B2B Mailing List Advice

Mailing Lists for Recruitment and Staffing Services Businesses

If you are lucky enough to be in the right market, leads seem to just fall into your lap. Unfortunately, that's not true if you market to recruitment and staffing services businesses.

When thoroughly executed, recruitment and staffing services business lead generation takes time and energy.

But by reducing the need for internal lead generation, your business can gain momentum in the area of actual selling. Deployed correctly, lead lists are powerful resources for B2B recruitment and staffing services business selling.

Lead List Dynamics

Lead lists can (and should) be filtered to target recruitment and staffing services businesses that are likely to respond to your sales and marketing efforts. Filtered lists can then be used for a range of activities within your organization including prospecting, direct mail and telemarketing. If your marketing mix features Internet-based tactics, your lead lists should contain updated email and site contact data.

Recruitment & Staffing Services Business Lead List Vendors

There are many good recruitment and staffing services business lead list vendors in the marketplace. But there are also many providers you'll want to avoid. You'll need to research the marketplace to identify the best providers and focus your search on providers with a solid reputation in the industry.

We've seen lead list vendors come and go. But for our money, it's hard to beat the lists provided by Experian. Experian is an established name with a track record of providing current and accurate recruitment and staffing services business leads. With an expansive database of business contacts, Experian gives its customers the resources they need to perform at the highest levels.

Are Lead Lists Worth the Investment?

It has always puzzled us why business owners will drop hundreds of dollars on the latest electronic gadgets yet resist investing in high quality lead lists.

The decision to purchase a lead list is essentially an investment in your company's sales cycle. It's the purchase of an asset that can deliver real financial returns in the form of increased sales revenues.

Still not convinced? Then consider this: the time your team spends pouring through business directories is time they aren't spending meeting with clients. It doesn't take very many hours spent on in-house lead generation to justify an investment in a quality lead list.

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