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Callbox Perfect Candidate for Japan Chief Recruiter [CASE STUDY]

Callbox: Perfect Candidate for Japan’s Chief Recruiter

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CASE STUDY



Callbox: Perfect Candidate for Japan’s Chief Recruiter


THE CLIENT



ABOUT
The Client is Japan’s largest recruiting and information Service Company. They are focused on supporting a diverse range of work style though offering a wide variety of services including job advertisements, permanent placement services, temporary staffing services, outsourcing services, pre organization-related services, and development-related services in an effort to help realize a world in which people can freely choose their own unique work style.

The Client also provides a broad range of services for companies, from employee recruitment to development and assignment. Through their diverse services, they are committed to offering the best HR solutions for business operations.

TARGET LOCATION
 Houston, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and UK

TARGET INDUSTRY
 All industries except recruitment and employment agencies and job boards companies


THE CHALLENGE



The Client was planning to launch a new product in Singapore and they didn’t have a marketing team to help them engage with customers. Hoping to reach out to prospects and meeting their deadline, the Client decided to outsource to a company that specializes in reaching new markets and has all the marketing tools including database, email support and social media to manage a campaign and help generate potential clients for them.


THE CALLBOX SOLUTION



1st Campaign:

Before the campaign commenced, the Client highlighted how crucial it is for them to reach their target prospects for the launch of their product. Prior to signing up with Callbox, the Client had planned a marketing strategy of their own, which was focused on different target locations per week. They decided to apply this strategy to their first Callbox campaign.

Contacts were profiled properly and were sent out an email. To get more interested prospects, the team needed a sustained and focused effort. However, despite much effort exerted by the team, the Client’s marketing strategy gave them less time to nurture their warm prospects, which resulted to failure in meeting the Client’s campaign expectations.

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The Client assessed the results and the team provided their feedback on the campaign as well. After evaluating the campaign, the Client and the Callbox team came to the following conclusions:

  • Jumping from one target area to another from week to week gave them less time to reach out to the right people. The availability of prospects had to be put into consideration as well.
  • Having limited time to run the campaign affected the conversion rate. Many prospects considered looking into the product, however, most of them didn’t want to commit yet.
  • Right timing is the key. Running a 3-week campaign on a lean month, when most of the prospects were on vacation, contributed to a lower-than-expected turnout.

2nd Campaign:

Having learned much from the initial campaign and armed with insights on how they can make improvements, the Callbox team, together with the Client, made some changes to help improve the campaign’s performance. In order to address the Client’s challenge of reaching out to prospects before the official launch of their product, the team implemented the following:

  • Callbox’s multi-channel approach, whereby the team sent out emails to warm prospects prior to the start of the campaign which helped generates positive replies and was converted to appointments. At the same time, the team tried different approaches to touch base and follow up with them while running the campaign.
  • The Client ran a 2-week campaign, this time with 4 agents focusing on one location. The team conducted regular status meetings with the Client to provide updates and keep track of their course of action.

With the help of the Callbox Pipeline Lead Nurture Tool, the team was able to create a scheme and set a timeline that helped achieve the desired results within the time frame specified by the Client.

Callbox’s multi-channel approach played an important role which resulted to higher number of appointments at the end of 2nd term:

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Before the end of the campaign, the client commended the team for their effort, “99% no cancellation of appointments. Only 1% of the appointment was cancelled because of double booking.”


RESULTS



With Callbox’s experience and the team’s expertise in troubleshooting different types of campaigns, together with the Client, they managed to create a customized program to meet the Client’s target and expectations.

Running a multi-channel marketing campaign with the aid of the Callbox’s Pipeline Lead Nurture Tool, the team managed to deliver a higher number of qualified appointments than they would have without it. As a result, the Client decided not to accept more office appointments and advised the team to convert them to leads instead as they no longer have enough people to handle all appointments delivered.

Currently, the Client is nurturing 178 leads, 37 of which are interested with the product and agreed to meet with the Client’s sales team, 75 warm leads who are interested to know more about the product and 66 leads which can be followed up through email. These impressive results prompted the Client to signify his intention to sign up for a long term contract by the 3rd quarter of this year.


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Callbox Partnering for Sales Increase in Sydney IP Services [CASE STUDY]

Callbox Multi-Channel Marketing Program and Marketing Automation Platform: Partnering for 33% Sales Increase in Sydney IP Services

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The Client

Established in 1998, the Client is an Australian-owned cloud, data centre and connectivity provider. Specializing in enterprise cloud, robust data centres, managed connectivity solutions and multi-provider internet services, the Client’s network extends throughout Australia with its own points of presence in five states.

