5 Creative Lead Generation Strategies That Work

5 Creative Lead Generation Strategies That Work

For many entrepreneurs, lead generation is quite challenging. And it doesn’t get easier as more and more free content and lead magnets pop up every day in our digital space. 

So, how to come up with a successful digital marketing campaign for lead generation, you ask? 

First, you need to make sure that your lead generation strategies stand out from the crowd. If you’re simply going to copy what everyone else is doing, your campaign will be lost in the digital abyss! 

Careful planning and getting to know your target audience are important. Once you’ve got that nailed down, it’s time to let your creative juice flow! 

Today, you’ll learn some amazing and creative strategies you could use for lead generation. Here’s what you’re going to discover:

• The fantastic benefits of running a giveaway and how to do it properly
• Why you should consider adding a lead generation form to your videos 
• Rediscover the power of direct mail to grab the attention of your target market
• Why you should make a side project and share it with your audience 
• How to create an online quiz that everyone will take

Lead generation doesn’t just mean having a landing page and waiting for people to sign up with their email addresses. Be creative with your lead generation strategies and your target market would soon notice you. Give these strategies a spin and let us know how it goes! 

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VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION:

“Welcome, Freedom Hero!

Lead generation is one of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs face today.

And it’s getting more and more difficult as there are already millions of free resources available and the number of lead magnets are constantly growing day by day.

To stand out from the crowd, you need to do something creative that is outside of the box.

For inspiration, in this episode, I’ll tell you about 5 creative lead generation strategies that work so you can do something more interesting for your next marketing campaign.

My name is Istvan Bujdoso and this is The 47 Marketing Show.

Let’s talk about the first strategy. Number 1: Give Away An Interactive Tool For Free.

This marketing strategy is quite popular because even giving away a simple software can generate a HUGE amount of quality leads. You can do this two ways.

One of them is hiring a programmer developing your own interactive tool and offering that for free. Even though this might seem a huge work, it can pay off well because it can generate you loads of leads.

In some cases, giving away a simple tool can even generate over a million email sign-ups. And the other way you can leverage this marketing strategy is by partnering up with a software company…

…and giving away their free software away for leads. If you can find a relevant tool for your audience, this method can save you the hassle of development.

And if you’re thinking about why a 3rd-party software company would do this, here’s two reasons: for leads and money.

For example, through you, they can generate leads as well who potentially will upgrade to their paid tools later. And another way is they may whitelabel their software to you for money.

Strategy no. 2: Add Lead Generation Forms In Your Videos.

When businesses have some amazing videos it sometimes causes a dilemma: EITHER publish it publicly and get organic traffic OR to use it as a lead magnet behind an opt-in form to get leads.

Luckily, there’s a little known 3rd option as well, it’s a hybrid solution. Making the videos public and embedding a smart lead generation form into them and that way, getting traffic and leads as well.

It works the following way. The form can pop up over the video at a certain time offering something exciting extra for an email address.

Or simply showing the lead generation form over the video, on the side, without covering up the whole video. every time the viewers move their mouse over the video.

This way it encourages the viewers to subscribe without a big distraction. It is a creative marketing strategy that can bring serious results over time.

One of the video platforms that makes it simple to add a lead generation forms to the video is Wistia.

Okay, strategy no. 3: Send An Interesting Direct Mail To Grab Attention.

Although we live in a mainly digital age, the old fashioned direct mail can work quite well if it’s used with creativity.

This strategy is not about reaching a lot of people, it’s more about cleverly getting the attention of a smaller group of people. For example, it can work well for getting influencer leads.

People who are not directly your leads, but they already have great relationships with your target audience. And you may be able to partner up for a marketing campaign.

And this strategy can also work well when your aim is to generate leads for niched, high ticket services and products. Be creative with this strategy! Don’t just send a letter.

Send something surprising, exciting, unique that grabs their attention and they may even share it and talk about it. Here’s an idea that can give you some inspiration.

I was listening to one of the episodes of the Marketing Secrets podcast and Russell Brunson shared a story.

He was preparing for the launch of a new marketing product and he wanted to get the influencers on board as affiliates to accelerate the campaign.

So, he recorded about 200 personalised video messages and they sent those as video brochures in direct mail.

If you haven’t seen a video brochure yet, imagine it like a physical brochure that has a screen inside and people can watch the pre-uploaded video message on it.

As it is quite a unique creative direct mail, it can be really impressive. Although, it has a higher initial investment, when this strategy is used properly, it can generate HUGE return on investment.

Okay, strategy no. 4: Share An Interesting Side Project.

Sometimes, the best leads don’t come from your marketing that is directly related to your business. there are times when you get the best leads via a side project.

Let me share with you a story. Years ago, Noah Kagan challenged himself to start a side business and make $1,000 in the first 30 days.

He came up with 3 ideas and asked his email list to vote on which one he should do. His audience voted for him to do a new beef jerky subscription business as the challenge.

After that, Noah set up specific rules. He was not allowed to use any of the resources of his successful business; the new business couldn’t be related to his existing business.

And he had to start from scratch and only could work on the side project for 1-2 hours a day. Along the way, he kept sharing his journey related to that side project.

Besides the fact that he successfully completed the challenge and made the $1,000 in 30 days. He also generated a lot of leads and clients from the people who followed his journey.

Including me as well. I signed up for his email list and even bought something from him later. It is definitely a creative lead generation strategy that makes a lot of sense exploring.

Strategy no. 5: Create A Surprising Quiz.

Online quizzes are not new but with a creative spin, they can be really powerful lead generation assets.

For example, when your quiz contains surprising, playful, and fun questions still related to your business and to your target audience…

…it will be compelling for your potential leads to answer the questions and put their email address in to get the result of the quiz. In some cases, a simple quiz can even generate over 100,000 leads.

And getting the leads is not the only benefit of this strategy. Because of the interactive way they turn into your leads…

…converting them into customers tends to be exponentially easier than with normal lead magnets.

Okay, these were the 5 creative lead generation strategies that work. I hope you found some great inspiration among them for your next marketing campaign.

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