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JULY 19, 2012

Brian is Executive Director of Revenue Optimization at MECLABS where he leads business units that include Applied Research, Strategy Group, Conversion Group, Leads Group, Agency Group, Technology Group and Training Group. The Right Marketing Mix: Blended… and Grounded in Buyer Understanding.

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MAY 30, 2012

Merger & Acquisition Activity in CRM & Marketing Automation Expected to Increase. Click to start video at this point —Andrew expressed some surprise that last year there weren’t more mergers and acquisitions in the marketing and sales spaces. Look for Greater Process Integration and Alignment in 2012.

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Cost per Lead Top of Funnel Outbound Sports 154

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NOVEMBER 27, 2017

By increasing the marketing spend to increase leads, especially qualified leads, I turned the dollars loose on: Telemarketing to previous leads who did not buy. Also, older leads that are 6-12 months old who have not bought can add up to 12-15 leads in every group of 100. Punch up mailing to the prospect database with special offers.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

B2B marketers are certainly aware that business marketing data degrades quickly. To reveal segments with higher probability of generating leads, compare your marketing database, which could number thousands of contacts, to your customer database. Most know that there is no such thing as a “good list”.

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eBook Lead Rank PointClear Revenue 100

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DECEMBER 21, 2017

With today’s business instability and volatility, B2B marketers are well aware that business marketing data degrades quickly. Holding on to prospect information that’s incorrect, poorly segmented and lacking prioritization can obstruct marketing efforts and conceal sales opportunities.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

We are republishing this blog by Ruth Stevens (originally run January 29, 2014) because she hits the nail on the head about marketing automation. In the opening paragraph she states: “Marketers sometimes see automation as a silver bullet. Marketing automation doesn’t identify your best target audiences. But it’s only a tool.

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JUNE 15, 2018

Increase the top line while reducing expense—it’s what every CEO wants—and what their sales and marketing leaders are looking for as well. Many execs are realizing that meeting this goal involves increasing investment in sales and marketing with a renewed focus on gaining market share instead of just stabilizing it.

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JUNE 12, 2018

Start pumping up qualified leads in October and the results will be higher marketing costs, crappy discounted margins, poor sales results, but a great start for the coming year.”. __. Why it’s Important: “The increase in the marketing for qualified leads is pocket change compared to the punishment of not making quota.”. _.

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Forecasting Outsourcing Services Sales Qualified Lead Discount 113

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AUGUST 18, 2016

There is a back story to the development of the process called Account Based Marketing and that story was published in this blog by LeanData, Inc.: “In As she sat between two senior-level marketing executives for global companies Accenture and Unisys, the conversation took a fateful turn. ‘So The rest, as they say, is history.

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JUNE 27, 2011

I thought it would be interesting to share the perspective of a chief marketing officer who has experience on both sides of the question. Karen Hayward is Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of CenterBeam, an IT managed service provider. Could you share an example of market identification activity?

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Outsourcing Services Lead Generation Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead 219