The Challenge

In 1999, the Client partnered with Optus to wholesale Internet Protocol (IP) Services to middle-tier ISPs and voice service providers in Queensland, and extended its market to Sydney in the mid-aughts. The Sydney operation did quite well in the first five years, maintaining a good number of customers. However, in recent years, the Sydney operation fell into a predicament where Annual ROIs barely moved up as in-house sales and marketing schemes became ineffective at acquiring new customers. The Client knew that in order to increase their clientele list, more advanced sales and marketing methods and tools were needed. But this also led them to another challenge: they were not equipped with the best tactics and tools for scaling up their sales numbers. After some foresightful study, the Client took a backseat from the situation and decided to outsource their sales and marketing efforts with Callbox.

The Callbox Solution

Callbox and the Client were a match made in heaven. The first project was a single-seat, 3-month appointment setting campaign that initially ran with scaled-back activities, which were gradually increased as the campaign proceeded. Both Callbox and the Client kept the database containing specific zip codes from the Sydney area accurate and up-to-date through regular list scrubbing and prospect data profiling. This process significantly reduced invalid records, allowing the campaign to reach a greater number of prospects. Along with managing the campaign database, the Client worked closely with the assigned agent by providing insights and feedback on how to deliver a compelling pitch about the solution’s key benefits and overall messaging strategy, while helping the agent to sharpen her fundamental appointment setting skills, resulting in a higher output of quality leads. Moreover, Callbox Pipeline’s marketing automation features for lead management, campaign monitoring and lead nurturing helped the Client stay on top of the campaign. Callbox Pipeline served as the campaign’s central hub for monitoring prospecting calls, follow-up emails, and booked appointments, providing real-time tracking and project management capabilities. As per the client, “it’s a neat diary”.

Results

With the help of Callbox Pipeline and Callbox’s multi-channel marketing program, the team booked 24 appointments in the first two months of the three-month campaign period – good news not only to the company’s directors but most especially to their partner Optus. These appointments represented a significant 62% surge from their average conversion rate for the last three years. But the best was yet to come. On the 3rd month, things got off to a flying start as sale after sale came in. A few feedback from the Client during this time included:
“Hi Team, FYI, we are about to get our first large deal signed off. Thank you and your team for the fantastic result. Keep them coming!”
“Hi Team, I hope all is well. Some more good news, I have converted another lead this week. Please pass on my thanks to the team & keep up the good work!”
“Team, What a great way to start the New Year! Thank you very much.”
Callbox’s multi-channel marketing program and Callbox Pipeline were exactly the perfect pairing of strategy and technology that the Client needed to achieve a 33% sales increase in six months’ time. After two campaign periods that closed 3large multinational deals, the Client’s sister company, a web design firm, also signed up for a lead generation campaign with Callbox. As for the Client, these results helped win their trust and confidence in Callbox, leading them to refer another Optus-partner company to work with Callbox for an appointment setting campaign.
Callbox Takes on Challenge Scores A VIQtory [CASE STUDY]

Callbox Takes on Challenge & Scores a VIQtory

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The Client

The Client is a leader in Precision Transcription & Stenography services in Australia. For more than 50 years now, the business holds the reputation in quality that has been built on strict, on time delivery, and accurate professional transcription for events, meetings, interviews, arbitrations and courts throughout the country. For the leadoff campaign, the focus was to set appointments with specific decision makers for specific industries. In those meetings, Client introduced and discussed the feature and benefits of VIQ Solutions – the world’s leading expert in digital audio, video and evidence capture and management solutions. VIQ Solutions provides digital recording applications that allow multiple channels of audio and video recordings to be recorded simultaneously with annotations and other information attached to it.

The Challenge

The project plan to partner with a lead generation company was brought about by the Client’s challenge to be able to get through arduous targets like Legal, Medical & Investigation. These are industries that require detailed transcription/dictation tasks as they deal with sensitive and delicate matters.

The Callbox Solution

A full-package, multi-channel marketing program was provided by the Callbox team:

An agent who called for the campaign for 8 hours everyday

Despite the agent starting out with limited knowledge on transcription services, through the Callbox leader’s orientation and training, as well as the agent’s interest to learn the mechanics and myriad of applications of such a service , the agent achieved the Client’s desired level of proficiency in speaking with prospects about VIQ Solutions.

A well-filtered database

Filtering a database for the Client’s required target industries was quite a challenge for the Callbox team, as the number of these type of organizations in a country or region is quite below standards, as compared with consumer-centric businesses. But the team still managed to work well with the approved database.

Client-approved calling script

The calling script served as a guide for the caller to keep himself aligned and knowledgeably-sounding in offering the product & services’ value proposition, and setting solid appointments with target decision makers.

