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Posted by Dan McDade on Oct 1, 2014 10:09:50 AM

Tags: B2B Sales, Sales Leads

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5 Ways to Get More at Dreamforce -by Craig Elias

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..

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Posted by James Obermayer on Jul 29, 2014 8:30:00 AM

Tags: Lead Generation, Lead Qualification, Sales Leads

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He said, “One of us is wrong, and it surely isn’t me!”

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..

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Posted by Dan McDade on Apr 7, 2014 8:46:00 AM

Tags: Sales Process, Lead Nurturing, Increase Sales, Sales Leads, PowerViews

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PowerViews with James Obermayer: Sales Managers To Blame For Lost Leads

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..

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And People In Hell Also Want Ice Water

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..

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PowerViews with Chris Tratar: Execs Need to Support ‘Sales-First’ Culture

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..

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