How well do you know your neighbours? In business and in life?
It’s now the middle of barbecue season. If you’re not receiving invitations to get together around a smoking grill then perhaps you should be the one doing the inviting.
As an event in itself, it has many advantages:
Lower cost than the majority of business events you’ll ever attend / hold.
A more relaxed environment.
One month’s notice is usually adequate for invitations.
Allow 2 days organisation time (food, drink and preparation).
Looking back at our blog recently, we realised we’ve posted a whole host of hints and tips over the last couple of years, all of which stand the test of time.
With this in mind, here are 92 of our telemarketing hints and tips for you to browse and read, and hopefully learn from and action – why not add you favourite telemarketing tip in the comments?
Virtual Sales Ltd (VSL) has many years experience in working with both direct and indirect channels for IT based companies. For direct please see our range of lead generation services.
If you are considering selling your product or solution via a partner network then we could be the people you need.
VSL has over 50 man years’ experience of setting up channels for IT based companies.
We understand how to maximise the opportunity in the channel and are very comfortable working as part of a classic push pull strategy.
We recently received an email from Steve Mills offering a free download of his ebook The 10 Biggest Lead Generation Mistakes (click on the link to get yours for free) and the lovely @shaungisbourne agreed to review it for us, so here’s his review:
In this comprehensive yet far from exhaustive guide, and with some real examples backed up by cold hard numbers, Steve Mills brings into focus core sales and marketing truths, introducing concrete actions for future-proofing your business. Focusing on the measurable and repeatable actions of sales and marketing that any self-respecting organisation can and should put into practice, Mills pulls no punches as he delves into his own mistakes as well as drawing on the experience of others.
Social Media: It’s the new rock ‘n’ roll and it’s taking over the world, or so it may seem. There is little doubt that when it comes to engaging people, social media certainly has its value and merits.
So, however, does the more old-fashioned method of calling a prospect. Here are just five reasons why using the telephone still has value in todays ultra-competitive market place:
1. You cannot target social media as quickly as telemarketing.