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B2B Lead Generation Blog: E-book: Why Naked CRM Doesnt Work

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« Lead Generation for the Complex Sale | Main | Lead qualification and scoring for better leads » E-book: Why Naked CRM Doesnt Work Did you know your CRM might be naked? One of my most read blog posts in 2005 asked " Why dont sales people update the CRM and what can be done about it?

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Marketing Automation Monday is Here!

The Effective Marketer

It was really fun and if you are interested in learning how other marketers are tackling their marketing, CRM, and even sales challenges this is the place to go. Some of the issues discussed were: Who manages and who owns the CRM system in your organization? How do you setup your scoring system for inbound leads? United States License.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Podcast: Tradeshow and Event Marketing with Ruth Stevens

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I interviewed Ruth Stevens , author of Trade Show and Event Marketing , to get her views on what marketing and sales can do to increase the effectiveness of their event marketing and she gave some helpful insights. Show Agenda Why did you write Tradeshow and Event Marketing and what were you hoping to address?

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OneSource Survey: Salespeople Accept Value of Leads from Marketing

Customer Experience Matrix

For example, the State of Inbound Marketing 2010 survey from Hubspot found that outbound leads (from telemarketing, trade shows and direct mail) cost an average of $332, compared with $134 per inbound lead (from social media and Web sites). Events and trade shows actually rank below all of these.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Generating Real Sales Leads from Tradeshow/Conferences

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« Consistent Lead Generation Pays Over Long Term | Main | Seth Godins speech on Marketing at Google » Generating Real Sales Leads from Tradeshow/Conferences Aaron Ross over at "Building The "Sales Machine" shares some great tips on trade show lead generation. " I agree. Hold on a second, superstar.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Why dont sales people update the CRM and what can be done about it?

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» Why dont sales people update the CRM and what can be done about it? When I asked about her CRM and how frequently sales team updates their database. She replied flatly, “our sales team updates our CRM with varying degrees of commitment.” I spoke with a potential client about her companys lead management process.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Podcast: Interview with MarketingSherpas Anne Holland

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Listen to podcast now (31 min MP3) Show Agenda Benchmark data that B2B all marketers must know Fresh ideas and best practices for lead qualification Why you should capture and track all web inquiries in your CRM How many buyers/influencers in the typical F500 buying process (hint: its big!)