To Use or Not to Use a Script? A Financial Lead Generation Question
Anyone who has an interest in English literature would easily declare Hamlet’s existential query as one of the most celebrated passages in Shakespeare’s collection of proto-“emo” tragedies. “To be or not to be?” establishes the dilemma of life in such an intriguing way that we simply couldn’t resist tackling it subjectively. Meanwhile, financial service providers are also facing dilemmas of a similar magnitude in their B2B lead generation, one of which is the use of a telemarketing call script. As far as efficiency is concerned, there prevails a divide between marketers who use call scripts and those who don’t. There are numerous reasons, and (as a marketer who is as confused about call scripts as Hamlet is about human destiny) you might want to review these and determine what you think would work for the financial services market. To Use… …a call script is to provide context and urgency. Not to Use… …a call script also has its merits. The answer?
The Three Vital Ways to Make your Telemarketing more Efficient
Despite their insistence that telemarketing is on the verge of death, some marketers would eventually find themselves in the wrong spectrum when they realize that B2B companies are still conducting cold call campaigns. Telemarketing still manages to stay at the top of the list of the most effective lead generation and appointment setting channels. Its position is supported firmly by the prevailing demand for direct and real-time communications that succeed where social media and email engagement failed. What’s more, even though case studies and white papers show numbers unfavorable to telemarketing, businesses still believe they can do more in using the channel in ways that deliver high-value opportunities. Here are three ways to make your telemarketing campaign more efficient, as seen on an article published in Target MarketingMag.com: Have Live Call Center Agents Taking Customer Calls. Don’t Count on Voicemail Messages Being Heard.
Proper Demand Generation for Proper B2B Results
One of many challenges facing B2B companies today is increasing brand exposure. This comes as a wide variety of online lead generation tools are made available. Marketing expenditures in the industry are also set to increase relative to increasing competition. In demand generation, companies need to provide cost-efficient and effective strategies. But aside from spending for company blogs and webinars, it is also essential to learn about applying demand generation strategies. Some businesses may feel confident in achieving such objectives. Take these tips in mind, and you might just expect positive results ahead. Trade shows and other events. Email marketing. Webinars. Video. Applying these B2B demand generation strategies can be rather difficult. Please follow and like us:
Push for More Singaporean IT Appointments Using these Five Easy Tips
The pressing challenge for IT firms in the Singaporean market today is to find out the best approaches for getting high volumes of sales appointments. Actually, there’s not much science involved in it. It only takes common sense as revealed by Strategic Sales and Marketing, Inc. this featured list: Be logical: Don’t just ask for the appointment without offering sound logic as to why you and the decision maker should meet.
Sales Volume Freeze Over. De-Frost through Effective Telemarketing Campaign
While everyone knows that overrated theme song in that overrated movie, everyone has to be aware of the potential dangers of freezing sales volume. Photo by Freezing temperatures pose a great danger to a lot of things, even to B2B marketers. Ice-cold lead generation telemarketing programs are inefficient in the sense that they are not producing qualified B2B leads for the sales pipeline. It is thus vital for managers to maintain and enhance their lead generation program. Here are ways to defrost your telemarketing program and produce a good flow of sales closes. Don’t Settle with Rejections. Any experienced telemarketer can tell you that rejections are a hindrance. Track your leads. One way to know whether your campaign is producing as intended is to track the activity of individual leads. Manage leads. Change your perspective. Perhaps, one reason that your campaign is not functioning is because of your approach. Don’t let your sales freeze out.
What a Concept! Slices of Life and Marketing Wisdom from Robin Williams
He could be anyone you wish him to be. But he was always good at what he loved: entertaining people. For most of his career, Robin Williams was a man of many faces who gave us every reason to love and laugh at life. Whether he was an air force radio DJ, an idealistic literature professor, an old, blunt Scottish nanny, or a wax replica of a rough riding US president, he always had something to say on issues that challenge our ability to smile. Take heed of these legendary words. “Boys, you must strive to find your own voice, because the longer you wait to begin the less likely you are to find it at all.” Perhaps, one of Robin Williams’ most compelling characters is that of an English teacher who rouses his students to break free from their ascetic chains. “I know size can be daunting… But don’t be afraid…” Playing a romantic mentor of a tap-dancing penguin, Williams teaches us that indeed size doesn’t matter. “Reality… What a concept.”
Don’t Forget these Four Pillars for a Sturdy Demand Generation Structure - Appointment Setting Singapore
Demand generation contributes a good deal of quality prospects to marketing. In order to attract the right customers, marketers need to create effective messaging campaigns to augment their lead generation and appointment setting efforts. At present, multi-channel means are being applied to build brand awareness as well as establish networks with industry professionals and decision makers. But it takes more than content and a social media from the bottom up. Demand generation is built with four important pillars which marketing applications expert Avinash Agrawal summed up in this post for Vyakar.com. Business, brand and marketing strategies The foundation to this pillar is based on a competitive advantage. Technology: big data and marketing operations enablement This pillar is powered on the basis of data insights and data access of the differentiated consumer experiences, as collated by integrated technology. Target audience marketing through progressive persona profiling Buyer experience
Why Outsource Your Telemarketing Campaign?
Advertising about your company is one thing, but converting that interest into actually sales leads is something that you should consider as well. That is why you need to use some effective marketing tools to support your campaign. Now, lead generation is a task that should not be taken lightly when it comes to advertising and marketing. Successfully negotiating a deal with a business prospects requires a lot of telesales experience, not to mention communication skills. In case you are lacking in those two points, it might be a better idea to outsource to a professional appointment setting firm do the job for you, just to make your job more convenient. While it is understandable that you want to personally handle the task of generating B2B leads, you have to admit that this is a task that may be beyond your skills.
