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5 Critical Things to Consider When Evaluating Lead Generation Companies

Pointclear

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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“You Can’t Catch Water With A Fist”

Pointclear

They must create yearly lead generation and branding plans based on a sales forecast, tune their programs to serve sales quotas (the forecast) and prove the ROI beyond a reasonable doubt. Lead Management Rules: A one page list of rules holding both departments accountable to each other. No direct sales cooperation necessary.

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PowerViews with Tony Zambito: Buyer Predictability

Pointclear

In 2002, Tony established the first buyer persona research methodology designed specifically for B2B marketing and sales. This innovation helps leading companies gain better understanding of their buyers, leading to improved lead generation and revenue performance. My guest today is Tony Zambito.

Buyer 189
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Growing Revenue: A 3 Step Framework for Acquiring New Business

SBI

During the whole of the ‘90s and between 2002-2007 most sales organizations benefited from high demand for their products and services. As President of Smart Selling Tools , she consults with many of the top sales productivity software vendors as well as end-user organizations looking to select the right tools. mike_weinberg.

Revenue 101
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The SaaS Executive’s Guide To Building A Winning Go-To Market Strategy

Sales Hacker

In 2002 the “bubble” burst to wipe out most of the Silicon Valley. This is in comparison to Perpetual Software who uses the Enterprise market as their jumping board. This works well for growth organizations that use marketing to generate inbound leads. Think of the differences of calling on a pro-user vs. an enterprise.

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Go To Market Strategy Guide: Use Our Proven Template Framework

LeadFuze

Next, I’ll share my tactical approach on how startups and mature software companies can build a go-to-market strategy for their business. SkyStream had to diversify its business when the “bubble” burst in 2002. B2B segments: Enterprise-wide, we will use a contract to sell our CRM and ERP software.

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Technology Sales & Marketing - Party Like its 1999?

The ROI Guy

in 2006, with annual growth in software sales leading the way at 7.0%. Compared to 2002 where growth was a dismal -31% for system vendors and -18% for service providers, these are happy days. percent of their revenue on marketing, with software vendors spending the most, at 6.5 On average, IT firms invest 3.6