{"id":904,"date":"2016-10-03T14:48:15","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T14:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imtsus.com\/?page_id=904"},"modified":"2016-10-20T14:10:23","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T14:10:23","slug":"lead-generation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imtsus.com\/?page_id=904","title":{"rendered":"Lead Generation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;1080px&#8221; custom_width_percent=&#8221;80%&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; disabled=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/imtsus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Banner-10.jpg&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; animation=&#8221;off&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_width=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; disabled=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;27px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;1080px&#8221; custom_width_percent=&#8221;80%&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; disabled=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;1080px&#8221; custom_width_percent=&#8221;80%&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;3&#8243; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_2=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_2=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_3=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_3=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_4=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_4=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; disabled=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; disabled=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_text background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Abel||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Abel||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; disabled=&#8221;off&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Open Sans&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span open=\"\" sans\";=\"\" color:=\"\" rgb(79,=\"\" 79,=\"\" 79);=\"\" background:=\"\" white;\"=\"\">Lead generation is the<em>process&nbsp;<\/em>of attracting and converting strangers and prospects into those leads we just talked about. It&#8217;s a way of warming up potential customers to your business and getting them on the path to eventually buying.<br \/> <!--[endif]--><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span open=\"\" sans\";=\"\" color:=\"\" rgb(79,=\"\" 79,=\"\" 79);=\"\" background:=\"\" white;\"=\"\">By showing an organic interest in your business, it&#8217;s those strangers and prospects that are initiating the relationship with you versus you, the business, initiating the relationship with them. This makes it easier and more natural for them to want to buy from you somewhere down the line.<br \/> <!--[endif]--><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span open=\"\" sans\";=\"\" color:=\"\" rgb(79,=\"\" 79,=\"\" 79);=\"\" background:=\"\" white;\"=\"\">Essentially, a lead is generated through information collection. That information collection could come as the result of a job seeker showing interest in a position by completing an application for the job, a shopper sharing contact information in exchange for a coupon, or a person filling out a form to download an educational piece of content, like an ebook, kit, podcast, tool, trial, or something else.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span open=\"\" sans\";\"=\"\">Now that we understand how lead generation fits into the whole <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hubspot.com\/inbound-marketing\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1da1db;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #1da1db;\">inbound marketing methodology<\/span><\/a>, let&#8217;s review the actual components of the lead generation process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image show_in_lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; sticky=&#8221;off&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Image&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_width=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; disabled=&#8221;off&#8221;] [\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lead generation is theprocess&nbsp;of attracting and converting strangers and prospects into those leads we just talked about. 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