article thumbnail

The Flavors That "Sales Ready" Leads Come In

Pointclear

This offer was made because marketing was providing option #6 above (using PointClear to generate the highly qualified leads), but sales follow-up was poor. The last time we tested 9,000 whitepaper downloads for the subsidiary of a large software company, 98.2% Fix if they are not meeting the lead definition. None of the above.

article thumbnail

PowerViews with Craig Rosenberg: Growth Hacks & Consumerized B2B Software

Pointclear

He references a recent meeting at a social media tracking company where his contact discussed the types of companies they target: “We have to find companies where when they run the data to figure out what their ROI on social media, they don’t get bad news.” Then I go meet their sales guys, and they say, ‘I have no idea what marketing’s doing.

Software 187
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What is Inside Sales (And Why Do You Need It?)

DialSource

In comparison, outside sales reps go out into the field to meet with clients. Based on these different approaches, these models impact variables such as scheduling, software use, sales environment, etc. Adding another inside sales rep to your team simply requires another Internet connection, a laptop, phone, and the right software.

article thumbnail

Lead Generation and Appointment Setting—Know When to Pull the Trigger and Outsource

Pointclear

As a lead management software provider, we sit uniquely in the middle because we provide the software that drives the activities of both the end-user as well as professional lead gen and appointment setting companies. My friends over at PointClear have a good comparison guide titled, “ We Can Do It Cheaper.”

article thumbnail

5 Critical Things to Consider When Evaluating Lead Generation Companies

Pointclear

One of the world’s largest software companies—since 2002. Global healthcare software and services company—since 2007. Large call center and security software company—since 2009. Another very large software and services company—since 2010. Another global healthcare software and services company—since 2010….

article thumbnail

PowerViews with Nick Stein: The Role of Games in the Sales Office

Pointclear

Companies must take the lead and make sure their sales people are familiar with the new paradigm, says my latest guest on PowerViews, Nick Stein, senior director of marketing and communications at Salesforce.com, the enterprise cloud software heavyweight. Youth Meets Experience in Sales Force.

Hiring 214
article thumbnail

10 Reasons Why Inside Sales Will Displace Field Sales Teams by 2015

Pointclear

The increased sophistication of translation software will enable computers to quickly translate languages, reducing the need to hire reps who speak the native language. Right now, Skype, web conferencing, and video are quickly catching on over face-to-face visits and traditional meetings.