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Parallels: Social Manufacturing & Outsourcing Manufacturing Lead Generation

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The comment made me think about our outsourced B2B lead generation services and the way we have successfully partnered with manufacturing, technology and start-up companies to cover their markets, develop their prospects and deliver highly qualified sales opportunities to their field sales teams.

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How to Set Your Outsourced Lead Generation Program Up for Success (pt 3)

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In the first 2 parts of this series we discussed the role of executives and best practices for planning and preparation when outsourcing your lead generation program. The appointment is NOT a highly qualified sales-ready lead. The vendors will tell you that themselves. Guess what? Closing Thoughts.

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Beyond Financials: VC & IPO Due Diligence on Sales & Marketing Metrics

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Could the reasons why point to similar expense paths for the marketing automation vendors looking at going public? Significant market competition from established packaged and on-demand vendors. Competitors may have extensive networks of partner integrators and resellers. Customer needs can shift quickly.

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What's it take to generate leads that fuel your forecast?

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At PointClear, we apply agile to what we do for clients to save time, save money, prevent frustration and get better results. Of course, these leads—which can be attractive to those who value cost-per-lead above other criteria—will be not be followed up by Sales and will end up in the CRM black hole.).

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A Multi-Touch, Multi-Media, Multi-Cycle Strategy Multiplies Results

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These dispositions will drive 1,547 leads, 1,252 pipeline accounts (scheduled next step that consistently results in a very high lead rate) and 6,158 nurture accounts (qualified companies where the timing is not right for a sales follow-up – but this filtered list yields a high lead rate on future touches).

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Outsourcing Lead Generation: A CMO’s Perspective

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There are many factors to consider when deciding whether to do outbound lead generation in-house or to partner with a lead generation services firm. Karen Hayward is Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of CenterBeam, an IT managed service provider.