Digital Marketing Blog - WebStrategies, Inc.

Chris Leone – Promoted to President of WebStrategies Inc.

Neal Lappe Posted October 30, 2016 1 minute read

Chris Leone, formerly Chief Operating Officer at WebStrategies, has been named President. In addition to his current responsibilities, Chris will take on leading all day-to-day operations of the..

Topics: Digital Marketing

How to Uncover the Buyer's Challenges and Fears

Neal Lappe Posted October 30, 2016 3 minute read

How can you get your buyers to tell you their biggest challenges and greatest fears? Our research tells us that buyers value a salesperson’s problem solving skills above all else, yet..

Topics: Sales, Sales Training

6 Easy Credit Union Marketing Strategies To Boost Results Online

Neal Lappe Posted August 5, 2016 4 minute read

A report came out recently about how small & medium-sized businesses (SMBs) intended to invest their digital marketing dollars in the coming year. When asked which marketing channel they intend to..

Why is My Sales Team not Performing - 3 Main Reasons

Neal Lappe Posted May 15, 2016 3 minute read

No sales - no business. Weak sales – anemic business. Sales is the life blood of business. When sales aren’t what you think appropriate, how does a business owner or sales leader figure out..

3 Keys to Having a Strong B2B Sales Department

Neal Lappe Posted May 1, 2016 3 minute read

Many small business owners long for that ever-elusive high-performing B2B sales department. That’s not a surprise considering the frustrations and failed efforts to hire salespeople who can..

Topics: Sales, Sales Training

Selling B2B - 6 steps to making a successful sales pitch

Neal Lappe Posted April 16, 2016 3 minute read

Outbound prospecting is important to any B2B sales program. With warm leads, you’re asking a lot of questions to determine what problems to solve. But, when you’re prospecting with cold leads,..

Topics: Sales, Sales Training

B2B Selling skills - 6 things salespeople shouldn't do

Neal Lappe Posted April 3, 2016 3 minute read

B2B salespeople have many opportunities to shoot themselves in the foot, and this article describes 6 things salespeople should not load into their six-shooter.

Topics: Sales

Success in Small Business - 7 Skills Small Business Leaders Need

Neal Lappe Posted March 20, 2016 5 minute read

The skills that helped you start your own business are not the ones that will make you successful in the long term. Inc. Magazine states that 96% of new businesses fail within the first 10 years...

Topics: Sales, Sales & Marketing

Don't Waste Time on Unqualified Sales Leads

Neal Lappe Posted March 5, 2016 4 minute read

Some salespeople chase bad leads. It’s one of the most frequent problems I see. They invest lots of time and resources only to find out it’s a poor quality lead and no sale is made.

Topics: Sales, Sales Training

4 Strategies for Building a Predictable B2B Lead Generation Machine

Neal Lappe Posted February 21, 2016 3 minute read

Lack of sales activity, lead generation, is the leading cause of B2B salespeople not meeting their quotas. This article describes four strategies for developing and executing a sustainable lead..

Topics: Sales, Sales Training