Lead Generation Specialist

Posted by Dan McDade on Jan 7, 2014 9:35:00 AM

Tags: Lead Management, Sales Leads, Marketing ROI, PowerMinute

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How to Double Your Marketing & Sales ROI

In the same way that forensic units use state-of-the-art techniques to solve criminal cold cases, companies can use “business forensic techniques” to get to the bottom of their very own sales cold cases.

Lead Generation Specialist

Posted by Dan McDade on Nov 5, 2013 8:41:00 AM

Tags: Lead Qualification, Increase Sales, Sales Leads, Marketing ROI, PowerMinute

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PowerMinute: [Video] Take Sales from Chaos to Kickass

Too often, sales leads are dropped and business isn’t closed. 70-94% of all leads generated are ignored by sales reps because few leads sent to sales are sales-qualified. In all this marketing and sales chaos, little..

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Posted by Dan McDade on Oct 29, 2013 8:15:00 AM

Tags: B2B Sales, Sales Leads, PowerViews, Social Media

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PowerViews with Kyle Porter: How Can You Sell If You’re Always On?

I’m a follower of SalesLoft, where Kyle Porter and his team consistently produce a phenomenal list of targeted leads. So...how do they help people generate a higher response from clients and customers than many other..

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Posted by Dan McDade on Sep 24, 2013 7:17:00 AM

Tags: Sales Process, B2B Sales, Lead Qualification, Increase Sales, Sales Leads

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Power Opinions - BANT is BUNK … Revisited

BANT is an acronym for Budget, Authority, Need and Time Frame. I have written articles and blogs against BANT (as a lead qualifying criterion) for years.

A couple of months ago I read a blog by Ardath Albee entitled..

Lead Generation Specialist

Posted by Dan McDade on Sep 16, 2013 1:02:00 PM

Tags: Prospect Development, Sales Leads, PowerMinute, Prospecting Questions

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PowerMinute: How to Leave Voicemails that Generate Sales Results

Voicemail in today’s sales arena can be your secret sauce to connecting with your prospects or it can be a death knell. When done correctly, voicemail is powerfully effective. In fact, our experience shows 20% - 30% of..

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How Much Leads Cost

I review a lot of content on this topic and am amazed at what I find written about lead cost. For example:

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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