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The Perfect Lead

ViewPoint

Well, what is a perfect lead? Those of us at PointClear do not believe in the alphabet soup of acronyms such as BANT, ANUM and the granddaddy of all acronyms, MAN. What is wrong with these formulaic approaches to lead qualification? BANT (Budget, Authority, Need, Timeframe).

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

ViewPoint

Unless you are the low-price leader, value selling is essential to the success of your business. It's a rather straightforward proposition to sell on price only. Value selling is PointClear's bread and butter. I practice it every day in my role as lead salesperson for the company. (We We are not the low-price leader.)

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

ViewPoint

Extensive pricing pressure from competing services/products at lower prices. Competitors may have greater name recognition, larger budgets and more offerings. Competitors may have extensive networks of partner integrators and resellers. Customer needs can shift quickly. Frequent and rapid new competitor product introductions.

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

ViewPoint

It also determines that the price of an inbound generated lead is 3x less than the price of an outbound generated lead, $84 versus $220. Inbound: SEO, SEM, Blogs; Outbound: Telemarketing, Email, Events). I accept that, and I truly believe there is a place for inbound marketing in all of our marketing budgets.

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When You Should (and Shouldn't) Outsource Your Marketing

Hubspot

Working with a consultant or agency that can help with your lead qualification might be worth it to improve sales efficiency. Pointclear interviewed one Karen Hayward, EVP and CMO for CenterBeam, who had a great quote on this idea of outsourcing that should help organizations vetting good service providers.