A lead is any person who indicates interest in a company’s product or service in some way, shape, or form. Remember that questionnaire you filled to receive a free pdf on your email? That’s when you turned into a lead (a potential customer) for that same company.
From the moment one turns into a lead, he’s on the verge of becoming a client: just gentle push away. That’s when companies gain the opportunity to connect directly with their new potential clients to seal the deal.
But how did you end up on a landing page that promised a Free pdf? Companies must first go out hunting for bees… ups, we mean, leads. At Simple we start the lead generation dance by attracting and searching individuals who we suspect will fall in love with your business, and then lure them to give away their data.
Let’s sum it up. The lead generation process has two main ingredients: getting traffic to your site and convincing them to bite the bait.