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Get the Gatekeeper on Your Side

No More Cold Calling

The gatekeepers are onto your tricks. Newsflash: 90 percent of CEOs do not respond to cold calls or emails, and neither do their gatekeepers. Newsflash: 90 percent of CEOs do not respond to cold calls or emails, and neither do their gatekeepers. But gatekeepers are good at their job. Of course you would. Think again.

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How Technology Has Changed Selling: New Tools, Old Rules

Fill the Funnel

My focus in this post is on Business-to-Business sales, though many of these apply to the consumer sales arena as well. Consider some of the changes that have occurred as a result of technology and tools: Prospect Research. New Tools: Instant availability of everything imaginable about each prospect. The Gatekeeper.

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Sound Like a Professional in 2020

Mr. Inside Sales

In this day and age, with all the voice recording technology, the sales training and scripting, the A.I. technology, there is simply no reason for sales reps to be so totally unprepared. Another way is to script out proven openings and responses to the common sales situations you get into over and over again. What gives?

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Sales velocity – a guide to what it is and how to calculate it, with formula and examples

PandaDoc

Sales velocity is a robust metric used by sales managers for good reason. It presents a snapshot of how your entire sales process is performing. This guide will explain the sales velocity formula and what it means for your business. Sales enablement tools like CRM platforms help increase sales velocity.

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The Ultimate Guide to Sales Prospecting: Tips, Techniques, & Tools to Succeed

Hubspot Sales

Leads: Potential customers who have expressed interest in our company or services through behaviors like visiting our website, subscribing to a blog, or downloading an ebook. Gatekeeper: Person in charge of communicating or preventing information from reaching a decision-maker; for example, receptionists or personal assistants.

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Do This to Develop the Attitude of Top Producers

Mr. Inside Sales

Living by this philosophy has enabled me to accomplish much in my life, and it was the spring board to transitioning to top performance in sales. What I could do, however, was diligently write a weekly blog and organize it so I would write a little bit of the book each week. For example, I used to complain about leads.

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Your No. 1 Competitive Weapon

No More Cold Calling

Your competitors have access to the same data, social-selling tools, and marketing applications that you do. They’ve probably read the same sales blogs and articles, and they know how to use LinkedIn. The secret to real sales success: Relationships. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Small Business'