Sales 2.0

DECEMBER 4, 2023

It’s always been true that a referral beats any other lead, with referrals converting to customers 50% of the time, according to Joanne Black. AI will help us use our “social graph” to find referrals without spending too much time on research. The best tool today for this research is LinkedIn.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 29, 2021

Unless you address the broken links in your prospecting system, your sales reps will continue to struggle with closing the deal. They didn’t plan agendas, do their research, or even check the clients’ LinkedIn profiles to identify shared interests, connections, and similarities. The Only Fail-Proof Prospecting System.

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Closing Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 409

No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2019

If you want to boost your sales pipeline for Q1, I have a simple “ask”: Check out my referral course on LinkedIn Learning. Sales reps tell me they like getting referrals, but they’re not comfortable asking, and they don’t know how to ask. Once they learn how, they vow to adopt a referral approach for 2020. I’d had it.

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Referrals Pipeline Sales Qualified Lead Cold Calling 209

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Want prospects to respond with lightning speed? The triple touch is a tactic that salespeople use to engage prospects. The ‘touches’ include contacting the prospect three different ways, each time building trust, getting on their radar, and moving them further into the sales funnel. . What is the Triple Touch in Sales?

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Prospecting Top of Funnel Decision Maker Sales Qualified Lead 237

No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Does your sales team struggle to get referrals? When I read a checklist of account based sales development strategies that omitted referral selling, I asked the creator why. I posted that exact question on LinkedIn and received 35 comments and more than 31,000 views. Sales leaders don’t take time to implement a referral system.

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Referrals Top of Funnel Account Scale 279

Sales 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Even if you use social selling techniques that get you a referral or help you connect to a potential buyer using your mutual background, it is still likely to take some follow up before you confirm a meeting time (or virtual meeting time these days). Send a Linkedin message with similar content to #1.

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Direct Mail Outbound Referrals Social Selling 370

SBI Growth

JUNE 26, 2013

Are your prospecting skills keeping pace with the market? Now LinkedIn is the best way to reach your Buyer. To be effective on LinkedIn, carefully consider how you correspond with your extended network. This article outlines how to write effective prospecting messages on LinkedIn.

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LinkedIn How To Ideal Customer Profile Networking 334

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. Referrals Are Personal, You’re Not. And he thinks I’ll give him a referral? Selling by referral is the most personal prospecting strategy that exists.

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Referrals Webinar Metrics Social Media Face-to-face 292

Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 1, 2021

On a scale of 1-10, how critical are referrals to your business? The Facts About Referrals: The average business spends 5x more on trying to acquire new business than on generating referrals from existing clients. Does this data change your perspective on how critical referrals are to your business?

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 29, 2018

Are you asking for referrals from every one of your clients? You sell a deal, handoff to the customer success or account management team, and move on to the next prospect. Learn more about referrals in my blog posts this month. Why Referrals Cut Through the Sales Prospecting Noise. By getting referrals.

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Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 168

Vengreso

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

With so many channels available for sales reps to connect, engage, and nurture relationships with potential buyers, getting sales referrals has become even more critical than before to book more sales appointments and grow the sales pipeline. Not all sales or customer referrals are made equal. How to Ask for Sales Referrals (3 Ways).

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Referrals Strategy Buyer Persona LinkedIn 78

Vengreso

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

With so many channels available for sales reps to connect, engage, and nurture relationships with potential buyers, getting sales referrals has become even more critical than before to book more sales appointments and grow the sales pipeline. Not all sales or customer referrals are made equal. How to Ask for Sales Referrals (3 Ways).

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Referrals Strategy Buyer Persona LinkedIn 78

MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 24, 2017

How confident do you feel in asking for referrals ? Add A Link To A Form On Your Website For Referral Submissions. You can inspire confidence in your referral sources by letting them know that 80% (or whatever) of your business comes from repeat customers. . Offer A Referral Commission. Inspire Confidence.

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Referrals Ideal Customer Profile Small Business Small Business 189

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 29, 2019

That might mean writing a proposal, researching prospects, following up with potential clients, attending networking events, or asking for referrals. There’s always time to send one more email, participate in one more conversation on LinkedIn, or make one more referral call. Referral makers don’t want your money.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Message to cold callers: Pestering strangers is NOT the way to prospect. You message a second- or third-hand connection on LinkedIn without an introduction from your mutual friend. You might think you’ve been able to avoid sounding like a telemarketer, but that is exactly what you’re doing, and your prospect knows it.

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Cold Calling Social Media Telemarketing Referrals 365

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

In my previous blog, I wrote about obtaining LinkedIn referrals. In the digital age of selling, LinkedIn referrals are like gold. Social debt is one of the most powerful tools to obtaining new referrals. Follow these tips and you’ll be swimming in referrals for 2014. Can you connect them to this prospect?

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LinkedIn Referrals How To Webinar Metrics 300

No More Cold Calling

JULY 27, 2023

He complained 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. A sales leader in Europe needed the same splash of cold water.

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Adaptive Business Services

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Lasting relationships = repeat business and referrals. Relationships, like referrals, must be earned and they require consistent engagements. On LinkedIn, you may want to selectively “unfollow”, not disconnect from, folks who do not meet this criteria. Use custom activities in Nimble CRM to track referrals exchanged.

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LinkedFusion

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Can LinkedIn be used to generate real estate leads? But actually how effective is LinkedIn for Real estate lead generation? Some stats are proof of this: LinkedIn has the highest visitor-to-lead conversion rate, almost three times as that of Twitter and Facebook! Add a creative headline and include your LinkedIn keywords in it.

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Real Estate Referrals LinkedIn Sales Qualified Lead 52

Crunchbase

APRIL 11, 2023

Prospecting is the process of researching and pursuing potential customers for your business. The most important part of prospecting isn’t simply finding names and emails — it’s the time and effort spent identifying potential customers and making sure that they’re actually a good fit. It’s also known as “cold outreach.”)

