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SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

In a recent conversation on marketing approaches, friend and colleague Elizabeth Fairleigh, thE Connection , shared an interesting comment: “I was thinking about outbound telephone calls and why they are relevant today. These include custom content, nurturing emails, landing pages, SEO, webinars and podcasts. Live Q&A.

Lead Qualification 222

Lead Qualification Lead Nurturing Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 222

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APRIL 19, 2017

One of the presenters, Mike Weinberg, summed up the sentiment in the room: “Many in what’s called the Sales 2.0 These false pronouncements are having a severe negative impact on sales performance,” he said. Prospecting sets you up for everything else in sales.”. Mike Weinberg – Mike stated, “I’m on a mission to simplify sales.

Conference 124

Conference Outbound Social Media PointClear 124

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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. The compassion and commitment to healing and education of: 13. I bet you use some of these very traits to describe a woman you know doing extraordinary work in sales and marketing today. Marie Curie 11.

PointClear 157

PointClear B2C Lead Management ROI 157

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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?

Top of Funnel 189

Top of Funnel Social Media Marketing Sales Qualified Lead 189

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APRIL 4, 2011

I recently read an article by Jeff Pedowitz about the state of marketing automation and it caused me to think back to a lunch I had with Jeff just a couple of short years ago. If so, why has that occurred and what should marketers do about it? Marketing should embrace it. This is not a problem, but an opportunity.

Marketing 173

Marketing Vendor Enterprise Enterprise 173

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

This year, we’re honored to have published posts from twenty-seven guest marketing and sales bloggers here on ViewPoint, and I wanted to say to all of you how much I appreciate your contributions. Inside sales. Marketing automation. B2B marketing and sales strategies and tactics. Sales lead management.

Outsourcing Services 169

Outsourcing Services Social Media Marketing Lead Generation 169

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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

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OCTOBER 27, 2011

I recently read Paul Gillin and Eric Schwartzman’s book: “Social Marketing to the Business Customer” I liked the book (so much so that I wrote an Amazon recommendation) for a number of reasons. “Social media isn’t a task to be delegated to the marketing department.” Traditional marketing is push.

Social Media 210

Social Media Marketing Engineering Customer 210

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MARCH 20, 2014

So, when marketing sent me the new inbound leads, I naturally got excited. What Was Wrong with Marketing''s Inbound Leads. I''m changing the facts of the story slightly to avoid scapegoating the responsible marketing team). Marketing employees and entrepreneurs mostly. Let''s say you have a sales interview coming up.

Inbound 262

Inbound Marketing Qualified Lead Leads Social Media 262

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JUNE 15, 2012

Jim is the founder of the Sales Lead Management Association. SLMA is the sponsor of the yearly Sales Lead Management week and initiatives to identify both the Top 50 Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management and 20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management. Jim is seeing a lot of companies lifting off as a result.

Lead Management 113

Lead Management Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 113

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FEBRUARY 2, 2011

As an editor and marketer, I spend a lot of time thinking about the “how to”—in other words, how to translate the best and more interesting marketing ideas into truly actionable steps for organizations looking to grow their business. In other words: B2B marketers + social = lots of room for improvement.

Trends 180

Trends B2B Social Media Marketing 180

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APRIL 16, 2013

The Sales 2.0 Attendees were promised they would learn: how to create a sales process ruled by metrics and measurement. Gerhard, as usual, was a genial, entertaining and tireless host—ensuring that sponsors and attendees were educated, entertained and well-fed—service was as you would expect from The Four Seasons Hotel.

Hotels 170

Hotels Lead Rank Lead Scoring Conference 170

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AUGUST 28, 2013

Companies must take the lead and make sure their sales people are familiar with the new paradigm, says my latest guest on PowerViews, Nick Stein, senior director of marketing and communications at Salesforce.com, the enterprise cloud software heavyweight. Youth Meets Experience in Sales Force. That has pros and cons, Nick said.

Hiring 214

Hiring Consumer Video Vendor 214

Jonathan Farrington

AUGUST 10, 2012

A very well respected organization in the marketing and sales alignment business now reports that most companies have done all they can to help sales at the top of the funnel. Now what is needed, they say, is to provide support to sales people in the middle and late stages of the buying process. Sales Accepted Leads.

Top of Funnel 35

Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Sales Enablement Lead Rank 35

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

Debbie Qaqish is Principal Partner and Chief Revenue Marketing Officer for demand generation agency, The Pedowitz Group. A nationally recognized thought leader and innovator in revenue generation, Qaqish has over 30 years of experience helping organizations connect marketing to revenue. Who is teaching the CMO how to sell?

Demand Generation Agencies 219

Demand Generation Agencies Lead Rank Top of Funnel How To 219

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MAY 29, 2012

Rich Eldh kicked off the general sessions at 1:00 on Tuesday, May 22 stating that marketing and sales aligned companies enjoy 5.3 Multi-variant regression analysis on data going back several years has helped them calibrate scoring in marketing automation and other marketing. Marry the art and science of marketing.

Revenue 174

Revenue Demand Generation Agencies SAP Webinar Metrics 174

Jonathan Farrington

JANUARY 5, 2013

Over the past couple of months I have been asked by several publications to predict what will happen in marketing and sales in 2013. I started by asking myself two questions: Was there anyone in the sales and/or marketing world that a year ago that accurately predicted what would happen in 2012? Answers: Not so much.

Data 43

Data Sales Qualified Lead PointClear Inbound 43

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JANUARY 11, 2011

Comment on The Bridge Group's ten predictions for inside sales in 2011. No longer will the Inside Sales Rep be a “jack of all trades” Roles will be clearly defined and measured based on specific desired outcomes. Data will become an integral component for predicting the likelihood of Inside Sales success.

