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

ViewPoint

Maybe the rep simply has a hunch the lead’s not good, or has another subjective reason not to follow up. Jay writes: “A formal lead acceptance process (see Truth 6 in this blog series outlining the importance of having a judicial branch in place) is important in b-to-b demand creation for four reasons: Avoiding lead oblivion.

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The 10 most fascinating people in B2B Marketing in 2015

Biznology

Jim Obermayer, founder of the Sales Lead Management Association. I’ve known Jim for years as a consultant and author specializing in lead management—a generally under-appreciated subject that Jim uniquely understood to be a critical success factor in business selling. These people are making a welcome contribution.

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

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

Smarketer, ZoomInfo: In light of the ongoing upheaval in b-to-b sales, what are your biggest challenges for the remainder of the year? Blog to Generate Leads - Lead Views , July 16, 2010 The importance of Corporate blogging is known to all, but few companies are able to use this medium as a lead generation tool.

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