Five Essentials to Build a Healthy Sales Pipeline by Jae-ann Rock
A lack of qualified prospects moving through your sales process TODAY can mean trouble for your business TOMORROW. Building a healthy sales pipeline is critical to attain your revenue goals 3, 6 or 9 months from now… So what steps should you take to build and sustain a HEALTHY sales pipeline all year long? Start with ENOUGH Leads We all know that sales is a numbers game. To develop a healthy sales pipeline, you must start with enough leads to crank through your marketing and sales engine. After all, only a portion will become “qualified leads,” and of those, only a fraction will be ready to...
Read MoreThe One Thing You Know You Need to Do…But Still Haven’t Done by Pat Ryan
After more than 17 years working with companies selling and marketing to the e-learning, corporate training, and HR industries, we have developed a wealth of knowledge about marketing and selling to these markets. Specializing in this narrow niche has given us the rare opportunity to see into the many challenges experienced by a wide variety of companies marketing to this industry. Some problems end up being unique to one company, and do not plague other companies. Then there are those challenges shared by many different companies, large and small – and we see them over and over again....
Read More7 Tips to Trade Show Success by Aleshia Humphries
Exhibiting at trade shows can be an incredibly effective promotional tool, or it can be a complete waste of time and money. Whether you are wildly successful or a total flop depends a great deal on your advance preparation, and how you determine qualified and unqualified leads. By implementing certain steps, you can lower the cost of your sales process and improve your overall trade show ROI. Of course, in a world of websites, emails, and voice mails, trade shows offer a unique opportunity to build relationships with face-to-face contact. Despite the advantages of this in-person connection,...
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