Inside Sales 185

Inside Sales Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank 185

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Ginger Conlon (Editor-in-Chief, Direct Marketing News). "I More buyers self-educate long before they contact a prospective seller.". I believe that this is market dependent. BANT is dead in most complex B2B sales. If the right person has the right pain and is in your target market, work the deal.". BANT is dead.".

Sales Qualified Lead 221

Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Lead Qualification 221

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APRIL 28, 2015

The ways sales executives follow up on leads is a little like trying to win games with the Hail Mary. There are three main reasons why sales rep follow-up on leads is relatively ineffective: The leads suck. If you are sending raw, unfiltered and mostly unqualified leads to sales they will never follow-up on them. 3) Execution.

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Follow-up Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 100

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

The kind of trusting relationship necessary to close big-ticket IT solutions sales, the kinds that ITSMA’s members seek, require a deeper connection. And marketers can incorporate suggestions for those personal touches in their email templates. They value consistency—one rule for all—over flexibility. How to do this?

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Closing Face-to-face Workbooks Conference 198

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OCTOBER 11, 2012

Carlos is a recognized thought leader in B2B marketing and known for his keen insights on the development and implementation of lead management processes, as well as marketing automation. He is a frequent speaker, blogger and contributor to many B2B marketing publications. marketers are ahead of salespeople.

Outbound 169

Outbound Inbound Telemarketing Education 169

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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.

Buyer 154

Buyer Social Media Hiring Inbound 154

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MARCH 14, 2011

The B2B lead generation and sales lead management strategies we discussed included… Shifting from a full BANT approach to focus on two areas: authority and discovering need. The five marketing activities you have to get right before you can expect marketing automation success. listen to the podcast ). Let me know!

Lead Generation 140

Lead Generation B2B Marketing Qualified Lead Leads 140

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AUGUST 8, 2011

Jim Lenskold is President of Lenskold Group and author of Marketing ROI, The Path to Campaign, Customer and Corporate Profitability (McGraw Hill, 2003). Jim has published articles and presented internationally on the topics of marketing ROI, marketing strategies and business growth strategies.

Lead Generation 200

Lead Generation Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 200

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AUGUST 21, 2013

More musings on the premature death knell for outbound sales. It appears that most of the pundits on this topic have a problem with outbound cold calling or what is sometimes called “interruption marketing” because when they think of cold calling they only think of the mindless smiling and dialing that far too many companies still do today.

Cold Calling 221

Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead Outbound Direct Mail 221

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APRIL 18, 2012

His focus in the Marketing Effectiveness and Strategy practice helps his clients achieve extraordinary results. Video Marketing - A Surprising Trend. He adds that this is part of a larger, content-driven marketing trend that includes rich media. Social Media is Becoming a Lead Gen Vehicle.

Trends 157

Trends Social Media Top of Funnel Lead Rank 157

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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.

Lead Generation 200

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead 200

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

I am pleased to have as my guest today Linda Richardson, the founder and chairwoman of Richardson, a global sales performance company that delivers sales process strategies, curricula and tools to help salespeople drive more positive business outcomes. The New Selling Landscape Calls for a New Sales Map.

Video 174

Video Journal Up-Sell Education 174

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JULY 7, 2015

Marketing Automation makes it easier than ever to deliver more poor-quality leads to sales. According to SiriusDecisions’ Research Brief 1 , the problem with lead scoring at many organizations is as follows: Lead scoring models are based on assumptions or inadequate sales input. The No Marketing Strategy Approach.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead 100

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APRIL 25, 2011

Yet B2B marketers seem to be more focused on lead generation than the rest of the process. I really think it’s an impediment to the effectiveness of marketing in becoming a strategic arm of the company, rather than just a cost center. It’s why marketing can’t prove quantifiable value in return for spend.

Lead Gen 197

Lead Gen Lead Rank Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Lead 197

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

We are republishing this blog by Ruth Stevens (originally run January 29, 2014) because she hits the nail on the head about marketing automation. In the opening paragraph she states: “Marketers sometimes see automation as a silver bullet. Marketing automation doesn’t identify your best target audiences. But it’s only a tool.

Marketing 266

Marketing Strategy Eloqua Marketo 266

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JULY 21, 2011

Companies providing complex, high-investment solutions are facing a significant risk management issue in light of Sirius Decisions and others finding that B2B buyers are self-educating and moving through as much as 70% of the sales funnel before connecting with sales. Early-stage to late-stage market coverage.

Inbound 184

Inbound Outbound Sales Qualified Lead Decision Maker 184

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JULY 10, 2013

Anthony Iannarino ( The Sales Blog ) said, “It allows you to engage in one-to-one and one-to-many conversations. Carlos Hidalgo feels that “blogs are a great way to increase inbound traffic, engage buyers early on in the buying process, educate your target audience and share relevant information.” Still my favorite!”.

Social Media 239

Social Media Media Tools InsideView 239

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JUNE 15, 2018

Increase the top line while reducing expense—it’s what every CEO wants—and what their sales and marketing leaders are looking for as well. Many execs are realizing that meeting this goal involves increasing investment in sales and marketing with a renewed focus on gaining market share instead of just stabilizing it.

Revenue 113

Revenue Forecasting Commission Telecommunications 113

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MAY 5, 2015

It's a critical component in the sales and marketing process; yet, most companies aren't implementing it effectively—that is, if they are at all. According to MarketingSherpa research, 64% of B2C and 48% of B2B marketers send out some automated version of this. It’s good to think outside of marketing automation.

Lead Nurturing 100

Lead Nurturing Lead Rank Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Lead 100

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

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Top of Funnel 98

Top of Funnel Sales Management Hiring Lead Rank 98