Anthony Iannarino

APRIL 23, 2020

Prospecting is difficult when you don’t have a well-developed plan. In Eat Their Lunch , you will find a framework for a prospecting sequence for professionally pursuing your dream clients, gaining the commitment for time, and helping them explore change. Over time in B2B sales, you tend to know who spends in your category.

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Prospecting Sales Qualified Lead eBook Lead Rank 98

Janek Performance Group

JULY 15, 2022

When a sales rep asks us point-blank, ”What is the best way to follow-up with a prospect that goes silent?“ It’s a real question we hear often, and we know sales reps are not wanting to hear a vague reply like, ”It depends on your situation.” They are looking for practical advice to a real-world sales problem.

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Prospecting Sales Cycle Benefit Call-back 62

Xactly

AUGUST 13, 2018

Let’s cut to the chase–if you’re not using data to drive your sales territory mapping, your territories might be hurting your sales performance more than they are helping it. Sales territory mapping software offers more benefits than sales managers may realize. Download Guide.

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Territories Software Software Benefit 70

Gong.io

DECEMBER 30, 2022

A sound sales strategy is far more important to hit your sales target. It provides each team member with a framework that covers the sales cycle from prospecting to closing. Most importantly, it aligns your sales team to strategic goals that support the business. But tactics alone aren’t enough to close deals.

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Objections Examples Ideal Customer Profile Sales Management 62

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 7, 2018

KPIs for Sales Managers. Sales Volume by Location. Sales managers -- and particularly field sales managers -- can often feel like they are trapped in a fog. Download our free report here to learn the top 3 metrics ranked by sales professionals. New Leads/Opportunities.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Management Scale 145

Braveheart Sales

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

It’s then that It struck me – many sales managers could learn something from this mama deer. Managing Sales in a Deer-like Way. What do deer have to do with managing sales you might ask? If you have any helpful suggestions that might benefit others, please share. Practice, Practice, Practice.

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Sales Management Call-back Sales Leadership eBook 52

Nutshell

MARCH 25, 2024

DOWNLOAD Is your business ready for a CRM? Creating a specialized customer onboarding process is essential because of the immense benefits you’ll enjoy. It paves the way for stronger customer relationships, which can only benefit your business in the long run. DOWNLOAD Ready to become a better sales leader?

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Nutshell

MARCH 15, 2024

Qualifying leads before sending them through to your sales team lets you learn more about your prospects and build deeper connections with them, which often results in more deals. Lead nurturing is the process of building relationships with prospects who aren’t quite ready to purchase your product or service.

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Lead Nurturing Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 71

Gong.io

JANUARY 2, 2023

Many salespeople waste too much time on prospects with little to no chance of converting. Meanwhile, the good prospects they should’ve focused on have already gone cold. This is why sales qualification is so important — it helps you identify and prioritize prospects more likely to become buyers. Read on to learn more.

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Lead Scoring 149

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Finding the right contact – and context – for sales outreach is time consuming. Prospect research doesn’t generate revenue, and historically it accounts for half of all sales time. In particular, focus on areas of training and coaching if you are looking to improve sales performance. Download the Full Report.

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Anthony Iannarino

AUGUST 3, 2020

Two things benefit you tremendously when you start selling, even though they don’t feel very much like something positive and beneficial to your development. When you don’t have leads, you have to do the work of identifying the companies in your territory that would benefit from the outcomes your company helps to generate or improve.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 122

Nutshell

MARCH 19, 2024

DOWNLOAD Ready to become a better sales leader? Get 70+ expert strategies for sales management success in our Sales Manager’s Survival Guide. FREE DOWNLOAD Why is sales productivity important? DOWNLOAD Need to create a roadmap that can guide your team toward more sales?

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How To Sales Qualified Lead CRM Face-to-face 71

criteria for success

MAY 13, 2020

We’d like to help you and your sales team identify and solve common sales problems —so, we’ve plucked out what we believe to be the five most common sales problems salespeople experience and offer some tips on how to solve them. A Problem-Solving Guide for Sales Managers, Sales Leaders, and Salespeople.

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criteria for success

OCTOBER 28, 2020

As a sales manager, a strong team is the best asset you can have. But in order to build a great sales team, you need to hire the best possible candidates for the job. The following are three stages of the interview process we outline in our comprehensive eBook, The Ultimate Guide to Hiring for Sales Managers. .

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Allego

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Winning a sale is a team effort, not just from sellers and sales managers but the sales organization as a whole. Sales operations, customer success , and product marketing are all instrumental in getting prospects to the finish line. The Persistent Disconnect Between Sales and Marketing.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 12, 2020

That’s because inbound sales transforms selling to match today’s empowered buyer -- so sales reps can sell the way people buy. What is inbound sales? Inbound sales is a personalized, helpful, modern sales methodology. Here's how to understand the difference between inbound and outbound sales.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 3, 2017

Proactive Prospecting Summer – Part 5. Last week in the Proactive Prospecting Summer series, we looked at how to respond to the question of “What Do You Sell”. Arguing that the response needs to align with buyer/prospect expectations, meaning the statement should be about the business outcomes achieved, not the means of achieving them.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

Your sales manager has given your team a big pep talk encouraging you to dial, dial, dial. If you're in a hurry, skip to the script , or download free sales call templates.) Cold calling is a way to engage prospects one-on-one to move them to the next step in the buying process. Prospect: We're not interested.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 23, 2013

This downloadable tool helps you evaluate your new territory in relevant terms: Selling time as required to meet quota. Account management time as required to maintain the business already established. It is important to understand why sales management makes a territory change. Where a Sales Rep Should Focus.

