The Funnelholic

I am doing a great webinar with Tony Jaros from Sirius Decisions on Lead Nurturing.  I just want to get a couple things straight about why I legitimately think you should come:

1. There is actionable advice  –  there is a lot of lead nurturing content on the Internet, none of them as good as this.  Tony will give attendees a playbook so that they can go out and do something about this.

2. Lead nurturing is the most important thing you will do this year, and you have no idea how to get it done effectively. This is a repeat of #1, but it’s true.  Lead nurturing is not just a buzzword, it’s mission-critical.

3. Tony Jaros is one of the smartest dudes in the business – folks, he is really good.  And I have seen the deck.  This will be really good stuff.

4. There will be zero selling, only educating – I like that myself.  Now, I will sell myself and Tony of course, but that’s ego and not for commercial reasons.

I look forward to people coming to the webinar, and I hope for lively conversation.  Please join us and please pass along word to your friends.

Click here to join The Definitive Lead Nurturing Playbook with Tony Jaros and The Funnelholic.

Economy be damned, I’m in the Holiday spirit. I thought I would share my Christmas list for b2b sales and marketing around the world.

Here is what I hope b2b marketers find in their stocking:

1. A lead-nurturing system and process: The marketer’s Nintendo. Next year you gotta nurture, you’re SOL next year if you don’t . You can have Santa stuff an Eloqua or Marketo in your stocking or you can outsource it.  Either way, gotta do it.  If you already have it and are using it, Christmas came early.
2. An aggressive marketing plan: Santa doesn’t give you this, the CMO and Exec Board does. Hiding will lead to failure. Yes, you have to market smarter next year, but that doesn’t mean not market at all. Pipeline doesn’t come out of the blue, it comes from you. I have seen two types of organizations:  1) those that want to cut budget and hide (you’re dead) and 2) those who know that next year more than ever, the organization needs them to serve pipeline for Christmas dinner. Note to self: Be number 2.
3. Budget: See above, but Santa needs to give you some dollar bills.
4. Your job: Not to be flip on something so negative, but let’s call it like it is. I don’t want to lose your job, lord knows lots of people are.
5. Happy sales guys: Envision the sales team singing Christmas carols at your front door. Next year will be hell for sales team, so here’s to hoping you can help enough so they’ll recommend you for the “nice” list over the “naughty.”
6. Pipeline: Well, isn’t that why we are all here?
7. Closed Business: See above – we gotta keep the lights on folks.

And a partridge in a pear tree.