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Demand vs. Lead Generation

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2015-09-01. Teaser: Marketers often exchange the terms demand generation (demand gen) for lead generation (lead gen), but they’re not the same strategies. Author: Douglas Karr. read more

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Is Account-Based Marketing the Holy Grail for Lead Generation Nirvana? [PowerOpinions Part 5]

Pointclear

First, here’s the question we’ve been asking our experts: According to a report by SiriusDecisions, 2015 State of Account-Based Marketing (ABM), more than 60 percent of companies plan to invest in technology for ABM to better align sales and marketing over the next twelve months. It’s also more than just lead generation.

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Marketing KPIs are changing. Here’s why.

Zoominfo

Marketers have spent years making sure they get credit for the leads generated by their hardworking teams. But as B2B sales gets more competitive and complex, simply knowing who sourced a lead may no longer be good enough. Data from Forrester Research shows how rapidly marketing metrics are changing. Everyone’s happy.”

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Is Account-Based Marketing the Holy Grail for Lead Generation Nirvana? [PowerOpinions Part 4]

Pointclear

That’s what I set out to find when I presented this question to fellow industry experts: According to a report by SiriusDecisions, 2015 State of Account-Based Marketing (ABM), more than 60 percent of companies plan to invest in technology for ABM to better align sales and marketing over the next twelve months.

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How to Build Your LinkedIn Center. Social Selling 3.0

Tony Hughes

2015 will see the dawn of the rise of "LinkedIn Centers" to steadily replace traditional B2B marketing activities for demand generation and phone based telemarketing for lead generation (in-house or outsourced). 2015 could be the year for a quantum shift in strategy, execution and results in your world.

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The Why, What & How of a Lead-to-Revenue Assessment, Part 1 - The Why & What

Pointclear

When they start falling short on conversions or missing revenue, they simply treat the symptoms of a misaligned or broken lead-to-revenue process—more leads, more sales people, more technology. Think about all you’ve done in 2015 to improve sales and grow revenue: Launched a new website. Increased spending on lead generation.

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Are Buyer Personas Sabotaging Your Sales?

Corporate Visions

In 2015, an average of 5.4 For example: You’re responsible for selling marketing automation software to help manage a company’s marketing campaigns, social media presence, and demand generation efforts. But for all the good intentions behind them, the typical model for buyer personas might actually be sabotaging your efforts.