ViewPoint

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Should marketing and sales agree on the definition of a lead? According to James Obermayer ( Sales Lead Management Association ), the fact that there is no agreement between marketing and sales on lead definition results in these problems: Salespeople say that they are not getting enough qualified leads.

Account Based Marketing 120

Account Based Marketing B2B Sales ABM Sales Qualified Leads 120

ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

In the first article on marketing analytics , I discussed the best-practice processes involved in the review, assessment and continuous enhancement of sales lead generation programs to achieve improved results. Scores of X+ went to sales, and scores of <X came to PointClear for lead qualification and lead nurturing.

Lead Ranking 120

Lead Ranking Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 120

ViewPoint

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. This post is part of a series about the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results. Sales reps did not know how to prospect for new business so the 20,000 “leads” were ignored and wasted.

Allocation 174

Allocation PointClear SIC Ideal Customer Profiles 174

ViewPoint

JULY 16, 2013

Top performing B2B sales organizations rarely employ just one lead generation tactic. Inbound marketing is based on developing high quality content that attracts qualified buyers, who are in the early stages of the sales cycle. We define the attributes of a truly qualified lead as: SIC or NAICS code. Build it and they will come.”

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads High Quality Lead Budget Programs 120

ViewPoint

DECEMBER 16, 2010

” In this seven-part series, we’ve taken an in-depth look at the “processes, practices and systems” that are widely recognized as “improving an organization’s performance and efficiency” in the area of sales and marketing lead generation. Sales and marketing resources will operate more efficiently.

Sales Qualified Leads 120

Sales Qualified Leads Lead Generation Practices SIC 120

ViewPoint

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Holding on to prospect information that’s incorrect, poorly segmented and lacking prioritization can obstruct marketing efforts and conceal sales opportunities. For example, after sorting your customers into categories, you may find that most of them fall into three SICs and one revenue range.

B2B Sales 120

B2B Sales PointClear SIC Lead Ranking 120

ViewPoint

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

For example, after sorting your customers into categories, you may find that most of them fall into three SICs and one revenue range. Next, extract contacts from your marketing database with the matching three SICs into separate test groups in addition to one or two other groups that seem like they should perform well.

PointClear 120

PointClear SIC Cost Lead Ranking 120