Apptivo

DECEMBER 25, 2022

How to nurture sales lead to conversion? However, a common mistake made throughout the process is to move the sales cycle quickly with the assumption of the prospect is aware of what they will receive. In case, this step is skipped, the competitors are allowed to understand the prospect and come up with a customized solution.

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Customer Centric Selling

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In today’s episode, Frank and Tim expand on the hidden dangers of discounting and teach you how to prepare for the inevitable conversation. A customer will always ask for and most likely expect a discount. So, before you offer anything, you need to understand what you can get from the prospect in return.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 25, 2024

Here it is: Prospects aren't always easy to deal with. So to help you get a sense of the kinds of buyers you need to look out for (and what to do when you‘re dealing with them), we asked some sales leaders for their takes on the most difficult types of prospects to work with and how to engage with them effectively. You're welcome.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 19, 2019

In some recent projects, I’ve had the opportunity to analyze sales conversations. I’ve been tracking conversations sales people are having, from the very first conversation to the closing conversations. We know each conversation is different, they vary from company to company, customer to customer.

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Marc Wayshak

APRIL 24, 2024

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where everything seemed promising with a prospect, but when you revealed your price , they responded with, “This is too expensive”? It’s crucial not to immediately accept the notion that prospects find your offering expensive without examining your initial interactions.

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Anthony Iannarino

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Every year, at about this time, salespeople and their companies begin the process of offering discounts to their prospective clients as a way to compel them to sign a contract before the end of the year. But if they are going to buy anyway, why don’t they take advantage of the discount you offer them?

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Marc Wayshak

APRIL 7, 2022

In these scenarios, salespeople have usually done something that turns the prospect off —but they never get feedback, and so they have no idea what they did wrong. That’s why I made this video to show you the 10 things sales prospects hate about you …or most salespeople, anyway. Your prospects hate this extended chit-chat.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 18, 2020

The problem that needs to be fixed in their inability to prospect and bring enough viable opportunities to play. Rather than focusing on adding some real prospects, they turn to urgency. They should improve prospecting, not sprint times. But if all you have is a discount and a free feature, you’re beat. The Future is Now.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 26, 2023

And even if you manage to convince a poor-fit prospect to buy, you're setting yourself up for an unhappy customer relationship and a potential hit to your reputation. To avoid the pitfalls of bad-fit prospects, look out for these seven signs you should give up on a deal. 7 Signs You Should Walk Away From a Prospect 1.

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

We all want better prospects. The question we have to ask ourselves is, “Do we get better prospects by simply finding more or do we get better prospects by taking the ones we have and making them better?” ” Here are 4 quick tips you can use to get better prospects by focusing on the ones you already have.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

So how can you scale communications with prospects and leads in the space between nurturing and closing a deal? They are a component of campaigns where individual readers (who could be possible prospects) are sent crafted messages after they set off a configured trigger. Craft educational content for each of those stages.

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Mindtickle

MAY 21, 2021

Conversation intelligence solutions offer invaluable support to sales managers. These solutions record, transcribe and score customer calls, serving them back to sales managers to use as fuel for more effective coaching conversations. Pre-qualification call. Discovery call.

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Pipeline

MARCH 12, 2024

From making the first contact to nurturing a lead, sales prospecting is a delicate art. You must determine which outreach channels your leads will respond to and approach your sales prospecting tactics accordingly. It lets you engage with a prospect directly and answer their queries in real time. You must do it right, but how?

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The Pipeline

APRIL 6, 2021

It dominates and rules every conversation, casting a shadow over every sales conversation you have. Most salespeople are way over reliant on their product while prospecting or selling, continuing to lead with and hype features/benefits. Yet they are willing to fight for a discount every time, no matter the profit erosion.

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Crunchbase

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Lead generation is pointless if it doesn’t result in a prospect and a conversion. Before we dive into how to drive conversions, let’s first unpack the difference between a lead and a prospect, and how to turn one into the other. Let’s start by comparing a lead vs. prospect: How do they differ? What is a prospect?

