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5 do’s & don’ts of B2B lead qualification

Biznology

Lead qualification is one of the primary jobs for B2B marketers, and a great deal of time and money is spent on this step of the sales cycle. Now that I’ve stated the obvious, I see both good and bad lead qualification processes in the market. Which leads me to 5 Do’s and Don’ts of B2B lead qualification.

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5 Best practices of trade show lead qualification

Biznology

Following my last blog on lead qualification, I received some great comments and several questions as to whether lead qualification differs for trade show leads. Yes, it does, and here is a revision of my last blog specifically addressing trade show lead generation and qualification.

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Why BANT No Longer Applies for B2B Lead Qualification

ANNUITAS

Fifteen years ago I worked for a B2B marketing agency that had an outbound call center focused on lead generation. The goal for the majority of our programs was to have our telemarketers qualify names, gather some information and qualify these prospects by the famed BANT (Budget, Authority, Need, Timeframe) criteria. Buyers Lie.

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Why BANT No Longer Applies for B2B Lead Qualification

ANNUITAS

Fifteen years ago I worked for a B2B marketing agency that had an outbound call center focused on lead generation. The goal for the majority of our programs was to have our telemarketers qualify names, gather some information and qualify these prospects by the famed BANT (Budget, Authority, Need, Timeframe) criteria. Buyers Lie.

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Is Lead Flow to the Reps Too Slow or Gridlocked?

ViewPoint

It turns out there were several stages of qualification, from two different inside telemarketing departments. The qualification department called every inquiry and filtered out those that were not immediate buyers and passed the inquiries to the nurture department. Their favorite script was: Are you ready to buy yet?

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What’s up with B2B Marketing in Argentina

Biznology

Martin: Twenty years ago, we would buy databases from trade publications and data vendors, and use them to cold call, trying to reach senior executives. Third, a larger role for marketing, as active members of inside sales and lead qualification teams. Martin: You can buy data, or you can buy access.

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B2B Social Media Strategy and Executive Buy-in

Marketing Insider Group

The post is called B2B Social Media Strategy – 5 Steps to Gain Executive Buy-in and will show you how to develop your company’s B2B social media strategy. I explain the 5 steps required to gaining executive buy-in. And also discuss the 4 main objectives of a comprehensive plan.