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Why is Inside Sales So Scared of Lead Nurturing?

The Point

The client had only one BDR (Business Development Representative) but was generating a reasonable volume of leads with our help, so the decision was made to automate lead nurturing as a way of ensuring that every lead was responded to effectively and consistently, regardless of the BDR’s bandwidth on a given day. Wait 2 weeks. Wait 8 weeks.

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Do You Need Marketing Automation to Do Lead Nurturing? Sort Of.

The Point

Ensuring that inbound sales leads are all followed up with promptly and personally, independent of sales bandwidth. .” Here’s a short list of what else marketing automation can do that your ESP likely can’t: • Responding immediately and automatically to sales-ready behaviors (like visiting certain high-value pages on your Website).

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How to Sell Marketing Automation to Your CEO (& Other Burning Questions)

The Point

Increase the efficiency and bandwidth of inside sales without adding headcount. Disclaimer: Spear Marketing Group is an Preferred Services Partner of Marketo. . • Increase the number of pipeline opportunities by more effectively marketing to existing leads.