An introduction to lead nurturing

“Lead Nurturing” sometimes goes by other names: marketing automation, drip marketing, auto-responders, etc. Simply put, lead nurturing is a system that allows you to send an automated series of emails to an early stage lead in order to pre-qualify them before handing them over to your sales team. As a marketer, you definitely want to capture as much lead information for as many people on your site as you can, but not everyone is ready to talk to sales. Getting leads is awesome - but not all leads are at the point where they can be considered sales-ready. Depending on whose research you read, only 5% - 25% of the traffic on your site is actually ready to do business with you at that moment; the rest are doing research.

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The Marketing Zone was founded by Gail Logan and Linda Ruggiero-Cyboran, two senior marketing executives, who believe that creating breakthrough ideas and effective solutions will help clients achieve their objectives and maximize their bottom line potential. The principals are passionate about their work and guided by their integrity. They are client focused, solutions based and results oriented.

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The Rise of Account Based Marketing: Essentials to Success

whitePaper | January 20, 2020

Aligning sales and marketing is one of the most common problems companies face. Managers find that often, sales and marketing have differentiating solutions when it comes to developing strategies; which can affect company revenue and lead generation efforts. With marketing known for its spending habits, company executives demand a good ROI. As a result of significant revenue gain more than 60% of companies plan to launch an account-based marketing (ABM) campaign in the following year. Why is ABM becoming so popular? This marketing tactic allows marketers to create targeted campaigns for specific high-value accounts. In order to have an effective Account Based Marketing strategy it is important for your sales and marketing team to be aligned. But what is account based marketing, and how can you integrate it in your company to make sure your team will deliver the ROI that your company needs?

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B2B Social and Display Advertising: The 2022 guide to improving advertising performance

whitePaper | January 16, 2023

Our B2B social and display advertising guide will help you optimize your campaigns for conversion. It explores the fundamentals of a successful advertising framework that'll help you define your marketing goals, meet your customers where they are, design creative that's optimized for conversion, and build landing pages that convert.

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5 Ways First-Party Intent Data Can Power ABM Success

whitePaper | August 5, 2021

Most B2B marketers’ arsenals rely on third-party intent data, but the growing privacy restrictions affecting third-party cookies are forcing marketers to rethink the use of these popular tracking tools. Savvy marketers are recognizing the untapped potential of first-party intent data as a replacement for traditional tracking methods. First-party intent data is unique because it’s proprietary to the organization that harvests it from its prospects. This in-house data collection technique enables companies to have total control over the data and target specific accounts with tailored messaging. Coupled with the new privacy restrictions web browsers are implementing, it seems like a no-brainer for companies to increase reliance on - or get started with - this data set.

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Long Hold Times Are Killing Your Customer Experience

whitePaper | June 1, 2022

Waiting on hold to get help is inevitable. That being said, long wait times, being bounced around to multiple people, and inability to resolve issues contribute to overall poor experiences for customers and businesses. Time flies when we’re having fun, and it drags on when we’re bored. Sometimes it’s on our side, and other times it’s racing against us. 90-seconds can feel like an eternity when you’re sitting on the phone waiting for help, or answering automated voice prompts, or even waiting for a response from an agent on live chat agent.

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Better Pipeline > More Leads: How to Shrink Time to Revenue in 4 Steps

whitePaper | December 10, 2022

With pressure on the rise to prove value AND generate results fast, marketers can no longer rely on just quantity. While the goal remains to maximize on the volume of leads, the bigger focus now is on the quality of leads (your best-fit accounts!) Quality leads are best-fit accounts for your business that are ready to buy based on high fit scores, levels of intent, spikes in engagement, data, and more!

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Customer Experience is broken. Learn how to bridge CX gaps using AI.

whitePaper | December 20, 2022

Customers are engaging with businesses on several channels, both online and offline. They want curated brand experiences that reflect an understanding of their preferences and needs. But the sad truth is that most businesses aren’t able to bridge the experience gap due to a host of reasons. This ebook explores these reasons and provides a deep dive into the essential elements of a future-ready customer service strategy that leverages AI and automation.

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The Marketing Zone was founded by Gail Logan and Linda Ruggiero-Cyboran, two senior marketing executives, who believe that creating breakthrough ideas and effective solutions will help clients achieve their objectives and maximize their bottom line potential. The principals are passionate about their work and guided by their integrity. They are client focused, solutions based and results oriented.

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