--- title: GCL B2B's Marketing Blog | Jenny Reardon description: Writing about all things inbound and outbound B2B Marketing. --- [![](https://gclb2b.com/app/uploads/2020/07/GCL-main-logo-white.png)](https://gclb2b.com) - [About Us](https://gclb2b.com/about-us/) - [Our Services](https://gclb2b.com/our-services/) - [B2B Telemarketing](https://gclb2b.com/our-services/b2b-telemarketing/) - [Lead Generation and Appointment Setting](https://gclb2b.com/our-services/b2b-telemarketing/appointment-setting/) - [Channel Development](https://gclb2b.com/our-services/b2b-telemarketing/channel-development/) - [Event Support](https://gclb2b.com/our-services/b2b-telemarketing/event-support/) - [Inbound Call Handling](https://gclb2b.com/our-services/b2b-telemarketing/inbound-call-handling/) - [International Telemarketing](https://gclb2b.com/our-services/b2b-telemarketing/international-telemarketing/) - [Webinar Support](https://gclb2b.com/our-services/b2b-telemarketing/webinar-support/) - [Lead Nurture](https://gclb2b.com/our-services/b2b-telemarketing/lead-nurture/) - 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As odd as that might sound, it’s true. Marketing Sherpa (**[cited on HubSpot](https://www.hubspot.com/database-decay)**) estimates that B2B marketing data decays at a rate of around 22.5% per y... [Read More ➢](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/how-to-keep-marketing-data-up-to-date) 0 [![Close more sales lead management](https://blog.gclb2b.com/hubfs/Close%20more%20sales%20lead%20management-1-1.png)](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/close-more-sales-with-perfectly-timed-lead-management) ## [Close more sales with perfectly timed lead management](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/close-more-sales-with-perfectly-timed-lead-management) By [Jenny Reardon](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/author/jenny-reardon) | 1 February 2022 --- --- When should your prospects be contacted by sales? It’s a tricky question, but one that has to be answered before you can determine at what point marketing should hand over the baton to sales. Effective [lead management](https://gclb2b.com/our-services/b2b-telemarketing/lead-nurture/)requires that your teams synchronise their efforts, but before that can happen, yo... [Read More ➢](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/close-more-sales-with-perfectly-timed-lead-management) 0 [![analytics-chart-data-97080](https://blog.gclb2b.com/hubfs/analytics-chart-data-97080.jpg)](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/iq-vs-eq-which-is-more-important-for-success-in-sales-and-marketing) ## [IQ vs EQ – Which is more important for success in sales and marketing?](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/iq-vs-eq-which-is-more-important-for-success-in-sales-and-marketing) By [Jenny Reardon](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/author/jenny-reardon) | 20 July 2021 --- --- Intelligence Quotient (IQ) is one of the markers by which we judge a person’s intellectual aptitude. Emotional Quotient (EQ) is the metric we use to measure a person’s emotional awareness. These characteristics are both valuable in sales and marketing, but which is more important, a high IQ or a hig... [Read More ➢](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/iq-vs-eq-which-is-more-important-for-success-in-sales-and-marketing) 0 [![](https://blog.gclb2b.com/hubfs/quinten-de-graaf-L4gN0aeaPY4-unsplash-1.jpeg)](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/the-most-successful-sales-pipeline-nurture-techniques) ## [The most successful sales pipeline nurture techniques](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/the-most-successful-sales-pipeline-nurture-techniques) By [Jenny Reardon](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/author/jenny-reardon) | 3 June 2021 --- --- Wouldn’t it be great if all the prospects you reached out to just said yes? It would probably also be easier if some of them just said no. But the reality is never that black or white and for the majority of B2B sales you will have to deal with grey answers such as “well maybe, but I’d like more inf... 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[Read More ➢](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/feeding-your-pipeline-from-the-sales-reservoir) 0 [![](https://blog.gclb2b.com/hubfs/Target_market_personas-x.jpg)](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/personas-an-advancement-in-target-market-segmentation) ## [Personas – An Advancement In Target Market Segmentation](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/personas-an-advancement-in-target-market-segmentation) By [Jenny Reardon](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/author/jenny-reardon) | 9 March 2021 --- --- Regardless of the channels you use, the type of content you produce, or the target market you’re trying to reach, successful messaging always boils down to one thing: relevance. 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