Sandy Pernick, Senior Operations Manager
Note: When we use the term outbound telemarketing, we’re talking about placing cold calls to prospects to set business to business appointments. Some companies call this work Business Development. Others call it prospecting. Others call it lead generation. Keep in mind that these terms can be used interchangeably.
Clients are hesitant to lose control of one of the most important elements of their marketing and sales operation: setting appointments for their inside sales staff. This essential component will make or break new customer acquisitions so outsourcing appointment setting using a third-party firm can cause angst and uncertainty.
Outbound telemarketing
Trade shows are often one of the most significant expenses during the year that companies invest in. Whether your organization handles all the logistics or enlists the help of call center services to augment your team’s preparation, a great deal of time and effort is spent with planning for the event such as, pre-event outreach emails and phone calls, logistics and travel expenses.
Have you ever changed a tire? Seems pretty easy when you say it, but have you ever thought about how much work goes into something so simple? First you have to brave the weather and if you live where I do that could be a lot of work in itself. Then you have to make sure you have the right tools to do the job. You’ll need a jack for the car, potentially gloves and a spare tire. You have to jack up the car, take off the lug nuts, pull the tire off, put the new tire on, tighten the lug nuts, release the jack and put everything back. What seemed simple is much more complex.
By A.J. Windle, Director of Operations