Only B2B

OCTOBER 9, 2024

MQL is dead. They are the bubbles on the surface of your marketing feed. MQLs are little more than surface-level indicators. Unlike general leads, MQLs are more engaged and significantly more likely to convert. Read this blog to discover why MQLs still matter. What qualifies leads as MQLs?

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Act-On

APRIL 26, 2024

Designing a lead scoring model seems like a complex proposition. There are clear steps you need to take to build and implement a lead scoring model: Assemble your cross-functional squad As we mentioned earlier, lead scoring is a team sport. In addition to marketing and sales, Suzy Balk, our Sr. So let’s break it down.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

The world has been stirred up by a global pandemic, most of us are still working from home, and digital marketing strategies have become a critical part of every company’s survival. One thing is clear — lead generation has never been more central to a business’ success. Get Your Lead Magnets Out There. Make Content King.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 5, 2023

The main goal for Marketing in B2B companies is to generate leads for sales teams and increasingly to deliver direct revenue. Some marketers define anyone who fills out a form or attends an online or physical event as a lead. This continues to be one of the biggest mistakes marketing makes.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

As new companies join the space, existing companies will find it increasingly difficult to generate new leads. As bleak as this sounds for marketers, we remain hopeful. We’ll go out on a limb and say that, as a marketing practice, lead generation will never go extinct. That won’t change.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 3, 2018

The marketing team gets annoyed at the sales team for failing to follow up on leads and in return, the sales team is annoyed with the marketing team for generating low-quality leads in the first place. Research shows the average sales team ignores 50% of marketing leads ( source ). A bad lead?

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Webbiquity

MARCH 17, 2023

Generating high-quality leads is consistently cited as one of the top two goals (along with increasing brand awareness) of B2B marketers. But with so many lead generation tactics available, it can be difficult to determine the most productive techniques and channels to focus on. What is B2B Lead Generation?

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DiscoverOrg

MAY 23, 2018

We hear a lot about sales and marketing alignment: How important it is for B2B, and how so few of us are doing it right. SALES: Marketing leads are crap. MARKETING: Sales is lazy. You guys take forever to follow-up on our leads – and you wonder why they don’t convert? Agreement on what a “qualified lead” is.

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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? The Lead Generation Process.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 14, 2021

But, does this mean that your leads and clients can’t enjoy a certain level of attentive, personalized service? This ultimately leads to the leveraging of power for strategic targeting and personalization, empowered by the versatility and near infinite scalability of artificial intelligence (AI). Qualify and Nurture Leads with AI.

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Smashmouth Marketing

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Green Leads CEO Mike Farrell joins Tessa Burg on the Leader Generation podcast to talk about intent data—buying signals that show which prospects are actively looking for potential solutions. Hear how you can use intent data to reach higher-quality leads earlier in the buyer journey. Improving lead quality and scoring.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 10, 2020

The best way to establish long-term connections is by generating organic interest and letting others engage on their own time and terms. If you are wondering what all this has to do with effective digital marketing , the answer is: quite a bit! All in all, outbound marketing is not what it once was. Explainer Videos.

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KoMarketing Associates

JULY 20, 2021

Lead nurturing is a critical part of marketers’ strategies, and new research indicates that email is continuing to help them in their efforts to attract customers and prospects. Although email is helping marketers in this area, many still think that there is room for improvement, according to the report.

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Webbiquity

JUNE 15, 2021

This is where lead magnets come in, as an integral part of email marketing. What is a lead magnet? A lead magnet is typically a content piece that marketers offer to potential buyers as an incentive in return for contact information. What makes a good lead magnet? They solve a real problem.

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KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 30, 2021

Tracking B2B lead generation metrics is important for B2B marketing – of course. There’s a pillar concept in marketing that proves the value of clarity: Confused people don’t take action. But it applies to B2B marketers’ decision-making, too. One Lead Generation Metric to Rule Them All.

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Webbiquity

JUNE 7, 2018

In survey after survey, year after year, lead generation is a top priority for B2B brands. No matter how big or small, B2B businesses can’t survive without new leads. Generating high-quality leads is essential to get more sales and more revenue. No leads means no clients and therefore, no sales.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 10, 2021

As Justin Bosco points out, white papers and other long-form content are an essential part of the B2B lead generation and nurturing process along the customer journey. People with sales experience are great at lead generation and nurturing and content marketing. Lead Generation and Nurturing.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Getting buy-in from the director level is important for leading any transformation program, but what about the nuts and bolts of incorporating technology into your business on a practical level. Get started today and generate more traffic and leads for your business. Surely that’s the job of your IT support staff, right?

