Data breaches are all over the news lately, but data analytics may be the key to tighter security — and better customer service. A growing number of high-profile organizations have been in the news recently for data breaches that put customers at risk, and the trend shows no signs of stopping. Collecting data about customers
Here are 4 components of an effective lead-nurturing campaign that will entice your potential customers and have them moving down the sales funnel. Your content marketing objectives really come down to one basic goal: to generate a high number of quality leads. These leads will help drive tomorrow’s revenue and increase sales. In fact, 85%
Part four in our series on effective lead generation walks you through how to create a form that converts leads, getting you the information you need without driving prospects away. Welcome to the last installment of our series on effective lead generation and nurturing. Now that you know how to: Create and package a valuable
In part three of our series on effective lead generation and nurturing, we walk you through the components of effective landing pages that convert visitors to leads. If you’ve been keeping up with our four-part series on effective lead generation, you should be up to speed on creating a valuable offer and a call-to-action that
The first step in an effective lead generation campaign is creating valuable offers to convince website visitors to entrust you with their contact information. Welcome to part one of my series on effective lead generation. In this four-part series, I’ll guide you through the four most crucial components of the creating an effective lead-generation and
For effective lead generation and lead nurturing, you need to create offers your audience finds valuable, calls-to-action to drive them there, a landing page to convert them, and a form to gather their information. Your strategic marketing objectives boil down to one basic mission: to generate a high volume of quality leads. But productive lead-generation and
As with many things, blogs improve with age — drawing more traffic, generating more leads, and building more credibility with search engines. The average lifespan of a tweet is around 15 minutes. And a Facebook post’s lifespan is about 6 hours. But the lifespan of a blog post averages two years. TWO YEARS. [bctt tweet=”80%
More and more supply chain marketers are realizing the benefits of inbound marketing (over outbound marketing) including cost savings and increased lead generation. Marketers are constantly coming up with new and trendy ways to attract leads. With endless platforms available to us, it can be overwhelming for even the most seasoned marketers to know where
Aiming to deliver value outside the sales funnel allows your business to build long-term relationships with customers, rather than focusing on a single sale. Congratulations! You closed the deal. You hammered out the terms and set up the billing. But, according to marketing experts Mark Bonchek and Vivek Bapat, now the real work of growing
Artificial intelligence is forcing change on the supply chain in many ways. But robots, autonomous vehicles, and drones are just part of the equation. Does AI pose a threat to supply chain leadership as well? A recent Harvard Business Review article explores the idea that “in an AI age characterized by intense disruption and rapid,
Looking for blog post ideas? Try using these resources to create topics that are original, relevant, trendy, and — most of all — relevant to your business. I’ve said it once — ok, way more than once — but I’ll say it again: The more you blog, the more leads you’ll get. That’s all very well
You have to take the long view with content marketing, allowing time for your strategy to develop, your brand to build authority, and your sales cycle to play out. When you undertake a new content marketing program, you’re making a big investment. So it makes sense that you want to start seeing immediate results. But
