Pointclear

OCTOBER 31, 2013

I continue to enjoy the insightful discussions I have with sales and marketing experts in our PowerViews series. For this ‘best of’ edition we revisit the hot topics—social media, mobile marketing, sales lead follow up. Peter Bourke, The Complex Sale, Unselling: The Less You Sell, the More You Win.

Follow-up 207

Follow-up Lead Rank Lead Scoring Social Media 207

Pointclear

JULY 12, 2012

Click to start video at this point — Asked about what is happening or not happening in marketing and sales that is surprising this year, Ann references research that MarketingProfs did with the Content Marketing Institute last year. ” Social Media: Less About Lead Gen and More About Creating Relationships.

Strategy 171

Strategy Social Media Inbound Outbound 171

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Jeff Molander is a professional speaker, author of Off the Hook Marketing: How to Make Social Media Sell for You and adjunct faculty at Loyola University Business School. Why is it so difficult to generate actual leads and sales using social media in the B2B world? These Brands are Making Social Media Sell.

Social Selling 167

Social Selling Social Media Real Estate How To 167

Fill the Funnel

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Here is the Twitter transcript for Day 2 Twitter activity for the #sm20 hashtag during the Sales and Marketing 2.0 Congratulations to the winners of the Sales & Marketing Awards in the following categories: Best Alignment of Sales & Marketing – HubSpot. Best Sales 2.0 Best Sales & Marketing 2.0

Twitter 74

Twitter Conference Omniture Airlines 74

Pointclear

DECEMBER 20, 2011

This year, we’re honored to have published posts from twenty-seven guest marketing and sales bloggers here on ViewPoint, and I wanted to say to all of you how much I appreciate your contributions. Inside sales. B2B marketing and sales strategies and tactics. Return on marketing and sales investment. Demand creation.

Outsourcing Services 169

Outsourcing Services Social Media Marketing Lead Generation 169

Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Jill is an internationally recognized expert who is known for her fresh sales strategies and game changing approaches. She is also a frequent speaker at annual sales meetings, kick-off events, and professional conferences. 2012 Surprise: Slow Adoption of Technology Like Sales Intelligence Tools. Don’t come in here.

Buyer 154

Buyer Social Media Hiring Inbound 154

Pointclear

APRIL 18, 2012

Social Media is Becoming a Lead Gen Vehicle. Click to start video at this point —Trip sees social media marketing starting to turn a corner. Along with this trend, media integration is becoming more prominent. Social media has to be considered, too, in the context of the buyer’s journey.

Trends 157

Trends Social Media Top of Funnel Lead Rank 157

Pointclear

AUGUST 11, 2015

Following the money can be the focus of both the sales and marketing departments. I assume that anyone who wants to measure marketing will find the tools and the wherewithal to do it. If begging and pleading doesn’t work, look at sales results to see if there is a match between the lead and a recent purchase.

ROI 100

ROI Social Media GoldMine Lead Generation 100

Pointclear

JULY 10, 2013

We have had over 30 PowerViews interviews in the past year and I thought it would be fun to ask our PowerViews alumni a question about social media. The question was: What are the top three social media tools (ranked in order) and why? Still my favorite!”. Four listed blogs. It is your personal blog.

Social Media 239

Social Media Media Tools InsideView 239

Pointclear

APRIL 10, 2012

I’m really pleased to introduce you to PowerViews, a new series of Q&A video interviews that are all about providing solutions to the marketing and sales challenges we face today. 2011 Marketing and Sales Trends Successes and Failures. 2011 Marketing and Sales Trends Successes and Failures.

Face-to-face 184

Face-to-face Social Media Hiring Inside Sales 184

The Pipeline

MAY 13, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Customer Care , Guest Post , Proactive , Sales 2.0 , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales Training , Social Selling , execution. Also, train the sales team on the buyer funnel, not just the sales funnel.

Report 244

Report Pipeline Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics 244

Pointclear

JANUARY 11, 2011

Comment on The Bridge Group's ten predictions for inside sales in 2011. No longer will the Inside Sales Rep be a “jack of all trades” Roles will be clearly defined and measured based on specific desired outcomes. Data will become an integral component for predicting the likelihood of Inside Sales success.

Inside Sales 185

Inside Sales Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank 185

Pointclear

JUNE 28, 2012

As a member of the Executive Advisory Group, he delivers CMO and Sales Advisory Services that provide senior technology marketing and sales executives with insights into how to improve productivity and efficiency in their organizations. ” Moving from Inbound vs. Outbound to Continuous Digital & Social Dialog.

Marketing 247

Marketing Outbound Inbound Vendor 247

Pointclear

MAY 10, 2012

He is former editor-in-chief of Sales & Marketing Management magazine, and has written for Architectural Record, Inc. Social Media’s Maturing: In-House Resources & Social Advertising. Companies are hiring social media people through their existing marketing budgets or recruiting social mavens in-house.

CRM 178

CRM Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Social Media 178

Pointclear

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Social media = Lots of room for improvement. It’s true that B2B marketers are embracing social tools as a way to both connect with customers and grow their businesses. Still, most B2B marketers have yet to truly embrace the full social toolset for their business. Why is that? Focusing on Wins and Losses.

