Pointclear

APRIL 16, 2018

With the advent of new marketing automation capabilities, AI apps and other technology, marketing is inserting itself deeper in the pipeline at almost every level. He maintains that technology alone doesn’t address the need for marketing to generate more leads for sales. But is this still true?

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Pipeline PointClear Marketing Top of Funnel 150

The Pipeline

APRIL 27, 2011

The six elements of a perfect sales meeting. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Coaching , Emotional Intelligence(EQ) , Guest Post , Sales Leadership , Sales Management , Sales Meetings. Do you dread the weekly sales team meeting? No matter how difficult your market or month is, there’s always something to celebrate.

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Sales Meeting Pipeline Meeting Hiring 251

Zoominfo

JULY 2, 2020

While marketing professionals understand marketing automation can streamline essential processes, many do not leverage these systems to their full advantage. Marketing automation is beneficial. What is Marketing Automation, And Why is it Important? How Does Marketing Automation Work?

Marketing 113

Marketing Webinar Metrics Reachforce Top of Funnel 113

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 2, 2013

As CMO, you’re constantly trying to answer these 2 burning questions: Are customers responding to our marketing campaigns? What are we doing to adjust to the market demands? Perhaps in the past you laid out a multi-year marketing plan, or simply went year-to-year. It’s a solid marketing plan with an agile process approach.

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Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Marketing Buyer Persona 310

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

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. Some have heard me say in interviews and on SLMA Radio that, pound for pound, marketers produce more revenue than anyone in their company. Is this good or bad?

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Compensation Revenue Marketing Sales Qualified Lead 208

The Pipeline

APRIL 8, 2011

Battle Reparation Tactics Meet Marketplace Strategies. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Guest Post , Marketing , Proactivity , Trust , execution. In a manner of speaking, we launched a militaristic marketing scheme that needed to succeed if we are to achieve any long term, sustainable peace and prosperity. March 2008.

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Pipeline Meeting Webinar Metrics Strategy 216

Nutshell

AUGUST 30, 2018

So what should you do when you find that leads are dropping off or getting stuck? We’ve compiled some effective lead management strategies that can get your pipeline flowing again. But first… What causes leads to get stuck in a sales pipeline? Lead management tips to get prospects moving.

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Lead Management Pipeline Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 54

The Pipeline

MAY 23, 2011

LinkedIn: Social-ism Meets Capital-ism – Sales eXchange – 98. What happens when social-ism meets capital-ism? Going public changes things, it makes one central mantra superior to all others, that mantra being profit; in fact it now has to be profits that exceed Street expectations, because merely meeting expectations is not enough.

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LinkedIn Pipeline Meeting Social Media 241

SBI Growth

AUGUST 8, 2012

Marketing, do you have a sales quota tied to Lead Generation ? Do you wait for it to come or will you lead on this issue? Surveyed over 4,500 sales managers. B2B companies are assigning their Marketing teams with lead quotas tied directly to a percentage of the corporate sales goal. If not, you will soon.

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Quota Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Demand Generation 276

Pointclear

JANUARY 21, 2014

I was sitting in a meeting of marketing and operations people when I worked at Inquiry Handling Services (long ago scooped up by Harte Hanks). This month we tackle the issue of Marketing not delivering on an ROI responsibility. Management has not asked for an ROI on Marketing. Here are some of the justifications.

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Harte Hanks Marketing ROI Sales Qualified Lead 226

Velocify

OCTOBER 1, 2017

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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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Management Lead Rank Top of Funnel 45

Pointclear

NOVEMBER 29, 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. “So, So, what do you want from Marketing?” How about the marketing department putting a little skin in the game to help us increase sales activity?

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Marketing Sales Qualified Lead Commission Quota 221

SalesFuel

APRIL 2, 2024

Managers can help sales reps who are waiting for great leads to be passed along by the BDR team. Innovative Ways to Maximize Productivity For BDRs The latest research shows BDR team members are working both outbound and inbound leads. For outbound lead management, BDRs primarily use email and social media.

