MJ Hoffman

JULY 3, 2019

There’s no doubt about it — leaving a good sales voicemail is hard. And even if you do record a well-crafted message, do prospects actually listen to them, or take the time to call you back? Should salespeople even bother with voicemails? Absolutely, and here’s why. Not usually.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

As a salesperson, every last interaction you have with a customer or prospect matters — no matter how, when, why, or where you reach them. Every interaction a salesperson has in the interest of selling something constitutes what’s known as a “sales engagement.” What Is Sales Engagement? Sales Engagement Platform.

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Anthony Iannarino

AUGUST 5, 2020

You should not do the work that belongs to other people on your team, and they are not even remotely interested in making your cold calls for you because you’ve fallen behind. By all indications, you are leaving this meeting with a new opportunity to pursue, and one you are likely to win. What To Do When You Are Calling.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 26, 2023

Your phone rings and you decide to pick this one up instead of letting it go to voicemail. You are greeted with a pitch from a pushy sales rep. Even if you do, the pushiness is a turnoff and you might buy the product elsewhere or through a different sales rep. That’s why mastering an outbound call is so important.

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Crunchbase

AUGUST 20, 2021

We are honored to feature and promote their contribution on the Crunchbase blog. Cold prospecting, the practice of reaching out to potential customers who are unfamiliar with your product, is a common sales tactic. You have to be knowledgeable about why your software is the best choice for every lead. Image Source.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 22, 2018

In fact, getting a response from prospects was identified as the hardest part of the sales process in the 2018 State of Inbound Sales Report. These 45 tips from three remarkably insightful sales experts should make it much easier for you. Set Yourself Up for Sales Prospecting Success. But, it doesn’t have to be.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 7, 2020

into evaluating budget, need, and timing so you can close the sale. At a minimum, you should know how many years the company’s been in business, the number of employees, their location, and their value proposition. A sales rep’s secret weapons are voice tone and a sense of humor. Effective Warm Calling Tips.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 31, 2020

This is why most businesses have a sales funnel — a way of bringing in potential customers and working with them until they become buyers. This is where your marketing team and your sales team work together to create success for the company. Set up properly, it’s a wonderful system. What is a marketing qualified lead?

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PandaDoc

APRIL 20, 2022

Creating an effective outbound sales strategy for your team can be a tricky proposition. But just because the days of cold calling and big email blasts are mostly gone doesn’t mean that the outbound sales process is dead. Here are four great methods to boost your ROI when using outbound sales techniques. Target your email list.

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Vengreso

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Sales professionals are expected to follow a particular decorum. But this is an odd problem to have—Why wouldn’t people want an impactful profile that can attract new business? Watch the video or keep reading to find out how marketing and sales leaders can drive salespeople to improve their online reputation.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Only 48% of SDRs consistently reach their targets according to TOPO’s 2019 Sales Development Benchmark Report, 48%… that’s it. Couple that with an entry-level salary, and you’ll understand why most SDRs do everything they can to be promoted to AE or any position outside of sales. Let’s dive in.

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Cience

JULY 9, 2020

If you’ve worked in marketing or sales over the past decade then you’ve most likely heard it said: “Cold calling is dead.” How to Handle Objections In Sales Calls. Cold Calling Tips From Sales Pros. The cold calling technique takes its origin from door-to-door sales. How is cold calling still viable? Making A Cold Call.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2017

It’s the one aspect of sales that just never changes. As we’ve all experienced, sales essentially boils down to two things: Numbers. Truth is, sales is changing -- quickly. As the sales conversations grows even more buyer-focused, sales reps have begun developing his or her own hack, own technique, own process.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 10, 2018

Every time the rep sends an email, a response follows within the hour. No matter when or how the rep reaches out, the prospect is sure to return a prompt reply. In these types of situations, it’s important for reps to realize that a prospect’s silence doesn’t reflect badly on how they’ve handled the sales process thus far.

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Adaptive Business Services

JANUARY 9, 2019

What’s the most important thing in sales? They don’t plan their day-to-day activities, or probably don’t even have a follow-up strategy or a sales cadence in place. Definition of sales cadence. A sales cadence is a series of touch-points made by the sales rep over email, phone, social media, etc.

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Pointclear

APRIL 28, 2015

The ways sales executives follow up on leads is a little like trying to win games with the Hail Mary. There are three main reasons why sales rep follow-up on leads is relatively ineffective: The leads suck. If you are sending raw, unfiltered and mostly unqualified leads to sales they will never follow-up on them.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Steve Bryerton , DiscoverOrg’s Vice President of Sales, sat down with Maurice Fuller, founder of StaffingTec and the New Vector Group, to share business development strategies technologies that staffing firm leaders can (and should be) leveraging to grow their business and candidate pipelines faster.

