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7 Sales Follow Up Strategies that Actually Work

Tips How to Follow Up the Leads

By Joseph TallPublished 5 years ago 3 min read

Generally, In organizations, a salesman is liable for getting across to the lead and afterwards planning a proper opportunity to call, if the requestor hasn't just picked a specific time. The salesman at that point contacts the lead on the accorded date and time.

In any state, if this salesman is much the same as 44% of salesmen, at that point, you ought to be concerned. Because in most of the cases, once the lead's primary request is taken care of; the salesman stops all types of interaction with the lead. You know that is a bad move. It's a bad move on the grounds that most occasions, your leads won't have made up their decisions on whether they need to buy your products yet.

Leads can come from different methods such as through search engines, referrals, social media, networking events, or emails. It is your duty to understand and solve the issues of your leads so that they can make a decision of purchasing your product or services.

Here mentioned are some of the methods to accomplish this:

1.Make a follow-up schedule :

You have to develop a follow-up schedule in which you must jot down when specifically call follow-ups and email will happen, mentioning the minutes and seconds also.You have to be very specific.

2.Leverage email templates:

Email templates are one of the most remarkable weapons in your business tool kit. Start with your generally normal and repetitive email and work your way down. The more normal the email the greater the occasion to streamline it and yield great outcomes.

Prepare yourself and your sales representatives with best crafted emails that are proven to be effective at pushing prospects toward the deals.

3.Deal with potential customers with respect and patience :

Remember in B2B sales prospecting, the leads are never excited, you have to create the enthusiasm in their minds. All you have to do is begin a true conversation that will keep up their attention and push them gently forward.

Giving an apt follow-up to the questions and problems of prospects and clients is crucial long-term relationships. It indicates them you care about their organisations and enables you to earn their faith and respect.

4.Acknowledge quickly :

You must acknowledge the concerns of your prospects quickly with the required personalised solution. It should not be monotonous and same for every prospect. You can use a follow-up template to make your responses look more appealing.

5.Make use of data and facts to back up your claims :

Not every person trusts easily. You have to create that trust in your leads. For generating this trust, you must use more facts and authentic data in your follow-up messages. You can share research, case studies and testimonials to create belief.

6.Use Content to compel :

Great content is a genuine investment, however, it's an interest in the ledger of trust with every single prospect and the more you contribute the more you will withdraw. It's unfortunate that only few of the organizations get this.

Content could be anything from a brochure to a FAQ to highlighting testimonials. Indeed, even a straightforward video addressing essential inquiries concerning your products and your services can be a distinct advantage with regards to building trust and an individual relationship with leads.

7.Use call down lists :

Call down lists make it very easy to follow up with a large number of potential leads in a short time. Appoint somebody in your sales team to take an hour in a week to go top to bottom and catch up with 20 leads by using a call down list. You can sort and filter the list according to your needs.

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