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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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 247

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JUNE 6, 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 Trade Show Marketing Circa 2013: Everything is the Same, Everything is Different. Via ClickZ.

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B2B Buyer Trade Show PointClear 190

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

The CMO of a Fortune 500 company offered the CRO the following options regarding spending $100,000 on a marketing campaign. No matter what he did, no matter how he spent the company’s money, the CRO would complain about lead quality (and quantity). Marketing was convinced that sales never effectively followed-up on any leads.

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Pointclear

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

What is a lead? 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. So the first question is answered: A “real” lead is qualified and nurtured by Marketing—and ready for Sales to take over and turn into revenue.

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Sales Qualified Lead Forecasting Outsourcing Services PointClear 100

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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.

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Lead Qualification Lead Nurturing Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 222

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AUGUST 28, 2012

This is the second in a series of four blogs about B2B sales lead management, marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Something else not well understood in marketing and sales circles is the importance of certain metrics. Marketing Automation companies! Inbound Lead Costs Increase over Time.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Lead Management 133

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

It was an online event consisting of 11 webinars discussing best practices in social CRM, email, mobile marketing, SEO and web 2.0 My session, “The Truth About Leads”, addressed the fact that lead generation is a basic business process that is broken in most companies. the sessions are still available on demand).

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