Pointclear

AUGUST 14, 2012

This is the first in a series of four blogs about B2B Lead Generation marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Leads and expected metrics are defined in carefully created and detailed program plans and lead rates are impacted (particularly in 2010) by the mix and quality of inbound dispositions.

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 247

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

This is the third in a series of four blogs about lead generation, marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Leads and expected metrics are defined in carefully created client program plans and lead rates are impacted (particularly in 2010) by the mix and quality of inbound dispositions.

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Outsourcing Services Leads 167

Pointclear

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

In this three-part series, the first article on marketing analytics looked at predictive targeting best practices, and the second article cited two sales lead generation programs to show how these processes actually drive improved results. Sales lead rates decline after the fifth contact cycle.

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Pointclear

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

touches to engage with a prospect. The result of these touches is what we call a disposition: PointClear's term for completing contact with a decision maker or company (some programs lend themselves to dispositioning by contact and some by company). This approach yields a 5% lead rate. For one client, it takes 9.82

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Media PointClear Sales Qualified Lead Direct Mail 266

Pointclear

JUNE 9, 2017

PointClear is known for its perseverance. While some sales people stop after placing one or two calls (if they don’t get the prospect on the phone or don’t get a call back, they deem the lead no good) our sales support associates keep trying. Here’s What PointClear Persistence Looks Like. We didn’t stop.

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Lead Qualification Sales Qualified Lead PointClear Leads 183

Pointclear

MAY 28, 2015

I’m always pleased when a prospect asks, “What can I do to help ensure my program’s success?” As an outsourced lead generation company, one of the ways we can best serve our clients is to offer insight on what they can do to maximize the results from their program. It’s a great question. After all … we’ve seen it all.

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Pointclear

APRIL 14, 2011

A recently posted success story describes PointClear’s successful collaboration with Ingenix, a $1.8 Like many businesses selling complex solutions, Ingenix was looking for a way to impact the quality of prospect development practices in order to influence sales outcomes and increase revenue.

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Pointclear

JULY 16, 2013

Top performing B2B sales organizations rarely employ just one lead generation tactic. According to recent research, B2B companies are using multiple lead generation tactics including, email marketing, search engine optimization, teleprospecting, inbound marketing, direct mail and trade shows. Build it and they will come.”

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Pointclear

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

In the first article on marketing analytics , I discussed the best-practice processes involved in the review, assessment and continuous enhancement of sales lead generation programs to achieve improved results. Scores of X+ went to sales, and scores of <X came to PointClear for lead qualification and lead nurturing.

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Pointclear

OCTOBER 20, 2017

This is the second of a 2-part series that borrows Miller Lite’s super successful Tastes Great, Less Filling campaign theme to make a point about sales lead generation. We’ve done the analysis that shows that PointClear’s outsourced lead generation approach generates 92.35% more revenue.

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Pointclear

JUNE 5, 2015

In the first 2 parts of this series we discussed the role of executives and best practices for planning and preparation when outsourcing your lead generation program. Standard PointClear disposition categories include: Lead, Pipeline, Nurture, Disqualified, No Response, Bad. Closing Thoughts.

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Pointclear

DECEMBER 9, 2010

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. After all, shouldn't more leads deliver more opportunities? In reality, just the opposite often turns out to be true.

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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.” I asked this question on Focus.com a few weeks ago and got answers that surprised me. ” “Inbound rules. Stop interruption marketing.” This is not an anomaly.

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Pointclear

AUGUST 8, 2011

Most B2B lead generation marketers are reporting performance metrics to senior executives but the portion also reporting financial contribution metrics are more likely to be outgrowing their competitors. Marketing strategies improve with better insight into lead conversion to opportunities, sales and revenue.

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Lead Generation Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 200

Pointclear

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Standard B2B lead-generation programs produce an average 5% lead rate while advanced lead-generation programs (which include lead nurturing) produce an average 15% lead rate—three times higher. That is why you frequently hear sales say: “the leads suck.”. Long term, things get even worse.

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Pointclear

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Before answering the question “What is a Lead” I will cover what I don’t think is a lead: A BANT qualified (or ANUM or any other formula) target: I still hear marketing and sales people talking about wanting BANT (budget, authority, need, timeframe) qualified leads. it’s likely they have no authority to make decisions.

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 113

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.

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead 200

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Online lead generation has become a bit like the California Gold Rush. Today, ten or so years after the onset of online lead generation in the B-to-B sector, the scientist, not the lucky prospector, is the one who will win. So, lead generation and lead nurturing really become inseparable.

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Pointclear

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

I spend a lot of time on the phone every day, talking to sales and marketing leaders—including prospects. I’m often asked what kind of companies PointClear serves. What they have in common are complex sales processes, and the need for outbound account-based marketing services that generate high-quality leads for sales.

