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

JULY 19, 2017

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.

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Lead Generation PointClear Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 124

Pointclear

JULY 24, 2017

One of the uncloseables on their list was a company from which PointClear generated a sales-qualified lead that we turned over to a client in the middle of 2016. How can one company be considered an uncloseable to one lead generation services firm and a success to another? no email just vm. Everything is testable.

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Sales Qualified Lead PointClear Lead Qualification Lead Generation 124

Pointclear

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The comment made me think about our outsourced B2B lead generation services and the way we have successfully partnered with manufacturing, technology and start-up companies to cover their markets, develop their prospects and deliver highly qualified sales opportunities to their field sales teams.

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Outsourcing Services Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead PointClear 189

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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Lead Rank Lead Generation Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 162

Pointclear

JUNE 21, 2018

Accurate lead/revenue projections are a powerful tool that all B2B organizations need to manage sales and marketing. Problem is, most lead to revenue calculators out there are overly simplistic. A good one differentiates between prospects and SQLs—which have way different potentials to impact revenue.

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Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Revenue Lead Scoring 100

Pointclear

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Continued engagement in the form of account-focused outreach (also referred to as Account Based Marketing) makes sure your company is on their radar when the right disruption happens to necessitate a decision, when their current solution’s weaknesses reach the boiling point, or when competition encroaches and fear sets in.

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Pointclear

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Lead nurturing triples marketing's ROI, but only if done properly. I propose that nurturing is the most underutilized marketing activity at a marketer’s disposal. Advanced lead-generation programs (which include nurturing) produce an average 15% lead rate—three times higher. I can help.

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Pointclear

JANUARY 9, 2014

Outbound calling is interruption marketing. Automated systems accurately score (prioritize) leads. More leads are better than fewer leads. Here’s what they had to say: Ardath Albee | Marketing Interactions. A form completion is a lead. And, it’s irritating to your prospects. Give up after 1 – 2 calls.

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 257

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.

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Pointclear

JULY 11, 2011

While Lauren provides 10-year financial data, I excerpted this column of the most recent fiscal year as it was fascinating to see all three companies reporting an identical 48% of revenue committed to sales and marketing expenses. Sales and marketing activity. Sales and marketing headcounts have increased to generate new customers.

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Outsourcing Services Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead NetSuite 173

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.

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Pointclear

MARCH 8, 2011

Strategic account management and marketing automation: a marriage made in heaven or oil and water? I had the good fortune to discuss how SAM and marketing automation intersect with Bob Thompson, CEO of CustomerThink, during a recent interview about my new book, The Truth About Leads.

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Account Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Qualification 162

Pointclear

MARCH 29, 2011

Marketing automation tools are becoming increasingly important to today's lead generation efforts, but firms cannot abandon the human element of working with prospects. It's that human touch that shows prospects you care about them and leads to greater sales success, says Dan McDade, author of the book The Truth About Leads.

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Marketing Lead Nurturing Lead Generation Tools 113

Pointclear

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

In part 1 of this series we discussed the troubling statistic that 70 – 94% of leads generated by marketing are ignored by sales. Part of the problem is the misuse of valuable data that results from marketing contact. Lead Generation Lead Nurturing'

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Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Nurturing Lead Generation 100

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.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 124

Pointclear

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Twice over the past two years I blogged about the dangers of using cost per lead as a metric to measure marketing. As a foundation, I published three blogs in 2012 in which I outlined three critical elements that impact B2B lead generation costs in the complex sale: 1. The marketing team sees this as a “great source of leads”.

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Cost per Lead Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 169

Pointclear

MARCH 12, 2013

I had the great the opportunity to interview Lori Wizdo , B2B marketing analyst at Forrester Research. Lori is a senior analyst with extensive marketing, sales, and operation experience in the information systems and software industries. Some sales professionals even believe that they can't get qualified leads from marketing.

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Research B2B Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 253

Pointclear

MARCH 3, 2015

There is valuable data in non-lead outcomes that, if properly nurtured, can increase marketing returns substantially. Most recently, in part 2 of this series , we discussed pipeline dispositions*—prospects that are just one or two touches away from being converted to sales-ready leads. Lead Nurturing'

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Pointclear

MARCH 22, 2018

That takes more persuasive skills, better navigation of the prospect organization, a broader understanding of strategic objectives - and frankly a likable demeanor - to convince your target of the value you offer. Value selling is PointClear's bread and butter. I practice it every day in my role as lead salesperson for the company.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Company 157

Pointclear

APRIL 25, 2011

I recently had the opportunity to interview Ardath Albee about the importance of lead nurturing and I think you’ll be interested to read some of the valuable feedback she provided. PC: Ardath, you’ve written a lot about the importance of using lead nurturing to engage leads across the entirety of the buying process.

