SBI Growth

MAY 28, 2013

B2B Chief Marketing Officers are enthusiastic about sharing tangible results. There is a strong desire to connect marketing spend to revenue. Lead Generation is the surest way to drive tangible return on marketing investment. The decks show a healthy growth curve of leads being generated for Sales.

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Top of Funnel Pipeline Opportunity Demand Generation 325

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 25, 2023

The best way to support buyers making high-quality purchases with little regret is for marketing and sales to work together in an interconnected manner to help buyers progress through the buying process. The post How Marketing and Sales Can Rebuild Demand Generation Together appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 2, 2013

As CMO, you’re constantly trying to answer these 2 burning questions: Are customers responding to our marketing campaigns? What are we doing to adjust to the market demands? Perhaps in the past you laid out a multi-year marketing plan, or simply went year-to-year. There are many components to a solid marketing plan.

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Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Marketing Buyer Persona 310

SBI Growth

JULY 12, 2013

As a CMO you''re constantly being criticized for not measuring the return on marketing spend. The back and forth is: “I need more marketing dollars”. The CEO may even be considering moving marketing under sales. At least the Sales team is carrying a number. Assign someone to engage with sales on a daily basis.

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Marketing Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Call-back 323

SBI Growth

APRIL 8, 2013

We engage with a lot of marketing leaders. In this post I want to focus on the marketing department’s org chart. In this post I want to focus on the marketing department’s org chart. What should the org chart for your marketing department look like? Not all marketing departments are created equal.

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Top of Funnel Marketing Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets 319

SBI Growth

JANUARY 26, 2013

You’re the newly minted marketing leader. Every marketing leader in similar circumstances asks themself these two questions: What do I need to accomplish in year 1? There are four fundamental steps to developing and executing your Year 1 marketing strategy: Develop a Lead Generation Strategy. Implement Demand Generation.

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Ideal Customer Profile Demand Generation Agencies Promotion Demand Generation 300

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 8, 2012

Marketing, do you have a sales quota tied to Lead Generation ? Over the last 12 months we: Surveyed over 10,000 sales representatives. Surveyed over 4,500 sales managers. Surveyed over 4,500 sales managers. Reviewed over 5,000 documents from with some the world’s best B2B sales organizations.

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Quota Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Demand Generation 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. Marketing leaders need a proven framework to unlock the potential of your marketing team. Marketing leaders are under pressure to drive new customer acquisition. Executive opportunity cost.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Cost per Lead Marketing 326

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 12, 2012

SBI’s CEO Greg Alexander, was recently quoted in Hubspot’s “ 20 Marketing Trends & Predictions for 2013 & Beyond ”. CEO’s are paying more attention to marketing’s contribution and are holding them accountable for revenue generation.”. Marketing leaders need to drive a strong impact to show a return on investment.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Author: Tim Riesterer, Chief Strategy and Research Officer, Corporate Visions Are marketers and salespeople so focused on early stage demand generation that they’re missing other big opportunities to drive revenue? When marketers and salespeople align on something —  anything! — our Not so fast. Blind spots: Detected.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Marketing 237

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.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Paid Content 130

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

What’s the difference between demand generation and lead generation? Many B2B marketers recognize the value of both and incorporate them into the same campaigns. Definition: Demand Generation vs. Lead Generation The difference between demand generation and lead generation is simple.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Lead Generation 130

SBI Growth

AUGUST 22, 2012

In fact, sales leaders are tired of hearing about traffic stats when all they care about is if any of it is generating leads for the sales force. In addition, you are probably using a marketing automation system that tracks leads and viewing history. Is your content marketing strategy working? Why do you care?

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ROI Omniture Data Demand Generation 306

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 14, 2013

The annual CMI/MarketingProfs B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks study validates the move toward Content Marketing. Marketing leaders understand that content marketing is King. We are seeing marketing budgets increasing the content development line item. What is the Internal Content Marketing Offering?

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Demand Generation Agencies Marketing How To Face-to-face 316

SBI Growth

MAY 1, 2013

How do you know it’s time to restructure your marketing organization ? We also never thought that Marketing’s technology spend could outpace the IT spend. She inherited a legacy B2B marketing team, no marketing automation or lead generation program. Sales leadership continues to hammer marketing for support.

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Outsourcing Services Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Demand Generation 296

SBI Growth

JANUARY 4, 2013

World Class marketing leaders approach Sales Kick-off as an engagement opportunity. Credibility with sales is a natural result. Gone are the days of marketing’s participation limited to a marketing ‘timeslot’ presentation. Marketing leaders are active participants throughout the sales meetings.

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Marketing Buyer Persona Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation 297

SBI Growth

JANUARY 17, 2013

Engaging with these enhancements will drive Demand Generation. Sales teams know that social selling on LinkedIn will help make their number. The Marketing team can help support sales rep social sellers by growing their own networks. This gets your sales reps more connected to potential prospects.

