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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. Our success stories are attributed to this persistent (yet professional) approach to teleprospecting.

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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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Actually I take that back, it’s not okay if you pass those 10 leads to quota-carrying sales reps. It is okay if you filter those leads via a combination of lead nurturing and sales development (or lead qualification) before you pass to your sales team. James Obermayer | Sales Lead Management Association.

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Is Lead Flow to the Reps Too Slow or Gridlocked?

Pointclear

The lead generation team was doing its job, but the rules for a qualified lead were so onerous that very little was going to the salespeople. It turns out there were several stages of qualification, from two different inside telemarketing departments. 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

Standardize the qualification questions. Use the same basic qualification questions in everything: All promotions. Telemarketing scripts. Make a decision for lead distribution. Landing pages. Business reply devices. Contact us forms. CRM and marketing automation systems. Some questions will differ by product.

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Best Practices for Sales Development Reps (SDRs) in 2018

MarketJoy

By moving the leads effectively through the sales pipeline, SDRs are more towards lead generation, appointment setting and focus on prospecting. This way, they specifically help with lead qualification process and let the account executives focus on closing the deals.