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Lead Gen Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 197

Pointclear

JULY 16, 2013

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. The same inbound marketing experts will tell you that it might take 50 blogs to impact your website visits.

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 225

Jonathan Farrington

JULY 31, 2013

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. The same inbound marketing experts will tell you that it might take 50 blogs to impact your website visits.

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead PointClear Leads 51

Pointclear

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

In fact, doing the right amount of research, adding a personalized touch to your outreach attempts, and a lot of persistency will help you get in the door for more prospects than you might think. there are four primary differences between quality outbound touches and old-fashioned cold calling or “interruption marketing.”.

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Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead Lead Qualification Fashion 124

Pointclear

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Here are some best practices involved with increasing sales: Lead generation, lead qualification, lead nurturing: For every dollar you have closed, you have left two dollars on the table. Validation and calibration of lead scoring : Your scoring needs calibration. This concept can be easily tested.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Lead Qualification Segment 100

Pointclear

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Results multiply when lead nurturing strategies multiply. Successfully engaging prospects depends on a mix of tactics to maintain positive awareness of your offering until it’s time to buy. From initial engagement to lead qualification and through long-term nurturing, frequent and systematic touches are essential.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Generation Media Lead Rank 170

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.

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Harvest Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 63

Pointclear

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

After all, B2B companies usually define strategic accounts as their best customers and prospects based on criteria like potential for revenue, profit and growth. Is our strategic account target market 100% covered? Internal marketing and sales performance measurement may be based on the wrong metrics.

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Outsourcing Services Account Decision Maker Lead Nurturing 180

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Ginger Conlon (Editor-in-Chief, Direct Marketing News). "I Think: lead nurturing. More buyers self-educate long before they contact a prospective seller.". I believe that this is market dependent. If the right person has the right pain and is in your target market, work the deal.". BANT isn’t BUNK.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Lead Qualification 221

Pointclear

JANUARY 11, 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. ” management will also ask “and of those, how many conversations did you have with prospects that fit our Ideal Customer Profile?”

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Inside Sales Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank 185

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Rachel Spasser is Vice President of Marketing at Ariba ; the leading provider of collaborative business commerce solutions. Rachel is a global marketing and business development executive with experience growing venture-backed, PE-backed and public companies in the Internet and technology sector.

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Online Lead Generation Lead Generation Lead Rank Leads 164

Pointclear

MAY 16, 2017

So start by engineering your processes to focus on lead quality not quantity. Then implement the workflow that encourages both sales and marketing to be acccountable for their role in revenue generation. Finally figure out how you can deliver the marketing-nurtured opportunities that sales will follow up on and close.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 169

Pointclear

AUGUST 29, 2011

Jim Dickie is the Managing Partner with CSO Insights ; a research firm that specializes in benchmarking how companies are leveraging people, process, and technology to optimize the way they market to, sell to, and service customers. Topping the list of priorities for the next 12 months for marketing is increasing new customer acquisition.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Customer Lead Generation 162

Pointclear

JANUARY 12, 2012

Good sales reps are by nature hunters, eager to close in on highly qualified leads for the kill. Watch what happens when he receives a stack of leads from marketing: he rifles through them seeking the ideal prospect. But to be fair to Steve, he is paid to sell—not to interpret leads. Take Steve, for example.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 189

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. Lack of alignment between marketing and sales.

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Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Sales Qualified Lead Lead Management 165

Pointclear

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Click to start video at this point — Marketing may define anyone who shows interest as a lead, but when sales gets their hands on it, the lead isn't at all qualified. Sales and marketing alignment starts by defining your "dream client". Marketing may try to handle lead nurturing, but this should be handled by sales.

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Lead Rank Social Media Sales Qualified Lead Video 201

Pointclear

AUGUST 1, 2011

As a sales and marketing thought leader with nearly 20 years experience, Tony has led the overall research function at SiriusDecisions since the company's founding in 2001. Getting b-to-b sales and marketing to align more closely has driven even the most capable business leaders crazy for years. Finally, establish other relevant rules.

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Lead Management Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 165