Local/central government |
NHS (inc GPs & care homes) |
Further/higher education |
118,000 sites covered |
92% number accuracy |
12 month support & licence |
Promote your products and services by phone to the public sector
More Than Words’ public sector calling list contains the contact details of over 250,000 decision makers with government, local councils, the NHS, and more.
The decision makers on our database work across 88,000 different public sector organisations located at over 118,000 sites.
Get in touch with the right decision makers within key public sector organisations in the UK to promote your products and services by phone with our telemarketing database.
Over the 12 months of your licence, promote your company, what you sell, and the benefits your customer derive from your products and services.
Give your company the opportunity to build up awareness and credibility among the important public sector decision makers with a budget and responsibility for your products and services.
And, over the course of a year, you’ll have complete access to your account manager, our technical support team, and our advertising and marketing support specialists.
On our public sector calling list database
Use our public sector calling list (part of our wider UK public sector database) to generate new leads and close new orders from the public sector organisations and departments with the greatest operational need for your products and services.
Telemarketing is an important way of giving directors and senior managers within the public sector the information they need about what you sell on complex tender-led purchasing decisions.
They’re also a way to increase the number of sales you make for ad-hoc sub-£100,000 orders which do not go out to tender nor have the multiple layers of scrutiny involved on tenders.
Get in touch with us – speak to one of our account managers to identify the most appropriate and most responsive decision-makers and influencers within the public sector organisations you wish to sell into.
The main reasons to select our public sector calling lists for your telemarketing team
More Than Words is more than a database provider – we’re also a full service marketing company.
Prior to starting your calling to the targets on your database, why not send over the script you propose to use on your campaign?
We have experienced in-house telesales script writers who will offer you feedback on your opening, advice you on how to handle objections over the phone, and how to structure the close.
Our technical team is also available for you to speak with in case you have any issues with database you’d like us to walk you through over the phone.
And for the 12 months of your licence, your account manager is responsible for making sure that whatever you need us to do for you is done correctly, quickly, and efficiently.
Order public sector telemarketing lists for your company
Let us know more about your company, your products and services, and which advantages your products and services deliver to the public sector organisations you wish to target.
Within 24 hours, we’ll get back to you with a full count and quote for your public sector calling list.
We offer accuracy guarantees on all of our calling lists – if we fail to hit our target, we refund you pro-rata or issue you with replacement records.
To speak with one of our account manager, please call us on 0330 010 3495 or you can email our telemarketing database team by clicking here.
When you call, please ask us about our managed outsourced telemarketing campaigns to the public sector.
Why choose More Than Words’ public sector data?
The broadest range of public sector organisations to target
We can find the contacts you need to communicate with in parish councils, the NHS, Parliament, local government, housing associations, higher education, further education, dental practices, central government, and care homes.
- Names/salutations of all DMs and elected officials
- Seniority and job title on every record field
- Select your targets by org type and department
- 90% telephone number accuracy guarantee
Select decision makers and elected officials by responsibility
Attention to detail is important when marketing to the public sector. To achieve accuracy, we update and research each of the 250,000 decision makers (800 job roles and functions) and elected officials on the database at least every four months.
- Choose with DMs and officials you target by:
- annual spend they’re responsible for,
- geographical areas in which spend takes place, and
- areas of responsibility for purchasing.
Using telemarketing to build up meaningful, two-way relationships
Breaking into the public sector requires persistence and it offers significant long-term financial and reputational rewards to the companies which invest in establishing a presence. Let us speak with decision makers and elected officials on your behalf to build up awareness of your products & services.
- Demonstrate the value of what you sell
- Establish a personal rapport with DMs
- Show how other public sector orgs work with you
- Explain how you can customise your solutions
Using email and postal marketing alongside telemarketing
You now need to be seen multiple times by decision makers and elected officials before they routinely invite you to tender or quote. Combine your telemarketing campaigns with email marketing, email newsletter, postal marketing, and online marketing to give buyers the confidence they need.
- Postal – send your brochures and product specs to buyers direct
- Email marketing – ask us about the 120,000 officials and DMs we have inbox details
Making the most from your public sector calling list
The public sector has a much longer buying cycle than the private sector and one which is built on establishing and nurturing relationships rather than the “hard sell”.
Using a public sector calling list requires an effective telemarketing strategy designed to create and find new opportunities that can then be nurtured into leads over time.
More Than Words can help you with your marketing campaigns to businesses in the public sector.
As well as providing you with the data, our team will also assess the telemarketing scripts you’re considering using offering feedback and advice to help you to make the most impact.
Here, we outline our recommendations for planning a successful telemarketing campaign:
- what can you use a public sector calling list for?
- which areas of the public sector are relevant to your business?
- understand your target market
- how to generate enquiries and leads
- analysing telemarketing data
What can you use a public sector calling list for?
There are a number of effective ways to make connections in the public sector through telemarketing.
These include:
Appointment setting
The public sector takes more much time over purchasing decisions than the private sector.
Decision-making is complex and relies on input from multiple fellow decision makers and influencers.
Public sector decision makers often want to find out as much about a potential supplier as possible before making a commitment.
