We all know how challenging lead generation can be, as today’s buyers have an abundance of choices and possibilities. After you complete the first step and the top of your funnel is packed with qualified leads, or prospects who expressed interest in your product or service, it’s time to start nurturing them. Did you know…
Warning: You’re Losing Money by Not Using These Demand Generation Strategies
B2B companies that blog 1-2 times a month generate 70% more leads than those that don’t blog at all (Source: HubSpot). Wait, are we talking about lead generation or demand generation? Aren’t these two things synonymous? And what does content have to do with it all? Let’s start from the beginning. We all know that…
4 Crucial Reasons Why Using a CRM is a Must
What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when someone asks you what your most valuable asset is? Your employees? That’s definitely true because they’re essential to an organization’s success. Your innovative and unique product or service? No doubt that this is also a correct answer, and we all know that famous quote “A…
5 Rules for an Effective and Non-Annoying Follow-Up
Cold calling is at the top of salespeople’s hate list, that’s for sure, but it seems that following up holds second place. However, statistics show that 80% of sales require 5 follow-up phone calls after the initial contact (Source: The Marketing Donut), and yet a whopping 44% of salespeople give up after just one follow-up…
6 Tips to Crush Your Sales Goals
Thank you, but I’ll have to think about it. Every salesperson under the sun cringes upon hearing this polite, and yet vague response to their perfectly crafted pitch. It’s true that many things in the sales process are beyond your control, but some aren’t and you should focus on them. One of the things you…
Using Data Mining and Big Data to Predict Customer Behavior
The future depends on what you do today, said Mahatma Gandhi. Especially if you’re a salesperson or a marketer. Predicting customer behavior is one of the essential elements of marketing research, but we can’t deny that it’s still difficult to know what our customers will actually do, when and how much they will buy, or…
Powerful Strategies for Combating Customer Churn
Improving churn rates and boosting customer lifetime value are substantial for the growth of your business. It’s important to calculate and track your customer churn rate as that’s how you’ll be able to understand whether your efforts have a positive or negative impact, as well as identify what you can do in order to retain…