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Seven tips for improving cold calling for lead generation

markempa

In spite of the fact that in the past pushy salespeople and poorly trained marketers have tarnished the image of the phone, I still believe that reaching out via phone is a very effective lead generation tool. However, to ensure success, cold-calling needs to be part of a holistic lead generation strategy.

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The “Surprise” Solution to Getting More B2B Leads in a Digital World

The Mx Group

An older-school technology — telemarketing. If you’re skeptical about telemarketing’s relevance in the digital age, you’re not alone. Research from the Direct Marketing Association found that, although marketers continue to underestimate the effectiveness of telemarketing, it’s a mistake to do so.

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Perfect time to make a Sales Call in 2020

Valasys

Nevertheless, cold calling has always been an indispensable element of prospecting. With 2020 right around the corner, the most obvious question in the minds of the B2B marketers remains what is the perfect time of the day to make a sales call in 2020? Cold calling is effective.

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Appointment Setting: Where Does It Fit In Today’s Demand Generation Mix?

The Point

With inbound marketing all the rage, where does that leave old-school lead generation techniques such as cold calling and appointment setting? In today’s digital era, when everything lead gen seems to revolve around simply being in the right place at the right time, can it also make sense to simply call potential clients as [.].

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Telemarketing big with Xerox

markempa

FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading! Telemarketing, as Xerox shows, is still a. Telemarketing, as Xerox shows, is still a.

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ConnectAndSell: Novel Solution for Increasing Sales Efficiency

The Point

If part of your lead generation or lead nurturing strategy involves outbound sales calls, then you already know one of the key metrics critical to sales productivity is connection rate – i.e. the percentage of dials that result in live conversations.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Content ideas for lead nurturing and tactics to use

markempa

FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading! My advice (if you plan to do it) is to start accumulating content and building your lead nurturing library ASAP.