markempa

SEPTEMBER 18, 2007

Companies that adopt effective lead management processes generate more revenue from their lead generation investment and have overall higher close rates on marketing generated leads than those that do not. But I've encountered very few companies that really do lead management. What is lead management?

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ViewPoint

APRIL 16, 2018

Jim Obermayer is the founder of the Sales Lead Management Association , an organization serving 8,000 members and subscribers worldwide, with a website that includes 360-plus articles from 65 industry authors. What are your thoughts on pipeline ownership?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Last week Focus.com’s Mastering Lead Management Virtual Event brought some of the leaders of B2B Demand Generation and Sales 2.0 funnelholic : Content is more than an article, whitepaper, etc.content carries the load 4 engaging prospects u aren’t talking 2. build a lead mgmt platform. Obvious but overlooked.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

85% of B2B marketers say lead generation is their most important content marketing goal ( source ). Outbound leads cost 39% more than inbound leads ( source ). Only 5-10% of qualified leads successfully convert for marketers ( source ). The average cost of a B2B sales lead varies by industry.

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markempa

JULY 10, 2006

« BeTuitive Publishing Book Review | Main | How Podcasts Impact B2B Purchase Decisions » Sales Leads Are Too Valuable For Sales People Alone David Meerman Scotts blog post, " Sales Leads Are too Valuable for Sales People ," is worth a read. Every salesperson loves leads.

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ViewPoint

MARCH 19, 2018

True, most of the articles on marketing analytics demand that the topic requires immediate attention, and in so doing, they imply that their (fill-in-the-blank system, software, consulting, book, blog) will teach you how to do it. You may also like: Salary: Digital Marketing Manager: Salary.com, PayScale and glassdoor.

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markempa

JANUARY 19, 2006

« This Years Hot New Lead Generation Strategy is Thinking | Main | Marketing Spend Shifting to Below-the-line » Improve your online sales lead tracking I liked the lead tracking tips provided in Michael Ortners article, " Eight Ways to Improve your Online Lead Tracking ," on MarketingProfs.com.

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ViewPoint

AUGUST 11, 2015

The term ‘follow the money’ was made famous in the 1976 drama documentary All the Presidents Men , and has been used variously as the basis of journalistic articles ever since. Managing demand – lead management is getting more attention because of the explosion of vendors now saying they’re in the business of lead management.

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Valasys

MAY 13, 2024

A good strategy that has proven to work for these businesses is the usage of sales automation apps. These apps have rich features and functionalities to process sales and productivity. This article will talk about the seven essential sales automation apps for B2B businesses that can be integrated with business operations.

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markempa

JUNE 14, 2006

« New Book: Lead Generation for the Complex Sale is officially released | Main | PR Has New Rules for Reaching Buyers Directly » Why Most B2B Sites Fail to Convert Sales Leads Most people coming to your website arent coming to your website to buy. They are coming to your site for information.

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ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Sponsoring SLMA’s Top Twenty Women in sales lead management got me to thinking about the top 20 women of all time. I bet you use some of these very traits to describe a woman you know doing extraordinary work in sales and marketing today. Nominating is open now and runs to March 16.

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Only B2B

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The main goal of any business is to generate both high quantity as well as high quality leads. You might have the best product out there in the market but without an effective sales lead generation best practices you are sure to run out of the business real soon. Must Read: 7 Lead Management Strategy Best Practices.

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ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

The Top Sales Expert team includes best-selling authors, builders of large global consultancies, and sales professionals within the Fortune 500 arena. As a prospect development firm providing outsourced sales solutions to B2B companies involved in the complex sale, PointClear shares the goals of Top Sales World.

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markempa

JULY 20, 2005

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. The marketing manager has to learn how to manage all aspects of sales lead management. Are we doing that?”

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ViewPoint

OCTOBER 15, 2013

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. More than 80% of smartphone owners said they listen to some kind of Internet radio on their mobile gadgets.”. SLMA Radio - Since 2010.

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ViewPoint

APRIL 17, 2012

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. Tony Tissot of eTrigue remarked that lead generation is the responsibility of marketing, but getting the outcomes agreed upon should be the goal.

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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 1, 2013

CMI reports “software marketers use all but one of the top 15 tactics [shown in the above bar chart] more often than their B2B peers; the exception is ‘articles on your website,’ which 83% of both groups report using.”. Lead generation is the highest ranked goal (82%) for software marketers, according to the report findings.

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ViewPoint

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Later we found out that he had saved a voice mail, two emails and an article in an industry magazine we had sent him. B2B Sales Lead Management, Marketing and Sales Metrics, and Proverbs—The Four-Part series: Part 1: B2B Lead Generation: Are You Killing the Golden Goose?

