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The 11th Question to Ask Before Buying a Marketing Automation Solution

Pointclear

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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Which is better in B2B Lead Generation? A $1,000 inbound lead or a $1,000 outbound lead?

Pointclear

Knowing the B2B lead generation market like I do, here is what I expected to see : “The inbound lead is better because outbound is dead.” ” “Inbound rules. Stop interruption marketing.”

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Beyond Financials: VC & IPO Due Diligence on Sales & Marketing Metrics

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The two groups of characteristics speak to a question posed in Lauren’s article, “Why do you need that much money to build a software company?” Customer needs can shift quickly. Frequent and rapid new competitor product introductions.

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Sales Lead Management Association Honors

SBI

You’ll find articles, book reviews, webinars, and an “ask the expert” feature. Dan McDade – Pointclear. 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. Membership to the association is free.

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The Problem with Inbound Leads - A Sales Rep's Perspective (& Solution)

Pointclear

Which is relevant when you''re selling social media management software. Think about who uses social media management software? I wrote an article for my sales club about the " Best Answer to Sell Me This Pen I Have Ever Seen. " That''s an article you need to read. The leads came from a webinar.

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What is Value Selling and How to Generate Leads in Companies that Buy Value

Pointclear

Value selling is PointClear's bread and butter. If you say, “ Mr. Smith, we would like you to upgrade to our gold support agreement - you will receive earlier notification of software upgrades ,” the usual response will be, “ We don’t need them. ” I practice it every day in my role as lead salesperson for the company. (We

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Why Marketing Management Must Master Deep Digital Analytics

Pointclear

Her time is now spent wallowing in superficial spreadsheets, managing the conflicting software results from media and a budget with a requirement for a direct correlation to revenue. She needs a bigger picture of the marketing return on investment, which is only available by looking deeply into the digital analytics.

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