7. Your Expectations:
  • What are you expecting to get from this campaign:
    • Short term?
    • Medium term?
    • Long term?
  • What are your minimum expectations from this exercise (include revenue, number of sales, event delegates, qualified leads, where appropriate)?
  • How many completed calls (real conversations with possible targets) do you expect to be made? (let us know if you need help to work out ratios)
  • What is your typical conversion rate from a qualified prospect … to appointment … to evaluation … to a sale?
  • What is a typical sale value (software/hardware/services)?
  • How many qualified leads do you expect from this exercise?
  • How many sales do you expect?
  • What is your budget (make any other contributions clear)?
  • What is the total amount of money available to spend on this campaign?
As a matter of course we will review theses expectations with you, and let you know of anything which we feel influences the chances of meeting your expectations.
There is however a fairly established series of variables in the ‘Success Equation’ that you might wish to consider when you review your own expectations internally: