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Posted by Dan McDade on Jul 13, 2009 11:25:00 AM

Tags: Lead Generation, Marketing Strategy

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Truth #7—Attributes of a Well-Qualified Lead

There is a lot of talk about "BANT" in the marketplace today. "BANT" stands for budget, authority, need and timeframe; and there are some managers specifying that each element of "BANT" must be satisfied in order for a..

Lead Generation Specialist

Posted by Dan McDade on Jul 3, 2009 9:03:00 AM

Tags: Lead Generation, Marketing Strategy, Cost Per Lead

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Truth #6—Best-in-class Prospect Development

Everybody, it seems, wants more high quality leads and this demand is driving marketing buyers toward solutions that just aren't working. Whether attracted to pay-for-performance (what I call pay for failure) or bait..
Lead Generation Specialist

Posted by Dan McDade on Jun 19, 2009 10:30:00 AM

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Truth #4—The Truth About Sales Leads

For years the top priority for companies has been to improve management of sales leads. I recently posted a question on LinkedIn asking about the state of sales lead management and received responses from many who felt..

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Posted by Dan McDade on Jun 5, 2009 8:22:00 AM

Tags: Lead Generation, Cost Per Lead

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Truth #3—Cost Per Lead Based Marketing Kills Companies

No doubt one of the biggest problems with marketing today is that more and more companies base lead generation buying decisions entirely on cost per lead. Companies of almost any size will spend thousands of dollars on..

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Posted by Dan McDade on May 29, 2009 12:48:00 PM

Tags: Lead Generation

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Truth #2—Your Sales Force Needs Fewer Leads

Your sales reps don't need more leads. They need fewer leads. Or more accurately, fewer raw, unfiltered, unqualified leads.

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