Pointclear

JANUARY 9, 2014

Last August I wrote a blog for Top Sales World titled “Lead Generation Hogwash: The Top 7 Lies.”. Outbound calling is interruption marketing. Here’s what they had to say: Ardath Albee | Marketing Interactions. Their fear that you’ll turn on the hard sale based on that form is one reason they lie. Leads suck.

Lead Generation 257

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Lead Rank 257

Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Eventually, most antiquated models are replaced by more up-to-date, efficient, and sometimes exciting models. Outside sales is being replaced by inside sales but not in the way that most people think. The people in outside sales aren''t being replaced by the people in inside sales.

Inside Sales 269

Inside Sales Outside Sales Telemarketing Travel 269

MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

In today’s world of e-prospecting, social media marketing, texting and sophisticated electronic communication, it seems picking up the telephone is becoming a lost art. Although we all know that no matter how the future continues to unfold, the telephone will always be an integral part of sales success. The REAL Reason.

Cold Calling 291

Cold Calling Telemarketing Face-to-face Social Media 291

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

During my time as a sales rep, building a lead list was one of my first activities when I took on a new sales role, territory, or industry vertical. Many organizations may closely meet your company’s ideal customer profile (ICP) criteria and warrant sales reps to proactively reach out to them. Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs).

Lead Rank 118

Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Qualified Lead Sales Qualified Lead 118

Vengreso

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Have you been told to automate everything, but still find yourself drowning in ineffective marketing strategies? Let’s break the cycle and discover the strategies that will truly elevate your lead generation and content marketing game. Want to enhance your lead generation and content marketing success?

Telemarketing 52

Telemarketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring Hiring 52

Pointclear

OCTOBER 9, 2013

We’re nearing the last quarter of 2013, and another year of sales will soon be behind us. An important question all sales and marketing departments should be asking themselves is how they can better communicate in order to follow up on leads. Jim is also the President of Sales Leakage Consulting, Inc.

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Follow-up Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 230

Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Learning about sales and selling is one of the things I enjoy most about what I do. When I started my personal quest to improve my understanding of sales, my ability to execute a sales process effectively and to ultimately improve my sales results, there was much for me to learn. in Dallas, Texas.

Insurance 268

Insurance Insurance Hiring Sales Qualified Lead 268

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As your business expands into new markets, privacy considerations must be top of mind. Maintaining a compliant go-to-market strategy, on the other hand, can help your brand build customer trust and grow your revenue in a sustainable and scalable way. Canada has its own set of privacy laws that impact how companies go to market.

Telemarketing 130

Telemarketing Marketing Inbound Intent Signal 130

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Author: Jeff Kalter If you’re implementing account-based marketing, you’re likely well aware that your success in attracting and converting your target accounts hinges on customizing your communications. An essential tool for doing that deep dive to gain intelligence about the account is your inside sales team or telemarketing firm.

Account Based Marketing 174

Account Based Marketing Sales Qualified Lead Ideal Customer Profile Account 174

Pointclear

DECEMBER 19, 2013

I think I have heard all the excuses for not following up on sales leads. Salespeople have said to me that they will follow-up on sales leads: If there is a phone number. In most instances, you can have someone call the unqualified to get them qualified; usually a telemarketing service. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.".

Sales Qualified Lead 226

Sales Qualified Lead Telemarketing Lead Gen Quota 226

Pointclear

JULY 23, 2013

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. It’s way ‘old-school’ to try and kick-start sales by dramatically jumping up sales lead quantity, and then rely on the sales channel to deal with it.

Sales Qualified Lead 206

Sales Qualified Lead Leads360 NetSuite Leads 206

Pointclear

JUNE 15, 2016

Sales Lead Management is a complicated process. Sales lead management is a tough subject to truly get your arms around. There are dozens of outside vendors who say they manage some portion of the sales lead process and more than two dozen internal departments that contribute to the process and the decision making. Inside Sales.

Lead Management 145

Lead Management Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 145

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Launching a go-to-market strategy in Germany can be tricky due to the complexity of local regulations and guidance. In order to avoid fines, penalties, and breaking customer trust, it’s important to understand key privacy laws in Germany and how to go to market in an effective, compliant way. Double opt-in is a two-stage process.

