A
savvy marketer knows how he/she should market their brand. A savvy
marketer knows not only that, he/she also knows that marketing to
their sales leads database is
a massive challenge that looms ahead in the distance. What
many marketers do nowadays is try to figure out which of their
campaigns can yield them the best performance. It is somewhat true
that only ever one approach will work for a company, however, you can
always make your campaigns more effective. Sure, one campaign may be
better than the rest when it comes to generating sales and revenue,
however that does not mean that you should rely on it alone.
Marketing
is a challenge and having to deal with a large
sales leads database is
not making your job any easier. You have plenty of prospects to
market to and thus you will need to learn which among your marketing
tactics will work best with a particular prospect in the different
areas of industries you target. Knowing which approach your prospects
and potential customers certainly gives you an advantage, so it is
best to start finding out what works and what does not.
So
are you a savvy marketer who has to deal with a large contact database? Well then,
here are a few words of advice for you:
Always remember to segment your contact lists.
Proper
segmentation can help you determine how to approach your prospects.
However, depending on which industry they are in, your approach may
need to change. For example, we have prospects who do not respond to
marketing emails but are more responsive when called by
telemarketers, and vice versa. Always remember to segment your lists
based on the different parameters and the behavior of your prospects
in the sales process as well as when you first engage them. Proper
list segmentation offers you the advantage of knowing how to react
you prospects as well as when you should react to them.
Create different lists based on lead acquisition.
You can
acquire leads through different ways. Some of the leads in your sales
leads database may have come directly from the contact
form on your website. Others may be followers of your company blog,
and others may have just found you through search engines. Depending
on how they have come to find your company, you can create different
types of lists and find out which method of marketing to employ when
you approach them. Followers of your blog and loyal readers may be
more responsive when you use emails to communicate with them, thus
they can be good leads to add to your mailing list. If you get leads
that express an interest in receiving a call from one of your sales
representatives, then it is a signal to add that lead to your calling list. Keep creating different types of lists based on lead
acquisition to help you segment your large leads database.
There are
plenty of other metrics you can use in order to determine the success
rates of your campaigns, however numbers can only go so far in
helping you find out how you doing in reality. Knowing how to market
to your sales leads database is truly a challenge, but through
proper segmentation you can at least make it more manageable and
easier for you to focus on.