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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. Part III: Expectations for ongoing success: marketing and sales accountability. Expect two qualified, sales-ready leads per FTE per week. Guess what?

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

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While Lauren provides 10-year financial data, I excerpted this column of the most recent fiscal year as it was fascinating to see all three companies reporting an identical 48% of revenue committed to sales and marketing expenses. Sales and marketing activity. Selling subscriptions via a direct sales force.

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

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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.

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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.