LinkedIn Account

The Callbox team built and managed the LinkedIn account, which was approved and kept monitored by the Client at which conversation threads with connections were viewed.

Emails

Email templates were drafted by Callbox and were approved by the Client. The templates varied in approach depending on the call disposal set by the agent on each call.

Campaign Status Reports

The weekly reports sent to the Client discussed about statistics and feedback about the campaign. Challenges encountered by the caller in his calls were noted, and corresponding action plans were suggested and implemented for each.

Calendar Invite

A calendar invite was utilized to confirm set appointments with interested prospects. And if by chance, that a prospect declined the calendar invite, the Callbox team worked out a follow up call for a reschedule, and made sure that no appointment/lead is lost.

Results

  • Callbox was able to open the doors for more opportunities for the Client to reach quite elusive targets in the tribunals and local councils in Australia by adding 9 solid leads to their existing client list.
  • Client signed for another contract, which was for another company under his management and which offered enterprise audio and text management products and systems.
  • Client is currently nurturing all the leads and maintained communications with Callbox for possible campaigns early this year.
Callbox opened more doors of opportunities for the Client by complementing its business objectives with a multi-channel marketing scheme.
Callbox Brings the Sunshine to Sales Lead Generation [CASE STUDY]

Callbox Brings the Sunshine to Sales Lead Generation

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The Client

The Client is a new electricity retailer based in Sydney. The Client is rapidly hitting the Australian market with their integrated energy solutions. The current lead generation campaign they are running with Callbox is beaming with rays of potential in providing full energy service to Australian consumers.

Summary

The initial, single seat campaign period was launched in July. The main call objective was to set a face-to-face appointment for the Client with prospects bearing the discussion on the best solutions to lower down energy bills. The initial production generated 28 leads. This impressive production of leads from the initial period of calling inspired enough trust and confidence from the Client that they recommended our service to their sister company, a Clean Energy Regulator service provider. Callbox worked well and delivered the same amount of hard work and professionalism to the latter which resulted to a very good number of leads of 150, and renewal for another campaign contract. The second part ran with 3 calling agents, and added 3 more campaigns which the Client branded as “special campaigns”, generating a total of 79 leads which finished with 96 leads. All these were achieved through the collaborated resources of both the Client’s sales team who drove so much vigor in sharing knowledge with the callers, coupled with Callbox’s multi-channel marketing processes.
  • Month 1: 28 Leads
  • Month 2: 79 Leads
  • Month 3: 96 Leads

Results

This leading energy retailer is taking delectation on each campaign month that we run for them. They value each lead delivered to them by the calling team and take pride in the glowing work relationship they have with Callbox.
Callbox Delivers a Grand Slam for Global Printing Giant [CASE STUDY]

Callbox Delivers a Grand Slam for Global Printing Giant

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The Client

The Client is a world-renowned manufacturer of coding, printing, and laser marking products, fluids, and accessories for the product identification industry. Their company has over 325,000 units installed worldwide, serving 135 countries, and is widely considered as the leading expert in continuous inkjet (CIJ), laser marking, thermal inkjet (TIJ), thermal-transfer overprinting (TTO), case coding and labeling, and wide array printing.

Customer Profiling Campaign

Location: APAC No. of Records: 10,000

The Challenge

The Client wanted to cleanse their Asia Pacific list containing more than 10,000 contacts, most of which are obsolete and inaccurate. The campaign was to zero-in on the manufacturing industry, using Customer Profiling for basic information such as name, job title, company, address, phone, and email. This also includes segmenting the list according to each contact’s location in the Asia Pacific region. On top of the customary Customer Profiling task, the Client also instructed the Callbox team to gather additional information during their conversation with the prospects such as:
  • The number of people or machines where a product goes to a process of labeling marking or printing
  • How they code or mark on their product (e.g. expiry date, manufacturing date, batch number, barcodes)

The Callbox Solution

Callbox standards dictate a thorough and meticulous process of delivering the output to its clients. For this particular campaign, the courses of action that took place were as follows:
  1. The Client sent their contact list of more than 10,000 records over to Callbox, along with their Suppression List (do-not-call list).
  2. Callbox then submitted these records to its Research Team for them to cross-reference the list with their own database of updated contacts. This was done to eliminate duplicate entries and supply missing elements with accurate information. Callbox made sure that the list has undergone through pre-cleanup prior to the actual calling campaign to avoid wasting resources.
  3. Since the Client’s own list contained dead records, Callbox obtained additional contacts from its own database in order to produce 10,000 profiled records for the Client as agreed to industry and business size.
  4. Callbox assigned 10 expert agents for the Customer Profiling campaign.
  5. Each batch of completed profiles was forwarded to Callbox’s Email Marketing Team for re-verification, as well as lead generation using a prescribed email template. This email blast was done constantly throughout the campaign on a weekly basis.
  6. All contacts which resulted in bounced emails were sent back to the calling team for reconfirmation.
  7. The Client required Callbox to provide weekly reports to ascertain the campaign’s positive development. Callbox collects all completed profiles in a single compilation and then submits them to the Client.
  8. The Client then uploads these newly cleansed records into their database. Invalid records were returned to Callbox for re-verification, until such time that all records are checked for accuracy.

