Online Marketing Lead Generation and Appointment Setting So you have a website, what now? Your site is one among hundreds of millions out there – 644,275,754 active as of March 2012 according to Netcraft.com. I think it won’t be a stretch to say that you need to put in some more work to get that site noticed. You can drop all your other business functions for the next six months at least and focus on marketing your website or you can let us do it for you. More and more people are getting wired on the Internet today whether they’re on a Mac or PC, tablets or smartphones. Dial 888.810.7464 to speak with a Callbox representative or fill out that form on the left to know more how we can help you with your online marketing campaign needs.
The Effective Use of Content Marketing to Generate Demand In Case You Missed It: Google Chairman Says “Mobile Has Won” Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt was recently asked for his predictions for 2014 in an interview with Bloomberg. As the leader of most influential web giant, he surely has the credible foresight, and one of those declarations is that “Mobile has won”. What does that mean? Well, it only adds to the validity of the claim that mobile purchase and usage has already surpassed that of consumer personal computers. Take note: Schmidt said mobile “has” won – it denotes an event in the past. So how is that a prediction if it already happened? He was making a prediction on the business aspect. According to MarketingLand.com: “This 2014, we’ll probably see US smartphone penetration hit 75 percent (from 65 percent today). “That doesn’t mean all smartphone-consumer behavior will be uniform but it does mean that for a significant percentage of smartphone (and tablet owners) these devices will be primary and the PC secondary”. Mobile lead generation Lead generation and social media on mobile
The Importance of ‘Cleansing’ your Telemarketing Database Hence, you need to ‘cleanse’ your database to get rid of unhelpful information. The data that you will be using in your telemarketing – and other marketing activities, for that matter – is the raw material in ‘manufacturing’ leads for your business. Naturally, you would want to make sure that all the information you have are updated and accurate. Not only does a wobbly database a complete waste of time and energy (i.e., wrong numbers, non-existent names and job titles, unqualified company listings), it also ultimately lessens the likelihood of stumbling upon good leads. Hence, you need to ‘cleanse’ your database to get rid of unhelpful information. Clean Data Input When you input your data, make sure it’s as clean as it can be, right from the start. Maybe you are typing in business cards from hand-written contact information. Confirmation of Form Input You’ve spent time to create and place lots of forms on your website, right? Beyond “Unsubscribe,” Use “Update” on Communications
Lead Qualification What is a Lead? In its most fundamental form, lead is defined as an individual or entity who has not yet given you permission to contact or engage with them particularly for marketing purposes. The following are common sources of business leads: Telemarketing / Email listsPhonebooksNewsletter subscriptionsOnline surveysWeb inquiries, downloads, etc.Event registrations (seminars, webinars, conferences, tradeshows, etc.)Leads must be qualified before they can be delivered to salespeople for closing. What is Lead Qualification? Lead qualification is the process of evaluating or “qualifying” business leads based on certain requirements set by the company. Lead Qualification by Callbox Callbox’s provides qualified sales leads so you won’t have to spend your time running after poor contacts. Call Us to learn more about our lead qualification process.
Why are Marketing Infographics cool? Of course by ‘cool’ we mean ‘intellectually enlightening’ and ‘visually fascinating’ at the same time. A few years ago, people would rely on infographics to gain insight on the most important information out there, not only in the realm of business but also in everyday life. Now, not only do people crave for information from infographics, they also seem to have become more enthusiastic about creating them. Naturally, for lead generation marketers, it’s a matter of building thought leadership status and generating traffic. But what exactly makes infographics so effective? Majority of people are visual learners It’s also the reason why Facebook posts with images are more likely to generate likes and responses. Infographics highlight the bottom line You don’t see a lot of text on infographics. People just love sharing infographics We rarely see lousy infographics. Your brand has infographics = your brand must be wise Face it: you also learn a lot by creating infographics
How to Rule the World of Online Marketing – Beyoncé Style When Beyoncé decided to surprise everyone by an abrupt album release on iTunes last December, she circumvented around standard methods for the music industry. As a result, it became the fastest-selling production in the history of the download site. It’s a classic illustration of creative marketing, in which she managed to keep the production process (which took almost a year and a half) a secret and then eventually catch the music world off guard with a surprise launch. According to LA Times, the move “is stunning, and virtually unheard of, especially considering how the hype machine — singles, performances, interviews etc. — that propels pop music up the charts is often treated as equally, if not more important, than the work itself.” Jennifer Beever of NewIncite.com teaches us how to work our online marketing magic just like Beyoncé: 1. First, you need to connect with the right people and understand your audience. 2. 3. 4.
