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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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The Slippery Slope Called Sales Enablement

Jonathan Farrington

A very well respected organization in the marketing and sales alignment business now reports that most companies have done all they can to help sales at the top of the funnel. Now what is needed, they say, is to provide support to sales people in the middle and late stages of the buying process. Sales Enablement.

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Day 2 Twitter Recap-Sales and Marketing 2.0 Conference-Part 1

Fill the Funnel

Best Sales 2.0 Management – Brainshark. Best Sales Enablement Program – Big Machines. Best Sales Lead Management Program – Unisfair. Best Use of Social Media for Sales or Marketin g - Adobe Omniture Business Unit. Best Sales & Marketing 2.0 Solution - Marketo.

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PowerViews with Chris Tratar: Execs Need to Support ‘Sales-First’ Culture

Pointclear

He named several, including the need for unity between a company’s go-to-market strategy and its sales strategy. But perhaps the most overlooked step, he said, is having a highly placed executive within the company who is driving a focus on sales enablement and productivity. Email: chris dot tratar at savogroup dot com.

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PowerViews with Chris Tratar: Execs Need to Support ‘Sale-First’ Culture

Pointclear

He named several, including the need for unity between a company’s go-to-market strategy and its sales strategy. But perhaps the most overlooked step, he said, is having a highly placed executive within the company who is driving a focus on sales enablement and productivity. Email: chris dot tratar at savogroup dot com.

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B2B Lead Generation: The Best of PowerViews

Pointclear

Over the past few months I have had the pleasure of interviewing nineteen influential B2B sales and marketing leaders to discuss their views in areas like traditional and new media strategies, current and future trends, B2B lead generation, and sales lead management.

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Is Account-Based Marketing the Holy Grail for Lead Generation Nirvana? [PowerOpinions Part 1]

Pointclear

However, for B2B marketers who already use personas—if they have been created with depth, signed off on by sales, and are actively used to inform content marketing strategy and sales enablement, then the shift to ABM should be easier… Like anything else, ABM is not one-size-fits-all. Absolutely right, Ardath! Stay tuned!