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Persistence Pays—How 42 Lead Qualification Touchpoints Won a $1 Billion Deal

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While some sales people stop after placing one or two calls (if they don’t get the prospect on the phone or don’t get a call back, they deem the lead no good) our sales support associates keep trying. One opportunity we turned over to a client took 42 touchpoints across 3 months to nurture to sales-qualified status.

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Why would a company ever outsource anything?

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Hiring our team of lead generation, lead qualification and lead nurturing professionals fills Finkelstein’s bill—and it could be just the ticket for you. Eliminate the time, expense and distraction of setting up your sales telemarketing, business development or inside sales organization.

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Lead Generation Lies That are Wreaking Havoc with Your Sales

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Last August I wrote a blog for Top Sales World titled “Lead Generation Hogwash: The Top 7 Lies.”. I detailed 7 lies to be aware of to avoid a lead generation disaster (read the blog for the specifics): Any list will do. Automated systems accurately score (prioritize) leads. Leads suck. Write it and they will come.

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Is Lead Flow to the Reps Too Slow or Gridlocked?

Pointclear

Some companies have several inside departments to take in, qualify, nurture, and filter sales leads to such a finite extent that few leads go to anyone. If the raw lead count is high but there is a mere trickle going to the salespeople, you have a substantial problem. Their favorite script was: Are you ready to buy yet?

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The 5 Top Media for Cold Prospecting

Pointclear

These are the five essential channels you can rely on for generating a steady stream of inquiries that you can then convert to qualified leads, and have a prayer of closing enough sales to meet your revenue quota. Telephone is great for outbound inquiry generation, as well as lead qualification and nurturing.

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Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in.'

Pointclear

The status quo—that marketing management doesn’t understand the definition of a qualified lead—is nothing new. Salespeople consistently say that they do not get enough qualified leads. Qualified leads, according to sales, are based on criteria they understand but marketing is in the dark about. Inside sales?

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Best Practices for Sales Development Reps (SDRs) in 2018

MarketJoy

Defining the Work of Sales Development Representatives (SDRs). By moving the leads effectively through the sales pipeline, SDRs are more towards lead generation, appointment setting and focus on prospecting. This team primarily focuses on driving the sale cycle and fetching qualified appointments. contact-form-7].