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ViewPoint
OCTOBER 24, 2017
Inbound drives organic engagement and attracts leads, while outbound helps you target specific prospects more accurately. These approaches work well in both B2B and consumer marketing, covering the entire length of the lead funnel and the customer journey, respectively.”. “You’ve got it—it’s a healthy combination of both.
ViewPoint
OCTOBER 3, 2017
Standard B2B lead-generation programs produce an average 5% lead rate while advanced lead-generation programs (which include lead nurturing) produce an average 15% lead rate—three times higher. That is why you frequently hear sales say: “the leads suck.”. In it I state: “How much should a lead cost?
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ViewPoint
MAY 23, 2018
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. Successful lead generation—inbound and outbound—requires nurturing. The numbers speak for themselves.
ViewPoint
APRIL 16, 2018
I recently talked to Dan McDade with PointClear as part of a series on SLMA Radio that I’m hosting that deals with the issue of pipeline ownership. He maintains that technology alone doesn’t address the need for marketing to generate more leads for sales. Dan has some interesting perspectives, as have other guests on my show.
ViewPoint
FEBRUARY 13, 2018
Jim Obermayer is the founder of the Sales Lead Management Association , and host of the Funnel Radio Channel. Jim recently interviewed PointClear’s Dan McDade about the five most important things he’s learned in business and life—in one of an ongoing series of radio programs featuring sales and marketing industry leaders.
ViewPoint
MAY 23, 2017
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.
ViewPoint
JUNE 5, 2017
The status quo--where marketing complains about sales not following up on their leads and sales says the leads are no good--is not the place to be. The situation in many organizations today is characterized by: A low number of leads (just 42% on average) accepted and worked by sales. Marketing ROI is measured and credited.
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