PandaDoc

MAY 13, 2024

You already know who your customers are — but do you know what makes them tick and drives their decision-making? There’s no doubt about it: understanding customer behaviors and the reasons behind them can not only help you close deals but is a surefire way to keep buyers happy and fulfill the dreams of every sales lead.

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Lessonly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

And because that decision is usually backed by thoughtful research, it means that people are placing value on the customer service experience now, more than ever before. Customer Service Tips. There are so many flavors and types of customer service out there—phone, email, chat, face-to-face. Stay objective.

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Customer Service Customer Face-to-face Call-back 35

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

You need to close a few of the big ones in the late stages of your sales process to hit your number this year. How do you know if these late stage deals will close in Q4? The holidays are an obstacle to getting face time with prospects and customers to secure those last minute deals. Introduce the service or implementation team.

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MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 12, 2012

How much time do your sales people spend filling out paperwork and other mundane administrative-type tasks, trouble shooting, or solving very basic customer service issues? For every minute a sales person spends putting out fires or pointless admin, is a minute they are not closing a sale. What does this actually cost your firm?

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Closing Cold Calling Proposal Up-Sell 284

Tom Hopkins

JANUARY 20, 2016

Customer service is often thought of as an after-thought to be delivered when it's needed. The post The 7 Cs of Customer Service appeared first on How to Selling Skills. Related posts: Handle Sales Challenges Promptly. I think it should be incorporated into every client contact. Who are you helping? Or yourself?

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Customer Service Customer Selling Skills Relationals 40

Lessonly

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Close your eyes for a minute with me. It’s hard to read with your eyes closed. So, how do smelly dishes relate to customer service? I’ve found that being proactive instead of reactive is a complete game changer in the customer service world. It doesn’t stop with customer service.

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Customer Service Customer Loyalty Face-to-face 26

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 23, 2012

Over the past several weeks, I have had power supply, battery problems and related issues. I’ve spent hours on the phone with customer service representatives. Brock, we are dedicated to customer service and solving your problem. I am following up on problem number XXXX, is it resolved, can I close it out.”

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2021

When it comes to sales versus account management , they share the common goal: Always Be Closing. In sales, reps work to close a high-volume of deals (from MQLS and sales prospecting). Sales account management, however, focuses on building long-term relationships with key customers for up-selling and cross-selling purposes.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 8, 2011

4 Ways to Close More Sales By Changing Your Sales Process. It’s only natural for salespeople to be focused on how many sales they close and what their overall numbers are. Below are four things you can do right now to your sales process that will help you close more sales. customer service. E-mail RSS.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 25, 2012

The BEST Thing You Can Do When You Can’t Close a Big Sale. You have been working your tail off trying to close this one client, and just when you think that moment is going to come, the client delays or backs off all together. What is the best thing you can do when you can’t close a sale? Call your best customer!

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Closing Ideal Customer Profile Negotiation Hiring 184

The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Here is how it works: Think “Price Resistant” whenever the customer challenges you on your price. One of the biggest mistakes salespeople make is underestimating the importance of being “price resistant.” ” This kind of P.R. is key if you want to see more and better sales.

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Janek Performance Group

MAY 29, 2024

It is often based on various conversion rates and won opportunities related to your business development efforts. Though they don’t say, it’s possible many have transitioned from other sales-related careers, such as customer service/support. No one closes every deal. You can always add more as needed.

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Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics Buyer Persona Lead Rank 62

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 3, 2019

They work collaboratively with their sales team, customer service team, product team, marketing team—you name it. It’s a long article, but worth a close read. New research points to three important insights about curiosity as it relates to business. It’s also key for sales success. These top reps aren’t lone rangers.

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Google Face-to-face Cold Calling Survey 299

Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2021

When it comes to sales versus account management, they share the common goal: Always Be Closing. In sales, reps work to close a high-volume of deals (from MQLs and sales prospecting ). Sales account management, however, focuses on building long-term relationships with key customers for up-selling and cross-selling purposes.

Account 130

Account Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker 130

Pipeliner

DECEMBER 24, 2021

While working in sales in the service industry, Amit interacted with companies and people from almost every other industry out there, getting to know them a lot more closely. In that case, the gap created between the two teams and operations leads to a poor customer experience, which is detrimental to the success of any organization.

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Video Customer Service Social Selling Follow-up 97

Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

We found we could get the order, but delivering it became more challenging–or when customers found we couldn’t deliver, they’d choose to do nothing. Pile on that changes in the global political/economic situation, exacerbating the challenges from before, prices, particularly energy related skyrocketed. What do we do?

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Outsourcing Services Ideal Customer Profile Hiring Face-to-face 127

criteria for success

JULY 26, 2022

If you boil down the key elements of selling, almost all of them are related to communication. How accurate are your sales forecasts , both amounts and close dates? How well do your salespeople escalate issues to customer service? The highest possible score is 100 – how close did your team get? Let's Talk Sales!

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Scale Construction 98

Smooth Sale

MARCH 25, 2024

Customer Love: Keep It Strong Your customers are your business’s heartbeat. Whether you get more competent with CRM tools, up your customer service game (outsourcing can be a huge help), or expand how customers can reach out, always keep your eyes on the most valuable prize: customer happiness.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

What’s more, these platforms incorporated the use of B2B contact and company intelligence to help identify, connect with and close the right prospects, at the right time. Process Implementation: Every sales process provides your reps with the talk track and strategies they need to close each deal. How Does Sales Automation Work?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 28, 2021

If your constant focus is on cutting the time down, then you’re going to start to naturally cut the time down it takes to close the deal.” For example, dissect the 10 deals that closed the fastest in the prior year and look for patterns that might help you speed up future sales.

