Pointclear

JUNE 4, 2018

There's another win-win value proposition that applies to outsourced tele-prospecting: “Costs Less. The fact is, insourcing tele-prospecting is harder, and more expensive, than most imagine. Generates More.” The misconception that building an internal team gives you more control and costs less is widespread.

Outsourcing Services 140

Outsourcing Services Revenue Prospecting Inside Sales 140

Pointclear

MARCH 12, 2013

I had the great the opportunity to interview Lori Wizdo , B2B marketing analyst at Forrester Research. Lori is a senior analyst with extensive marketing, sales, and operation experience in the information systems and software industries. B2B marketing and sales teams must agree on the sales-ready lead definition.

Research 253

Research B2B Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 253

Pointclear

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

So at the start of 2011, here are a few bigger trends I see shaping the way B2B marketers will do business in the coming year. It’s true that B2B marketers are embracing social tools as a way to both connect with customers and grow their businesses. In other words: B2B marketers + social = lots of room for improvement.

Trends 180

Trends B2B Social Media Marketing 180

Pointclear

MARCH 22, 2018

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. Value selling is PointClear's bread and butter. I practice it every day in my role as lead salesperson for the company.

Lead Rank 157

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Company 157

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. Lead Quality Drives Increased Revenue.

Lead Generation 51

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead PointClear Leads 51

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. Lead Quality Drives Increased Revenue.

Lead Generation 225

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 225

Pointclear

OCTOBER 9, 2012

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. Do you believe that an enterprise software solution lead, as an example, should be budgeted to cost $300 or less? for proactive, outbound targeted prospecting and nurturing.

Cost per Lead 169

Cost per Lead Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 169

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. Walk around.

Lead Generation 200

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead 200

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I recently asked fellow industry leaders to weigh in on the rising popularity of Account-Based Marketing among B2B companies. Account-Based Marketing, because of technology, is steadily advancing from the B2B big dollar, small prospect list marketplace, into mid-market B2B sales arena. Thanks, Jim!

Account Based Marketing 100

Account Based Marketing Lead Generation Account Government 100

Pointclear

MAY 5, 2017

Now there is a rush for software and computers to reason (yes, that is the right word) and to take action for sales and marketing revenue increases by people or in a programmatic fashion. Sales managers must acknowledge that AI is going to make its way into the ways in which sales people work, prospect, and sell.

InsideSales 113

InsideSales Inside Sales Revenue Webinar Metrics 113

Pointclear

MAY 17, 2018

Before diving deeper, it is my opinion (after more than 35 years in direct mail marketing and B2B tele-prospecting) that there is no such thing as a good list. Predictably, few if any of the prospects were contacted and there was no reporting on results. Guess what. Option 3: Content Aggregator Leads. ROI Multiplier 4.

Sales Qualified Lead 100

Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Lead 100

Pointclear

APRIL 18, 2012

Prior to joining Aberdeen Group, he spent years in the trenches with companies including Progress Software, LogMeIn, and SuccessFactors. Sales reps can actually engage in conversations and start to identify when there might be some buying signals or see different ways their prospects are sharing information or participating in conversations.

Trends 157

Trends Social Media Top of Funnel Lead Rank 157

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

My guest today is Dave Munn who has been President and CEO of ITSMA since 2000, having led ITSMA's global expansion to become the leading B2B marketing association for technology, professional services, and telecom companies.

Social Media 170

Social Media Marketing Outsourcing Services Hiring 170

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.

Cost per Lead 181

Cost per Lead Lead Rank Lead Generation Marketing Qualified Lead 181

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

” There are numerous software products attempting to take credit for being the Keystone (much better than a corner stone). Without a CRM the ability to manage large pipelines, prospects, and customers would be difficult. The question which begs to be answered is, “What is the Keystone in the sales and marketing process?”

CRM 169

CRM B2B Marketing Hiring 169

Pointclear

MAY 5, 2015

In the same blog he goes on to quote Forrester’s Laura Ramos: In earlier studies, Forrester found that at least half of B2B marketers surveyed did not have well defined L2RM processes or failed to follow the ones they did have in place for activities like lead scoring, nurturing and recycling and management. The welcome email. Retargeting.

Lead Nurturing 100

Lead Nurturing Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 100

PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

This disparity isn’t surprising, as a number of factors have come together in recent years to make B2B sales more challenging than ever: That same HubSpot report also found that 38% of salespeople say getting a response from prospects is getting more difficult. So what’s the motivated B2B seller to do? Predictable Revenue.

Top of Funnel 98

Top of Funnel Sales Management Hiring Lead Rank 98