The Pipeline

MAY 22, 2014

We talk quite often about sales tactics and marketing ideas in a general sense. So how do we cater to this new generation of buyers? Does your company have any lessons to share concerning marketing and sales that is geared towards a particular generation? The Pipeline Guest Post – Megan Totka. Photo Source).

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Buyer intent data tools make it easier to identify the when and how of a potential prospect’s consideration for purchasing a specific product or service. Tracking target accounts with these buying signals can streamline the selling process for your sales teams with data-driven efficiency. Buyer Intent Data Sources.

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Intent Data Buyer Intent Intent Data 182

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Most sales professionals recommend using a sales methodology that involves uncovering a buyer’s biggest problem or pain point. While this is essential for sales success, it’s also only half of the story. Sellers hear a buyer’s complaint and often jump to problem-solving far too quickly.

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 13, 2019

When we talk to buyers, we often ask what inspires them to remain loyal to suppliers. What is it that makes buyers really want to do business with you? What is it that makes buyers really want to do business with you? Put simply, it’s by dealing with and going beyond the needs of buyers that will make you top of the list.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

While there is a lot more to succeeding in sales than handling objections, mishandling them is usually fatal, and is why most salespeople dread objections. However, perhaps part of the therapy, the “objection recovery” program sales need to go through to better deal with objections, is to use the very thing they fear to drive sales.

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Objections Buyer Hiring Call-back 232

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Not just in ZoomInfo’s sales and marketing technology bubble, but everywhere. It unlocked another dimension in identifying when target buyers were actively in-market for a particular solution. And that’s the exact opposite desired effect of the product’s intention (see what I did there? Let’s start here: Data is a fickle beast.

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Intent Data Buyer Intent Intent Data 208

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 17, 2024

I can pinpoint the exact value of my current car, compare prices, and find the right car for me. Still, there's no denying that the rise of self-service has challenged sales professionals to redefine their value proposition. Moreover, they can influence purchasing decisions by increasing the confidence of their buyers.

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Janek Performance Group

JUNE 30, 2023

Does your sales approach take buyer personas into consideration? Deeply knowing “who” you are selling to is critical in developing a successful sales approach. In this article, we will explore the concept of buyer personas and how sales reps can apply the principles of perception and persuasion for improved performance.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

First, the bad news: Most B2B buyers don’t trust salespeople. These 30 findings from our extensive study tell salespeople exactly what to do to change this dynamic, and how to win back the respect and partnership the B2B sales-buyer relationship needs to be mutually successful. Buyers don’t really don’t trust salespeople.

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Buyer Persona Buyer Survey Ideal Customer Profile 206

No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Welcome to the age of the informed consumer, or the digital buyer … or “Buyer 2.0.”. In fact, 86 percent of business buyers engage in research independent of the sales cycle. Technology—and all of the information it provides—has made buyers a little … well, cocky. is very good at homework. Tell Them Where It Hurts.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 11, 2024

It’s OK to double your price for PITA clients Every buyer isn’t your client. If buyers continue to make unreasonable demands and keep changing requests and deadlines—even after you’ve given them exactly what they need—then you’re dealing with PITA clients. Get insider secrets for mastering referrals.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

What does this teach us as sales reps? It takes persistence, a proven sales cadence, and many calls to finally persuade a qualified buyer to buy from you. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! I’m now waiting for a tech to come and bring that cable into my house to take advantage of their superfast Internet speeds.

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MTD Sales Training

MAY 26, 2017

I often meet salespeople in my visits to clients and ask them for their favourite strategies when it comes to sales. Because it helps you build confidence when you are working with prospects and clients, and enables you to change direction when buyers put up obstacles or objections. See what you think: Step One: Vision. Happy Selling!

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Sales Gravy

MARCH 9, 2024

On this fascinating episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, master sales trainer Jessica Stokes spends time with Steven Farber of Take Flight Learning discussing why it is important for salespeople and leaders to understand and adapt to different personality styles. Think about your last sales call. You know it, I know it.

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The Pipeline

MAY 25, 2012

Surprisingly, many is sales have chosen this path, and have maintained employment with some pretty lackluster companies. But assuming you are looking for revenue, growth and success, the above is not the strategy for you, you are much better off dealing with or managing buyer objections as they come up.

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Objections Buyer Energy Face-to-face 302

SBI Growth

MARCH 11, 2013

In B2B corporate environments, Social Selling gets a Sales Rep’s foot in the door. This article is for B2B Sales Reps who work in complex sales environments. I discuss how these Reps align themselves with the Buyer’s process to be successful. Then I provide a Buyer Alignment Tool to enable success in these environments.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 14, 2024

I just need to put in a little more effort, and when I do, I’ll find buyers—just like everyone else is!” “I ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! This might include: “Everyone has these leads, and I’ve written business from them. I can make just as much money as I set my mind to.”

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 12, 2023

But that’s part of the trouble — the top and bottom of this year’s leaderboard will both start with the exact same goals. The point is: If you want uncommon results — revenue that’s literally unmatched by anyone else on the leaderboard — then you’ll need to develop a set of uncommon sales practices. Me, you, everybody does.