Results

The Client was pleased with the efficiency and success by which the Customer Profiling process was carried out. Callbox delivered 10,000 clean and working records within the set period, with only minimal returned data for re-verification. As a result, the Client recommended Callbox to their Global Visibility Manager, which in turn partnered with Callbox for their succeeding campaigns.

Pilot List Build Campaign

Location: India and Korea No. of Records: 700

The Challenge

Fresh from the success of the previous campaign, the Client penned a deal with Callbox for another Customer Profiling engagement. This time, the campaign was focused on cleansing prospect contact lists from India and Korea. The goal was for one full-time agent to produce 700 profiled records, each for both target locations. The target industry was still manufacturing, and data profilers were still required to ask prospects regarding the number of production lines and the manner by which they code their products. Furthermore, at the request of the Client, callers were to determine whether prospects prefer to be contacted via their mobile phones or their landlines. This data is crucial for the Client in deciding whether they need to allot more focus on contacting prospects via mobile phones, in which case would entail more cost on their end.

The Callbox Solution

The flow was pretty much the same as the original campaign, except that the Client only required one calling agent for India and another one for Korea.
  1. The Client first sent its contact list for India, after which Callbox subjected it to its standard process of pre-cleanup by means of database cross-referencing and email blasting.
  2. Two weeks after the campaign started, the Client sent its contact list for Korea.
  3. Once both lists have undergone pre-cleanup, the calling campaign commenced, with two full-time agents calling for each target location.
  4. Reports were submitted on a weekly basis, and records were revalidated until deemed accurate.

Results

Callbox sailed through the campaign with flying colors, delivering 700 clean records for both target locations within a month, despite the uniqueness of the campaign and some initial hurdles. Additionally, Callbox was able to provide useful insight to the Client in terms of the divide between contacting prospects through mobile or landline. Callbox reports showed that prospects were more comfortable in providing their landline numbers over their mobile numbers. This outcome contradicted the findings of the Client’s internal calling team which supposedly revealed that prospects preferred being reached via mobile.

Customer Profiling Campaign

Location: India No. of Records: 3,000

The Challenge

For the Client’s third partnership with Callbox, the campaign was centered in India alone, and it came with specific parameters to be strictly observed. The goal was to produce 3,000 profiled records from a 3-seater, 2-month campaign. The Client provided its approved market verticals under the manufacturing industry, as follows: aero/auto, baked goods and cereals, beverage, building materials, cosmetics/personal care, dairy and eggs, extrusion/wire and cable, packaging materials, pharma and medical, and salty snacks. The campaign was a mix of customer profiling and lead generation, with a list of roughly 3,000 contacts provided by the Client. Callers were instructed to reach out to Production Managers, Maintenance Managers, and Purchasing/Procurement Managers. In case these positions are unavailable, they were to look for Operation Managers, Facilities Managers, and Finance Managers. Data profilers were still required to ask prospects regarding the number of production lines and the manner by which they code their products.

The Callbox Solution

The approach prescribed by the Client required Callbox to basically send out marketing material to the prospects. This objective was to be accomplished in conjunction with the usual Customer Profiling task that was done in the previous campaigns.
  1. The Client sent its 3,000-contact list for India, after which Callbox subjected it to its standard process of pre-cleanup by means of database cross-referencing and email blasting.
  2. Callbox assigned 3 expert agents for the calling campaign, each of them tasked to produce 1,000 profiled contacts.
  3. The Client subjected each call to their own quality assurance standards, so Callbox was required to provide recordings for every interaction they had with the prospects.
  4. Callbox, in strict observance of various Anti-Spamming laws, requires its agents to made sure that prospects have agreed to receive any form of literature from the Client before sending them out.
  5. Prospects who have responded positively to calls were subjected to normal lead generation protocol based on their level of interest.
Callbox delivered the goods as expected, with the last few weeks spent on formatting the data according to the Client’s preferences. They were also very pleased that a lot of calls resulted in legitimate leads for their business, even though lead generation was not the main priority of the campaign. The India campaign became much more smooth-sailing because of the prior experience in penetrating the location, as well as the improvement in the communication lines. Also, Callbox’s own updated database of records helped fill in the gaps for incomplete or inaccurate contacts.

