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Study Shows Nurtured Sales Leads 9 Times More Likely To Convert To Appointments


Nurtured BtoB sales leads are nearly nine times more likely to result in sales appointments than cold calls, according to a recent internal study conducted by Sales Engine International, a BtoB integrated marketing and sales acceleration firm.

For the study, Sales Engine International tapped into the same BtoB marketing sales “road map” that it implements for clients. The company used itself as an example to analyze how marketing can be leveraged to drive sales appointments. Paul Rafferty, Founder and CEO of Sales Engine, noted that that the company’s predictions of the number of nurtured leads to sales was more pronounced than expected.

DemandGen International Clients To Be Honored At Fifth Annual Markie Awards For Lead Scoring, Nurturing Achievements


TN-32412_markieimageDemandGen International, Inc.,
a global team of marketing automation and lead management experts, today announced that a dozen of its clients have been named finalists in the fifth annual Markie Awards. Sponsored by Eloqua, the annual Markie Awards honor outstanding accomplishments in marketing impact and revenue generation. Twelve DemandGen clients placed as finalists in 13 of the 20 categories. Winners will be announced on October 20, 2011 at the annual Eloqua Experience user conference in San Francisco, CA.

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Microsoft Engages Buyers, Boosts Company Productivity Through Gamification


Screen_shot_2011-09-16_at_1.02.24_PMCompanies in retail and entertainment have seen success in driving customer engagement with gamification tools. While applications like foursquare, Farmville and even Facebook Places have made brand interaction a game by allowing consumers to collect prizes, points and badges in exchange for coupons and free goods, it’s been difficult to crack the code on how BtoB companies can leverage the strategy to engage buyers.

During the Gamification Summit September 15-16 in New York City, Sarah Faulkner, Program Manager for Microsoft Office Labs, discussed how the development of its Ribbon Hero game helped increase productivity and enthusiasm among users, and helped created consistency across organizations. Office Labs is the arm of Microsoft Office that tests new ideas within the company that will be rolled out online and in new software.

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