The resource library
Every resource on the site in one place: 3 research and benchmarks, 56 white papers and industry playbooks, 51 guides, 22 templates, checklists and worksheets, 3 calculators, 2 tools, 31 videos, 2 podcast episodes, 6 case studies and 679 articles.
Research and benchmarks 3
- Outsourced SDR companies compared: prices and terms
Outsourced SDR companies compared from their own websites: published prices, contract terms, SDR location and channels, with sources.
- B2B prospecting benchmarks: dials per appointment by vertical
Dials per appointment, proposal and win rates from 3,140,107 SDR calls across 15 commercial service verticals, by prospect industry, title and size. Abstrakt sales…
- The State of Outbound Lead Generation: What 6.2 Million Cold Calls Revealed in 2025
2025 outbound lead generation statistics from 6.2 million B2B cold calls. Industry benchmarks, efficiency trends, and 2026 predictions.
White papers and industry playbooks 56
- The State of Commercial Cleaning Business Development, 2026
The cleaning buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…
- The State of Commercial Construction Business Development, 2026
The construction buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…
- The State of Commercial Electrical Business Development, 2026
The electrical buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where…
- The State of Commercial Flooring Business Development, 2026
The flooring buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…
- The State of Commercial Landscaping Business Development, 2026
The landscaping buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where…
- The State of Commercial Painting Business Development, 2026
The painting buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…
- The State of Commercial Roofing Business Development, 2026
The roofing buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…
- The State of Fire Protection Business Development, 2026
The fire protection buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…
- The State of Commercial HVAC Business Development, 2026
The HVAC buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we have it.
- The State of MSP Business Development, 2026
The MSP buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we have it.
- The State of Commercial Paving Business Development, 2026
The paving buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…
- The State of Accounting Business Development, 2026
The accounting buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where…
- The State of Architecture Business Development, 2026
The architecture buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…
- The State of Automotive Business Development, 2026
The automotive buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where…
- The State of Biotech Business Development, 2026
The biotech buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…
- The State of Building Automation Business Development, 2026
The building automation buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our…
- The State of Calibration and Metrology Business Development, 2026
The calibration buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where…
- The State of Commercial Fencing Business Development, 2026
The fencing buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…
- The State of Commercial Glass Business Development, 2026
The glass buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…
- The State of Commercial Junk Removal Business Development, 2026
The junk removal buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…
- The State of Commercial LED Lighting Business Development, 2026
The LED lighting buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…
- The State of Commercial Moving Business Development, 2026
The commercial moving buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…
- The State of Commercial Plumbing Business Development, 2026
The plumbing buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…
- The State of Commercial Refrigeration Business Development, 2026
The refrigeration buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…
- The State of Commercial Solar Business Development, 2026
The commercial solar buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…
- The State of Elevator and Escalator Business Development, 2026
The elevator buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…
- The State of Engineering Business Development, 2026
The engineering buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where…
- The State of Environmental Consulting Business Development, 2026
The environmental consulting buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with…
- The State of Commercial Banking Business Development, 2026
The financial institution buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our…
- The State of Life Science Business Development, 2026
The life science buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…
- The State of Loan Officer Recruiting, 2026
The loan officer recruiting buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with…
- The State of NDT and Inspection Business Development, 2026
The NDT buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we have it.
- The State of Realtor Recruiting, 2026
The realtor recruiting buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our…
- The State of Security Services Business Development, 2026
The security buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…
- The State of Telecom Business Development, 2026
The telecom buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…
- The State of Water Treatment Business Development, 2026
The water treatment buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…
- The State of Window and Door Business Development, 2026
The window and door buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…
- The State of Manufacturing Business Development, 2026
The manufacturing buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…
- The State of Software and SaaS Business Development, 2026
The software buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…
- The State of Logistics and Supply Chain Business Development, 2026
The logistics buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where…
- The State of Staffing and Recruiting, 2026
The staffing buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…
- The State of PEO and Outsourced HR Business Development, 2026
The PEO buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we have it.
- The State of Marketing Agency Business Development, 2026
The agency buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where we…
- The State of Waste and Recycling Business Development, 2026
The waste and recycling buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our…
- The State of Material Handling Business Development, 2026
The material handling buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data…
- The State of Commercial Insurance Business Development, 2026
The commercial insurance buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our…
- The State of Management Consulting Business Development, 2026
The consulting buyers to target, the decision-makers and what they control, buying triggers, objections and what a qualified meeting looks like, with our data where…
- The Fortune 1000 outbound playbook
How enterprise-grade outbound calling opens doors at Fortune 1000 accounts: the approach, mapping the buying committee and what changes when you sell at scale.
- The right sales collateral: what to send at each stage
Why what your reps send after the call decides the deal, and the collateral that fits each stage of a B2B sale.
- The commercial electrical service-agreement playbook
How to sell electrical maintenance agreements: who signs, the survey as a first job, the electrical room walk, proposals, shutdown planning and project upsell.
- The commercial HVAC service-agreement playbook
How to sell and renew commercial HVAC maintenance agreements: who signs, when budgets are set, the site walk, proposal structure, objections and upsell.
- The commercial roof maintenance program playbook
How to sell commercial roof maintenance programs: who approves spend, the inspection checklist, condition-report proposals, objections, storms and renewals.
- The fire protection inspection contract playbook
How to win sprinkler and alarm inspection contracts: who signs, the report review, a six-part proposal, objections, deficiency repairs and consolidating systems.
- The grounds maintenance contract playbook
How to win and keep commercial landscape maintenance contracts: who awards, the pre-bid site walk, a six-part bid, objections, snow and enhancements.
- The janitorial contract playbook
How to win and keep commercial cleaning contracts: who signs, the walkthrough checklist, a six-part proposal, objections, transitions and renewals.
- The parking lot maintenance agreement playbook
How to sell multi-year parking lot maintenance plans: who approves, the lot walk checklist, a six-part plan, objections and growing across a portfolio.
Guides 51
- Role of AI for Sales Forecasting and Revenue Intelligence
Discover how AI for sales forecasting enhances accuracy, drives revenue intelligence, and helps businesses make smarter, data-backed decisions.
- AI Lead Generation: Transforming Sales Strategies for the Digital Age
Uncover the growing role of AI in lead generation and how emerging tools streamline targeting, scoring, and engagement.
- Lead Generation vs Appointment Setting: Key Differences and Benefits
Learn how lead generation and appointment setting compare, their unique benefits, and how to choose the right strategy.
- Using AI for Market Research & Customer Insights
Explore using AI for market research and discover how AI helps businesses better understand their customers. Get actionable insights.
- How to Integrate AI into Your Lead Generation Process
Learn how AI integration in marketing and sales transforms lead management, CRM systems, and automation for better conversions and customer insights.
- The Future of AI in Marketing and Sales: Exploring the Power of Human and AI Collaboration
Explore the future of AI in marketing and sales. Discover how human and AI collaboration in business creates innovation, synergy, and smarter automation.
- Guide to Appointment Setting Lead Generation: Your Roadmap to a Stronger Sales Pipeline
Master appointment setting lead generation with proven strategies, metrics, and tools. Learn how to build pipelines, book meetings, and grow.
- AI for Sales Prospecting and Enablement: Turning Data into Opportunities
Discover how to use AI for sales prospecting and enablement to improve lead scoring, sales productivity, and revenue growth with Abstrakt.
- Growing Lead Generation Trends for 2026: Modern Strategies to Grow Your Pipeline
Discover the top lead generation trends shaping 2026. Get the latest insights, stats, and expert tips to future-proof your lead gen strategy.
- 10 Lead Generation Strategies to Accelerate Sales
Discover the top 10 lead generation strategies to boost your business. Learn effective techniques to attract, engage, and convert leads.
- What Lead Generation Technology Do I Need to Accelerate Sales?
Explore lead generation technology trends using AI, automation, and omnichannel tools to capture, qualify, and convert more B2B leads.
- How to Create an Effective SDR Team Structure
Learn how to optimize your SDR team structure for maximum efficiency. Discover strategies to enhance productivity and drive results.
- Outreach Marketing Strategies to Boost Sales
Discover the top outreach marketing strategies. Learn how social media, email, and content marketing can elevate your brand’s visibility.
- Top Lead Generation Metrics Every Marketer Should Track
Discover the most important lead generation metrics and KPIs to track for marketing success. Learn how to optimize campaigns and boost ROI.
- How to Manage a Sales Team Effectively: Top Strategies for Success
Enhance your sales team’s performance with proven management techniques. Explore goal setting, motivation, and tips to achieve success.
- How Strategic SDR Training Fuels Pipeline Growth
Learn how to enhance your sales team's performance with effective SDR training strategies and discover actionable insights to drive success.
- How to Use AI in Marketing to Drive Better Leads
Discover how AI can be used in marketing to boost lead quality, improve segmentation, and drive measurable ROI with proven B2B strategies.
- Building Smarter Campaigns: How AI Is Used in Advertising and Targeted Marketing
Learn how AI is used in advertising to boost targeting, personalization, and ROI. Discover AI-targeted advertising strategies with Abstrakt.
- 10 Top AI B2B Lead Generation Mistakes To Avoid
Discover the top 10 AI B2B lead generation mistakes to avoid. Learn how to balance AI with human strategy and optimize your tech stack.
- AI-Powered Pipeline: The New Era of Lead Generation
Explore how AI transforms lead generation with smarter targeting, automation, and better insights. Learn strategies, tools, and trends.