Event Telemarketing Services With Callbox’s Event Telemarketing, our marketing representatives employ an efficient outbound telemarketing strategy to make sure that your prospects get invited to your event, and can follow up on those prospects after the events as well. Call-To-Invite Most companies make use of emails as a convenient way of sending event invitations, but with the existence of email filters which treat these invites as spam, efficiency is compromised. Phone invitations, on the other hand, are better because of its more personal approach and it gives the customer a chance to ask questions and address concerns right away. Callbox can assist you when you want to invite your clients and prospects to your company events, conferences, forums, and meetings through telemarketing. Announcing company newsRecommending new products and servicesProviding appointment remindersProviding reminders to special occasions or activitiesMaking quick thank you callsFollowing up future events
Characteristics of an Effective Telemarketer Let us be honest. Professional telemarketers are the revenue-generating resources of call centers. Erase them from the telemarketing firm and you have just automatically killed the company, not literally though. No wonder why contact centers are implementing high standards in their recruitment, training and actual work of agents. But, the million dollar question is, What defines an effective telemarketer? Sufficient product knowledge. Hiring professional telemarketers is one way in getting effective results for your marketing campaign. Call us and start getting qualified and targeted business sales leads and see how your sales figures increase.
B2B Appointment Setting, Telemarketing, Face-to-Face Appointments | Callbox Business Week: 10 Marketing Rules from Super Bowl Ads Super Bowl season is once again sweeping the entire nation and even other regions of the world. Football fans put their game faces on, while marketers see this as a crucial opportunity to advertise their brands and take advantage of the global attention. Steve Mckee of Business Week shared a post on what marketers can learn from this event, especially in terms of branding focus, strategy and line of attack. From BusinessWeek.com: The concepts needed for a winning Super Bowl campaign are the same for any powerful, year-round marketing program, regardless of the size of your company or budget. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Simple Ways to Generate Leads | Leads Generation Marketing Generating leads is not as easy as ABC, nor complicated as advanced calculus and trigonometry, it just requires an exceptional skill in finding various ways and strategies to generate one, and this doesn’t necessarily mean paying through the nose. Just advertising your business in a local newspaper may not be the best idea so far to generate a large number of leads—perhaps, you need to be innovative in integrating diverse tools in the hope of targeting your goal which is to generate leads as many as possible and turn them into customers. Sticking to one strategy doesn’t really work, but converging a variety of them will most likely to give you the result you ever wanted. For instance, the webbing strategy, this is by means of setting up a networking event. Also, with the use of brochures; this is like discharging a stimulus that will drive your prospects to do further action regarding your offer. Joining trade shows is also a strategic way in generating leads.
Lead Generation for Online Marketing Services Providers Online marketers are not just earning dollars with their services. They are digging gold bars, not literally though. With the rise of SEO, web design and web development, it would not come as a surprise why companies gamble on these ventures. And bet they have been sleeping on a bed of roses at the present time. But, this is not without a catch. Although there is an ocean of opportunities for them to get new clients, they have to fight the increasing number of service providers. To make things easy for them, companies can seek professional assistance from the experts in lead generation and appointment setting. Marketing through the phone is naturally high-speed and accurate. Reliable telemarketing firms have polished every area to offer solutions that meet or exceed the expectations of the clients. Callbox has been delivering quality and targeted b2b sales leads for various business industries such as the fast- paced online marketing industry.
Call-to-Invite Telemarketing Yet, after all the preparations, there is always a potential for disaster – poor turnout. How do you get potential customers to show up and turn your tradeshow or seminar into an excellent lead generation and appointment setting opportunity? In our experience, it’s knowing what motivates people and building their excitement through effective call-to-invite campaign. We run call to invite campaign through telemarketing, targeting participants with precision, and call to follow-up to convert leads to customers. Phone invitation is more personal.Outbound calling is flexible; it allows you to rework your approach during a conversation whereas email gives you only one shot at a copy.Event telemarketing results are easy to measure. Our event telemarketing process is quite straightforward. Then without skipping a beat, we run another follow-up campaign to thank visitors on your behalf, receive feedback, and keep potential customers anxiously engaged as they move along the sales process.