Pointclear

MAY 9, 2013

Online content in the sales and marketing industries is dynamic and constantly changing. The Marketing Sphere represents recent good reads from our digital circles about B2B marketing selected by PointClear colleagues. Via Marketing Land. 5 Compelling Reasons To Launch B2B Mobile Landing Pages Now.

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B2B PointClear Trade Show Marketing 187

Pointclear

MAY 23, 2013

Online content in the sales and marketing industries is dynamic and constantly changing. The Marketing Sphere represents recent good reads from our digital circles about B2B marketing selected by PointClear colleagues. B2B Email Marketers Focus on Targeting Content. billion two years ago. Via emarketer.com.

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Competition B2B PointClear Marketing 190

Pointclear

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Those of us who use the phone to successfully generate sales leads have picked up an essential trade secret. How do my colleagues at PointClear and I keep from falling into this trap? The subtleties communicated in non-verbal ways help buyers and the sellers alike, and lead to satisfying, mutually beneficial professional experiences.

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring PointClear 100

Pointclear

JULY 18, 2013

Keeping up to date on the latest innovations and opinions in sales can be time-consuming, especially in the the digital space. Sales Sphere features relevant blog articles from PointClear''s online B2B sales circles. Can Fewer Leads Mean More Sales? The Five Greatest Inhibitors to Sales Effectiveness.

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B2B PointClear Lead Rank Lead Scoring 174

Pointclear

JANUARY 9, 2014

Last August I wrote a blog for Top Sales World titled “Lead Generation Hogwash: The Top 7 Lies.”. Outbound calling is interruption marketing. Here’s what they had to say: Ardath Albee | Marketing Interactions. Their fear that you’ll turn on the hard sale based on that form is one reason they lie. Leads suck.

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 257

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. This post is part of a series about the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results. Set sales straight—it’s a win win.

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Follow-up Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead 154

Pointclear

MAY 7, 2013

In 2002, Tony established the first buyer persona research methodology designed specifically for B2B marketing and sales. This innovation helps leading companies gain better understanding of their buyers, leading to improved lead generation and revenue performance. Understand the Buyer''s Backstory.

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Buyer Buyer Persona Buying Cycle Sales Qualified Lead 189

Pointclear

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Lower level workers give up their digital body language (score points in marketing automation) while more senior executives do not. The lower level employee that downloaded the content is likely the last person you want to start a sales cycle with. Neither one of these marketers were buying leads for low-cost commodities.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Leads 157

Pointclear

JUNE 28, 2012

As a member of the Executive Advisory Group, he delivers CMO and Sales Advisory Services that provide senior technology marketing and sales executives with insights into how to improve productivity and efficiency in their organizations. 2012: Transformational Change, the New Buyer & Big Data.

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Marketing Outbound Inbound Vendor 247

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. Some sales professionals even believe that they can't get qualified leads from marketing.

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Research B2B Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 253

Pointclear

JUNE 11, 2013

At a recent high school track meet I cheered on our team in several heats of the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 relays and mused that we can look to track and field athletics for inspiration and tactics for marketing and sales alignment. As prospects convert to qualified leads, the handoff to sales should be smooth and accurate.

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B2B Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Lead Rank 247

Pointclear

MARCH 19, 2018

The director of marketing, 20 years into her career, was confronted with a bewildering cornucopia of reports, making her heretofore creative life difficult. She needs a bigger picture of the marketing return on investment, which is only available by looking deeply into the digital analytics. It wasn’t an easy conversation.

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Analytics Marketing Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead 164

Pointclear

JANUARY 22, 2018

Can companies reach the holy grail of marketing—the perfect lead? Those of us at PointClear do not believe in the alphabet soup of acronyms such as BANT, ANUM and the granddaddy of all acronyms, MAN. According to ITSMA: “70% of B2B technology solution buyers want to engage with sales reps before they identify their short list.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 106

Pointclear

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

The age-old issue of how Sales and Marketing work together (or not) is still on the table. Marketing complains that Sales doesn’t follow up on their leads; Sales contends that the leads Marketing sends their way aren’t any good. What are your thoughts on the current state of Marketing and Sales alignment?

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Scale Marketing Conversion Inbound 100

Pointclear

JUNE 2, 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. This post is part of a series about the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results. True Nurture Opportunities.

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Lead Nurturing Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 145

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. Marketing Pipeline. These are fully qualified prospects who are not immediately interested or ready for a conversation with sales. No Response.

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Top of Funnel Account Based Marketing B2B Epiphany 157

The Pipeline

MAY 13, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Customer Care , Guest Post , Proactive , Sales 2.0 , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales Training , Social Selling , execution. The buyer has more choices than ever before, and that includes choosing to talk to your salesperson.

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Report Pipeline Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics 244

Pointclear

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

I am deeply honored to be selected as a finalist in two categories for the 2011 Top Sales & Marketing Awards. The Truth About Leads , has been selected as one of ten finalists in the 2011 Top Sales & Marketing Book category. target="_blank">. target="_blank">.

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Marketing Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Lead Nurturing 189

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Jill is an internationally recognized expert who is known for her fresh sales strategies and game changing approaches. She is also a frequent speaker at annual sales meetings, kick-off events, and professional conferences. 2012 Surprise: Slow Adoption of Technology Like Sales Intelligence Tools. Don’t come in here. Absolutely.

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Buyer Social Media Hiring Inbound 154

Pointclear

FEBRUARY 19, 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. Yet it isn’t the time lost but the things unaccomplished in that time which become a huge problem for sales and marketing people. Sales Example.

