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Ep 167: Stay Ahead Of The Competition And Grow Your Business With A CRM

Ep 167: Stay Ahead Of The Competition And Grow Your Business With A CRM

Ep 167: Stay Ahead Of The Competition And Grow Your Business With A CRM

by Brad Friedman

Stay Ahead Of The Competition And Grow Your Business With A CRM

The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC

Join Brad and Jason Kramer as they chat about the importance of a CRM to businesses focused on managing customer interactions and data to help generate revenue.

Jason Kramer is the founder of Cultivize, a consulting firm that specializes in B2B lead nurturing strategies and technology. With 15 years of experience running a creative agency, Jason identified revenue gaps in marketing and sales funnels for distributors, service providers, marketing agencies and manufacturers. He launched Cultivize to provide customized solutions and empower businesses to connect prospect and customer data with marketing campaigns and sales team activities. When not strategizing in CRM, he enjoys family time with his wife, two kids, and two dogs in their lively New York home.

In this Episode:

  • Jason talks about the importance of businesses having a CRM.
  • Jason says the proper use of a CRM will make your sales team, even if it is a team of one, more productive.
  • Jason reminds us about the importance of building relationships because salespeople are rarely able to “close” on the first call.
  • Jason also talks about using the information in our CRM to nurture prospects.

Quotes from this Episode:
“A CRM doesn't have to be complicated.” – Jason Kramer
“But what it really comes down to is you want to make your team more productive.” – Jason Kramer
“Those people, those hand raisers are going to most likely pick up the phone call and have a better conversation with you than you going randomly down your list of 50 people you have to call for the day.” – Jason Kramer
“Typically we'd like to see at least a touch point every two weeks at a minimum.” – Jason Kramer
“We always say, why spend all the money and time to generate the lead, get somebody to that front door, if you're not willing to do the hard work, which is actually building the relationship.” – Jason Kramer

Resources:

Jason Kramer:
LinkedIn: Jason Kramer
Website: Cultivize

Are you looking for a CRM for your business? We suggest taking a look at a few different ones before making your decision. Be sure to look at Nimble, one of our favorite CRMs, and take advantage of a 14-day free trial.

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Books
Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions,” by Ross Brand with a chapter by Brad Friedman

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Ep 152: From Likes To Leads: Building A Solid Sales Funnel

Ep 152: From Likes To Leads: Building A Solid Sales Funnel

Ep 152: From Likes To Leads: Building A Solid Sales Funnel

by Brad Friedman

From Likes To Leads: Building A Solid Sales Funnel

The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC

Join Brad Friedman and Hannah Balliet as they chat about tools and tactics to help you create lead generation campaigns guaranteed to generate new customers…..

Hannah Balliet is the passionate and purposeful leader of the Social Media Department at Ugly Mug Marketing. Over the past four years, she has grown her department by over 340% and has worked alongside hundreds of small business owners and entrepreneurs as they navigate the ever-changing digital marketing landscape.

After launching over 4,000 social media campaigns, Hannah has had a front-row seat to the challenges and rewards marketers face today. From private clients to social media masterclasses, Hannah brings her expertise and energy as she teaches clients how to use social media to scale their business, generate leads and achieve results.

In this Episode:

  • Hannah talks about her work with lead generation campaigns on Facebook.
  • Hannah says she used Zapier to take a lead from Facebook, send it to a spreadsheet and then to a customer service rep and their CRM.
  • Hannah thinks Facebook rewards people for using their native lead gen tools rather than pushing people to a website.
  • Hannah discusses troubling statistics on the number of people that see what you post on Facebook.
  • Hannah also talks about various tactics to generate new customers.

Quotes from this Episode:
“I just think lead generation is something that people maybe don't understand a lot about.” – Hannah Balliet
“Tomorrow we could wake up and Instagram could be gone. And so if you have 500 followers, 5,000 or 50,000 followers, do you have a way to communicate with them if that were to go away?” – Hannah Balliet
“Your email list is your direct line to your customers. And you have control over how many people see that message and exactly when they see that message.” – Hannah Balliet
“I think 1.8% of your followers on average, like on Instagram and on Facebook actually see your organic content.” – Hannah Balliet
“We really need to understand the end users perception. Because their perception is the reality of the benefits of your product or service.” – Hannah Balliet

Resources:

Hannah Balliet:
LinkedIn: Hannah Balliet
Facebook: Ugly Mug Marketing
Instagram: Ugly Mug Marketing
Website: Ugly Mug Marketing

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This podcast is brought to you by Magai. The tool we use for our AI needs. Magai is 12 AI apps in one. There's just one subscription to access all the best AI models. Get Magai right here, https://friedmansocialmedia.com/magai

Our favorite Social Media Management Tool is AgoraPulse
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Libsyn is the Host of The Digital Slice Podcast. Just use our Libsyn code SLICE at https://friedmansocialmedia.com/libsyn to get up to 2 months of free podcasting service with Libsyn! Get your show on Apple Podcasts, get critical show-building stats—Libsyn even does video!

