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Posted by James Obermayer on Sep 23, 2014 9:21:46 AM

Tags: B2B Marketing, Marketing Strategy

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“Guruji, who was I in my last incarnation?” Sri Ramana Maharshi answered, “Who wants to know?”

A clever and accurate answer to a disciple’s question of the great Hindi sage, and not too distant from a question I ask marketers today. “What are you,” I ask, “in this incarnation? Are you a marketing manager who..

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Posted by Jeffrey Feuer on Sep 16, 2014 9:30:00 AM

Tags: Inside Sales

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Building an Inside Sales Lab: 10 Essential Tips for Success

Why build an Inside Sales Lab in your own office? Testing is an excellent way to grow sales. Most firms with significant inside sales already test alternative scripts, lists, and/or prices, but they do so casually as..

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Posted by James Obermayer on Sep 9, 2014 8:30:00 AM

Tags: B2B Marketing, Marketing Strategy

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7 Steps to Gain the Market Share You Deserve (& Sometimes Don't!)

Similar to De Tocqueville’s famous comment, “People get the government they deserve,” I think companies get the market share they deserve based on their ability to market. We can agree that without marketing (the..

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Posted by Dan McDade on Aug 26, 2014 9:00:00 AM

Tags: Lead Qualification, Inbound Marketing, Lead Management

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Inbound Leads: To Pre-qualify, or Not To Pre-qualify? 15 Expert Views, Part 3:

Is it necessary to pre-qualify inbound leads? That’s the overarching question I recently presented to a panel of industry experts. Over the course of this three part series, you’ll hear from 15 leading voices in the..

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Posted by Dan McDade on Aug 21, 2014 8:30:00 AM

Tags: Marketing & Sales Alignment, Sales Process

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It’s All About the People: A Review of "Never Be Closing"

I enjoy reading and reviewing books. Recently, someone recommended a book co-written by Tim Hurson and Tim Dunne called, Never Be Closing: How to Sell Better Without Screwing Your Clients, Your Colleagues, or Yourself...

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You Can’t Put in What God Left Out … and Other Important Things Learned in Business and Life

Jim Obermayer is the founder of the Sales Lead Management Association, and host of the Funnel Radio Channel. Jim recently..

Why Don’t Companies Want to Talk to Anyone?

It’s truly strange when companies enter the stealth mode. They hide phone numbers, dial-by-name directories, and employee names,..

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I’ve read and heard (from a well-known industry analyst firm) that best-in-class companies close 30% of sales qualified leads..

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I've written many blog posts on the fact that cold calling isn't dead. In fact, doing the right amount of research, adding a..

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Companies providing complex, high-investment solutions are facing a significant risk management issue in light of Sirius..