5 Steps to Fix Your Pipeline (The Dead Lead Reviver) w/ Dev Basu
Aug 24, 2023
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Dev Basu, digital marketing expert, shares the 5-step process called The Dead Lead Reviver to revive old deals, add to the pipeline, and close new clients. He emphasizes the importance of not being pushy with prospects and discusses tactics for reengaging dead leads through strategic meeting invites. The podcast also explores advancements in call recording tools, generating pipeline opportunities, and investing in integrators.
The dead lead reviver is a 5-step process that can revive old deals, add more to the pipeline, and close new clients without being overly salesy.
Agencies should have a system for selling and focus on the B+ and A clients and team members to drive success.
Using specific types of emails, such as 'are you still looking to...' and 'is your current agency performing as expected?', can reengage prospects and increase response rates.
Deep dives
Revive old deals and boost your agency's pipeline
In this podcast episode, DevBassu discusses the five-step process called the dead lead reviver to revive old deals, add more to the pipeline, and close new clients. He emphasizes the importance of not being pushy with prospects and shares a framework that includes asking specific no-oriented questions to guide the conversation. Dev highlights the need for agencies to have a system for selling rather than solely relying on the buyer's system for buying. He also advises focusing on the B+ and A clients and team members to drive success in the agency. Overall, the podcast explores tactics to reengage prospects and nurture a strong agency-client relationship.
Creating effective email communication
The dead lead reviver process also involves sending specific types of emails to prospects based on their needs. Dev highlights examples like the 'are you still looking to...' emails, 'have you...yet?' emails, and 'is your current agency performing as expected?' emails. He explains the importance of crafting emails that are easy to respond to and focuses on the prospect's desired results and challenges. Additionally, he suggests using automation and workflows to streamline the process and increase response rates.
Overcoming challenges and optimizing agency performance
Dev addresses some of the challenges agencies face, such as balancing marketing, sales, and delivery efforts. He emphasizes the importance of deep listening, providing solutions to the prospect's specific problems, and setting proper expectations. Dev also highlights the need for effective internal communication, over-communicating with both clients and the team, and focusing on the growth and success of team members. He encourages agency owners to celebrate their team's achievements and constantly seek ways to improve the agency's performance.
Investing in marketing and paid promotion
Dev suggests investing in content creation and distribution to attract and engage prospects. He recommends creating blog posts addressing common pain points, sharing case studies, and promoting the content through paid promotion channels like LinkedIn ads or Google DSA ads. Dev highlights the importance of remarketing to prospects already in the sales funnel and using automation to increase the agency's visibility and credibility.
The best part of agency life
For Dev, the best part of agency life is witnessing the growth and success of team members. He finds joy in seeing individuals thrive, learn, and gain confidence as they achieve their goals. Dev values building relationships with both clients and team members, ensuring their mutual success, and celebrating their accomplishments.
Do you have less in your agency's pipeline now than you did at this point last year?
If so, you're probably not alone.
But, what's even better?
There's something you can do about it--something that doesn't require anything spammy or even overly salesy.
You can leverage what Dev Basu calls The Dead Lead Reviver.
It's a 5-step process that he & his team have leveraged to...
Revive old deals
Add more to their existing pipeline, and
Close new clients that had previously told them "No."
Dev's agency Powered by Search is an SEO focused digital agency for B2B SaaS companies, and he completely understands the desire not to be pushy with prospects in your agency's pipeline. At the same time he shares a very effective (yet surprisingly simple) framework in this episode, that can revive old deals in 5 easy steps.
Connect with Dev on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devbasu/?originalSubdomain=ca