Bay Area Inbound Marketing Blog

Websites are Business Tools, not Art! by Bay Area Inbound

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Sun, Jun 24, 2012 @ 05:29 PM

Websites are Business Tools, not Art! You need to drive traffic to your site, and once people get there, you need to capture leads to win business.

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Tags: Website Redesign, Inbound Marketing in SF, Lead Generation, inbound marketing in bay area

How to Beat the Competition Online, Bay Area Inbound Lead Gen in SF

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Mon, Mar 05, 2012 @ 02:58 PM

People have a tendency to emphasize traffic over relevance. You need to make sure the search terms you’re targeting have sufficient traffic, but often you don’t want them to have too much either. More traffic usually correlates with high competition.

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Tags: Search Engines, SEO, Inbound Marketing in SF, Lead Generation, keywords, lead generation in sf

Don't Spend Thousands on Ads, Target Keywords, Bay Area Inbound SF

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Mon, Mar 05, 2012 @ 01:15 PM

Search engines have become a core resource for individuals looking for businesses. Because search engines are a larger source of business referrals than the Yellow Pages, businesses no longer need to spend thousands of dollars on advertising in directorieries.

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Tags: Search Engines, SEO, Inbound Marketing in SF, Lead Generation, keywords, lead generation in sf

LinkedIn More Effective for B2B; Facebook for B2C by BA Inbound in SF

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 @ 11:49 AM

Lead Generation and Customer Acquisition by Channel

Though both B2C and B2B companies alike acquire customers via various social media channels, there is some disparity in the effectiveness of those channels, depending on business type:

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Tags: lead generation consultants, Lead Generation Consultants in SF, B2B, B2C, Lead Generation

Inbound Leads More Likely to Become Customers, Bay Area Inbound in SF

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 @ 11:39 AM

In addition to having a 61%  lower average Cost-Per-Lead, inbound leads appear more likely to become customers.

Among a sample of 150 businesses using closed-loop marketing analytics, HubSpot analyzed the median lead-to-close rate of each business by lead source. Among those lead sources:

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Tags: lead generation consultants, average cost per lead, Lead Generation Consultants in SF, Lead Generation, Inbound vs. Outbound

Inbound Average Cost-Per-Lead $135 Outbound $346, BA Inbound in SF

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 @ 11:05 AM

"Inbound marketing" is defined as a set of marketing strategies and tactics focused on pulling the right prospects and customers toward your business and its offerings.

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Tags: lead generation consultants, average cost per lead, Lead Generation Consultants in SF, Lead Generation, Inbound vs. Outbound

Businesses with 501-1000 Facebook Followers=4x Leads and 22x Traffic

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Tue, Feb 21, 2012 @ 05:11 PM

Businessses with 501 to 1,000 Facebook Followers have 4 times as many leads and 22 times as much web traffic as businesses with 1 to 25 facebook followers according to Hubspot's 2011 report entitled: "Lead-Generation Lessons Learned from 4,000 Companies." Here are all the facts and statistics:

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Tags: inbound marketing sf, Facebook, Lead Generation, Bay Area Inbound Marketing

Twitter Reach and Lead Generation by Bay Area Inbound Marketing in SF

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Tue, Feb 21, 2012 @ 04:24 PM

Hubspot's 2011 report called:  "Lead Generation Lessons Learned from 4,000 Customers" reveals some important facts about Twitter Reach and it's strong correlation to Lead Generation:

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Tags: twitter, Inbound Marketing in SF, Lead Generation, Social Media, Bay Area Inbound Marketing

40 Landing Pages Generate 10 Times the Leads: Bay Area Inbound in SF

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Tue, Feb 21, 2012 @ 02:41 PM

Data shows it’s not only important to have landing pages for lead generation; it’s important to have many landing pages according to a 4,000 company study by Hubspot.

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Tags: Inbound Marketing in SF, Landing Pages, Lead Generation, Bay Area Inbound Marketing

More Web Pages Mean More Leads by Bay Area Inbound Marketing in SF

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Tue, Feb 21, 2012 @ 02:18 PM

Accoring to a 4,000 company study by Hubspot, more web pages mean more leads for both B2B and B2C Companies.

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Tags: website pages, lead generation consultants, Inbound Marketing in SF, Lead Generation, Bay Area Inbound Marketing