- What Is a Qualified Sales Appointment?
What makes a sales appointment qualified: the Right Company, Right Contact, Right Timing standard, how it varies by trade, handoff notes and what never counts.
- How to Choose an Appointment Setting Company
A buyer's guide to choosing an appointment setting company: the criteria to compare, red flags, questions for the sales call and a scorecard to use.
- How to Reach Facility Managers and Get Meetings
How to reach facility managers and get meetings: what they control, when they pick up, what to say, who else to involve and angles by building type and trade.
- Property Manager Leads: How to Get Appointments
How to get appointments with property managers: how they buy, the budget cycle, regional vs. site managers, becoming an approved vendor and common objections.
- Contract-Cycle Selling: Win Accounts at Renewal
Contract-cycle selling: why not now is usually a timing answer, how to learn renewal dates ethically, what to record and when to follow up, trade by trade.
- How to Get Commercial Maintenance Contracts
How contractors win commercial maintenance contracts and service agreements: who buys, the renewal-month play, first-call questions and follow-up after a no.
- 7 Ways Abstrakt Helps Sales Teams Reduce Costs
Seven hidden costs of building pipeline in-house, how an outsourced program changes each, BLS-based SDR costs and a side-by-side worksheet.
- A Beginner's Guide to Building an Effective B2B Sales Strategy
Six decisions that make a B2B sales strategy, from goal and territory to message, channels and team, with fill-in pages and a 90-day plan.
- Calculating the Cost of Customer Acquisition
How to calculate customer acquisition cost by channel, cost per qualified meeting, payback and lifetime value, with worksheets and BLS-based SDR costs.
- Cold Calling Best Practices for Sales Teams
Cold calling best practices for B2B teams: preparation, openers, gatekeepers, reasons for the call, pushback, the close and voicemail, with sample calls.
- Cold Calling in 2026: What Still Works, What Doesn't, and What's Next
What our own dialing data says about cold calling in 2026: what still works, what stopped working, list fatigue, qualification and state calling rules.
- Comparing Lead Generation Services
Six kinds of lead generation service compared: what you get, how they charge, cost per qualified meeting, questions to ask and a scorecard.
- Essential Sales Lead Generation Best Practices
Lead handling best practices: definitions, speed to lead, routing, scoring, multi-channel follow-up, data hygiene, attribution and reporting.
- How to Revive Old Leads: A Sales Playbook
Where forgotten opportunities hide in your CRM, how to sort them, and the calls, emails and timing that bring old B2B leads back.
- Key Players of an Outsourced Sales Development Team
Who does what on an outsourced sales development team, from setup to the monthly results meeting, and what to ask about each role.
- Lead Generation vs. Appointment Setting: Which Is Best for Your Company?
Lead generation vs. appointment setting: what each delivers, the hidden work between them, when each fits and how to run both together.
- Outbound Sales Strategies for Rapid Growth
Five outbound sales strategies for commercial and B2B growth, how to choose, and the cadence, data, team model and numbers to run them.
- Prospecting Plans: Filling the Gap in Sales Engagement Strategy
Turn a revenue target into a daily prospecting plan: coverage math, rep capacity, conversion benchmarks, account tiers, cadences and a fill-in plan.
- Stop Wasting Leads: How to Structure Your SDR Distribution for Better Close Rates
How to route SDR meetings to closers: five distribution models compared, hybrids, the hand-off brief, speed rules and measuring close rates fairly.
- The B2B Appointment Setting Playbook
An 11-chapter playbook for booking qualified B2B meetings, from pipeline math and target accounts to the call, qualification, nurture and handoff.
- The Custom Website Design Process for B2B Companies
The custom B2B website process, from discovery and sitemap to content, design, build, launch and redirects, with a checklist for each stage.
- The Essential Guide to Sales Outsourcing ROI
How to measure outsourced sales development ROI honestly: full cost, attribution, lifetime value, timing, the in-house comparison and pitfalls.
- The Essential Guide to the B2B Sales Process
Seven stages of the B2B sales process with buyer-confirmed exit tests, discovery questions, site walks, proposals and proposal and win rate benchmarks.
- The LinkedIn Guide to Growing Your Sales Funnel
How B2B sellers use LinkedIn to find decision-makers, warm up calls and stay in front of buyers, with profile, request and message templates.
- The Most Impactful B2B Lead Generation Strategies
Twelve B2B lead generation strategies, how each works, when it fits and what it costs, with a matrix to pick your three and a 90-day test plan.
- The Only Guide You Need for B2B Telemarketing and Cold Calling Success
How to plan, staff, run and measure a B2B telemarketing program, with 2025 benchmarks and the federal and state calling rules for business calls.
- The Right Marketing Collateral: How to Choose for Each Stage of the Buyer's Journey
Sixteen kinds of B2B sales collateral, what each is for, what to put in it and when to use it across the buyer journey, with a collateral audit.
- The Ultimate Guide to Building an SDR Team
How to build an SDR team: roles, hiring, pay with BLS data, a 30-60-90 ramp, tools, coaching from recordings and the benchmarks to manage.
- The Ultimate Guide to Content Marketing Best Practices
Content marketing for commercial trades and B2B companies: buyer questions, pillars, formats, a calendar, writing, distribution and AI search.
- What a B2B Appointment Really Costs: 2026 Report
A 12-page report on cost per appointment: in-house SDR year-one cost in 98 metros, dials per appointment by vertical, published outsourced prices and a worksheet.
- Why Your Sales Development Strategy Is Failing, and How to Build One That Drives Revenue
Six reasons sales development produces activity instead of pipeline, the fix for each, a ten-question diagnostic and a 90-day rebuild plan.
Templates, checklists and worksheets 22
- The Roof Report You Leave Behind After a Commercial Walkthrough [Free Template]
The seven sections of a one-page commercial roof report, and the one most roofers skip that makes the rest of the page believable.
- What Goes in a One-Page HVAC Walkthrough Summary [Free Template]
The walk is not the deliverable. The five fields that belong on a one-page HVAC walkthrough summary, a copy-ready template, and why a range beats a price.
- 2027 Growth Planning Workbook
A 7-page workbook that turns a 2027 revenue goal into the qualified meetings, pitches and dials it takes each month and quarter, with a 12-month tracker.
- Cold Call Talk Tracks With Templates
Fill-in cold call talk tracks for every call, from first dial to voicemail, plus follow-up emails, a pushback guide and five full sample calls.
- How to Choose a B2B Marketing Partner
40 questions to ask before you hire a B2B marketing partner, what a good answer sounds like, red flags, and a scorecard to compare finalists.
- Lead Nurturing Email Templates
24 fill-in lead nurturing emails for B2B buyers who said "not now," timed to calls, meetings, renewals, budgets and seasons, with the rules that work.
- Maximizing Your ROI With Appointment Setting
32 checks that decide whether appointment setting pays off: setup, qualifiers, meeting quality, your follow-up and the ROI math.
- Steps to Efficiently Managing Your Sales Pipeline
30 checks for a sales pipeline you can forecast from: stage exit tests, qualification, hygiene, a weekly review, coverage math and warning signs.
- The B2B Sales Strategy Development Workbook
A ten-session workbook that takes your team from your best customers to a written B2B sales strategy, with examples and fill-in pages.
- The commercial cleaning prospecting kit
Janitorial call scripts, a six-touch email sequence, LinkedIn messages and objection answers for booking walkthroughs with facility and property managers.
- The commercial electrical prospecting kit
Electrical contractor call scripts, a six-touch email sequence, LinkedIn messages and objection answers for winning the service seat in commercial buildings.
- The commercial flooring prospecting kit
Commercial flooring call scripts, a six-touch email sequence, LinkedIn messages and objection answers for finding renovations and turnovers before they open.
- The commercial HVAC prospecting kit
Call scripts, a six-touch email sequence, LinkedIn messages and objection answers for selling HVAC maintenance agreements to facility teams.
- The commercial landscaping prospecting kit
Landscape contractor call scripts, a six-touch email sequence, LinkedIn messages and objection answers for getting on the bid list before the rebid.
- The commercial painting prospecting kit
Commercial painting call scripts, a six-touch email sequence, LinkedIn messages and objection answers for getting repaints into the budget before the bid.
- The commercial paving prospecting kit
Paving and sealcoating call scripts, a six-touch email sequence, LinkedIn messages and objection answers for getting lot walks before the budget is set.
- The commercial roofing prospecting kit
Roofing call scripts, storm follow-up, a six-touch email sequence and objection answers for booking commercial roof inspections with owners and managers.
- The fire protection prospecting kit
Fire protection call scripts, a six-touch email sequence, LinkedIn messages and objection answers for winning sprinkler and alarm inspection contracts.
- The general contractor prospecting kit
Commercial GC call scripts, a six-touch email sequence, LinkedIn messages and objection answers for reaching owners before projects hit the plan room.
- The Local SEO Checklist for Commercial Service Companies
A 36-step local SEO checklist for commercial service companies: Google Business Profile, listings, location and service pages, links and AI answers.
- The MSP prospecting kit
Call scripts, a six-touch email sequence, LinkedIn messages and objection answers for managed service providers selling to owners, controllers and IT leads.
- Your B2B Digital Marketing Strategy Checklist
A 42-point B2B digital marketing checklist, with why each item matters: goals, website, search, content, social, email, paid ads and the sales handoff.
