Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 1, 2016

Lead Generation – A Complete System written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Leads are the lifeblood of every business. Clients are actually the lifeblood, however, without leads there are no clients, but that’s a topic for another post. Lead generation is essentially a game of channels more than tactics.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 20, 2020

So while some businesses are still struggling with how to remake themselves, I want to suggest that right now is the time to look inward and seek referrals from your existing customers and partners as a primary lead generation initiative. Seek new partners. Can you refer a customer now? Ask your customers.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2016

113 of the Best Lead Generation Tools and Resources written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. I know, monster list posts are so last year, but I wanted to put together a resource that could be a bit of a guide as you navigate all of the various platforms, networks, and channels available today. Further Reading.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 11, 2022

Frankly, most of the people that get referred to me are much closer to my ideal customer because my ideal customer is the one referring them. Referred leads were likely sent to you from someone you trust, so you can skip the know, like, and trust stages and jump straight to the try stage.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

How Networking Can Increase Your Sales and Help Your SEO written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Networking is one of the most valuable business tactics in growing your business, because it gives you the opportunity to learn from others and to tell them about your business in return.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 25, 2013

One more network to try. Whether you are an agency partner doing inbound marketing for your clients or you are a marketing pro who is in charge of marketing for your organization, how do you know when you’re “finished?” Reference Your Goals. Traffic is high but you leads are down? One more social media experiment.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 12, 2015

When referring to the small businesses, there is this growing trend of not printing these cards since there is the general belief that they are not going to help. This is a small investment that can lead towards a huge payoff in terms of getting people to know about you, including potential customers and business partners.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 9, 2011

The second was a scenario from one of our premium members around lead generation and qualification that we collectively strategized around. In my experience, wealth managers often refer experts to their clients and Ankit could position his service through that channel. Lead Generation & Qualification With a Channel Partner.

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www.inc.com

JULY 9, 2010

By Issie Lapowsky | Aug 6, 2010 Share ); Getty Related Articles The New Rules of Hiring Is It Legal To Use Social Network Data When Hiring? That was the thought behind Meebos decision to offer a $5,000 reward to anyone who referred qualified potential employees to the company that launched in 2005. So are referrals.

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

For more on the topic of Viral Growth, refer to my blog post on that topic here.) What the sheet shows is that each customer is costing you $100 in just lead generation expense. To adapt to this, the new business models make use of a variety of techniques described below: Extensive use of the web to drive lead flow.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 29, 2013

You do good work and people want to refer you. Everyone needs content so if you can be the partner that brings content to the relationship building table, guess what? – How many times have you had a great meeting with a potential referral partner only to see actual referrals or working together on clients go nowhere?

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 6, 2014

It’s guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest post is from a member of the Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network - Kurian M. Although average close ratios vary by industry and market, if you are in a competitive environment and closing more than 15 – 25% of your QUALIFIED leads you are on the right track!

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 6, 2022

8:56] Number four — building a steady flow of incoming leads. [10:34] 10:34] Number five — how to convert leads into customers. [12:12] 15:23] Number eight — generating referrals and building strategic partner relationships is essential. [16:25] And that's just a lack of steady flow of leads.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

My firm, GRP Partners, invested in the company that innovated this entire category – Overture (formerly known as GoTo.com). I believe that many social networks confused this idea. They already had a completed product and a distribution deal with the largest affiliate network company, Commission Junction.

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Our advantages were almost all network-driven. Webinars as a demand generation tactic have benefited greatly from this. Research from ON24 shows that 95% of B2B marketers now use webinars for lead generation. Webinars are an effective lead gen tool to nurture prospects in the middle of the marketing funnel.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 8, 2016

How to Train Your Referral Partners in Just 2 Steps written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Have you ever met someone at a networking event and hit it off? Your new partner is suddenly whisked into the witness protection program. Why Referral Partners Fail You. What Causes Partners to Disappear.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2016

Not only is it cheaper to acquire new customers this way than through advertising or other methods, but referred customers also tend to be a better fit for your style of doing business. One less utilized but potentially very effective method for getting people to talk about your business and refer new customers to you is cause marketing.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 8, 2022

Typically a client is a profitable client because they received value, they had a great experience, their problem was solved, and they referred your product to others. If you focus your efforts on creating an amazing experience for those clients who already trust, get value, and are referring you to others. Content is not a tactic.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Don’t think of this idea as public speaking, think of it as “speaking for leads,” building trust hundreds of people at a time or a group sales education opportunity. You simply get referred in as the expert. This approach raises the value of your presentation and gets you what you need as a lead generation opportunity.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

