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

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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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The Quest for Good Leads: Are You Asking the Right Questions?

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What’s a good lead rate? How much should a lead cost? The lead rate for high quality, enterprise opportunity leads has been roughly flat.) That said, for several years the elephant in the room has been inbound marketing and inbound marketing lead rates. I have seen inbound lead rates reported as high as 11 – 14%.

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Good Reads for B2B Marketing - More CMO/CIO Alliance

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The Marketing Sphere represents recent good reads from our digital circles about B2B marketing selected by PointClear colleagues. So is the idea of a waterfall, a pipeline or any other metaphor that leads marketers to believe that leads flow in a linear fashion.”. CMOs Set to Spend More on New Tech Than CIOs.

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

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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?

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Good Reads for B2B Marketing - Are You Achieving High Performance Marketing?

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The Marketing Sphere represents recent good reads from our digital circles about B2B marketing selected by PointClear colleagues. Every CMO wants a high-performance marketing team. If you have high click-through rates and an abundance of leads being routed to sales, then you’re achieving that right?

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Good Reads for B2B Marketing - 5 Buyer Behaviors Reshaping B2B Marketing

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The Marketing Sphere represents recent good reads from our digital circles about B2B marketing selected by PointClear colleagues. CMO Council study: Content has significant impact on buying process. He suggests using this trend for ongoing long-term lead generation. Via iMedia Connection. Via ClickZ.

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The 11th Question to Ask Before Buying a Marketing Automation Solution

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As I read the article, it occurred to me that I would add an eleventh critical question: Do you have best-practice lead generation and lead nurturing processes in place before you implement a marketing automation solution? Before continuing, I want to mention that PointClear is a strong advocate of marketing automation solutions.