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Lead Generation Help: 75% Response Rate

Friday, February 15 2008

While many people focus much of their marketing on the Internet, there is still room for "old school" marketing tools in our marketing tool boxes. One of these is lead generation by direct mail. Direct mail seems easy. You create a list. Put together a mailer. Send it. Wait for the leads to roll in. Right!

We all know it rarely works this way (but it's fun to dream). In the real world, direct mail can be a challenging way to generate leads. But can also be a very effective method. My friend Jim Logan has recently shared some of his secrets and strategies for making direct direct mail work better. In his newest white paper, Jim reveals exactly how he achieved a massive 75% response rate on a very simple and very inexpensive direct mail campaign.

What I like about this white paper is that Jim gives a lot of details. He talks about the planning before the campaign. He discusses why it worked in the specific market they targeted and why it would not work in other markets. Jim has also added something new to this resource. He has included questions (and their answers) from people who have inquired about this successful project.

In all, Jim has produced an incredibly valuable resource for anyone who wants to generate more leads without spending a ton of money. You can read Jim's (free) report here.

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Thanks for the kind words on my report and offering it to you readers. I sincerely believe there is a nugget or two of valuble information for everyone who reads it. And I hope it spurs new thoughts on creating sale-ready leads. Thanks again Kevin!
By: Jim Logan on 2/16/08 at 11:01 AM
After you capture leads from the web, did you know that your chances of connecting with them drops dramatically after the first hour? My company has this really cool dialer with integrated software that will actually deliver each fresh lead directly to a waiting phone rep. It's pretty amazing. A recent MIT study shows that your chances of connecting with a lead drops dramatically after the first 5 minutes and you may as well not bother after the first 24 hours. Pretty amazing stuff, don't you think?
By: Lisa on 2/19/08 at 11:30 AM
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