Sells Something
business to consumer transactions
or
Collects visitor contact information
lead generation
At Craft Impact, we help our clients with the second objective: lead generation. Your prospects will voluntarily share their contact information in exchange for access to information, tools or resources that help them do their jobs better.
The important piece to remember is this: why would your website visitors share their contact information with you? What value can you offer them in exchange for their contact information? Could that be an eBook or whitepaper on how to design projects with your product? Or maybe it’s something more straightforward, like a budget estimate or design consultation.
It is our job as marketers to determine which of these resources hold this critical level of value, positioned for prospects at varying stages of the sales cycle.
Many business owners view their websites as digital brochures - the primary purpose of the site is to look professional and convey credibility. If your competitors are doing this, you have a real opportunity to gain a competitive advantage.
Think of your site as a business development rep that works for your sales team, driving qualified leads to their inboxes - around the clock, 365 days/year.
An effective inbound website should be supplying your sales team with quality leads to follow up on. Ideally, the site also arms the sales team with content strategically built to:
97-99% of the people visiting your website aren’t ready to buy and don’t want to send a message via the “Contact Us” form. They aren’t yet ready to speak with a salesperson, but might be open to learning more, researching their options (you vs. your competitors) and educating themselves on their buying options. Most companies miss this huge opportunity - they allow their visitors to come to the website, and then exit without leaving their contact information.
Much like how you would collect business cards for follow up when working a trade show booth, an inbound website functions the same way. For the people who are simply researching and not yet ready to buy, what are you doing to bring them into your marketing funnel and nurture them until they’re ready to speak to sales?
Start by thinking beyond the “Contact Us” form, and put yourself into the shoes of your prospects.
A customized lead generation strategy for your business is one of the core tenets of...
“The Craft Impact team provides a personal level of service that helped us seamlessly transition to an inbound marketing vision and strategy that will be the future foundation of our company’s growth.”
Ben CohenPresident
“Craft Impact has developed and implemented a marketing plan to not only increase web traffic but to engage visitors in discussions about solving boardwalk challenges. I would certainly recommend Craft Impact to others searching for an industry expert to evaluate their website’s potential and/or to develop a plan to increase website traffic and qualified leads.”
Jason Philbin, P.E.President
“I would highly recommend Stephen Beach and the rest of his team to other small businesses who are looking to implement an inbound marketing strategy and improve the quality of their sales and marketing processes.”
Dan AscherPresident
There are two sides to Craft Impact's business: Change Communications and Inbound Growth.
Change: we help executives control the narrative to retain and engage customers and top talent, at half the cost of an internal team.
Inbound Growth: we help small and medium size companies embrace inbound marketing and inbound sales frameworks to add millions in annual revenue.