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One of the first things any new business should do. Ideally, the database would contain everyone for whom your product or service would be suitable. For this, there are different solutions for building a database which we will talk about shortly after. Once you have a decent number of people in the database, you can start communicating your message to them, with the goal of first creating brand awareness and then generating leads for your sales team. Constitution of the database In addition to populating your database with people likely to buy from you, you'll want to add press contacts, bloggers, analysts, and other influencers who will help communicate your message. Most importantly, you
will need to get permission from the contact to send them emails and store their personal data. There are many ways to capture contact information, but in all cases, use caution to ensure your product or service is relevant to the target. Finally, don't forget to systematically give the contact the opportunity to unsubscribe. Existing contacts You can use your professional Afghanistan Telemarketing Data contacts and those of your colleagues from your personal address books. And don't forget to include all your clients, past and present, from your accounting system for example. Business cards Many people keep every business card they receive. Go through all your drawers and make a pile. You can get business card readers to automate data entry if you have a lot of it, but again, check for relevance and ask permission if it's not recent. Website If you have a website, make sure to capture visitors' contact details: offer something for which visitors will be willing to give their email address: a white paper, a newsletter, a free trial.
Prospect research If you have a defined customer segment, such as financial managers or high school principals, as mentioned above, you can build a list via the web using search tools such as Google and LinkedIn. Buying Lists At the risk of being controversial, we do not recommend purchasing mailing lists, especially if you intend to use them for email campaigns. The quality can be terrible and if you send emails to these lists you will almost instantly be considered a spammer, which will not only affect your brand reputation but also your ability to send emails to genuine prospects. If you must purchase a list, clean it internally over the phone first, then use it only for telesales and direct mail. Communicate from the database Once you have your marketing database, you can start sending messages to the people in it. Email marketing is the least expensive, followed by mail and telemarketing. What works for you will depend on the cost of your programs, conversion rate and the value of your contract. A cost per lead of $150 is great if
will need to get permission from the contact to send them emails and store their personal data. There are many ways to capture contact information, but in all cases, use caution to ensure your product or service is relevant to the target. Finally, don't forget to systematically give the contact the opportunity to unsubscribe. Existing contacts You can use your professional Afghanistan Telemarketing Data contacts and those of your colleagues from your personal address books. And don't forget to include all your clients, past and present, from your accounting system for example. Business cards Many people keep every business card they receive. Go through all your drawers and make a pile. You can get business card readers to automate data entry if you have a lot of it, but again, check for relevance and ask permission if it's not recent. Website If you have a website, make sure to capture visitors' contact details: offer something for which visitors will be willing to give their email address: a white paper, a newsletter, a free trial.
Prospect research If you have a defined customer segment, such as financial managers or high school principals, as mentioned above, you can build a list via the web using search tools such as Google and LinkedIn. Buying Lists At the risk of being controversial, we do not recommend purchasing mailing lists, especially if you intend to use them for email campaigns. The quality can be terrible and if you send emails to these lists you will almost instantly be considered a spammer, which will not only affect your brand reputation but also your ability to send emails to genuine prospects. If you must purchase a list, clean it internally over the phone first, then use it only for telesales and direct mail. Communicate from the database Once you have your marketing database, you can start sending messages to the people in it. Email marketing is the least expensive, followed by mail and telemarketing. What works for you will depend on the cost of your programs, conversion rate and the value of your contract. A cost per lead of $150 is great if