siliconindia | | December 20219Upgrade your lead enrichment processesWhile manual work can lead to great improvements in your knowledge about your leads, it can also be time-consuming.This costs money not just in staff wages but also in the reduction in the team's capacity to focus on selling. Many businesses would benefit from using digital tools to do some of the work for them.There are many options available so you should assess lead enrichment data sources based on what industry they focus on and what kind of data they provide. It's worth spending some time doing your research to ensure you get the best value for money.Specialized tools are often a better choice than ones that cover broad information as they go deeper into each individual lead. These tools can automate your lead qualification process which further frees up time for your salespeople and improves their effectiveness.Focus lead generation on the most impor-tant questionsYou can use a free online quiz maker to gather information on your existing and potential customers. These compile the information in a way that is simple for you to use rather than relying on responses to an email or comments on social media.While form markers are usually quick and easy to set up, you must be diligent in what you include. The more questions you ask on a lead generation form, the more friction there is for it to be filled to completion. It's better to obtain some useful information than to have no information at all.In particular, you should avoid asking for any unnecessary personal information which could make a survey participant feel uncomfortable. Traits such as home address, gender identification and religious beliefs are generally not needed and people may wonder why it's relevant ­ identity theft and other cyber-crime is rampant, and people are understandably guarded with their personal information.You should cut the number of questions down as much as possible to only what is important for you to qualify leads. Ideally, you want no more than five questions overall.Where to augment your informationIf you want to gather even more information manually, there are several sources you should be using. You can create a process for your team to use whereby they go through each of these sites in order to record the same data. This ensures there is consistency in the quality of your lead enrichment.For B2B companies, use:LinkedIn - Most companies have a presence here which they will keep up to date especially if they are hiring.CrunchBase - They have an enormous database on worldwide companies and in particular track level of funding. This can be useful, as companies with more funding may be more willing to invest in your product.Company website - The company website itself will often have an 'About' section. The 'Careers' section also will tend to have useful information.Business registries - Depending on where the company is headquartered, they may have in-depth information publicly available.Alongside these sites, you should set up an alert tool, such as TalkWalker, that tells you whenever there's news about the lead. If they've just announced they are cutting 50 percent of their staff, they probably aren't going to be the hottest lead you can target, for instance.Wrap upWhen sales conversion rates are so low, increasing your knowledge about your leads can result in significant revenue gains for your company. A small increase in your rate from 10 percent to 12 percent can mean a 20 percent increase in sales. This may be easier to achieve through the methods outlined here than trying to increase your number of leads by the same amount.While you can use manual research to enrich your leads, for most businesses, it's better to invest in a tool that does it for you instead. This way your salespeople can focus on what they do best ­ engaging with prospects and selling.
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