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How to Reach Decision Makers Every Time

No More Cold Calling

A referral is the best way to get a meeting with the decision maker. There are two parts to the sales process: Part One: Getting meetings with decision makers. You get an introduction to your prospect, and you get a meeting with the decision maker. Why It’s So Hard to Reach Decision Makers.

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Has B2B sales adapted to the way decision-makers buy?

Prima Resource

If our daily shopping habits are any indication, and also based on what is so frequently written by digital marketers and many software companies in the martech environment, then purchase habits have changed dramatically. At the time, this statistic created a bit of a concussion and the end of sales teams was already announced.

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B2B Marketing Trends: What to Expect in 2022

Zoominfo

The digital marketing landscape is more competitive than ever — and if you’re not prepared, you’re already behind. Here are four B2B marketing trends to implement (or at the very least, be on the lookout for) in 2022. Forrester also predicts that marketing tech budgets will increase from 19% to 25% in 2022.

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How to Sell to Decision-Makers & Influencers, According to Sales Leaders

Hubspot Sales

Some are influencers that speak to the decision-makers and convince them to go in either direction, while others hold the final say on decisions. In this post, we’ll explain how to identify sales leads you may be in conversation with, and give insight from expert sales leaders on how to sell to decision-makers and influencers.

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Three Recent Hurricanes Show the Path to More Effective Selling

Understanding the Sales Force

One major key to success in sales is a salesperson’s ability to reach decision makers. Salespeople who reach THE decision maker are 341% more likely to close the business than those who fail to reach the decision maker. Objective Management Group (OMG) has assessed nearly 2.4

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The Real Value B2B Decision Makers Want to See in Your Thought Leadership

Mereo

The new B2B buying journey that cuts salespeople out of all but 5% of the process has already made things hard enough. And with economic pressures, many B2B companies are tightening budgets, increasing efficiencies and not taking a second look at products and solutions not deemed vital.

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B2B Sales Teams Number One Complaint (And What To Do About It)

The Center for Sales Strategy

It's a common complaint from B2B sales reps nowadays. Decision makers simply don't answer unsolicited sales calls like they used to. Getting the first appointment is harder than ever. If I could just get my foot in the door." Traditional prospecting approaches like cold calling have become less and less effective over the years.

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