100+ Lead Generation and Marketing Strategies
Adam Payne • 12 September 2021
Lead Generation and Marketing Strategies - a Hundred Plus
It’s no secret that the way companies market their services has changed dramatically over the past few years.
More and more business is being done online, with many prosperous businesses being run under the watchful eye of just one person.
Perhaps you’re running your own business - or you may have a larger team - and you're looking to drive more sales
and increase your profits.
If this is the case, you need to know about all the different methods available that you can employ in order to generate sales
and new customers.
Some of the more common ones that we hear include: pay per click, pay per impression, blogging and social media, but there are others.
Here Adam and Simon do a quick fire(ish) round of how many Lead Generation, Marketing and Sales Strategies
that can be used within your business, top ones include...
- Company LinkedIn Page
- Google my Business
- Facebook Pixel
- Networking
- Promotional Gifts
- Business Cards
- Telemarketing
- Writing a Book
- YouTube Ads
- Trade Shows
- Blog Posts
- Vlog Posts
- Instagram Reels
- Trade Journals
- Radio Adverts
- Voice Marketing
- Chatbots
- Facebook Pixel
- GDPR Compliant Database
- Website
- Uniform/Name Tags (a lot of people miss this, especially in Networking)
- SEO
- Building Signage
- Car Park Ticket Advert
- Magnetic Vehicle Signs
- Product Packaging
- Virtual Reality Expos
- Facebook Marketplace
- Newsletter
- Open Days
- Fundraising Campaigns
- these are just a few of what we discuss in the video
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