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Follow the Money: The Primary Responsibility for CMOs

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Since the 2007 recession there have many articles, white papers, e-books, blog entries and traditional books written on Marketing ROI (see the bibliography at the end). The discussion has not been about the need to measure, but on how to go about it, and will anybody do it.

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Beyond Financials: VC & IPO Due Diligence on Sales & Marketing Metrics

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Curious about how long each has been a public company, I checked on the years in which their stocks were offered: Salesforce.com – 2004; SuccessFactors – 2007; and NetSuite – 2007.

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How many inquires does it take to make quota?

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iii Obermayer, James, Managing Sales Leads, Turn Cold Prospects into Hot Customers, Thomson South-Western, 2007, pages 9, 10-14, 26. Next month: Predicting the sales results from a group of inquiries. i Obermayer, James, Sales and Marketing 365, Racom Communications, 2004, page 17 Number 12. ii Called the Rule of 45.

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5 Critical Things to Consider When Evaluating Lead Generation Companies

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Global healthcare software and services company—since 2007. One of the world’s largest software companies—since 2002. D&B —since 2003. Large medical device manufacturer—since 2005. Large call center and security software company—since 2009. Large, strategic waste services company—since 2010.

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Predicting Sales Results from a Group of Inquiries

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i Obermayer, James, Managing Sales Leads, Turn Cold Prospects into Hot Customers, Thomson South-Western, 2007, pages 9, 10-14, 26. And the only variable is follow-up. If you’re smart you can solve this problem.

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Eight Shortcuts to More Successful Sales & Marketing Collaboration

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Matt began Heinz Marketing in 2007 to help clients focus their business on market and customer opportunities, then execute a plan to scale revenue and customer growth. The concept of getting sales and marketing to work more closely together isn’t new.

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