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Chairs are Dead—and Other B2B Marketing Hogwash

ViewPoint

Inbound drives organic engagement and attracts leads, while outbound helps you target specific prospects more accurately. These approaches work well in both B2B and consumer marketing, covering the entire length of the lead funnel and the customer journey, respectively.”. And, as always, your comments are welcome.

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

ViewPoint

What is a lead? While all of these scenarios have potential, none could be called a lead. Sales won’t spend the time it takes to cull through 100 so-called leads for 3 to 4 good ones. Which means those “leads” land in a black hole, and the money spent to generate them is wasted. Is this a person with authority to buy?

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

NuSpark Consulting

B2B lead generation and lead management is a complicated process that can’t be detailed all in one book. It’s easier said than done which is why firms like mine exist, to implement proper lead generation tactics that build revenue. Books are listed by funnel category. General B2B Marketing & Lead Generation.

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Which is better in B2B Lead Generation? A $1,000 inbound lead or a $1,000 outbound lead?

ViewPoint

Knowing the B2B lead generation market like I do, here is what I expected to see : “The inbound lead is better because outbound is dead.” That's not to say that inbound leads are less valuable than outbound leads. I asked this question on Focus.com a few weeks ago and got answers that surprised me.

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B2B Sales Lead Management: A Bird in Hand is Worth Two in the Bush

ViewPoint

This is the second in a series of four blogs about B2B sales lead management, marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Or, it might date back to a book published in 1530 called “The Book of Nurture or Schoole of Good Maners” (“A byrd in hand – is worth ten flye at large”). In the last blog we talked about lead rates.

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On Becoming a Top Sales Expert at Top Sales World

ViewPoint

Areas of specialization cover a broad spectrum of sales expertise: sales process optimization, inside sales, sales best practices, sales lead generation, sales lead management, strategic account management, and much more. Thank you!

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What Do You Sell, Who Do You Sell It To and Why Everyone Has to Have The Same Answer

ViewPoint

How to define a lead and gain agreement is the first of 7 Truths about Sales and Marketing that CEOs need to know. All because the CEO did not insist on a common definition of a lead. Define what a lead is. A couple of years ago I wrote a blog for Salesforce.com about lead definition. Who are we selling it to?