The fabled Dreamforce conference with all its innovation, big-name speakers, and craziness is just days away. Are you going to be there? If so, make sure you look for my colleague Craig Elias—who has a lot of..
The fabled Dreamforce conference with all its innovation, big-name speakers, and craziness is just days away. Are you going to be there? If so, make sure you look for my colleague Craig Elias—who has a lot of..
The sales manager, Mark, was adamant that his salespeople were following up the good leads and only ignoring the unqualified, ‘never-gonna-buy’ leads. “They know instinctively,” he said, “who the buyers are, and..
Posted by Dan McDade on Apr 7, 2014 8:46:00 AM
Tags: Sales Process, Lead Nurturing, Increase Sales, Sales Leads, PowerViews
My longtime friend and colleague James Obermayer has strong feelings about who is responsible for lost leads among salespeople. Jim, who is principal of a California-based sales and marketing consulting firm Sales..
Posted by James Obermayer on Mar 25, 2014 7:53:00 AM
Tags: Marketing & Sales Alignment, Lead Qualification, Lead Management, Sales Leads
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.
He stands 6’5” in custom-made cowboy boots, and..
Posted by Dan McDade on Mar 18, 2014 11:52:00 AM
Tags: Marketing & Sales Alignment, Sales Process, B2B Sales, Increase Sales, Sales Leads, PowerViews
Everyone in sales recognizes that there is an unfortunate gap between marketing automation and customer relationship management (CRM). When 80 percent of marketing-qualified leads fail to convert into sales-qualified..
Jim Obermayer is the founder of the Sales Lead Management Association, and host of the Funnel Radio Channel. Jim recently..
It’s truly strange when companies enter the stealth mode. They hide phone numbers, dial-by-name directories, and employee names,..
I’ve read and heard (from a well-known industry analyst firm) that best-in-class companies close 30% of sales qualified leads..
I've written many blog posts on the fact that cold calling isn't dead. In fact, doing the right amount of research, adding a..
Companies providing complex, high-investment solutions are facing a significant risk management issue in light of Sirius..
Learn what it takes to effectively generate leads in this complex environment. Healthcare solution providers that recognize what's required for lead generation success get better market coverage, improved industry intelligence and more sales opportunities.
Posted by Dan McDade on Oct 1, 2014 10:09:50 AM
Tags: B2B Sales, Sales Leads