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Cold Calling Guidelines for Practical and Actionable Prospecting

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Although B2C companies get almost all attention for unwanted cold outreach, for B2B companies, the following is what the SEC lays out: Times of Day. Be upfront and transparent with your prospects. Assume you’ll always get direct access to an executive or decision maker — study the org chart. Reason for Calling.

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5 Transition Statements to Requalify Existing Prospects and Clients

Mr. Inside Sales

How good are you at requalify existing accounts, or prospects you haven’t spoken with in a while? And that means that just because a prospect or client was in charge of a certain function last month or 6 months ago, it doesn’t mean they are in charge of it today. This is an assumptive way to find other decision makers in the company…].

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Does a B2B Business Need a Different CRM Than a B2C Business?

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B2B vs B2C CRMs — let’s break it down. Because I had found success with the CRM I was using, I decided to use the same software I had built the landing page with as a CRM for my sales efforts since it collected all the basic prospect information I sought. Can you use the same CRM software for B2C and B2B purposes?

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This is the Most Important Qualifying Question

Mr. Inside Sales

If a prospect is looking to move forward “as soon as possible,” for example, it means that budget is in place. It also means that the decision makers have all agreed that their buying motives (needs) are such that a decision needs to be made now. Everybody is onboard. Is there urgency or not? Upcoming Schedule.

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One Powerful Way to Learn More About a Prospect

Mr. Inside Sales

Whether it’s nervousness, fear, inexperience, or just the conviction that if they stop talking the prospect will say “Not interested” and hang up, it doesn’t matter. They talk over their prospects. They talk after they ask a question (and don’t even let their prospect answer). And then they talk some more…. Upcoming Schedule.

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Three Ways to Get a Prospect to Respond

Mr. Inside Sales

Being that people are more accessible with iPhones, text, laptops, computers, email, messenger, FB, Instagram to name a few, why are business owners/decision makers so hard to reach? The answer is simple: Prospects now have more ways of identifying sales reps they don’t want to speak with, and now have more ways of evading them.

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SMB sales playbook — tips, tools, and strategy to increase your wins

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Key takeaways With its specific business needs, budget restrictions, and customization requirements, the sales landscape for small- and medium-sized businesses requires a different strategy than enterprise and B2C sales. What is the difference between SMB vs B2C?