It is very interesting that firms are allocating large amounts of their marketing budgets to trade shows. What are they doing about prospect follow up? A recent article that I read stated that most leads/contacts from trade shows are not followed up on. It makes me think that companies should invest more of their budget in telemarketing to make sure there is proper lead follow up.

As you can see, Lead Generation comes in a close second.  Using a lead generation expert, such as EAS LeadGen, will remove your lead generation challenges in this process and will provide you with prequalified, face-to-face appointments.

What do you find most challenging in your sales funnel process?

It’s time to look at getting a fourth quarter sales infusion. Contacting EAS LeadGen, a professional lead generation firm, can help you increase your sales pipeline by providing you with qualified leads.

It’s time to amp up your game. Trade shows may be coming, email blasts are being sent out; what are you doing to follow up? To optimize the leads, hire a pro at optimizing. It is a very simple process:

1. Contact EAS LeadGen
2. Agree to a trial
3. Provide us with a list or we will create one for you
4. Attend your appointments

Do remember, during a sales presentation, people typically comprehend:

11% of what they hear

32% of what they see

73% of what they hear & see

90% of what they hear, see & discuss

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Top 10 Sales People

1. Mary Kay Ash
2. Dale Carnegie
3. Joe Girard
4. Erica Feidner
5. Ron Popeil
6. Larry Ellison
7. Zig Ziglar
8. Napoleon Barragan
9. John H. Patterson
10. David Ogilvy

Each of these people has a very unique story. One of them found 1-800 Mattress, and another was the leading Steinway piano sales person with over $40 million in sales. They are pioneers in the sales industry.

Can you think of any other sales pioneers that should be listed?

Outsourcing your lead generation process will remove the cumbersomeness of prospecting while funneling more leads into your sales pipeline. The best part about these leads is that they are warm leads. They do not need as much cultivation as a cold prospect would.

Using an executive appointment setting firm, like EAS LeadGen, we are able to hone in on prospects that are ripe for your company. We just don’t send you a list of companies that show some interest in you from a mass email that was sent out. LeadGen knows that to satisfy their customers, we must present you with prospects that have the need and want what you have to offer.

Think again, are your sales goals on target? If not it might be the time to consider using an appointment setting firm.

But here’s the thing, shouldn’t you have more prospects to close more sales? Granted if you have five prospects and you work them, and listen to them, and take every call – giving advice on what to buy their mother-in-law or where is a good place to stay in Cabo San Lucas; you should be able to convert most of those prospects into clients.

What if a company handed you appointments with 40 prospects? Would you be able to convert more prospects into sales? The relationships will already be established, this will give you more time to hone in on your sales skills, and demonstrate how your company will benefit the prospect by using your service.

It seems like a no-brainer. More appointments with prospects will lead to more sales.

Which will you choose for 2011?

Adding an outsourced lead generation service to your mix will increase the amount of leads you generate – and can work hand-in-hand with the marketing mix that you are creating for your company. Send the sales team to the trade shows – but make sure there is follow-up to all prospects.  If you have a list from the previous year – you should have an appointment setting firm like EAS LeadGen set appointments for you while you are there. Direct them to your booth. Have dinner meetings arranged.

Who is responding to your social media inquiries? Are prospects slipping through the cracks? Have you thought about outsourcing the follow-up – to make sure it is done promptly – and it will weed out the frivolous inquires and hand over the hot prospects?

What are your plans for 2011?

We may have pipe dreams of Howard Stern raving about our company on the air or Oprah telling her viewers that she uses our services. But, the reality is – this is just a pipe dream. The best company in the world will find it hard to compete with such attention grabbing headlines.

What is a company to do? Do not sit idly waiting for a prospect to discover you! Post a blog, join Facebook or LinkedIn – great. But, nothing is better than pounding on the doors. That is how you get attention.  How do you bang on the doors if you are located in Iowa and you need to bang on the doors in New York, California, Texas and Washington? Outsource a company that can do it for you.

We, here at EAS LeadGen, have been banging on door for our clients for years – and quite successfully. With great skill and professionalism, the LeadGen team has not only been “knocking on doors” but we skillfully have been setting appointments for our clients with prospects. The value that we provide by not only generating leads, but since we are speaking to your targets everyday – we are finding out what they think and know about your company. We are also able to confirm correct and viable decision makers so other direct marketing efforts, like direct mail, can further your prospecting and dollars and are not wasted.

So – how are you going to grab your business prospects’ attention?

I saw this chart on the Marketing Sherpa website, and I thought it was interesting and worth sharing. 1,000 B2B marketers were surveyed. The survey also explains that – four in 10 leads move from initial inquiry to being sales-ready.

Working with a firm like LeadGen, you will increase the number of prospects to help fuel your sales pipeline.

What other types of firms have you used to increase your sales prospects?