand generation effort is required throughout the year to maintain a steady flow of leads to the sales field. SBI lead generation clients leverage the Implementation Matrix to guide plan structure and cadence. Expected cost per lead. Maximize Feasibility of Success.

Lead Rank 326

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Cost per Lead Marketing 326

SBI Growth

AUGUST 8, 2012

Marketing, do you have a sales quota tied to Lead Generation ? Do you wait for it to come or will you lead on this issue? B2B companies are assigning their Marketing teams with lead quotas tied directly to a percentage of the corporate sales goal. In the past, leads could be generated and then handed off to sales.

Quota 276

Quota Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Demand Generation Targets 276

DiscoverOrg Sales

APRIL 23, 2019

Even so, trade-show events are still one of the best ways to get your solution in front of a crowd of likely prospects: 41% of companies consider event marketing to be their top channel for lead generation. Trade shows are an expensive way to generate leads, even if you don’t have a booth. Social time = networking time.

Trade Show 227

Trade Show Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Generation 227

SBI Growth

MAY 1, 2013

She inherited a legacy B2B marketing team, no marketing automation or lead generation program. They are looking for help generating qualified leads. Currently no leads provided to sales. Customer service handles the few inbound leads and hands them off directly to sales. No Lead Generation program.

Outsourcing Services 296

Outsourcing Services Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Demand Generation Targets 296

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 30, 2012

Over the past year, there have been many great Marketing & Lead Generation blog posts. I successfully calculate an ROI on my Lead Generation program ? I am tracking the most important success metrics for lead generation ? I embraced an A/B testing culture in demand generation campaigns ?

Marketing 297

Marketing Face-to-face Buyer Persona Lead Scoring 297

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

B2B Marketing teams are seeing fruit from their investment in content marketing to fuel Lead Generation efforts; 2-3x increase in the quantity of inbound leads. Higher close rates of from inbound leads. More leads that close quicker and at a higher rate of success. Content Marketing works.

Direct Mail 319

Direct Mail Marketing Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation 319

SalesHandy

AUGUST 3, 2020

Somewhat similar to affiliate marketing, a lead generation business generates leads and sells existing products and services for a fee. In the United States alone, there are over 30 million small businesses that generate trillions of dollars in revenues combined. Starting with, what a lead generation business is.

Lead Generation 111

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 111

SBI Growth

JULY 7, 2013

A BPM provides the marketing team a blueprint for effective demand generation and lead management. BLUEPRINT FOR EFFECTIVE LEAD GENERATION. Buyer Process Maps produce a blueprint for effective Lead Generation. Lead nurturing and BPMs also go hand-in-hand. What does a Buying Process Do?

Marketing 310

Marketing Lead Nurturing Demand Generation Agencies Social Media 310

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Demand generation and lead generation are two strategies that make up a large part of inbound sales but are often referred to interchangeably despite being two different practices. What is demand generation? The process helps you increase brand awareness, educates audiences, and generates trust.

Lead Gen 130

Lead Gen Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Demand Generation Targets 130

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Simple ROI calculations based on lead source have muddied the waters. A more robust framework for the ROMI (Return on Marketing Investment) calculation is required at the campaign level to provide a reliable picture of Lead Generation efforts. The ProForma is used for Demand Generation campaign pre-planning.

Demand Generation Agencies 293

Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation 293

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 5, 2013

As a marketing leader, the CEO is going to measure your 2014 success in three ways: Leads – Number of Sales Qualified Leads delivered to Sales. They all struggle to produce sufficient content in enough quantity and quality to enable lead generation efforts. Make sure to include Lead Management in your budget.

Outsourcing Services 293

Outsourcing Services Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Trade Show 293

SBI Growth

JULY 12, 2013

Who’s Got the Leads? The goals of marketing at the time did not include supplying any leads to sales. Provide both a leading and lagging view. It also didn’t include any B2B demand generation campaigns. Heidi literally started with no Lead Generation foundation at all. Why would they?

Marketing 323

Marketing Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Call-back 323

Zoominfo

AUGUST 27, 2024

The platform supports the integration of these insights directly into CRM and marketing automation systems, ensuring that marketing efforts are aligned with sales strategies for improved lead conversion rates. Platform features including email marketing, lead scoring , and campaign management.

Ideal Customer Profile 130

Ideal Customer Profile Account Based Marketing Account Lead Rank 130

Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

There has been an ongoing debate in B2B marketing circles: Is the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL ) an antiquated, vanity metric? You can file this argument under similarly counterproductive debates, such as: Inbound vs Outbound and Demand Generation vs Account-based Marketing. No matter where the lead was sourced.

Lead Rank 100

Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Lead Generation 100

SBI Growth

MAY 5, 2013

She has helped build the company with superb demand generation efforts. 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. This is 54% more leads than traditional outbound leads.

Cost per Lead 323

Cost per Lead Inbound Buyer Persona Cost per Acquisition 323

SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

If you don’t, lead generation efforts will hit road blocks. Live leads will break away as you reel them in. Use these optimizations to improve your mobile responsive site and demand generation strategy. Optimizing your site once isn’t enough to generate leads. But what are you putting into action?

Lead Scoring 325

Lead Scoring Lead Rank Advertising Advertising 325

The Pipeline

MARCH 26, 2011

7 Must-Have Lead Nurturing Recipes for B2B Marketers. Stored in Appointments , Attitude , Business Acumen , Lead Management , Marketing , Proactivity , Productivity , Sales 2.0 , e-book , execution. of the RoundTable and The Lead Nurturing Cookbook , I am sure you will enjoy the recipes. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s

Lead Nurturing 218

Lead Nurturing Sales Qualified Lead B2B Pipeline 218