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Managing Sales Leads

Turning Cold Prospects into Hot Customers

by James Obermayer

Thomson Texere, 2006

Category: Sales & Marketing

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In this summary you will learn

  • Why sales inquiries and leads are vital to your organization’s financial future
  • Why salespeople must follow up on all leads and must report to marketing on their disposition
  • How to organize an “inquiry management program”

Why you should read Managing Sales Leads

Sales guru James Obermayer believes that companies should hold their marketing departments accountable for generating sales leads, and in this book, he explains how marketers can live up to the challenge. He discusses how to set targeted return on investment (ROI) goals for marketing programs and sales leads. He details how marketing executives can use tracking and control techniques and systems to determine which promotional expenditures deliver the best sales returns. getAbstract recommends this outstanding guide on sales-lead generation, monitoring, evaluation and control to marketing and sales professionals and those who manage them.

About the Author

James Obermayer is a principal at a U.S. business consulting firm. An expert on tracking, evaluating and controlling sales leads, he helps firms improve their marketing and increase sales.

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