Top Three SEO Tactics To Avoid (Wait, Is SEO Still Relevant Anyway?) Search Engine optimization (SEO) was the buzzword of years long ago, like, 17 years ago. One might think that because it’s been around for so long everyone knows how to leverage it for their personal use and drive hordes of potential sales leads to their website. Although there have been a few successful stories, SEO is still a science of such fluid structure that even now marketers are having difficulty taming it. When it first gained popularity, everyone who was anyone adopted it as an online marketing strategy. SEO is still very much relevant, although is has taken a considerable step backwards to make room for other digital marketing strategies such as social media, email and especially content marketing. Whether you are still using these top 3 detrimental SEO tactics or plan to use them in the future – DON’T: Keyword Stuffing. The moral of this story is that there is no holy grail for lead generation marketing.
The Reasons for a Collapsing Content Strategy Whatever you are selling deserves proper recognition. Demand generation strategies specifically serve to make your products and services visible to people you want to have as customers. Thus, you rely on effective content marketing strategy. In B2B lead generation, companies can never do without proper planning and distribution of content. What businesses need to do is to: 1). 2). 3). Clearly, marketers in the B2B industry can hardly resolve that last one and submitting to the adage of “Everybody makes mistakes” only intensifies the problem of poor web traffic and its disastrous offshoots. To prevent your content marketing and lead generation from collapsing, it is important to NOT do any of these: Becoming business-centric Narcissism poses itself as a natural psychological phenomenon of modern culture as evidenced by the epidemic popularity of “selfies” and “groufies.” Make content more interactive and engaging than ever! Refusing to optimize your site Doing it without research
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. Indeed, without qualified B2B leads, it is difficult for a business to meet sales goals. 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. Don’t let your sales freeze out.
The Proven Ways to Generate Sales Leads for IT Services in Malaysia Getting sales leads for IT services is really just the same as acquiring sales leads in any other market. It all starts with a sales-ready prospect list. In the vast IT field, however, what gives you the edge over your closest competitor is a prospect list built on a solid understanding of the IT industry, as well as its product and service needs. Know the target Market According to a study by the Australian Trade Commission, the Malaysian Information Technology Market has strong growth fundamentals, including low PC penetration, rising incomes, and a high-tech focused national development plan. The market is somewhat fragmented – there is sophisticated metropolitan market in and around the capital, but still very much a developing market in other regions. Striking a Balance between Conventional and Emerging Trends That said, let’s set this straight. 1) Use Only Good/Useful Content Let’s call this the “awareness phase”, when they are just discovering solutions to their problems. Free!
Quantifying Lead Generation Success for World-Class Data Solutions Provider The Client The Client is a global leader in data backup, data recovery, and archiving solutions. Based in Singapore, it provides expert advice and integrated solutions for reliable and cost-effective data storage management to customers worldwide. The Challenge The Client hired a lead generation provider but needed additional support for other marketing initiatives. Cold call to invite participants to its open house events in AustraliaProfile its database and generate market feedback to improve its sales lead generation campaign After searching and comparing several service providers found on the internet, the Client was impressed by Callbox’s track record in B2B lead generation and immediately penned a deal. The Callbox Solution Callbox set up an outbound telemarketing team to initiate a call-to-invite campaign to be followed by a lead generation/client profiling campaign. The campaign kicked off in October 2011 after email invitations were sent. The Results
Keeping Sales Leads Through Stellar Customer Experience Generating qualified sales leads is hard work – there is no doubt about it. So it is only natural that you would want to find ways to keep the ones you have. And how will you do that? It all lies with your customer service. Yes, a successful lead generation campaign also depends on the quality of customer service you have provided to your current and past clients. Being user-friendly – be it on the web or at your company’s doorsteps, how do you present your business to your clients? Providing an excellent customer service is crucial in keeping sales leads that you worked so hard to gain. Stop Wasting Time and Money! Get Truly Qualified B2B Leads Do you sometimes feel like your lead generation efforts go around in circles? You stumble upon a warm lead (which gets you rather excited), then you allot considerable attention on that lead over other leads (which is not really a good idea), and after a definitive phone call or a face-to-face appointment you find out that the lead is not anywhere near your lead criteria, which brings you back to square one (you had it coming). Now obviously, that could’ve been avoided if you had a solid lead qualification process in your system. What you’re missing Without a clear path for warm leads to ultimately become qualified leads, you’re not only wasting valuable time and resources, but you’re also blowing a lot of opportunities by not paying attention to those leads which could have been more productive. What’s worse is that sometimes, leads end up prematurely disqualified just because the lead generation personnel failed to nurture a prospect. What you need to do
Let Your Instincts Help In Generating Sales Leads In Singapore When it comes to generating sales leads in Singapore, we are often interested in the numbers, the statistics, of your business prospects. You want to be successful in your B2B lead generation campaign, so you need the facts clear, no doubts or misgivings. However, even the smartest or the most accurate data may not be a good measure for profits. Sometimes, the best business solutions come from what your instincts are telling you. In that case, you must nurture your instincts well. Let it become a useful aid in your decision making. Heed your interests – your instincts are hard-wired to what interests you. As marketers in Singapore, you should also count on your instincts to tell you what to do.
Your Guide to a Successful International Social Media Campaign There is no doubt that social media is where many people get all of their news and advertisements. Younger viewers have an even higher rate of social media use than older. Here are some tips for conducting a successful social media campaign across the world: Get the translation right Social media campaigns in multiple languages can be tricky. Create engaging content for your chosen demographic No one wants to read a long-winded sales pitch. Update consistently It is hard for many small businesses to find the time to conduct their own marketing on a regular basis. Send your message across the board It is important to not limit your social media campaign to just one or two platforms. Successful examples of great international campaigns Red Bull is one example of a very successful international social marketing platform. Know your target demographic One of the most important aspects of any marketing campaign is knowing your target demographic.
Why Sales Leads Prospects Doubt You It can be pretty hard to do business, especially with business prospects that doubt your offer. But all that is just a normal day in the office. The way you deal with them is what makes all the difference. To be successful in generating sales leads out of these types of prospects, you need to understand why they doubt you in the first place. Only then will you be able to come up with a winning lead generation strategy. You begin with a lie – a successful business relationship is anchored on trust. Correct these bad habits and your sales lead generation campaign will be more credible.