Staying front and center in a potential customer's mind without pushing them away can be a tricky line to walk.

Push too hard for a sale and your lead may balk. But fail to follow up, and your lead will almost certainly vanish.

With this challenge in mind, I asked successful entrepreneurs from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following question: What is one way that you keep customer leads active in your funnel even though they have explicitly said that they are not interested (yet) in making a purchase?

Their suggestions are .