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PowerViews with James Obermayer: Lead Management & Integrated Direct Marketing

Pointclear

Jim is the founder of the Sales Lead Management Association. SLMA is the sponsor of the yearly Sales Lead Management week and initiatives to identify both the Top 50 Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management and 20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management.

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Building an Effective Lead Management Process for High-Growth Sales

Velocify

Demand generation marketers are focused on supporting sales teams, and a large part of their role is ensuring that carefully curated leads are moving through the funnel effectively. To that end, aligning with your sales team is critical to building an effective lead management process that drives results and helps achieve shared goals.

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Marketing Cuts Have Consequences

Sales and Marketing Management

Sales were going well, so far. “We This was a 40-person direct sales force driven by leads. Oh, by the way, if we take dollars from lead-generation plans, profits will drop further as sales decrease. We can cancel the 100,000-unit direct mail project we have scheduled for mid-September,” I said. “Next.”.

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Turning Raw B2B Sales Leads Into Real Opportunities: Don’t Give Up Too Soon

Pointclear

When qualifying and nurturing sales leads, the lead farmer (prospect development professional) has a challenging job. The starting point in lead management is usually an inquiry consisting of a name, title, a company, a phone number or email address. The lead farmer is patient, but persistent.

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Top Lead Generation Statistics for 2018

Zoominfo

Only 5-10% of qualified leads successfully convert for marketers ( source ). The average cost of a B2B sales lead varies by industry. Healthcare leads rank highest ($60) followed by business/finance ($43). At the low end are leads for marketing products/services ($32) and technology ($31) ( source ).

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Top B2B Lead Generation Statistics for 2021

Zoominfo

Only 5-10% of qualified leads successfully convert for marketers ( source ). The average cost of a B2B sales lead varies by industry. Healthcare leads rank highest ($60) followed by business/finance ($43). At the low end are leads for marketing products/services ($32) and technology ($31) ( source ).

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Sales Leads: Why Your Reps Need Fewer, Rather Than More

Pointclear

Contrary to popular belief, reps don’t need more sales leads. They need fewer leads—or more accurately, fewer raw, unfiltered, unqualified leads. Good sales reps are by nature hunters, eager to close in on highly qualified leads for the kill. Next-year decision?