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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Sales Leads Via RSS via Salesforce.com

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Salesforce.com Best Practices: Thought Leadership with David Taber, Author of Salesforce.com Secrets of Success

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The next interview in the B2B Marketing Thought Leader interview series is with David Taber. David is the author of the new Prentice-Hall book, " Salesforce.com Secrets of Success ," which covers the people, policy, and process issues surrounding effective CRM solutions. Q: What's the biggest issue with Lead Generation ?

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Optimizing Lead Distribution for Higher Conversion

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You need to qualify and examine each lead as if they are “sales-ready,” meaning they are ready to speak to a salesperson. You can find this ideal point in the relationship by leveraging lead scoring and lead qualification. Sign up for the B2B Marketing Newsletter to learn more B2B trends and strategies.

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What's it take to generate leads that fuel your forecast?

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Because the chances are pretty low—probably 3% to 4% at best—that any of these names are bonafide opportunities if you are a B2B company with a complex sales process. Sales won’t spend the time it takes to cull through 100 so-called leads for 3 to 4 good ones. It was designed for lead management. They won’t get followed up.

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Parallels: Social Manufacturing & Outsourcing Manufacturing Lead Generation

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—noted the Dreamforce announcement of Salesforce.com’s support for Kenandy , a cloud-based manufacturing solution that incorporates the social tool, Chatter. An interesting post by SoftwareAdvice.com’s Derek Singleton— What Does Social Manufacturing Look Like?

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Sales and Marketing: The technology behind CRM

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The first technology that comes to mind is CRM software, such as Salesforce.com or Microsoft Dynamics. Now, according to Forrester analyst Lori Wizdo , two-thirds to 90% of the buying cycle is completed before a B2B buyer ever speaks with a sales rep. Defining CRM: Thoughts from three experts.

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PowerViews with Craig Rosenberg: Growth Hacks & Consumerized B2B Software

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He is also author of a popular sales and marketing blog, Funnelholic , where he shares B2B content with an edge. Craig specializes in lead generation, lead qualification, and B2B marketing and sales. He helped build Salesforce.com with an outbound marketing perspective into the mid-market.