Lead Generation
Top Lead Prospecting Channels, 2012 vs 2013 [CHART]
Marketers are ramping up their use of prospecting tools and while email remains the most common prospecting channel (86.7% using this year).
Read MoreAgency Attitudes Toward Social Media As New Business Tool, June 2013 [CHART]
Facebook (21%), LinkedIn (21%) and Twitter are the 3 most-used social media platforms, but among their users, less than 1 in 5 rate them as being effective.
Read MoreConversion Rates Of Duplicate Leads, June 2013 [CHART]
Leads360 found that those leads flagged as duplicates converted at a rate 167% higher than the average.
Read MoreBenefits Of Social Media Marketing To SMBs, January 2013 [CHART]
The greatest benefit of social media was increasing exposure, cited by 89% of respondents, while another 75% said it helped increase traffic.
Read MoreTop Social Media Marketing Benefits, May 2013 [CHART]
The top benefits of social media marketing are increased exposure (89%) and increased traffic (75%).
Read MoreChannel Effectiveness For Generating Sales Leads, April 2013 [CHART]
Respondents ranked inbound phone calls highest, with a rating average of 3.4 on an 8-point scale (where 1 represents the highest potential).
Read MoreOf Marketing Metrics & "Growth Hackers" (Yeah, You Heard Me), April 2013 [CHART]
25% of marketers surveyed indicate that their team employs a growth hacker.
Read MoreLead Generation & Conversions By Channel, April 2013 [CHART]
27% of marketers report below-average costs per lead (CPLs) for both email marketing and social media, with SEO and blogs close behind (25% and 24%, respectively).
Read MoreTop B2B Online Marketing Challenges, 2012 & 2013 [CHART]
BtoB Magazine surveyed US B2B marketers and found that in 2013, generating more leads remained their top challenge, cited by 60% of respondents.
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