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Persistence Pays—How 42 Lead Qualification Touchpoints Won a $1 Billion Deal

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PointClear is known for its perseverance. Here’s What PointClear Persistence Looks Like. The client wrote, after getting the SQL from their dedicated PointClear team: "Our AE’s would never have been persistent enough to get this opportunity.”. One billion dollars. A Keep-at-It Story Close to Home.

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Leads are Hard 

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According to Wikipedia: “a reader service card or bingo card" was a reply card inserted in a magazine and used by readers to request free samples and literature from businesses who advertised in the issue. Many advertisers were listed on the reply card. PointClear associates see this in action every hour of every day.

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Good Reads for B2B Marketing - Advantages of LinkedIn in B2B Marketing

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The Marketing Sphere represents recent good reads from our digital circles about B2B marketing selected by PointClear colleagues. Weber Shandwick is creating a new unit to capitalize on content marketing --a channel which advertisers have been increasingly interested in investing. The B2B Marketing Advantage of LinkedIn.

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Is it Fraudulent to Spend Money on Lead Gen Without an ROI?

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Hopkins’ book Scientific Advertising , published in 1923. Yes, you read correctly - 95 years ago he took the mystery away: “The only purpose of advertising is to make sales. In his first chapter Hopkins says: “The time has come when advertising has in some hands reached the status of a science. Every statement has been weighed.

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Insights on Outbound Conference in Atlanta

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I have been featured in major publications including featured by Automotive News, Advertising Age and Edmunds.com for my unique social media marketing and self-promotion efforts.” For example, right now our website says: “PointClear is 100% focused on proactively reaching out to prospects that fit your ideal profile.

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The Top 8 Takeaways from Social Media Guru Paul Gillin’s FIR B2B

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LinkedIn announced it is expanding its mobile advertising opportunities for B2B marketers. Half of all B2B emails are now opened on a mobile device, up from 46% last quarter (according to Yesmail in an article published in FierceCMO). More information and links in the blog.

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Social media ROI sucks! (Or, you can prove anything if you send out a survey)

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Following in 2nd through 7th place are paid search, email, branded communities and word-of mouth (tied), branded blogs, and online display advertising. According to Forrester’s “Q3 2013 North American and UK Digital Maturity Online” report (based on an August online survey of 395 marketers), onsite ratings and reviews are rated No.