ViewPoint

JUNE 30, 2015

The status quo—that marketing management doesn’t understand the definition of a qualified lead—is nothing new. Salespeople consistently say that they do not get enough qualified leads. Qualified leads, according to sales, are based on criteria they understand but marketing is in the dark about. The result?

Sales Qualified Leads 120

Sales Qualified Leads Telemarketing Trade Show High Quality Lead 120

SugarCRM

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Lead To Revenue. Email Marketing. Drip Marketing. Nurture Marketing. Lead Capture. Internet Lead Capture. Lead Routing. Lead Scoring. Lead Profiles. Lead Scout. Event Management. Social Marketing. Campaign Manager. Marketing Heroes. Learning Management.

Marketing Automation Services 50

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Lead Generation Email Marketing 50

ViewPoint

MAY 21, 2013

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 can marketing communications managers know how much interest to generate if they don’t know their salespeople’s quotas? Marketing is a part.

Work Management 120

Work Management Marketing Management Planning Forecasting 120

NuSpark Consulting

JULY 15, 2011

Here’s a sample excerpt of a digital marketing/ lead generation proposal we did recently I thought I’d share because it really is a compilation of recent blog posts in a way. Our approach to lead generation beings with a message strategy. From there, the lead generation plan is developed, followed by lead nurturing.

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NuSpark Consulting

JULY 15, 2011

Here’s a sample excerpt of a digital marketing/ lead generation proposal we did recently I thought I’d share because it really is a compilation of recent blog posts in a way. Our approach to lead generation beings with a message strategy. From there, the lead generation plan is developed, followed by lead nurturing.

Lead Ranking 100

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Planning Sales Management 100

ViewPoint

JUNE 23, 2015

Casey Stengel said, “ Most ball games are lost not won ,” and his comment seems appropriate for most marketers’ efforts in B2B companies. They are not marketers either. They have tackled and surmounted huge technical hurtles, but they refuse to put any sustained effort into sales and marketing. (A available buyers).

Work Management 120

Work Management Blogger Paid Search Agency B2B Sales 120

ViewPoint

MAY 12, 2015

The sales manager, Bob, said to me in a gleeful voice, full of enthusiasm and hope: “We’re winning one out of every ten of our proposals, and we’re ecstatic.” This conversation took us down the road that explained average buying ratio of raw leads (45% were buyers), qualified leads (20-40% higher), and then proposals (30-59%).

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Marketing Proposals Paid Search Agency Sales Qualified Leads Blogger 120

ViewPoint

JULY 24, 2012

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. Put another way, tell me with whom you associate professionally and I will know if you can prove the return on investment for marketing.

Marketing Management 120

Marketing Management Validation Budget Programs Fulfillment 120

ViewPoint

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

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. Some have heard me say in interviews and on SLMA Radio that, pound for pound, marketers produce more revenue than anyone in their company. Closed leads.

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Lead Qualification Work Management Sales Qualified Leads Blogger 120

ViewPoint

JUNE 18, 2013

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. All real salespeople love sales leads and don’t ever believe anyone who tells you differently. The argument comes when salespeople define a lead.

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Sales Leads Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 120

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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Sales Qualified Leads B2B Sales Marketing Automation Services Blogger 120

ViewPoint

JULY 23, 2013

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. It’s way ‘old-school’ to try and kick-start sales by dramatically jumping up sales lead quantity, and then rely on the sales channel to deal with it.

Leads360 120

Leads360 Sales Qualified Leads Marketing Automation Services Telemarketing 120

ViewPoint

DECEMBER 19, 2012

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. As we plan for the New Year, it’s time to stop following and start leading. Initiate a locked-down, rock-solid, no-exceptions lead follow-up policy.

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Avitage

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Common Problem It occurs to me that my problem is similar to the challenges many business bloggers face. I often see this in organizations when they launch a new product, adopt automated lead management, or deploy other content, social or mobile marketing initiatives. This is especially true in larger organizations.

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Avitage

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Common Problem It occurs to me that my problem is similar to the challenges many business bloggers face. I often see this in organizations when they launch a new product, adopt automated lead management, or deploy other content, social or mobile marketing initiatives. This is especially true in larger organizations.

Verticals 120

Verticals Work Management Blogger Trigger Marketing 120

ViewPoint

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

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. Market share gains of the clients under their watch, check. Knowledge of marketing automation and CRM system solid. Branding check ? Radio check

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ViewPoint

MARCH 25, 2014

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. It was in answer to my questions about lead follow-up by salespeople that he grumbled, “And people in hell also like ice water.“. “If That stopped him.

