Did you ever play “Telephone” when you were little? Remember what happened to that whispered message passed through 10 kids and how easily “Strawberry Jam” turned into “I am a banana”? It was funny then. Research findings, passed via content marketing and social media are a lot like “Telephone” because once a number is repeated often enough, small …
In its heyday outbound marketing even in B2B embraced a huge list of media options. In addition to email we had: Direct mail – in regular letter, postcard and dimensional versions Voicemail Online Advertising Newspaper, Business Magazine and even Outdoor Advertising Telemarketing Radio TV While not everyone could afford all the arrows in the outbound quiver, there was …
Generating quality leads is – according to some very sensible sources- the #1 priority for marketing and with priorities come expenses! So just how much of your lead generation expense is being tossed out the window when your painfully generated leads don’t get timely follow up? When research shows that 35-50% of the sales go …
It a sure sign that summer’s here: Sun is shining, birds are chirping, kids are playing, sales are slumping (?!?!?). What was that? you say. Sales slumping? That’s right, 68% of businesses report a drop in sales over the summer months. Now, I can buy that some of those businesses may actually be seasonal, but …
Voicemail marketing has evolved since 2001 when I first started working with clients to help them create successful campaigns. Honestly, I miss the way it used to be when all it took was a reasonably natural sounding message, a half decent offer and a list that wasn’t total garbage. We routinely drove double digit response …
If you are selling, doing lead or demand generation to any company or individual employee located in Canada – you need to pay attention to CASL coming into effect on July 1, 2014 because my friends, this could be very ugly. 1- Make no mistake that this legislation applies only to messages sent to consumers …
Managing a potential customers expectations is only important if you want to make more than a single sale. Buyers beware. The company that promises more than you have a reasonable right to expect might not be looking at anything more than this month’s revenue. The biggest problem with managing expectations with integrity is that it …
Expectations – A Painful Wake-Up in a Tough Market Read More »
I’ve had to cold call through too many recessions not to recognize that while it might be irreplaceable, it’s terribly inefficient. I resent how it wastes my precious time and I suspect that anyone who shares at least part of the responsibility to generate their own leads knows exactly how I feel. I’m calling into …
I love reports on B2B lead generation and particulary those from the Bridge Group who manage to look at lead generation from both the marketing side and the sales side – and that seems to be rare lately. I’ve been away and didn’t get through all my emails yesterday, which means that usually I do …
Lead Generation – A 2012 Report from the Bridge Group Read More »
According to a recently released Infographic from MarketingProfs, Inside Sales, immediately followed by; Executive Events, Telemarketing and Tradeshows are the four most effective ways to generate B2B Sales Leads. In spite of the buzz around inbound and social, the old tricks are not old hat. According to MarketingProfs ..“figuring out the most effective methods for …
2014 B2B Lead Generation Trends from MarketingProfs Read More »
