SalesGrape

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Cracking the Code: Strategies for Overcoming Gatekeepers in Lead Generation Understanding the Role of Gatekeepers in Lead Generation: A Key Challenge for Sales Professionals In the world of sales, gatekeepers play a crucial role in lead generation. One such tool is customer relationship management (CRM) software.

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markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

« Better lead management leads to bigger marketing budgets | Main | Paper Direct Mail is Not Dead » Cold Calling Tips for the complex sale When used correctly, the phone is a powerful way to start and develop relationships. Peter Davidson at the BeConnected blog pointed me to Kevin Stirtzs post on cold calling.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

« Podcast: Marketing and Sales for Big Complex Selling (Pt 1) | Main | Podcast: Marketing and Sales for Big Complex Selling (pt 3) » Telemarketing big with Xerox Do you use the telephone as part of your multi-modal lead generation strategy? Scheduling sales appointments. Building a database.

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Valasys

JUNE 25, 2019

With the fierce increase competition in the B2B dominion, synchronization between the B2B marketing strategy & sales endeavors is an important pre-requisite to optimize the sales’ conversions. A quote by the former chairman of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata states, “ All of us have don’t have equal talent.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 15, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. It has long been accepted that combining outbound calling with direct mail marketing dramatically increases results in B2B programs.

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markempa

OCTOBER 22, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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OutboundView

JUNE 30, 2019

It’s 2019, and there’s a sleuth of B2B sales prospecting tools out there, each more promising than the next. But before you write that check, take some time to think about your business and how the sales team fits in the bigger picture. Bad data is at the root of many sales team’s failures. Sales Cadence Tools.

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markempa

OCTOBER 17, 2006

« Lead Generation for the Complex Sale | Main | Lead qualification and scoring for better leads » E-book: Why Naked CRM Doesnt Work Did you know your CRM might be naked? One of my most read blog posts in 2005 asked " Why dont sales people update the CRM and what can be done about it?

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TrustRadius Marketing

APRIL 23, 2021

Inbound and Outbound marketing offer different approaches to achieving the same goals of generating leads, driving sales, and improving customer relations. Outbound marketing involves many of the classic sales strategies from before the turn of the century. For the sales team, this is fantastic lead generation.

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SalesIntel

JULY 30, 2021

Top eBook of the Month: B2B Sales Playbook. As businesses adopt modern sales and marketing strategies, they need these elegant solutions to make them work. Every company with a sales team is now a potential customer. The sales intelligence market size is expected to grow from $2.0 Our Favorite Blogs. billion in 2024.

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markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

As we all know, tech buyers are a notoriously tough crowd to cold call. Sherpas findings contradict the "calling doesnt work" line weve heard for years. Their data shows that over 50% of tech buyers admitted to short listing a vendor after receiving a well timed and relevant phone call. Teleprospecting works.

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markempa

JUNE 13, 2005

» Why dont sales people update the CRM and what can be done about it? When I asked about her CRM and how frequently sales team updates their database. She replied flatly, “our sales team updates our CRM with varying degrees of commitment.” What do you suggest?”

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markempa

OCTOBER 17, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. In this podcast, Todd interviewed me and Jill Konrath on the critical interface between marketing and sales.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 5, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. This is the first of three podcasts 800-CEO-Read is doing on B2B sales and marketing. Listen to podcast now (MP3 43:47 min 30.1

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markempa

JANUARY 23, 2007

John originally hoped that Jill and I would debate or lock horns (Jill from the sales viewpoint and me from the marketing viewpoint). I share more ideas on what marketing can do to create and nurture leads before handing them off to the sales force.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

« Using White Papers for Lead Generation | Main | Podcast: Marketing and Sales for Big Complex Selling (Pt 1) » E-Book: What Sales Really Needs from Marketing The biggest challenge most sales pros with a complex sale face is getting access to executives, especially those in BIG companies.

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markempa

AUGUST 16, 2006

Jill Konrath: Selling to Big Companies Jill Konrath: SNAP Selling: Speed Up Sales and Win More Business with Todays Frazzled Customers Josiane Chriqui Feigon: Smart Selling on the Phone and Online: Inside Sales That Gets Results Michael W. It was originally a blog post I wrote back in June.