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Sales Qualified Leads High Quality Lead Blogger Budget Management 120

ViewPoint

AUGUST 21, 2012

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. Of course what I am thinking about are the functions of sales and marketing. No business rule which mandates measuring the ROI for lead generation.

Work Management 120

Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Wikipedia 120

SmartBug Media

MAY 12, 2022

But with so many inbound marketing strategies out there, it can be hard to prioritize which ones are going to drive the most amount of value for your organization. The Power of Inbound Marketing: A Quick Refresher. This is how we achieve inbound marketing success. Inbound Marketing Strategies to Attract. Social media.

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Inbound Marketing Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Paid Search Agency 105

ViewPoint

DECEMBER 19, 2013

I think I have heard all the excuses for not following up on sales leads. Salespeople have said to me that they will follow-up on sales leads: If there is a phone number. If the lead isn’t too far away. You can do lead gen on products that salespeople carry quotas on. It can be done if the manager has the will.

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Sales Qualified Leads Telemarketing Lead Gen High Quality Lead 120

LeadSloth

JANUARY 14, 2010

Some of you may know that I’ve been a guest blogger at Genius.com since last summer. The main topic has been Marketing Automation , with several other online marketing topics blended in. Marketing Automation. These posts are about Marketing Automation and Lead Management: Lead Management Introduction.

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Marketing Automation Automation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

ViewPoint

AUGUST 15, 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. More than just new inquiries, or managing inquiries or working with sales management on follow-up or even proving ROI, qualified leads are king.

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Sales Qualified Leads High Quality Lead Generation Leads 120

ViewPoint

OCTOBER 15, 2013

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. The shows fall into 33 categories covering a wide spectrum of marketing and sales topics. Why It’s Time for Women to Lead in America with Vicki Dolian.

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PointClear Marketo Internet Marketing Broadcasting 120

ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

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. What’s a marketing manager to do? The marketing manager has to learn how to manage all aspects of sales lead management.

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ViewPoint

APRIL 18, 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. The challenge we all have is to overcome the barriers that are stopping our company from getting its rightful ROI from lead generating dollars.

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ViewPoint

AUGUST 27, 2013

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. With a pleading voice and a frown his mother would not be proud of, this was one concerned sales manager. Leads with a title. Man we are hurting.

Telemarketing 120

Telemarketing Work Management Marketing Management Leads 120

markempa

NOVEMBER 18, 2005

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! That’s simply not true.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Relevance Resources B2B Marketing 120

ViewPoint

OCTOBER 16, 2012

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. "So I asked the marketing manager. That they would follow up all sales leads until the prospect buys or dies.”.

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Trade Show Sales Qualified Leads Forecasting CRM 120

ViewPoint

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

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. “Of We create a marketing plan every year.” Do you create a marketing plan that drives sales based on the sales forecast? Closed Lead Cost?

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Planning Sales Qualified Leads Generation 120

ViewPoint

MARCH 26, 2013

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. Those with the most marketing toys win.”. What this means is, those companies with the most marketing toys really do win!

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation 120

Hubspot

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Pam is a marketing communications/social media manager and freelance blogger who loves Boston, photography, charity events, sushi, wine, and the Red Sox. Lead management bridges the gap between marketing and sales. Is your business following an organized and effective lead management process?

Lead Management 28

Lead Management Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Work Management 28

ViewPoint

JUNE 13, 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. ” When you give it some thought about what you do every day as a marketer, what does it say to you? ” But I think it’s more than that.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Forecasting Marketing Management Blogger 120

ViewPoint

OCTOBER 18, 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. The differences between marketing and sales often escalate into complaints and whining, accusations and finger pointing. Unclenched fists.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Forecasting Work Management Cold Calling 120

ViewPoint

JANUARY 22, 2013

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. Alice is the marketing manager of a medical device company. Cindy is the sales manager. The sales manager and salespeople made quota.

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Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Sales Leads Leads 120

ViewPoint

JANUARY 19, 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. I have chosen Marketing Automation for this month and next month I would like to undertake the same exercise for CRM.

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Marketing Automation Automation Blogger B2B Sales 120

ViewPoint

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

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. “So, So, what do you want from Marketing?” We want qualified leads.”. Webinar attendees aren’t leads; get me leads.”. What gives?

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Sales Qualified Leads High Quality Lead Forecasting CRM 120

ViewPoint

MAY 15, 2012

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. Quota dollars / average sales price / buying percentage (45%) ii / close ratio (your market share) = inquiries needed to make quota. Put another way.

Telemarketing 120

Telemarketing Sales Qualified Leads Blogger Marketing Management 120