The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 6, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. January is “Prospecting for Sales Month” Jan 06, 2012. I bet you didn’t know January is “Prospecting for Sales Month.” This is the sole reason why I say January is “Prospecting for Sales Month.”

Motivation 188

Motivation Prospecting Hiring Ideal Customer Profile 188

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. How “Social Media” Can Be Part of Your Prospecting Strategy. Feb 09, 2012. She makes great points about using social media to find opportunities, learn about your buyers, identify your influencers and understand your competition.

Social Media 189

Social Media Media Strategy Prospecting 189

The Pipeline

MAY 4, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. Prospecting With E-Mail. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Communication Strategy , Proactive , Prospecting , Sales 2.0 , Sales Tool , Sell Better , Success , Video , e-mail , execution. December 2011. November 2011.

Pipeline 216

Pipeline Prospecting Twitter Cold Calling 216

The Pipeline

JUNE 3, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. 5 Ways to Boost Your Email Prospecting Response Rate. Prospecting via email can be wildly rewarding, or incredibly frustrating. To respond to your email, the prospect has to read it first. Sign up for our Email Newsletter.

Pipeline 286

Pipeline Prospecting Twitter B2B 286

Fill the Funnel

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

My list of top sales books to read in 2012 consists of books that were published during 2011 and contain innovative, fresh ideas about selling, customer expectations, and how to improve your ability to win new business customers. Social media platforms are now your best tools. © MASP - Fotolia.com. Kindle Edition-Click here.

Social Media 134

Social Media Media Top of Funnel Face-to-face 134

Score More Sales

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

In sales we work hard to create mutual next steps with prospective customers and ultimately to help buying opportunities for these prospects – these buyers. But time and again, we get bombarded with interruptions, alerts, tools, and technology. Three Tech Traps to Avoid: Tool Overwhelm. Resistance to the Cloud.

CRM 238

CRM Outbound Tools Study 238

The Pipeline

MAY 27, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. 10 Fail-proof Tasks to Help Turn Your Prospects into Buyers. Prospecting is a term that’s been around for a long time. There are steps to follow that can make prospecting easy and effective. December 2011. November 2011.

Pipeline 243

Pipeline Prospecting Twitter Ideal Customer Profile 243

Score More Sales

APRIL 4, 2013

We are, as a business community, being BOMBARDED with sales tools. Once we have the tools, we still need to craft interesting and compelling content in the form of sales messages to our prospective customers and existing clients. What is our end goal? What is our end goal? What are we trying to accomplish?

Webinar Metrics 224

Webinar Metrics Outbound Social Selling Buyer 224

Score More Sales

APRIL 30, 2013

The “S” stands for social, and indicates that a CRM system has the capability to interact with and bring in social media content right into customer and prospect records. Many CRM tools are set up in a complicated way so a rep spends too much time learning them and then using them. A tool is nothing but a tool without a process.

CRM 291

CRM Revenue SugarCRM System 291

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Gaining B2B prospects via LinkedIn referrals is the best way to succeed in 2014. Don’t waste time on cold calls with a 1-3% appointment success rate (AAISP, 2012). Clearly natural introductions via mutual contacts are the best way to secure new opportunities. Ergo, LinkedIn is the key to new opportunities. Hands down.

Referrals 331

Referrals LinkedIn Social Selling Cold Calling 331

Score More Sales

APRIL 30, 2012

A corporate salesperson was telling me about his pipeline, and explaining all of the opportunities that were stalled. We sat down and talked through every sales opportunity he had listed. Unfortunately though, none of his qualified or selected-stage opportunities have fully come to closure – he does not have signed agreements in hand.

Pipeline 297

Pipeline Closing Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 297

Score More Sales

APRIL 30, 2012

A corporate salesperson was telling me about his pipeline, and explaining all of the opportunities that were stalled. We sat down and talked through every sales opportunity he had listed. Unfortunately though, none of his qualified or selected-stage opportunities have fully come to closure – he does not have signed agreements in hand.

Pipeline 297

Pipeline Closing Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 297

SBI Growth

JANUARY 7, 2013

A lot was written in 2012 regarding the change in buyer behavior. Or you could be losing opportunities you didn’t know existed. Or you could be losing opportunities you didn’t know existed. Competitors could be “gleaning” these opportunities from under your nose. Your prospects and customers are doing the same.