Using calls to book appointments with budget holders in your chosen sector offers you a set time with a prospect.
During your appointment, your sales rep can explain what it is that you are offering and the value that your company delivers to its public sector clients.
Remember that a strong value proposition is necessary in this type of call to convince your prospects that setting an appointment will be of value to them.
Lead generation
Whilst the public sector relies on tenders for its largest purchasing decisions, those purchases under £100,000 and for certain products and services go through procurement departments.
Using your public sector calling list you can speak with the key decision makers involved in making these purchases to find out what their needs are and how your company can provide them with a solution which saves money and/or leads to better outcomes.
A telemarketing call is also a great opportunity to find out more about:
- what the organisation buys,
- how they do this and
- when they are likely to have a need for your product or service in the upcoming months.
Market research
Within your target market there will likely be a mix of potential customers.
These include decision-makers and influencers, buyers, managers and advisors but also, to some extent, sub and prime contractors.
Sub and prime contractors are excellent contacts to have as they are not your direct competition and they have insider knowledge of how organisations are run.
Use your calling list to ask questions and get the contact information for others involved in the organisation.
The objective of your campaigns should be to understand who you can call in the future, in order to find out:
- what upcoming opportunities there are,
- what a buyer is actually looking for,
- how the procurement will be run, and
- what opportunities there are to collaborate with other businesses.
This provides you with the information that you need to retarget each contact at a later date with a marketing campaign specifically tailored to their needs.
It is also a good way to perform data enhancement in your current contact list – you have more information on each contact and their needs which you can use in future marketing campaigns.
Event promotion
Taking part in industry-specific events and trade shows is a way to demonstrate your expertise to public sector contacts and build trust in your company.
Telemarketing calls can be used to inform your contacts about these events and request their attention in a way that is easy to say yes to.
Which areas of the public sector are relevant to your business?
The organisation and departments within the public sector relevant to your business will help you to decide which areas of the market you should approach.
Research is key to understand the relationships between various organisations within the public sector as well as who makes the buying decisions.
For example, if you provide a product or service for schools, who you contact will depend on what it is that you do.
The schools themselves will be in control of their own budgets in some areas (say, stationary) whilst other areas might be controlled by the Local Authority (IT or building maintenance).
You can use your public sector calling list to identify the budget holders for the institutions you are targeting and thus direct your sales content appropriately.
Understanding your target market
Whilst many public services are still managed and paid for by the state, many departments and organisations within these overarching institutions now rely on private service contracts.
Public services managed by the organisations themselves (instead of the government) are referred to as public service markets.
This is an often overlooked but important target market.
The contracts you win in these markets are between you, the service provider, and a public sector body such as a local authority or clinical commissioning group.
However, it is the point-of-service employees who are most affected by the suppliers chosen so it is these people that you need to impress.
Whilst budgets are important, the majority of public sector contracts will not go to the lowest cost option.
Instead, buyers are instructed to achieve the Best Value for government services, taking into account what is being offered and its value to the institution instead of its price.
Thus, your telemarketing calls must aim to inform the prospect about the guaranteed outcomes they can expect from choosing your product or service.
You can also use these calls to ask the buyer directly who they are already working with so that you can identify and research your competition.
Understanding your competitor’s benefits and pricing can help you to make a more effective pitch at a later time.
How to generate enquiries and leads from your public sector calling list
Once your research is complete then you can start making calls.
We run telemarketing campaigns to the public sector and our advice to you would be to follow these four steps.
1. Have a plan
Decide and write down an objective for every call you make.
If you have segmented your list and you are approaching different types of prospect as part of a larger telemarketing campaign, the likelihood is that you’ll be making calls to achieve a variety of reasons.
Plan for every outcome and know what you will do if the first person you speak with is not the contact you are hoping to reach.
2. Write a script
A script is essential to the telemarketing process, providing a roadmap for the conversation to help you achieve your objectives.
You do not have to follow a script word for word – in fact you shouldn’t – but it will guide you through the call.
We offer a telesales script writing service – please ask your account manager for more information when you call.
3. Speak slowly and naturally
It is natural to be nervous when making a telemarketing call or be tempted to rush through the first part of your script.
However, this style of delivery actually makes prospects less likely to listen to you.
Force yourself to speak slowly and in a relaxed tone of voice that displays confidence and authority.
4. Have a conversation
Remember that you are opening a dialogue about what you can offer them.
Be prepared to have a conversation and answer their questions.
Analysing telemarketing data
The majority of digital marketing approaches provide automated data reporting that analyses the success of your campaign on your behalf.
Telemarketing is a more traditional medium requiring you or your telemarketing team to report each call and analyse the data manually.
There are plenty of telemarketing report templates available online but it will be useful to create a specific report for your own campaign.
Take a basic template and add sections for the specific information you are hoping to gather during each call.
Using your segmented public sector calling list, you could also run A/B testing on different scripts and strategies, analysing the success of each to refine your campaigns over time.
Public sector calling lists - FAQ
Buying a public sector calling list from More Than Words
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Please call us, email us, or fill out the contact form and let us know what you want to achieve when you buy a telemarketing list from us.
We’re available on 0330 010 3495 or you can email our marketing databases team by clicking here.
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