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Pointclear
NOVEMBER 16, 2017
Those of us who use the phone to successfully generate sales leads have picked up an essential trade secret. How do my colleagues at PointClear and I keep from falling into this trap? The tone of the prospect is generally clear almost immediately. Think of those annoying robo calls. One simple trick.
Pointclear
APRIL 17, 2012
James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. Sales and marketing operate on different frequencies. Sales isn’t into sharing data. Marketing’s plate is full.
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Pointclear
APRIL 7, 2014
Jim, who is principal of a California-based sales and marketing consulting firm Sales Leakage Consulting, lays the blame squarely at the feet of sales managers, who aren’t putting the necessary pressure on their sales force to follow up on leads, he said. Sales Managers Are to Blame for Lost Leads.
Pointclear
JUNE 7, 2016
Nurture leads until they’re ready to turn over to sales is the sixth 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. Set sales straight—it’s a win win.
Pointclear
FEBRUARY 23, 2018
While all of these scenarios have potential, none could be called a lead. Just try to pass them on to your field sales team and you’ll see. Because the chances are pretty low—probably 3% to 4% at best—that any of these names are bonafide opportunities if you are a B2B company with a complex sales process.
No More Cold Calling
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
Consider this example from Dan McDade, president and CEO of PointClear: The marketing department for one unnamed company generated more than 9,000 “sales leads” in a year, but only 1.28 You can probably guess what the vice president of sales told his team: Just ignore all leads from marketing, because they suck.
Pointclear
JULY 29, 2014
The sales manager, Mark, was adamant that his salespeople were following up the good leads and only ignoring the unqualified, ‘never-gonna-buy’ leads. “They know instinctively,” he said, “who the buyers are, and Marketing isn’t finding enough ‘good’ leads.
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