Social Selling 321

Social Selling Ideal Customer Profile Harvest Social Media 321

Score More Sales

APRIL 29, 2013

There are three points to consider when thinking about following up with prospects, buyers, and with leads: A. Depending on the study and your industry, you’ll see that it takes 6-12 connects (or touches) with a potential buyer to bring a sales opportunity to closure. Most sellers do not follow-up enough.

Follow-up 261

Follow-up Inside Sales Outbound Lead Rank 261

SBI

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Prior to 2020, sales development reps used about 6 tools on average. Many sales leaders now recommend up to 11 tools in the “essential” tech stack—some say you should have 30. Why so many tools? But there aren’t many strong tools to support during because of the distraction factor. Make Access to Knowledge Possible.

Conversion 127

Conversion Sales Cycle Energy Tools 127

Score More Sales

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

2) They tell me that only “some” of their clients are using social tools. Moderator for this webinar is Ralf VonSosen, Head of Sales for LinkedIn, and my co-presenters are Nancy Nardin of Smart Selling Tools and Matt Heinz of Heinz Marketing. And prospects have the opportunity to find us like never before.

Social Selling 236

Social Selling Webinar Metrics Retail Outbound 236

SBI

DECEMBER 11, 2012

There are lots of sales tools to help you. There are lots of sales tools! We’ll each be recommending 6 sales tools for B2B sellers. That’s a lot of ‘tools’ to cover in 60 minutes so you can expect this webinar to be informative, fast-paced, and full of energy. Don’t put your sales tool schooling on hold.

Webinar Metrics 125

Webinar Metrics Guarantee Referrals Sales Tools 125

Pointclear

AUGUST 23, 2012

Tim is also co-author of Conversations that Win the Complex Sale: Using Power Messaging to Create More Opportunities, Differentiate your Solution, and Close More Deals and Customer Message Management: Increasing Marketing's Impact on Selling. 2012 Surprise: Getting the “At Bats” — But an Increase in “No Decisions”.

Demand Generation Agencies 124

Demand Generation Agencies Prospecting Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets 124

Score More Sales

JUNE 12, 2013

Most people know how to identify prospective customers or clients and they track them in a CRM system with next actions set. There has never been a better time to find simple and even free tools to capture your prospective customers and all your connections). Don’t stop with social tools, though. Close More Deals.

Referrals 224

Referrals Lead Rank Lead Scoring Networking 224

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

The continued economic uncertainty may define 2012, as “Frugalnomics” remains in full effect driving companies to be more spendthrift and risk adverse. Speaking with and evaluating prospective vendors (85%). Developing/reviewing business and functional requirements (98%) 2.

ROI 79

ROI Vendor Survey Proposal 79

Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

McKinsey Global Institute Report, “The Social Economy: Unlocking Value and Productivity Through Social Technologies” – July 2012. IBM Social Business Global Client Creates Products Faster, with a 23% Improvement in Cycle Time for New Products – July 2012. It is one of the no-brainer, must do sales tools to look into.

Lead Rank 228

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Social Selling Twitter 228

Score More Sales

JANUARY 16, 2013

Do you have a toolbox of your own tools which can help separate you from the rest of the noise in your industry and sector? This topic has been talked about recently through colleague Miles Austin’s post Snap-on Tool Trucks and Sales Reps. They are usually told what their tools are – or are not.

Outbound 241

Outbound Influencer Analysis LinkedIn 241

A Sales Guy

JANUARY 18, 2012

The tools available to influence the sale and how we sell have changed. There are more tools available to help people sell than ever before. Capitalizing on these tools is where the win will be. Most of the tools available to sales people today can fundamentally transform their prospecting and lead generation.

Tools 109

Tools Social Media Lead Generation Media 109

Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Let's focus on the only tool more important than the calendar and task list - your pipeline management tool. When we pay attention to the pipeline, we can narrow the focus even further and determine: How many opportunities must be added (to suspects)? Which opportunities (from prospects or qualified) need to be moved forward?

