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Lead Management and Football

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In one of my meetings these past few weeks I was thinking of an analogy where I could break down the lead management process into much simpler terms so everyone could understand their roles - this is where football comes in. Receivers : The receivers are the sales team. Why football? Are you ready for some football?

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Sharing Space: Marketing and Sales

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Take 30 seconds and really think about the message this is conveying: Here are some items to consider: The only parking spaces reserved were for outside sales and customers There were enough parking spaces available for everyone (reserved spaces were not essential) What do other employees (including inside sales) think when they see this?

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How To Build a Lead Nurturing Culture Part I

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There are many similarities between the concepts that Jim Collins discussed in his book and lead nurturing. Lead nurturing can mean many different things to may different people. There is no question that lead nurturing has been a proven tactic for B2B marketers. Content is at the core of your lead nurturing efforts.

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Lead Nurturing - How to track ROI?

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The concept of lead nurturing is something that is complex for some but very straightforward for others. Quick Overview on Trends in Lead Nurturing Lead nurturing can present itself in many ways. It can consist of a sales or call center rep calling a prospect over a period of time or a series of emails sent by marketing.

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Lead Generation "Insights". Yeah Right!

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RainToday which is typically a pretty good source for small B2B companies looking to market professional services almost blew it with their new research report called " What's Working in Lead Generation ". In the downloadable PDF, they provide 6 lead generation insights for 2007. Nurture the Leads you Have. Are they serious?

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Looking for Ideas to Generate More Leads?

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If your company is generating enough leads already, please stop reading right there. There is an excellent FREE report from RainToday that has just been launched called: The One Piece Of Advice You Can't Generate Leads Without. For example, your call center or sales can track the number of engagements vs. the number of appointments.

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Automated Customer Scoring - Going Beyond Leads

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Automated Lead scoring is a term that many in the B2B world are familiar with. Essentially, you take the typical manual lead qualification process that a sales rep or call center does over the phone to find the best leads and let technology do this for you. Can you apply this same concept to customers?