In every appointment setting task that you have to involve yourself in, you also need to remember how to best keep a conversation going. As long as your business prospects talks, there is a chance for you to generate more sales leads or a closed deal. The only challenge here is how you actually pull that off. For the veterans, having a conversation would be a natural act. But for those new in the game, it helps to know a few pointers to do it right. For example:

Create an advocacy – remember Guy Kawasaki’s principle of brand ambassadorship? You may not need to have your clients speak in your behalf, but if you can copy that energy they have in your telemarketing calls, then it would make your lead generation campaign much easier. Paraphrase what they say – after the prospect has said their piece, repeat (in your own words) what they meant. In this way, ambiguity is avoided, and you can see if you have truly understood what the problem is. You can come up with a better solution for them, for that matter. Talk about the gap – the reason why your prospect might not be willing to work with you is probably because of the gap between your solution and the severity of their perceived problem. Your job now is to explain to them why they should be working with you.

For the sake of generating good B2B leads, you should do your best to have a conversation with your prospects. Your lead generation campaign is dependent on it.