Tested Business Development Outreach Process Explained

You pick prospects you want developed…any market. VP-level executives…CEOs…IT execs…Buyers…OEM or Channel Sales Partners…System Integrators, etc. etc. Prospects you’ve met at trade shows…Customers who have drifted away…Subscribers to your newsletters or webcasts  I give you full notes & clear records of each call at all stages…plus Daily Call Outcome Reports so you can share information and adjust  tactics.  You track response and measure results How the process works FIRST PHASE: Introductory warm-cold calls to find prospects worth pursuing.  I work the phones. Weak prospects noted. Stronger candidates flagged for follow-up. SECOND PHASE: Best prospects are developed and nurtured by routine call […]

Your lost customers

Get back lost customers —- clients you have spoken with or sent a proposal to in the past but didn’t win the business.  I have something that might help you win back a few lost clients. I am suggesting you gently re-establish your presence in a way that builds trust. That way you have a better chance to develop a relationship with some of these clients. And from there incrementally edge your way back by taking on smaller pieces of business. Letting them drift away and giving up on them for good or waiting too long before reconnecting are mistakes […]

Database Building Phone Prospecting

Phase One:  Introductory warm-cold calls to find prospects worth pursuing.I do your hunting plus warm-cold calling & pre-sales qualifying with lead management & lead scoring with REAL-TIME follow-up calls for you.Phase Two:  Best prospects are nurtured by routine call backs from me and follow-up emails from you (see my post Appointment Setting Mistake). Real-Time Follow-Up Calls are essential (see memo at right) for gaining trust, learning what your prospects really need and showing how your team outshines the competition.NOTE: Voice-mail, e-mail and social media are all effective CRM…but over-used to where their messages too often are ignored (see my post “Lazy Follow-up”).WHAT YOU […]