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Improve Sales Lead Generation via Marketing Analytics Part 1: Four Steps

When it comes to improving sales lead generation results, using marketing technology without analytics expertise and business acumen results in a numbers glut devoid of action items. And analytics expertise without..

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Posted by Dan McDade on Jan 19, 2012 8:47:00 AM

Tags: Lead Generation, B2B Marketing, Marketing Strategy, B2B Sales

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Turning Raw B2B Sales Leads Into Real Opportunities: Don’t Give Up Too Soon

When qualifying and nurturing sales leads, the lead farmer (prospect development professional) has a challenging job. The starting point in lead management is usually an inquiry consisting of a name, title, a company,..

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Lead Qualification & Lead Nurturing: Whose Job Is It?

Are marketing resources or sales reps the right resources to do lead qualification and lead nurturing in the B2B complex sale?

The answer is clear, and may surprise you. But first, let's take a look at some lead..

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Sales Leads: Why Your Reps Need Fewer, Rather Than More

Contrary to popular belief, reps don’t need more sales leads. They need fewer leads—or more accurately, fewer raw, unfiltered, unqualified leads. Best sales lead management practices continually show that reps need..

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Posted by Dan McDade on Nov 7, 2011 6:40:00 AM

Tags: Lead Generation, B2B Marketing, Marketing Strategy, B2B Sales

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Outsourcing Strategic Account Management – What, are you crazy?!

At first glance, the idea of outsourcing strategic account management may seem absurd.

After all, B2B companies usually define strategic accounts as their best customers and prospects based on criteria like potential..

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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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