LeadLife Solutions http://leadlife.com Combining people and technology to provide a concierge lead management solution Tue, 14 May 2013 20:37:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 If Everyone Knows It’s Broke, Why Don’t They Fix It? http://leadlife.com/2013/05/14/if-everyone-knows-its-broke-why-dont-they-fix-it/ http://leadlife.com/2013/05/14/if-everyone-knows-its-broke-why-dont-they-fix-it/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 20:36:29 +0000 Lisa Cramer http://leadlife.com/?p=9292 It’s interesting…. I was at a networking meeting the other night with a bunch of CEOs of small to midsize companies.  Of course you do the proverbial approach person, introduce yourself, ask their name (name tags certainly are saviors) and ask what their company does.  When it gets to my turn to tell them about [...]

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]]> http://leadlife.com/2013/05/14/if-everyone-knows-its-broke-why-dont-they-fix-it/feed/ 0 The Right Tool (and Focus) for the Job http://leadlife.com/2013/05/09/the-right-tool-and-focus-for-the-job/ http://leadlife.com/2013/05/09/the-right-tool-and-focus-for-the-job/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 17:11:00 +0000 Pam Hege http://leadlife.com/?p=9288 My dad called laughing to tell me about a lawn care worker he saw removing dandelions with a pick shovel. In his opinion, not only was it overkill in the choice of the tool but he pointed out that the worker was actually doing more damage than good by leaving large divots all over what [...]

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]]> http://leadlife.com/2013/05/09/the-right-tool-and-focus-for-the-job/feed/ 0 Nurturing to Conversion – It Should Be Natural http://leadlife.com/2013/05/07/nurturing-to-conversion-it-should-be-natural/ http://leadlife.com/2013/05/07/nurturing-to-conversion-it-should-be-natural/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 15:17:27 +0000 Lisa Cramer http://leadlife.com/?p=9281 Lately I’ve seen several blogs discussing how salespeople need to embrace the concept of early stage nurturing and how if done correctly, can make qualification through closing a very natural process.   We’ve seen some issues within our customer base where there’s a gap between thought leadership nurturing and conversion.  The customer is very happy that [...]

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]]> http://leadlife.com/2013/05/07/nurturing-to-conversion-it-should-be-natural/feed/ 0 Second Quarter Already – How Full Is Your Pipeline? http://leadlife.com/2013/05/01/second-quarter-already-how-full-is-your-pipeline/ http://leadlife.com/2013/05/01/second-quarter-already-how-full-is-your-pipeline/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 13:37:58 +0000 Lisa Cramer http://leadlife.com/?p=9279 We are continually talking to CSOs about how nurturing helps drive revenue.  Easy to say, but what does that really mean.  How does technology and process around nurturing help fill a pipeline?  As I speak to more and more VPs of Sales and sales people, I’m reminded of the potential “gold” that sits within their [...]

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]]> http://leadlife.com/2013/05/01/second-quarter-already-how-full-is-your-pipeline/feed/ 0 Nurture to Call – When’s the Right Time? http://leadlife.com/2013/04/19/nurture-to-call-whens-the-right-time-2/ http://leadlife.com/2013/04/19/nurture-to-call-whens-the-right-time-2/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:33:48 +0000 Lisa Cramer http://leadlife.com/?p=9273   I’ve recently had some conversations with our clients about the best time to make an outbound call on the leads that are being nurtured. Our clients understand that making outbound calls too early in the process could actually disengage the lead from interest in their company. With b2b buyers going through 60% of their [...]

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]]> http://leadlife.com/2013/04/19/nurture-to-call-whens-the-right-time-2/feed/ 0 Need Hot Leads? It All Starts With The Data http://leadlife.com/2013/04/11/need-hot-leads-it-all-starts-with-the-data/ http://leadlife.com/2013/04/11/need-hot-leads-it-all-starts-with-the-data/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:36:40 +0000 Lisa Cramer http://leadlife.com/?p=9235 Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure of being on a webinar with Don Wynns, VP of Business Development at ZoomInfo. The webinar was titled “The 4 Keys for Turning Cold Leads into Sales-Ready Opportunities” and focused on what is necessary to move unknown and/or cold leads into opportunities that flow through the pipeline. At LeadLife [...]

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]]> http://leadlife.com/2013/04/11/need-hot-leads-it-all-starts-with-the-data/feed/ 0 Maximize Sales With A Funnel That Doesn’t Leak Leads http://leadlife.com/2013/04/04/maximize-sales-with-a-funnel-that-doesnt-leak-leads/ http://leadlife.com/2013/04/04/maximize-sales-with-a-funnel-that-doesnt-leak-leads/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:26:34 +0000 Lisa Cramer http://leadlife.com/?p=9216 I had the pleasure of doing a webinar last week with Matt Smith from 3Forward. Matt’s not just a great guy, but his company 3Forward has been a partner and customer of LeadLife’s for years.  I bring this up because 3Forward is a sales consulting company.  They know how to help organizations with complex sales [...]

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]]> http://leadlife.com/2013/04/04/maximize-sales-with-a-funnel-that-doesnt-leak-leads/feed/ 0 The Agency Dilemma: Taking The Plunge Into Marketing Automation http://leadlife.com/2013/03/25/the-agency-dilemma-when-to-take-the-plunge-into-marketing-automation/ http://leadlife.com/2013/03/25/the-agency-dilemma-when-to-take-the-plunge-into-marketing-automation/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:57:37 +0000 Lisa Cramer http://leadlife.com/?p=9160 I just read a great blog post from Harvard Business Review titled “What the Marketing Agency of the Future Will Do Differently” that really hit home. I’ve been talking to a ton of marketing agencies interested in white labeling LeadLife’s marketing automation  technology and services into their business because it’s a natural fit.  This article [...]

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]]> http://leadlife.com/2013/03/25/the-agency-dilemma-when-to-take-the-plunge-into-marketing-automation/feed/ 0 Is Your Website Attracting Engaged Prospects or Mysterious Guests? http://leadlife.com/2013/03/18/is-your-website-attracting-engaged-prospects-or-mysterious-guests/ http://leadlife.com/2013/03/18/is-your-website-attracting-engaged-prospects-or-mysterious-guests/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:16:04 +0000 Lisa Cramer http://leadlife.com/?p=9140 It used to be that tracking and measuring traffic on your website was enough. Web analytics provide insights into where visitors are going, where they are exiting, which pages are most popular and lots more.  This is tremendously valuable, but it’s no longer enough. We need to understand who’s visiting our site, specifically, what type [...]

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]]> http://leadlife.com/2013/03/18/is-your-website-attracting-engaged-prospects-or-mysterious-guests/feed/ 0 Social Media and Lead Nurturing Are Forever Linked For Lead Generation http://leadlife.com/2013/03/14/social-media-and-lead-nurturing-forever-linked/ http://leadlife.com/2013/03/14/social-media-and-lead-nurturing-forever-linked/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:56:32 +0000 Lisa Cramer http://leadlife.com/?p=9069 I very recently participated in a webinar with Scott Miller, president of Social123. It was a lot of fun and, quite frankly, the content was much more relevant to marketers than I’d first thought before I met Scott. Many of us know we need to have a presence in the world of social media by [...]

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