Sales-Marketing Alignment: What B2B marketers can learn from a one-person team that drove a 10% product demo conversion
This is a case study that Marketing Sherpa wrote about one of our customers. Although it was written in 2011 the process is still the same. SUMMARY: Marketing/Sales alignment receives a lot of attention because when these teams work closely together, the
The Insidesales.com/M.I.T. Lead Response Management Study
Recently I was asked when is the best time to call on leads. I shared the results for telemarketing from the study below. We have used the times table below to schedule calls and have had similar results. Not that we
When It Comes to Sales, the Phone Is Your Most Powerful Tool
A number of our customers use us to follow up on social media campaigns. To have a really effective digital marketing campaign a phone number should always be required before content (white paper, coupon, demos) is given away. This will
10 Sales Stats to Keep in Mind in 2016
To utilize these sales stats one would have to utilize the phone efficiently and effectively. We’ve done several campaigns helping companies with their b to b sales process with follow up calling and lead qualification. Here are ten sales stats, accompanied by
5 Easy Ways to Close a Deal
In this article the use of the “closing the sale” process is discussed. So, it outlines the process that will get you to the close without having to make the poignant and often awkward “ask for the business” step. These
9 Steps to Revitalize Your B2B Trade Show Marketing Strategy
March is the start of Trade show Season! The article below discusses trade show marketing strategy for before during and after exhibiting at the show. Interesting that under the follow up section email is used and there is no method
Here are 14 Lead Qualification Questions
I just finished a workshop on prospecting and writing a telemarketing scripts. The audience could easily write a description of what their company did and how they help but the biggest issue was developing the lead qualification questions. Below are samples and descriptions to help with creating
10 Lead Generation Strategies To Explore In Your B2B Organization
This article is a great resource for creating strategies for Inbound and Outbound marketing campaigns. I would add that most of the inbound strategies should have a follow up phone call component which would help to further qualify the prospects. Two
The real difference between outbound and inbound marketing
Lead generation can be so frustrating. First, you want a campaign that will produce a high volume of leads at the lowest possible cost. But that’s not enough. You also want those leads to be qualified – meaning they have real potential for
Best Practices for Following Up After the Trade Show
It’s Your Call will be exhibiting at the #CTBEXPO this Thursday June 9 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. We’ll be across from the Sales Education Hub booth #337! We can help with the Follow Up for the b to b lead