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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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Sales Qualified Leads Forecasting PointClear Enterprise Management 120

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

—noted the Dreamforce announcement of Salesforce.com’s support for Kenandy , a cloud-based manufacturing solution that incorporates the social tool, Chatter. An interesting post by SoftwareAdvice.com’s Derek Singleton— What Does Social Manufacturing Look Like?

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation PointClear Sales Qualified Leads Generation 120

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AUGUST 28, 2013

Companies must take the lead and make sure their sales people are familiar with the new paradigm, says my latest guest on PowerViews, Nick Stein, senior director of marketing and communications at Salesforce.com, the enterprise cloud software heavyweight. Businesses are struggling to figure out how to adapt. Twitter: @stein_nick.

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Enterprise Management Work Management Salesforce.com Marketing Management 120

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MAY 13, 2016

How to define a lead and gain agreement is the first of 7 Truths about Sales and Marketing that CEOs need to know. All because the CEO did not insist on a common definition of a lead. Define what a lead is. A couple of years ago I wrote a blog for Salesforce.com about lead definition. Who are we selling it to?

Allocation 174

Allocation PointClear SIC Ideal Customer Profiles 174

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JULY 11, 2011

Curious about how long each has been a public company, I checked on the years in which their stocks were offered: Salesforce.com – 2004; SuccessFactors – 2007; and NetSuite – 2007. Telesales lead generation supports both field and inside sales. Sales and marketing activity.

Enterprise Management 120

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services 120

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APRIL 2, 2013

Everyone at a company has a role to play in a brand's social media marketing efforts, since you never know whose network will turn out to have a profitable contact in it, executives from Salesforce.com, Cisco Systems and Xerox said at South by Southwest Interactive. Marketing Automation Software That Delivers the Most Data Wins.

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B2B Marketing Linkedin PointClear Marketing Automation Services 120

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

Out-of-business indicator, plus credit rating and parent/subsidiary linkages (Salesforce.com). PRISM-like business clusters offered by Salesforce.com (appended from D&B), which provide a simple profile for gaining customer insights and finding look-alikes. Self-identifying keywords used on the company website (ALC).

Lead Ranking 120

Lead Ranking Marketing Management Lead Scoring Salesforce.com 120