Pointclear

OCTOBER 31, 2017

That’s essentially what PointClear clients do when they engage us for outsourced lead generation. They get a cohesive team of B2B teleprospecting associates—experienced, educated and trained—who can deliver immediate results. Read Is it Better to Insource or Outsource Lead Generation? Want more info?

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Pointclear

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

I’m often asked what kind of companies PointClear serves. The short answer is we work with B2B technology, healthcare, financial services and business services organizations, as well as manufacturers. But there’s a long answer too: PointClear provides lead generation, lead qualification and lead nurturing for a variety of companies.

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Pointclear

JULY 19, 2017

Just ask Jim Norton, SVP of QGenda, a 3x PointClear client who recently brought us in on his first day on a new job. He knows first-hand what it takes to succeed: “If you want quality results, PointClear is best-in-class and my go-to for lead generation, qualification and nurturing for over 10 years.”.

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Pointclear

OCTOBER 20, 2011

As I read the article, it occurred to me that I would add an eleventh critical question: Do you have best-practice lead generation and lead nurturing processes in place before you implement a marketing automation solution?

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Pointclear

MARCH 7, 2018

This is a skill that we teach our associates, who spend their days making dials (80 to 100 a day) and engaging B2B sales prospects on behalf of our clients. Read this post , written by Jim Hall, a PointClear associate, to learn how he applies these listening skills every day. But the opposite is true. It’s being a good listener.

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Pointclear

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Lead nurturing triples marketing's ROI, but only if done properly. I propose that nurturing is the most underutilized marketing activity at a marketer’s disposal. Nurturing programs increase the overall program leads rate significantly: Standard B2B lead-generation programs produce an average 5% lead rate.

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Pointclear

JULY 24, 2017

A competitor in the teleprospecting business recently published a list of B2B companies based on how easy or hard they were to work from a lead-generation standpoint. At the bottom of the list were what they called “uncloseables,” meaning these were companies that this competitor was not able to generated leads from.

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Pointclear

JANUARY 9, 2014

More leads are better than fewer leads. I received a lot of positive feedback about the article and decided to ask our PointClear PowerViews Alumni (those who have been on the PowerViews show ) for their input on the most dangerous lead gen lies out there. Paul Gillin | Paul Gillen Blog.

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Pointclear

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The comment made me think about our outsourced B2B lead generation services and the way we have successfully partnered with manufacturing, technology and start-up companies to cover their markets, develop their prospects and deliver highly qualified sales opportunities to their field sales teams.

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Pointclear

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Because the chances are pretty low—probably 3% to 4% at best—that any of these names are bonafide opportunities if you are a B2B company with a complex sales process. Sales won’t spend the time it takes to cull through 100 so-called leads for 3 to 4 good ones. At PointClear, our average associate is 50.

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Pointclear

JUNE 21, 2018

Accurate lead/revenue projections are a powerful tool that all B2B organizations need to manage sales and marketing. Problem is, most lead to revenue calculators out there are overly simplistic. Now project the revenue you expect to generate through inbound leads. Of course the current year goal is a key data point.

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Pointclear

APRIL 14, 2011

A recently posted success story describes PointClear’s successful collaboration with Ingenix, a $1.8 Ingenix required a lead generation and lead nurturing team with specialized knowledge of the healthcare sector and experienced professionals who could. Identify high-level decision makers in prospect companies.

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Pointclear

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.

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Pointclear

MARCH 12, 2013

I had the great the opportunity to interview Lori Wizdo , B2B marketing analyst at Forrester Research. In our discussion, Lori shared key insights into the B2B buyer's journey as well as marketing and sales alignment. In our discussion, Lori shared key insights into the B2B buyer's journey as well as marketing and sales alignment.

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Pointclear

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Scores of X+ went to sales, and scores of <X came to PointClear for lead qualification and lead nurturing. million closed as a result of lead qualification efforts. million in new business was added to the pipeline. Example 2: A new predictive targeting model.

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Pointclear

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Many of PointClear’s clients over the past 11 years have directly benefitted from Kimmy’s abilities managing B2B lead generation, lead qualification and lead nurturing programs. Under her leadership, her teams deliver the sales-qualified leads client marketing leaders are looking for.

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Pointclear

AUGUST 30, 2012

He is also author of a popular sales and marketing blog, Funnelholic , where he shares B2B content with an edge. Craig specializes in lead generation, lead qualification, and B2B marketing and sales. Concluding Thoughts: Consumerized B2B Software & the Resurgence of Field Sales.

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Pointclear

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Bob is the founder of Inflexion-Point Strategy Partners, a UK firm that engages with B2B companies to improve their sales and marketing strategy and drive revenue. He does a great job of clearly presenting, assessing and recommending solutions for today’s pressing sales lead management challenges.

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Pointclear

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 That takes more persuasive skills, better navigation of the prospect organization, a broader understanding of strategic objectives - and frankly a likable demeanor - to convince your target of the value you offer.

