Hubspot

APRIL 28, 2023

Sales lead tracking can answer the million-dollar question: "How do I know if my team is maximizing their opportunity to close every lead?" Or, "how do I ensure my team reaches out to all their assigned leads?” It’s critical to note that marketing emails do not factor into this. Why bother with manual marking?

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Sales Qualified Leads Sales Leads Hubspot Lead Scoring 70

Fusion Marketing Partners

AUGUST 21, 2019

I talk about the concept of stopping “revenue leakage” a lot, and one of the biggest causes of revenue leakage […].

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ViewPoint

JULY 19, 2017

a prospect asked me, following our discussion about PointClear’s lead generation, qualification and nurturing services. We had just finished talking about the importance of marketing and sales coming together to mutually define a lead prior to starting a lead generation program.

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ViewPoint

JUNE 15, 2012

Jim is the founder of the Sales Lead Management Association. SLMA is the sponsor of the yearly Sales Lead Management week and initiatives to identify both the Top 50 Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management and 20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management.

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Zoominfo

JULY 24, 2019

Millions of companies crowd the B2B universe, vying for the same share of business. As new companies join the space, existing companies will find it increasingly difficult to generate new leads. As bleak as this sounds for marketers, we remain hopeful. There will always be prospects who need B2B products or services.

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Valasys

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

3 of the top 5 most important goals for B2B organizations are lead generation, sales and lead nurturing, according to the 2016 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends report compiled by CMI. Out of the leads that get generated, 79% of it won’t convert to sales! Keys To Lead Management. Lead Nurturing.

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ANNUITAS

APRIL 26, 2011

Lead management continues to be a hot topic in the world of B2B marketing as we turn the corner and head into the second half of 2010. As a leader in lead management process development, our firm has seen a lot of confusion in the market about what constitutes lead management.

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Oktopost

APRIL 21, 2020

There’s no doubt that when B2B marketers do social media right, they can be a great facilitator in staying connected with prospects and customers through content. Together, they unveil current trends emerging in the B2B marketing industry due to COVID19 and best practices to tighten B2B content strategies.

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ViewPoint

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. ” How did Andy know so much about sales, marketing and sales leads? I’m giving away the secret.

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The Point

JULY 1, 2019

For the last decade or more, it’s been an accepted principle – almost a key tenet – of B2B demand generation that business buyers don’t want to talk to a sales rep until the last possible moment. It’s why, for example, we marketers have assumed control for more and more of the lead funnel. Sales Alerts.

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B2B Sales Demand Generation Agencies Top of Funnel Lead Scoring 124

ViewPoint

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

This is the fourth (and last) in a series of four blogs about sales leads, marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Why it is important to nurture qualified companies that do not represent immediate opportunity—a step missed by many if not most companies leading to wasted marketing spend.

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The Point

JANUARY 14, 2014

In my experience, most of the mental energy and strategic thinking around the practice of lead nurturing and lead management is usually applied to the goal of accelerating prospects through the sales process – from MQL to SQL, from SQL to Opportunity, and so on. And that lack of focus can be a big mistake.

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Lead Ranking Marketing Automation Services Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Leads 100

The Point

JANUARY 24, 2013

Key to designing an effective lead nurturing program is taking stock of your current lead management process. Giving sales a voice in the process will help ensure that, as an organization, they feel they have a stake in the new lead management program and won’t feel it’s being foisted upon them by marketing.

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Biznology

MAY 24, 2018

Before I begin my post, I’d also like to invite you to the next Biznology webinar on July 10th, where Mike Moran is going to interview me about trends in B2B marketing. Having been happily self-employed for half my marketing career, I hesitate to give career advice. Make testing a regular part of your marketing practice.

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ViewPoint

APRIL 2, 2013

Online content in the sales and marketing industries is dynamic and constantly changing. The Marketing Sphere represents recent good reads from our digital circles about B2B marketing selected by PointClear colleagues. The B2B Marketing Advantage of LinkedIn.

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B2B Marketing Linkedin PointClear Marketing Automation Services 120

Modern B2B

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The paths of marketing and sales have always been entwined, no matter how much either side may deny it. The goal of marketing is to raise interest in a product or service (i.e. generate leads), and the goal of sales is to take that interest and turn it into a purchase (i.e. convert leads). Both […].

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Heinz Marketing

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

By Sheena McKinney , Executive Assistant & Operations Specialist at Heinz Marketing. Our own Josh Baez , Client Engagement Manager, recently joined Jim Obermayer, outgoing president of The Funnel Media Group for a great conversation on SLMA Radio entitled: Is Sales Engagement the Most Important Platform in your Marketing Stack?

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markempa

DECEMBER 18, 2009

Today I’d like to discuss the aspects of an effective lead management process. I’m not sure why many organizations think it’s acceptable to only get a return on about 20% of their leads when an optimized lead management process can tremendously help to convert more of those hard earned leads in the sales pipeline.

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Lead Management Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Qualified Leads 120

ViewPoint

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

This article does a good job of explaining the importance of the ULD—assuring everyone is on the same page and working toward the same end—and covers additional ground (“How to do lead management that improves conversion”). NURTURE: Are you getting maximum return on marketing programs? How does your company stack up?

