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Posted by Dan McDade on Mar 1, 2016 4:44:58 PM

Tags: Marketing & Sales Alignment, Marketing Strategy, Lead Management

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4 Revenue Sources Most ROI Calculators Miss (Part 1 of 2)

This is Part One of a two-part blog about how organizations with a complex sales process can improve accuracy in lead/revenue projections.

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Posted by James Obermayer on Oct 13, 2015 10:00:00 AM

Tags: Lead Management, Sales Leads

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To Manage Sales You Must Manage Sales Leads

“Why,” I was asked, “must you manage sales leads in order to manage sales? Sales lead management is a marketing function, isn’t it?”

It was with a slight hesitation that the sales manager added the second sentence about..

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Posted by James Obermayer on Apr 7, 2015 8:30:00 AM

Tags: Lead Management

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Sales Lead Management Leads to a Lower Cost of Sales

“Cost of sales is determined by a lot of things,” Jake said, “But lead management isn’t one of them.” And with that the sales manager slapped the table with his hand to emphasize his words.

“But what if I can prove,” I..

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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 19, 2014 9:17:00 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 2:

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

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