Who You Gonna Call?
There is a common myth in b2b telemarketing that you should make as many calls as possible. What I say to my clients who are looking at a business to business telemarketing campaign is “the program is only as good
Who’s On Your List Says Much About What Will Be In Your Wallet
I will be the first to tell you that B2B cold calling is productive but not easy. When cold calling with a well targeted list as part of an overall marketing strategy, it will produce viable leads. So how do you go about getting a
How to Make Lemonade from Lemons…At All Levels of Ripeness
Lemons have gotten a bad rap. While they are not so great to eat directly off the tree, they are a useful and wonderful ingredient in everything from cleaning products to our favorite refreshments. A successful business person looks upon
Cold Calling is Work Not Luck
I am not going to tell you that b to b cold calling is easy. I am not going to tell you that cold calling is fun. I am going to tell you that effective b2b telemarketing is highly productive
What Are You Going to Say?
Once you have put together a good list of quality prospects for your B2B Telemarketing Campaign, it’s time to further qualify your list and your test the effectiveness of you pitch with a well scripted call script. I know, I know.
Tips for improving your dirty little secret (cold calling and lead generation)
B2B cold calling is the dirty little secret that no one wants to admit that they do or want to do. At this time in business when the push is towards solely using email marketing we get numerous inquiries about
The Right Way to Use Lead Nurturing
When a person decides to grow tomatoes they often start with a seed. They put that seen into some soil and they may or may not get a few tomatoes. With gardening, things like tending and watering seem like obvious
Difference Between Cold-Calling and Telemarketing
This article spells out the difference between Cold Calling and Telemarketing but it doesn’t address the difference when talking about B2B Telemarketing as opposed to B2C. In the B2B world of marketing, the potential to annoy your prospects because of calling during leisure time
7 Tips for Successful Prospecting During the Holidays
This article gets it. In the B2B telemarketing/lead generation world the holidays, Fridays, including summertime can be the best time to do a cold calling campaign. As business activities relax your prospects are more apt to talk. I liken it
7 of the Craziest Cold Call Opening Lines that Actually Work
Spoiler Alert! I’m not a fan of all these openings particularly when doing a B2B telemarketing campaign. Number 7, though, is one that I wholeheartedly subscribe too. Often when receiving a cold call a prospect will be wary and skeptical