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LinkedIn Marketing Ideal Customer Profile Networking 332

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. Opportunities – Percent contribution by Marketing to the Sales Funnel. Wins – Percent contribution by Marketing to Sales Revenue.

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Outsourcing Services Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Trade Show 293

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

The biggest impact to acquiring new customers in 2013 will be Direct Content Marketing. This is the adoption of Content Marketing principles into outbound direct marketing. Direct Content Marketing is born. Content Marketing works. Reduced overall sales cycles. Higher close rates of from inbound leads.

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Direct Mail Marketing Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets 319

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

The buzz around the water cooler is that marketing botched it from the get-go. The sales team didn’t have a chance. As the marketing leader, you play a pivotal role in bringing the new offering to market. Unfortunately, most marketing leaders don’t know or under-estimate what’s involved. So do careers.

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Ideal Customer Profile Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Demand Generation 288

LeadBoxer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Business-to-business (B2B) demand generation is important for any business. Awareness of your business’ products and services involves demand generation marketing strategies. You can skip some parts of the post and jump ahead: What is Demand Generation Marketing?

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Top of Funnel 105

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 30, 2012

If you run a $5B company, you need a strategic presence in your marketing organization. However, if you think you need a highly experienced marketing strategist to take your company from $50M to $100M, think again. CEOs of emerging growth companies need ‘doers’ leading marketing. The ‘doer’ is concerned about sales results.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Hiring Leads 331

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 24, 2012

The ability to demonstrate marketing's return on investment is at the top of every CMO's plan for 2013. The ROI picture has been elusive as marketers struggle to capture the full impact of marketing’s contribution. It's a calculation that doesn't inspire confidence of the CEO, CFO or sales leader. That does happen.

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SBI Growth

JULY 7, 2013

In 2011, 57% of the Buyer’s Journey was completed before first contact with a sales rep. In this ever-changing environment, how does a marketing leader keep pace with the Informed Buyer? With so much coming at the buyer, how does a marketer stay relevant? Using a BPM means the buyer and marketing are aligned.

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Marketing Lead Nurturing Demand Generation Agencies Social Media 310

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 ). Don’t believe us?

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Social Media 130

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 19, 2013

B2B CMO''s largely do not have direct reports with expertise in demand generation. The pressure to provide marketing contribution to the funnel is greater than ever. The specialist roles involved in executing world class B2B marketing in 2014 is complex. Tip: Discover their view of Content Marketing.

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SBI Growth

JUNE 1, 2013

I recently had a conversation with a marketing VP of an equipment manufacturing firm. Her key objectives were: Generating demand at the top of the funnel & acquiring new customers. Justifying her marketing spend and showing an ROI on her initiatives. Gaining sustainable credibility with executive team and sales.

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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. This blog is targeted to marketing leaders frustrated with leads being rejected by the sales force. Look internally first.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring 276

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 30, 2012

Over the past year, there have been many great Marketing & Lead Generation blog posts. I offer you an executive summary of key takeaways from SBI’s marketing related posts. I have compiled the top 15 questions to evaluate your performance against best-in-class marketing operations. I created Buyer Personas ?

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Marketing Face-to-face Buyer Persona Lead Rank 297

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 6, 2012

This is an executive-level overview of the Internal Content Marketing Agency (ICMA). It is written for the top sales executive in the organization. According to the Sales Executive Council, 57% of a buyer’s purchase decision is made without a sales rep being present. What is an Internal Content Marketing Agency?

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 24, 2023

Strong leads are the Holy Grail of sales. Here are seven tips you should incorporate into your company’s demand generation strategy. The post 7 Steps for Building the Ultimate Demand Generation Strategy appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Strategy Leads 120

SBI Growth

JUNE 19, 2013

If you are a small company marketing leader, updating your CEO can be a challenge. Implement Lead Management to nurture leads until sales-ready. Track the leads you send sales through to win or loss. Bring your marketing strategy and budget to the CEO and request feedback and approval. Let’s explore them. They need to.

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Marketing Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Demand Generation 276

Zoominfo

JANUARY 5, 2023

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. At ZoomInfo, our demand generation team engages hundreds of thousands of global customers and prospects every month using our MarketingOS platform.

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Cost per Lead Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Lead Rank 130

SBI Growth

MARCH 5, 2013

Your background is in operations, not sales and marketing. When you ask why the number is getting missed: Sales tells you they aren’t getting enough leads from marketing. Marketing says sales can’t convert leads to orders. This will give you an objective view of your entire sales funnel.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Teaser: Hitting a trifecta in email marketing — right message, right person, right time — is tricky. Janelle Johnson, director of demand generation at marketing automation provider Act-On Software (act-on.com), shares insights on the timing. read more'

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