Calculators 3
- SDR cost calculator
What one in-house SDR costs in year one (pay, commission, taxes, tools, recruiting and manager time), monthly and per meeting, next to an outsourced program. Every…
- Growth calculator
Turn a revenue goal into the qualified meetings and dials you need each month, using our national dials-per-appointment benchmark for your trade.
- Appointment Setting Cost Calculator: Cost per Meeting and ROI
Estimate appointment setting cost for your industry: the monthly program price, cost per qualified meeting, ROI on your own numbers, and an in-house SDR comparison.
Tools 2
- Is my market open?
Pick a trade and a metro: the buildings, the competition and whether a program is still open there. One client per trade per territory.
- Sample calls by industry
Dramatized appointment-setting calls for each industry, written from our talk tracks and voiced by AI, with every line tagged by its step in the ENGAGE Sales…
Videos 31
- Market Exclusivity
Video from Abstrakt, 0:46.
- Inside Abstrakt
Video from Abstrakt, 2:13.
- The Grow Show: Business From The Frontlines
Video from Abstrakt, 0:30.
- Listen to The Grow Show
Video from Abstrakt.
- What Is Omnichannel Appointment Setting? (And Why It Works in B2B)
Cold calls getting ghosted? Emails going unopened?
- The True Cost of Omnichannel Appointment Setting
Omnichannel appointment setting isn’t cheap, but neither is losing pipeline. If you're stuck in a single-channel mindset, you're already leaving revenue on the table.
- How to Build a Prospect List That Actually Converts in B2B Sales
Struggling with prospect list building? You’re not alone...
- The Cold Call Formula: How to Book More B2B Meetings
Eric Watkins of Abstrakt breaks down why cold calling still drives real pipeline. Learn the process, how to earn trust fast, ask the right questions, and turn cold…
- Email Marketing for B2B Lead Generation: What Actually Works Today
Email isn’t dead, it’s just harder, and that’s a good thing. This is how modern outbound gets results.
- LinkedIn for Sales: Book More Meetings with the Right Prospects
This video walks through daily messaging strategies, quick follow-ups, and laser-focused targeting using Sales Navigator. It’s not about blasting your network, it’s…
- Direct Mail Marketing for B2B Leads: The Omnichannel Power Move
Think direct mail marketing is outdated? You're doing it wrong.
- Omnichannel Lead Qualification Playbook: What Growth-Driven Teams Do Differently
Amie Milner of Abstrakt breaks down how to qualify leads like a pro. From researching revenue and pinpointing decision-makers to setting urgent appointments and…
- Building An SDR Team: Put Your People Before Your Pipeline
From hiring and training to management and retention, this isn’t about luck, it’s about building a system that scales. Most teams burn out.
- Building an SDR Team: Are You Overpaying for Data?
Building an SDR team isn’t just about headcount, it’s about what you’re paying for data and tech. This video breaks down why budgeting for data matters, how to stay…
- Building an SDR Team: Choosing the Right Outreach Channels
The days of single-channel prospecting are over. In this episode, we break down why building a successful SDR team now means orchestrating a true multi-channel approach.
- Building an SDR Team: Protect Sender Reputation
Spam filters are smarter (and tougher) than ever. In this part of our SDR team series, we explore why direct mail is making a comeback in modern outreach.
- Building an SDR Team: Keep Cold Callers Motivated
Managing an SDR team isn’t for the faint of heart. This video dives into what it really takes to lead a high-volume outbound team, where rejection is constant and…
- Sales Tips: Selling With a Story, Not a Script
Most sales pitches fall flat because they lack what matters, a story. This video shows you how to turn your pitch into a compelling narrative with a hero, a villain,…
- Sales Tips: Avoiding Rookie Mistakes
The video outlines four key traits that indicate someone is a rookie salesperson. These include ineffective disqualification of prospects, a tendency to interrupt…
- Sales Tips: Closing With Confidence
This video shares two powerful ways to move late-stage prospects across the finish line. First, a personal video from a company leader can build trust and eliminate…
- Sales Tips: Stop Losing Clients Over Simple Errors
Retention starts at the close: the goal is keeping the right clients, not every client.
- Sales Tips: Two Emails That Bring Prospects Back
Tired of getting ghosted? This video delivers two proven email templates to bring prospects back to the table.
- Sales Tips: Why You’re Losing Deals (and How to Win Them Back)
Losing to competitors often comes down to one thing: believability. Buyers can smell a forced pitch a mile away.
- Sales Tips: Getting Reps Out of a Sales Slump
Slumps happen, even to top performers. This video breaks down how strong sales leaders help reps bounce back without overcorrecting.
- Sales Tips: Prevent the Post-Yes Ghosting
“We’re ready to sign” doesn’t mean the deal is done. This video tackles the all-too-common scenario where prospects ghost after giving a verbal yes.
- Sales Tips: Client Retention Starts at the Close
Retention isn’t just a CS problem, it starts with sales. This video breaks down how smart sales teams drive long-term loyalty by setting clear expectations, skipping…
- Sales Tips: Mirroring Prospect Language
Language matters, especially in sales. This video dives into why mirroring your prospect’s tone, word choice, and level of professionalism can make or break the deal.
- Sales Tips: Finish the Month Like a Closer
End of month isn’t just a deadline, it’s a momentum game. This video dives into the concept of LDOM (Last Day of the Month) and how to turn it into a full-blown…
- Sales Tips: Interject Without Interrupting
Great sales calls aren’t one-sided. This video shares three go-to preface lines that help break the ice, spark honest dialogue, and create space for real conversation.
- Lead Gen Face Off: Abstrakt vs. the Status Quo
Many companies are still relying on a single person to manage all of their business development. The effort is real, but the model is stretched thin.
- How to Build Your Sales Pipeline with Lead Generation
Video from Abstrakt, 1:22.
Podcast episodes 2
- Pick the One If You Want to Get It Done: The Power of Hiring the Right Person
Scott Scully on why "pick the one if you want to get it done" is the cornerstone of a team that executes. Listen to the episode or read the transcript.
- The Grow Show
The Grow Show is Abstrakt's podcast on growing a company: Executive Chairman Scott Scully and guests on sales, hiring, leadership and the systems behind steady growth.
Case studies 6
- MSS: A $595K HVAC Agreement From Nurture
How Mechanical Service & Systems, a commercial HVAC contractor in the intermountain West, signed a $595,000 agreement after two years of nurture.
- Schena Roofing: 475 Appointments and $1.69M Closed
Family-owned since 1969, Schena Roofing needed year-round opportunities in a seasonal business and couldn’t find qualified salespeople to hire.
- Century Facility Services: $415K in Year One
When Century Facility Services lost a sales rep, they had a choice: rebuild in-house or outsource the function. They outsourced it and closed $415K in year one.
- Harring Fire Protection: $200K in New Business
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- 10 Best Demand Generation Agencies in the U.S. for 2025
Looking for the best demand generation agencies in 2025? Discover top firms driving pipeline with data, outreach, and multichannel strategy.
- What is Intent Data and How Do You Use it in B2B Sales?
Discover how to use intent data to prioritize leads, personalize outreach, and accelerate your B2B sales process.
- How Many Touchpoints Does It Take to Make a Sale?
Most sales need 6 to 8 touchpoints to close. Learn why it matters, its impact, and how to optimize for better conversions.
- Best Practices for Email Deliverability: Tips & More
Maximize campaign success with proven email deliverability strategies. Learn how to boost sender reputation, list quality, and engagement.
- How Can I Personalize My Outreach Efforts?
Learn actionable strategies for personalizing your outreach, connecting with your target audience, and increasing B2B lead conversion.
- How Can I Prevent SDR Burnout and Turnover?
Combat SDR burnout and turnover with strategies that build resilient sales teams. Learn how to create a great culture that retains talent.
- B2B Omnichannel Lead Generation: Strategies for Scalable Growth
Discover how to build a high-performing B2B omnichannel lead generation strategy that drives engagement, nurtures prospects, and converts.
- B2B Omnichannel Marketing: How to Build a Smooth Customer Journey
Get more from omnichannel marketing for B2B success. Learn how to optimize customer interactions and increase conversions.
- Omnichannel vs. Multichannel Marketing: The Key Differences & Why It Matters
Discover the differences between omnichannel and multichannel marketing. Learn which strategy enhances customer experience and fuels growth.
- Abstrakt Marketing Group Earns Spot as a 2025 Inspiring Workplaces Finalist
Abstrakt is proud to announce that we have been recognized as a finalist in the 2025 Inspiring Workplaces Awards for North America.
- How to Build an Omnichannel Content Strategy
What an omnichannel content strategy is, how to pick channels and keep one story across them, and how to turn one piece into several.
- Mastering the Omnichannel Customer Journey: Key Strategies for Growth
Learn how to optimize the omnichannel customer journey with smooth integration, personalized engagement, and data-driven strategies.
- Omnichannel Marketing Automation: Strategies for Smooth Customer Engagement
Stay ahead with omnichannel marketing automation strategies designed to streamline workflows, increase efficiency, and maximize engagement.
- Conquering Omnichannel Marketing Challenges: Strategies for Real Results
Struggling with omnichannel marketing challenges? Learn strategies to unify your customer experience, optimize data integration, and increase engagement.
- The Role of Omnichannel Marketing Data in Driving Business Success
Learn how to use omnichannel marketing data to optimize customer engagement, improve personalization, and drive measurable growth.
- Omnichannel Marketing Measurement: Defining the Metrics That Matter
Learn how to measure omnichannel marketing success with the right metrics. Discover KPIs that drive engagement, conversions, and ROI.
