I’m a Complete Loser (and This Isn’t About My Brackets)

by | Apr 8, 2014

Why waste time on cold calls when you can make 25 warm, value-driven touches in the time it used to take to make five cold calls?

Let’s face it — the world of broadcast is changing, and your team doesn’t have time to waste chasing outdated leads or second-guessing who the right contact is. Every call, every email, every outreach should be strategic, and that starts with having the right data.

That’s where Data Enrichment, powered by the ShareBuilders Assistant, comes in.

The Hidden Cost of Cold Calls

Cold outreach is the least efficient part of the sales process. Reps spend valuable time hunting down contact names, verifying titles, guessing email formats, and navigating outdated org charts — often just to be met with radio silence.

It may not be that your pitch is wrong. It’s that your data isn’t working hard enough for you.

Data Enrichment solves this by doing what no spreadsheet ever could: it intelligently fills in the blanks, updates stale records, and gives you the confidence that your message is reaching the right person at the right time — with the right message.


Smarter Outreach Starts with Enriched Data

Imagine opening your CRM and instantly seeing:

  • The correct contact with title, email, and phone number

  • A full DISC assessment of the contact you are reaching out to

  • Pain points and insights for every account

  • Brand logos, colors, and taglines

  • Past activity and pending revenue, all in one view

That’s not a dream — it’s data enrichment done right.


Powering Personalization with Purpose

Today’s buyers don’t respond to generic outreach. They respond to personalized, value-driven conversations that prove you’ve done your homework. That’s why Data Enrichment doesn’t just clean up your CRM — it powers strategic VBRs (Value-Based Reasons) that connect to real challenges and opportunities.

Whether you’re prospecting new business, upselling, or renewing, your team can confidently engage with messaging that resonates.

With the Data Enrichment Assistant, your team can:

  • Identify Relevant Contacts: Stop guessing and start connecting with decision-makers and influencers.

  • Keep CRM Records Up to Date: Automatically capture changes in leadership, ownership, or structure across brands and stations.

  • Craft Stronger VBRs: Leverage insights to tailor outreach based on real business context and market dynamics.

  • Accelerate Sales Cycles: Spend less time researching and more time selling.

  • Drive Higher Response Rates: Personalized, relevant outreach cuts through the noise and earns replies.


More Than a Tool — It’s a Revenue Strategy

Data Enrichment, powered by the ShareBuilders Assistant, is more than just a feature. It’s a sales enabler designed specifically for media sales teams who want to get serious about performance.

For national reps juggling dozens of accounts or local sellers trying to stand out in a competitive market, data enrichment means every touch is smarter, faster, and more likely to convert.


Built for Media Sales. Backed by ShareBuilders.

At ShareBuilders, we’ve spent decades helping media companies grow smarter and sell better. We know how fragmented ownership groups can be. We know the importance of timing, trust, and targeting. That’s why our Data Enrichment is purpose-built for the unique needs of your industry.

So whether you’re working in television, radio, out-of-home, or digital, we’ve got your back.


Ready to Activate Warm Leads at Scale?

Reps shouldn’t have to choose between volume and value. With ShareBuilders, they don’t have to. The Data Enrichment Assistant transforms your sales outreach by turning disconnected data into connected opportunities. Click the button below to learn more or book a demo!

out of date technology Is your technology a little out of date?

Not long ago, one of our crack Efficio IT guys told me that I was a complete loser for having my home computer on Windows XP. Ok, he didn ‘t say I was a COMPLETE loser, but in that way that IT guys have, he made me feel like I was almost completely computer-challenged.

Actually, he is right. I have always loved that Saturday Night Live skit in which the sales person is having some computer problems, and the IT person says in exasperation, MOVE! and sits down and begins pounding on the keyboard with fingers flying. The IT guy rolls his eyes, stands up and says There! Voil . It is fixed.

As there is most often truth underlying SNL skits, I am sure I am not alone in my belief that the IT team thinks the media sales team is a bunch of morons, because not only can we not understand the most basic code, we can ‘t even log on half the time.

So why am I a complete loser for not paying attention to the fact that Microsoft will not support Windows XP after today?

I don ‘t know.

  • I DO know that there won ‘t be updates or patches from Microsoft any longer, and should you have a Windows XP related problem, you are SOL. Whatever a patch is, I don ‘t know.
  • I DO know that hackers are waiting for this day, because your Windows XP machine will be less secure. How much less, I don ‘t know.
  • I DO know that malware and viruses can more easily get through. How to protect yourself, I don ‘t know.
  • I DO know that I have known about this in my periphery field of attention for a long time. Why I didn ‘t pay attention until now, I don ‘t know (ok, this one I DO know…I am deadline-oriented.)
  • I DO know I don ‘t know what to do and that I need to go hat-in-hand to that IT guy and ask for advice.

I am betting some of you are going OH CRAP or HUH? Either way, I will ask one of our IT guys for YOU, too. Watch this space for a blog from one or our Efficio software experts with answers to these questions and a few you didn ‘t even know to ask.

Just don ‘t ask me. I don ‘t know.

By Kitty Malone, Efficio Solutions Manager of Client Services
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