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6 Things Good Lead Generation Vendors Do Right (That You May Be Doing Wrong)

ViewPoint

They felt because they had paid a lot of money for the list that it must be accurate. RESEARCH: Are folks responsible for reaching out to your market knowledgeable and prepared for quality conversation? A general online search to see what pops up. NURTURE: Are you getting maximum return on marketing programs?

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Sales Lead Generation: Saving Money – Killing Performance

ViewPoint

PointClear was recently given a verbal approval for a pilot program by the SVP of Sales for a technology solutions provider. Then we got turned over to sales operations and purchasing (supposedly a formality). Searching for an Analogy. He liked us. Trusted us. Told us we had the deal.

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B2B Sales Lead Generation Pros Who Listen, Learn

ViewPoint

Those of us who use the phone to successfully generate sales leads have picked up an essential trade secret. How do my colleagues at PointClear and I keep from falling into this trap? Empathy is important and must be paid attention to. " The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said" –Peter Drucker.

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

ViewPoint

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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What's it take to generate leads that fuel your forecast?

ViewPoint

What is a lead? Is it the name on a list you bought from a content aggregator for $23? While all of these scenarios have potential, none could be called a lead. That’s not where their skills lay, it’s not what they’re getting paid for. Here’s Scott’s Agile Marketing Manifesto: Many small experiments over a few large bets.

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B2B Lead Management Market Heats Up

Online Marketing Institute

Home Forrester Research « Getting Up Close and Personal | Main | Social Technographics Data Now Available » March 20, 2008 B2B Lead Management Market Heats Up [Posted by Laura Ramos ] Since the start of this year, I’ve been receiving a boatload of briefing requests from companies wanting to show me their lead generation and management solutions.

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Top 47 B2B Marketing Posts - Hot Topics Ning and Facebook - July 2010

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

Best of B2B Marketing. The 20 craziest things you can do on Twitter - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , July 7, 2010 OK, we’ve heard all the great business success stories about connecting and learning through Twitter. Paid vs. natural search efforts. But that’s content for another blog post. Tweet This!

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