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6 Things Good Lead Generation Vendors Do Right (That You May Be Doing Wrong)

ViewPoint

Many of the company names had no contact associated with the record. RESEARCH: Are folks responsible for reaching out to your market knowledgeable and prepared for quality conversation? RESEARCH: Are folks responsible for reaching out to your market knowledgeable and prepared for quality conversation? Guess what?

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Prospecting data accuracy

Biznology

Business marketers are always complaining about their customer data. Over the last decade, my colleague Bernice Grossman and I have studied this issue, producing a series of five research reports on the quality of the data B2B marketers can rent or buy for prospecting purposes. The research results. It’s a mess.”

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Get 3X B2B Marketing ROI by Nurturing Leads

ViewPoint

Lead nurture can triple the return on most marketing campaigns. By nurturing leads until they’re ready to turn over to sales, an organization can eliminate wasted marketing spend and increase sales results. But it’s often the most underutilized marketing activity at a marketer’s disposal. True Nurture. No Response.

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The Flavors That "Sales Ready" Leads Come In

ViewPoint

I once worked with the then SVP, Marketing of a large public company who was frustrated with sales. They could choose one of the following: 200,000 targeted contacts (name and title) in the right vertical (no email addresses). 100,000 companies with up to three executive contacts in the right company (no email addresses).

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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. This post is part of a series about the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results. 100,000 companies with up to three executive contacts—but with no email addresses.

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Good Reads for B2B Marketing - Protect Your Online Reputation

ViewPoint

Online content in the sales and marketing industries is dynamic and constantly changing. The Marketing Sphere represents recent good reads from our digital circles about B2B marketing selected by PointClear colleagues. Via Marketing Land. LinkedIn revamps contacts tool to boost relationship management.

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B2B Lead Management Market Heats Up

Online Marketing Institute

Home Forrester Research « Getting Up Close and Personal | Main | Social Technographics Data Now Available » March 20, 2008 B2B Lead Management Market Heats Up [Posted by Laura Ramos ] Since the start of this year, I’ve been receiving a boatload of briefing requests from companies wanting to show me their lead generation and management solutions.