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Why Sales Reps Should Be Involved in Lead Nurturing

B2B Marketing Directions

Last month, Howard Sewell, the President of Spear Marketing Group, published a blog post with the provocative title Please Don't Let Your Sales Reps Nurture Leads. In his post, Howard described a personal experience of becoming a lead for a marketing technology company. But that's a topic for another blog post.

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Does Your Sales Team Know How to Follow-Up on a Lead?

ViewPoint

Nurture leads until they’re ready to turn over to sales is the sixth 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. Set sales straight—it’s a win win.

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Lead Nurturing is Walking the Buying Path with Your Customers

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A recent study of B-to-B buyers shows that sales people who become trusted advisors and understand the needs of economic buyers are 69% more likely to come away with a sale! That’s why forming a plan for lead nurturing is such an integral part of your lead generation process. Plan your path.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Speaking at MarketingSherpas B-to-B Demand Generation Summit 2006

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B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: The B2B Lead Generation Blog Wins Best B-to-B Marketing Blog in MarketingSherpas Readers Choice Awards

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B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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6 Steps to a Successful (B-to-B) Direct Marketing Campaign

MLT Creative

Are you trying to generate leads, nurture leads, cross-sell to existing customers or otherwise retain them? Establishing a clear objective at the onset will lead you down the path of a sound campaign. State Your Objective: Generally, one objective per mailing is best and should be the very first thing you do.

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Lead Management: Let’s Formalize this Relationship

ViewPoint

As a sales and marketing thought leader with nearly 20 years experience, Tony has led the overall research function at SiriusDecisions since the company's founding in 2001. Getting b-to-b sales and marketing to align more closely has driven even the most capable business leaders crazy for years.