{"id":568,"date":"2017-10-29T11:25:22","date_gmt":"2017-10-29T19:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=568"},"modified":"2017-10-29T11:25:44","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T19:25:44","slug":"building-basic-top-funnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/resources\/building-basic-top-funnel\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Basic Top of Funnel"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"568\" class=\"elementor elementor-568 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-n984z5z elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"n984z5z\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-jo11g56\" data-id=\"jo11g56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4q59c6m elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4q59c6m\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HOW TO BUILD A BASIC TOP OF FUNNEL.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dzg3jq elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dzg3jq\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>You hear marketers and salespeople talk about \u201cthe funnel\u201d all the time. Fill the funnel. Top of funnel. Funnel. But what IS this funnel? And how DO you fill it?<\/p><p>Spring does away with metaphors and talks about some of the best ways to attract and identify potential clients for your business. In our Guide \u201c<strong>Building a Basic Top of Funnel<\/strong>\u201d, we discuss:<\/p><ul><li>The stages of a sales funnel and how they relate to your business.<\/li><li>The pros and cons of various lead-generation efforts.<\/li><li>How building out a comprehensive content library will help your future lead generation efforts.<\/li><\/ul><p>Don\u2019t wait for clients to come to you. 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