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6 Things Good Lead Generation Vendors Do Right (That You May Be Doing Wrong)

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There’s plenty of mediocrity in lead generation—both in-house and outsourced. However, there are a lot of things good insourced operations and lead generation companies do well. While lead generation (or teleprospecting) is not rocket science, there are a lot of moving parts in a well-run lead generation machine.

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Embarking on a sales lead generation project: What could go wrong?

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a prospect asked me, following our discussion about PointClear’s lead generation, qualification and nurturing services. We had just finished talking about the importance of marketing and sales coming together to mutually define a lead prior to starting a lead generation program. My answer to his question?

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How to Set Your Outsourced Lead Generation Program Up for Success (pt 1)

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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. Over ten years ago I put together a comprehensive list of the top reasons outsourced lead generation programs fail. After all … we’ve seen it all.

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Desperate and Fearful: Need Pipeline – Want Sales Lead Generation

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Last week I published a blog that provided five ways to avoid getting burned by outsourced B2B sales lead generation, qualification and nurturing. So, they settle for a cheap solution—which is how mediocre sales lead generation firms survive. You can read the blog here. Here is a blog that covers the subject in detail.

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Successful Lead Generation - One Size Does Not Fit All

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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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How to Set Your Outsourced Lead Generation Program Up for Success (pt 3)

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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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Is Lead Generation Slipping Away From Marketing?

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I responded in saying it is a leadership issue and having sales control the lead generation task without hiring someone to do it (which just drives up sales expense) is not the answer. Tony Tissot of eTrigue remarked that lead generation is the responsibility of marketing, but getting the outcomes agreed upon should be the goal.