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Prospecting data accuracy

Biznology

We actually verified the accuracy by outbound phone, thanks to the call center at PointClear. . vendors today. . We were generally satisfied with the method we used to get at data quantity, where we asked vendors to provide company counts in specified sample industries and contact counts at specified sample companies. .

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Which is better in B2B Lead Generation? A $1,000 inbound lead or a $1,000 outbound lead?

ViewPoint

Knowing the B2B lead generation market like I do, here is what I expected to see : “The inbound lead is better because outbound is dead.” That's not to say that inbound leads are less valuable than outbound leads. I asked this question on Focus.com a few weeks ago and got answers that surprised me.

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

ViewPoint

A good read I discovered recently is a post by Lauren Carlson, What Do You Wish You Had Asked Your MA Vendor? , on the Marketing Automation Software Guide blog. Before continuing, I want to mention that PointClear is a strong advocate of marketing automation solutions.

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What is Value Selling and How to Generate Leads in Companies that Buy Value

ViewPoint

Value selling is PointClear's bread and butter. I practice it every day in my role as lead salesperson for the company. (We The challenge is that lead generators with happy ears don’t ask the questions that might effectively disqualify an account. We are not the low-price leader.) You just have to ask the right questions.

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Dear CEO: Fix these three things and increase revenue

ViewPoint

Are we a niche vendor, consultants, or service aggregator? A deeper dive pointed to the fact that the relatively low cost per lead was offset by the relatively poor quality of the leads as indicated both by the percent of qualified leads generated, 1.28% as a percent of raw leads, and the overall percent of qualified companies.

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Beyond Financials: VC & IPO Due Diligence on Sales & Marketing Metrics

ViewPoint

Could the reasons why point to similar expense paths for the marketing automation vendors looking at going public? Telesales lead generation supports both field and inside sales. Sales and marketing headcounts have increased to generate new customers. Sales and marketing activity. Target market challenges.

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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.