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. Many sales reps lack insights on the best way to follow up on a lead.

Follow-up 154

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

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. Outsource marketing.

Outsourcing Services 170

Outsourcing Services Top of Funnel Strategy Lead Nurturing 170

Pointclear

MAY 18, 2016

How to drive revenue from all sources is the second 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. I developed this simple formula to illustrate the risks of overdependence on inbound marketing.

Revenue 140

Revenue Inbound Outbound Marketing 140

Pointclear

AUGUST 20, 2018

Most sales and marketing teams are looking for ways to generate more leads. It's likely a daily discussion for most of us, but have you ever considered that your sales reps need fewer leads—or more accurately, fewer raw, unfiltered, unqualified leads. Marketing is paid, in fact rewarded for, lead quantity and not quality.

Sales Qualified Lead 124

Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 124

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]. What's the point of that?

Marketing 164

Marketing Lead Qualification Lead Management Lead Nurturing 164

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.

Harvest 63

Harvest Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 63

Pointclear

JANUARY 11, 2011

Comment on The Bridge Group's ten predictions for inside sales in 2011. No longer will companies buy data from one vendor but rather they will create a network of data providers to deliver to them the specific information in their target markets. Marketing measurement will become revenue focused as opposed to activity focused.

Inside Sales 185

Inside Sales Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank 185

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Ginger Conlon (Editor-in-Chief, Direct Marketing News). "I Think: lead nurturing. I believe that this is market dependent. If the right person has the right pain and is in your target market, work the deal.". Carlos Hidalgo (Annuitas Group). "If I would add timing back to the list. BANT isn’t BUNK.

Sales Qualified Lead 221

Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Lead Qualification 221

Pointclear

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

And externally—when it comes to our market space, our customers and our prospects—outside resources would be even more in the dark around the nuances of our business and conveying our value. Is our strategic account target market 100% covered? On the deals we’ve closed, are deal size and profits what they should be?

Outsourcing Services 180

Outsourcing Services Account Decision Maker Lead Nurturing 180

Pointclear

JANUARY 15, 2013

Given that I run one of the many lead generation companies it will not surprise you to learn that I believe a 3rd party focused on response management, lead generation and qualification and lead nurturing is capable of doing a much better job of those services than you are likely to find inside most companies.

Lead Generation 200

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead 200

Pointclear

MARCH 1, 2012

Lack of clarity and erroneous assumptions about demand generation, lead management and marketing automation are effectively addressed in two recent Software Advice whiteboard videos by Carlos Hidalgo, CEO, Annuitas Group , and Executive Director, Marketing Automation Institute. Not enough of the right content.

Demand Generation 165

Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Sales Qualified Lead Lead Management 165

Pointclear

DECEMBER 16, 2010

” In this seven-part series, we’ve taken an in-depth look at the “processes, practices and systems” that are widely recognized as “improving an organization’s performance and efficiency” in the area of sales and marketing lead generation. Part 1: Agree on Lead Definition.

Lead Generation 170

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 170

Pointclear

APRIL 18, 2012

My guest today for this third PowerViews interview is Trip Kucera, Senior Research Analyst at Aberdeen Group. His focus in the Marketing Effectiveness and Strategy practice helps his clients achieve extraordinary results. Video Marketing - A Surprising Trend. Social Media is Becoming a Lead Gen Vehicle.

Trends 157

Trends Social Media Top of Funnel Lead Rank 157

Pointclear

MAY 1, 2012

Technical specifications are to the point, the buying process may involve working directly with a single contact in a purchasing group, or the sale may be transacted via an ecommerce application. And the right marketing KPIs are very different from cost-per-lead metrics.

Cost per Lead 181

Cost per Lead Lead Rank Lead Generation Marketing Qualified Lead 181

Pointclear

APRIL 13, 2012

In this second episode of PowerViews, I have the pleasure of talking with Jeff Ernst who provides advisory services to CMO and marketing leadership professionals as Principal Analyst at Forrester Research. Jeff joined Forrester after spending 20 years in sales and marketing.

Marketing 169

Marketing Social Media Scale Trade Show 169

Pointclear

JUNE 27, 2011

There are many factors to consider when deciding whether to do outbound lead generation in-house or to partner with a lead generation services firm. I thought it would be interesting to share the perspective of a chief marketing officer who has experience on both sides of the question.

Outsourcing Services 219

Outsourcing Services Lead Generation Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead 219

PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Although 71% of companies say closing more deals is their top sales priority, further data from Forrester suggests that only 0.75% of leads generated become closed revenue. Want free access to 9 in-depth interviews from industry experts and data from 3,400 global marketers? Heinz Marketing. Rain Group Sales Blog.

Top of Funnel 98

Top of Funnel Sales Management Hiring Lead Rank 98