If you aren't monitoring key performance indicators (KPI) of your lead generation efforts, you won't be able to optimize it. Unfortunately, many business-to-business (B2B) companies and their respective sales and marketing leaders turn a blind eye to this step, focusing strictly on lagging indicators; likes revenue. While sales is arguably the single most important KPI, there are lead generation metrics that are considered leading indicators that you should focus on monitoring, including the following.
Read MoreBusiness-to-business (B2B) lead generation requires a different approach than traditional business-to-consumer (B2C). With your target audience being other business owners and professionals, you'll need to adjust your tactics accordingly. The following tips, however, can help you succeed in your B2B lead generation efforts.
Read MoreStatistics show that roughly half of all new small businesses fail within their first five years. There are many reasons why small businesses fail, but one of the most common is ineffective sales and marketing strategies. If you want customers to choose your business over your competitors, you need to target the right B2B sales leads with your marketing efforts – and this is where prospect targeting comes into play.
Read MoreRetaining customers should be a top priority for all businesses. It's a little-known fact that it costs 5-8 times more to attract a new customer than to sell to an existing customer. So if you focus your efforts strictly on attracting new customers, you'll end up spending more money and generating fewer sales. Customer retention, however, can turn these numbers around by driving significant revenue growth for your business.
Read MoreThe success of account-based sales development relies heavily on alignment with all teams, salespeople, marketing, and other business development functions. Unfortunately, this is an area where many business-to-business companies struggle to acheive true alignment. They work in segmented groups with little-to-no cross-collaboration, restricting their growth. Once you're able to align all of your teams, however, you can work more fluidly as a group to achieve a common goal of more qualified sales leads and faster revenue growth.
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