Tag Archives: lead management

How to Identify Quality Sales Leads

Identify Quality Sales Leads

Every experienced marketer knows that not all leads are worth following up on. Some potential customers are just “window shopping” and others simply aren’t a good match for our product. But do we know which ones are which? In this article, learn how to separate the wheat from the chaff to identify quality sales leads. […]

Effective Lead Management

effective lead management - focus on quality over quantity

Marketers agree: Effective lead management is critical to unlocking revenue growth potential. According to MarketingSherpa, 57% of B2B organizations identify ‘converting qualified leads into paying customers’ as a top funnel priority. An effective lead management process begins by identifying potential buyers through various awareness campaigns. Through dynamic content on social media, search marketing, webinars, tradeshows and […]

CRM and Marketing Automation Working Together

CRM and marketing automation

Are your CRM and marketing automation solutions working in concert to deliver greater business results? In this article, you will discover five ways to enhance sales and marketing effectiveness with CRM/Marketing Automation integration. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is critical to effective management of a sales funnel and forecast in business-to-business (B2B) companies. CRM systems track and […]

How Marketing Automation Improves Customer Retention

How Marketing Automation can improve customer retention

If you do a Google search for “lead management software,” chances are you’ll find results with ties to marketing automation. It’s no secret many growing organizations move to a marketing automation platform due to the overwhelming volume of inquiries, or leads, they receive on a daily basis. However, can marketing automation do more than manage leads […]

Top Marketing And Sales Lessons of the Wiener Dog Stampede

top marketing + sales lessons of the wiener dog stampede

(Photo: http://www.heinz.com/) The fastest wiener dog is not always the best wiener dog. The fastest lead to convert is not always the best lead. I’m sure by now, most of you have seen the Heinz ketchup commercial depicting a stampede of dachshunds wearing hot dog costumes. These pups race across an open field to a […]

17 Reasons to Use an Email Marketing Automation Tool

There are hundreds upon hundreds of companies in the marketing technology landscape (see for yourself). Of the many categories, marketing automation is expected to be a 1.9 billion dollar industry by 2020. However, some of you may still be asking if it’s truly worthwhile to invest in an email marketing automation tool. On the other hand, perhaps you […]

Why “Smarketing” is Crucial for Business Success

Smarketing

If you’re in a sales or marketing profession, you’ve probably heard the word “smarketing” more than a few times this past year. It’s gimmicky, for sure, but is there a deeper meaning? Is smarketing something your business should embrace? Some have suggested that marketing is really just sales drawn out over a longer period of […]

Improving Construction Industry Marketing Efforts

construction industry marketing

Welcome back! I trust that the first entry in this three-part series sparked at least a small amount of interest, and I hope the following ideas continue to be thought provoking as you take a deeper look into your marketing efforts and resource allocation. My first post focused on the theory of mass email sends. […]

How Marketing Automation improves customer retention

Customer Experience Marketing

If you do a Google search for “lead management software,” chances are you’ll find results with ties to marketing automation. It’s no secret many growing organizations move to a marketing automation platform due to the overwhelming volume of inquiries, or leads, they receive on a daily basis. However, can marketing automation do more than manage leads […]

31 Scary Marketing Statistics

scary marketing statistics

It’s October 31st and you know what that means… it’s All Hallows’ Eve or as we most commonly refer to it, Halloween. This personal favorite holiday of mine has evolved over time into the community-based event characterized by trick-or-treating that we’ve all come to know and love. However, it is believed to have originated with the ancient […]