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Low scoring here isn’t a surprise. With the market conditions we’ve experienced in 2020, lead generation has been tougher for some. Let’s also be clear – opportunities do still exist in the majority of markets. Adapt or die drives businesses to pivot or evolve to succeed in a new landscape. In your market there will be businesses who did that and others who chose to wait and see what happens. With less leads and less jobs there can sometimes be less energy to do new business sales. If you are still thinking about there being some kind of “return to normal” then you’re going to be disappointed. Even after the roll out of the vaccine, there will be a new business world, where how people work changes forever. I accept that in some markets things ground to a halt. Adapt or die applies to agencies too. Lift your head up and look for opportunities and reframe your thought processes. If you are arranging interviews and placing candidates then it is likely that your competitors are too. Where are they making money? How can you get in on that action? Find the leads and start a disruption process. If you’ve not been logging, tracking and nurturing your leads then you are making it more difficult to win business. It could take more than five contact points or touches to convert a lead into a committed piece of work.
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Check your belief systems – write down what you think is happening in your market and how you perceive the state of the recruitment landscape. Is it viable or do you have limiting beliefs holding you back?
Create a lead tracking and conversion process. Start with defining a list of what you consider to be a good lead and the sources of those leads. Watch the live archive sessions 3 Foolproof Lead Generation Tactics and Converting Leads
Write a list of the industries and skills that you think are busiest. What can you do to generate work in this space?
Set time in your calendar today to spend a minimum of two sessions of 60 minutes looking for opportunities and leads
Write down three open questions you could ask a candidate that could reveal a potential lead. Ask EVERY candidate you talk to the three questions. No exceptions.
Watch the Pillars on resilience, planning, and The Beast
Complete the mission I need More Jobs use the performance tracker to stay focused on the outcomes you really want
Inconsistency in lead generation is the underlying driver for feast and famine results. Do you find you have a good month, followed by a poor one, too frequently? Opportunities exist out there and many are vulnerable for the taking. Make sure it is you who capitalises on them. The chances are that you could benefit from a little more consistency across the lead generation and conversion piece. Good leads are valuable so let’s treat them as such. Record them and act on them quickly. Be tenacious. The phone is the weapon of choice so give the prospect enough opportunity to answer it! Call them three times at different times of day before you start to consider leaving voicemails or sending emails. Write emails that generate enquiries rather than are intended to close the prospect on working with you. Live in your lead list. It should be the foundation of your sales plan. Immediate business wins are possible from the hottest of leads. Nurture an approach for ach lead. Select the right weapon of choice and plan your approach. Review your lead conversion plan. Break it down into an escalation process. The highest level of attrition for most consultants’ leads is lack of response or contact. Getting a response within the first 48 hours of discovering the lead will help you maintain momentum and convert it into business.
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Boom! Some great results around leads can only be attributed to you being a high performing lead generator with a robust conversion plan. This is something that will help you to outperform your competitors and win business from them. It is worth looking at the quality of leads you discover and identify your most valuable sources. Cross reference this with the leads you are best at converting and then you’ve got a money making machine. When you know your most fruitful source and the types of leads you are best at converting then this should be what you increase the bandwidth of bringing into your sales funnel.
What opportunities exist to increase the average value of leads that you discover and convert? Is there an opportunity to go from spear fishing to whale hunting? Could you feed the entire office by landing some bigger catches? If your strengths revolve around spotting opportunities and winning new clients, then play to those strengths.
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Throughout Q4 I have maintained a steady stream of leads to help me identify current and future business
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I have received good levels of response from the relevant managers associated with these leads, either by phone or email
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My conversion ratio is healthy and I am confident I have a clear process to convert leads into money
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