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Pointclear

MAY 23, 2018

Lead nurture can triple the return on most marketing campaigns. By nurturing leads until they’re ready to turn over to sales, an organization can eliminate wasted marketing spend and increase sales results. Successful lead generation—inbound and outbound—requires nurturing. What types of prospects need to be nurtured?

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Sales Qualified Lead ROI Lead Rank Lead Scoring 124

Pointclear

APRIL 11, 2018

As an example, PointClear targets two contacts within each account location. There are six dispositions that we assign a prospect: Lead, Pipeline, Nurture, No-response, Not Qualified and Bad. Approximately 20% to 30% of leads generated are as the result of a call back or email reply. Productivity. Let me explain.

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Sales Qualified Lead PointClear System Leads 113

Pointclear

JULY 24, 2017

A competitor in the teleprospecting business recently published a list of B2B companies based on how easy or hard they were to work from a lead-generation standpoint. At the bottom of the list were what they called “uncloseables,” meaning these were companies that this competitor was not able to generated leads from.

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Sales Qualified Lead PointClear Lead Qualification Lead Generation 124

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

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? Is Account-Based Marketing the Holy Grail for lead generation or a black box solution?” Well, it’s neither.

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

Jonathan Farrington

JULY 31, 2013

Top performing B2B sales organizations rarely employ just one lead generation tactic. According to recent research, B2B companies are using multiple lead generation tactics including, email marketing, search engine optimization, teleprospecting, inbound marketing, direct mail and trade shows. Build it and they will come.”

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead PointClear Leads 51

Pointclear

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Last week a prospect told me that he needed higher quality leads than were currently being provided by two third-party outsourced solution providers. His definition of a lead was the loosest that I have ever heard. An employee of a targeted company needed only to download some content to be qualified as a lead.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Leads 157

Pointclear

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Quality conversations and personal engagement with prospects. PinPoint™ Platform , our automated solution that helps manage lead generation, qualification and nurturing. Precise management of lists, lead data, cadence and outcomes drives revenue. At PointClear, our average associate is 50. Since 1997, we’ve had 3.6

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Pointclear

JUNE 7, 2016

In the last blog in this series we discussed lead nurturing , and how an advanced lead generation program that includes nurturing can triple your sales. Sales lead purgatory occurs between SAL and SQL, with sales accepting leads but subsequently losing contact or interest. SAL lead distributed.

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Pointclear

MARCH 7, 2018

This is a skill that we teach our associates, who spend their days making dials (80 to 100 a day) and engaging B2B sales prospects on behalf of our clients. They also work really well when it comes to identifying prospects, uncovering needs … and progressing them down the pipeline. But the opposite is true. It’s being a good listener.

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Pointclear

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

As I contemplate what the prospect just said, often he or she will end up adding valuable information they may not have said otherwise. It's kind of amazing, because while my prospects acknowledge that this is a good question, frequently they don't have an answer. Covey’s 7 Habits: Start with the end in mind.

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Pointclear

JUNE 21, 2018

A useful lead to revenue calculator includes all critically important metrics—including the impact of lead qualification and lead nurturing—on bottom line results. A good one differentiates between prospects and SQLs—which have way different potentials to impact revenue. Guess what. Hence, the 35% used in this example.

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Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Revenue Lead Scoring 100

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Is ABM the Holy Grail to 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? IP-based marketing may or may not make sense if you have a small market— such as several hundred total prospects.

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Account Based Marketing Lead Generation Account Lead Rank 100

Pointclear

OCTOBER 6, 2015

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? Here's the thing: Account-Based Marketing is not really about lead generation at all. It's not a distraction.

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Pointclear

JUNE 6, 2013

The Marketing Sphere represents recent good reads from our digital circles about B2B marketing selected by PointClear colleagues. Ryan also observed that new attendees aren''t just tire-kickers and prospects are armed with more knowledge than ever—asking tough questions for which the best B2B marketers must be prepared. Via ClickZ.

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Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Is ABM the Holy Grail to 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? Today in part 3, we hear from James Obermayer , Executive Director of the Sales Lead Management Association. Thanks, Jim!

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Account Based Marketing Lead Generation Account Government 100

Pointclear

JANUARY 26, 2012

Ruth is also author of Maximizing Lead Generation: The Complete Guide for B2B Marketers. Let me go out on a limb and propose the top five media for your lead generation toolkit. Direct mail Direct mail, for decades the workhorse of direct response communications for lead generation, still delivers the goods.

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Pointclear

OCTOBER 1, 2015

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? What really accelerates this is getting out from behind your desk and hitting the road to meet with your best prospects.

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Account Based Marketing Lead Generation Account Sales Qualified Lead 100

Pointclear

DECEMBER 14, 2010

The value of a lower cost-per-lead approach may have merit early in the funnel where inbound marketing and marketing automation can be helpful in moving large numbers of sales prospects to raise their hands and express interest. ” Striving for lower cost leads while defining a lead as a sales-ready buyer is a recipe for disaster.

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