Ah, the dreaded lead generation cold call. Why is it that businesses and prospects alike cringe at hearing this phrase? For one reason or another, it is often perceived as a negative selling technique in lead generation that doesn’t seem to be a glamorous as other forms of selling. However, cold calling is very important [...]

In what ways do you keep in touch with prospects and customers? Many businesses use social media, telesales, trade shows and other events to execute “touch the customer” activities, but what about email marketing? Email marketing is a great way to conduct a lead nurturing campaign. A big part of a successful marketing strategy is [...]

You’ll hear time and time again that in lead nurturing, marketing automation is key. Make no mistake, marketing automation and the companies that specialize in it make lead nurturing very easy on businesses. These tools can help you organize your contact information, manage the contact marketing campaigns and even handle scoring prospect behavior to help [...]

In various lead generation circles, you may hear a lot about inquiry management and may even receive questions about how your business manages it. It is an aspect of sales that can overwhelm an organizations’ sales team which is why it is important to quickly find a solution that will help meet business objectives. Let’s [...]

More often than not, inquiry management activities carve out a large portion of time from sales taking their attention away from closing deals. Sales may quickly become overwhelmed by having to work a large database of contacts in order to find the most qualified prospects, let alone having to manage all of the emails and [...]

From a lead generation standpoint, Facebook and other social media sites can be a great avenue to reach and connect with prospects. Businesses are constantly being told to use social media to help with branding and sales efforts, but inquiring minds want to know, does Facebook actually help to drive business? Facebook by far is [...]

When leaving voicemails for prospects in lead generation telesales, it is best to have something compelling and succinct as you only have a short amount of time to grab their attention. You do not want to have a long winded message that includes nothing but a feature and benefit dump, but instead provide some sort [...]

In lead generation telesales, it can be difficult to get the decision makers on the phone. Many times, sales needs to work through the gate keeper before the opportunity to speak with the decision maker presents itself. When lead generation telesales reps get an executive on the line, they need to be prepared with the [...]

Lead nurturing is about building lasting relationships with prospects until they are ready to purchase. One way to help strengthen the relationship is through timely and relevant content. Something that will speak to prospects at exactly the right time, addressing any ‘pain’ they are looking to relieve. Change it up – No one wants to [...]

1) Talent(less) Pool – When running a lead generation campaign, companies must ensure that the employees making the sales calls have the appropriate background and skill sets. Typically a college education, two years of selling experience and familiarity with the client, product or service is a good start. 2) Lack of Lead Definition – How will sales [...]