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markempa

JULY 10, 2006

« BeTuitive Publishing Book Review | Main | How Podcasts Impact B2B Purchase Decisions » Sales Leads Are Too Valuable For Sales People Alone David Meerman Scotts blog post, " Sales Leads Are too Valuable for Sales People ," is worth a read. This is an ongoing pattern for lead generation failure.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 8, 2005

« Lead Generation Summit Notes | Main | Podcast: How to Nurture Leads » Dont Depend on Technology To Fill the Sales/Marketing Chasm I found this article by Janet White, author of Buying Right: Vendor and Software Selection on CRM Guru interesting.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 20, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. a new cartoon series by MarketingSherpa called "Sales Lead Hell." " I got permission to post a recent cartoon from the series.

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markempa

AUGUST 1, 2007

to Generate and Follow Leads | Main | Webcast: Closed-Loop Lead Generation & Management » 7 Tips to Improve Sales Follow-up & Close More Leads If you are like most B2B marketers, lead generation is at top of your priority list. But as you may already know, generating tons of “leads” doesn’t guarantee sales will follow.

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markempa

MAY 8, 2006

prospecting) for yourself you may want to read the WSJ article, " End of the Cold Call? The article features tools that will aid sales people, entrepreneurs, and professionals with their personal lead generation efforts. prospecting) for yourself you may want to read the WSJ article, " End of the Cold Call?

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markempa

JULY 9, 2007

« Off-Topic: On Selling Ideas in 1776 | Main | Inquiry management and search marketing strategy » Early Stage Leads are too important for Sales People Alone The management of sales leads is critical to generating Return on Marketing Investment. The key is to match readiness of the buyer with expectations of your sales team.

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markempa

AUGUST 14, 2006

« New E-Book Offers Great Advice | Main | Speaking at MarketingSherpas B-to-B Demand Generation Summit 2006 » Webinar: Lead Generation Strategies for the Complex Sale Join me for a complimentary webinar this Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 1pm EDT.

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markempa

JUNE 6, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Click here to listen to the recording.

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markempa

JUNE 26, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

AUGUST 18, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. My book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , along with friends Bryan and Jeffrey Eisenbergs Waiting for Your Cat to Bark?

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markempa

OCTOBER 2, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

NOVEMBER 17, 2005

If youre supporting multiple sales channels with lead generation, youll probably like this case study by MarketingSherpa. The best part was that their solution was not buying CRM software instead, they focused on developing collaboration and teamwork. I agree with all of the suggestions in the case study. Share your comments.

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markempa

JANUARY 3, 2006

During the past month, Ive put all of my energy into getting my first book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale , to the finish line. Though there are scores of books on direct marketing, branding, advertising, marketing tactics, PR, varied sales approaches, cold calling, etc., It’s in great shape. yes thats Tax Day.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 17, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. " Ive paraphrased a few of his thoughts below: Sales and Marketing need to communicate then collaborate - not just executives but the entire team.

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markempa

MAY 24, 2006

« Podcast: The Innovative Marketer | Main | Lead Generation for the Complex Sale on wsRadio.com » Book Cover and Advanced Praise for Lead Generation for the Complex Sale Were quickly approaching the official release of my book, Lead Generation for the C omplex Sale : Boost the Quality and Quantity of Leads to Increase Your ROI.

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markempa

DECEMBER 21, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. They need to demonstrate their impact all the way to bottom line sales via " closed loop metrics." What gets measured gets done.

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markempa

JANUARY 19, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Thanks to Jim Berkowitzs CRM Mastery E-Journal for pointing me to it. Thanks to Jim Berkowitzs CRM Mastery E-Journal for pointing me to it.

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markempa

DECEMBER 7, 2006

Main | Budget Wars: Sales & Finance vs Marketing » Podcast: Sales and Marketing the Six Sigma Way Its been well documented that quality of collaboration between sales and marketing directly impacts ROI. The challenge that many organizations face is that their sales process is a black box.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

BtoBonline:E-mail, telemarketing garner highest direct marketing response rates FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. 3: Positioning: How To Test, Validate, And Bring Your Idea To Market

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