By focusing a great deal of attention on “educating” decision makers at every level, building strategic networks and referral partners, and connecting people in ways that lead to no direct benefit, value is created. 2) Lead defining. Delivering value to a growing community is your number one job. 5) Reputation building.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 10, 2011

Lots of people understand the value in building relationships with other businesses that might be in a position to refer their clients. For example, a financial planner might seek out an accountant that could refer her clients to him. Related Posts: Are There Holes In Your Network? 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 21, 2011

The idea behind this graphic I call the Marketing Hourglass is that marketing is no longer a hunt and close business, it’s a be found, build trust, nurture, wow and refer business. I wrote last week that the Most Powerful Form of Lead Generation is a Happy Customer and the hourglass model put the focus squarely on that idea.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 1, 2016

Cherish your clients and who they refer to you. Promotional partner? LinkedIn is a powerful networking tool for referral marketing and often underutilized. Put together a list of three to five businesses you’d like to contact do a quick search and see who in your network is connected to the them. The Power of Karma.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Active users also refer new users through product features and incentives. Startups should take this principle and translate it into user activation and retention: Include logos – startup was featured in TechCrunch, the Next Web, New York Times etc or main clients/partners include Google, Adobe, Nike etc.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 28, 2016

You’re probably familiar with the psychological concept of social proof , which says that people tend to reference the behavior of others when making decisions. In addition to your customers, ask strategic partners to leave you a review. What you may not be aware of is how powerful this phenomenon is.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 19, 2011

Think he’s likely to refer your autoresponder to a friend? You’re not just bringing in leads, you’re nurturing them and building your reputation … and that’s the kind of lead generation that will keep paying off for months and years to come. You’ve just emailed him 9 times in a row and you haven’t sent him any junk.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 23, 2016

Also, the network of clients and partners you engage with in your line of work can often help kick-start your business by becoming your initial set of clients. While the authority and network serve as a great launch pad, they are often not enough to sustain a successful consulting career. Unbilled Hours.

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www.inc.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The focus of a CTO, a position akin to and occasionally still referred to as "vice president of engineering," is typically to develop and implement new technologies. As a general rule, CIOs are more internally focused while CTOs are more focused on working on products for external clients," Berray says.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 24, 2020

And hopefully, they’ll eventually move towards being a hot lead that can be nurtured further. Partnering and Network Funnel. When it comes to finding new leads, it’s often best to tap into your existing networks. Instead, the best way to reach out to those in your network is to start by adding value.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 22, 2021

Sales, lead generation, and customer support are not far behind because those are the things that we want to do the most, but I think you have to realize that there’s a place for social media today, and you just have to understand where that is. Make it a plan to reach out to 10 of them a day about potential partnering.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 6, 2018

Sales, lead generation, and customer support are not far behind because those are the things that we want to do the most, but I think you have to realize that there’s a place for social media today and you just have to understand where that is. Create a list using Twitter lists or using something like BuzzSumo.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 28, 2013

One of the greatest lead generation tactics around is the trusted referral. The basic idea behind it is to form a small network of “best of class” providers who can act as an additional arm of marketing for each other. This not only creates exposure for the partners it really sweetens the deal for the graphic designer.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Sales, lead generation, and customer support are not far behind because those are the things that we want to do the most, but I think you have to realize that there’s a place for social media today and you just have to understand where that is. Create a list using Twitter lists or using something like BuzzSumo.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 14, 2017

Entrepreneur media is a parent company and then there’s the magazine, Entreprenuer.com, Entrepreneur Press and now Entrepreneur network which is their video arm. Jill: Very much so. It’s all the same. John: And they will likely get you maybe some speaking gigs at some of their events I’m guessing? That’s a plan.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

While you’ve focused on their SEO, social and direct mail lead generation offers you’ve totally missed the fact that they make buying from them a joy. They’ve removed all friction in the sales process and actually made it something valuable. They have a low-cost trial offering and a rock solid, no questions asked guarantee.

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Up and Running

MAY 21, 2014

He is the creator of the Duct Tape Marketing System and Duct Tape Marketing Consulting Network that trains and licenses small business marketing consultants around the world. So then my definition of sales is, turning “know, like, and trust” into try, buy, repeat, and refer. A department.

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