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 fact, it makes the whole sales pipeline sick. From Matt Heinz , president of Heinz Marketing : "Inbound marketing can be both highly effective and highly inefficient.

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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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MARCH 13, 2014

The interviews are available on our blog and YouTube channel. In the blogs each interview is broken down into smaller segments that allow you to watch brief clips around a specific topic. Nick Stein, Vision Critical, Youth Meets Experience in Sales Force. Matt Heinz, Heinz Marketing, The Quality of Sales Leads is Abysmal.

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The Pipeline

MAY 13, 2011

What you should do: Nothing new here — keep your crew well-trained in professionalism, product, and market. Should they blog? I do believe salespeople can and should write blog posts about their market or selling in general if they are thoughtful and articulate. Those are as much for sales as they are for marketing.

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Pointclear

APRIL 19, 2017

I travel a ton, and the Southwest Airlines 737 feels like my personal Sales Force One.” Mike is author of two of my favorite books: “ New Sales. And “ Sales Management. Sales’ biggest mistake: ‘pitching instead of probing.’”. Simplified. ” Simplified. ” Buy them both. We sell outcomes. Be relevant.”.

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APRIL 21, 2015

My favorites are from John Ford movies, and I think each can be adapted to the circumstances sales and marketing people face each day. This is easily adapted to, "Well, there are some things a salesman just can''t run away from, and that''s sales lead follow-up." It''s even harder when you don’t follow up a sales lead.".

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MAY 12, 2015

The sales manager, Bob, said to me in a gleeful voice, full of enthusiasm and hope: “We’re winning one out of every ten of our proposals, and we’re ecstatic.” From this I explained that he can tackle: Increasing the follow-up percentage by the salespeople and marketing. Using the complete CRM/marketing automation tool set.

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JULY 26, 2016

Most companies admit to generating only a 10-25% follow-up of their sales inquiries. This means that 75% of the marketing dollars spent on lead generation are wasted. But what if we have a world where: Sales follows up 100% of the inquiries (all inquiries, not just leads). Sales force turnover will be reduced.

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

This year, we’re honored to have published posts from twenty-seven guest marketing and sales bloggers here on ViewPoint, and I wanted to say to all of you how much I appreciate your contributions. Database management. Inside sales. Marketing automation. B2B marketing and sales strategies and tactics.

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MAY 26, 2016

Keep leads from being ignored is the fifth 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. There is no agreement between marketing and sales on the definition of a qualified lead.

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Pointclear

DECEMBER 8, 2016

One of the best responses to this question that I have seen is from a somewhat dated (2015) article in Eyes On Sales in which the author asks: “How many callbacks do you get if you DON'T leave a voicemail?”. The following is from my favorite author (“New Sales. and “Sales Management. Simplified.”

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Jonathan Farrington

MARCH 16, 2013

This is the group that will be … Writing articles for the Top Sales magazine. Providing articles and tips on Top Sales World site. Doing the interviews for Top Sales Hardtalk and Sales Management Issues series. Featuring within the Top 10 Sales Blog Posts and Top 10 Sales Articles section each week.

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

which assists sales trainers in selecting the appropriate providers. Dave, a former sales rep, sales manager, VP of sales, competitive sales strategist, consultant, and sales trainer, has worked in 26 countries—with companies from the Fortune 10 to start-ups. Blog: www.esresearch.com/blog.

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Braveheart Sales

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

While attending the recent Barnes Buchanan annual conference, which focuses on the various market and financial elements impacting the security industry, I listened to the perennial lender panel discussing the metrics associated with the industry. An outside sales call costs $308, an inside sales call costs $50 [Source: PointClear].

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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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Pointclear

JULY 17, 2013

To read an excerpt from her latest book, Smart Sales Manager , click here. Today’s “new normal” sales landscape has sales leaders scratching their heads, wondering about the best way to structure their sales organizations. Your most important customers (you know—the named accounts that the field usually manages?)