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And, here's the link to my calendar for the two slots I have open to give you a sample coaching session: Coaching Session With Brad

Brad Friedman

Twitter:

@BradFriedman

@FriedmanGrp

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriedmangroup

LinkedIn:

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https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-friedman-group-llc

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/friedmansocialmedia

Website: https://friedmansocialmedia.com

Books
Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions,” by Ross Brand with a chapter by Brad Friedman

Here's the equipment we use and recommend:

Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone http://amzn.to/2hWshL8

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Ep 137: Increase Your Sales With These Effective Funnel Strategies

Ep 137: Increase Your Sales With These Effective Funnel Strategies

Ep 137: Increase Your Sales With These Effective Funnel Strategies

by Brad Friedman

Increase Your Sales With These Effective Funnel Strategies

The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC

Join Brad Friedman and Elias Zepeda as they chat about the secrets to high converting sales funnels, including tools you’ve never thought about before now.

Elias Zepeda is the founder and CEO of Need Clients Now, a national marketing agency specializing in customer acquisition. Throughout the years, Elias and his team have been helping businesses, both small and large, scale their revenue by building high-converting sales funnels for their businesses in various industries, including tech, beauty, and service-based businesses.

In this Episode:

  • Elias talks about sales funnels being one of the fastest ways to generate leads and sales.
  • Elias reminds us that signing up for an email newsletter is a basic sales funnel we are all familiar with .
  • Elias says that hosting a webinar or other event is a type of sales funnel.
  • Elias has found that social proof is really important for the success of a campaign.
  • Elias says small business owners should be incorporating text messages in their marketing.

Quotes from this Episode:
“The sales funnel is the lifeline of a business in order for them to get more appointments for their sales team, or for them to really just generate more revenue.” – Elias Zepeda
“At the end of the day, it's just a process of what are you offering and what are the steps that someone is taking for them to become familiar with you and your offer.” – Elias Zepeda
“Someone that is making that time investment to come to a live workshop to learn about your offer. They're a great prospect as long as the right presentation is delivered.” – Elias Zepeda
“It's getting harder and harder for people to trust a free event or to trust a guide, a ebook, a free course, whatever it is you know, consumers are wise and there's a lot of competition out there.” – Elias Zepeda
“It's important for us to have kind of an omni channel approach.” – Elias Zepeda

Resources:

Elias Zepeda:
TikTok: Elias Zepeda
Website: Need Clients Now

We are sponsored by the Lomi Composter. Use “digitalslice” at checkout to save $50. Lomi is the world’s first Smart Waste kitchen composter. You too can have a cleaner, more sustainable home.

Our favorite Social Media Management Tool is AgoraPulse
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Libsyn is the Host of The Digital Slice Podcast. Just use our Libsyn code SLICE at https://friedmansocialmedia.com/libsyn to get up to 2 months of free podcasting service with Libsyn! Get your show on Apple Podcasts, get critical show-building stats—Libsyn even does video!

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And, here's the link to my calendar for the two slots I have open to give you a sample coaching session: Coaching Session With Brad

Brad Friedman

Twitter:

@BradFriedman

@FriedmanGrp

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriedmangroup

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfriedman/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-friedman-group-llc

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/friedmansocialmedia

Website: https://friedmansocialmedia.com

Books
Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions,” by Ross Brand with a chapter by Brad Friedman

Here's the equipment we use and recommend:

Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone http://amzn.to/2hWshL8

Heil Sound PRSM Champagne Shockmount http://amzn.to/2hUMVen

Heil Sound PL-2T Overhead Broadcast Boom http://amzn.to/2hXTvB1

RODE Videomic Shotgun Microphone https://amzn.to/3cZp2fD

Logitech C920 Webcam http://amzn.to/2hNhiQk

Roland R-05 Digital Recorder http://amzn.to/2zZ2vN4

Neewer 6×9 foot Green Screen https://amzn.to/35G4K6u

Elgato Key Light https://amzn.to/3ial9Fg

LED Lighting Kit https://amzn.to/35GBPiW

Desk Mounting Stand https://amzn.to/3qanNxM

These products and more can be found at our Amazon Store Front
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We highly recommend you use TubeBuddy to up your YouTube game!
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Launch your video Membership course or subscription website community with Uscreen. Uscreen helps creators like you build and grow their online video business with membership sites. See what you can do with Uscreen! https://friedmansocialmedia.com/uscreen

AFFILIATE LINKS
Thank you for trusting me with my honest opinion on future purchases you may make after listening to this podcast. I am always completely transparent with you. As a friend of The Friedman Group, LLC you allow me to be able to use affiliate/referral links when suggesting items for purchase. Please know I am a customer myself or have done sufficient research to feel comfortable sharing these links with you. When you click on a link and purchase the item I may receive a small “commission.” This allows me to continue to provide you with quality content and doesn't affect you in any way at checkout.

Not every link is a referral link and some appear here because my guest spoke about them and I want to make it easy for you to check 'em out. Thank you!

Inbound Marketing Leads: How The Right Tracking Mechanism Can Determine The Quality

Inbound Marketing Leads: How The Right Tracking Mechanism Can Determine The Quality

Inbound marketing is all about inbound marketing leads. Right? But, how do you know whether the new leads entering your CRM actually have a good chance of becoming customers? Given the growing popularity of inbound marketing, this question becomes increasingly important. More and more of the brands competing with you for your audience's attention will utilize some form of inbound marketing lead generation. The only way to set yourself apart is to generate better quality leads. (more…)

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