Telemarketing's Role in a Struggling Economy
Posted on Jun 26, 2008 by Kathy Rizzo, Vice President Marketing
Tuning into a webinar hosted by Firstwave last week, I heard a new statistic quoted by BearingPoint’s Global Director of Integrated Marketing, Paul Dunay: “B2B marketers are reporting a 60% increase in the length of the buy cycle because of the down economy” (Dunay noted MarketingSherpa as his source). Obviously this is not a positive statement for those trying to sell produ...
Tagged: lead generation telemarketing, lead nurturing, lead generation, targeted lead generation, lead generation messaging, telemarketing sales leads
What You Should Consider Before Launching an Appointment Setting Telemarketing Campaign (Part 2)
Posted on Jun 23, 2008 by Jason St Onge, Account Executive
In a recent blog post, Melissa Joffrion provided some insight into the program components that should be considered before outsourcing an appointment setting campaign or launching one internally (view her post What You Should Consider Before Launching an Appointment Setting Telemarketing Campaign). In addition to the program components that make an appointment setting program successful, ther...
Tagged: appointment setting, appointment setting telemarketing, telemarketing appointment setting, telemarketing sales leads, telemarketing leads
You Must Remember This: A Lead Generation List is just a List. Or is it?
Posted on Jun 18, 2008 by Chris Engel, Vice President Information Technology
Often, one of the most challenging parts of executing a lead generation marketing campaign, whether it is email, mail, telemarketing or any combination of the three, is the targeted list. Where will you get it, what data should be in it, how do you merge and sort it and what do you do with it afterwards? Choose wisely and you look like a hero, but choose poorly, and the results can be disastrou...
Tagged: lead generation, targeted lead generation, telemarketing lead generation, telemarketing lists
The Human Touch of Lead Nurturing
Posted on Jun 16, 2008 by Kathy Rizzo, Vice President Marketing
Have you ever developed a meaningful relationship with someone without ever speaking with him/her? Most likely the answer is no. When developing a relationship – in personal or business life – it’s critical to engage in verbal communication in order to exchange information, build trust and create an intangible bond. So why do some companies develop “nurturing” processes for their top...
Tagged: lead nurturing, lead generation, telemarketing sales leads, telemarketing leads, nurturing telemarketing
Use of "Pain Probing" in Lead Generation and Nurturing Telemarketing
Posted on Jun 10, 2008 by Sharon Dahlhaus, Account Executive
Pain probing, you ask, what is that? It is an essential part of lead generation and nurturing telemarketing that helps uncover the “pains” or challenges your targeted prospects are experiencing. Pain probing is simply a line of questioning that makes the prospect think critically about their environment and the challenges they have with it. For example, “How is that system working for y...
Tagged: lead generation, targeted lead generation, lead nurturing, lead nurturing telemarketing, lead generation telemarketing
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- Anabel Foucart, Program Director
- Ashlea Harris, Vice President of Program Management
- Chris Engel, Vice President Information Technology
- Dana Gill, Program Director
- Jason St Onge, Account Executive
- Jason StOnge, Account Executive
- Jon Plant, Account Executive
- Jon Plant, Program Director
- Kathy Rizzo, Vice President Marketing
- Laura Johnson, Program Director
- Melissa Joffrion, Account Executive
- Mike Usry, Account Executive
- Sharon Dahlhaus, Account Executive

