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LinkedIn Video Ads: Relevance, Specs, and Use Cases

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A Facebook study suggested that video content generates five times the engagement (“gaze,” officially) as static content. Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat have thus far dominated the market in video ad spend on social media. The inability to retarget video viewers doesn’t preclude lead generation.

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The One-Week Social Selling Action Plan

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Distraction-heavy social media darlings come and go, but the email inbox is going strong after more than two decades. While big ticket products might carry longer and more complex sales cycles, high-end buyers are just as lazy as the rest of us, so they use the same methods: Google, social media, and yes, their inboxes.

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What Does a Demand Generation Manager Do? (And How to Become One)

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Very few, if any, of these interactions are with a sales rep. Instead, buyers are self-directed, gathering information from social media, websites, webinars, and online events. This behavior has marketers pledging to up their demand generation budgets. DGMs see that demand is maintained throughout the sales cycle.

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Referral Programs: A Guide for Small Business

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Shorten the sales cycle A strong referral program can significantly shorten the sales cycle. Referred leads were likely sent to you from someone you trust, so you can skip the know, like, and trust stages and jump straight to the try stage.

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Demand Generation: 7 Tactics to Fuel Your Funnel

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More than two-thirds of buyers have researched your solution (and others’) before talking to sales. Plus, 60% prefer not to interact with sales reps at all. To fuel your pipeline and shorten the sales cycle , you have to create demand naturally. Sales are less likely to be forced with outbound methods.

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5 Keys to Adopting Marketing Automation

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Who is interacting with your social media pages? Reaching out to a cold list can come across as awkward and misdirected, especially at the beginning of a sales cycle. Take the time to build your list organically through your website, social media pages and other marketing efforts. Have a lead generation strategy.

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Demand Generation: Turn Ideal Buyers Into Superheroes

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Demand generation is the combination of marketing tactics, strategies, and programs to create awareness and drive interest in your products or services. It aims to fuel your sales pipeline , shorten the sales cycle, and generate revenue. Lead generation focuses on driving demand with an individual buyer.

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