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Embarking on a sales lead generation project: What could go wrong?

ViewPoint

a prospect asked me, following our discussion about PointClear’s lead generation, qualification and nurturing services. We had just finished talking about the importance of marketing and sales coming together to mutually define a lead prior to starting a lead generation program. “What could derail this project?”

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What Should the Sales Close Rate Be?

ViewPoint

I’ve read and heard (from a well-known industry analyst firm) that best-in-class companies close 30% of sales qualified leads while average companies close 20%. Those results factor in lead leakage of between 52% to 86% of the marketing qualified leads put into the top of the funnel. None were actually leads.

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How to Set Your Outsourced Lead Generation Program Up for Success (pt 3)

ViewPoint

In the first 2 parts of this series we discussed the role of executives and best practices for planning and preparation when outsourcing your lead generation program. I n the first two weeks of the program you will see disproportionately more unqualified dispositions than qualified dispositions or leads. (In Guess what?

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Lead Generation Best Practices Part 6: Fewer Leads Are Better

ViewPoint

There is a counter-intuitive relationship between lead volume and sales performance. With sales organizations facing lower numbers, it seems logical to turn to volume lead generation to fill their pipelines with more and more sales leads in hopes that some will turn into sales.

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The 10 most fascinating people in B2B marketing in 2016

Biznology

When he sold it to Harte Hanks in 1994, Gary went on to thrive as an executive there, and is now CEO of Aberdeen Group , supervising its transformation from industry analyst firm into a really smart marriage of data and content for lead generation. I still use Laura’s nifty “touchpoint analysis” tool in my business school classes.

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Sales Pipeline Radio Episode 162: Q & A with Dan McDade @dandade

Heinz Marketing

.” “…the technology solutions make it easier to get more bad leads faster to sales than ever before. “ The unsung hero – lead nurturing. But a lot of times what I say is that the current solutions out there, the technology solutions make it easier to get more bad leads faster to sales than ever before.

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What Percent of Leads Should Sales Close?

ViewPoint

There are many factors that impact the percent of leads that should be closed by sales. This blog will take you through five factors that impact lead close rate and a calculation you can use to determine the minimum close rates your product or solution requires. The five main factors in lead close rate are: Market definition.