Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I loved this short, but perfect post from Seth Godin''s Blog last week. There are certainly companies and people that don''t measure up when it comes to the high integrity profile and that is what makes prospects so skeptical. It''s about the importance of trust. Bad experiences.

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Pipeline

APRIL 1, 2024

Are you a financial advisor looking to get more leads into your pipeline? Add cold calling to your sales outreach strategy. But calling might not be the issue–it’s what you say to the prospect next. Once all the data is gathered, they create cold calling scripts customized to each prospect segment on the list.

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CloserIQ

AUGUST 26, 2019

At the end of the day, there is no use in knowing the market if you don’t know how to approach a prospect or handle a client. Effective communication is the link between your skills and knowledge and closing a deal. . Watch your body language. Be mindful of body language, both yours and theirs ?

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Trends Follow-up Call-back Relationals 95

Zoominfo

JUNE 4, 2019

Why would your B2B sales prospects be any different? In B2B sales, the quicker you build trust with your prospect, the more likely it is that you will close a deal. The reason for these staggering results is simple: Prospects trust the opinions of people they know. 2. Do your homework.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Today, I had the pleasure of working with the students of Howard Dover’s UTD Digital Prospecting class. I thought it might be useful to share some of the conversation: Why is it important to have an understanding of the customer’s business? The same concept in automotive body styling is called flow lines.

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BuzzBoard

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

This blog post examines how account-based marketing, on the heels of AI-infused sales and marketing tech, is emerging as the all-powerful approach to help focus sales and marketing efforts on the accounts that matter most for accelerating growth. Why Your B2B Marketing Can Count on ABM Strategies?

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 7, 2015

As a reader of this blog you have heard me say that whoever coined the phrase “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” was not in sales. This even more true on the telephone where you do not have the benefit of body language to balance out the picture.

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Score More Sales

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

The first thing is that they need to understand what they have going for them as a virtual rep, and what they don’t have going for them anymore. Being a remote professional (virtual) rep means that you have no body language to read because your prospective client is talking to you over the phone.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

This is content that aligns with the prospects buying process. It pulls prospects through the buyers journey faster Your internal team has more product knowledge than any 3rd party content writer. This is where the quality content your buyer seeks comes from. Track how many of your readers “click” on your CTA.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Airlines How To 312

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. I’m a very strong believer in always selling first, because it gives us the ability to understand the customer’s key needs. Read with your eyes. Body language will always reveal the truth even when the words being spoken are a lie.

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MTD Sales Training

APRIL 19, 2020

That, of course, was written before the virus shutdown, but it shows that virtual meetings with clients and prospects were exponentially on the increase before it became the only methodology that we could use to reach prospects. Here are some ideas that will help when you are holding a virtual meeting with a prospect online.

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Autoklose

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

“No” is one of the shortest and scariest words in the English language, especially if you ask any salesperson. It’s important to understand that it’s not the end of the world, let alone your conversation with the prospect. Turning every no into a yes in sales is a must. It’s crucial to be gracious in defeat.

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Pointclear

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

The trouble is, not every company truly understands what it takes to generate that additional revenue. Go to this blog to see why this is happening and what to do about it. Validation and calibration of lead scoring : Your scoring needs calibration. Understand why a clean list doesn’t equate to a high-performing list.

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Marc Wayshak

JANUARY 13, 2022

Starting your sales process with insight is the best way to avoid what most salespeople are doing today: They’re either immediately pitching and selling their product or service, which is disastrous, or they’re starting off with probing questions. With both of these approaches, prospects think to themselves “Whoa, whoa, whoa.

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 24, 2023

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Are Your Offers Receiving the Results You Desire? Being memorable on a positive footing applies to creating and building an effective business on a positive note enabling you to earn your desired results. Your Story: Are Your Offers Receiving the Results You Desire?

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Autoklose

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Since these messages are a prospect’s first impression of a salesperson, they can make or break the potential relationship. As a sales rep, you probably have your way with words, but crafting good cold outreach emails can be a very challenging task. Standing out from the crowd.

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Smooth Sale

AUGUST 19, 2022

Upon understanding everyone’s perspective upfront, it becomes easier to connect the path one another to move a sale forward. To gain a more robust insight, we ask many questions to understand the scope of our prospect’s wishes and hopes to achieve. Questioning and listening to understand fully.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Whether you’re just getting started in your sales career or you’re a seasoned veteran, this podcast is designed to help take you to the next level. You’ll discover how you can shift your mindset, win with prospects and build long-term relationships with your clients so you can thrive and advance in your career.

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Smooth Sale

JANUARY 13, 2022

The sales profession hurls new representatives in front of a collection of prospective clients of no familiarity whatsoever. Upfront meetings with prospective clients are frightening, but practice makes the process easier like any new endeavor. Listen to all the person’s details and clarify anything you do not understand.

