Zoominfo

MAY 8, 2019

True sales productivity boils down to two things: numbers and time. More specifically, how can you increase your numbers (calls, email, sales, deal size) during the time you spend working each day? If you’re ready to learn how high-quality sales data can make a huge impact on your success as a sales rep, keep reading!

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Anthony Iannarino

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Starting today, I am posting a series of posts on B2B sales dilemmas based on questions I receive from salespeople. Here is how you get past the gatekeeper. The problem for those of us in B2B sales is that we believe we can generate new or better results that are worth the contact’s time, attention, and investment.

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Gatekeeper How To Decision Maker Meeting 121

Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Note on today’s blog post: Due to the many requests I have received for more scripts on selling techniques, I am postponing my series on motivation and awareness. He told me that some of them are struggling to get through to decision makers, and he thought it was because they were “pitching the gatekeeper.”

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Gatekeeper Cold Calling Decision Maker Exact 120

Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 22, 2019

In an earlier blog , I introduced the term, “Spray and Pray” as way to describe how many sales rep’s presentations go. They get the prospect on the phone, go through a PowerPoint slide presentation, drone on and on for a half hour or more, rarely checking in their prospect—and if they do, it’s a weak, “does that make sense?”

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Closing Face-to-face Inside Sales Gatekeeper 169

No More Cold Calling

JULY 26, 2018

Cold leads won’t get your team to quota. Never” is a bold statement, but savvy sales leaders recognize that closing is the easy part. It’s sales prospecting techniques that are messed up. So, what’s causing the pain in your sales pipeline? They get referrals. They get referrals. Closing is never the problem.

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Pipeline Decision Maker Closing Referrals 184

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 19, 2014

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. A lot of them keep calling and calling, hoping to eventually get past her.

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Gatekeeper Referrals Cold Calling B2C 280

Zoominfo

JANUARY 29, 2018

For today’s blog post, we put together a comprehensive list of the best articles about corporate events and event marketing. Keep reading for our favorite event marketing blog posts! That’s why getting stuck at a bad event can be so frustrating. We tried to tackle every aspect of event marketing. Check them out below!

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Webinar Metrics Trade Show Marketing Strategy 113

No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Getting meetings with decision-makers is a struggle, and we all look alike to our buyers. Yet, unless yours is among the 5 percent of sales organizations that have built referral selling skills, set referral metrics, and made referrals the way you work every day, you’re missing out on your biggest competitive tool. It’s just $499.00.

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Referrals Gatekeeper Sales Qualified Lead Cold Calling 153

Marc Wayshak

JULY 1, 2021

Want to learn some easy phone sales tips that can actually increase your close rates? Since fewer salespeople are actually picking up the phone and calling prospects, you have an incredible opportunity to stand out with the right phone sales techniques. Don’t listen to what some gurus are saying: Phone sales isn’t dead.

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Gatekeeper Call-back Campaigns Up-Sell 115

No More Cold Calling

MAY 28, 2017

Sales is not about clicking buttons and adding a myriad of contacts to your profile. Sales is still about people buying from people, especially in account-based sales, where relationships are the key to land and expand within client enterprises. We exchanged ideas about sales online, and we met in person when I was in London.

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Referrals Gatekeeper Social Media Cold Calling 136

Score More Sales

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Sometimes you get stuck and just need a dose of inspiration. That’s why we went back to the Score More Sales blog vault and put together our top tips from the popular “Inside Sales Tips” series we ran this past year. Get a valuable conversation going with a decision maker. Close More Deals.

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Inside Sales Gatekeeper Decision Maker eBook 206

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It's hard to overstate the importance of B2B prospecting in the context of most B2B sales processes. It's the jumping-off point for every closable deal — and doing it effectively can be the difference between maintaining a steady stream of productive opportunities and your sales process never getting off the ground.

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Ideal Customer Profile B2B Prospecting Gatekeeper 87

Anthony Iannarino

APRIL 2, 2019

In the past, you would have been challenged to get your content seen. In many ways, it is still difficult to get attention for your content. Both of these statements represent part of the same truth, the first a result of gatekeepers controlling what was published, the second caused by the glut of content posted.

