{"id":12752,"date":"2021-03-31T17:07:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T17:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandler.dsstaging2.com\/case-study\/hunt-for-new-clients-report\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T15:47:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T15:47:09","slug":"hunt-for-new-clients-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/hunt-for-new-clients-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandler Research Report | The Hunt for New Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Although lead generation is a key part of the sales process, <a href=\"\/resources\/sandler-books\/scaling-sales-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">clearly defining a strategy on securing new clients<\/a> seems to be a difficult task for many sales organizations. We set out to try to answer the question: how do successful businesses maximize their sales team\u2019s time and minimize the cost of lead generation?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Evaluate Your Lead Generation Strategy<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Our data results helped us uncover three strategic topics to consider when evaluating different lead generation initiatives:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li><strong>Effectiveness <\/strong>\u2013 which lead generation activities produced the most quality leads?<\/li><li><strong>Cost<\/strong> \u2013 what were the tangible costs for each lead generation initiative?<\/li><li><strong>Time <\/strong>\u2013 how much time did it take to create and follow up on each initiative?<\/li><\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Utilizing Referrals to Create New Clients<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Our survey highlights what the most successful sales leaders have known all along: <a href=\"\/blog\/how-to-succeed-at-getting-more-referrals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">referrals are one of the most effective tools for lead generation<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>When it comes to investing where exactly to create these referrals, our survey also uncovered that the most successful platforms for hunting for new clients are:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>LinkedIn<\/li><li>Event Participation (Networking Events)<\/li><li>Digital Marketing Campaigns<\/li><\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/five-necessary-behaviors-effective-prospecting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Developing a consistent prospecting routine can help<\/a> you find the types of clients you want to attract. 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