Do You Do What it Takes — Even When No One is Looking?

by | Apr 11, 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Let’s face it — the world of broadcast is changing, and your team doesn’t have time to waste chasing outdated leads or second-guessing who the right contact is.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 Reps spend valuable time hunting down contact names, verifying titles, guessing email formats, and navigating outdated org charts — often just to be met with radio silence.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!

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Staff of the St. James Hotel, Red Wing, Minnesota, c.1890.

David Einstein, co-president of Efficio Solutions, and I have spent the past week at the NAB meeting in Las Vegas. The host hotel is the Wynn/Encore, one of the nicest facilities on the strip.

It has been a hectic week meeting with many clients and prospects. I believe with confidence that the hard work we are putting in here will pay off in the long run with better relationships with our existing clients and the creation of new relationships with folks we are meeting during the conference, where we are demonstrating our media sales CRM and yield management software suite.

The real takeaway for me from the week though is what I witness early each morning as I go to get my morning coffee at the caf. I live in Columbus, Ohio, so I ‘m trying to stay on Eastern Standard Time, which means that I have been getting up around 4 a.m. Mountain Time.

Riding the elevator down to the main floor, I have been observing the process that Wynn employees go through EVERY MORNING. It is impressive. A fleet of employees cleaning carpets, hand wiping each chair at every gaming station, changing the felt on gaming tables that by my observation look clean and flawless, and sanitizing the elbow rests at every table on the floor.

I have observed serious dedication and focus by staff making the hotel the best it can be when no one was looking. It is clear that management has set an expectation of excellence for what the guest experience at the Wynn should be.

Each worker smiles, greets you by name when they have an interaction with you, and acts as if you are the focus of what they are doing at that very moment. I am no shill for the Wynn, but when you see real dedication by so many people to fulfilling a vision of service and a belief in providing a quality experience for a guest, it is just very impressive.

I have not seen any managers watching the workers and demanding this type of performance in the moment; it just seems to happen naturally, as if all employees have the same type of dedication to the hotel ‘s vision individually, that each one of them is focused on delivering an exceptional experience as well as they possibly can.

So how does this relate to us in media sales, or in any profession really? Do we act every day to fulfill our vision of who we are and what we want our brand to be with our clients even when they aren ‘t looking? Do we own the clients goals so completely that we naturally and enthusiastically act in accordance with those goals at all times? Are we dedicated to excellence in all we do? Are we connected as a sales team or company, where we all own the vision of how we work with clients?

Lots of questions asked in this blog, only to illuminate the fact that when you see this commitment in action, each and every day, it is something to be recognized and appreciated. If our clients silently and anonymously observed us as I am the folks at the Wynn, would what they observed clearly communicate that you really care about what you do?

Only the reader can answer that for themself. Just something to ponder each day as you get that morning cup of coffee.

By Chris Crawford, General Sales Manager, Efficio Solutions

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