Pointclear

JUNE 5, 2017

I recently chatted with Jonathan Farrington of Top Sales world about the transition from finger pointing to collaboration between sales and marketing. You can listen to the webinar here. The situation in many organizations today is characterized by: A low number of leads (just 42% on average) accepted and worked by sales.

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Pointclear

AUGUST 14, 2012

This is the first in a series of four blogs about B2B Lead Generation marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Something else not well understood in many marketing and sales departments is the importance of certain metrics. Yes, while the cost per so-called raw lead was $23.15, the real cost per qualified lead was 1.96

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Pointclear

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Is it the person who signed up for your webinar this week? While all of these scenarios have potential, none could be called a lead. Just try to pass them on to your field sales team and you’ll see. Sales won’t spend the time it takes to cull through 100 so-called leads for 3 to 4 good ones.

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Pointclear

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Qualified leads can be generated any number of ways: phone calls email, webinars, direct mail and even marketing automation if done well. It's not, however, the quantity of leads that counts. It’s the quality of the leads. These measurements drive low-quality leads to sales.

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Pointclear

OCTOBER 5, 2018

He was willing to provide the sales team one of six choices: 200,000 targeted contacts (name and title) in the right vertical (no email addresses). 81 highly qualified sales opportunities with the right contact who has a need backed by some form of compelling event. The CMO came up with these options because he was fed up.

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Pointclear

AUGUST 22, 2018

Both have their place in sales and marketing. Which style works best for qualified lead generation and provides a lower cost per lead? The most effective sales people, appropriately nicknamed hunters, are laser-focused on results and seek the most qualified leads from their marketing team.

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