Mailing List Strategies

Mailing Lists for Underground Storage Tank Businesses

Direct marketing and telemarketing are core components of sales strategies focused on underground storage tank businesses. But to close deals, you need to develop great leads -- and underground storage tank business lead lists are the right tools for the job.

Feeling the heat because of how much competition there is in selling to underground storage tank businesses lately?

Right away, your sales targets in this market practice careful purchasing routines. Clear messaging is essential, but that alone may not be enough unless you have invested in a high quality lead list.

Selecting a Lead List Provider

Personal references are a prerequisite in selecting a underground storage tank business lead list provider. When businesses look to Gaebler for a referral, we usually direct them toward Experian, a best-of-breed provider that has the expertise and experience to generate targeted lists of underground storage tank business leads.

Even so, you'll want to interview several potential vendors to discuss issues such as the size of their database, filtering capabilities and of course, price. The best provider will be the one that can provide references of satisfied customers that share your priorities and business traits.

Using Lead Lists for Direct Marketing

With direct mail, you have to get it right the first time. When a underground storage tank business decisionmaker reads your piece, he has to be knocked over by what he sees.

Most businesses invest large sums of money in the creation of each direct mail piece. But the effort and resources you put into your direct mail marketing channel will be wasted unless your pieces are seen by the right people. As a result, lead generation isn't just about adding underground storage tank business names to a list -- it's about producing a high quality list of underground storage tank business sales prospects.

Use Lead Lists to Reach Off-List Leads

Many business owners don't fully appreciate how lead lists can expand their prospect pool, sometimes even beyond the names contained in the list itself. After you have qualified the underground storage tank businesses on the list, each contact becomes a portal a larger network of underground storage tank business contacts that can be tapped into through telemarketing, sales calls and online social networking.

By using lead lists as a catalyst for business networking, you extend the list's ROI far beyond the initial campaign. Although you may choose to purchase additional lists later, you'll improve your industry presence when you conduct follow up networking with the leads you acquire right now.

Share this article


Additional Resources for Entrepreneurs

Lists of Venture Capital and Private Equity Firms

Franchise Opportunities

Contributors

Business Glossary