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Smooth Sale

JULY 21, 2022

Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Are Your Meetings Producing Results You Desire? A recent online meeting, plus countless others, has me wondering, ‘Are your meetings producing results you desire?’ But a diplomatically correct response will adversely affect your meetings without producing the desired results.

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Meeting Hiring Networking Lead Rank 78

Janek Performance Group

MAY 2, 2023

As colorful as this sounds, your bottom line will be monochrome: in the red. More than updating culture or compensation, upskilling empowers your team to reinvest. More than updating culture or compensation, upskilling empowers your team to reinvest. Another change is the generational makeup of your sales team.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 11, 2019

HubSpot research shows 40% of salespeople view prospecting as the most difficult part of their jobs. It’s often the most critical barrier to meeting quota, and the ability to prospect effectively and bring in qualified leads is what will help reps move forward and succeed. Find your favorites below. Set up a lead bot.

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Smooth Sale

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I began to carefully listen to their choice of words, plus watch their body language and facial expressions. Seek the nuggets of gold in the nasty remarks to launch your business forward. Baby steps every day will get you to your goal. Listening to understand brings about a more comprehensive range of possibilities.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2023

I’ll walk you through how AI can make your job as an AE way easier — including specific ChatGPT prompts you can put to use in minutes. Hyper-targeted prospecting: AI is a personal research assistant who never sleeps. ChatGPT is a generative AI tool that uses natural language processing to understand and respond to your queries.

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Proposal 74

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Field reps have one major advantage over inside reps: their ability to establish relationships with prospects. It’s far easier to build rapport and trust when you’re sitting across the table from your prospects rather than talking to them through a computer screen. Ask your prospect if you can arrive 15 minutes early to set up.

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Smooth Sale

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Once we build trust with the prospective client, the skillful salesperson will take an extra step. Read what others say for you to further distinguish your brand from all the others. Your Story: Are You Willing To Push Beyond Common Sense? Protecting Your Name and Work Protects The Bottom Line. Celebrate Success!

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Technology has transformed how we connect with prospects, but it has also put consumers on guard. That means your sales outreach email is likely sitting in a prospect’s inbox alongside dozens of other promotional emails. Email is one of the most effective sales prospecting channels. Body: Does your message make an impact?

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Crunchbase

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

We are honored to feature and promote their contribution on the Crunchbase blog. In this post, we’ll go through everything you need to know about how to optimize your B2B sales cycle with buying signals so your business can close sales faster. Critical buying signals to monitor 7 ways to shorten your B2B sales cycle.

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Crunchbase

JUNE 13, 2022

The author is an expert in their field and we are honored to feature and promote their contribution on the Crunchbase blog. Essentially, active listening involves really paying attention to the other person by using all of your senses. or “I’m not sure I understand what you were saying about ….”. What is active listening?

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Smooth Sale

AUGUST 20, 2019

The same verbiage for each prospect will never work. ‘Think on your feet’ is the ultimate skill to embrace. Your Story: Similarities Between Improv and Effective Selling . Are you willing to demonstrate that your training is different . Smile and have fun – enjoy your clientele! .

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Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2023

I’ll walk you through how AI can make your job as an AE way easier — including specific ChatGPT prompts you can put to use in minutes. Hyper-targeted prospecting: AI is a personal research assistant who never sleeps. ChatGPT is a generative AI tool that uses natural language processing to understand and respond to your queries.

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Proposal 52

Smooth Sale

MAY 31, 2018

Yourself, I should have gotten your autograph!”. Your Story to Under-Sell. Ask the prospective client to share their experiences. Share only snippets of your story that align with your prospect. Back in the office, replay conversations in your head. You undersell. Listen, question and clarify.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 17, 2018

The Ziglar Show -- Inspiring Your True Performance. Get in the Door: Sales Prospecting Strategies & Tactics. Fortunately, there’s a simpler way to learn new sales techniques without having to set aside extra time in your day -- through podcasts. This episode covers techniques for balancing your motivations.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 8, 2020

You have to manage heightened expectations, battle against a multitude of competitors and make sure you have time to meet the needs of everyone in your pipeline. Regardless if you are a grizzled sales veteran with decades of experience or brand new to the profession, here are some simple steps to delight your prospects.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 22, 2018

I thought if I knew how to sell products and services, I would have a better understanding of my job as a marketer. To build rapport with my prospects, I added LinkedIn messaging to my sales outreach process. Most of the messages looked like this: Good afternoon [Prospect name], It's great to connect with you! Should I Do It?

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Showpad

JUNE 29, 2021

As more companies evolve from sales enablement to revenue enablement, we often use the more general term “enablement” to ensure that we acknowledge the current state of your enablement journey, whether you are taking your initial step into sales enablement or are evolving to a comprehensive revenue enablement initiative.

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Marc Wayshak

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Have you ever been presenting to a prospect when you start to notice that they’re losing interest ? It’s important to make sure your presentations are tight and succinct , and that they leverage the best sales presentation techniques available to you. Let’s just say your prospect is at Point A, and they want to get to Point B.

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