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DECEMBER 18, 2012

Anthony is also the Managing Director of B2B Sales Coach & Consultancy, a boutique sales coaching and consulting company. In addition, he is author of The Sales Blog , where he writes about sales and selling, sales management, the sales process, and what it takes to succeed.

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Pointclear

AUGUST 14, 2013

Have you written a new blog post? That’s quickly changing, says my latest guest on PowerViews, Koka Sexton, LinkedIn’s senior manager of social marketing. Sales Managers Didn’t Want Their People on Social Media All Day. But in sales, you’re out in the cold if you don’t have a browser open to LinkedIn.

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Pointclear

MAY 15, 2013

This article was originally published by Bob Apollo on his blog Accelerating Revenue Growth: the Inflexion-Point Blog. The top performers aren’t the problem—it’s the middle-of-the-road sales people who believe that by eliminating a dodgy deal they are reducing the value of their pipeline—when of course the opposite is true.

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APRIL 23, 2013

This article was originally published by Bob Apollo on his blog Accelerating Revenue Growth: the Inflexion-Point Blog. It’s particularly important that you measure progress in terms of what your prospect has done or said , and not on whatever sales or marketing activities you may have undertaken. The Role of Management.

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JUNE 4, 2013

You can read more from Jonathan over at his award winning blog The JF Blogit , which attracts thousands of visitors every day, and of course you will constantly find fresh resources on Top Sales World. Jonathan is Senior Partner for Jonathan Farrington Associates and CEO of Top Sales World, based in Paris and London.

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MARCH 24, 2015

Naturally, I followed up to “meet” Mike via email and asked him if I could share his tips with my blog audience. Throughout the presentation, he debunks the argument of inbound marketing “experts” and social selling gurus who preach that outbound is out, and inbound is … well, in. Prospect Development Outbound Marketing'

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APRIL 7, 2015

And with that the sales manager slapped the table with his hand to emphasize his words. Jake also agreed that the source of leads would be graded as successes or failures based on the sales representatives'' reports. Jake finally admitted: Sales lead follow-up will yield greater sales.

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MAY 5, 2017

Why it’s Important: “The companies that lag behind in adopting new ways of selling and marketing are slated for the trash heaps of failed businesses.”. At the Funnel Media Group we believe that AI is the future of sales and marketing operations. About CRM Radio Guest Mike Plante, Chief Marketing Officer.

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Pointclear

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

She teaches sales and management courses at the Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton Executive Development Center. The New Selling Landscape Calls for a New Sales Map. So I think that is the purpose of the blog—to really stimulate thinking and to learn from each other. Stay Tuned.

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JANUARY 31, 2012

Tony also served in the role of Vice President in Sales and Marketing capacities for TRW, Knight-Ridder, and Compaq (HP). in Marketing Management. Read Tony’s blog Buyerology Now for insightful commentary on the impact of changing buyer behaviors related to sales and marketing today.

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AUGUST 2, 2017

There are many factors that impact the percent of leads that should be closed by sales. This blog will take you through five factors that impact lead close rate and a calculation you can use to determine the minimum close rates your product or solution requires. The five main factors in lead close rate are: Market definition.

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Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

2012 Surprise: Slow Adoption of Technology Like Sales Intelligence Tools. Click to start video at this point — Jill notes that people are finally talking about marketing and sales alignment, but progress is slow. But let’s be frank: the average sales manager or VP of sales isn’t in a position very long.

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PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Although 71% of companies say closing more deals is their top sales priority, further data from Forrester suggests that only 0.75% of leads generated become closed revenue. Want free access to 9 in-depth interviews from industry experts and data from 3,400 global marketers? Adaptive Business Blog. Sales Management Blog.

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Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

The question which begs to be answered is, “What is the Keystone in the sales and marketing process?” Without a CRM the ability to manage large pipelines, prospects, and customers would be difficult. Is it the Marketing Automation system, without which 100% follow-up would be lost? Thank you Wikipedia).

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

“Why,” I was asked, “must you manage sales leads in order to manage sales? Sales lead management is a marketing function, isn’t it?”. It was with a slight hesitation that the sales manager added the second sentence about sales lead management being a marketing function.

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