Telemarketing 130

Telemarketing Strategy Inbound Intent Signal 130

No More Cold Calling

JULY 7, 2016

A LinkedIn connection is not a sales lead. In fact, after looking at your profile I would like to loop in our VP of Marketing, (Name), and invite you to our free Strategy call for lead generation and list building. He is one of the best in the country when it comes to Marketing strategies. It happened again. Stop the Madness.

Social Media 239

Social Media Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Media 239

Pointclear

JANUARY 26, 2012

Ruth is also author of Maximizing Lead Generation: The Complete Guide for B2B Marketers. But what are the most effective outbound marketing channels for kicking off a business relationship? billion on search marketing for the same purpose. Every business needs new customers.

Media 233

Media netFactor Direct Mail Trade Show 233

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 16, 2013

When I ask sales people what their biggest challenge is in getting to speak directly with decision makers they are targeting, and voice mail or gatekeepers are at the top of the list, (while call reluctance should be right there with the other two, they don’t usually volunteer that fact). Sales Success Tibor Shanto' Tibor Shanto.

Gatekeeper 275

Gatekeeper Decision Maker Telemarketing Call-back 275

Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Eventually, most antiquated models are replaced by more up-to-date, efficient, and sometimes exciting models. Outside sales is being replaced by inside sales but not in the way that most people think. The people in outside sales aren''t being replaced by the people in inside sales.

Outside Sales 184

Outside Sales Telemarketing Inside Sales Travel 184

Pointclear

AUGUST 30, 2016

As a business-to-business marketing or sales leader you have numerous options for lead generation tactics and tools. Top choices include teleprospecting, direct marketing, search engine marketing, website, and trade shows. Sales is sales. No one outside gets us. No solution is that difficult.

Lead Gen 113

Lead Gen Telemarketing Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 113

Pointclear

MAY 15, 2012

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. Marketing managers regularly ask me how to predict the number of leads (really raw inquiries) needed to achieve quota (I wish more sales managers would also ask).

Quota 165

Quota Telemarketing Sales Qualified Lead Follow-up 165

Pointclear

AUGUST 2, 2017

There are many factors that impact the percent of leads that should be closed by sales. The five main factors in lead close rate are: Market definition. Market definition : We once did work for a company that had two different views of the market. Sales was focused on $1 million opportunities in big companies.

Sales Qualified Lead 160

Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Closing 160

Bernadette McClelland

JANUARY 15, 2017

Very much like the sales profession. On my return home, I was asked to prepare for an interview and one of the questions was whether I had seen any changes over the past few years in the B2B sales space and if so, what were those changes? What has changed though is what we are selling, and how we now go to market.

Telemarketing 150

Telemarketing Lead Rank Margin Retail 150

Pointclear

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Eliminate the time, expense and distraction of setting up your sales telemarketing, business development or inside sales organization. And, as Finkelstein says, “change the game on competitors, operating in bold, unexpected ways that are simply better” by outsouring your marketing and B2B sales lead generation.

Telemarketing 133

Telemarketing PointClear Company Hiring 133

Pointclear

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Territory turnover for this new sales manager isn’t unusual, but the solution can be evasive, expensive and humbling. Experienced sales managers, however, know how to deal with it. He had 10 sales territories in his domestic North American sales force. Experienced sales managers, however, know how to deal with it.”. _.

Forecasting 124

Forecasting Sales Forecasts Territories Sales Qualified Lead 124

LeadBoxer

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

We all encounter an endless barrage of marketing every day. Some of that marketing is effective, and some of it’s, well, annoying. This division between effective and ineffective marketing strategies can be acutely seen when comparing inbound vs outbound marketing. What is Outbound Marketing?

Inbound 104

Inbound Outbound Lead Rank Lead Scoring 104

Go for No!

MARCH 1, 2021

Network Marketing famously got 20 no’s a day. That kind of production is not easy although, for someone in telemarketing, they could do probably do that by lunchtime. There’s a saying that goes: sales solves all problems. Ray Higdon, the co-author of our book, Go for No! He was prospecting like mad.

