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Bulls, Bears, Bernanke and BtoB Lead Generation

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We all wish we could predict the future, and for more than ten years PointClear has compared lead rates to the GDP in hopes of finding a way to predict future lead rates and, maybe, the GDP. Here are the results for Q1, 2001 through Q2, 2012: The numbers say the following to me: Leads trend in the direction of GDP.

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B2B Lead Generation: Are You Killing the Golden Goose?

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This is the first in a series of four blogs about B2B Lead Generation marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Over the next four weeks we will talk about all of the statistics on the following table, though today we are going to focus on lead rate: Based on over 60,000 completed company dispositions per year (annualized for 2012).

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Lead Generation: A Watched Pot Never Boils

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This is the third in a series of four blogs about lead generation, marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Based on over 60,000 completed company dispositions per year (annualized for 2012). Managing “No Response” dispositions is not an art, it’s a science.

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Insights on Outbound Conference in Atlanta

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Mark Hunter – Mark said: “After 10+ years of working with companies and salespeople through my consulting work, I felt it was time to write my first book, " High-Profit Selling: Win the Sale Without Compromising on Price ", which released in 2012,” he shared with the group. Now my second book, " High-Profit Prospecting ", is available.

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

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This time we are going to talk about the importance of the qualified rate and how the qualified rate of inbound leads compares to those of outbound leads: Based on over 60,000 completed company dispositions per year (annualized for 2012). Paying anything more than $.50