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Marketing Sales Qualified Lead Quota Cancellation 160

Pointclear

JULY 17, 2012

Knowing the B2B lead generation market like I do, here is what I expected to see : “The inbound lead is better because outbound is dead.” Stop interruption marketing.” then went to a car dealership and the sales [rep] tried to convince you that you actually need to buy a completely different car?”

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Inbound Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Outbound 217

Pointclear

DECEMBER 9, 2010

There is a counter-intuitive relationship between lead volume and sales performance. With sales organizations facing lower numbers, it seems logical to turn to volume lead generation to fill their pipelines with more and more sales leads in hopes that some will turn into sales.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring 145

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. 2012 Trending: Significant Transformation for Marketing Groups. New marketing channels.

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Social Media Marketing Outsourcing Services Hiring 170

Pointclear

JANUARY 13, 2015

Ardath Albee’s new book Digital Relevance: Developing Market ing Content and Strategies that Drive Results was published by Palgrave Macmillan (January 6, 2015). I will break up this review into three sections: What Buyers Want. Developing Marketing Content. What Buyers Want. Ardath states that “buyers want to buy.”

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Strategy Marketing Campaigns Inside Sales 100

Pointclear

MARCH 22, 2018

Value selling is PointClear's bread and butter. A so-called lead with a company that will never buy is going to end up being a waste of a field sales rep’s time. Buyers want a sales rep who gets it, sees things differently, listens and cares – plus the buyer must like the seller. Sales Performance International.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Company 157

Pointclear

JUNE 23, 2015

Casey Stengel said, “ Most ball games are lost not won ,” and his comment seems appropriate for most marketers’ efforts in B2B companies. The founders are not “sales” people but “product” people. They are not marketers either. buyers in every ten leads, one out of ten is a nearly 25% market share of the 4.5

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Marketing Hiring Construction B2B 100

Pointclear

JULY 26, 2016

Most companies admit to generating only a 10-25% follow-up of their sales inquiries. With so little follow-up, they’re reaching, on average, only 25% of available buyers. This means that 75% of the marketing dollars spent on lead generation are wasted. Sales Lead Management Association. Why it’s Important. “If

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Marketing Lead Generation Top of Funnel Funnel 100

Pointclear

JULY 14, 2015

We generate high quality leads, align sales and marketing, and drive revenue. We believe marketing automation has a place in the world, but we are aware that if it’s not properly utilized, it very quickly creates a whole lot of nothing. Contain inadequate sales input. The Score More Sales Approach.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel Leads 100

Pointclear

APRIL 21, 2015

My favorites are from John Ford movies, and I think each can be adapted to the circumstances sales and marketing people face each day. This is easily adapted to, "Well, there are some things a salesman just can''t run away from, and that''s sales lead follow-up." Well, there are some things a man just can''t run away from.".

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Film Marketing Sales Qualified Lead ROI 100

Pointclear

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Jeff is the authority on making social media sell, adjunct faculty at Loyola University business school, author of, Off The Hook Marketing: How to Make Social Media Sell for You and a social sales training speaker. Is your business-to-business (B2B) content marketing plan creating re-action beyond sharing? Attract the Bees.

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Top of Funnel Social Media Marketing Sales Qualified Lead 189

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

As Account-Based Marketing continues to rise in popularity among B2B companies, I decided to pick the brains of fellow industry experts and get their input on the matter. Today, in part 2, we hear from Adam New-Waterson , Chief Marketing Officer at LeanData. Account-Based Marketing is a philosophy, not a product. Buy more lists!

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Account Based Marketing Lead Generation Cost per Lead Sales Qualified Lead 100

Pointclear

OCTOBER 1, 2015

There’s no doubt that Account-Based Marketing is on the up-and-up. What are sales and marketing leaders saying about it? Is ABM the Holy Grail for lead generation or just another black box solution destined to cost a lot of money, distract marketing and end up getting more bad leads to sales faster than ever before?

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Account Based Marketing Lead Generation Account Sales Qualified Lead 100

Pointclear

MARCH 22, 2011

How does it relate to B2B marketing? To most of the vendors that I engaged with, I was just another not-very-valuable small business buyer. And I was treated accordingly, no doubt thanks to some nifty lead scoring algorithms that have become de rigueur for B2B marketers. Two years ago, my B2B Marketing 2.0

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring B2B Prospecting 185

Pointclear

MAY 12, 2015

The sales manager, Bob, said to me in a gleeful voice, full of enthusiasm and hope: “We’re winning one out of every ten of our proposals, and we’re ecstatic.” This conversation took us down the road that explained average buying ratio of raw leads (45% were buyers), qualified leads (20-40% higher), and then proposals (30-59%).

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Marketing Proposal Hiring Sales Qualified Lead 100

Pointclear

MARCH 8, 2011

Strategic account management and marketing automation: a marriage made in heaven or oil and water? I had the good fortune to discuss how SAM and marketing automation intersect with Bob Thompson, CEO of CustomerThink, during a recent interview about my new book, The Truth About Leads.

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Account Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Qualification 162

Pointclear

JANUARY 31, 2012

Tony Zambito is Founder and Principal of the buyer research and strategy firm Buyerology ?. He is also the originator of the buyer persona research and creation methodology as well as Business Buyergraphics ™ that are widely used to make informed decisions from buyer insights. in Marketing Management.

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Sales Process Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Buyer 194

Pointclear

OCTOBER 1, 2013

In recent years, many sales reps have focused on getting new business, overlooking the importance of retaining the clients you already have, says my latest guest on PowerViews, Ardath Albee, a B2B marketing strategist and chief executive officer of Marketing Interactions Inc. A Move Toward Customer Retention. Stay Tuned.

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Retention Social Media Twitter Video 247