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Five Ways to Avoid Getting Burned by Outsourced B2B Sales Lead Generation

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These firms, like those traveling sales folks who hawked one-size-fixes-all elixirs to those who wanted to believe, make great claims—that inevitably fail to pan out. We then loop in your closers when the lead is hot, keeping their focus on directly generating revenue. Any interest in a short chat?

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Who Owns the Pipeline, Marketing or Sales?

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It’s referred to as the sales pipeline and it’s owned by sales people, right? With the advent of new marketing automation capabilities, AI apps and other technology, marketing is inserting itself deeper in the pipeline at almost every level. But is this still true? What are your thoughts on pipeline ownership?

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B2B Sales Lead Management: A Bird in Hand is Worth Two in the Bush

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This is the second in a series of four blogs about B2B sales lead management, marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Something else not well understood in marketing and sales circles is the importance of certain metrics. Marketing Automation companies! Inbound Lead Costs Increase over Time.

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Four Things to Consider Before You Buy Marketing Automation

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And for many of you, one of your goals will be to finally implement a marketing automation tool. Unfortunately, too many marketers begin this process with the question, “Which automation tools should we look at?” Not only is this the wrong question but its not even close to where you should begin.

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Good Reads for B2B Marketing - Advantages of LinkedIn in B2B Marketing

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Online content in the sales and marketing industries is dynamic and constantly changing. The Marketing Sphere represents recent good reads from our digital circles about B2B marketing selected by PointClear colleagues. The B2B Marketing Advantage of LinkedIn.

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Why Podcasting Has Great Reach and is the Least Expensive Content Creator

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Because the company uses a marketing automation system, George and Jane are always looking for content to fulfill the nurture needs of people who inquire about their products. As an example, see Dan McDade of PointClear and his ViewPoint Blog, and his use of an interview on SLMA Radio about Who Owns the Pipeline. Social media.

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Who gets your vote as history’s top twenty women? And the winners are…

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Sponsoring SLMA’s Top Twenty Women in sales lead management got me to thinking about the top 20 women of all time. There is a great opportunity to acknowledge her commitment by nominating her right now for recognition as one of the 20 women to watch in sales lead management in 2011.