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

B2B marketing and sales can use swim lanes to map and track their responsibilities — from qualifying marketing leads to closing deals. In other words, swim lanes are a way to align your sales and marketing teams. In this post, we’ll discuss swim lanes and how they guide marketing and sales teams toward more wins.

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Inbox Insight

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Effective lead generation comes down to both B2B lead quality and quantity. But with mounting pressure to demonstrate impact through hitting MQL targets, it’s easy for B2B marketers to overlook quality and become fixated on the latter.

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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 25, 2022

In B2B marketing, lead generation is the most crucial step in the sales and marketing pipeline. Marketers know there are many tactics that build a strong lead generation strategy, including search engine advertising. . If you don’t have anyone to sell or market to, sales plummet.

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Roketto

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Hi, fellow marketing manager. You might be juggling far too many B2B SaaS marketing strategies, and need to refine your goals to make better use of your precious spend (and your time!). We see you there, feverishly analyzing your meticulous campaign calendar.

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The Point

OCTOBER 22, 2020

A client asks: “I know the answer is probably “it depends” but curious if you think there’s a best practice for how many follow-up nurture emails to send TOFU content syndication leads before you stop due to non-engagement?”. When Should I Stop Nurturing a Lead? The post When Should I Stop Nurturing a Lead?

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 1, 2019

While business executives are aware of the power of email marketing , their interest does not always translate into sufficient investment to support a profitable strategy. Without a solid lead generation strategy, companies don’t have enough raw leads to convert into sales opportunities to meet revenue and growth objectives.

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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?

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Act-On

MAY 17, 2018

Subscribers and shares are great, but let's dig into how you can grab more leads from your blog right now. Here are 9 easy ways to get more leads from your B2B blog.

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Engagio

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

That’s why lead nurturing remains such a key element of a good B2B go-to-market. Lead nurturing is the process of building a relationship with prospects that are not yet sales-ready, by conducting an informative dialog, regardless of the lead’s budget, authority, or timing. So, which approach is more effective?

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Smashmouth Marketing

AUGUST 6, 2021

Outsourcing some or all of your appointment setting or lead generation activity to a third party vendor is a task that shouldn't be undertaken by responding to one cold call. I believe this across lead gen: the most important thing to look at is cost per opportunity not cost per lead. When do we see our first leads?

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Even in an era of ABM, intent data, and AI-driven marketing, lead nurturing still has an essential role to play in helping B2B marketers drive revenue and maximize the ROI from their demand generation efforts. Identifying these qualified leads ensures that sales are prioritizing their time on the right individuals.

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Top Rank Marketing

DECEMBER 13, 2023

These agencies understand that the most effective influencers may not be readily apparent to individual marketers. By bringing in this outsider’s perspective, an agency can unlock a much wider array of potential influencers that will lead you to fruitful partnerships you may never have considered.

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Square 2 Marketing

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This might seem like a crazy question to write an entire blog article about, but you may be surprised to learn that we hear this regularly, especially from companies that have never had any inbound marketing-generated leads. What should you do with these inbound leads?

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Smashmouth Marketing

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Green Leads CEO Mike Farrell was recently a guest on Kevin Harrington’s (from SharkTank) SharkPrenuer Podcast with co-host Seth Greene (Podcast DirectResponse Marketing Expert). On the Podcast, they covered many topics including: How Green Leads is a B2B lead and appointment generation company.-Why

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Act-On

APRIL 26, 2024

“Historically, Sentinel has put a lot of weight on our behavior scores to define an MQL and how we hand off leads to our sales development reps,” says Angelique. But given the likelihood of fewer in-market leads and longer sales cycles, our leaders say customer retention has never been more important.

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Martech

JULY 21, 2023

While many consumers are skeptical about generative AI’s effect on society, they expect marketers to lead the way in pioneering the technology. Consumers are more comfortable seeing genAI magic take off in marketing than in any other sector, a new Gartner study finds. Sixteen percent were using it for public relations.

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Only B2B

JANUARY 25, 2023

Introduction Regardless of industry, generating leads is a top goal for B2B businesses. Getting leads is quite simple, but getting marketing-qualified prospects that are likely to convert is more difficult. Prospects with a high likelihood of converting into sales leads and then customers are known as MQLs.

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 13, 2024

Discover what enterprise content marketers expect in 2024, from budgets, generative AI, tech, social media use, and more. CMI's newly released research also finds out what sets top performers apart from their industry peers.

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KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 27, 2021

DemandGen recently published its “2021 Lead Nurturing & Acceleration Benchmark Survey Report,” and statistics indicated that marketers are achieving their nurture initiatives using webinars (48%), thought leadership articles (41%), email newsletters (40%), and customer content (39%).

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