Pipeline 214

Pipeline Call-back Follow-up Exact 214

The ROI Guy

APRIL 25, 2012

Alinean interactive value selling and marketing tools help B2B sales professionals and prospects fight Frugalnomics, by provoking prospects to take action, tallying the “cost of doing nothing” and cost-justifying proposed solutions.

Lead Gen 45

Lead Gen Proposal Collateral ROI 45

Score More Sales

MARCH 8, 2012

In order to be most productive with the sales opportunities in your pipeline there are a number of people you need to know well. You’re done in by lost sales, missed opportunities, misaligned goals, and “no’s” toward the end of a prospective customer’s long buying cycle. Your prospect.

Pipeline 203

Pipeline Referrals Channels Buying Cycle 203

Score More Sales

MARCH 14, 2013

Many have closed new business as a direct result of using LinkedIn as a serious tool. Findings include: LinkedIn contributes to opportunity creation – according to over 44% of respondents. Findings include: LinkedIn contributes to opportunity creation – according to over 44% of respondents.

LinkedIn 238

LinkedIn Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 238

The Pipeline

DECEMBER 19, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. December 2010. ” One of the things we discover are opportunities that have been there for some time, long term tenants. First thing you have to do is define the “norm” that your opportunities need to conform to.

Pipeline 222

Pipeline Closing Top of Funnel Hiring 222

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. Earlier this year I had the great opportunity to be on the air with Todd Schnick , of Intrepid Radio ([link] We talked sales, some new nuggets, some familiar favourites, but always with an eye to execution. Prospecting.

Pipeline 240

Pipeline Cold Calling Hiring Compensation 240

No More Cold Calling

MAY 30, 2013

Only 63 percent of sales reps met quota in 2012, according to the 19th annual CSO Insights Sales Performance Optimization study , the same number as the previous year. The report states: “When there is a sufficient quantity of leads, sales can find enough opportunities to reach the targeted goal. Click here to read more.

Quota 214

Quota Meeting Sales Qualified Lead Cost per Lead 214

SBI

MARCH 1, 2021

There are some tools out there suited to industries that don’t rely on face-to-face selling (think of a conversation tool like Gong for a company selling software), but those are typically not practical during in-person meetings or for consultative sales conversations, like capital equipment or highly engineered solutions. Likely not.

Face-to-face 94

Face-to-face Apparel Chemicals Call-back 94

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 23, 2018

It is a place for networking, research, and engaging audiences, not for pitching prospects. I don’t like it—and your prospects don’t like it. But there are a couple major caveats: Too much time online means not enough face time with clients, prospects, and referral sources. He advises: “Make friends first, do business last.

Social Selling 218

Social Selling Social Media Referrals Lead Rank 218

Score More Sales

JANUARY 8, 2013

Jen also is considered America’s Expert Talker and speaks with corporations about the power of communication internally for a company as well as with customers and prospective customers. You ALSO have the opportunity to blow it – to sound uninformed, confused, slow, rude, elitist, hurried, or wrong. Let’s be blunt.

Travel 258

Travel Outbound Influencer Buyer 258

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 9, 2012

If you’re falling short of your 2012 number, you have three options: 1) Keep doing what you’ve been doing. Here’s how you should do this: Segment your opportunities clearly into A’s, B’s, and C’s. The key in analyzing your A opportunities is sales cycle maturity. 2) Change your approach in hopes of still saving your year.

How To 244

How To Top of Funnel Funnel Face-to-face 244

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 14, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. With the right tools, measuring the right variables, we can become sales alchemists. Pipeline reporting tools are falling short of meeting the wide array of sales executives’, sales managers’, and frontline sales professionals’ needs.

Pipeline 198

Pipeline Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel 198

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , EDGE Sales Process , Funnel management , Impact Questions , Interactive Selling , Planning , Prospecting , Sales Leadership , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sell Better , Video , execution , qualifying.

Sales Qualified Lead 231

Sales Qualified Lead Pipeline Cold Calling Webinar Metrics 231

Score More Sales

JUNE 29, 2012

They had sales reps with enough of the right skills and attitude to find and develop probable sales opportunities. They used cloud-based sales tools as tools and understood their lack of value without process, plan and methodology. originally appeared on Score More Sales on June 29, 2012.

Pipeline 183

Pipeline Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring 183