Monthly Archives: May 2010

State of Facebook for Business by Hubspot

Posted May 21st by Matt Smith

Facebook_for_Business_Executive_Report_by_Hubspot Hubspot consistently provides some of the best content there is on in-bound marketing, social media, and lead generation.  This report helps Facebook novices – or those who have not yet taken the plunge – understand how and why to …

Manage Leads to Pump Up Your Sales Pipeline by Silverpop and Forrester

Posted May 18th by Matt Smith

How Managing Leads Can Pump Up Your Sales Pipeline, by Silverpop and Forrester Why old methods no longer prove successful and what companies should do now to be successful in demand generation and lead management. Silverpop, Engagement and Marketing Solutions …

Sales Leaders, Prepare for the New Normal

Posted May 18th by Dan Hudson

Most of our clients are reporting a noticeable increase in business activity and companies are again opening their wallets and making buying decisions. As we begin to exit one of the worst recessions on record many companies are hoping that …

Will You Make Your 2010 Sales Goal?

Posted May 7th by Dan Hudson

Matt and I have conducted a number of CEO Sales Readiness workshops over the last two months.  They are designed to help CEO’s without sales backgrounds get under the covers of their sales organizations. The workshops debunk the myth of …

Webcast: Reinventing the Sales Model

Posted May 6th by Matt Smith

Download Presentation [flashvideo file=wp-content/uploads/2010/07/3forward_Reinventing_the_Sales_Model.flv /] The sales model most companies use is broken. It is built on outdated principles and structured for a past era when buyers and sellers played by vastly different rules.   Imagine fielding a championship sports team …

Webcast: Above the Funnel: How To Measure (and Grow) Your Lead Pipeline

Posted May 2nd by Matt Smith

Sales leaders, you think non-stop about your sales pipeline, its size, value and velocity. It’s the best dashboard you have of the opportunities your team is trying so hard to close and helps forecast the revenues your company is counting …

Webcast: Hiding In Plain Sight – Segmenting and Prospect Profiling

Posted May 2nd by Matt Smith

Download Slides: “Hiding In Plain Sight” (pdf) Sales teams today cannot afford to spend valuable time and resources pursuing mass markets or poorly selected segments.  Knowing where to focus however is not always immediately obvious.   Sales leaders and marketing both …