Campaign: USA

Towards the end of the campaign, the Client set up a Customer Profiling campaign that aimed to clean up around 500 test records from the US. Although this US campaign still revolved around the manufacturing industry, the Client was open to explore other verticals aside from the ones previously prescribed. The campaign was carried out simultaneously with the India campaign that was still in progress. Callbox allotted a few hours a day for its agents to call US contacts. The campaign successfully ended after 5 days, with Callbox delivering 500 profiled contacts as agreed.

Results

After three successful customer profiling campaigns, Callbox was able to clean the Client’s contact lists, making them more updated and targeted without any obsolete or duplicate entries. This resulted in a shortened sales cycle on the Client’s part, which is expected to make a direct impact on their bottom line. The campaigns also gave them significant money-saving insight into their communication strategy as they were able to establish their prospects’ inclination to being reached via landlines, discarding the need for a costlier alternative in mobile phones. Throughout the customer profiling run, Callbox was also able to generate several warm leads for the Client’s sales team. At the very least, the callers were able to establish an acquaintance with the prospects, especially those with new job titles and are unfamiliar with the Client’s company. The Client has retained Callbox’s services for their current campaigns which involve not only Customer Profiling but other services as well. They were very pleased with how Callbox was able to deliver time after time, and they definitely see Callbox as a partner in more projects down the road.
Callbox Telephone Survey Primes the Pump for Market Expansion [CASE STUDY]

Callbox Telephone Survey “Primes the Pump” for Market Expansion

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The Client

The Client is the Asia-Pacific unit of a Denmark-based pump manufacturing and mechanical engineering firm. The company produces and markets various types of pumps for buildings, industrial facilities, OEMs, water supply, and other uses. The Client currently operates in 55 countries with a total workforce of more than 19,000 employees and annual revenues of around $3.9 billion.

The Challenge

As part of the company’s planned expansion push into a number of Asia-Pacific markets, the Client commissioned a detailed market study designed to assess three key areas of risk and opportunity:

  • The target market size, growth drivers, revenue potential, and possible expansion hurdles
  • The Client’s competitive position in each of the target markets
  • Market characteristics and potential expansion strategies

The study’s data collection plan included conducting a phone survey of 1,500 respondents from 11 Asia-Pacific countries to be completed within a 25-day period. Given the limited size of its in-house market research team and the tight timetable involved, the Client decided to contract a third party to handle the phone survey.

The Client chose Callbox after a thorough screening process, citing Callbox’s track record developing and managing campaigns with very tight schedules, as well as Callbox’s experience reaching out to contacts in many of the Client’s target geographical areas.

The Callbox Solution

To gauge Callbox’s capabilities, the Client wanted to start the project with a pilot survey of 50 respondents. The initial results met the Client’s expectations, and the company gave the go-ahead for Callbox to carry out full-scale surveys in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, and seven other APAC countries.

The Client required Callbox to use the Confirmit CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing) system for this survey. Since Callbox had extensive experience with CATI systems, the team was able to go live with the calls after just two days of training.

Callbox polled the target contacts’ perception of the Client’s products to help the company better assess its market position. Customers of the Client’s direct competitors were also asked for their feedback about their current suppliers, which gave the Client’s market research team the data they needed to determine the company’s competitive position.

Results

Callbox wrapped up the campaign within the specified completion time, polling a total of 1,625 valid respondents.

This exceeded the project’s requirements by a significant margin, and the Client was quite satisfied with the results that the company also hired Callbox to carry out phone surveys for their EMEA market positioning study.

During the campaign’s first few days, Callbox relied on the Client’s contact list, but with reach rates only hovering around 20%, it was decided to use a list compiled by the Callbox team. The Callbox-supplied list helped the campaign lift reach rates to 60%.

Professional Training Agency Grows Customer Base with Callbox [CASE STUDY]

Professional Training Agency Grows Customer Base with Callbox

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The Client

The Client is an Australian Registered Training Organisation and member of the Group Training Australia Network. It allows local businesses to enjoy a hassle free and cost-effective way to employ apprentices through its Group Training system. The Client operates from three offices in Australia, serving customers in Mildura, Robinvale, Ouyen, Wentworth, Swan Hill and surrounding districts, South Australia’s Riverland, and Metropolitan Adelaide.

