A marketing list can be a powerful way for you to expand your prospect base and grow your business. Before you purchase a new list of marketing leads, be sure to do your research.

Tip #1.

Review the list provider's website. Read their FAQ section. Look into their guarantee and refund policy. Look at the lists that they are offering.

Tip #2

List providers will either offer to rent or sell a list to you. Renting a list will limit the number of times that you can use the list. Any good marketer understands that marketing is a process that requires regular and frequent contact with customers and prospects. If you own your list, you can market to it over and over again.

Tip #3

Be sure you understand how to contact the provider. Most companies have an 800 number. Many also have Live Chats and Help Desks. Today, more businesses are accessible on Twitter and Facebook and many have blogs. These are all great tools to learn more about the list provider.

Tip #4

Does the list provider offer technical support? Most do. Lists can be delivered electronically or on a CD. Sometimes, orders for them with a large number of records can only be delivered on CDs. List formats typically come in.csv or.xls. Microsoft Excel has a record display limitation so you may need to use either Excel 7.0 or OpenOffice.org to see files with more than 65,000 records. Your list provider's technical support should be available to help you with this.

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