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Multi-channel Marketing! Simple put, communicate with your prospect in multiple ways - direct (phone, email, direct mail, events, networking); indirect (website, blog, PR, SEO/SEM) and partners (resellers, referrals, endorsers). There are two levels of multi-channel marketing in B2B lead generation, one is across the main major channels, direct, indirect and partner and the other is within each channel with utilizing multiple communication methods and, in the case of partners, lead sources. As an example, let's take the direct channel. If your lead generation program is only teleprospecting/telemarketing and the networking you do, you are failing to reach a large percentage of your audience. Studies continually show that people respond to B2B marketing differently. Some answer their phone regularly, but will never respond to emails. Others never pick up the phone, have effective screeners, but will read and respond to much of their email. This higher up in an organization you go, you'll find that executives like to network with their peers at events. Therefore, when you are working hard to deliver your finely tuned, very specific marketing message to the right target at the right time with a great unique value proposition and a fantastic call to action, all communicated in a relative manner to their industry and their role within the company - - DON'T WASTE IT BY NOT COMMUNICATING THROUGH MULTIPLE CHANNELS AND COMMUNICATION METHODS. As for indirect and partner channels, ensure that your message flows consistently throughout and is clear for all audiences. If this task seems just a bit too much to handle or manage with your current resources, there are many fine business marketing services and marketing consulting firms out there to help you along.

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Relate to the Audience (specifically)! At first glance, this may seem a lot like "Be Crystal Clear" or "Aim at the Right Target with the Right Message" or even "Provide Proof Points" and it most certainly is in the fact that all of these Secrets work together to create killer B2B marketing messaging for your Lead Generation and Lead Nurturing campaigns. So, specifically what do we mean here? We mean, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. More specifically, if you are marketing to Law Firms, use relevant messaging for law firms. Use client quotes or case studies from law firm customers. State pains and challenges that they would relate to. Bad Example: "We specialize in working with companies large and small to streamline their document management processes, saving them up to 30% in costs." Better Example: "We work with small to medium sized law firms helping them save up to 30% in document management while virtually eliminating the headaches associated with file document control and eDiscovery." The second example has references to the audience and the specific environment the law forms live in each day. It takes time to get these messages tuned for each of the vertical markets you serve and for each of the audiences in each market. If your company is working hard to figure out how to improve SEO lead conversion, this is one of those areas to focus on. I'm reminded of the old fitness club TV advertisement where the model was finished working out and said into the camera, "Let's face it, if a great body came in a bottle, everyone would have one." It is the same with great, impactful marketing messaging. You have to work at it over time, testing and measuring; tweaking and adjusting until you get it right. Then, you set it on auto-pilot and count the leads.

So if the marketing assets in the previous post are the most valuable; how are they the valuable? Any B2B company serious about growth should be taking steps to increase their profit margin as they grow. One of the key ways to accomplish this is to reduce your cost of sale. If you can develop B2B marketing assets that will reduce your cost per lead over time and increase your close rate, you will earn more profit. Additionally, as with any asset, your net worth increases over time as you develop more assets. Studies show that 80% of sales people that fail in the fist year do so because they were not supported by effective marketing assets. Get more B2B sales leads over time and close a higher percentage - - not a bad deal. If you are interested in more, visit their website. Apollo's central hub for up-to-date B2B marketing, lead generation and nurturing information and best practices: http://blog.apollosmg.com Apollo Sales & Marketing Group http://www.apollosmg.com