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Maximizer Face-to-face Social Media Hiring 116

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 26, 2018

The tool is used by many people across different departments: administration, marketing, sales, customer support, and sometimes even logistics. Salespeople are required to fill in information that management or marketing can build reports or create segments from. So, what should you do before implementing a CRM system?

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Software Software CRM System 180

Pointclear

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

For this company ‘someplace else’ had been growth, but at low margins, with chaos in the sales ranks, and a poorly installed CRM system…all because of a marketing plan that wasn’t a plan. Shelly, the president, looked at me and said, “Yes we have a marketing plan, right Don? Nope, we only have 10 salespeople and a marketing manager.”

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Margin Marketing Hiring Lead Rank 203

Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2021

This is where SDRs focus on scoring as many meetings as possible, and research shows more than five touchpoints are required to secure an initial meeting. Engagement looks different between warm and cold leads. Warm leads have shown interest by interacting with content or form fills. Engagement. Qualification.

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Sales Cycle Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 246

Nutshell

MARCH 15, 2024

Pivotal stages in the lead nurturing process The actions you take to establish solid relationships with your prospects depend on where they are in the buyer funnel and the next step you’d like them to take. You have to meet your prospect wherever they are in their buyer journey. Want even more sales and marketing tips from our experts?

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Lead Nurturing Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 71

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 18, 2019

Below you’ll find 6 trade show success tips for sales and marketing leaders to implement at your next event: 1. You have finagled and negotiated pricing with vendors and fought upper management for more budget; however, you and your marketing team have not defined what success actually looks like. The Holy Grail Metric.

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Trade Show Marketing Top of Funnel Conference 93

Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

What's the difference between sales and marketing? Marketing informs and attracts leads and prospects to your company and product or service. Let's demystify the difference between sales and marketing, and learn how to align the two. Sales and Marketing. Marketing vs. Sales. Sounds simple, right?

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Marketing Ideal Customer Profile Social Media Sales Qualified Lead 105

Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2022

To set their sales teams up for success — and drive the largest possible return on investment for their businesses — today’s go-to-market leaders need comprehensive, integrated data and intelligent lead-routing systems. Lower conversion rates Poor-quality data dramatically reduces the accuracy of lead scoring and prioritization.

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Data Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 130

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In that survey, most sales professionals rated CRMs as effective tools, while 78% also noted that they enhance sales and marketing alignment. Meeting Scheduling: Eliminate the back-and-forth email exchanges by offering prospects the ability to schedule meetings directly from your calendar, reducing friction in the sales process.

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Data Tools Closing Hubspot 98

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 28, 2012

This post is for the marketing leader trying to bootstrap their department. Your CEO wants one thing from you: leads that result in more business. Your sales team wants one thing from you: leads that are ready to buy. To satisfy both you need to produce not just more leads, but quality leads.

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 317

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Top Sales & Marketing Awards 2011. Stored in Attitude , Awards , Business Acumen , Communication , Compete , Marketing , Sales Success , execution , qualifying. One for Top Sales & Marketing Blog , where I share the company of last year’s winner S. Funnel management. HR Management. Lead Management.

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Pipeline Webinar Metrics Marketing Hiring 215

Pipeline

APRIL 1, 2024

This could be a mix of email, content, social media marketing, cold calling, industry trade events, etc. Lead evaluation: not every lead is worth pursuing. The best way here is to opt for reliable logistics CRM software with lead management features. Then, compare your leads to the outlined traits in your personas.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Pipeline Sales Qualified Lead 52

The Pipeline

JULY 29, 2011

Sales And Marketing Alignment In Terms Of Lead Generation In A 2.0 Stored in BANTER , Business Acumen , Guest Post , Marketing , Proactive , Productivity , Sales 2.0 , execution. Sales and marketing are merging for small businesses and require strong collaboration for larger companies. March 2008. February 2008.

