This blog originally appeared at tenfold.com. Effective selling isn’t about finding people who are interested, talking to them once or twice, and then closing the deal. It’s about building relationships with prospects. In fact, at least 80% of all sales require five or more follow-ups. Despite that, a typical salesperson only tries to reach out […]
I have had more than a few people accuse me of being obsessed with marketing numbers (guilty as charged). One of my chief focuses has always been the production of high-quality B2B sales leads. Of course, there are many flavors of leads and one person’s definition of sales-ready is another’s definition of a substandard lead. […]
Component 3 in our recent eBook The Essential Guide to Building Your Lead-to-Revenue Machine is optimized marketing and sales processes. You can read lots of articles and white papers about the various technology options – CRM, marketing automation, sales enablement etc., but in my experience, unless you get the processes right, even the best people and […]
It’s the season for wrapping up the old year and prepping for the next. I hope you are as excited about the potential of the coming year as I am, particularly as it pertains to how you can transform your marketing organization. Here are six ideas to get you started: 1. Understand your sales lead […]
Great Marketing VPs are an important factor in the success of large and small companies. This article discusses four important characteristics of strong marketing leaders.
Companies that succeed in marketing not only generate a large quantity of sales leads but they also do a good job of qualifying and nurturing these leads to make sure they become customers. This article discusses six specific B2B lead management best practices.
I hope you have found my two previous posts on where to find sales leads to be helpful. This week, I will share some ideas on how to fill your sales funnel with leads from events and content marketing. This is a sample of the possibilities but it should give you a good start. Events […]
I’ve had several posts recently about where and how to find fresh sales leads. Leads are the lifeblood of many B2B organizations and if you ask the VP of sales what he or she most covets, it is often a variation on the theme, “lots of qualified leads.” Generating leads is difficult enough when you know […]
The need for fresh sales leads gives a recurring headache to B2B companies and the competition for prospects is only going to get fiercer. The key to success is to constantly supplement your existing lead generation efforts with new sources. A well-crafted lead plan will allow you to get the bulk of your leads from […]
Webinars (or Webcasts if you prefer) are a great way to generate leads and customers. They are also a great way to increase awareness, move prospects to the next stage of the selling cycle, and build the database. They have a relatively low cost per prospect and give you a wide geographic reach from the […]