This is my presentation at the Pardot User Conference, September 28, 2010 in Atlanta. It's an expanded and improved version of my "7 steps to find untapped revenue" presentation.
12. 1. Acquired Names vs. Inbound Leads
2. Length of the Buying Process
3. Recency
4. Activity Level
5. List Fatigue
6. Cross-sell Opportunity
7. Fit with the Ideal Customer Profile
How MUCH Are Your Leads Worth?
13. 1600
1400
1200
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600 Leads
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0-3 3-6 6-12 >1 Year
Months Months Months
Visualization: How OLD Are Your Leads?
16. The Lead Nurturing Process
1. 2.
Sales & Marketing Choose The Right
Alignment Audience
7. 3.
Invest in
Track & Measure
Personas
6.
Have 4.
Conversations Provide Valuable
Content
5. Create the Right Offers
18. MARKETING
New
Nurturing MQL
Lead
SALES
Recycled
Lead
Customer Evaluation SAL
Long-term
Lead
SQL Selling
Customer
Lost deal/
Closing
Cancelled
# 1: EXAMPLE Lead Flow
19. • Meltwater News: PR software company
• Sales-oriented culture
• Skepticism towards marketing
• No CRM integration: Too hard for sales to find
the leads
• We got lucky: First opportunity within 1 week
# 1: Sales ALIGNMENT Challenges
21. • PEPID: Medical software for smart phones
• 30-day trial: Most people don’t even try
• However, most are still interested
• Easier to convert existing trial leads than
getting new trial leads to sign up
• Often, your existing lead database is a
goldmine
# 2: Focus on Reactivating Trial Leads
23. 1. Desk Research
• Job websites
• Conference agendas
• Online magazines & blogs
2. Interviews
• Intros via LinkedIn
• Record quotes
3. Validation
# 3: Three Steps to a Buyer Persona
24. • GoodData, SaaS business intelligence software
• Developed three personas
• Executive
• Power user
• BI developer
# 3: Personas According to Job Role
26. Awareness Evaluation Decision
Economic Whitepaper about
ROI Calculator Analyst Report
Buyer industry trends
End User Demo Video Webinar Customized Demo
Technical Technical Whitepaper Product Trial Proof-of-concept
User
# 4: Content Mapping EXAMPLE
27. • Backbase, enterprise portal software
• Entering new vertical
• Webinar series
• Three highly-relevant topics:
• Analyze trade magazines and blogs
• Monitor social media
• Look at conference agendas
# 4: Develop Compelling Content
29. • FuneralOne, marketing software for funeral homes
• Goal: Get prospects on the phone
• Offers:
• Website review
• Website preview
• Excellent pre-sales support
# 5: Know What Your Goal Is
32. • Distinguish long-term campaigns and triggered
campaigns
• First couple of emails very targeted
• Then regular nurturing track (Duration: Twice
the sales cycle)
• Then long-term nurturing track
• Separate track: Event invitations
# 6: Smart Campaign Reuse
35. • rPath, data center management software
• Dashboard project
• Improve visibility into marketing performance
• Approach:
• Define what you want to know
• Create a sample report
• Implement
# 7: Know What You Want to Measure
36. The Lead Nurturing Process
1. 2.
Sales & Marketing Choose The Right
Alignment Audience
7. 3.
Invest in
Track & Measure
Personas
6.
Have 4.
Conversations Provide Valuable
Content
5. Create the Right Offers