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Embarking on a sales lead generation project: What could go wrong?

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We had just finished talking about the importance of marketing and sales coming together to mutually define a lead prior to starting a lead generation program. And we’d gone into some depth as to how our associates are all seasoned, degreed and sales trained. And to drive the leads needed to meet revenue goals.).

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6 Things Good Lead Generation Vendors Do Right (That You May Be Doing Wrong)

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This article does a good job of explaining the importance of the ULD—assuring everyone is on the same page and working toward the same end—and covers additional ground (“How to do lead management that improves conversion”). Lead nurture programs done well triples your B2B sales lead generation marketing ROI.

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Who Owns the Pipeline, Marketing or Sales?

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It’s referred to as the sales pipeline and it’s owned by sales people, right? I recently talked to Dan McDade with PointClear as part of a series on SLMA Radio that I’m hosting that deals with the issue of pipeline ownership. SLMA Radio is one of six marketing and sales shows for at-work listeners on the Funnel Radio Channel.

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What Should the Sales Close Rate Be?

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I’ve read and heard (from a well-known industry analyst firm) that best-in-class companies close 30% of sales qualified leads while average companies close 20%. Those results factor in lead leakage of between 52% to 86% of the marketing qualified leads put into the top of the funnel. Not very efficient, right?

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A Good Laugh from a New Sales Lead Management Cartoon Series

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There’s now a virtual destination for a good sales and marketing laugh in the form of the Sales Lead Management Association’s new cartoon series. PointClear is proud to be a sponsor of the first cartoon shown here, a lighthearted look at the “bigger box” solution for handling leads.

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Election Day: SLMA's 50 Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management

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The Sales Lead Management Association has opened up voting for the 50 Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management. I'm on the list, so if I've earned your respect in the world of demand gen and lead generation, I'd love your vote. So choose wisely.

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Congratulations to PointClear’s Kimmy Netterville: Named Most Inspiring by SLMA

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Our own Kimmy Netterville made the Sales Lead Management Association’s “Most Inspiring” list of 40 outstanding individuals in our industry, announced today. Kimmy was recognized in the category People in Lead Generation Companies for her many contributions in the last decade-plus helping PointClear clients as Program Director.