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5 Critical Things to Consider When Evaluating Lead Generation Companies

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Given that I run one of the many lead generation companies it will not surprise you to learn that I believe a 3rd party focused on response management, lead generation and qualification and lead nurturing is capable of doing a much better job of those services than you are likely to find inside most companies. D&B —since 2003.

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The 5 Top Media for Cold Prospecting

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Ruth Stevens is Founder of eMarketing Strategy , a consulting practice that assists companies in building their customer acquisition and retention strategies. The DMA’s 2010 Response Rate Report reported a healthy 1.68% response rate to B-to-B prospecting letter mail and 2.18% to its cheaper cousin, postcard mail.

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B2B Lead Generation: Are You Killing the Golden Goose?

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Our experience is that companies are killing the golden goose by focusing too much time and money on inbound marketing campaigns (and technology) and not enough time and money on outbound marketing and nurture campaigns. In 2010 just over 40% of our dispositions or completed companies were from inbound responses.

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Is Account-Based Marketing the Holy Grail for Lead Generation Nirvana? [PowerOpinions Part 3]

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I recently asked fellow industry leaders to weigh in on the rising popularity of Account-Based Marketing among B2B companies. Account-Based Marketing, because of technology, is steadily advancing from the B2B big dollar, small prospect list marketplace, into mid-market B2B sales arena. Less than 50 beds. 50-250 beds. 250-500 beds.

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Lead Generation: A Watched Pot Never Boils

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This time we are going to talk about managing the “No Response” rate and the importance of having patience when it comes to working prospects—including resting them and then recycling re-segmented prospects to improve overall results. Based on over 60,000 completed company dispositions per year (annualized for 2012).

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B2B Sales Lead Management: A Bird in Hand is Worth Two in the Bush

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This second blog is about the importance of valuing qualified inbound and outbound marketing prospects and the proverb “A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.”. Leads and expected metrics are defined in carefully created client program plans and lead rates are impacted (particularly in 2010) by the mix and quality of inbound dispositions.

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What if CRM had not been invented?

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A day doesn’t pass that I don’t hear a remark (usually from salespeople), about the difficulties of using their company’s CRM system. What about customer service; current customers, new prospects? What about your career; your company? What about your career; your company?

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