Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 29, 2023

The truth about salespeople who are reluctant to prospect boils down to two things: First, they are reluctant to prospect because past attempts resulted in failure. Second, they don’t know what to say to prospects. Prospecting reluctance can be the silent killer of sales careers.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 24, 2018

Just because certain sales prospecting techniques are all the rage, doesn’t mean they’re right for you or for your buyer. Most of these are table stakes today, but unless sales prospecting techniques and technology actually help you prospect and close deals, they’re more distractions than assets. It’s pretty simple, really.

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Sales Evangelist

MAY 14, 2019

Even if we have the right process or the best mindset, every seller is going to encounter difficulties, so we must figure out how we'll stick to our mission and achieve greatness in the face of adversity. He had what he calls a dysfunctional life, but he learned the ability to thrive in the face of difficulty.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan Nick Kavadellas is thankful for golf, not only because he’s enjoyed playing it for years, but also because it is one of the few face-to-face selling tools he has continued using during the COVID-19 outbreak. The shift to less face-to-face interaction with customers and prospects isn’t a 2020 development.

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eGrabber

AUGUST 7, 2021

LinkedIn is the largest professional network with millions of professionals and companies from more than 200 countries across the world. It is a place where you can find your ideal prospects and future customers. LinkedIn posts are one of the best ways to generate leads on LinkedIn. 1 Discover your Prospects’ Pain Points.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 18, 2022

Leveraging technology, social selling, and sales prospecting tools has ushered in a new era for anyone wishing to pursue a career as a sales rep. It is through the use of the right B2B prospecting that we can continue to succeed in this always-evolving field. But before we start, let’s define what sales prospecting is.

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Janek Performance Group

MAY 17, 2022

If you are in sales, you are likely on LinkedIn. And if you are on LinkedIn, you’ve definitely seen promotions for LinkedIn courses and coaches. Today, there are plenty of LinkedIn gurus, who have “cracked the code” and want to help average sales reps transform into six and seven-figure superstars.

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Adaptive Business Services

JUNE 8, 2022

We will discuss these in future articles, but first …. What happens if they are doing so on LinkedIn and you are either nowhere to be found or what they find looks like hell? Set aside time each day to prospect – Not doing so is the most common reason behind the commission roller coaster. Buyers have changed.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 14, 2017

He complained to me that his prospect in Paris had arranged a meeting with all the key decision-makers, but the prospect had only given him four days’ notice. My colleague thought it was rather presumptuous of the prospect to ask him to drop everything and hop on a plane. Email vs. Face Time? I had heard enough.

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InsideSales.com

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

LinkedIn and social selling give sales reps powerful tools to learn about their prospects and communicate with them. During our Sales Development Summit 2020, Daniel Disney shared his top 10 tips for selling more through LinkedIn in 2021. Prospects will absorb a personal brand and then reach out to a sales rep to learn more. “A

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 12, 2018

Yes, you read the title right -- I guarantee that these templates will get responses from prospects. But, compared to the overly salesy prospecting email templates most salespeople are sending, I am confident that these will work better -- or your money back. before reading the rest of this article. Any takers? Shame on us.

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eGrabber

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Your LinkedIn Company Page is the face of your company on LinkedIn. Be it your prospective client or employee, if they want to know about who you are and what you do, they immediately search for your LinkedIn company page. Your LinkedIn page is also a perfect place to interact & engage with your audience.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 31, 2023

It’s easy to find thought leaders on LinkedIn giving tips on using LinkedIn Sales Navigator. But when one of my reps was struggling to book meetings in Q1 this year, I couldn’t find a comprehensive guide to LinkedIn Sales Navigator — so I decided to write it. If Sales Navigator is connected to your CRM: Choose ‘My CRM Accounts.’

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Crunchbase

MAY 19, 2023

From identifying potential customers, to finding quality leads and maintaining a healthy pipeline, sales prospecting is vital to the success of your business. Successful prospecting requires time management skills, a proactive mindset and the ability to communicate effectively. That’s not to say it’s without its challenges, however.

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Vengreso

APRIL 4, 2022

With almost 800 million users, LinkedIn isn’t only for showcasing your professional skills, researching new employers, looking for jobs, or for getting career advice! Yet many sellers still don’t know how to take full advantage of their LinkedIn account’s potential to book more business, grow their sales pipeline and close more deals.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

To become a "trusted advisor" — as so many thought leaders advocate — a rep must first gain their prospects' trust. Harness the power of the bandwagon effect and social proof by soliciting LinkedIn recommendations from current or former customers. A shifty, duplicitous salesperson is unlikely to have a successful career.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

What can we learn from our ancestors about connecting with prospects and clients? A 27-year-old told me, “There’s nothing like meeting face to face.” Meeting face to face and “breaking bread” together shifts a relationship. Read the rest of the article.). Read the rest of the article.).

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Vengreso

JUNE 9, 2022

If your team is having trouble prospecting and building the sales pipeline , because they are failing at starting sales conversations, then this article is for you. But how much thought do you actually put into how your sellers start a conversation with a prospective client? What is a Sales Conversation? Click To Tweet.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

It could mean a company’s in-house technical experts undertake any number of public-facing communications activities, including blogging, podcasting, featuring on YouTube videos, writing whitepapers, tweeting, sharing content on LinkedIn, speaking at industry events, etc. Puts a “human face” to your organization. Big mistake.

