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Chairs are Dead—and Other B2B Marketing Hogwash

Pointclear

In 2015, I wrote this blog for Sales & Marketing Magazine: Dead is Dead (in Sales & Marketing). It seemed like, suddenly, a lot of things were dying: cold calling was dead; telephone prospecting was dead; outbound marketing was dead … many said that even marketing was dead. Note this quote from Marketo.

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How to Capture the Attention of Your Market

Anthony Cole Training

In today’s world of marketing and sales, a significant key to generating leads is a company’s ability to get potential buyers to find them. There is an entire industry dedicated to inbound marketing and social media management with companies such as HubSpot, Marketo and Pardot.

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Why Inbound Marketing Isn’t Enough: Leverage Outbound Marketing

MarketJoy

The terms inbound and outbound embody a type of cultural shift in the entire way of how marketing works, particularly across different channels. To accelerate the sales and get qualified leads, companies are required to function hand in hand with outbound and inbound marketing while building a strong strategy to power it all.

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An Allbound Marketing Approach Closes Your Revenue Gaps

Pointclear

How to drive revenue from all sources is the second of 7 Truths about Sales and Marketing that CEOs need to know. This post is part of a series about the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results. I developed this simple formula to illustrate the risks of overdependence on inbound marketing.

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Increase Inbound Close Rates by Bringing Lead Activity into Slack

Troops

Following up quickly with an inbound lead can make or break your deal. Inbound leads usually identified their challenges and possible solutions before engaging with your company. Some interesting takeaways: On average, inbound leads reach out to 3 to 5 companies. Their marketing team decided to experiment with new channels.

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7 Simple Ways Chatbots Convert Leads on Your B2B Website

Zoominfo

As a marketer, you know how to get your audience’s attention. Chatbots in B2B marketing and sales are the perfect lead generation tool for digital activities that lead prospects onto your website. At ZoomInfo, our sales development reps (SDRs) respond to inbound leads within 90 seconds. Personalize Your Chat Messages.

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TSE 1261: How To Pair Inbound Leads With Sales Triggers For Higher ROI

Sales Evangelist

How To Pair Inbound Leads With Sales Triggers For Higher ROI Are you thinking of ways you can pair inbound leads with sales triggers to get a higher ROI? For Tukan, an inbound lead is anyone who comes into your website and fills out a form on gated content, requests a demo, or in other ways your website offers engagement.

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