The B2B Sales Tango

Building Successful Nurture Campaigns

It’s a timeless scenario we all know: they meet, sense the instant mutual interest and suspect they may have met their ideal match. They could be perfect partners, but one of them just isn’t ready to commit yet.

Indeed, this particular tango is all too familiar to marketers. No matter how great a fit your product or service may be, more than 90 percent of B2B customers aren’t ready to buy right away. According to the 2011 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report, the biggest challenge faced by almost half of all marketers is a sales cycle that continues to grow – a challenge exacerbated by shrinking budgets and a troubled global economy.

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Mobile Email Marketing

According to a report from comScore, 60.7 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones during the three months ending in October.  With this type of stellar growth, B2B marketers are seeing how and why an effective mobile marketing message needs to be a top priority for 2011.

For companies already testing the waters in mobile marketing and looking for ways to improve their results, and those who are just starting to consider this option, let’s consider the following best practices for mobile targeted email marketing:

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