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Adaptive Business Services

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Every week it seems that I either run across, or I am introduced to, some really great new apps and articles that pertain to social selling. Then there are those apps that I have used for an extensive period of time and they are worthy of a shout out! Please note that I do not endorse, or represent, apps unless indicated. Awesome plugin!

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It's hard to overstate the importance of B2B prospecting in the context of most B2B sales processes. But what is B2B prospecting? What is B2B prospecting? B2B Prospecting Methods. Maintain a presence in LinkedIn groups. What is B2B prospecting? Research, research, and research some more.

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PandaDoc

AUGUST 10, 2020

LinkedIn’s State of Sales Report 2020 shows that 44 percent of companies are seeing a significant decrease in responsiveness to social and other outreach because of COVID-19. In a social-distancing environment where there is no face-to-face interaction and no live events, investor and C-level buyer relationships can get started on LinkedIn.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 20, 2020

Before B2B customers and prospects contact you, they will do their research, seeking out content they can download and watch at their convenience. Share links to your company’s latest case study with your prospects. What comes after prospects consume your content? Be the One Who Listens to Customers and Prospects.

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Vengreso

JULY 5, 2023

We’ll also explore how platforms like LinkedIn can be used effectively for networking and expanding your reach through personal connections. Finally, we’ll provide tips on leveraging shared connections using LinkedIn’s Sales Navigator tool and crafting strategic follow-up messages that resonate with your target audience.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 14, 2021

So to help you up your social selling game, we reached out to a few HubSpot experts for some key tips and tricks you can apply to better leverage your social media presence to connect with prospects and make hard sales. Leverage information on social media to connect with prospects on mutual experiences. Let's dive in.

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MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 20, 2017

This blog post is not going to cover how to handle objections, instead we are going to cover the underlying reasons why prospects don’t buy from you. Objections are, after all, just reasons and points that your salespeople need answer to satisfy the prospect that your product does the job. I mean, come on!

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Vengreso

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Leveraging technology, social selling , and sales prospecting tools has ushered in a new era for anyone pursuing a career in sales. Buyer behavior and selling motion are completely in sync and it is through correct B2B prospecting that we can succeed in this always-evolving field. What is Sales Prospecting? Click To Tweet.

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Tony Hughes

OCTOBER 16, 2018

2015 will see the dawn of the rise of "LinkedIn Centers" to steadily replace traditional B2B marketing activities for demand generation and phone based telemarketing for lead generation (in-house or outsourced). hit-team campaigns on two fronts: Engaging LinkedIn communities where the target executives participate or monitor.

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Adaptive Business Services

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

I have spent a lot of time recently contemplating the state of outbound prospecting. I also need to make it very clear that, as we discuss these methodologies, we are looking at them for use in cold prospecting. This article is more a request for your opinions rather. As a salesperson, I see this as a very serious concern.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 2, 2019

If your LinkedIn profile talks about how you’ve made president’s club, your goal attainment, or the sizes of deals you closed, you’re doing it wrong. You should be proud of those achievements, but as a salesperson you should optimize your LinkedIn profile for sales, not for your ego. Craft a LinkedIn headline that appeals to buyers.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 19, 2014

If you’re asking strangers on social media for referrals, you’re like the guy at a networking event who shoves his card in people’s face and asks for theirs in return. Selling by referral is the most personal prospecting strategy that exists. Selling by referral is the most personal prospecting strategy that exists.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 19, 2018

Contrary to what most people believe, prospecting is not a numbers game. A common lazy salesperson’s practice is asking an employee at a prospective company to send you the contact information of the key decision-maker. You don’t have to send 100 emails just to hear from one or two of them. I’ve got some templates for you too.

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Act!

APRIL 25, 2024

The second email opens with a reference to your recent LinkedIn post, connects it to your pain points , and offers a helpful solution. In this article, we’ll dig deep into the importance of personalization in sales outreach and outline practical ways to help you get started. No points for guessing which one resonates better.

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Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 2, 2024

” The top response was unsurprising — cold outreach and prospecting ranked number one. However, engaging with as many prospects as possible is crucial to maximizing the impact of cold outreach. The fear of rejection or negative response from prospects is among the top. It is a type of social phobia or social anxiety.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 12, 2020

Inbound salespeople focus on their prospect's pain points, act as a trusted consultant, and adapt their sales process to the buyer journey. Lead with a helpful, customized prospecting message. Craft customized questions to uncover the prospect's pain. Buyers don’t want to be prospected, demoed, or closed.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

As a person who thinks prospecting is so vital, and properly done, so powerful, I am in a quandary writing this post. I know thousands of sales people will be forwarding this article to their managers, saying, “This guy says outbound is dying, I don’t need to do more prospecting!” We have to capture attention.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 1, 2020

An email, phone call, LinkedIn message, or maybe even a text message? I hate to break it to you, but prospects in your target accounts have the same reaction to your sales messages. Let’s face it, you can test and personalize all you want, but it doesn’t always make a difference. Now, how did you react to it? Let’s dive in.

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