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Demand Gen vs. Lead Gen: Which is ‘Best’ for Startups?

Zoominfo

Lead generation has matured immensely as a marketing discipline over the past decade, with more tools and data available than ever before. There are essentially two competing schools of thought among B2B marketers. The good news? The first thing you have to look at is what category you’re in,” Hanson says.

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To Get B2B Leads, Pick Up the Damn Phone!

No More Cold Calling

That’s what Eric Schmidt, then chairman and CEO of Google, told the graduating class of the University of Pennsylvania in May 2009. That’s still true, but cold calling has evolved as sales channels have evolved. We can get competitive information instantly—but so can everyone else. Vintage telephone on old table sepia photo.

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To Get B2B Leads, Pick Up the Damn Phone!

No More Cold Calling

That’s what Eric Schmidt, then chairman and CEO of Google, told the graduating class of the University of Pennsylvania in May 2009. That’s still true, but cold calling has evolved as sales channels have evolved. We can get competitive information instantly—but so can everyone else.

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Not the “R” Word Again…

No More Cold Calling

The same “8 Killer Steps” that I talked about in 2001, 2002, and again in 2008 and 2009 still apply! Broaden Your Perspective/Narrow Your Focus: Is your sales and marketing focus working? Build new alliances or alternate distribution channels. Here, I’ve updated the order and added a bonus #9! What business are you in?

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14 Pro Tips for Running a Successful Business

Hubspot Sales

We're losing more than we're gaining for the first time since those statistics have been tracked, and the crossover coincided with the recession of 2007-2009. Census Bureau, the overall number of business applications began to recover in late 2009 and has been trending up for the past ten years. Source: Capterra. According to the U.S.

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Is Marketing Too Busy? The Forgotten Sales Professional

The ROI Guy

A recent Content Marketing Institute article by Jennifer Watson, The Audience Content Marketers Can’t Afford To Ignore – But Almost Always Do got me thinking. Marketers are struggling like never before to meet the needs of a changing market. Sources: Uncovering The Hidden Costs Of Sales Support, Forrester Research, Inc.,

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Five Reasons You May Not Be Spending Enough on Content Marketing

The ROI Guy

Marketers are scrambling to address the power shift and overcome lead generation and conversion issues by delivering more content and tools over more channels to actively engage ever more empowered, skeptical and frugal buyers. Having the right content and tools to help fuel buyer’s decision making process is essential.