- 8 Must-Have Omnichannel Marketing Software Solutions to Boost Your Business
Explore the best omnichannel marketing software platforms that unify customer experiences, automate campaigns, and optimize conversions.
- Your Ultimate Guide to Mastering Omnichannel Marketing Strategies
Master omnichannel marketing with a smooth customer experience. Learn key strategies, use tech, and boost engagement to drive growth.
- Expert Strategies to Grow Your Commercial Cleaning Business Fast
Learn how to grow a cleaning business fast with expert strategies on scaling, marketing, and securing more contracts for long-term success.
- How to Effectively Bid on Commercial Painting Jobs
Learn how to bid on commercial painting jobs with strategies for finding projects, estimating costs, and crafting proposals to win contracts.
- 10 Advertising Ideas for Painting Contractors to Grow Their Business
Explore 10 creative advertising ideas for commercial painting contractors to attract clients and grow their business.
- 8 Creative Social Media Post Ideas for Commercial Painting Companies
Eight social media post ideas for commercial painting companies, which platforms suit each one, and how to keep posting when crews are busy.
- Website Design: Boosting Your Commercial Painting Business Online
What a commercial painting company's website needs: a gallery by building type, service and area pages, prequalification details, and local search setup.
- How to Improve Website Navigation
A ten-minute test to find where visitors get stuck, then fixes for your menu, labels, dropdowns, breadcrumbs, internal links and footer.
- How to Know if Your Website Is Mobile-Friendly
Four quick ways to check whether your website works on a phone, what Google reads first, and the usual fixes.
- What Is a Local Business Listing?
What a local business listing is, what to put in each field, the Google rules that trip companies up, and how to keep Google, Bing and Apple listings accurate.
- A Sales Expert’s Guide to Building a Cold Calling List
Learn how to build a targeted cold calling list using lead generation tools, segmentation, and data verification to drive better sales and engagement.
- Guide to Building a Sales Process
Learn how to build a powerful sales process with clear steps, from prospecting to closing, for consistent growth, shorter sales cycles, and better results.
- How Long Does SEO Take? A Realistic Timeline
A realistic SEO timeline, what you can measure at each stage before the phone rings, and what makes results come faster or slower.
- How to Improve Sales Time Management
Boost sales productivity with effective time management strategies. Learn how to prioritize tasks, use time-blocking, and use tools for better results.
- How to Use Data to Advance Your Cold Calling Strategy
Boost cold calling success with data-driven strategies. Learn how to personalize calls, track metrics, and use CRM tools to connect better with prospects.
- What Is Google Search Console?
What Google Search Console is, what its numbers mean, how to set it up, and the four checks worth doing every month.
- What Is Company Branding?
Branding is the key to connecting with potential and current customers, but there’s a lot that goes into it.
- How to Use Video Marketing to Help Your Business Grow
What video marketing is, the types of video that work for B2B and service companies, how to get videos found in search, and what it costs.
- Crafting Buyer Personas for Successful Cold Calling
Cold calling success starts with understanding prospects. Learn how buyer personas can transform your approach and turn pitches into meaningful conversations.
- What Is Google Voice Search?
What Google Voice Search is, how spoken searches and Search Live work, and what a business can do to show up when buyers ask out loud.
- How to Grow Your Google Business Profile Audience
How Google picks which local profiles to show, the profile fixes that matter, how to get more reviews, and what Google posts can and can't do.
- Why Professional Web Design Matters
Why web design matters for a B2B company: what buyers check on your site, the four things good design gets right, and where DIY sites struggle.
- How to Choose the Best Cold Calling Software for Sales Success
Discover the key features of the best cold calling software, from compliance to CRM integration, that can transform your sales strategy and boost productivity.
- What You Need to Know About Google SGE
What Google SGE was, how it became AI Overviews and AI Mode, how those answers pick sources, what they do to clicks, and what to do about it.
- Mastering B2B Market Research for Business Growth
Equip growth with B2B market research. Uncover trends, target key accounts, and optimize sales processes with insights that put your brand ahead.
- Master Cold Call Metrics: Conversion Rates, ROI, and More
Learn how to calculate your cold call conversion rate, track key metrics, and implement proven strategies to improve ROI and boost your cold calling success.
- Interactive Elements to Include in Your Print Marketing
Interactive elements like QR codes and scratch offs engage prospects on a deeper level. Learn more in our blog!
- Pixels & Paper: Exploring QR Codes in Print Marketing
QR codes allow the reader to take an important next step in the customer journey.
- How to Use Print Materials for Geomarketing
Geomarketing is a vital marketing approach that can be made more effective with print.
- How to Generate Quality Leads at Trade Shows
Learn smart strategies for trade show lead capture: engaging booths, tech tools, incentives & follow-up tips that convert prospects.
- 9 Key Tips to Optimize Your PPC Campaign
Learn how to get the most out of your paid search campaigns with these 9 easy PPC optimization tips that’ll boost your ROI and improve your ad performance.
- Best Times to Send Sales Emails
Learn the best times to send sales emails to boost engagement. Optimize your email strategy with these timing tips and best practices.
- Content Marketing Trends You Can't Ignore
Seven content marketing trends that change what a B2B company should publish, from AI drafting and AI answers to refreshing old posts.
- Email Marketing Trends 2025
As the new year quickly approaches, staying ahead of email marketing trends can help your company hit the ground running at the turn of the calendar.
- SEO Trends: What You Need to Know
Five SEO trends that change what a B2B or trades company should do: AI summaries, AI assistants, first-hand content and mobile, plus what to ignore.
- How to Network With Other B2B Businesses
Explore essential B2B networking strategies, top events, best platforms, and emerging trends to help you build impactful business connections.
- Everything You Need to Know About Targeted Lead Generation
Targeted lead generation zeroes in on prospects and refines your outreach. But how can you use it to improve a brand? Keep reading to learn more.
- How Do Ads Follow Me Around the Internet and Why?
Learn how online ads follow you around the internet and discover the benefits of retargeting ads in digital marketing here!
- The Biggest PPC (Pay-Per-Click) Trends for 2025
Check out our primer on the top PPC trends for 2025 and learn how automation, niche targeting, and voice search are reshaping pay-per-click advertising.
- How Online Advertising Can Supercharge Your Business
Discover how online advertising can drive sales, improve brand awareness, and take your business to new heights.
- How to Develop a Killer Remarketing Campaign
Discover how to create a high-impact remarketing campaign that re-engages potential customers and boosts conversions.
- The Top Digital Marketing Trends You Need to Know for 2025
Discover the top digital marketing trends for 2025 that are shaping the future of how businesses reach, engage, and convert customers.
- The Power of Inbound B2B Marketing
Discover how inbound B2B marketing strategies can help your business attract, engage, and convert leads.
- The Essential B2B Sales KPIs to Track for Accelerating Growth
To ensure continued growth and business continuity, your business should track B2B sales KPIs in many different categories of your process.
- What Does a Cold Email Lead Gen Company Do?
Email marketing is hardly a thing of the past, and a professional email marketing agency can put your sales process into overdrive.
- Using AI for Smarter, More Effective Digital Marketing
AI is shaking up the digital marketing world! Read our guide to learn how the best specialists are using AI.
- Comparing Custom Website Designs vs. Pre-Made Templates
When a template is enough, when custom design earns its price, the hybrid most agencies sell, and how to test speed before you commit.
- The Benefits of Designing a Custom Website
Five real benefits of a custom website for a B2B company, what custom actually means, and when a template is the smarter buy.
- Your All-Inclusive Guide to Email Segmentation
Email segmentation is a huge part of effective lead generation, and it takes a buttoned-up strategy for the best success. Keep reading to learn more.
- Ideas for Interactive Print Advertising
By using interactive print advertising in your marketing strategy, you can engage your audience in a more memorable way.
- Mastering Branding Across Marketing Collateral
Company branding can take your marketing collateral from an asset to a lead generator. Learn how to do it effectively here.
- Why You Should Email Marketing Collateral to Your Customers
When you email marketing collateral to your customers, you build stronger relationships with them, leading to greater loyalty.
- How Long Should Sales Reps Spend Selling? Maximize Your Efficiency
Knowing how long your sales reps should spend selling is critical to maximizing your efficiency and increasing revenue.
- B2B Customer Acquisition Tactics That Drive Business Growth
When trying to grow your business, focusing on B2B customer acquisition can help you gain long-term partnerships, new revenue, and more.
- Creating Your Ideal B2B Sales Strategy
Having a plan of attack for your B2B sales strategies will help you increase revenue and smooth out your overall sales process.
- Personalizing Your Print Marketing Strategy
Make the most out of your print marketing with personalization tips and best practices from Creative Sweets.
- Content Marketing Lead Generation: Strategies That Work
Seven content marketing strategies that turn B2B readers into calls and form fills, and how to measure which pages produce leads.
- Improving Your Sales Funnel Conversion Rates, and Why It Matters
Learn how improving your sales funnel conversion rates can boost revenue, streamline processes, and drive business growth efficiently.
- The Best Outbound Sales Strategies for Rapid Growth
Boost your B2B growth with top outbound sales strategies. Learn how to target, personalize, and align efforts for lasting success.
- The Benefits of Outsourcing Your Cold Calling Services
Start improving your outreach and maximizing your sales potential. Learn more about the benefits of outsourcing your cold calling.
- Best Time to Cold Call: Maximize Your Success
Discover the best times to cold call and proven strategies for success, including optimal days, times, and effective follow-up techniques.
