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Looking to Boost MSP Sales? Shift Your Focus to Lead Management

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MSP salesB2B marketing professionals far and wide constantly wonder if their lead generation system is sufficient. It is awfully challenging to obtain a truly qualified B2B lead. Though online content certainly helps communicate the brand to the target market, it does not help warm leads in the sales pipeline. Every company looking to hike its MSP sales can benefit from examining its lead management practices with an overarching focus of boosting qualification efforts. Here are some of the top lead management considerations to ponder:

Are Leads Abandoned or Is There a Legitimate Follow-Up Process?

Lead nurturing is centered on engaging sales prospects. Leads are nowhere near the point of conversion. In fact, most leads fall flat fairly early in the sales process. This is precisely why a follow-up effort is so important. If you have even the slightest suspicion a lead might make a purchase, do not give up without a second effort. Follow up at least once with a targeted email or call to provide updates on your company’s latest offers, discounts, specials, unique services, etc.

Consider a Lead Scoring System

Sales professionals respond well to competition and numbers. Create a lead scoring system to assign a potential for each lead. Once you are absolutely certain leads are legitimate candidates for qualification, you can nurture them to success. However, your team will have to perform some research and analysis to fully understand prospects and their needs before they can be scored. Otherwise, the scoring system will prove ineffective.

Continue to Offer New Services

Your MSP sales efforts have the potential to bust if your company is not offering anything new or different than that of other local service providers. Provide some special offers or unique discounts to separate your company from the rest. These new services or special offers will make it easier for your sales team to convince targeted prospects that your company is worthy of their business.

Establish a Specific Profile of the Target Audience

The worst thing you can do is spend time, manpower, and money pursuing the wrong leads. Invest the time necessary to establish a profile of your target audience. Whittle down the leads to those most qualified to maximize your sales team’s effort.

Continue to Refine Your Lead Management System

If your lead generation is not good enough, your MSP sales will inevitably suffer. Doing a thorough review highlights weaknesses, ultimately creating opportunities to establish important inroads with many more clients across posterity. Renew your focus on leads, perfect your lead management, and you will enjoy an uptick in new clients sooner rather than later.

Scott Anderton

Scott Anderton

Mr. Anderton is the managing partner of an IT Support & Managed IT Services provider based in Orlando, ION247. ION247 is also one of the best IT Companies in Orlando that focuses on providing state-of-the-art and the surrounding area. Prior to starting ION247, Mr. Anderton held the position of Vice President for NTT Data Inc. the 6th Largest Information Technology (IT) service provider in the world with operations in 35 countries and over $16B in revenues. Mr. Anderton managed relationships and client engagements in Financial Services, Healthcare and Public Sector verticals in the Southeast US. Prior to NTT Data, Mr Anderton was a Vice President for the Revere Group. The Revere Group is a business management and information technology consulting company with headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. In this position, Scott partnered with client CxOs, primarily in the Southeast market, to maximize investments in technology. Mr. Anderton has more than 25 years of business and Managed IT Services experience in Orlando. He has led multiple IT Strategy engagements and served as an interim CIO for several NTT Data and Revere Group clients. The first 10 years of his career were with Fortune 500 companies AT&T and Sprint. His positions included Manager of many like Advanced Network Services and Director of Systems Engineering. Prior to his role with the Revere Group, Mr. Anderton was President and founder of Technology Management Solutions (TMSI), a technology management consulting firm providing outsourced information technology services in the small and medium business markets. TMSI was acquired by the Revere Group in 2006, when Mr. Anderton joined as a principal. In addition to his technical background, Mr. Anderton has expertise in strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, business process design, IT due diligence, and IT Organizational Change Management, and Transition Services Agreement execution. Mr. Anderton received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Computer Information Systems from the University of Florida in 1990. He also has completed the Executive Management program at the Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College. He resides in Orlando Florida with his wife Lisa and 3 children. You can click here to visit the website.