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Pointclear

APRIL 25, 2011

I recently had the opportunity to interview Ardath Albee about the importance of lead nurturing and I think you’ll be interested to read some of the valuable feedback she provided. PC: Ardath, you’ve written a lot about the importance of using lead nurturing to engage leads across the entirety of the buying process.

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Jonathan Farrington

JULY 31, 2013

Top performing B2B sales organizations rarely employ just one lead generation tactic. According to recent research, B2B companies are using multiple lead generation tactics including, email marketing, search engine optimization, teleprospecting, inbound marketing, direct mail and trade shows.

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Pointclear

JULY 16, 2013

Top performing B2B sales organizations rarely employ just one lead generation tactic. According to recent research, B2B companies are using multiple lead generation tactics including, email marketing, search engine optimization, teleprospecting, inbound marketing, direct mail and trade shows.

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SBI

APRIL 25, 2011

Guest Post By Dan McDade, CEO & President, PointClear. The lead farm—it may not sound very sexy at first hearing, but its function and resources are critical success factors in overcoming challenges that prevent B2B sales and marketing groups from operating at peak efficiency and delivering full revenue potential.

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Pointclear

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Twice over the past two years I blogged about the dangers of using cost per lead as a metric to measure marketing. As a foundation, I published three blogs in 2012 in which I outlined three critical elements that impact B2B lead generation costs in the complex sale: 1.

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Pointclear

MAY 18, 2016

However, since only a small percentage are truly qualified, the cost to nurture them is high—especially if you are using your direct sales team to do it. The so-called lead that cost $25 to generate inbound will cost more than $2,500 to bring to a sales-accepted state (vs. an average of $1,350 for a qualified outbound lead).

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Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Think: lead nurturing. BANT is dead in most complex B2B sales. Ginger Conlon (Editor-in-Chief, Direct Marketing News). "I I would add timing back to the list. More buyers self-educate long before they contact a prospective seller.". Craig Rosenberg (TOPO and Funnelholic). "I I believe that this is market dependent.

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Pointclear

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

After all, B2B companies usually define strategic accounts as their best customers and prospects based on criteria like potential for revenue, profit and growth. A short-sighted focus on immediate results can reduce the proven return from committing to mid- and long-term lead nurturing.

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Pointclear

JANUARY 15, 2013

What is called “Inside Sales”, “Sales Support”, “Telesales” and dozens of other names is growing 15x faster than field sales—in fact, my colleague, Jonathan Farrington, published a blog stating that within three years 80 – 90% of all B2B transactions will be done online—most with some form of sales support but not field sales.

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Pointclear

APRIL 14, 2017

Last week I published a blog that provided five ways to avoid getting burned by outsourced B2B sales lead generation, qualification and nurturing. Sales/B2B Marketing execs feel intense need to do something, but are afraid to risk budget. You can read the blog here.

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Pointclear

MAY 5, 2015

I feel so strongly that nurturing needs to be a focus, I asked a panel of 11 experts to weigh in on the best lead nurturing programs (and processes) and what to expect in the coming year. To be clear, lead nurturing is not an isolated activity or stand-alone “campaign” as so many in the industry have described it.

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Pointclear

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Third, a gold calling program requires sales to reviews leads provided to them and either accept or reject them within 24 to 48 hours. What I call a judicial branch of cross-departmental judges determine if the lead meets the criteria and ensures that the lead either goes back to sales or is put in a lead nurturing program.

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Pointclear

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Here are some best practices involved with increasing sales: Lead generation, lead qualification, lead nurturing: For every dollar you have closed, you have left two dollars on the table. Validation and calibration of lead scoring : Your scoring needs calibration.

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Pointclear

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Anthony is also the Managing Director of B2B Sales Coach & Consultancy, a boutique sales coaching and consulting company. While marketing is really good at parts of the lead generation process, it is not designed to handle 100% of the coverage. Marketing may try to handle lead nurturing, but this should be handled by sales.

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Pointclear

AUGUST 22, 2011

Jay Hidalgo is the President of The Annuitas Group, a firm that specializes in helping B2B companies develop a process-based approach to lead management. To learn more about The Annuitas Group and their proprietary methodology, the Lead Management Framework™ , go to [link]. Well, we’re in the dog days of August.

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Pointclear

APRIL 18, 2012

From a B2B perspective, he uses the email term, “deliverability,” in a broader context. Every opportunity to get your message out there and share value with the prospect is significant, and, again from a B2B perspective, a lot of companies are going to be thinking about mobile marketing in this way.

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Pointclear

OCTOBER 7, 2017

Inbound drives organic engagement and attracts leads, while outbound helps you target specific prospects more accurately. These approaches work well in both B2B and consumer marketing, covering the entire length of the lead funnel and the customer journey, respectively.”. Sending sales leads that suck is a lose-lose plan.

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Pointclear

MAY 1, 2012

In the first blog on the fallacy of using the cost-per-lead metric to measure the success of B2B lead generation investments, we looked at the nature of the problem and associated costs to the organization. In this post, we’ll review three critical elements that impact B2B lead generation costs in the complex sale.

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