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Reps need to self-source leads

Sales 2.0

This uptick in the need for AEs to self-source deals has likely been driven by economics, the need to “do more with less”, but is I trend that may continue as AI tools free up AEs from admin tasks. Time management : Managing your time in sales is the critical foundation for everything else. It’s time for the dreaded cold call!

Lead Rank 195
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Sales prospecting made easier

Sales 2.0

I don’t understand why it is acceptable for a process like cold calling (now often started via email) to work one in a hundred times–or in email efforts one in a thousand times. I used to work for a major semiconductor manufacturer. Here’s the framework: Are you contacting the right people?

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Make a Change in 2024 [Q4 Referral Selling Insights]

No More Cold Calling

Here’s what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this quarter. It’s an exciting time: The time of year to construct your business future. What will you do differently in 2024? I’m doing the same on two fronts (so far): 1. Ultimately, it is your commitment to the process that will determine your progress.

Referrals 156
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Please Stop Apologizing – It’s OK To Do Your Job

The Pipeline

People will allow themselves to be led to a certain degree as long as they do not see risk. People will allow themselves to be led to a certain degree as long as they do not see risk. It’s a prospecting call, please stop apologising, it’s OK to do your job. But we are not given that choice, so we have to cold call.

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The Irrefutable Referral Business Case

No More Cold Calling

How asking for referrals will drive your revenue in 2024 How many people should you ask for referrals to get five new clients? In my experience, at least half the people you ask for referrals will introduce you to your ideal prospect. 10 people introduce you to your ideal prospect. But they do scale. No more than 20.

Referrals 194
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How to Reach Decision Makers Every Time

No More Cold Calling

You get an introduction to your prospect, and you get a meeting with the decision maker. They rely on what they’ve done before, which is cold calling and sending cold emails, and decision makers don’t want either. Some salespeople fool themselves into believing what I call the “warm call fantasy.”

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Are You Telling the Truth About Asking for Referrals? [Q3 Referral Selling Roundup]

No More Cold Calling

Get the latest from No More Cold Calling. I learned it doesn’t matter your gender, age, industry experience, or culture. I’m calling it out, because everyone feels the same way. Just when you think you’re the only one, you never are, right?) You’re asking a busy person to do even more. That’s embarrassing.).

Referrals 373