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Crunchbase

JUNE 28, 2022

In the “ Breaking Into Sales ” series, you’ll learn actionable tips and fundamental sales techniques to climb the SDR ladder and close more deals. . Qualified leads are essential to a sales operation. However, they don’t actually close the deal—it’s only about getting qualified leads ready for the next stage of the sales funnel.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

But what they can't get from just any vendor is the same sales experience, which is created by the sales rep. Regardless of what industry you're in or what type of organizations you sell into, a few sales axioms hold. The cardinal rule of sales is to always make it about your buyer. How to Sell. Make it about them.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Steve Bryerton , DiscoverOrg’s Vice President of Sales, sat down with Maurice Fuller, founder of StaffingTec and the New Vector Group, to share business development strategies technologies that staffing firm leaders can (and should be) leveraging to grow their business and candidate pipelines faster.

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Anthony Iannarino

JULY 12, 2019

Here is how to think about managing your time in sales. When you are in a sales call, you do not have your email open. For some period between, say, sixty and ninety minutes, you give your attention to what’s most important, without any fear of negative consequences from some message you might miss.

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Vengreso

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

With so many channels available for sales reps to connect, engage, and nurture relationships with potential buyers, getting sales referrals has become even more critical than before to book more sales appointments and grow the sales pipeline. Not all sales or customer referrals are made equal.

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Vengreso

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

With so many channels available for sales reps to connect, engage, and nurture relationships with potential buyers, getting sales referrals has become even more critical than before to book more sales appointments and grow the sales pipeline. Not all sales or customer referrals are made equal.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 1, 2022

It’s no wonder customers are, increasingly, opting for a rep-free experience. But we fill their inboxes, text messages, voicemails, and InMails, taking their time to do what we should have done. Rather than figuring out who might be interested and why. They have their day jobs, which may be overwhelming.

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Groove.co

DECEMBER 3, 2020

For the rest of us, why exactly did Salesforce pay such a high premium for a business collaboration platform? And how scared should Microsoft Teams be? This century-old technology has even caught the ear of call-adverse millennials, and the Wall Street Journal found out why. IN THE GROOVE Accountability in the age of corona.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 26, 2023

With the world of sales always growing and changing, businesses have to be sure to stay on top of the most important trends and processes, including the inbound sales methodology. If you’re wondering what inbound sales are, how you can make them, and what the relevant best practices are, you’ve come to the right place.

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Close.io

JUNE 17, 2019

Lots of people will tell you that outbound sales is a lost cause—that inbound is the only way to go, and that anyone doing outbound is wasting their time. Outbound sales is a staple tactic of successful businesses, and has been for a long time. You just have to use the right outbound sales strategies. What is outbound sales?

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Cience

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Most reps had at least one embarrassing call like that. According to Jessica Broom and Qualtrics “78% call center managers said that getting reps to “follow a script” was a primary focus, but only 38% of scripted calls were actually successful.” Why are some salespeople against scripts? Reps might sound robotic.

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Cience

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Most reps had at least one embarrassing call like that. According to Jessica Broom and Qualtrics “78% call center managers said that getting reps to “follow a script” was a primary focus, but only 38% of scripted calls were actually successful.” Why are some salespeople against scripts? Reps might sound robotic.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Automatically track and organize every sales attempt. Use email prospecting messages proven to get responses. Marketers might put up a “contact sales” page on their website and call it a day. Your forms and CTAs should help buyers find the right products based on their needs and interests. And why wouldn't they?

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

After a long day of sales calls, juggling what feels like a million prospects, and filling out endless CRM fields -- it’s easy for salespeople to slip into bad work habits. 15 Bad Work Habits Salespeople Should Avoid. In sales, we’re faced with rejection every day. So, why even bother with discovery questions?

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Marc Wayshak

MAY 3, 2021

For one, we have an abundance of really, really good science and data on sales today —something that simply never existed before. In this video, I’m going to show you 7 killer sales techniques backed by science and data. Recent data from sales scientist Steve W. We live in a truly unprecedented time in selling for many reasons.

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Chorus.ai

MARCH 19, 2019

Cold calling is still a key strategy for successful sales teams. Sales reps must learn to leverage technology and adapt to changing communication styles. This blog will highlight how some of the best in the business are doing just that. Tell them your 'why' and lead with value". Then, I explain why.

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Tony Hughes

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Time is the enemy in sales. We are all allotted the same cosmic clock, so why then do some optimize this time for better results? We should count time by heart throbs. Very little has been written about proactive sales management but it's an important science to understand from rep level all the way to the corner office.

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Groove.co

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Growing your team is exciting but, as many Sales and BDR managers know, it takes time for reps to onboard and get fully up to speed. No matter how quickly they dive in, any professional rep spends significant time learning about new sales processes, enablement materials, markets, and buyer personas.

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Groove.co

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Growing your team is exciting but, as many Sales and BDR managers know, it takes time for reps to onboard and get fully up to speed. No matter how quickly they dive in, any professional rep spends significant time learning about new sales processes, enablement materials, markets, and buyer personas.

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Cience

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

As Managing Partner, she leverages her colleagues’ experience in sales process methodology, measurement and metric development, project management, and recruiting to build high performing teams for clients. Those same skills are used to help her B2B technology clients build, expand, and optimize their inside sales teams. Hello Laurie!

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