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

ViewPoint

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. Scott Brinker , author of Hacking Marketing, a great book about agile practices in marketing, sheds more light. Intimate customer tribes over impersonal mass markets.

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Does Your Sales Team Know How to Follow-Up on a Lead?

ViewPoint

Today we will discuss why it’s vital for marketing to develop a training guide for sales so all are on the same page as far as understanding what constitutes a lead in your organization, and what’s the best way to follow up on one. Many sales reps lack insights on the best way to follow up on a lead. Set sales straight—it’s a win win.

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Good Reads for B2B Marketing - Advantages of LinkedIn in B2B Marketing

ViewPoint

The Marketing Sphere represents recent good reads from our digital circles about B2B marketing selected by PointClear colleagues. One of the best practices I've seen associated with that is making sure that any customer communications come directly from either their account manager or assigned salesperson.

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Good Reads for B2B Sales - Cold Calling Revisited

ViewPoint

PointClear''s staff and Sales Sphere features relevant blog articles from our digital circles about B2B sales. Customers need strong business justified solutions, he exclaims. Cold Call, revisited: Best practices for getting in the door. Sales Coaching - The Use and Abuse of Modeling. Going Beyond Cost-Benefit Analysis.

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What is Value Selling and How to Generate Leads in Companies that Buy Value

ViewPoint

Value selling is PointClear's bread and butter. I practice it every day in my role as lead salesperson for the company. (We I am really interested in the finer points of value selling, which is why I constantly reach out to credible sources to make sure we're on top of the industry's best thinking on the topic.

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Beyond Financials: VC & IPO Due Diligence on Sales & Marketing Metrics

ViewPoint

Sales and marketing headcounts have increased to generate new customers. Demand for customization and integration from large customers may increase time and cost to complete sales and divert sales and professional resources. Customer needs can shift quickly. Target market challenges.

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The B2B Lead Generation-Demand Generation Book “Hall of Fame”

NuSpark Consulting

By reading books from the best thought leaders in the country, a tremendous amount of insight, strategies, and tactics can be reviewed, and hopefully implemented in your firm. . I’ve built my practice utilizing key points made in each book in addition to my own lead generation experiences. One of the best books on B2B social media.