If you have a list of former clients and a list of current, project-based clients, which lead generation strategy would be the fastest way to get started selling retainers?

You’re about to close your exploratory call. Based on what you’ve learned from the prospect, they are a great fit for working with your organization and they seem excited about inbound marketing. The CEO of the company asks you to create a proposal for their team because they couldn’t all be on the call. What should you do?

Because they seem like a good fit for your organization and for an inbound retainer, agree to create the proposal. Instead of a proposal, offer to set up another exploratory call at a time when the rest of the team can meet. Suggest that you schedule a solution design and planning call instead so that […]

You’ve just used a positioning statement with a prospect and they say the situation doesn’t resonate with their company. Should you try again with a different positioning statement?

Be respectful of your prospect and back off. Always come with a backup positioning statement and try again. If the positioning statement didn’t resonate with the prospect, they probably aren’t a good fit. Use this as an opportunity to politely end the call. Yes, but this time, use two positioning statements in a row to […]

You and your firm’s cofounder both worked in higher education for years before starting the company. You agree that because of your past experience, you want to work with clients in the same industry you’re familiar with. You feel you have the opportunity to build specialized content marketing campaigns for higher education clients and can be proactive when building lead generation campaigns. Which lead generation strategy would be the fastest way to get started selling retainers?

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