Archive for the 'Lead Generation' Category

Is Online Video Right for Your Small Business?

In your efforts to generate leads via new media (or via any other media), it’s getting harder and harder to not consider the potential behind online video.   At least it is for me. 
Creating compelling content for your target market and posting it on YouTube just might be the lead generation tactic of the year decade.
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How a Bank Won Small Businesses by Really Understanding Their Customers (Personas)

Warrillow Weekly published a lemonade-cool successful marketing case study—complete with budget. 
The bank’s Marketing EVP used traditional tactics in a (good, old fashioned) integrated marketing campaign to generate leads: opt-in email, signage, give-aways, cold hard cash and radio spots.
This marketing budget/execution example has useful lessons for small businesses, even if your marketing budget is no where […]

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Small Business Marketing Dilemma: Direct Mail vs. New Media

 
Old Media vs. New Media
Finding the best way to generate leads is probably the biggest marketing challenge for businesses of all sizes.
I had a small business owner client that for years relied on direct mail letters to generate leads and prospects.  Direct mail to a select list of prospects worked well for him for years.  […]

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How to Get Customer Input On a Budget: The New Focus Groups: Online Networks

Today’s Wall St. Journal has an article about how big companies are using online networks of loyal customers to gain valuable insights. They are used for collecting customer opinions on ads as well as new products.  I think there are great ideas here for small companies putting together lead generation programs.
Del Monte Foods established […]

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Small Business Blog Generates Leads & Sales: Boycott Software Sweatshops

Raza Imam at Boycott Software Sweatshops blog is an outstanding example of small business blogging at its (humorous) finest.  I love his "about Me" bio here–to the point and honest.  Raza’s blog is a way to win the hearts and minds of small/mid-size and startup companies that could benefit from the services of his offshore […]

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Marketing Strategies to Grow Your Small Business in 2008: My Top 5 Tips

Now is the time when, among tons of other business and personal decisions (do I just take a room at the local fitness center?), we must decide on the best strategies and tools to generate leads and grow our businesses in the New Year. 
And by best of course we mean: what is the […]

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