I’ve been there. Sadly I’ve been there. Wandering around the wreckage of a ruined society, starving, and pursuing the delicious and mouth-watering LEEEAD. They are so easy to catch if you’re persistent…and it’s so easy to brag to the rest of the organization the miraculous successes your efforts have produced.
“We generated 32-billionty leads this quarter!”
But LEEEADS are not a useful metric to share with anybody.
In our previous post we wrote that SEO is Big Pile of Crap, in that post we talked about the need to target the right audience, and to turn prospects into leads. We also mentioned funnels briefly. We’re big fans of funnel management here at NorthIQ. Part of our work with our clients is in building a solid digital strategy.
As part of that digital strategy, we talk about the “Buyer’s Journey”, and how you need various touch points during a business relationship before you get the sale.
The number, frequency, and intensity of those touch points can vary based on the product or service, and the price point that you’re working with. (more…)
