demand generation

Tips for aligning between demand generation and sales

It’s weird.  Most company’s business objectives are pretty clear – make money as efficiently as possible.  But misalignment between sales and marketing can sometimes get in the way of that goal.  With the right attitude, process and tools, these two departments can work seamlessly together to supercharge results.  Here are some tips and thoughts.…

Maximizing sales follow up on leads

Congratulations – your sponsored program, event or search paid off and you got some leads!  Time to send them to sales for follow up.    So, how do you support sales and maximize their efforts?  Let’s start with my Number 2 Rule of Demand Generation –  “Never Check In”.  The never ending stream of emails…

Why testing is the best part of a demand generation marketer’s job.

Testing is one of most important functions of demand generation, yet a lot of companies don’t test at all.   Sadly, the number one excuse I hear is lack of time.   But since testing and identifying winning programs means higher ROI and better results with less wasted effort, it really should be the…