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ViewPoint

JANUARY 21, 2014

Which brings me to the topic for this month’s article, which follows up on the December topic entitled: " Taking away a salesperson’s excuses ," in which I wrote about the lack of sales lead follow-up. Actually, this list is shorter than the one for salespeople’s excuses for not following up on sales leads.

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

As a company that rigorously tracks and measures the ROI from its various marketing efforts, Sungard AS knew that increasing the revenue contribution from demand generation meant either a) driving more leads into the top of the funnel, and/or b) increasing the rate at which those leads convert into sales.

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ViewPoint

JUNE 7, 2016

First and foremost, the acceptance process allows marketing to confirm that sales or partners are acting on all delivered leads. The rates of lead acceptance and rejection reveal lead management and quality problems that can be quickly addressed. a sales rep reports, ‘I called the prospect three times.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2010

In this article I will argue for the importance of and the 5 steps to create marketing ROI through demand generation. A recent article from eMarketer.com titled: Is the Click Still King? ROI” and “Sales” are the 4 th and 5 th most important metric according to Chief Marketer April 1, 2010 study. Think sales, leads, pipeline.

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Only B2B

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The main goal of any business is to generate both high quantity as well as high quality leads. You might have the best product out there in the market but without an effective sales lead generation best practices you are sure to run out of the business real soon. Must Read: 7 Lead Management Strategy Best Practices.

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Optinmonster

DECEMBER 14, 2021

AeroLeads provides a Google Chrome extension to help you search various professional websites like LinkedIn for sales leads. AeroLeads will add these leads to your email marketing lists, so you can start working on those leads right away. After that, you’ll need to contact their sales team for a pricing plan.

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markempa

AUGUST 2, 2016

Rather than continually struggling to find new leads for the sales team, marketers must develop a lead re-engagement process that requires the sales team to return slow or unwanted sales leads to the marketing team. Find content — such as articles, blogs, and white papers — that addresses these issues.

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ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. Jim returns this month with another thought provoking article. I am asking you to take another journey of counterfactual reflection.

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ViewPoint

JANUARY 9, 2014

More leads are better than fewer leads. I received a lot of positive feedback about the article and decided to ask our PointClear PowerViews Alumni (those who have been on the PowerViews show ) for their input on the most dangerous lead gen lies out there. James Obermayer | Sales Lead Management Association.

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markempa

JANUARY 12, 2015

It’s not about more leads; it’s about doing better with the ones you already have. In this extended post, I’ll share 15 ideas on how to make your lead management more effective. Create a marketing funnel, not just a sales funnel. A further 15% were ready to become sales leads, and 7% converted into sales.

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ViewPoint

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Marketing and sales must sit down together to determine which accounts to target—this is where true alignment comes in. ABM aligns marketing and sales. The earliest article I have read about marketing and sales alignment was written in 1993 (and there are probably earlier examples). True alignment has been elusive.

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The Point

MARCH 13, 2013

Studies show that responding to new sales leads promptly, literally within minutes, can have a dramatic impact on the rate at which those leads are qualified, and the speed at which they convert to opportunities and, ultimately, deals.

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markempa

JUNE 28, 2007

I traveled with Guy Maser VP of Marketing for GlobalSpec and I thought he had a great message about helping marketers get the most out of their internet lead generation investment. Today, his article in BtoB Magazine gives a great summary of his presentation from the roadshow and is worth a read.

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SalesIntel

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Determining your business’s ideal sales lead database becomes essential, as it directly influences the relevance and accuracy of the B2B data you obtain. This article serves as a guide with a checklist to find the right B2B lead database and data provider for your business.

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ViewPoint

JULY 11, 2011

The two groups of characteristics speak to a question posed in Lauren’s article, “Why do you need that much money to build a software company?” ” The short answer: intense competition and the requirement for large, ever-expanding direct sales forces to close complex mid-sized and enterprise deals.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Tweet I’m at MarketingSherpa Lead Gen Summit 2013 in San Francisco on day one, live blogging the Lead Management Workshop that features a dive into larger topics including lead capture, lead qualification and lead nurture. The main principles of the Lead Management Workshop were pulled from that book.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 1, 2006

Many marketers believe generating more sales leads is the key to hitting revenue targets. In fact, most companies need to do a better job managing and qualifying the leads (or more likely the inquiries) they already have. In this month’s issue of Target Marketing , I wrote the cover article on " What’s a Lead?

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Albacross

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Before you even reach out to potential leads or share your article on social media - make sure your piece of content is well written, and ideally, SEO friendly as well. To be successful at lead generation , you have to be in tune with your audience and carefully listen to (analytics are a great way to do this).

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