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Lead Generation Work Management Sales Qualified Leads Marketing Management 378

Biznology

OCTOBER 28, 2015

When planning a B2B lead generation program, you need to deliver leads to your sales team at an affordable price. A neat way to determine in advance how much you can spend on a lead is to calculate the Allowable Cost per Lead for your campaign. Lead qualification rate. Like this post?

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Sales Qualified Leads Cost per Lead Sales Leads Leads 80

The Point

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I only recently came across the results of research published late last year by Leads360 , a leading provider of hosted (SaaS) solutions for managing sales leads. In an era of marketing automation and automated lead management, you don’t have to rely solely on phone calls to follow up on leads.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 27, 2011

by Katie Byrnes Marketo CEO, Phil Fernandez, had the chance to interview the CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association, James Obermayer at Dreamforce 2010. At SLMA, Jim Obermayer focuses on proving the return on investment of marketing activities and managing sales leads, and the value of managing those sales leads.

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Lead Management Sales Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 48

KoMarketing Associates

MAY 1, 2013

Last month, Content Marketing Institute (CMI) released its report , “B2B Software Content Marketing: 2013 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends – North America,” sponsored by the International Data Group (IDG). The report, which highlights responses from more than 1400 B2B software marketers across the U.S. Videos (87%).

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Marketing Management Marketing Budget Budget Programs Peer-to-peer 120

BOP Design

APRIL 6, 2020

There has been much debate among B2B salespeople on what an inbound lead looks like: Is it someone completing a contact form? With inbound leads to your B2B website, there are conversions that are more sales-ready leads and there are some conversions that require nurturing. Downloading a case study?

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Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 77

ViewPoint

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Should marketing and sales agree on the definition of a lead? According to James Obermayer ( Sales Lead Management Association ), the fact that there is no agreement between marketing and sales on lead definition results in these problems: Salespeople say that they are not getting enough qualified leads.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Millions of companies crowd the B2B universe, vying for the same share of business. As new companies join the space, existing companies will find it increasingly difficult to generate new leads. As bleak as this sounds for marketers, we remain hopeful. There will always be prospects who need B2B products or services.

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Lead Generation Statistics Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 243

markempa

SEPTEMBER 18, 2007

Companies that adopt effective lead management processes generate more revenue from their lead generation investment and have overall higher close rates on marketing generated leads than those that do not. But I've encountered very few companies that really do lead management. What is lead management?

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Lead Management Work Management Marketing Management Lead Scoring 120

ViewPoint

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Our own Kimmy Netterville made the Sales Lead Management Association’s “Most Inspiring” list of 40 outstanding individuals in our industry, announced today. Kimmy was recognized in the category People in Lead Generation Companies for her many contributions in the last decade-plus helping PointClear clients as Program Director.

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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markempa

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

While this evolution of mobile devices has widely made accessing the Internet far more convenient for consumers, it has added a whole new challenge for digital marketers. More than half (52%) of B2B marketers consider mobile marketing very important to influence their company growth in the next three years.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 14, 2017

Have you intentionally managed and optimized your sales lead routing and assignment process? If not, you could be leaking sales, marketing ROI and not realize it. The post How to Improve Lead Routing to Skyrocket Sales Results appeared first on Marketing Insider Group. Let me explain.

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Marketing Qualified Leads Leads Lead B2B Sales 147

ViewPoint

APRIL 21, 2015

My favorites are from John Ford movies, and I think each can be adapted to the circumstances sales and marketing people face each day. This is easily adapted to, "Well, there are some things a salesman just can''t run away from, and that''s sales lead follow-up." It''s even harder when you don’t follow up a sales lead.".

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The Point

AUGUST 22, 2014

For those of us who work in and around the technology every day, it can seem like marketing automation is already pervasive. Analyst David Raab reports that for companies under $5 Million in revenue, marketing automation penetration is a miserly 5 percent. Which begs the question: is marketing automation right for every company?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 15, 2009

The next interview in the B2B Marketing thought leader interview series is with Barry Trailer. Barry is also presenting his latest research about marketing and sales alignment at an exclusive webinar titled Using Marketing's Insights to Close More Deals Faster. How I got into sales was easy. Sign up today!

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Thought Leadership Sales Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 48

markempa

DECEMBER 12, 2016

I’ve compiled a list of the 10 most popular and shared posts on the B2B Lead Blog, chosen by marketers, just like you, to help you get ready to have a great 2017. The Biggest Contributor to B2B Revenue. Dave Green interviewed Trish Bertuzzi ( @bridgegroupinc ), author of the popular book, The Sales Development Playbook.

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Account Based Marketing Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 84

markempa

JULY 10, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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B2B Sales Lead Generation Sales Leads BtoB 120

The Mx Group

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Over the last 25 years, I’ve seen companies go through countless scenarios when selecting a B2B marketing agency — from detailed RFPs to chance meetings at networking events. I’ve heard prospective clients ask hundreds of questions on just about every topic, ranging from experience in their market to agency culture.

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