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PowerViews with James Obermayer: Lead Management & Integrated Direct Marketing

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Jim is the founder of the Sales Lead Management Association. SLMA is the sponsor of the yearly Sales Lead Management week and initiatives to identify both the Top 50 Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management and 20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Lead Generation for the Complex Sale

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« How to Become a Thought Leader and Attract Customers | Main | E-book: Why Naked CRM Doesnt Work » Lead Generation for the Complex Sale I recently did a phone interview on Lead Generation for the Complex Sale with Nettie Hartsock for Allbusiness.coms Must Read Business Books column.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Sales and Marketing as a Team: Five Tips to Improve Performance

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Likewise, the harmonious interaction of sales and marketing is crucial. If they are askew and going in dissimilar directions, sales and marketing will not empower a successful complex sale or sales lead strategy. Bottom-line sales performance reflects just how well sales and marketing are working together.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Google Makes Web Analytics Free but will it help your lead generation?

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In the complex sale, the length of the buying cycle make the connection between on-the-web activity and the off-line decision to purchase much more difficult to trace. So the challenge is connecting website log file data (analytics), with marketing data (inquiries) and then connecting them with the sales process.

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The Skinny on Lead Nurturing - 11 Experts Weigh In (part 2 of 2)

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Telemarketing jumped into the system when a large recession devastated their business model of lead generation, and appointment setting was not enough to keep them going. At each step of the improved process, research showed that when attention was given to the prospects and they were contacted, sales improved.