Measuring B2B Lead Gen Spend: Cost-Per-Lead Fallacy (2 of 3)

In the first blog on the fallacy of using the cost-per-lead metric to measure the success of B2B lead generation investments, we looked at the nature of the problem and associated costs to the organization.

In this..

Measuring B2B Lead Gen Spend: Cost-Per-Lead Fallacy (1 of 3)

As much as marketing and sales best practices—not to mention just plain common sense—dictate that cost-per-lead not play a prominent role in managing and measuring B2B lead generation investments, the metric continues..

PowerViews with Trip Kucera: Best Practices & Surprising Trends

My guest today for this third PowerViews interview is Trip Kucera, Senior Research Analyst at Aberdeen Group. His focus in the Marketing Effectiveness and Strategy practice helps his clients achieve extraordinary..

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Posted by James Obermayer on Apr 17, 2012 10:27:00 AM

Tags: Lead Generation, B2B Marketing, B2B Sales

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Is Lead Generation Slipping Away From Marketing?

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.

I know what you’re thinking, you’re saying to..

PowerViews with Jeff Ernst: Marketing & Sales Must Work Together

In this second episode of PowerViews, I have the pleasure of talking with Jeff Ernst who provides advisory services to CMO and marketing leadership professionals as Principal Analyst at Forrester Research. Jeff joined..

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