The Challenge

The Client wanted to improve its lead generation campaign to get more registrants for its group training courses. Before Callbox, it relied on its in-house salespeople for leads. However, due to their limited time and training in lead generation, this resulted in a three-fold challenge:
  • The Client’s in-house staff had difficulty allocating their limited time between finding leads, meeting appointments, and conducting trainings
  • Without sufficient experience in cold calling, the client’s sales team had difficulty getting past gatekeepers
  • Lead quality was poor. Prospects were “just being nice” and would agree to appointments but were not really interested and would not show up
Realising the need to generate more sales-ready leads, and that their in-house staff did not have the time and the right set of skills, the Client sought help from lead generation experts at Callbox.

The Callbox Solution

The Client’s initial objectives were:
  • To cold call prospects and inform them about the Australian government’s program to give incentives to companies that take on young apprentices
  • To generate qualified sales leads for its in-house sales staff to close
  • To set appointments with enough prospects to keep its sales team focused on more productive tasks
Callbox started cold calling on August 25, 2010 to introduce the Client’s services to construction and engineering companies in Central Adelaide, who take on apprentices in carpentry, plumbing, bricklaying, and painting. At first, Callbox encountered the same problem the Client had with hard-to-reach prospects. To solve this, Callbox experimented with the dialing schedule by calling prospects at different times of the day, recreating its marketing approach as necessary to successfully capture the right targets. Getting interested prospects was a real challenge in this campaign since many companies preferred to train their own employees instead of paying another company to do it. To compensate, Callbox increased its daily call volume to reach even more prospects. Positive contacts were turned over to quality assurance analysts who asked additional questions to confirm that prospects were qualified and interested. The Client’s sales team itself was professional in dealing with appointments, which contributed much to the smooth flow of the campaign. The Client derived much value from Callbox’s integrated marketing tool – the Pipeline CRM, which enabled it to keep an eye on pipeline activity, track lead progress, and monitor lead traffic – all in one user-friendly platform.

Results

Since using Callbox, the Client has experienced tremendous growth in lead traffic and new customers.
  • 5,359 contacts out of 7249 calls (73% contact rate)
  • 52 appointments captured
  • 1,042 positive contacts (Appointment Set, Lead Completed, For Follow Up)
  • 2 sign-ups by the third week of the campaign
The biggest success the Client has seen with this campaign has been the growth in lead volume. Within three months (67 calling days), Callbox has captured a total of 52 highly-qualified appointments. In addition, Callbox was able to organise a database of the Client’s market and prospects who requested additional information, feeding the company’s in-house sales team with leads for many months, and generating more leverage for future marketing campaigns. Pleased with these results, the Client is set to re-contract for another project.
Callbox Cleans Up Expansion Clutter [CASE STUDY]

Callbox Cleans Up Expansion Clutter

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The Client

The Client is an established and a privately-owned Australian cleaning company based in Sydney which provides one-stop property services to more than 140 clients in 170 sites nationwide. Established in 1993, the Client has been providing a vast array of commercial cleaning solutions and other property services for various institutions such as schools, offices, large sites, hotels, motels, and data centres. With over 15 years of experience in the commercial cleaning industry, it progressively aims to enhance growth and cater to a larger number of customers country-wide. Its main objective is to provide a painless experience for its customers by providing self-audited and performance-managed service teams and going the extra mile to give their clients excellent commercial cleaning and property services.

The Challenge

  • Disparate market expansion strategies
  • Inadequate inside support
  • Unqualified prospects
Prior to working with Callbox, the Client had its own inside sales team that generated leads and closed sales for the company. Despite efforts to broaden its client base, the marketing team struggled to produce additional leads and obtain more appointments in order to carry on its plan of expansion. Upon taking a closer look at their inside sales activity, it became apparent that the primary strength of the sales staff was in making sales, not in prospecting. As a result, the Client found itself unable to identify qualified prospects and increase sales. The Client desired more customers that require at least three times a week of cleaning services. To achieve this goal, the Client determined that it needed peripheral support from a reliable lead generation company, and decided to outsource an outbound telemarketing service for the first time.

The Callbox Solution

The Client outsourced its lead generation and appointment setting requirements to Callbox because of the company’s well-known expertise in both fields. The Client’s objective was to strengthen its inside sales force and generate qualified appointments. To achieve these goals, Callbox launched a 22-day telemarketing campaign and assigned one of its top producing teams to handle the project. The team made sure that the following key elements were applied:

Calling Script

Callbox made sure that the representative used the appropriate script to identify the correct decision-makers and made a few script modifications each time the agent shifted the focus from one industry to another.

Closely-monitored and updated list

Callbox constantly updated the calling list by replacing the disconnected and no-answer numbers with new records.

