As marketers, you know building your client lists is important in order to build professional relationships. The better you can network with your target market, the more you expand your brand. It’s important to keep in mind that updating your contact lists and resources is key to upgrading your lead generation game. What are some of the best ways to update your contact lists? Though it may seem like an easy source, buying contact lists often results in poor response rates and little relationship development. Never fear, however, because there are many ways you can build your contact lists! We have brainstormed a great list of ways you can upgrade your current client list and increase lead generation.
Here are great ways to update your client lists:
Where can you find existing contacts and resources?
Some of the best contacts are hidden right under your nose. When updating your rezora contact lists, import contacts that you have saved on any other platform. This way, you can organize all your contacts onto one database and send content accordingly.
- Cell phone contacts
- Outlook/ Gmail
- MLS
- Your social media friends
- Relatives
- Family friends
- Previous clients
How can you create new contacts?
So, you have added everyone you already know to one contact database and you’ve organized them into appropriate groups. Now what? The updating doesn’t stop there. There are many sources you can find new contacts from. Here are some ideas:
- Your neighbors
- Other industry professionals
- Your children’s friend’s parents
- Pinterest followers
- Volunteer groups
- Your church
- Your shoebox of old business cards
- Your spouse’s colleagues
- Your high school/ college friends
- Local businesses
- Your dentist
- Your yoga/spin/swimming class
- Your book club
- Your personal trainer/ gym friends
Are you more on the shy side but want to build more contacts without the awkwardness of networking? Here are some interesting articles with tips about gaining more contacts:
How to Get More Business Contacts Without the Awkward Networking
How to Expand a Contact Database to Find More Customers
5 Ways to Get More Referrals from your Professional Contacts
At rezora, we like to explain the best ways to use our software in order to ensure that our clients are able to reach their full potential. For more logistics on how to organize, import, and export contacts, visit these helpful links:
How to Export Contacts Out of rezora
How to Import Contacts From Excel
