Pointclear

APRIL 2, 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. The B2B Marketing Advantage of LinkedIn. PR Giant to Set Up New Content Marketing Unit.

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B2B LinkedIn PointClear Marketing 203

Pointclear

JULY 19, 2017

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. And we’d gone into some depth as to how our associates are all seasoned, degreed and sales trained. My answer to his question?

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Lead Generation PointClear Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 124

Pointclear

AUGUST 22, 2013

Online content in the sales and marketing industries is constantly changing. The Marketing Sphere represents recent good reads from our digital circles about B2B marketing selected by PointClear colleagues. High Performance Marketing: It’s Not What You Think. Via Content Marketing Institute.

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PointClear B2B Marketing Industry 183

Pointclear

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.

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B2B Buyer Trade Show PointClear 190

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. Case-in-Point.

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Lead Qualification Sales Qualified Lead PointClear Leads 183

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. But it’s often the most underutilized marketing activity at a marketer’s disposal. True Nurture.

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Sales Qualified Lead ROI Lead Rank Lead Scoring 124

Pointclear

JANUARY 13, 2017

Most marketing and sales folks I talk to agree … in theory. If you fall into this category, and are looking for actionable how-tos, take a look at the account-based marketing primer just published and available now on SlideShare. Determine which portion of your market you can reach and close most cost effectively.

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Account Based Marketing Account PointClear Cost per Lead 100

No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

You can’t depend on your marketing department to generate real leads. Do you really think marketing can qualify your leads? Consider this example from Dan McDade, president and CEO of PointClear: The marketing department for one unnamed company generated more than 9,000 “sales leads” in a year, but only 1.28

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 263

Pointclear

MAY 9, 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. Via Marketing Land. 5 Compelling Reasons To Launch B2B Mobile Landing Pages Now.

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B2B PointClear Trade Show Marketing 187

Pointclear

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Those of us who use the phone to successfully generate sales leads have picked up an essential trade secret. How do my colleagues at PointClear and I keep from falling into this trap? The PointClear team would like to hear from you about your sales lead generation best practices. Think of those annoying robo calls.

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring PointClear 100

Pointclear

MAY 23, 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 Email Marketers Focus on Targeting Content. billion two years ago. Via emarketer.com.

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Competition B2B PointClear Marketing 190

Pointclear

APRIL 26, 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. Via B2B Marketing Insider. Report: Data, content drive email marketing.

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B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring PointClear 185

Pointclear

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Our own Kimmy Netterville made the Sales Lead Management Association’s “Most Inspiring” list of 40 outstanding individuals in our industry, announced today. Kimmy was recognized in the category People in Lead Generation Companies for her many contributions in the last decade-plus helping PointClear clients as Program Director.

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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. It takes about 1.6

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Lead Generation Analytics Sales Qualified Lead PointClear 182

Pointclear

OCTOBER 20, 2011

on the Marketing Automation Software Guide blog. Lauren’s article is based on her survey of marketing automation users that sought—knowing what they know now—the questions they would ask vendors if they were going back and buying their software all over again.

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PointClear Lead Nurturing Outbound Sales Qualified Lead 167

Pointclear

JUNE 29, 2017

PointClear has proven methods for driving sales—and they’re discussed in detail in a white paper available for download now. Involving planning, collaboration and accountability processes, these sure-fire action items will help marketing leaders like you make real sales impact. Marketing measurement.

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Revenue Sales Qualified Lead PointClear Forecasting 170

Pointclear

APRIL 12, 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. The 7 Biggest Misconceptions of Successful B2B Marketing.

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B2B PointClear Top of Funnel Marketing 154

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

APRIL 11, 2018

As an example, PointClear targets two contacts within each account location. Obviously our objective is to deliver Leads, which are ready to be turned over to sales now. Here’s what a cadence might look like, depending on the market and offer: Attempt Number. This is, in fact, the cadence designed for the client in this example.

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Sales Qualified Lead PointClear System Leads 113

Pointclear

APRIL 18, 2013

Keeping up to date on the latest innovations and opinions in sales can be time-consuming, especially in the the digital space. Sales Sphere features relevant blog articles from PointClear''s online B2B sales circles. Are You Paying Enough Attention To Your Sales Teams? Via Marketo B2B Marketing and Sales Blog.

