Category: Lead Generation

5 Surprising Reasons Most BANT Lead Generation Campaigns Fail

Have you been burned by a failed lead generation campaign? So much so that the mere mention of lead generation cause you to clamp your hands over your ears and sing-song “La-La-La-La-La…” as….

7 Things Your B2B Lead Generation Prospects Need To Hear

Making any kind of decision requires information. When you are at a restaurant you have never been to before, you need information to place your order. Unless someone you know has highly recommended….

The Lead Generation Battlefield

A view from the trenches As the VP of Operations of a 23 year B2B lead management services firm, I have been directly involved with hundreds of B2B sales lead campaigns resulting in….

Get Sales Leads that Convert! 5 Ideas That Really Work

So you’ve tried gathering leads for your sales team only to find they aren’t even using them because they quickly found they were a waste of time? Now they won’t even look at….

How To Generate B2B Sales Leads in a Weak Economy

What is a weak economy anyway? Generally this translates into less market growth in which to sell. It means that unless you can find and are capable of doing business in those few….

11 Tips To Optimize Your Multichannel Marketing Campaigns. Tip 4: Quantify Your Lead-To-Sale Funnel Requirements

Once you’ve defined the criteria which make a true sales-ready lead for your company, the next step is to calculate the number of leads you will need to produce each month to feed….

Do It All In-house or Benefit from Collective Intelligence

Do this exercise with a friend or colleague before reading the rest of this blog. Exercise (3 steps). Step One – WITH NO DISCUSSION both you and your friend make a list of….

11 Tips To Optimize Multi-channel Marketing Campaigns. Tip 3: Define Your “Sales-Ready” Lead Criteria

For B2B firms, base the criteria on what the sales team needs. Detailed background information on both the prospect and the selling opportunity helps drive more productive lead-to-sales results. You can sync scoring….

How To Keep Your Competitors Our of Your B2B Lead Generation Pipeline

Once the music starts to play, the lights begin to dim, and the couples begin to pair up and move on to the dance floor, it’s too late to keep your rival from….

What Dwight Schrute can Teach Us About Lead Generation Companies

The goings on at Dunder Mifflin, the imaginary company on NBC’s The Office, tickle the funny bone because anyone who has ever worked in an office can relate to the inane antics of….