More qualified prospects

Callbox ensured that the Client was given legitimate appointments by calling offices according to the Client’s target industries such as Transport, Medical/Dental, Accounting, Manufacturing, Engineering, Hospitality, and Solicitors in Sydney. The calling campaign officially took off and the chosen representative made calls four hours a day from 8 A.M to 5 P.M. excluding weekends.

Results

The month-long campaign ended with outstanding results for the Client. A total of 14 appointments were generated out of 2,383 calls. The Client was extremely satisfied with the number of qualified appointments, and in order to manage the increasing volume of leads and prospects, the Client informed Callbox of his intention to hire additional staff. Callbox was able to deliver the expected results and due to the success of the first campaign, the Client is set to embark on a new telemarketing project this October.
Leading Global Facilities Management Company Adopts Telemarketing after First Campaign with Callbox

Leading Global Facilities Management Company Adopts Telemarketing after First Campaign with Callbox

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The Client

The Client is an Australia-based privately-owned facilities management company with corporate headquarters in Saginaw, Michigan and Chicago, Illinois. It provides integrated facilities management services including mechanical, electrical, fire service, hydraulic, janitorial services, landscaping, and pest control.

As of this year, the Client’s main company operates in six countries including the US, Canada, Australia, South Korea, India, and China, servicing over 300 million square feet of municipalities, schools, stadiums, offices, and various industrial and non-industrial facilities.

The Challenge

For many years, the Client had been relying on occasional email and inbound marketing efforts to generate sales opportunities. Despite its impressive portfolio of services, it often struggled to produce a sufficient number of sales leads to reach its production targets.

So, when the opportunity came up to evaluate other options for future growth, the Client knew their lead generation strategy had to change. Soon, it saw the potential in telemarketing. However, since it did not have the right toolset to implement a targeted cold calling campaign, it decided to take the outsourcing route for the first time, and ultimately chose Callbox.

Australia's Leading Technology Broker Captures more Leads with Callbox [CASE STUDY]

Australia’s Leading Technology Broker Captures More Leads with Callbox

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The Client

The Client is a certified Microsoft Partner, and Australia’s leading technology broker and retailer of a wide range of brand name technology products. It operates an online store serving a wide client base composed of corporate organizations, academic institutions, government sectors, and resellers throughout the country.

The Challenge

The Client was looking for a lead generation partner to promote its IT products and services. Highly technical in nature, the Client required domain expertise to handle inquiries confidently, and the ability to capture and communicate the technical details of each touchpoint.

Rather than risk a trial-and-error with “generic” telemarketers from unfocused lead generation companies, the Client hired Callbox due to its capability to provide technically sound telemarketing solutions with relevant experience in the IT field.

The Callbox Solution

Callbox designed an Account-based Marketing Lead Generation & Appointment Setting campaign which consisted of:

  • Multi-Channel Lead Management which utilized Voice, Email, Chat, and Web.
  • Sales Enablement & Support which covered TeamTraining, Account Setup, and Back Office Sales Support.
  • Tools & Subscriptions to the Callbox Pipeline and HubSpot CRM.
  • Account Management with Strategy Building, Reporting, and Product Knowledge.

THE GOALS

  • The Callbox team was to identify Microsoft users with near-term for software licensing or upgrade to any versions of Microsoft applications.
  • Profile the database to keep each account at best quality.
  • To uncover pending needs and pain points from prospects, and if they would be interested in receiving proposals from the Client.
  • Book meetings with qualified prospects for the Client’s inside sales team.

Below is the two-step process for the ABM campaign:

Account Research and Selection 

  1. The Client specified target industries, locations, and relevant contacts.
  2. Callbox worked out the Client’s ideal customer profile (ICP) which served as a basis for identifying qualified accounts.
  3. Callbox then compiled a list of potential contacts to target which was reviewed and approved by the Client.

 Account and Prospect Profiling 

  1. The Client provided specific target decision makers for the Callbox team to reach, which consisted of detailed demographic and firmographic segmentations.
  2. The buyer personas designated as the campaign’s primary targets were IT Managers, System Administrators, Infrastructure Managers, Procurement Managers, and Office Managers.
  3. The master contact list was segmented based on these personas and was further grouped according to industry type.

Results

The six-month campaign generated 207 Sales Qualified Leads, 125 Marketing Qualified Leads, 112 For Callback, 85 Requests for Information, 76 Follow-ups, and 76 Potential Leads.

Callbox ABM: A Quantum Success for Global Data Solutions Provider

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The Client

The Client is a global leader in data backup, data recovery, and archiving solutions, providing expert advice and integrated solutions for reliable and cost-effective data storage management to customers worldwide.