- How to Check Your Website's Google Ranking and What It Means
Two ways to check where your website ranks on Google, what each Search Console number means, and what to fix when the report keeps saying the same thing.
- The Cold Calling Playbook: Strategies for Smarter Selling
Discover what cold calling is, why it works, and how to master it. Learn strategies to generate leads, build rapport, and close deals.
- GA4 Guide: Everything You Need to Know About Google Analytics 4
If you are new to digital marketing, this GA4 guide will give you all the information you need to understand Google’s analytics update.
- Telemarketing Tips: How to Master the Art of Engaging Conversations
Discover these telemarketing tips to enhance sales and marketing performance and make conversations with prospects more effective.
- What Is Anchor Text? What You Need to Know
What anchor text is, what Google's own guidance says about writing it, where it crosses into link spam, and a 20-minute check for your own site.
- Abstrakt’s 7th Annual Give Back Day: Making a Difference Together
Abstrakt Marketing Group held its 7th Annual Give Back Day, closing its doors for a full day of service on August 2nd, 2024.
- Abstrakt Marketing Group Appears on Inc. 5000 List for the 10th Time, and Abstrakt Cloud Solutions for the 2nd Time
Abstrakt ranks No. 3808 and Abstrakt Cloud Solutions ranks No. 1808 on the 2024 Inc. 5000, an annual list of the fastest-growing companies in America.
- How to Write the Perfect Landing Page for Your Commercial Cleaning Business
What a commercial cleaning landing page needs, top to bottom: headline, reasons to switch, proof, a short form, and the mistakes to avoid.
- Overcoming the Fear of Cold Calling: A Step-by-Step Guide
Wondering how to get over the fear of cold calling? With persistence, patience, and a little confidence, you can let your personality shine.
- Guide to A/B Testing in Marketing
Discover the power of A/B testing in marketing. Learn how to optimize your campaigns, improve user experience, and boost conversion rates.
- Improving Your Cold Calling Skills: Active Listening in Sales
Cold calling is a great way to expand your reach when it comes to sales development, and with active listening, sales can improve.
- How to Choose the Right B2B Content Marketing Agency
How to compare B2B content marketing agencies: the questions to ask on the first call, the warning signs, and what to check in the contract.
- Commercial Cleaning Blog Ideas Buyers Search For
30 commercial cleaning blog ideas built on what facility and property managers search: cost, switching providers, quality, disinfecting and local posts.
- Maximizing CRM Lead Generation: Strategies for Success
Learn how to boost CRM lead generation with strategies to capture, nurture, and convert leads into loyal customers using CRM insights.
- AI in B2B Content Marketing: How to Use It Well
Where AI helps B2B content marketing, where it goes wrong, what Google says about AI-written content, and a simple process for using it well.
- How to Prepare the Perfect B2B Website Sitemap
Plan every page a B2B site needs, turn the plan into an XML sitemap, and check in Search Console that Google actually read it.
- Your Guide to Detailed Content Marketing Research
How to research B2B content before you write: five places to look, how to turn findings into a topic list, and original research worth publishing.
- How to Write Effective Marketing Emails
Discover the secrets to crafting compelling marketing emails that engage, convert, and boost your campaign results.
- How to Improve SEO on Your Business's Website
Five steps to improve your website's SEO, in order: get pages indexed, give each service a page, fix titles, speed up mobile, then publish steadily.
- Understanding the Average B2B Sales Cycle Length
Learn everything about the B2B sales cycle, including its typical length, the various stages involved, and practical tips to accelerate the sales process.
- How to Write Great Website Content: 10 Tips
Ten practical tips for writing website content that B2B buyers read, from answering the question first to titles, links and keeping pages current.
- How to Build an Effective B2B Content Distribution Strategy
Where each piece of B2B content should go after it's written: your site, the right social platforms, email and your sales team, plus a routine to keep.
- How to Improve Your B2B Blog Strategy With Good Content
The decisions behind a B2B blog that brings in buyers: who it's for, topics built around your services, titles, linking, indexing and a pace you can keep.
- How to Make the Perfect Customer Journey Map
Understanding where your prospects are coming and going is a key part of B2B marketing. Use a customer journey map to enhance their experience.
- Commercial Cleaning Company Website Examples to Inspire Your Design
Three commercial cleaning website layouts worth copying, what each does well, and the six pieces to build into your own site.
- How to Establish Your Identity With Commercial Cleaning Branding
Need to turn your commercial cleaning business into a recognizable force in the industry? Learn how to build its brand identity.
- Most Important Content Marketing KPIs to Track
The content marketing KPIs that matter for B2B: found, read, acted, paid off. Where to find each in Search Console and GA4, plus a monthly review.
- What Is Cross-Channel Marketing?
Are you meeting your customers where they are? Learn how cross-channel marketing can help you get the results you need.
- How to Improve Your Sales Forecasting Techniques and Predict Revenue
The most common sales forecasting techniques, the challenges that break them, and a template for predicting revenue more accurately.
- What is Intent-Based Marketing? Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Intent-based marketing plays a more crucial role in business growth now than ever before. But what even is it? Here’s what you need to know.
- How To Warm Up Cold Leads With Lead Generation
As one would assume, warm leads often convert quicker than cold leads. But how can sales teams effectively warm up cold leads?
- Personalization in Lead Generation: Strategies to Increase Prospect Engagement
Discover effective strategies to boost prospect engagement through personalized lead generation techniques.
- Best Commercial Construction Blog Topic Ideas for Your Website
28 commercial construction blog topics owners and developers search for, sorted by project stage, plus how to pick which to write first.
- How To Find Balance Between Marketing Automation and Personalization
Does marketing automation mean you have to jeopardize marketing personalization? Here are some ways to find a balance between the two.
- Omnichannel vs. Cross-Channel Marketing: What Sets Them Apart?
Learn the key differences between omnichannel and cross-channel marketing to choose the right strategy for better customer engagement.
- Abstrakt Marketing Group Takes Home Five Honors in the 45th Annual Telly Awards
Abstrakt Marketing Group was honored in the 45th Annual Telly Awards, the world’s largest honor for video and television across all screens.
- Top Google Ranking Factors to Consider for Your SEO Strategy
The five ranking factors Google names itself, the three that decide local map results, what doesn't count, and how to put them to work on your site.
- Google Analytics: What is it, How Does it Work, and Why Does it Matter?
Looking to learn more about Google Analytics and how you can use it to improve website performance? You’ve come to the right place.
- Cold Email vs. Cold Call: What Solution Makes the Most Sense for My Business?
Thinking about implementing cold email or cold call? Explore the differences between the two and how to select the best method.
- Ways to Improve Your Prospecting Strategy
You can't qualify or convert leads you don't have. Let's explore some of the best ways to improve B2B prospecting efforts.
- Why You Should Outsource Your Prospecting
Curious about the benefits of outsourcing your prospecting efforts? Learn why outsourcing prospecting should be your next move.
- What Is Email Marketing Sender Reputation?
Email sender reputation plays a significant role in the success of your marketing campaigns. How? Learn here.
- What is Gated Content and How Does it Impact Lead Generation?
Gated content plays a crucial role in business growth. Discover the importance of gated content and its impact on lead generation.
- Abstrakt Marketing Group Celebrates Double Win: Two Hermes Creative Awards Plus Honorable Mention
Abstrakt Marketing Group was named a winner of two Gold Hermes Creative Awards and received an honorable mention for one submission.
- Abstrakt Marketing Group Honored With Both a Silver and Bronze Stevie® Award in 2024 American Business Awards®
Abstrakt was named the winner of both a Silver Stevie® and a Bronze Stevie® award in in the 22nd Annual American Business Awards® 2024.
- Abstrakt Marketing Group Receives Prestigious Culture Excellence Awards From Energage’s Top Workplaces Awards
Abstrakt is thrilled to announce its recognition by Energage's Top Workplaces Awards, receiving four Culture Excellence Awards.
- Understanding the Buyer Spectrum: The Key to Successful Sales Development
If you want the most impact from your sales development strategy, you must first understand the buyer spectrum. Here’s what you need to know.
- What Is Paid Search Marketing? Here’s What You Need to Know Before Starting Your Paid Search Campaigns
Need help getting started on your journey to an effective paid search marketing campaign? Check out our complete guide here.
- How Automated Lead Generation Transforms Your Business Strategy
Discover how automated lead generation and marketing automation transform your business strategy and drive business growth.
- Enabling Insights: How Lead Generation Data Transforms Business Strategies
Discover how lead generation data fuels better decisions, sharper marketing campaigns, and higher conversion rates.
- MSP Branding: How to Define Your Brand Identity
Not sure where to start with developing your MSP brand? Here are some MSP branding best practices to implement into your strategy.
- How Do You Create an Effective MSP Website Design?
How to design an MSP website that business owners act on: who you serve, a page per service, plain proof, a visibly secure site, and local search.
- What You Need to Know About Multi-Channel Prospecting
Want to get the most prospects possible in your sales pipeline? Here’s how you can approach a multi-channel prospecting strategy.
- Is Email Marketing an Outbound or Inbound Lead Generation Method?
Not sure if email is inbound or outbound marketing? Learn how to use both approaches for an all-inclusive email marketing strategy.
- A Guide to Using an Entity-Based SEO Strategy
What entity-based SEO is, how entities differ from keywords, and six steps to make sure Google and AI assistants know exactly who your company is.
- How to Create a Sales Funnel Email Sequence
Looking to get more out of your sales funnel email sequences? Here’s how you can do it for long-term results.
