The Point

JANUARY 9, 2015

and “Call me for a free 10-minute consultation”. is more effective than: “Call me to discuss how we can help.”. The less you put the onus on the reader to decide why he/she should click or call, the better. In other words, it’s always better to present the reader with a very precise, preferably tangible reason to respond.

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The Point

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Bear with me as I relate a quick story about lead nurturing: A few months back I became a sales lead. And secondly, and more critically, these kinds of “touching base” phone calls are the worst possible use of a sales rep’s time. Worse in my view than cold calling. Do me a favor.

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Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 100

Only B2B

JUNE 2, 2022

If you’ve been in marketing or sales for more than a decade, you’ve probably heard the phrase “cold calling is dead.” Despite this, many of the most successful companies are still cold calling in 2022, and they aren’t going away anytime soon. Is cold calling still a viable option?

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6sense

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

While B2B buying has evolved, we are basically fumbling around in the dark , relying on the same old bag of tricks for prospecting: forms, spam, and cold calls. And we don’t care that this is just one person of an entire buying team… We’ve got a lead! Forms, spam, and cold calls aren’t working. Want proof?

Buy 62

Buy Lead Ranking Account Based Marketing Cold Calling 62

markempa

AUGUST 16, 2006

There, I offer some thoughts on organizing and providing open access to more of your web content to successfully improve your lead generation success. There, I offer some thoughts on organizing and providing open access to more of your web content to successfully improve your lead generation success.

B2B Sales 120

B2B Sales Lead Generation Sales Leads B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

JULY 10, 2006

« BeTuitive Publishing Book Review | Main | How Podcasts Impact B2B Purchase Decisions » Sales Leads Are Too Valuable For Sales People Alone David Meerman Scotts blog post, " Sales Leads Are too Valuable for Sales People ," is worth a read. Every salesperson loves leads.

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SmartBug Media

DECEMBER 11, 2019

A consultative approach of helping him or her come to his or her decision will ensure that you seal the deal. Consultation. Your leads have been declining over the last six months, but you’re not exactly sure why. BOFU content offer ideas include: Case studies. Vendor comparisons. Case studies. TOFU, MOFU, and BOFU in Action.

Top of Funnel 94

Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Case Study Case Studies 94

markempa

FEBRUARY 24, 2006

« Marketing That Reaches Decision Makers In Big Companies | Main | Podcast Segment 4: Selling to BIG Companies » Will Writing a Business Book Generate Sales Leads? Most of us would expect that a consulting firm or service company will benefit from publishing their expertise but exactly how much?

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Sales Leads Generation 120

markempa

SEPTEMBER 20, 2005

« Better Sales and Marketing Integration | Main | Telemarketing is the top lead generation tactic » New Cartoon Series Depicts "Sales Lead Hell" Building off my last post, I wanted to share something fun. a new cartoon series by MarketingSherpa called "Sales Lead Hell."

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Sales Leads B2B Sales Leads 120

markempa

JANUARY 19, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Sales Leads Leads 120

markempa

MARCH 6, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Conference B2B Sales Sales Qualified Leads 120

markempa

JUNE 14, 2006

« New Book: Lead Generation for the Complex Sale is officially released | Main | PR Has New Rules for Reaching Buyers Directly » Why Most B2B Sites Fail to Convert Sales Leads Most people coming to your website arent coming to your website to buy. They are coming to your site for information.

B2B Sales 120

B2B Sales Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 120

ViewPoint

MARCH 13, 2014

Matt Heinz, Heinz Marketing, The Quality of Sales Leads is Abysmal. Click to start video at this point —Matt said the biggest problem is that marketers are not taking responsibility for what happens after leads are generated. which assists sales trainers in selecting the appropriate providers.

Lead Ranking 120

Lead Ranking Social Marketing Paid Search Agency Leads 120

markempa

NOVEMBER 17, 2005

Do you have any other tips on how to get the channel partners to follow-up on sales leads? Do you have any other tips on how to get the channel partners to follow-up on sales leads? Share your comments. What gets measured gets done and what gets paid for gets done. Share your comments.

B2B Sales 120

B2B Sales Lead Generation Sales Leads Sales Qualified Leads 120

markempa

JUNE 23, 2005

« B2B Marketing and PR Internship | Main | Improving Lead Generating And Conversion Rates » Marketing to Small-Medium Businesses Via IT Consultants & Resellers I was quoted in a special report by MarketingSherpas contributing Editor, Dianna Huff. Resellers dont want cookie cutter sales lead programs.

Advertising Mediums 120

Advertising Mediums Consulting Lead Generation B2B Marketing 120

ViewPoint

OCTOBER 18, 2011

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. ” With all of these clenched fists, it’s amazing anything gets sold at a reasonable cost of sales and marketing.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Forecasting Work Management Cold Calling 120

markempa

MARCH 27, 2005

« Give Lead Generation Some Respect | Main | Podcast: How Trigger Events improve Lead Generation » Sales Leads Via RSS via Salesforce.com Otter Group CEO, Kathleen Gilroy , pointed me Charlie Woods, Moonwatcher Blog , and his intriguing post on the subject of distributing sales leads via RSS.

RSS 120

RSS Salesforce.com Lead Generation Sales Leads 120

Varicent

MARCH 24, 2022

A sales pipeline is the salesperson’s list of suspects, prospects, leads, and opportunities that will hopefully translate into deals with the care and attention of your sales reps. Some of these will come from leads generated by marketing campaigns. To be clear, not all the elements of a sales pipeline are equal.

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Top of Funnel 52

SalesIntel

JULY 30, 2021

Chief Optimization Officer at Data Sales Science, and Raj Khera, Head of Growth at SalesIntel, discuss how you can take your data to the next level so you can run campaigns that will be topically relevant to your prospects. Event Recaps: The Top Five Modern Outbound Plays for Next-Level Sales. Register for the Webinar.

