The trick to telemarketing is using your sales team to actually make sales. You want to skip over the thousands of calls it takes to find someone who might be interested in your product or service. Lead generation finds these people and allows you to focus your efforts.The easiest lead generation solution is to contract out a lead generation team. You can do a simple Internet search to find teams in your area who will do all the slug work for you, talking to all those people who just aren’t interested in order to find those who are.
However, if you have the facilities, the most cost effective source of lead generation is your own research. Take on the task of some heavy leg work - attending conferences and shows, frequenting your competitors, and completing extensive market research to garner geographic and demographic information - and you will become your own expert.