ViewPoint

JANUARY 27, 2017

During the last week of December I asked a panel of experts for feedback on our Leads to Revenue Calculator. The above graphic is a sample from our Lead to Revenue Calculator. Most people see nurtured leads as converting to a MQL/SQL--which you are already counting. I was surprised at the level of detailed feedback I received.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

These companies have a very high demand for their products and services, but they still need strong lead generation and qualification processes. Effectively turning sales leads into revenue means each department responsible for revenue (Marketing and Sales) has clear responsibilities. Qualify Your Lead. Find the Pain.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

Is "appointment setting" an effective tactic for lead generation and nurturing? Most companies have experienced lead “traction” issues in their history. The biggest complaint I hear from C-level executives is that they have no idea whether or not leads are being followed up.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

What is a lead? While all of these scenarios have potential, none could be called a lead. Sales won’t spend the time it takes to cull through 100 so-called leads for 3 to 4 good ones. Which means those “leads” land in a black hole, and the money spent to generate them is wasted. Is this a person with authority to buy?

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ViewPoint

JANUARY 17, 2012

Are marketing resources or sales reps the right resources to do lead qualification and lead nurturing in the B2B complex sale? But first, let's take a look at some lead generation challenges. Cahners Research has shown that 45 percent of qualified leads will end up buying a solution from someone within a year.

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ViewPoint

JANUARY 17, 2012

Are marketing resources or sales reps the right resources to do lead qualification and lead nurturing in the B2B complex sale? But first, let's take a look at some lead generation challenges. Cahners Research has shown that 45 percent of qualified leads will end up buying a solution from someone within a year.

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ViewPoint

AUGUST 12, 2014

Is it necessary to pre-qualify inbound leads? That’s the overarching question I recently presented to a panel of industry experts. Should CMOs feel confident that these leads from marketing automation are ready for sales to close? Lead Qualification'

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Is ABM the Holy Grail to lead generation or just another black box solution destined to cost a lot of money, distract marketing and end up getting more bad leads to sales faster than ever before? As with other technologies, automating a bad process just leads to more bad results. Absolutely right, Ardath!

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MAY 28, 2015

As an outsourced lead generation company, one of the ways we can best serve our clients is to offer insight on what they can do to maximize the results from their program. Over ten years ago I put together a comprehensive list of the top reasons outsourced lead generation programs fail. (Those kinds of relationships really suck.).

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AUGUST 19, 2014

Is it necessary to pre-qualify inbound leads? That’s the overarching question I recently presented to a panel of industry experts. Should CMOs feel confident that these leads from marketing automation are ready for sales to close? Lead Qualification Inbound Marketing Lead Management'

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

PointClear’s success doing lead generation, lead qualification and lead nurturing for our clients is grounded in proactively reaching out and connecting with prospects via a one-on-one telephone conversation. A live encounter leads to each party gaining better understanding of the other’s position more quickly.

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AUGUST 26, 2014

Is it necessary to pre-qualify inbound leads? That’s the overarching question I recently presented to a panel of industry experts. Should CMOs feel confident that these leads from marketing automation are ready for sales to close. Lead Qualification Inbound Marketing Lead Management'

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ViewPoint

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. ” How did Andy know so much about sales, marketing and sales leads? Just don’t pass up an opportunity when it presents itself.

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ViewPoint

OCTOBER 1, 2015

That’s what I set out to find when I presented this question to fellow industry experts: According to a report by SiriusDecisions, 2015 State of Account-Based Marketing (ABM), more than 60 percent of companies plan to invest in technology for ABM to better align sales and marketing over the next twelve months.

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AUGUST 20, 2015

In part one , I provided insight into the why and what of a lead-to-revenue assessment. These include: Lead and demand generation: How are we attracting and engaging the target audience in building a consistent flow of prospective buyers? In my world, there are four distinct steps in conducting a lead-to-revenue assessment.

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ViewPoint

JANUARY 9, 2014

Last August I wrote a blog for Top Sales World titled “Lead Generation Hogwash: The Top 7 Lies.”. I detailed 7 lies to be aware of to avoid a lead generation disaster (read the blog for the specifics): Any list will do. Automated systems accurately score (prioritize) leads. More leads are better than fewer leads.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

Jim has published articles and presented internationally on the topics of marketing ROI, marketing strategies and business growth strategies. These marketing organizations must rely on performance metrics such as Number of Marketing Qualified Leads, Percent of Leads Converting to Opportunities, and Number of Opportunities.

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ViewPoint

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Over the past few months I have had the pleasure of interviewing nineteen influential B2B sales and marketing leaders to discuss their views in areas like traditional and new media strategies, current and future trends, B2B lead generation, and sales lead management.

