Sales lead generation

How to find new leads and convert them to sales - from making your initial list to qualifying leads, making your approach and managing contacts.

There are so many ways to keep in touch with customers or approach new prospects. But a well-written sales letter still has the power to persuade.

Networking can help you generate new sales leads, deepen connections with existing contacts and learn useful information about your markets.

Even if you're flat out, generating sales leads allows you to be choosy about which jobs you take on. Ben Dyer looks at how to increase your leads.

Good networking generates sales leads and contacts who can help you develop your business. But how do you get your employees to network effectively?

Podcast with Grant Leboff introducing techniques you can use to attract customers to your offer

How Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, managing director of The Black Farmer, pursuaded supermarket chains to stock his sausages and other products.

In order to make sales, we have to understand our customers then ensure we target the relevant potential customers with the right sales messages.

Reliable customers are the lifeblood of every business. However, it can be risky to rely on them - if their business flounders, so might yours.

The idea of networking fills many people with fear. But what are the skills you need to be a good networker and how can you improve your performance?

Relying on too few customers can leave you vulnerable - losing just one could mean you hit cashflow problems. Here's how to find new customers.

Human beings have two major motivations; to gain reward and to avoid loss. There will be plenty of times where both motivations influence a decision.

Sales promotion is a method of increasing sales over the short term: usually a special offer which is available for a limited period only. 10 FAQs.

Benefits often prevent a salesperson from engaging with the real motivations of the buyer. In fact benefits are no more than an abstract idea.

Winning a contract to sell to a big company can be just what your business needs, but getting your foot in the door is hard. Here are some tips.