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PointClear B2B Marketo Sales Qualified Lead 165

Pointclear

OCTOBER 3, 2017

That is why you frequently hear sales say: “the leads suck.”. Many marketing organizations (and some sales lead generation companies as well) do what I call “one-and-done “marketing. They buy a list, market to it, send the leads to sales and then start over again three-to-six months later.

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Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Cost per Lead Lead Nurturing 140

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

Sales 2.0

JULY 25, 2016

Nice post today on the Pipeliner CRM blog from that smart man Dan McDade of Pointclear about how you should not buy into the proposition that waiting for your prospects is the right sales strategy. The idea that sales people are helpless to go outbound and speak to prospects is very dangerous to your business.

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Pointclear

AUGUST 15, 2013

Keeping up to date on the latest innovations and opinions in sales can be time-consuming, especially in the the digital space. Sales Sphere features relevant blog articles from PointClear''s online B2B sales circles. Via Sales & Marketing Management. Like great teachers, sales leaders should do the same.

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B2B PointClear Buyer Social Selling 189

Pointclear

MAY 23, 2017

I’ve read and heard (from a well-known industry analyst firm) that best-in-class companies close 30% of sales qualified leads while average companies close 20%. Those results factor in lead leakage of between 52% to 86% of the marketing qualified leads put into the top of the funnel. The sales close rate on these leads is zero percent.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Closing 160

Pointclear

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Jim Obermayer is the founder of the Sales Lead Management Association , and host of the Funnel Radio Channel. Jim recently interviewed PointClear’s Dan McDade about the five most important things he’s learned in business and life—in one of an ongoing series of radio programs featuring sales and marketing industry leaders.

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PointClear Telemarketing Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 124

Pointclear

JULY 18, 2013

Keeping up to date on the latest innovations and opinions in sales can be time-consuming, especially in the the digital space. Sales Sphere features relevant blog articles from PointClear''s online B2B sales circles. Can Fewer Leads Mean More Sales? The Five Greatest Inhibitors to Sales Effectiveness.

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B2B PointClear Lead Rank Lead Scoring 174

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. Set sales straight—it’s a win win.

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Pointclear

APRIL 17, 2014

In January I wrote the blog: How to Diagnose if Inbounditis is Killing Your Sales Pipeline , which was published by DemandGen Report. In the article I assert: "A healthy, driven inbound marketing department is great, but over-reliance on inbound marketing (what I call ''inbounditis'') negatively affects the revenue backbone of any company.

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Inbound Marketing Sales Qualified Lead Outbound 257

Pointclear

JANUARY 9, 2014

Last August I wrote a blog for Top Sales World titled “Lead Generation Hogwash: The Top 7 Lies.”. Outbound calling is interruption marketing. Here’s what they had to say: Ardath Albee | Marketing Interactions. Their fear that you’ll turn on the hard sale based on that form is one reason they lie. Leads suck.

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 257

Pointclear

JANUARY 10, 2018

There are two charts in that blog that show how much a high quality, sales qualified lead should (or at least probably will) cost, and why. Back during the bingo card days marketers were thrilled to get a list of “leads” and distribute them to sales. PointClear associates see this in action every hour of every day.

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Sales Qualified Lead Cost per Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 173

Pointclear

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Just try to pass them on to your field sales team and you’ll see. Because the chances are pretty low—probably 3% to 4% at best—that any of these names are bonafide opportunities if you are a B2B company with a complex sales process. Sales won’t spend the time it takes to cull through 100 so-called leads for 3 to 4 good ones.

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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

OCTOBER 31, 2017

That’s essentially what PointClear clients do when they engage us for outsourced lead generation. Eliminate the time, expense and distraction of setting up your sales telemarketing, business development or inside sales organization. Save yourself the management headaches of keeping those positions filled. Want more info?

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Telemarketing Company Hiring PointClear 133

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. Selling subscriptions via a direct sales force.

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Outsourcing Services Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead NetSuite 173

Pointclear

JUNE 21, 2018

Accurate lead/revenue projections are a powerful tool that all B2B organizations need to manage sales and marketing. PointClear’s Lead/Revenue calculator can help you avoid that sinking feeling when you, as a marketing or sales leader, realize one day that you’re behind, and the quarter or year-end is looming.

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Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Revenue Lead Scoring 100

Pointclear

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Lower level workers give up their digital body language (score points in marketing automation) while more senior executives do not. The lower level employee that downloaded the content is likely the last person you want to start a sales cycle with. Neither one of these marketers were buying leads for low-cost commodities.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Leads 157