Trends 180

Trends B2B Social Media Marketing 180

Pointclear

AUGUST 16, 2012

We see things like sales cycle times compressed dramatically. Click to start video at this point — Asked about the current debate between outbound marketing vs. inbound marketing, Dave advocates using a variety of tools based on needs and goals. And we need to leverage all those tools appropriately.

Outbound 154

Outbound Inbound Social Media Call-back 154

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MAY 10, 2012

He is former editor-in-chief of Sales & Marketing Management magazine, and has written for Architectural Record, Inc. Social Media’s Maturing: In-House Resources & Social Advertising. Companies are hiring social media people through their existing marketing budgets or recruiting social mavens in-house.

CRM 133

CRM Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Social Media 133

Pointclear

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Anthony is also the Managing Director of B2B Sales Coach & Consultancy, a boutique sales coaching and consulting company. In addition, he is author of The Sales Blog , where he writes about sales and selling, sales management, the sales process, and what it takes to succeed.

Lead Rank 201

Lead Rank Social Media Sales Qualified Lead Video 201

Pointclear

JUNE 10, 2016

Understanding the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results—the final of a multi-part blog series. Many challenges facing Sales and Marketing have been around since the beginning of time. Experience has taught me that only 5% to 15% of inquiries are ready to speak to Sales. A summary: 1.

Sales Qualified Lead 160

Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Face-to-face Inbound 160

Pointclear

JUNE 8, 2012

Click to start video at this point —Asked about what companies are thinking and doing about satisfying their customers in 2012, Ginger notes the combination of the current economy and customers having social media megaphones means companies can’t hide from what customers are saying anymore. Who can help me solve it?

Customer 145

Customer Social Media Inbound Top of Funnel 145

Pointclear

JULY 19, 2012

Brian is also CEO of InTouch and author of Lead Generation for the Complex Sale. To illustrate, Brian notes that in his book published six years ago, he said 90% of marketers didn’t have agreement between marketing and sales on basic things such as the meaning of the word, “lead.”

Lead Gen 145

Lead Gen Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 145

Jonathan Farrington

JULY 10, 2013

News: Over at Top Sales World we have announced last week’s Top Sales Article , together with this week’s Top 10 choices.

Report 51

Report PointClear Loyalty ACT 51

Pointclear

OCTOBER 10, 2011

If you’re in sales, you might think this is an odd question or you might have a stronger, more visceral reaction to the question—“Marketing doesn’t sell, we do!” The line between sales and marketing is becoming more blurred every day. Marketing now owns the top of the traditional sales funnel.

Demand Generation Agencies 219

Demand Generation Agencies Lead Rank Top of Funnel How To 219

Pointclear

MAY 30, 2012

Working with a wide variety of clients from tech firms to sports properties and lifestyle brands, Andrew has crafted successful campaigns built around white papers, event-based advertising and sales training materials for clients such as Major League Baseball, Canon, DuPont, SAP, Business Objects, Oracle and many others.

Cost per Lead 154

Cost per Lead Top of Funnel Outbound Sports 154

Pointclear

APRIL 28, 2015

The ways sales executives follow up on leads is a little like trying to win games with the Hail Mary. There are three main reasons why sales rep follow-up on leads is relatively ineffective: The leads suck. If you are sending raw, unfiltered and mostly unqualified leads to sales they will never follow-up on them. 3) Execution.

Follow-up 100

Follow-up Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 100

Pointclear

MAY 2, 2012

Social Media: What's Hot? Click to start video at this point — Paul notes social media going mainstream is hot. Social media is becoming an integral part of the marketing mix for companies looking to grow their presence with both business and consumer clientele. It's got to be a solid budget item".

Social Media 180

Social Media Media Inbound ROI 180

Pointclear

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

I am pleased to have as my guest today Linda Richardson, the founder and chairwoman of Richardson, a global sales performance company that delivers sales process strategies, curricula and tools to help salespeople drive more positive business outcomes. The New Selling Landscape Calls for a New Sales Map.

Video 174

Video Journal Up-Sell Education 174

Pipeliner

APRIL 2, 2018

Pipeliner CRM conducts a regular Twitter chat on sales issues. This fast-paced (no more than 30 minutes) multimedia series provides leading strategies, tactics and thinking for sales professionals worldwide. SalesChats E18: Sales Prospecting with Dan McDade. SalesChats E17: The Entrepreneurial Sales Manager with Andy Gole.

PointClear 14

PointClear Twitter Social Media Sales Cycle 14

Pointclear

AUGUST 6, 2013

Over the last year, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing over 30 influential B2B sales and marketing leaders. It has been a pleasure to interview each of them and share perspectives on topics ranging from B2B lead generation and inside sales to social media trends and personal branding. Not Enough Leads. Connections.

Inside Sales 176

Inside Sales SAP Trends Sales Qualified Lead 176

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. The question which begs to be answered is, “What is the Keystone in the sales and marketing process?” Sales Lead Follow-Up is the Keystone.

CRM 169

CRM B2B Marketing Hiring 169

Pointclear

MAY 5, 2015

It's a critical component in the sales and marketing process; yet, most companies aren't implementing it effectively—that is, if they are at all. After three months of calling, 40% wanted to continue to be in the IT company’s lead nurturing program, 15% moved further along in the sales cycle and 7% converted into customers.

Lead Nurturing 100

Lead Nurturing Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 100