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Welcome to our blogs section. Check out our appointment setting and lead generation tips and tricks. Stay up-to-date on everything that’s happening here at Exceptional Thinking.
Exceptional Content
Welcome to our blogs section. Check out our appointment setting and lead generation tips and tricks. Stay up-to-date on everything that’s happening here at Exceptional Thinking.
Entering the Buying Cycle (Part 2)
Today, I wanted to ask you a very important question – “Can you sell?” Most of our clients tell us that once they’re in front
The power of LinkedIn
I LOVE LinkedIn. It’s incredibly searchable and for the most part people keep their profile information up to date because they’re either looking for the
Entering the buying cycle (Part One)
Have you ever mapped out your sales process? If you get the chance to do this, do it as it’s always really interesting and revealing.
Can you use our company LinkedIn account?
Can you use our Company LinkedIn page or do you need to use our personal LinkedIn account? It’s a good question and one I’ve recorded
Are your leads qualified and with the Decision Maker?
Are you currently using a lead generation company? Do they get you qualified leads? Or are the following more common? If you’re happy with the
The importance of trust
So, you’ve made a decision – you’re going to hand over your lead generation to a company to do for you. You’ve weighed up the
We live by the sword, we die by the sword
The other day, a potential client asked me if we guarantee how many qualified appointments we could get him each and every month. I said
What happens if people leave?
With the best will in the world, people leave companies, go on holiday or fall sick. While none of us can foresee what will happen
Should you outsource your lead generation?
Whether you should outsource your lead generation to an external company is not as easy to answer as you might think. The answer to this
How many appointments did you get last month?
We’ve been working really hard since the beginning of this year to consistently get 150+ appointments per month for our clients. These appointments are with
Should I purchase a database?
When you’re running any marketing campaign, you’ll usually need some sort of database so that you can contact potential clients. But just how should we
There’s no point in marketing in August is there?
Whatever you do, make sure you don’t do any marketing in August. There’s no real point is there – everyone’s on holiday and no one
How to leverage LinkedIn for all its worth
Let’s play a quick game – how many of these questions can you answer ‘yes’ to: 1. Do you use LinkedIn in your business? 2.
How quickly should your lead generation company be getting you appointments?
So, you’ve hired a company that has promised you leads. You’ve been working with them for a while, but nothing has really materialised. You want
Find the formula for lead generation
Do you know what the formula is for lead generation? Well, to be honest, that’s always the hard part – once you’ve found the formula,
How to solve the problem of lead generation
You need more appointments in the diary. You know if you could just get those booked in, you’d have no problem turning them into paying
Do you currently use LinkedIn to get appointments?
Do you currently use LinkedIn to get appointments for your business? When we ask this question, here are some of the common answers: 1. Not
Should your sales team be booking their own appointments?
If you have a business development manager or sales team, there is an age-old debate. Should they be booking their own appointments? There are two
We’re already at target for some of our clients
It’s half way through June – that time of year when you’re not supposed to get appointments in the diary, right? Well for several of
It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it
I had a call from a potential client the other day, asking whether we could do some telemarketing for him. My response was “No… we
A brief history of lead generation
Lead generation has certainly changed a bit over the years. The 1970s was the era of door knocking – the tiresome activity that had sales
Which other marketing activities should be using?
If you know anything about marketing, you’ll know that there are a lot of different activities you could do. It can be a little overwhelming
Why blogs and social media are WAY down our to-do list
Blogs, videos, social media, podcasts, Facebooks ads…they’re all the rage at the moment, aren’t they? If you follow any sort of marketing guru on the
Are you looking to reach the hard-to-reach decision makers?
We live in an age of convenience. A lot of what we want is available at our fingertips. Latest news? You can watch it unfold
Why we build relationships on LinkedIn
There are more and more people out there who follow up on LinkedIn, which is a good thing. What’s not a good thing is what
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Want To See Some Client Case Studies?
Some of our clients have been kind enough to let us share their case studies with you. Check them out to see how we’ve helped businesses like yours grow and succeed.