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Sales Qualified Lead Pipeline Lead Rank Lead Scoring 266

The Pipeline

APRIL 15, 2011

How Marketing Can Help Sales After the Handoff. Stored in Attitude , Communication , Guest Post , Lead Management , Marketing , Reputation 2.0 , execution. Marketing and Sales become unified around one process, instead of each focusing only on their respective ends of the revenue pipeline. March 2008. January 2008.

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Manticore Pipeline Marketing Lead Rank 217

SugarCRM

APRIL 2, 2021

Sales and marketing teams share one common goal—to increase a company’s revenue. Solving the Sales-Marketing Conundrum: 3 Strategies to Consider. On the other hand, marketing people are a combination of analytical and creative and focused on the processes or techniques of promoting, selling, and distributing a product or service.

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Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Strategy 29

BuzzBoard

MARCH 20, 2024

Introduction to Automating Outreach Tasks for Small Businesses In the fast-paced world of digital marketing, finding ways to streamline and automate outreach tasks is crucial for small businesses. Email marketing is an essential aspect of outreach campaigns, providing a personal and effective communication mode.

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Small Business Small Business Lead Nurturing Social Media 52

SugarCRM

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

You’ve probably heard that automation helps both marketing and sales teams do their jobs—but that doesn’t mean they’re interchangeable. Does marketing automation serve a different purpose than sales automation? This increases prospect engagement and lead qualification prior to handing them off to sales. CRM integrations.

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Sales Automation Lead Rank Top of Funnel Lead Scoring 26

Apptivo

APRIL 6, 2022

Email marketing is one of the most popular and comparatively cost-effective methods of marketing in today’s era. Email marketing is a powerful tool that is heading the marketing game of many B2B and B2C business models. All About Email Marketing. What is Email marketing? How does email marketing work?

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Email Marketing Examples Marketing Top of Funnel 52

Janek Performance Group

APRIL 10, 2024

Have they agreed to follow-up meetings with sellers? Miscommunication or misalignment between sales and marketing teams can delay or derail the process. This can result in leads that are prematurely passed to sales without proper qualification. In fact, Gartner research shows the importance of aligning sales and marketing.

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Lead Rank B2B Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring 62

Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Meet Jeremy Sandel: A Story of Triumph Over Adversity I recently interviewed sales expert and top earner Jeremy Sandell , whose awe-inspiring life story embodies resilience and redemption. Innovating Sales Process Automation Currently, Jeremy focuses on using automation to enhance follow-up rates and lead management at Conversion Hive.

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Video Demographics Face-to-face Pivotal 52

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

23 Marketing Tips For Avoiding Small Business Failure. Stored in Attitude , Communication , Communication Strategy , Compete , Guest Post , Marketing , execution. Unfortunately there are also many sales and marketing reasons. Implementing the program is the key to marketing success. Avoid Ad Hoc Marketing.

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Small Business Small Business Pipeline Marketing 253

LeadFuze

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Whether you’re a seasoned sales professional or an emerging entrepreneur, understanding the best way to track sales leads is critical for your business success. With countless businesses vying for consumer attention, how can you ensure that your lead tracking strategies stand out? How do I organize sales leads in Excel?

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Maximizer Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 52

Nutshell

APRIL 3, 2024

With features such as multiple project timeline views and the ability to tag others and comment on specific tasks, these tools can help unify your team to meet your startup goals. Marketing and sales software Marketing tools allow you to centralize your messaging across various platforms. Of course you do.) FREE GUIDE 5.

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Software Software Scale Analytics 71

Pointclear

JULY 19, 2017

a prospect asked me, following our discussion about PointClear’s lead generation, qualification and nurturing services. We had just finished talking about the importance of marketing and sales coming together to mutually define a lead prior to starting a lead generation program. With that scenario, everyone wins.

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Lead Generation PointClear Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 124

Act!

APRIL 23, 2024

You need a solid account-based marketing (ABM) approach to get your potential clients interested, and this is where a customer relationship management (CRM) solution can come in handy. A CRM for commercial real estate can help you manage your accounts and implement a targeted marketing approach. For instance, Act!

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