Edwin Dearborn

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An Open Letter To The Truly Ambitious

An Open Letter To The Truly Ambitious

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The technology to generate sales leads and new customers through social media advertising is mind-boggling.

Moreover, our ability to reach and re-market to people across so many media channels represents a unique time in business and human history. We are all connected. Allowing us to place any brand in front of so many, specific people.

My team and have truly saturated our minds and lives into this new level of marketing technology for over 10 years. We have worked with hundreds of businesses, doctors, sales reps across the USA, Europe and South America. 

But one observation stands the test of time: NO MATTER HOW MUCH TECHNOLOGY EVOLVES, WE NEED A CARING HUMAN AT THE OTHER END TO TURN THOSE SALES LEADS INTO NEW CUSTOMERS.

The Most Common Weakness

The most common weakness with the sales leads that we generate is believing that technology will do it all for us; that it will somehow this technology will be the magic bullet that will automatically build our business. 

Mind you, the technology is amazing and powerful. It evolves rapidly by the day.

But we need a least ONE PERSON who is fully dedicated  - at your end, in your office - who is in developing these opportunities as a singular activity and responsibility. This person is not helping the boss to get them a coffee, painting the office, or even managing some other activity.

Businesses expand to the degree that they assign competent and dedicated individuals to VITAL activities. Marketing and sales is the most vital activity, as it is what drives awareness, demand, and revenue. 

Marketing and sales requires that at least one full time, singularly dedicated individual is assigned to this activity. One who will call these people and integrate with technology,to contact and serve these people. If you cannot see this and act upon this, then your business will not grow exponentially. You will not scale.

Two Principles For Success

We know two things about the sale leads we generate:

1. SPEED TO LEAD. Speed is the new black. Leads get cold in a matter of minutes. Life is fast and consumers have the attention span of a goldfish. 

2. CONSISTENCY ALWAYS WINS. You have to call those new leads twice the first day, then once a day for the next week. And this is on top of all we do on our end with texting, emails, instant messages, re-marketing, etc. 

Who can that person be? I can work with them to help you take your business to new heights.

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