- Abstrakt Marketing Group Excels as Top Workplace USA for Second Consecutive Year
We're thrilled to announce that Abstrakt Marketing Group has been named Top Workplace USA 2024, featured in USA Today.
- How to Build a Strong B2B Branding Strategy in a Competitive Market
If you want to stand out from the crowd, establishing consistent B2B branding is vital. Learn how to build a strong B2B branding strategy.
- How to Effectively Craft a B2B Email Drip Campaign
Not seeing the impact you want from your B2B email drip campaigns? Discover the key to effectively crafting your strategy here.
- How to Build Trust and Credibility for Your Small Business
Company credibility goes a long way for lead generation and keeping customers loyal. Here are some ways you can establish trust with clients.
- Is Cold Calling Illegal? Here are Some Cold Calling Laws to Be Aware of
Cold calling is legal, but there are some cold calling laws to be aware of. Here’s what you need to know before cold calling.
- Mastering B2B Email Marketing: Strategies for Success
Learn how to build a high-impact B2B email marketing strategy, from segmentation and content to automation, to engage buyers and drive revenue.
- Best Email Prospecting Strategies for B2B Lead Generation
Sending prospecting emails is great for filling your sales pipeline with new leads. Here are some of the best email prospecting strategies.
- What to Know About Persona-Based Email Marketing
For email campaigns to be effective, you must personalize what you send. Learn all you need to know about persona-based email marketing.
- How to Create Personalized Email Marketing Campaigns
Personalized email campaigns present better results than traditional, generalized efforts. Learn how to create personalized campaigns here.
- Understanding the Different Types of Email Marketing Campaigns
With all the types of email marketing campaigns, it can be difficult to choose the right one. Learn about each email marketing campaign here.
- Ultimate Email Campaign Checklist to Stay on Track
This email campaign checklist can help you build and maintain a sales and marketing strategy that yields long-term results.
- How To Use Data To Drive Your Email Marketing Efforts
Gathering and interpreting data is vital for consistently improving email marketing efforts. Learn how to use it to your advantage here.
- What is Account-Based Marketing? Here’s What You Need to Know
Have you been hearing a lot about account-based marketing, but aren’t sure what it is? We’re here to give you the answers you’re looking for.
- Best Ways to Re-Engage Old Sales Leads Through Email
Email is a great way to reach out to old sales leads and reintroduce them to your pipeline. Explore the best ways to do it here.
- Sales Operations: Everything to Know About Growing Your Business
Sales operations play a critical function in sustaining predictable business growth. Learn what sales operations are and how to do it.
- A Beginner’s Guide to B2B Selling
To generate more revenue for your business, you must partake in B2B selling. Learn all you need to know about B2B selling here.
- Commercial Roofing Blog Ideas for Your Website
25 commercial roofing blog ideas property and facility managers search for: repair or replace, inspections, cost, warranties and reroofing occupied buildings.
- Crafting a Strong Brand Identity for a Roofing Company
Does your roofing business need a brand that stands out? Discover how to build a strong brand identity for your roofing business here.
- A Complete Breakdown of B2B Appointment Setting Costs and Pricing Models
The cost of appointment setting varies based on several principles. We'll cover them all so you can make smart financial decisions in 2025.
- A Guide to the Different Types of SEO Strategies
The four types of SEO strategy (on-page, off-page, technical and local), a quick test for each, and how to decide which one your site needs first.
- Best Metrics and KPIs to Track for Measuring Email Marketing Success
Keep track of these email marketing metrics and KPIs to ensure you’re successful with your email marketing efforts.
- How To Get More Sales Appointments Via Email
Booking sales appointments via cold emailing is effective if you do it right. Learn how to use email marketing for B2B appointment setting.
- Your Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing
Email marketing requires a lot of moving parts to be effective and generate positive results. Here’s a guide to everything you need to know.
- Sales Enablement Explained: What It Is and Why It Matters
Learn what sales enablement is, why it matters, and how to implement it. Discover tools, training, and strategy tips to boost sales.
- How to Use Online Marketing to Grow Your Architecture Business
If you’re looking to bring more leads to your pipeline, online marketing for architecture is your ultimate approach. Learn more here.
- Your Guide to Creating a B2B Website
Seven steps to create a B2B website buyers trust, from naming your readers to launch in Search Console, plus the mistakes that cost calls.
- How to Get More Sales Meetings With Qualified Prospects
Struggling to secure more qualified sales appointments with prospects? Learn how to get more meetings that convert here.
- Ultimate Guide to Building a Multi-Channel Lead Generation Strategy
Multi-channel lead generation is the ideal strategy to achieve maximum results. Learn how to build a sustainable strategy here.
- How to Scale Your Business for Long-Term Growth
Not sure where to start with growing your business? Learn how you can scale your business for long-term growth here.
- Role of a Sales Manager in Lead Generation: What Does a Sales Manager Do?
Sales managers are often overlooked, but they play a vital role in lead generation. Learn about the role of a sales manager here.
- How to Be a Good SDR and Secure More Sales Meetings
Want to hire the best SDRs for your growth efforts? Here are some best practices on how to be a good SDR to secure more sales meetings.
- Best Commercial Landscaping Digital Marketing Practices to Follow
Looking to generate B2B lawn care leads all year long? Here are some ways you can consistently generate inbound landscaping leads.
- What Is the Role of a BDR in Sales Development?
Business development representatives (BDRs) play a critical role in outbound lead generation. Learn about the BDR role here.
- Understanding the Role of Sales Executives in B2B Lead Generation (And How to Hire the Right One)
Sales executives play a significant role in business growth. Learn what they are and how to make sure you hire the right one here.
- Everything You Need to Know About the Account Executive Role
Account executives play a significant role in consistent business growth and ingraining client loyalty. Learn about the role here.
- Most Effective Telecom Digital Marketing Strategies to Follow
As the internet has evolved, so have telecom digital marketing strategies. Read this to explore the latest telecom marketing insights.
- Everything You Need to Know About Creating Detailed B2B Buyer Personas
Defining your target market isn’t enough to effectively engage decision-makers, so you must identify B2B buyer personas. Learn more here.
- Ways That B2B Companies Can Accurately Identify Their Target Audience
Struggling to get qualified leads in your pipeline? If so, it may be worth rethinking your target audience. Learn more here.
- Most Effective Online Marketing for Commercial Paving Contractors
Learn how asphalt paving and concrete contractors use SEO, paid ads, and content to build a pipeline of commercial leads,
- Lead Quantity vs. Lead Quality: Which Should You Prioritize?
Many B2B companies make the mistake of prioritizing lead quantity or lead quality. Learn how to find the perfect balance between both here.
- Sales Funnel vs. Pipeline: What’s the Difference?
While used interchangeably, it’s important to understand the difference between a sales funnel and pipeline. Learn more here.
- Abstrakt Marketing Group Closes for 6th Annual Give Back Day
Abstrakt Marketing Group held its 6th Annual Give Back Day on August 4th, 2023.
- Abstrakt Marketing Group Appears on Inc. 5000 List for the 9th Time, and Abstrakt Cloud Solutions for the 1st Time
Inc. revealed today that Abstrakt ranks No. 4,246 on the 2023 Inc. 5000, its annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America.
- What It Takes to Build a B2B Sales Funnel That Yields Results
Struggling to convert leads into sales? Here’s everything you need to know about building an effective B2B sales funnel.
- Channel vs. Direct Sales: What’s the Difference?
Channel and direct sales are both great approaches to generating revenue, but they have some notable differences. Learn the differences here.
- Ways to Get More Customer Reviews for Your Business
Customer reviews provide your business with several benefits, including more sales. Here are some ways you can get more of them.
- Sales Cycle: Definition, Steps, and How to Shorten It
Understanding your sales cycle is key to shortening it and generating more revenue in a quicker amount of time. Learn how to do it here.
- How to Write Marketing Copy that Generates Leads
While anyone can type something on a keyboard, it requires marketing experts to write marketing copy that generates leads and sales.
- Google Ads: What Is It, How It Works, and How to Set Up a Campaign
Google Ads is a powerful tool for business growth and lead generation. Explore the impact of Google Ads for sales and marketing here.
- Common Sales Objections and How to Overcome Them
Objections are bound to happen in sales. To overcome them, it’s important to know the most common sales objections and prepare in advance.
- Guide to Crafting the Perfect Sales Voicemail Script
Are prospects not calling you back? It may be because you’re missing quality opportunities by not leaving them, or you’re not doing it right.
- How to Write Good Calls to Action (CTAs)
Calls to action (CTAs) are vital to getting users to take the next step in the sales journey. Explore how to write good CTAs for marketing
- Ways to Build and Retain Customer Loyalty
Struggling to keep customers for the long haul? Learn about the best ways you can build and retain customer loyalty.
- Best Ways to Practice Digital Marketing for Solar Companies
Struggling to get solar leads in your sales pipeline? Explore the different solar digital marketing best practices here.
- How to Motivate a Sales Team When Sales Are Down
Struggling with low sales and unmotivated teams? Learn practical strategies to motivate your sales team and build a winning sales culture.
- Best Ways to Generate Leads With Social Media
Five ways social media brings in B2B leads, from useful posts and current profiles to prospecting and paid lead ads, and what each one takes.
- What Is Search Engine Marketing?
What search engine marketing is, how paid search ads and their cost work, how SEM differs from SEO, and how to decide where your budget goes.
- How to Generate B2B Leads for Manufacturing Industry
Learn how manufacturing companies can generate high-quality B2B leads, build a stronger sales pipeline, and drive consistent revenue growth.