Sales Management 52

Sales Management Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics Digital Marketing Funnels 52

markempa

MAY 8, 2006

« Lead generation with Podcasts | Main | Why CEOs Must Be Actively Involved in Lead Generation » Personal lead generation tools If you do lead generation (a.k.a. prospecting) for yourself you may want to read the WSJ article, " End of the Cold Call? These people are called trusted advisors.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation Cold Calling Leads 120

Valasys

JUNE 25, 2019

According to a report by Resourceful Selling, 91% of the top-performing sales organizations collaborate across all departments to close sales leads. On the flip side, a study from Marketing Sherpa shows that only 56% of the marketers check for the validity of their leads before passing them on to their sales teams.

Enterprise Management 61

Enterprise Management B2B Sales Top of Funnel Marketing Management 61

markempa

JULY 9, 2007

« Off-Topic: On Selling Ideas in 1776 | Main | Inquiry management and search marketing strategy » Early Stage Leads are too important for Sales People Alone The management of sales leads is critical to generating Return on Marketing Investment. He just wrote (round two) and I think its worth checking out.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Marketing Analytics Tools Leads 120

markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

Download the Executive Summary During our in-depth interview, Anne shares some terrific insights and helpful data on numerous marketing and lead generation tactics. As we all know, tech buyers are a notoriously tough crowd to cold call. Sherpas findings contradict the "calling doesnt work" line weve heard for years.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Work Management Generation Telemarketing 120

markempa

AUGUST 30, 2007

Start By Defining A Lead Roy Young , President with Ann Handley, Chief Content Officer, MarketingProfs All Sound And Fury, Signifying Nothing: Executing Your Lead Generation Plan Mike Schultz , Publisher, RainToday.com and Principal, Wellesley Hills Group B2B Sales Lead Success Checklist M.H.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation B2B Thought Leadership Leads 120

markempa

NOVEMBER 1, 2006

« Targeting Your B2B Lead Generation | Main | Podcast: Tradeshow and Event Marketing with Ruth Stevens » Target Marketing: What’s a Lead? Many marketers believe generating more sales leads is the key to hitting revenue targets. Read Target Marketing: What’s a Lead? That’s not always true.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads B2B Marketing Leads 120

markempa

AUGUST 24, 2007

I could hear his frustration when he said, "But we are still unable to close-the-loop and measure ROI on most of the sales leads we pass to sales." " I asked him where he thought the breakdown was happening and he said, "my sales team. They dont update the CRM so I cant get the reports I need.

Work Management 120

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Lead Generation 120

markempa

OCTOBER 11, 2006

« White Papers and Lead Generation, Key for BtoB Marketers | Main | Lead Generation for the Complex Sale » How to Become a Thought Leader and Attract Customers Would you like to be more visible and generate sales leads on a limited budget? Become a thought leader ! Become a thought leader !

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership Generation 120

markempa

MARCH 30, 2007

« Webcast: How to Precisely Define a "Lead" Before Marketing Begins | Main | On building targeted lists for B2B Lead Generation Programs » Now Announcing the "Start With A Lead" Podcast Show I am pleased to announce that Ill be hosting a new podcast show called "Start with a Lead" debuting in April.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Leads Lead Marketing Qualified Leads 120

markempa

JUNE 8, 2007

June 08, 2007 | Permalink Technorati Tags : Brian Carroll , David Meerman Scott , Marketing , New Rules , PR FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. Get your copy of The New Rules of Marketing & PR on Amazon.

PR 120

PR Rules Lead Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

Hubspot

APRIL 27, 2023

SDRs usually do this by cold-calling or cold-emailing the prospects. When an SDR has vetted a prospect, they'll pass the potential lead to Account Executives (AEs). SDRs are responsible for outbound prospecting. The SDR then gives prospects a quick rundown of what the product is and what it can do for them.

Enterprise Management 76

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Ideal Customer Profiles 76

markempa

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

B-to-B Marketing; How to Measure & Manage Leads and more. Register here FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. I hope you can make it.

Demand Generation Agencies 120

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Lead Generation Demand 120

markempa

AUGUST 16, 2007

FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. And Ive got a lot of great feedback and questions. You can now watch the recorded archive Thank you to ON24 for sponsoring and to the AMA for hosting the event.

Webcast 120

Webcast Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Work Management 120

markempa

MAY 8, 2007

TypePad Featured Blogs: B2B Lead Generation Blog FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. Their write up is quite glowing (aw-shucks) and its fun to be recognized. And, Im even getting a cool t-shirt to boot. Thanks TypePad !

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Features Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

AUGUST 29, 2007

Do you think a typical marketer or sales person (who isnt a good “networker” already) can build relationships and generate sales leads for their company from a social networking tool? But I still wonder about the value of social networking tools for lead generation and business development that Wegerts article brings up.

Social Networks 120

Social Networks Lead Generation Network Marketing B2B Marketing 120

markempa

JANUARY 3, 2006

" Seriously, this has been a labor of love and I hope this book profoundly changes the way people think about lead generation and makes a huge impact. Though there are scores of books on direct marketing, branding, advertising, marketing tactics, PR, varied sales approaches, cold calling, etc., yes thats Tax Day.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 120

markempa

AUGUST 14, 2006

FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext. Chock full of useful information, the eBook provides a broad look at the selling process. Although the advice comes from many directions, youll find some ideas will help you sell more. Download the eBook here.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Thought Leadership Generation Leads 120

markempa

AUGUST 18, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

BtoB 120

BtoB Lead Generation B2B Sales Generation 120