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Sometimes it pays to look outside your normal circle of peers for inspiration. Here’s a postcard I received recently from the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife. What do fishing licenses have to do with B2B demand generation? Not much. But the very fundamental direct marketing principles on display… Read More
If part of your lead generation or lead nurturing strategy involves outbound sales calls, then you already know one of the key metrics critical to sales productivity is connection rate – i.e. the percentage of dials that result in live conversations. Typical B2B connection rates range from 15 to 30… Read More
Many years ago, I wrote an article for an industry newsletter on the merits of using surveys as a lead generation vehicle. Today, almost a decade later, surveys are still an effective way to generate leads from a cold list, but in addition, they can also serve as a key… Read More
Too often, B2B technology companies fall into the trap of using search advertising (SEM) primarily as a means of capturing prospects in the latter stages of the sales cycle, i.e. those potential buyers actively shopping for a solution. However, search advertising needn’t just be about finding people ready to buy… Read More
Never one to be shy about expressing my opinion, I was interviewed recently by Craig Rosenberg of Tippit and the Funnelholic blog about B2B marketing trends and expectations for 2009. You’ll find the results of the interview here. Topics Craig and I discussed include: * the 3 biggest B2B marketing… Read More
From LinkedIn: “Regarding offers, I’ve always thought it best to keep to one per tactic, otherwise you’ll lower your offer’s responses because someone will inevitably click on the other offer. But from a ‘lead lifecycle/nurturing’ perspective, it doesn’t really matter whether they respond to your webinar offer or whitepaper offer,… Read More
Check out another great article from DemandGen Report (and not just because I’m quoted) on how B2B marketers should adapt their demand generation strategy to the new economic climate. Key takeaways: * Focus media strategy on finding the people who are buying now * Craft offers that mitigate risk for… Read More