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Ideal Customer Profile Closing Prospecting Intent Data 98

Crunchbase

APRIL 11, 2023

Prospecting is the process of researching and pursuing potential customers for your business. The most important part of prospecting isn’t simply finding names and emails — it’s the time and effort spent identifying potential customers and making sure that they’re actually a good fit. It’s also known as “cold outreach.”)

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Ideal Customer Profile Closing Prospecting Intent Data 98

SBI Growth

JANUARY 23, 2014

Your team needs to take more responsibility setting appointments with prospects. The number one way teams are doing this today is through Social Prospecting. Creating a strategy for leveraging LinkedIn should be a top priority. These 5 Steps to Social Prospecting will help get the ball rolling.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Referral selling requires a personal touch. Whether you’re asking for referrals, communicating with your team, or having an in-depth conversation, emailing often sends the wrong message. And that’s a particularly big no-no when sales reps are asking for referrals. Asking for Referrals by Email? When Email Is Not OK.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 4, 2018

But here’s what they’re missing on referral B2B lead generation. I’ve had it with the accusations that referrals don’t scale, that referrals are a favor, that referrals can be digital, that all you need to do is ask for referrals, and the other crap that so-called experts tout on social media.

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 266

Vengreso

MAY 9, 2019

Most sales professionals don’t realize that selling on LinkedIn is not only possible, it’s powerfully effective. This episode of #SellingWithSocial is a “takeover” featuring Viveka von Rosen as host of the show, interviewing Mario in order to highlight the content of the new Vengreso course, “Selling With LinkedIn.”

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LinkedIn Conversion Referrals Buyer Persona 104

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 14, 2021

And they wouldn’t have that problem if they knew how to get referrals. On each live episode, I’ll cover a digestible topic (mostly regarding referrals) in just 15 to 30 minutes. So, I’m committing to spending time on-camera answering your questions and sharing powerful tips and methods to revolutionize your prospecting.

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Gatekeeper Referrals Cold Calling Telemarketing 265

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Want prospects to respond with lightning speed? The triple touch is a tactic that salespeople use to engage prospects. The ‘touches’ include contacting the prospect three different ways, each time building trust, getting on their radar, and moving them further into the sales funnel. What is the Triple Touch in Sales?

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Prospecting Top of Funnel Decision Maker Sales Qualified Lead 130

No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 29, 2019

I took the Vengreso course, Selling with LinkedIn for Individuals. I was determined to learn and improve my LinkedIn presence. Message to cold callers: Pestering strangers is NOT the way to prospect. Instead, they hide behind technology, annoy prospects with cold calls, and pester strangers on social media. But I did it.

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Referrals Cold Calling Social Media Travel 207

LinkedFusion

OCTOBER 10, 2023

LinkedIn is often the only platform that helps sales reps get new business, even while Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat are useful resources for learning more about your prospect’s hobbies and personality, warming them up before you reach out, and developing your subject matter expertise.

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LinkedIn Social Selling Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank 40

Vengreso

MARCH 2, 2021

Prospecting to generate sales leads is one of the most important jobs of the modern sales professional. In fact, if you ask any sales leader what their teams struggle with the most (and I have), they would say it’s prospecting, especially now that virtual selling is the norm. And this is what this prospecting guide is all about.

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Pipeline Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead 145

Vengreso

JANUARY 24, 2022

It’s how they engage with prospects and it can make a big difference in their results. In this article and episode of the Modern Marketing Engine podcast, Mario Martinez Jr., The PVC Sales Methodology focuses on how to prospect , from the “pre-hello” to the “hello.” It can be a webinar, a report or a relevant blog article.

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Conversion Prospecting Sales Methodology Referrals 104

Vengreso

JANUARY 24, 2022

It’s how they engage with prospects and it can make a big difference in their results. In this article and episode of the Modern Marketing Engine podcast, Mario Martinez Jr., The PVC Sales Methodology focuses on how to prospect , from the “pre-hello” to the “hello.” It can be a webinar, a report or a relevant blog article.

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Conversion Prospecting Sales Methodology Referrals 104

LinkedFusion

AUGUST 25, 2023

Finding buyers on LinkedIn for selling your products or updating your CRM lead list is an essential task. And social media platforms like LinkedIn are where you can find your b2b sales leads. But doing so with the basic LinkedIn Premium plan will not give you any best result. What is a LinkedIn Sales navigator?

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LinkedIn Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Ideal Customer Profile 52

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. Routinely ask for referrals. What is B2B prospecting? Personalize your outreach.

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Ideal Customer Profile B2B Prospecting Gatekeeper 87

LinkedFusion

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

LinkedIn is often the only platform that helps sales reps get new business, even while Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat are useful resources for learning more about your prospect’s hobbies and personality, warming them up before you reach out, and developing your subject matter expertise.

Social Selling 40

Social Selling LinkedIn Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank 40

Vengreso

MAY 9, 2019

Most sales professionals don’t realize that selling on LinkedIn is not only possible, it’s powerfully effective. This episode of #SellingWithSocial is a “takeover” featuring Viveka von Rosen as host of the show, interviewing Mario in order to highlight the content of the new Vengreso course, “Selling With LinkedIn.”

LinkedIn 81

LinkedIn Conversion Referrals Buyer Persona 81

Alice Heiman

DECEMBER 5, 2018

61 million LinkedIn users are senior level influencers and 40 million are in decision-making positions. There are 87 million millennials on LinkedIn with 11 million in decision-making positions. LinkedIn has almost 600,000 users in more than 200 countries ( OmniCore ). Everyone at your company needs to be on LinkedIn.

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