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Gatekeeper Face-to-face Lead Rank Lead Scoring 88

Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 19, 2015

One of the biggest mistakes many inside sales reps make is pitching the gatekeeper. For some reason they feel compelled to pour their pitch on the first pair of ears they get, and, unfortunately, this usually gets them into trouble. Again, they are gatekeepers – not decision makers. Doesn’t happen. So, what to do?

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Gatekeeper Decision Maker Sales Qualified Lead Call-back 120

No More Cold Calling

MAY 8, 2014

And since there are so many of us, we get hundreds of solicitations every week— mostly phone calls and emails promising that if we just buy a magic list, we’ll be home free. Unfortunately, some sales pros and business owners still cling to the cold call. Referrals get you past the spam filters (and the gatekeepers).

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Cold Calling Small Business Small Business Referrals 290

Sales Evangelist

JULY 30, 2021

Every salesperson is familiar with the frustration that comes with being blocked by a gatekeeper, which could be a physical person or even just a system or automation that prevents you from interacting with the decision-maker of your target organization. In today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, Donald is going to do just that.

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Gatekeeper Decision Maker Face-to-face Direct Mail 40

Smart Calling

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Lots of conventional sales material says to “get past” the gatekeeper, or is about “going through” the screener. And that is bad information, which actually salespeople to get shut down and turned away. Listen Now.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

They’ve probably read the same sales blogs and articles, and they know how to use LinkedIn. The secret to real sales success: Relationships. The Early Bird Gets the Worm. So how do you get in the door first? Or get the digital version for your Kindle or Nook. And they’ve researched our competitors.

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Competition Referrals Gatekeeper Social Media 218

Sales Evangelist

JULY 30, 2021

Every salesperson is familiar with the frustration that comes with being blocked by a gatekeeper, which could be a physical person or even just a system or automation that prevents you from interacting with the decision-maker of your target organization. In today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, Donald is going to do just that.

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Gatekeeper Decision Maker Face-to-face Direct Mail 40

Sales Evangelist

JULY 30, 2021

Every salesperson is familiar with the frustration that comes with being blocked by a gatekeeper, which could be a physical person or even just a system or automation that prevents you from interacting with the decision-maker of your target organization. In today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, Donald is going to do just that.

Gatekeeper 40

Gatekeeper Decision Maker Face-to-face Direct Mail 40

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 18, 2018

As you probably know by now, my point of view is that referral selling is the most powerful account based sales development strategy, and it’s the only effective use of salespeople’s time. So, it makes sense that people think I believe referrals are the only way to ensure qualified sales lead generation. Whoa, did I really say that?

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Referrals Account Cold Calling Scale 204

Anthony Cole Training

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

I am reading the blog of Insideview. One of their recent posts is about building a "Rock Star Team of Sales Hunters". They highlight a research paper by one of their partners, Vorsight, that has identified a hunting sales model - (DEPT)^T. Using an OMG sales person evaluation, let's further explore each one of these DNA strands.

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Face-to-face Gatekeeper InsideView Direct Mail 159

Fill the Funnel

MARCH 6, 2014

The impact of technology in the sales profession is profound, altering everything from strategy, tactics, process and the buyer expectaions and actions. My focus in this post is on Business-to-Business sales, though many of these apply to the consumer sales arena as well. The Gatekeeper. Has technology changed Selling?

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Tools Gatekeeper Proposal Decision Maker 129

Anthony Cole Training

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

I am reading the blog of Insideview's recent post is about building a "Rock Star Team of Sales Hunters". They highlight a research paper by one of their partners Vorsight that has identified a hunting sales model - (DEPT)^T. Using OMG sales person evaluation let's further explore each one of these DNA strands.

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Face-to-face Gatekeeper InsideView Direct Mail 159

Showpad

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Meet Pedro Correia, Sales Enablement Lead at IFF. In this interview, Pedro shares the innovative ways IFF is integrating technology into the sales training and content process , from information tagging to augmented reality and AI. Tell us about your current role as Sales Enablement Lead at IFF and how it’s changed in the last year.

