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### Welcome To Our Blog

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## [The perception of Telemarketing](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/perception-of-telemarketing)

 By [Emma Wainman-Sale](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/author/emma-wainman-sale) | 4 February 2016

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For those of you who read our latest blog ‘[7 myths of Telemarketing](https://blog.gcldirect.com/blog/7-myths-of-telemarketing)’ you will realise that here at GCL, we are on a mission! After trawling the internet, we have found that Telemarketing has got itself a bad name, and we think it’s time to set the record straight once and for all! Many people have n...

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## [How to craft an award-winning sales pipeline](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/how-to-craft-an-award-winning-sales-pipeline)

 By [Jenny Reardon](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/author/jenny-reardon) | 29 January 2016

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Your sales pipeline indicates the health of your business and helps you to be in control of your sales figures.

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## [Sales pipeline scoring for B2B Marketing](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/sales-pipeline-scoring-for-b2b-marketing)

 By [Jenny Reardon](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/author/jenny-reardon) | 26 January 2016

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How does your sales pipeline score against your nearest and dearest competitors? If you want to be successful, as well as understanding your consumers, you need to analyse the competition.

As sales people, we know that any organisation must understand the outside forces that affect a customer’s deci...

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## [Sales pipeline valuation – how to find out what it’s worth](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/sales-pipeline-valuation-how-to-find-out-what-its-worth)

 By [Sam Crowder](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/author/sam-crowder) | 12 January 2016

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Companies that take the time and effort to carry out a sales pipeline valuation get a sense of how well they’re performing and are more likely to show increased revenue growth. So it’s definitely worth your while, but how do you measure it?

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## [MQL vs. SQL: There’s only one way to find out…..FIGHT!](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/mql-vs.-sql-theres-only-one-way-to-find-out-..fight)

 By [Sam Crowder](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/author/sam-crowder) | 16 December 2015

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In many organisations there is often a bit of tension between marketing and sales, especially when it comes to the thorny subject of lead generation. Although both departments are ultimately leading towards the same goal, they often have different ideas on how to get there. At the crux of this is ho...

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## [How do I follow up an MQL?](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/how-do-i-follow-up-an-mql)

 By [Sam Crowder](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/author/sam-crowder) | 14 December 2015

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So, marketing have created some excellent content, they’ve deployed a variety of content strategies through blogs, white papers, landing pages and social media and now they’ve generated a number of marketing qualified leads (MQLs). What happens next?

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### Categories

- [Telemarketing (112)](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/topic/telemarketing)
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- [Lead Generation (33)](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/topic/lead-generation)
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### RESOURCES

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[How To Convert MQLs Into SQLs](https://landing.gcldirect.com/how-to-turn-an-mql-into-an-sql)

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[How To Create A Winning B2B Sales Pitch](https://landing.gcldirect.com/your-guide-to-winning-more-sales-pitches)

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