Every small business is the proverbial Needle in the Haystack, so small business lead generation is critical to an entrepreneur’s survival and the growth of his/her small business. The thing that most entrepreneurs forget, though, is that it is a lot easier to turn a prospect or lead into a customer if the lead calls you versus when you call them. It cracks me up when I hear titles of articles, seminars, or books about how to “Make Effective Cold Calls” or how to “Warm Up Cold Calls”.
Doug Staneart
Doug Staneart is president of The Leader's Institute ®. He is based in the Dallas, Texas Region. He is a specialist in corporate team building activities and custom presentation skills seminars.
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by Doug Staneart | Leadership Tips |
If you want to get new customers from business networking events, you might want to adjust your strategy just a little. If you do, like most small businesses, and try to force a “networking opportunity,”…
by Doug Staneart | Team Building Tips |
People don’t learn by hearing. They learn by doing. Experiential Learning is the process where participants learn information and immediately put it into practice. The best type of experiential learning occurs when the participants are…
by Doug Staneart | Leadership Tips |
Want to be successful in business and life? You have to be a problem solver. In fact, the most successful people in the world are the ones who have established an effective problem-solving process that…
by Doug Staneart | Team Building Tips |
Big group team-building activities are way different than small group team-building games. Remember that every new team activity is an experiment. So, rather than experimenting on your big group, you might learn from our experience….
by Doug Staneart | Leadership Tips |
I know… The title “How to Manipulate People” sounds bad and unethical, but I got you to view the post didn’t I? The question is, did I manipulate you into viewing this post, or did…