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Sales Enablement Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring 52

PandaDoc

JANUARY 11, 2021

You might think that cold calling for sales pitch might be a thing of the past, but did you know that 92% of customer interactions still happen over the phone? That’s why your sales team should always have appropriate cold calling scripts at hand before they approach a prospective client. Reaching The Decision-Maker.

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Cold Calling Gatekeeper Referrals Decision Maker 52

No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

It doesn’t matter how much research you conduct or how much you know about the company—if you just get a name, you’re cold calling (and, for the record, there’s no such thing as a warm call). Every time I read a blog or an article about cold calling, it sends me over the top. Let’s be clear: sales is not a game. Yes, bothersome.

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Cold Calling Referrals Gatekeeper Decision Maker 159

LeadFuze

AUGUST 10, 2021

For most, it’s a long journey that involves plenty of falling down, picking yourself up, and getting back out there. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach to selling, there are certain tools, mindsets, and processes that can help you sell more, fall less, and keep your sanity as you navigate the world of sales and build your book.

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Gatekeeper Sales Qualified Lead How To Cold Calling 52

Partners in Excellence

JULY 26, 2022

” We get into endless battles of more volume with each organization trying to “one up” others (Apologies to Anthony Iannarino). ” We get into endless battles of more volume with each organization trying to “one up” others (Apologies to Anthony Iannarino).

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Ideal Customer Profile Face-to-face Channels Gatekeeper 76

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 25, 2011

InsideView nailed it by titling its Sales Intelligence blog “ Why Cold Calling is the Bottom of the Barrel ”. Finally, a Sales 2.0 company states that cold calls are dead.Yet, many sales people continue to cold call. Compare cold calling to referral sales. Your sales process shortens. Referral selling works.

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Cold Calling InsideView Referrals Social Media 247

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Every business needs to fill its sales funnel with qualified leads, convert those leads into customers, and retain paying customers for the long term. What makes the difference between a high-performing sales funnel and one that isn’t ready for the needs of a modern B2B sales motion?

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Top of Funnel Funnel Data Sales Qualified Lead 130

No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Think sales has changed a lot? But while technology may power sales research, people still power the close. . They also win by getting referrals. And it certainly won’t solve our sales challenges. Our topic: “How to get the one-call referral meeting.” Read “ How Getting Referrals Got Me to the Protected C-Suite.”).

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Salesmate

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

B2B sales is undoubtedly a tough nut to crack. Before even thinking about closing, you need to get over the hurdle of B2B appointment setting, which is surely quite challenging here. You need to get in front of them to convince them your product is worth their precious dollars. If you get one, ensure you make the most out of it.

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Sales Meeting Meeting B2B Decision Maker 99

Score More Sales

OCTOBER 2, 2012

There is nothing like sharing some good ideas to get others thinking and sharing too. In sales this is critical for your success – you cannot get stagnant. My co-presenter, sales coach Lynn Hidy from B2B Camp last week added 10 tips, author Robert Terson , Alan from Sales HeartBeat , and business writer M.

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Ideal Customer Profile Revenue Buyer Persona ACT 195

Close.io

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Most successful sales reps have a wealth of experience with cold calling. You can revisit the fundamentals of selling, acquire a new soft skill that will enable you to close more deals, or simply leisurely read some sales and business literature. We’ve already introduced you to amazing sales books. Let’s get started.

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Cold Calling Negotiation Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel 116

Hubspot Sales

JULY 23, 2018

How to Use LinkedIn for Sales Prospecting. Changing jobs is one of the most effective trigger events in sales. LinkedIn Prospecting Tips. Look at the "People Also Viewed" Sidebar. Reach Out to Prospects in New Roles. Investigate Your Competitors' Networks. Scroll Through Skill Endorsements. Use Alumni Search. Use Boolean Google Search.

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Smooth Sale

JUNE 14, 2018

A little thought, friendliness, and empathy work well for building the sale. Persevering past the gatekeepers proved to be well worthwhile. Most of all, the company hoped for an increase in sales. I turned to Roberta to reveal that the high-end shoe store across the street was having a fantastic sale. “Yes!”

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Gatekeeper Face-to-face Commission Hubspot 95