Season 13 | Ep 145 | Understanding your Marketing Concentration

What are your marketing and lead generation strategies? Where are you concentrating your marketing efforts? A well-balanced marketing and lead generation approach will help you manage resources effectively, build a sustainable pipeline, and steady growth.  

In this episode of The Agency Blueprint, I share various tactics to ensure your marketing and lead generation strategies balance your short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals. I explain when to focus on short-term goals and when to shift the balance to more mid-term and long-term strategies. 

Listen in to learn about some mid-term and long-term lead generation methods, how to evaluate potential partners for networking, misconceptions about paid advertising, and more!  

Key Questions:   

  • [02:05] How do you allocate your efforts between short-term, mid-term, and long-term lead generation strategies? 
  • [03:50] Are you diversifying your lead generation methods to avoid relying too heavily on one tactic? 
  • [05:55] Have you tailored your lead generation strategy to fit the specific needs of your target audience? 
  • [12:09] How do you evaluate potential partners for network marketing to ensure productive relationships? 

What You’ll Discover: 

  • [01:41] The different types of strategies for sustainable growth based on timeframes: short-term, mid-term, and long-term. 
  • [02:05] How your agency’s leads volume should guide your focus on short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals.  
  • [03:50] The importance of diversifying lead generation methods to avoid relying solely on content creation/social media for immediate results. 
  • [05:08] How to track lead sources and evaluate the effectiveness of different strategies to maintain a balanced approach. 
  • [05:55] The importance of having tailored lead generation strategies for your target audience instead of copying others.  
  • [08:12] Understanding the dangers of jumping between tactics without commitment and the importance of concentrating efforts for success. 
  • [08:53] Misconceptions about paid advertising being a short-term strategy, plus the time and financial investment needed for effectiveness.  
  • [10:12] How to set minimum metrics and timelines for new initiatives to evaluate their success and make informed decisions. 
  • [11:43] Some mid-term oriented lead-generation strategies and tips on maximizing their effectiveness.  
  • [12:09] How to evaluate potential partners in network marketing to build meaningful and productive relationships. 
  • [14:39] Some long-term lead generation strategies, how they require time, and should only be pursued once short-term needs are met. 
  • [15:21] The importance of balancing marketing efforts across different timeframes to ensure sustainable growth.  
  • [16:30] Recognize that not all lead generation tactics are top-of-funnel and understand their place in the buyer's journey.