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Anthony Iannarino

MARCH 17, 2020

There is no benefit from waiting to begin your recovery. However much prospecting you were doing before the crisis, you need to double your effort and increase the number of opportunities you create. You need to make sales. But you don’t have a sales manager who can give you the time and attention you need.

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Anthony Iannarino

MARCH 22, 2020

The opposing view is that it is not business-as-usual, recognizing the severity of our collective challenge and working to help our clients and prospects. It is something you are doing for someone and with someone and for their benefit. If you believe that is true, then you also have to recognize the opposite view. Business as Unusual.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 9, 2018

As sales managers, you all know how important it is to be effective at managing your sales staff and sales pipeline. At times, being reminded of 3 Steps to effective sales management can have a profound impact on your effectiveness. What is the number of prospective customers needed?

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Close.io

DECEMBER 9, 2019

I’m going to be honest with you: No matter how great a salesperson you are, you can benefit from some new ideas every now and then. Your prospects are flooded with emails every day , which means you constantly need to be looking for ways to get noticed. You might feel most effective when you’re meeting prospects face to face.

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Face-to-face Case Study Competition Video 80

Xactly

JULY 30, 2018

Download "Designing Sales Compensation Plans" to learn best practices for building incentive plans that drive the right behaviors. One of the benefits of hiring great sales talent is you help to raise the bar for the rest of your employees. These should be a regular part of the job for your sales team.

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Allego

MAY 21, 2024

Allego research demonstrates that ongoing reinforcement through AI can lead to a 15% improvement in sales rep performance over time. Improve Your Sales Team’s Performance Download The Sales Coaching Handbook and learn what top sales coaches do to boost motivation, increase focus, and supercharge the performance of sales teams.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 28, 2012

This will make life easier for you and your sales VP’s. Today’s post explores designing sales territories based on your customers and prospects. For a step-by-step guide on how to do this, Download the Territory Design Whitepaper Here ! Where are the prospects that look most like your Ideal Customer?

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BrainShark

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

That’s why most sales reps shy away from video coaching assessments — despite its potential to help grow their careers and client portfolios. Our own data pulled from a survey of 133,442 responses shows prospects are 13 times more likely to want to buy from a rep when they sounded extremely confident versus not confident at all. .

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Allego

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Enter the concept of modern revenue enablement — a strategy that doesn’t just aim to bridge the gap between buyer expectations and seller capabilities but seeks to create a seamless, integrated experience that benefits all parties involved. Those insights make the entire GTM team more successful.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2017

In this growing sales landscape, we’ll outline the various processes and key strategies for prospecting -- the phase of selling that often consumes the most time and energy (and is the most crucial to get right). What Is Prospecting? What's the difference between leads and prospects? Sales Prospecting Techniques.

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Prospecting Tools Top of Funnel Lead Rank 144

Allego

APRIL 30, 2024

In addition, McKinsey analysts say, “AI can boost sales effectiveness and performance by offloading and automating many mundane sales activities, freeing up capacity to spend more time with customers and prospective customers (while reducing cost to serve).” 5 Ways AI Is Transforming Sales Enablement 1.

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Allego

OCTOBER 25, 2022

For reps to build up their selling skills and gain the insights they need, they require ongoing coaching from sales managers. Sales Coaching in the Virtual Selling Era. The move to hybrid work forced sales organizations to adapt and adjust their processes for virtual selling environments. There are a few reasons for this.

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criteria for success

JULY 26, 2022

Sales Communication with… 1. How well do your salespeople introduce themselves and your company to prospective clients and partners? Can your salespeople effectively talk to prospects and answer questions about your offering? Can your salespeople effectively talk to prospects and answer questions about your offering?

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Scale Construction 98

Nutshell

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Ultimately, your company’s success is measured by how many sales you drive and how great your return on investment (ROI) is. Given that reality, it’s not surprising that a company’s sales pipeline is one of the most important things it can focus on. DOWNLOAD THE FREE WORKSHEET 2. A faster pipeline means more revenue.

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MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Also note that this is not just for your benefit, but more so for the benefit of the buyer. Uncovering the price too soon in a sales interaction is actually a disservice to the prospect. Revealing price too early, inadvertently forces the prospect to make a buying decision before receiving all of the information.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Marketing might create a datasheet highlighting product features, benefits, and USPs. Sales, with their in-depth customer insights, suggest refinements that emphasize points that resonate most with potential buyers. Sales teams, needing up-to-date product knowledge, benefit from training sessions from marketing.

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Lead Rank Top of Funnel Marketing Qualified Lead Ideal Customer Profile 106

Xactly

JULY 12, 2018

Sales managers cannot trust their gut instincts, or spreadsheets, about what makes a territory both fair and profitable. In order to maximize sales in each area, you must use intelligent, insightful, and data-driven tools such as sales mapping software. Download Guide. The Right Data for Customer Segmentation.

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Territories Software Software Benefit 45

CommercialTribe

JUNE 23, 2020

With June nearly over and the initial shock of the COVID-19 crisis behind us, sales management teams are focusing on building a plan to come out stronger on the other side. We recommend three main areas of focus for sales leaders: WHO they focus sales manager coaching effort against.

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