Consultation lead generation?

What are the key factors to consider when choosing a major partner for leading technology generation. Our company provides services for SME market. We have heard many horror stories of relationships that do not works!

This can really open Pandora’s box. What is your budget? What is your timeline and the time horizon? By that I mean they are looking for a “quick fix” that can be generated with a direct mail and / or PPC / SEM campaign and / or are looking to develop a more organic and holistic approach through SEO, workshops, seminars, etc? How Much are you willing to do in the driver qualifications? You want a company to make calls out to you and warmest in turn leads to you, or you want to make calls and then direct the prospect of a website in which to enroll in a free white paper or report and then put on a drip coordinates the campaign multi-media, multi-stage feeding along? I can not think of an outsourced telemarketing company that has lasted longer term with any of the companies I have worked so hard to be when you interview a place called enterprise GEN. Ask if they charge per hour for the call, by appointment or revenue generated. Ask for and check their references and testimonials. Make sure you have a background in both the industry and with companies of their size. Ask how its success has been in the past 12 months since this recession really expected. (We see that you have good business models and leadership in place now that the People are not spending like drunken politicians … er … I mean, sailors, these days.) Ask them if they provide any type of period test, or even money back guarantee. And to prepare all these questions ahead of time and they have written ahead of time to negotiate. Remember, life is good. It’s “benefactor” when you are selling!

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