The Challenge

The Client previously hired a lead generation company, but needed additional support for other marketing initiatives that they wanted to work out for the current year. So they looked for a reliable telemarketing provider with significant regional experience and robust resources to augment their current activities. After searching and comparing several service providers online, the Client was impressed by Callbox’s long track record in the B2B lead generation industry, and immediately penned a deal.

The Callbox Solution

Being a data expert itself, the Client did a thorough analysis of which marketing tools and strategies would best work for their needs.

Callbox designed an Account-Based Marketing Lead Generation and Appointment Setting campaign which consisted of:

  • Account-Based Multi-Channel Lead Management via Voice, Email, Chat, Web, and Social Media.
  • Sales Enablement & Support done via Staff Training, Account Setup, and Back Office Sales Support.
  • Tools & Subscriptions to the Callbox Pipeline and HubSpot CRM.
  • Account Management with Strategy Building, Reporting, and Product Knowledge.

The Goals

  • The Callbox team was to invite participants to its open house events in Australia
  • Profile its database and generate market feedback to improve its sales lead generation campaign
  • Connect with prospects via social media

Below is the two-step campaign process:

Account Research and Selection

  1. The Client specified their target industries, locations, and decision makers.
  2. Callbox refined the Client’s ideal customer profile (ICP) which served as a basis for identifying qualified accounts.
  3. Callbox came up with a list of potential contacts to target which was reviewed and approved by the Client.

Account and Prospect Profiling

  1. The Client provided buyer persona profiles of the prospects that they wanted the outbound campaign to target. The profiles consisted of detailed demographic and firmographic segmentations.
  2. Both the Client and the Callbox team Identified two sets of target personas for the campaign.
  3. The master contact list was segmented based on these personas, and was further grouped according to industry type.

Results

The Events Marketing campaign gathered a total of 61 RSVPs. The ABM campaign which ran for a total of 9 months produced a total of 165 Sales Qualified Leads, 291 Marketing Qualified Leads, and 468 Social Media Connections.

Rock Solid Leads for AU and NZ's Top Technology Consulting Firm [CASE STUDY]

Rock Solid Leads for AU and NZ’s Top Technology Consulting Firm

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The Client

The Client is the largest independent Oracle, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards consulting organization in Australia and New Zealand as well as the largest Oracle, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and Microsoft SQL Server support organization in Australia and New Zealand.

The Client is a specialized technology consulting organization focused on building and supporting long-term relationships with enterprise and government customers.

The Client is an Oracle Certified Advantage Partner, the highest level of partnership with Oracle, only achieved by a few companies globally. They provide a complete service continuum of Oracle, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and SQL Server including: sales, planning, design, implementation, project management and support. Their offices are based in Australia and New Zealand and their support centre services a large diverse client-base located across five countries.

The Challenge

  • Increase sales and generate awareness about the benefits of the Client’s products and services.
  • Promote the Client’s event entitled “Oracle Leadership Forum”, gather attendees and confirm their attendance

The Callbox Solution

Callbox launched two campaigns Lead Generation through Telemarketing, and a Call-to-Invite Campaign.

Lead Generation

Callbox agents made calls to CIOs of companies from a list of prospects provided by the Client. Every call began with the introduction of the Client’s company, followed by an invitation to an introductory chat about the benefits of the Client’s support services with the Client’s Business Development Manager. Once a positive response was received, Callbox callers emailed information about the Client’s services and collected the prospect’s mobile number and preferred time of meeting. This information was entered into Pipeline CRM, Callbox’s customer relationship management system, for the Client to review and follow-up.

Call-to-Invite

The Client had previously sent email invitations to a list of prospects for the Oracle Leadership Forum. The Callbox Team’s task was to:

  • Call those prospects and confirm receipt of the invite from the Client
  • Confirm attendance to the leadership forum

The Callbox callers collected contact information from prospects who signified their intention to attend the free leadership forum. They collected the attendees’ names, company names and email addresses for the Client’s registration files. Prospects who informed Callbox that they failed to receive invites to the event were sent invitations through email and received a confirmation call 48 hours later.

Results

Both campaigns were executed quickly and immediately, giving the Client enough warm leads to follow-up right away, and a good number of attendees to their event.

The Client especially enjoyed working with the Callbox team, citing the team’s excellent communications skills and efficiency. The Client was also pleased with the convenience and flexibility of lead tracking and management with the use of Callbox’s Pipeline CRM. Having received good quality leads following a successful company event, the Client plans to use Callbox’s services for future lead generation campaigns as well as promotional and invitational campaigns for company-sponsored events.