The Science of Lead Generation
Scientifically proven ways to get more leads.




         Dan Zarrella                           Jim Sinai
         Social Media Scientist                 Sr. Product Marketing Manager
                                                Data.com
Succeeding as a Marketer is Not Easy Today

      Executives
                                         Key Roles for Marketers
                               Sales
                                          Innovator
                                          ROI Driver
                                          Brand Steward
                   Marketing
                                          Technologist
R&D
                                          Crisis-Manager
                               Service
                                          Data Analyst
                                          Customer Advocate
                                          Recruiter
           Recruiting
CMOs Are Shifting to Inbound Creation
          Traditional Marketing          Inbound Marketing


              Interruption Marketing     Invitation Marketing

   Company controls brand perception     Community shapes brand perception

             Trust company messages      Trust Friend Recommendations

                    Eyeballs and ears    Hearts and Minds

         Centralized presence (www)      Distributed presence

          Buy a list of names to email   Social Listening & Engagement
Are You Making The Shift?
#LeadSci
What is a lead?
Traffic Sources
Our Websites Are the #1 Source of
                  Leads
                   Data.com live 4/29/12


                                           Pipe from our two webpages is
                                             more than all other sources
                                                     combined




Source: Data.com
Twitter
Facebook
Search
Offers
What do I get?
Offers: Demo is best in terms of leads
               and pipe




Source:
Data.com
Too good to be true?
Sweepstakes vs
Contests
Landing Pages
Context
Legitimacy & Trust
Design
Research
Specificity
The Second Email
Email
Methodology
Metrics
Proxy Metrics
Engagement
Testing
We Know Data Changes Every 30 Minutes…
       120   Business addresses
       75    Telephone numbers
       15    Company names
       30    New businesses formed
       10    Businesses closed
       20    CEOs leave their jobs



Souce: D&B
The Result? Bad Data is Stunting Your Growth


     Insufficient Leads

Inaccurate & Incomplete Data

          Unproductive Reps

               Limited Insights


                                   in lost revenue due to bad data
                     (Source: Gartner, CFO Advisory: Data Quality Overview, 7.29.2011)
Built Together: The Best Data, The #1 Sales App



Leading account and contact data
        inside the cloud

 Clean       Market        Sell
Marketers Transform Incomplete Data Into Actionable Leads

Incomplete Web
   Incomplete Web Form Da
orm Data Incomplete W
complete Web Form
            Incomplete W
 Incomplete Web                                                              Clean   Qualified
                                                                                     Leads


                 +27%                                      +30%
                 Data Quality                             Marketing Productivity


           Backfill Lead Forms to Deliver Complete Leads to Sales

           Lower Cost per Lead and Improve Inbound Marketing

           Campaigns Soar with Workflows and Automatic Data Cleaning


                                Source: Data.com Customer Survey 3.29.2012
Thank you!

The Science behind Lead Generation

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    The Science ofLead Generation Scientifically proven ways to get more leads. Dan Zarrella Jim Sinai Social Media Scientist Sr. Product Marketing Manager Data.com
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    Succeeding as aMarketer is Not Easy Today Executives Key Roles for Marketers Sales Innovator ROI Driver Brand Steward Marketing Technologist R&D Crisis-Manager Service Data Analyst Customer Advocate Recruiter Recruiting
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    CMOs Are Shiftingto Inbound Creation Traditional Marketing Inbound Marketing Interruption Marketing Invitation Marketing Company controls brand perception Community shapes brand perception Trust company messages Trust Friend Recommendations Eyeballs and ears Hearts and Minds Centralized presence (www) Distributed presence Buy a list of names to email Social Listening & Engagement
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    Are You MakingThe Shift?
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    What is alead?
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    Our Websites Arethe #1 Source of Leads Data.com live 4/29/12 Pipe from our two webpages is more than all other sources combined Source: Data.com
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    Offers: Demo isbest in terms of leads and pipe Source: Data.com
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    Too good tobe true?
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    We Know DataChanges Every 30 Minutes… 120 Business addresses 75 Telephone numbers 15 Company names 30 New businesses formed 10 Businesses closed 20 CEOs leave their jobs Souce: D&B
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    The Result? BadData is Stunting Your Growth Insufficient Leads Inaccurate & Incomplete Data Unproductive Reps Limited Insights in lost revenue due to bad data (Source: Gartner, CFO Advisory: Data Quality Overview, 7.29.2011)
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    Built Together: TheBest Data, The #1 Sales App Leading account and contact data inside the cloud Clean Market Sell
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    Marketers Transform IncompleteData Into Actionable Leads Incomplete Web Incomplete Web Form Da orm Data Incomplete W complete Web Form Incomplete W Incomplete Web Clean Qualified Leads +27% +30% Data Quality Marketing Productivity Backfill Lead Forms to Deliver Complete Leads to Sales Lower Cost per Lead and Improve Inbound Marketing Campaigns Soar with Workflows and Automatic Data Cleaning Source: Data.com Customer Survey 3.29.2012
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Editor's Notes

  • #82 So it is not surprise then, that poor data quality is hurting your business at every step of the funnel. Incomplete, inaccurate data and an unproductive sales team is leading to over $600B in lost revenue. Your sales team is wasting time searching for the truth and spending more than 30% of their time NOT selling.
  • #83 Now with data.com it is. Built specfically for the sales cloud -- data.com provides the best business data directly into the #1 Sales App. Data.com provides your entire company with data that is always clean, current and accessible in real time. With just one click, you can easily clean your account and contact information. And once you have all that clean data, with data.com you can easily target the customers you need to connect with through millions of accurate business contacts and accounts