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Posted by James Obermayer on Jan 19, 2011 9:05:00 AM

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What if Marketing Automation had not been invented?

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. This month Jim's intention is to stimulate..

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Posted by Dan McDade on Dec 16, 2010 11:07:00 AM

Tags: Lead Generation, Lead Qualification, Lead Management

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Lead Generation Best Practices: Summarizing the 7-Part Series

Just for a moment, let’s revisit the GAO’s definition of best practices described in the introduction to the series:

“Best practices are the processes, practices, and systems identified in public and private..

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Posted by Dan McDade on Dec 9, 2010 11:06:00 AM

Tags: Lead Generation, Marketing Strategy, Lead Qualification, Lead Management

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Lead Generation Best Practices Part 6: Fewer Leads Are Better

There is a counter-intuitive relationship between lead volume and sales performance.

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Lead Generation Best Practices Part 5: Multiply Touches/Media/Cycles

Results multiply when lead nurturing strategies multiply. Successfully engaging prospects depends on a mix of tactics to maintain positive awareness of your offering until it’s time to buy. The resources and..

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Lead Generation Best Practices Part 4: Dedicate Qualifying Resources

As lead qualification and prospect development have never been as important as they are now, a question arises. Should the tasks of lead qualification and lead nurturing be assigned to marketing teams or sales..

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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,..

What Should the Sales Close Rate Be?

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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