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JANUARY 22, 2013

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. Salespeople often complain about receiving enough new leads, but are short on answers about the leads you gave them, now aging and becoming potentially less valuable.

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ViewPoint

JANUARY 12, 2012

Contrary to popular belief, reps don’t need more sales leads. They need fewer leads—or more accurately, fewer raw, unfiltered, unqualified leads. Good sales reps are by nature hunters, eager to close in on highly qualified leads for the kill. Take Steve, for example. Not a senior executive? Budget undefined?

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ViewPoint

JULY 19, 2012

Brian is Executive Director of Revenue Optimization at MECLABS where he leads business units that include Applied Research, Strategy Group, Conversion Group, Leads Group, Agency Group, Technology Group and Training Group. Brian is also CEO of InTouch and author of Lead Generation for the Complex Sale.

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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.

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APRIL 25, 2011

I recently had the opportunity to interview Ardath Albee about the importance of lead nurturing and I think you’ll be interested to read some of the valuable feedback she provided. PC: Ardath, you’ve written a lot about the importance of using lead nurturing to engage leads across the entirety of the buying process.

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ViewPoint

JUNE 30, 2015

The status quo—that marketing management doesn’t understand the definition of a qualified lead—is nothing new. Salespeople consistently say that they do not get enough qualified leads. Qualified leads, according to sales, are based on criteria they understand but marketing is in the dark about. Here’s the problem. The result?

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ViewPoint

JUNE 4, 2018

Outsourcing inside sales really does save you money while at the same time providing you the leads and revenue you need to be successful. This link takes you to a paper that presents the hard numbers that show that whatever you call it—tele-prospecting, business development, inside sales or something else—outsourcing is your better bet.

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JULY 24, 2017

A competitor in the teleprospecting business recently published a list of B2B companies based on how easy or hard they were to work from a lead-generation standpoint. At the bottom of the list were what they called “uncloseables,” meaning these were companies that this competitor was not able to generated leads from.

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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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JANUARY 13, 2017

You need full visibility into how many touches it takes to generate a lead, your lead rate, and your cost per lead at every stage in the funnel. You need to measure which leads are rejected and why. And you need to know at what rate your leads progress. Analyze, Analyze, Analyze. It is a strategy. -It

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APRIL 19, 2017

One of the presenters, Mike Weinberg, summed up the sentiment in the room: “Many in what’s called the Sales 2.0 He is a trust builder focused on leading transformational conversations, those that create and sustain relationships of value. Themes from last week’s presentation: “Sales is all about one-to-one connections.”.

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MARCH 24, 2015

Mike''s presentation, “4 Tips to Power Up Prospecting in 2015,” blew me away. Throughout the presentation, he debunks the argument of inbound marketing “experts” and social selling gurus who preach that outbound is out, and inbound is … well, in. Simplified.: The Essential Handbook for Prospecting and New Business Development.

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MAY 12, 2015

This conversation took us down the road that explained average buying ratio of raw leads (45% were buyers), qualified leads (20-40% higher), and then proposals (30-59%). To start, Bob had to project the number of sales and dollars that would result from the leads he gets. This was why he should expect more.

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JUNE 24, 2014

In the recent past (5-6 years ago) we started using programs that grade people who visit your website, score them by what they click on and how long they view it, and present the not-too anonymous visitors to salespeople as sales leads. This happens without filling in the “Contact Us” form.

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JULY 26, 2018

There is a clear and present problem, the customer is willing to state the problem, and there is a clear and present pathway to solving the issue using their services. This program is also pushed out to the 2,400 people on the inquiry/sales lead list from the last 12 months. Newsletter.

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APRIL 10, 2013

Conference featured outstanding presentations by Jeff Hayzlett and Nathan Kievman. Rules to lead: ask employees, involve everyone, chart progress, reward good/confront bad, fire people, mood is everything @ jeffreyhayzlett. — Day two of Sales 2.0 Here are a few tweet highlights. Dan McDade (@dandade) April 9, 2013. Day two Sales 2.0

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MAY 9, 2013

B2B customers on the go want a measure of instant gratification and easily readable text on their ever-present smart phones. Lead Generation Poses Biggest Challenge for B2Bs. Generating more leads still tops the list of B2B marketing challenges, but reaching a target audience is on the rise, according to a BtoB survey.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Someone once told me that CEOs don’t care about leads. Unfortunately, as a result of this thinking, marketing spends a ton of money generating leads for sales that are never followed-up. If the CEO does his or her job, there will be a common definition of a lead and clear market definitions… these are missing in most companies today.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2012

He does a great job of clearly presenting, assessing and recommending solutions for today’s pressing sales lead management challenges. Right now, the average company is closing 6 - 7% of leads generated and less than 60% of field sales forces make quota.

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