ViewPoint

APRIL 16, 2018

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. He maintains that technology alone doesn’t address the need for marketing to generate more leads for sales. Dan has some interesting perspectives, as have other guests on my show.

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ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Jim Obermayer is the founder of the Sales Lead Management Association , and host of the Funnel Radio Channel. Jim recently interviewed PointClear’s Dan McDade about the five most important things he’s learned in business and life—in one of an ongoing series of radio programs featuring sales and marketing industry leaders.

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ViewPoint

MAY 23, 2017

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. None were actually leads.

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ViewPoint

JUNE 7, 2016

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. In the last blog in this series we discussed lead nurturing , and how an advanced lead generation program that includes nurturing can triple your sales. Set sales straight—it’s a win win.

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ViewPoint

MARCH 22, 2018

Value selling is PointClear's bread and butter. I practice it every day in my role as lead salesperson for the company. (We The challenge is that lead generators with happy ears don’t ask the questions that might effectively disqualify an account. We are not the low-price leader.) Our people do as well.

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ViewPoint

JANUARY 9, 2014

Last August I wrote a blog for Top Sales World titled “Lead Generation Hogwash: The Top 7 Lies.”. I detailed 7 lies to be aware of to avoid a lead generation disaster (read the blog for the specifics): Any list will do. Automated systems accurately score (prioritize) leads. More leads are better than fewer leads.

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ViewPoint

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

This is the third in a series of four blogs about lead generation, marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Leads and expected metrics are defined in carefully created client program plans and lead rates are impacted (particularly in 2010) by the mix and quality of inbound dispositions.

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ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Areas of specialization cover a broad spectrum of sales expertise: sales process optimization, inside sales, sales best practices, sales lead generation, sales lead management, strategic account management, and much more. Thank you!

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ViewPoint

APRIL 2, 2013

The Marketing Sphere represents recent good reads from our digital circles about B2B marketing selected by PointClear colleagues. Online content in the sales and marketing industries is dynamic and constantly changing. The B2B Marketing Advantage of LinkedIn. Marketing Automation Software That Delivers the Most Data Wins.

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ViewPoint

OCTOBER 15, 2013

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. Why It’s Time for Women to Lead in America with Vicki Dolian. SLMA Radio - Since 2010. Is the Traditional Sales Compensation Program for B2B Dead?

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NuSpark Consulting

JANUARY 21, 2012

B2B lead generation and lead management is a complicated process that can’t be detailed all in one book. It’s easier said than done which is why firms like mine exist, to implement proper lead generation tactics that build revenue. General B2B Marketing & Lead Generation. Books are listed by funnel category.

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ViewPoint

OCTOBER 13, 2011

If I may be so bold as to paraphrase a line from MasterCard, here is what I have to say about outsourcing in general: “Building your own internal campaigns for lead gen and doing a decent job without losing focus on your core business—fair enough. Can you afford to outsource your lead generation and your appointment setting?

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ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Sponsoring SLMA’s Top Twenty Women in sales lead management got me to thinking about the top 20 women of all time. There is a great opportunity to acknowledge her commitment by nominating her right now for recognition as one of the 20 women to watch in sales lead management in 2011.

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ANNUITAS

AUGUST 30, 2011

To have a successful marketing automation implementation start with this question and this question alone: “What does our lead management process look like and how can we automate it?” If you don’t have a solid lead management process in place than a marketing automation platform (MAP) will only automate a broken process.

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ViewPoint

JULY 11, 2011

Telesales lead generation supports both field and inside sales. It’s likely that many—if not most—of these same expense activities and market challenges will apply to the SaaS marketing automation companies leading up to and after going public. Sales and marketing activity.

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Biznology

JANUARY 6, 2016

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. Japan’s foremost lead generation marketing company.

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

Home Forrester Research « Getting Up Close and Personal | Main | Social Technographics Data Now Available » March 20, 2008 B2B Lead Management Market Heats Up [Posted by Laura Ramos ] Since the start of this year, I’ve been receiving a boatload of briefing requests from companies wanting to show me their lead generation and management solutions.

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ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

When it comes to improving sales lead generation results, using marketing technology without analytics expertise and business acumen results in a numbers glut devoid of action items. Embedded in every client program, they help us identify the right prospects and convert them to qualified leads. Segmentation and testing.

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ViewPoint

MAY 7, 2015

This topic is of such importance, I reached out to fellow industry leaders and asked them to share their outlook on lead nurturing programs (and processes) and what to expect in the coming year. His lead nurturing program did precisely that. This is part two of a two-part blog. Click here to catch up on part one. ).

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

AUGUST 3, 2010

The Sweet Spot: We’re all ‘smarketers’ now - Follow the Lead , July 8, 2010 Sam Zales. 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. To Auto Tweet or Not to Auto Tweet? -

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