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Buyer Lead Rank Lead Scoring Demand Generation Targets 95

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Most sales professionals recommend using a sales methodology that involves uncovering a buyer’s biggest problem or pain point. While this is essential for sales success, it’s also only half of the story. Sellers hear a buyer’s complaint and often jump to problem-solving far too quickly.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 17, 2023

So many sales reps are anxious when they speak with a prospect. They know that unless they get these “tough” questions answered, there is no way to move the sale forward. By getting the answers to these questions, you can stop spending time with non-qualified prospects, and spend more of your valuable time with real buyers.

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Decision Maker Face-to-face Gatekeeper Licensing 261

The Sales Heretic

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

What exactly are buyers afraid of? [.]. And as salespeople, we can get so caught up in the excitement part, we forget just how scared our prospects can be. And that’s dangerous for us. Because if a prospect is too scared, they won’t buy.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 21, 2016

Do your sales reps really prospect based on fairy tales? Yet, many sales reps buy into the mythical statistics and ridiculous promises floating around the Internet about how to drive sales leads in the digital age. Believe that Buyer 2.0 drives the sales process? Believe that Buyer 2.0 wants a quick fix?

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Buyer Leads 168

Bernadette McClelland

JULY 11, 2022

I met Viveka in person through the Women Sales Pros community a few years ago and like everyone else, fell in love with her style and personality. And this is exactly the result we want to achieve with our buyer. . The same happens with our buyer when we meet for the first time. Do I trust you? Stories do that….

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Buyer intent data tools make it easier to identify the when and how of a potential prospect’s consideration for purchasing a specific product or service. Tracking target accounts with these buying signals can streamline the selling process for your sales teams with data-driven efficiency. This could be you!)

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 27, 2014

Your buyer will move on to your competition—after trashing your reputation and brand on social media. There’s an old saying in sales: Good, fast, cheap. Buyers value speed, which means salespeople must always be prepared to move quickly when opportunities arise. Every buyer isn’t your customer. Be Realistic.

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Buyer Social Media Small Business Small Business 277

Bernadette McClelland

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Sales Leadership At A Crossroad? The reason why I was my buyers #1 choice over bigger businesses was because of my experience in their industry, my perceived value and my offer. TOP LEVEL LEADERS – Remove your bias of what you believe a business/sales/sales leadership coach to be. Then This Is Your Road to Success!

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Showpad

MAY 2, 2022

Ah, your buyers. Purchasing from you—or anyone—is a giant leap of faith for buyers. Do buyers trust what you have to say? . Buyers want your guidance to move past concern into confidence. You’ll set the terms of comparison, and buyers will want to buy from you. The new sales equation. Sales go faster.

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SalesLoft

JANUARY 22, 2020

Like it or not, brands like Amazon set the gold standard for buyer experience. Well, in addition to being expert data collectors, Amazon mastered the art of meeting the buyer where they are. This comedy of errors happens all too often for B2B buyers. Is a B2B sale more complicated than an Amazon transaction? Absolutely.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 27, 2023

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a new weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. Sales is an increasingly consultative profession. The sales rep-prospect relationship cuts both ways — as your prospects qualify you, you need to qualify them back.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

And creepy as it might be, it would probably be incredibly practical — particularly in sales. If you could know exactly why a prospect was looking to buy, you'd have no problem tailoring an effective sales strategy to suit their interests and inclinations. Need might be the most immediate buyer motive. Acceptance.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 17, 2024

Try this technique yourself and watch as you begin qualifying real buyers, or disqualifying those who just want to get you off the phone… And if you’d like more scripted rebuttals to this and many other objections and selling situations, then pick up a copy of my new, best-selling book on phone scripts. appeared first on Mr. Inside Sales.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2017

In a perfect world , the B2B buyer-vendor relationship is mutually beneficial – and most of the time, it is. So why don’t buyers like salespeople? Get the entire FREE study: 30 Ways to Get Inside the Mind of Your Target Buyer. Differences in communication style and personality alienate buyers.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 5, 2023

The software buyer's journey has shifted dramatically over the past few years. As G2's Director of SMBs, Mike Buscemi , puts it: "Software buyers today act like B2C consumers because they have so many options. Buyers have an abundance to pick and choose from.". In 2022, many buyers don't trust sales.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Instead of letting your buyers be judge and jury, make them your partners in “crime.”. We both have extensive sales experience, so we committed to learning from each other. When I read her new book, Conversations That Sell , I was reminded of sales techniques I had forgotten. Does this ever happen to you? Focus on Collaboration.

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Buyer Small Business Small Business Enterprise 219

LeadFuze

AUGUST 7, 2021

Salespeople sometimes find the buying patterns of buyers to be quite baffling. For many years, I’ve spent a good part of my career in purchasing and in sales, I’ve learned that buyers do not think the same way salespeople think. And, just as good salespeople have a system for selling, good buyers have buying patterns.

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