Monday, July 13, 2009

Philippines an Official Heavyweight Contender

More and more of these stories keep on coming. When there is smoke there is fire and when BPO heavyweights the nod as BPO destination to compliment and not substitute with India then there this is definitely news.

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/209411/rp-has-secured-its-place-outsourcing-space-according-top-bpo-players

This article is very informative but I would like to see some more


What's next in line...? KPO, LPO, Virtual Assistants

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Sunday, July 5, 2009

Captive Center Spin-Offs

Taking financial considerations aside, this is an interesting development of industry leaders creating their own captive centers that foster the technical know how. Then selling them to established BPO/KPO players where they can focus on their core competencies, delivering service and trimming prices.

http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=8666218355996021529

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Lead Gen

LEAD GENERATION


Lead generation is a marketing term used to mean a person or business that might be interested in purchasing one's product or service therefore lead generation is the method of locating process of finding people or companies with a qualified interest in a particular product or service. It is substantial to every business’s sucess. Companies need clients so they generate leads in order to look for interested prospects.

There are two kinds of leads:
Generic leads- are those that respond without reading the ad It is not advisable to buy leads, therefore generic leads are impractical and low in quality.

Targeted leads- these are high quality leads and are considered to be the best leads as they respond to your advertisements and promotions.

Most companies need to invest their money wisely. They need to build their business by creating a good image for their products and make connections. It's important to create new leads. Profits can grow if customer base increases.

Online Lead Generation makes it easier to look for the right people. The Internet makes an effective tool for locating potential customers so owning a website is essential to creating fresh leads. One can gather information from interested prospects through newsletters, free updates and blogs. The web is essential to maintaining your efforts. Creating a lead generation plan is integral. It’s a necessary step that a company should take as it that brings potential clients to them and eventually turns them into practical leads. Organizing this way would effectively help you manage produced leads more effectively

Most business corporations and industries like insurance companies, office suppliers and education institutions turn to a lead generation company to get the information they need to generate sales, since most firms do not know how to make use of the information that they have acquired through websites, emails, telemarketing, publicity, and other promotional materials. They help you make the use of your ads by getting the word out and providing you list of potential customers who are interested with the products or services that you offer. These lists include not only the names and home addresses but with their emails as well.

Relying on your marketing skills is not enough, it is also important to analyze and understand the whole process before making a decision. Identifying the importance and value of lead generation is essential to a business’s success.