Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead...

29
© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. B2B Email for Lead Generation, Lead Nurturing and Customer Retention Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc.

Transcript of Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead...

Page 1: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

B2B Email for Lead Generation, Lead Nurturing and Customer 

Retention

Stefan Tornquist

Research Director

MarketingSherpa Inc.

Page 2: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

Today’s Session

• Context for B‐to‐B Email Marketing in 2009

• Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content

• Best Practices for Growing Opt‐in Lists

• Q&A

Page 3: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

Priorities for 2009

Page 4: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

Pain Points

Page 5: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

Marketing in 2009: More w/Less

Page 6: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

Today…and a Year Ago

Page 7: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

The Downturn: Email ‘Benefits’

Page 8: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

Lead Nurturing Tactics

Page 9: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

Lead Generation Tactics

Page 10: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

Problems w/Email? Look Internally

Large B2B: 36%

Page 11: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

Poor Attitude = Poor Email Programs

Page 12: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

Creating Great Email Content and its Role in Lead Generation 

and Nurturing

Page 13: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

Nurturing Leads a Sore Spot

Page 14: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

Who’s it for? – Growing Committees

Page 15: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

Who’s it for? Segmenting by Stages

Page 16: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

Segmentation Matrix

Page 17: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

Benefits of Automation

Page 18: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

What Do They Want to Read?

Page 19: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

What Do They Want to Read?

Page 20: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

On Sharing Pricing…

Page 21: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

Best Practices for Growing Opt‐ins

Page 22: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

Opt‐in Sources: Volume vs. Quality

Page 23: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

A Lesson from Consumer Marketers

Page 24: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

Avoiding Banner Blindness

Source: MarketingSherpa and Eyetools, November 2007

Page 25: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

Design for Reality

Page 26: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

VS

The Number #1 Test

47% Lift

Page 27: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

27

Don’t Ask – They Won’t Tell

Page 28: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

Your Questions

Stefan Tornquist

Research Director

MarketingSherpa

Page 29: Stefan Tornquist Research Director MarketingSherpa Inc. Email Marketing.pdf · B2B Email for Lead Generation, ... • Creating and Targeting w/Compelling Content • Best Practices

© 2001 – 2009 MarketingSherpa Inc. All Rights Reserved.