- A Beginner's Guide to Conversion Rate Optimization
What conversion rate optimization is, how to calculate your rate, and the fixes that work on a B2B site without enough traffic to split-test.
- How A Reengagement Campaign Can Help You Win Back Lost Leads
Learn why leads drift away and how to win back lost leads with personalized messages, timely offers, and more strategies in this blog.
- What Is Thought Leadership and Why Does It Matter?
A plain definition of thought leadership, why it matters to B2B buyers, the formats that work for smaller companies, and how to build it.
- Mining For Growth Gold Guide
We're here to share with you proven strategies for driving business growth, from cold calling to account management.
- Tales From Sales Guide
Dive into real sales strategies from Abstrakt's sales leaders. Learn how to build and manage a sales team with proven practices.
- Ultimate Guide to B2B Sales Prospecting
Struggling to secure high-quality sales opportunities? Learn about strategic sales prospecting here and revitalize your sales pipeline.
- Top-of-Mind Awareness: What Is It and Why Is It Important for Lead Generation?
Establishing top-of-mind awareness is essential for piquing the interest of potential buyers and generating more revenue. Learn more here.
- What Is Dark Social in Marketing?
What dark social is, why privately shared links show up as direct traffic, and practical ways a B2B company can measure and plan around it.
- Understanding Lead Generation Cost: Strategies to Optimize Your Budget
Learn what drives lead generation cost and how to lower CPL. See proven strategies for optimization, retargeting, content, and attribution.
- Effective Cold Email Templates to Boost Your Outreach Success
Use these cold email templates, subject line tips, and best practices to personalize outreach, increase replies, and book more meetings.
- How to Create a LinkedIn Business Page That Works
Create a LinkedIn business page step by step, fill in the fields LinkedIn says matter, connect your team, and keep the page active.
- How to Conduct a Content Audit for SEO
How to run an SEO content audit: the four decisions for every page, the steps in order, and the two mistakes that turn a cleanup into a traffic drop.
- Marketing Collateral: What Is It and Why Is It Important?
Marketing collateral is a great asset to include in your business growth strategy. Learn what marketing collateral is and why it’s important.
- B2B Lead Magnets: What Are They and How Do They Support Business Growth
Lead magnets are great assets to help generate inbound leads. Keep reading to learn what they are and how they help build sales pipelines.
- Why Case Studies Are Important Sales Development and Marketing Assets
Marketing collateral piques the interest of potential buyers, and case studies may be the most important asset for your marketing efforts.
- What is the Role of an SDR in Sales?
SDRs play a significant role in the sale process. But how? Read our blog here to learn all you need to know about the SDR role.
- The Playbook for Managers
Learn how to maximize productivity with time-blocking strategies and personalized playbooks for each position.
- Best Sales Closing Techniques for Sales Executives to Follow
Are you getting meetings but aren’t able to close a deal? Explore the best sales closing techniques that you should implement in your pitch.
- What You Should Know About Google's Helpful Content Update
What Google's helpful content update did, how it became part of core ranking, and how to check your own pages against Google's questions.
- Best Ways to Secure Sales Meetings Over the Phone
Getting sales appointments over the phone isn't always easy. Here are some ways SDRs can secure more sales meetings over the phone.
- What Is Audience Data and How Does It Work?
Get more from your marketing efforts and learn how to effectively collect and utilize audience data to enhance your strategy.
- 8 Common Sales Mistakes to Expect and Tips to Overcome Them
Are your sales reps making mistakes that could be limiting your appointment-setting potential? Learn about common mistakes here.
- Your Guide to Creating an Ideal Client Profile for Your Business
Learn how to effectively define your target audience and boost your marketing strategy by creating your business's preferred client profile.
- How to Build a Sales Prospecting List
Prospects don’t just appear from nothing; you must have a strategy to fill your pipeline. Here’s how to build a sales prospecting list.
- What is Lead Nurturing? Here’s What You Need to Know
Most leads convert into sales opportunities during the lead nurturing phase of the sales pipeline. Here’s how to nurture leads effectively.
- Digital Summit Chicago 2022, Key Takeaways
We gained some great insight at Digital Summit Chicago 2022, and we’re excited to share our experiences with you!
- Alternatives to Cold Calling
Many companies are hesitant to cold calling lead generation. Here are some alternatives to cold calling to consider for business growth.
- Is Sales or Marketing Responsible for Lead Generation?
There tends to be a lot of confusion around who is responsible for lead generation: sales or marketing? Learn their roles in lead generation.
- How To Get More Clients for Your Logistics Business
Want to generate more revenue from your transportation services? Learn how to get more clients for your logistics business here.
- Tips for Increasing Organic Traffic to Your Website
Seven ways to increase organic traffic, starting with the fastest wins in Search Console, plus how to judge traffic now that AI summaries take clicks.
- How to Reduce No-Shows for Your Sales Meetings
Discover effective strategies to reduce no-show rates for your sales meetings and improve your B2B appointment setting process.
- Why You Should Have Your SDRs Be Your BDRs First
While both are essential for business growth, it’s important that your SDRs are BDRs first. Explore how this can positively impact your results.
- Your Ultimate Cold Call Script to Converting Prospects into Sales
Having a cold call script is important, but having an EFFECTIVE cold call script is crucial. Here are some script creation best practices.
- Employee Resource Groups on the Rise at Abstrakt Marketing Group
We are thrilled to announce the emergence of ERGs or Employee Resource Groups at Abstrakt.
- Common B2B Lead Generation Challenges (And How To Overcome Them)
Lead generation is powerful, but it doesn’t come easy. Explore the most common B2B lead generation challenges and how you can overcome them.
- Everything You Need to Know About Lead Qualification, Definition, Process, Best Practices, Checklist, And More
Not sure how lead qualification aligns with your B2B lead generation strategy? Learn all you need to know about lead qualification here.
- Achieving Success Through B2B Sales and Marketing Alignment
Drive revenue and improve outcomes with actionable B2B sales and marketing alignment strategies. Build collaboration, enhance accountability, grow smarter.
- What Are Keywords?
What keywords are, how Google says to use them, how SEO and ad keywords differ, and how to find the phrases your buyers search with free tools.
- How to Design a Competitive Sales Compensation Plan That Drives Results
Our Vice President of Sales discusses how you can create a competitive compensation plan for your internal Sales Team.
- What’s the Difference Between an Account Executive and Sales Development Representative?
SDRs open conversations and AEs close them. Where each role starts and stops, how the handoff works, and which one to hire first.
- 13 strategies leaders can adopt to become more resilient
No matter what industry you’re in, your business is bound to go through changing tides.
- 16 Overlooked Steps to Build a Successful Marketing Campaign
Developing a great product or service is only the first step in bringing the world to your business’s door.
- 13 website design elements that can increase sales and engagement
Developing a great product or service is only the first step in bringing the world to your business’s door.
- Guide to Building a High-Converting Lead Generation Website
The four jobs a lead generation website has to do: get found, show fit fast, make contact effortless, and track which pages bring in leads.
- 15 Tips to Help Leaders Better Understand and Connect with Their Workforce
Business growth comes with its benefits and drawbacks.
- 13 challenges of running a business during market changes
Market changes present many challenges for business owners.
- 9 Simple Ways to Manage Your Energy, Not Just Your Time
Many leaders and professionals who want to be more productive put a lot of focus into managing their time and looking for ways to trim their workweek.
- Best Practices To Making Sell Sheets That Convert Leads Into Customers
A sell sheet is an asset that every B2B company should take advantage of. Learn how to make a sell sheet that converts leads into customers.
- Best Practices for Designing B2B Infographics
Visual content is essential for attracting your audience’s attention. Explore these best practices for designing B2B infographics.
- Nine tips for building a top-notch employee development program
Most people don’t step into a job role expecting to stay in it forever.
- 13 key qualities of an effective, unifying team communication system
In any organization, clear communication is key for maximizing productivity, camaraderie and the overall happiness of the team, particularly as more and…
- 8 effective ways B2B organizations can help struggling clients
More than two years after the Covid-19 pandemic first took the world by storm, many businesses are still traveling down the long and winding road to recovery.
- 14 steps leaders can take to help teams set clear, actionable goals
Setting goals does more than just communicate things that need to be done. Goals keep professionals organized and motivated and keep teams working cohesively.
- How To Get Referrals for Your Business
Client referrals are essential for sustainable company growth. Discover how to get referrals for your business’s products and services.
- How To Integrate Sustainable Marketing Materials Into Your Business Strategy
Sustainability is a significant selling point for many buyers. Learn how your business can take advantage of sustainable marketing materials.
- Plan Ahead: How To Craft a Clear Sales Meeting Agenda
When you plan a sales meeting agenda, you’re setting your sales appointment up for success. Learn how to craft a prospect meeting agenda here.
- How To Market a Security Company
Finding the best way to market your security company can be the most stressful part of your job. Explore how to market your security company.
- Abstrakt Marketing Group Appoints Jamie Schneider, Alicia Haas, and Melanie Clark to Executive Leadership Roles
Abstrakt Marketing Group announced today the appointment of Jamie Schneider as CHRO, Alicia Haas as CFO, and Melanie Clark as CMO.
- BDR vs. SDR: What’s the Difference?
BDRs and SDRs have similar responsibilities, but a few notable differences. Learn about the differences between BDRs and SDRs.
- Change at Abstrakt: Growth’s Greatest Catalyst
If you’re growing, you’re changing, but if you’re changing, you aren’t necessarily growing. Learn how key players at Abstrakt grow and embrace change.