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Enterprise Enterprise Decision Maker Churn 130

Zoominfo

APRIL 17, 2019

Prospects enter the funnel at the top, and exit at the bottom as paying customers. It’s a model predicated entirely on closing deals. While there’s no doubt the sales funnel produces customers, there are several reasons why it’s an outdated model for the modern buyer’s journey : 1. The sales funnel is not customer-centric.

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Top of Funnel Funnel Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 228

Alice Heiman

APRIL 22, 2020

2: Stay connected to customers and offer heartfelt value-adds. As you talk to customers during coronavirus fears , check to ensure you’re providing the best customer service possible for their evolving needs. Is your website enabled to be responsive to customers who want to get in touch with you?

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Lessonly

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Here at Lessonly, we’re noticing that the organizations we admire most, like Apple, focus on both the relational and the operational elements of their business. If companies nail it in their client relationships, but can’t deliver a solid product or service, they’re all sizzle and no steak. But we’re also relational.

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Mindtickle

MAY 7, 2024

Sales enablement Business enablement Primary audience Sales or revenue team Entire organization Goal Increase sales productivity Increase organizational effectiveness and efficiency How they accomplish this goal Equipping sellers with the tools, training, information, coaching, and content they need to engage buyers and close more deals.

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Sales Enablement Retention Consumer Relationals 52

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Let Customer Service/Customer Experience into your world of contacts and accounts to improve on all aspects of dealing with the customer: product needs, buyer wants, customer behaviors. Sales Reps need to train their customers to use Customer Service.

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Education Penetration Customer Service Sales Qualified Lead 303

The Sales Hunter

JULY 12, 2013

Make them feel comfortable by talking about non-business related subjects as a way to allow the salesperson to realize you’re human. No, you can’t control what they think, but you can greatly increase the positive odds by paying close attention to the details I’m describing in this post. Respect them in their arena.

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Sales Leadership Cold Calling Consultative Selling Motivation 216

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 25, 2022

Put down your phone, close your laptop, and take a long, deep breath. You may find that the major deal you were about to close distracted you from prospecting and you made fewer calls this month. During your best month, were you closing deals that started with warm or cold leads? Revisit leads that didn’t close.

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Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Our collaborative blog post will discuss how you can use marketing to upgrade your business and will cover related topics, including branding, advertising, and public relations. 3) Public Relations: Public relations enables building relationships with stakeholders such as customers, partners, and investors.

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Paid Content Marketing Hiring Loyalty 78

Selling Energy

JULY 6, 2022

While I wouldn’t disagree that relationship-building is closely related to successful selling, I believe that relationships are the result of, rather than the cause of, successful selling. Most people think sales is all about forming strong relationships with prospects. If you do that, they’re going to want to buy from you, right?

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SalesFuel

MARCH 1, 2024

It’s easy to use email campaign marketing to simply send newsletters and brand-related content. But that’s squandering the power email has to inspire and fuel loyalty among customers. What Email Traits Inspire Customer Loyalty? Here’s how you can use email to drive brand loyalty during your client’s next campaign.

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Loyalty Campaigns Marketing Ideal Customer Profile 52

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 19, 2018

Author: Matthew Sunshine More than 40 percent of salespeople claim that lead prospecting is often more difficult than qualifying and closing the actual deal. The Thrill of the Sale - Closing a sale is often the most rewarding phase for a salesperson. He has more than 20 years of experience in sales and media relations.

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Sales Qualified Lead Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Generation 221

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Author: Matt Sunshine Sales leaders are responsible for more than closing deals. Customer service : If the sales process goes smoothly, but the postsale process and onboarding are disastrous, the number of deals closed might not tell the whole story. Matt has more than 20 years of experience in sales and media relations.

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Analysis Ideal Customer Profile Discount Collateral 198

The Pipeline

MAY 31, 2013

I have seen sales people get as little done in 45 hours as in 40, whether their deadline is close or far, they always come right up against it. It may make us feel good, you know like taking a customer service call, gabbing with that caller for 20 minutes, rather than passing them to the right person right away. Tibor Shanto.

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Intent Face-to-face Pipeline B2B 303

Smooth Sale

MAY 17, 2022

Related Blog Stories: Are You Offering Your Customers the Best Service?? Improve Customer Service to Enjoy Business Growth. Using your talent to help communities will be well-received and may open previously closed doors. Marketing, branding, advertising, public relations, and selling are synchronous.

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Marketing Direct Mail Hiring Social Media 148

Zoominfo

APRIL 17, 2019

Prospects enter the funnel at the top, and exit at the bottom as paying customers. It’s a model predicated entirely on closing deals. While there’s no doubt the sales funnel produces customers, there are several reasons why it’s an outdated model for the modern buyer’s journey: 1. The sales funnel is not customer-centric.

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Top of Funnel Funnel Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 130

Smooth Sale

JUNE 26, 2018

It will not be a surprise if this second store also closes. Upon calling customer service, the gentleman kindly explained that he would contact bookkeeping to make the adjustment. Upon calling customer service, the gentleman kindly explained that he would contact bookkeeping to make the adjustment.

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