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How Many Leads Does Your Sales Team Need?

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Leads in each stage of the buying process meet very specific criteria and behave in certain predictable ways. Technological tools allow marketers to score leads and move them through the buying journey with the help of nurturing content. All you need is your average win size (your sales price) and your conversion rates.

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Frenemies: The Dangerous Distrust Between Sales and Marketing

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They’re not interested in engaging with prospects who are not ready to buy. In fact, according to Gleanster , 30 to 50 percent of leads in a pipeline are not ready to buy. Marketing, on the other hand, often has a different definition of a qualified lead. So what can you do about it? What is a marketing-qualified lead (MQL)?

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How Many Leads Does Your Sales Team Need?

Sales Engine

Leads in each stage of the buying process meet very specific criteria and behave in certain predictable ways. Technological tools allow marketers to score leads and move them through the buying journey with the help of nurturing content. All you need is your average win size (your sales price) and your conversion rates.

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5 Key Points to Consider when Choosing a Demand Generation Solution

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These consulting services can double or triple the cost of the original purchase price. Try Before you Buy Would you buy a car before taking it for a test drive? If this occurs, the software provider will be more than happy to offer you consulting services to operate the software they sold you. Of course not.

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Redefining sales prospecting in an era where no one wants to talk to you

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By watching videos and reading (online, mobile) reviews, they’re able to easily compare products for both price and value through the opinions of others. Give Marketing a Quota I Noticed You Read My Blog, Do You Want To Buy From Me? More help on sales prospecting in a digital era: Want More Qualified Sales Conversations?

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Is Content the Solution to Your Shrinking Sales Pipeline?

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In the pre-Internet universe, salespeople held all the information prospects needed to make purchase decisions, from pricing to detailed product information. When prospects know exactly what they want and have reasonable pricing expectations, sales cycles can go much faster and make the salesperson’s life much easier.

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Is Content The Solution for Your Shrinking Sales Pipeline?

Sales Engine

In the pre-Internet universe, salespeople held all the information prospects needed to make purchase decisions, from pricing to detailed product information. When prospects know exactly what they want and have reasonable pricing expectations, sales cycles can go much faster and make the salesperson’s life much easier.