What should you be considering when writing a business development strategy? We’re here to help you with that. Inbound & Organic 80%, outbound 20% Why? Inbound & organic opportunities are usually much easier to win. The client often knows you or has had a recommendation so there’s less of a trust … Read More
Sales Statistics You’ll Want To Read
We recently came across this excellent post by Zachary Lukasiewicz on quite a few different sales statistics. Without further ado, here they are: Sales Email Stats Email opens increase after 12 p.m., with the most active period being between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. (MailChimp) Tuesday emails have the highest open … Read More
Why are Agencies so Bad at Content Marketing?
Everyone has been talking about content marketing for a while now Mark Ritson recently wrote that it is “bollocks”. He doesn’t think content marketing is anything – it’s just marketing. Fair enough. However, his best point is this: “The problem appears to be content marketers who, in a modern … Read More
Why Should You Work With a New Business Agency?
We Have Experience Our team have worked with all types of companies over the years – helping to shape them into winning machines! We retain clients too as we offer added value. We realised a long time ago that new business isn’t just about picking up the phone on your behalf. There is … Read More
We’re hiring! New Business Development Manager in Edinburgh
We are looking for a New Business Development Manager based in our Edinburgh office. Overview Icebreaker is a new business agency with offices in London and Edinburgh. We help the digital and creative industries win business from top tier UK organisations through a combination of outbound sales, clever leading-edge strategy … Read More
Commercially astute new business managers are hard to find and spot (so if you are one, please get in touch…)
They’re out there but it can be hard to spot the difference between someone who gets a P&L, either instinctively or due to past experience, and someone who thinks it’s worth a 3 day trek to Harrogate for a £10K project…and at the same time is not too senior (and … Read More