Workbooks 139

Workbooks Telemarketing Referrals Lead Generation 139

Zoominfo

JUNE 8, 2022

As privacy compliance regulations become more stringent, an increasing number of organizations are being penalized for activities that were once seen as standard practice for sales and marketing. This eliminates the chance that a salesperson would reach out to someone who has opted-out of sales and marketing phone calls.

Telemarketing 100

Telemarketing Scale Strategy How To 100

Salesmate

AUGUST 18, 2021

One of the main challenges every marketer face is getting more leads. The adage, “more calls equal to more leads” has influenced many salespeople and marketers. Sales is definitely a contact sport where success is obtained not just in the first outreach, but in the follow-up. . Michael Kawula. Co-Founder, CBA. Jeff Walker .

Lead Rank 135

Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 135

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 4, 2021

It is one of the oldest forms of marketing and, when done properly, can have the best results. These campaigns can be executed for a number of reasons — including telemarketing, audience research, and customer support. Keep your sales database up-to-date. In business, your sales database is essential to your growth.

Campaigns 126

Campaigns Cold Calling How To Telemarketing 126

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 Telemarketing 154

Adaptive Business Services

APRIL 17, 2019

Around ten years ago, the consumer market was a totally different landscape where the sales process involved telemarketing and setting appointments for sales professionals to gain clients and close deals. Thanks to advancements in technology, even the consumer market is now different from how it was behaving a decade ago.

Telemarketing 63

Telemarketing Marketing Consumer Outbound 63

Pointclear

JUNE 30, 2015

The status quo—that marketing management doesn’t understand the definition of a qualified lead—is nothing new. Qualified leads, according to sales, are based on criteria they understand but marketing is in the dark about. Marketing tries to qualify a greater number of prospects. Inside sales? Survey the sales reps.

Sales Qualified Lead 100

Sales Qualified Lead Telemarketing Trade Show Hiring 100

Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. They did not have processes and methodologies in place for marketing and sales. What products and markets are growing to be able to grow revenues? Have they even talked to a business growth coach or sales strategist? Tricycle Telemarketing. Tricycle Telemarketing.

Small Business 123

Small Business Small Business Lead Rank Lead Scoring 123

HeavyHitter Sales

JANUARY 18, 2014

Here’s one of my recent Harvard Business Review articles titled the THE 12 SALES METRICS THAT MATTER MOST.     Sales is both an art and a science. Below, you will find twelve of these key sales metrics that benchmark sales organization performance, structure, and effectiveness.

Telecommunications 126

Telecommunications Quota Inside Sales Field Sales 126

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 2, 2023

To help you out, we’ve outlined the five worst types of sales emails and how to fix them. 5 Worst Types of Sales Messages 1. The “Me Me Me” Message When was the last time you interrupted what you were doing to take an unexpected call from a telemarketer? Does Hermagenix have a word-of-mouth marketing strategy in place?

Hiring 122

Hiring Telemarketing Face-to-face How To 122

Pipeliner

AUGUST 18, 2020

Take a forward-looking view at the mindset of sales leaders and how they use the resources available to them. When it comes to sales, you should be asking, “How are these companies handling their sales? Yet building sales capability involves more than just implementing training programs. Adjusting to Change.

Company 98

Company Sales Outsourcing Hiring Telemarketing 98

Pointclear

APRIL 14, 2017

Last week I published a blog that provided five ways to avoid getting burned by outsourced B2B sales lead generation, qualification and nurturing. Sales/B2B Marketing execs feel intense need to do something, but are afraid to risk budget. The need for sales pressures the CMO to deliver leads fast. What is the solution?

Lead Generation 147

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Outsourcing Services Pipeline 147

The Science and Art of Selling

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Sales Lead Management Association announced the results of the voting for the Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management in 2013, and yours truly is at the second place of most votes received. The results of the voting for the Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management in 2013 are published.

Telemarketing 81

Telemarketing Lead Management Conference Software 81