- Abstrakt Celebrates 4th Annual Give Back Day
Read how Abstrakt’s team volunteered 1,200+ hours in St. Louis, cleaning up Laclede’s Landing, supporting nonprofits..
- Looking for a Career Change? Here’s Why You Should Join Abstrakt
Considering a big career change? Stop thinking about it, make it happen. Apply at Abstrakt and join our incredible team of sales and marketing experts.
- 3 Ways To Generate More Leads for Your Engineering Business
Want to reach more leads and boost revenue for your engineering firm? It’s time to reengineer your lead generation strategy with these three tips.
- Grow Your Post-College Career at Abstrakt
Looking for your first job after college? Don’t settle for something that doesn’t inspire you, join our incredible team and grow your career at Abstrakt.
- 13 tips for effectively communicating with your remote team members
Businesses that adopted remote work arrangements for the first time this past year have had to overcome numerous challenges and pick up new skills, one of…
- 15 tips for developing an effective social media presence
The most effective social media strategies are smart, on-brand and reliable.
- Feeling stressed at the top? 14 ways leaders can relieve the pressures of their position
To help you deal with this issue, 14 Business Journals Leadership Trust members share their best tips for dealing with the pressures of leadership.
- 10 ways to pinpoint low-value work that’s hurting your bottom line
Successful businesses retain top talent and drive sales by focusing on high-value work, work that not only brings valuable products and services to the…
- 11 effective strategies for identifying and alleviating employee burnout
Some of the stress and disruptions of 2020 have followed us into 2021.
- 15 effective ways to keep your teams on track while they’re working from home
Many business leaders who shifted their teams to remote work at the start of the pandemic didn’t expect it to be a permanent change.
- Teaming up with another business? 15 essential factors to look at first
When two businesses enter into a partnership, it can pay off significantly for both companies involved.
- 15 ways to become a more transparent leader (and better inspire your team)
The role of a leader isn’t simply to drive profit and give orders to subordinates.
- Eight smart strategies to help your company avoid social media missteps
In today’s world, a viral social media post can either catapult a business toward success or destroy its reputation in one fell swoop.
- 13 bad habits that can keep entrepreneurs from achieving success
To survive in an unstable and competitive market, entrepreneurs have to be on top of everything, including their daily habits.
- 11 leaders’ tips for boosting sluggish workplace morale after the holidays
As the fun and excitement of year-end holidays come to a close, an upbeat spirit can quickly degenerate into the “late winter blues.”
- Strengthen your client relationships with these 15 leader-recommended strategies
Gathering data about customers, sales and online analytics is important for most businesses.
- 15 Smart Strategies for Managing and Leveraging Your Business Data
Gathering data about customers, sales and online analytics is important for most businesses.
- 15 Effective Strategies to Grow Your Remote Network
While the old professional mantra of “network, network, network” still holds true in 2021, social distancing and the shift to remote work has made it a bit…
- 10 essential factors to review in your annual company ‘postmortem’
Many businesses undertake an annual company “postmortem” to review their goals and gauge their success over the previous year.
- 13 Proven Leadership Strategies to Build a Purpose-Driven Organization
Discover 13 actionable strategies to align your leadership with purpose, foster team engagement, and drive meaningful organizational growth.
- 10 expert-recommended resources for honing your leadership skills
Stories are an important part of the human experience. Compelling narratives build connections and communicate important information.
- 13 Expert Tips to Become a More Powerful and Engaging Storyteller
Stories are an important part of the human experience. Compelling narratives build connections and communicate important information.
- 14 clear signs it’s time to scale up your company
Scaling up your business is a great goal to pursue. However, there are many factors to consider before taking any steps: Is the market timing right?
- How to Use LinkedIn Conversation Ads to Generate Leads
LinkedIn Conversation ads are one of LinkedIn’s newer features; here are four tips for how you can use them to generate B2B sales leads.
- 12 effective ways to find investors for your business in a remote world
To comply with social distancing and stay-at-home orders, businesses across sectors shut down their in-person operations and moved to remote work.
- 15 smart and effective ways to keep your stakeholders in the loop
To comply with social distancing and stay-at-home orders, businesses across sectors shut down their in-person operations and moved to remote work.
- Employee Spotlight With Natalie Archer: SDR to AE in 1 Year
In sales, there are many paths for growth. If you do it right, you could end up like Natalie Archer and go from an SDR to an AE in one year.
- 13 smart strategies to optimize your business for remote work
To comply with social distancing and stay-at-home orders, businesses across sectors shut down their in-person operations and moved to remote work.
- 15 tips for making a great first impression on a new partner or client
First impressions are incredibly important, and are also made incredibly quickly.
- 14 organic ways promote your business outside of ad campaigns
Most businesses run marketing campaigns via multiple channels, utilizing television, radio and print ads as well as social media, SEO tactics and online ads…
- How to Turn Your Blog Into a Lead Generator
How to make a company blog bring in calls and form fills: what to write about, where to link, what to offer readers, and how to measure it.
- Maximize productivity with these 15 strategies to manage competing priorities
Whether it’s allocating their own time to a long to-do list or determining what their company should focus on next, leaders must manage competing priorities.
- 15 tips for carefully communicating news to your team members
One of the most important skills a leader must learn is effective communication.
- 14 smart steps to ‘trim the fat’ in your organization’s budget
If your business or organization isn’t bringing in enough revenue to cover your expenses, you’ll need to cut back on costs.
- 15 virtual meetings tips to keep your team members engaged
With many companies continuing partial or fully remote operations, virtual meetings will remain the standard for many professionals for the foreseeable future.
- 14 important measures to regain your team’s trust after a company setback
Every company faces setbacks, especially in difficult times like the present.
- Looking to change roles at your company? 14 tips from leaders
It’s not unusual to see professionals focused on growing within their company through vertical movement.
- Making your first big client pitch? 15 important tips to keep in mind
Pitching to a potential big client for the first time is an exciting milestone for any entrepreneur or business leader, but it can be intimidating.
- 14 strategies to help you and your team combat burnout
Burnout can impact any professional if they don’t proactively work to address it.
- Get recognized as an industry expert with these nine strategies
Many professionals aspire to establish themselves as experts in their respective industries, and with good reason.
- 16 key qualities that distinguish a great leader from a good one
Throughout the course of someone’s career, they’ll likely work with both good and bad leaders
- 14 strategies to help eliminate bias in hiring
Everyone can be influenced by unconscious biases.
- 14 ways leaders can get comfortable with not having all the answers
As a leader, your employees look to you for guidance.
- 11 revealing questions to ask during new client onboarding
Understanding and meeting your clients’ wants and needs is the best way to build trust, connection and loyalty.
- Leaders: Say ‘no’ without guilt with these 10 tips
As a leader, learning how and when to say “no” is one of the most important skills you’ll develop.
- 12 ways to boost your team’s mental health during the pandemic
As the pandemic lingers and stress builds, mental health continues to be an area of concern.
- 12 leaders share the pros and cons of a slow hiring process
Many companies follow the mantra of “hire slow, fire fast” when they’re building their teams.
- Vetting an influencer? Take these 12 important steps
More and more businesses are venturing into the world of influencer partnerships, and with good reason.
- Four business lessons learned so far in 2020
As a business owner, it’s no secret to me that each year presents new challenges.
- 15 rewarding ways to invest in your employees
When you invest in your employees, you create dedicated team members who know your business and are equally invested in its success.
- For the 6th Time, Abstrakt Marketing Group Appears on the Inc. 5000 List
Inc. magazine revealed that Abstrakt is # 3627 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious rank of the nation’s fastest-growing.
- 15 smart, professional ways to reconnect in times of crisis
Sometimes it takes moments of great personal and professional difficulty to see how strong your network is.
- 13 clear signs your business should be charging more
Low prices are a great way to get customers in the door when you’re first starting.
- Inspire innovation: 16 ways to build a solutions-focused team
No one knows your product and business better than your front-line employees.
- 14 soft skills that help new professionals shine
Every job and industry requires certain “soft skills” on top of needed technical or practical knowledge.
- 14 tips for keeping people engaged in remote meetings
In the wake of Covid-19, companies across the country have arranged for their staff to work from home.
- Abstrakt Marketing Group Wins Corporate LiveWire’s B2B Marketing Company Of The Year
Abstrakt Marketing Group, a business growth company, has been named the B2B Marketing Company Of The Year from Corporate LiveWire.
- Corporate LiveWire Interview with President of Pipeline Outbound Eric Watkins
President of Pipeline Outbound sat down with Corporate Livewire and reflects on Abstrakt’s recent achievements as well as his vision for future success.
- How To Have a Productive Virtual Sales Meeting
As more sales meetings are going virtual, there are alternative ways to engage meeting participants. Learn how to have a productive virtual sales meeting.
- How to Reduce Employee Stress and Anxiety During Coronavirus With Scott Scully, CEO of Abstrakt Marketing Group
Check out what our CEO, Scott Scully, had to say about reducing employee stress and anxiety during coronavirus on Employee Cycle’s podcast.
- How Abstrakt Mobilized a 330+ Person Workforce in 72 Hours
Mobilizing workforces is becoming the new norm of practicing social distancing to help manage the prevalent COVID-19.
- A Decade at Abstrakt
Three of our team members reflect on a decade at Abstrakt. See what they had to say about the past 10 years working at AMG.
- From Monotone to Moving: The Power of Voice Inflection
Why tone changes the outcome of a sales call, and practical ways reps can improve inflection on the phone.
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