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Did you create a landing page dedicated to attracting prospects to sign up as leads? Lead form optimization is structuring an online form to get more qualified prospects to fill it out. That said, here are lead form best practices you can employ to increase conversions: 1. What is lead form optimization? Chances are, you didn’t.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The very moment deal-seekers everywhere shoot their shot, turn prospects into buyers, and score buzzer-beating slam dunks that accelerate the business to record-breaking sales. Anticipation of discounts: Buyers know that salespeople are more likely to discount the later it gets, so they wait in anticipation of discounts.

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MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 16, 2018

If you’re like most people, you probably answered something like ‘indecision on the part of the prospect’. Yes, the prospect being indecisive can be frustrating to you as a sales consultant. You’ve even discussed discounts for future business! What can you do to overcome decision at this point in the conversation?

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The Pipeline

JULY 7, 2021

No doubt we all want greater quality prospects, than just more things in the pipeline. But there is no denying that a lack of quality prospects leads to the same poor results. Simple questions, like of ten prospects who enter Discovery, how many will take a proposal. You would be surprised how many do not know, they say depends.

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Rob Jolles

JULY 28, 2023

Here’s a quick quiz: Which prospect would you prefer meeting with? Prospect #1: Someone who has been battling with a particular problem, has finally decided to do something about it, and calls you! I’m pretty sure I know which prospect you’d pick. Well… you might want to be careful what prospect you wish for.

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Rob Jolles

JULY 28, 2023

Here’s a quick quiz: Which prospect would you prefer meeting with? Prospect #1: Someone who has been battling with a particular problem, has finally decided to do something about it, and calls you! I’m pretty sure I know which prospect you’d pick. Well… you might want to be careful what prospect you wish for.

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Allego

MARCH 31, 2023

Using ineffective and poor sales words and phrases can damage your sales conversations. Sometimes, using the wrong choice of words can make your prospects think and feel differently about both you and your company with the click of a finger. A slip of the tongue can rapidly change the dynamics of a conversation and sales opportunity.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

You want to create a scenario where you and your prospect arrive at an agreement within a reasonable timeframe with as few surprises as possible — and being able to get there consistently starts with solid preparation. Make sure you‘re not rushing into a closing call or trying to leverage a discount to force a deal’s timing.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2021

Mention Pricing on Cold Calls Talk About the Competition Prepare for the Discount Talk Master the Sales Call Monologue Bring in Your Customer Success Specialists Early Forecast Using Data, Not Instincts. In fact, a more purchase-ready prospect is likely to know more about the variety of products on the market.

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LeadFuze

AUGUST 29, 2023

Whether you’re a small business owner, an online marketer, or a SaaS company representative, understanding how to get better conversion rates is crucial for your success. This statistic underscores the importance of optimizing conversions in today’s competitive digital landscape. What is a Good Conversion Rate?

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Crunchbase

APRIL 22, 2020

As the situation continues to evolve, it’s increasingly important that sales and customer teams adjust their strategies and approach conversations and interactions with empathy. Before reaching out to a prospect or customer, be sure you have an understanding of how COVID-19 may be impacting their business. . Invest In Personalization

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Corporate Visions

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The post The Deciding Journey: Four Value Conversations You Need to Master by Tim Riesterer appeared first on Corporate Visions. When you label a prospect as being in the “Consideration” stage, for example, what does that really tell you? Nothing about their motivations. Nothing about their needs. So, what happens?

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Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Sales Tips: How to Avoid the Discounting "Squeeze". I was working with a client a few years ago and saw the CEO and CFO in a meeting to discuss pricing on a transaction for a large prospect. After asking a few questions it seemed clear that they were the vendor of choice and were in a death spiral of discounting.

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Janek Performance Group

JULY 15, 2022

When a sales rep asks us point-blank, ”What is the best way to follow-up with a prospect that goes silent?“ In this article, we will explore why prospects go silent, ways to handle it, and most importantly, solutions to help prevent being on the receiving end of the silent treatment. . Why Prospects Go Silent.

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MTD Sales Training

JULY 26, 2016

But the truth is that this can bog you down into thinking you’ve got to vary your questioning type and it can lead to confusion and a lack of flow in the conversation. Instead, think about how you can get the prospect to think of what you have in terms of how it will benefit them. Should I be asking more closed questions now?”.

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MTD Sales Training

MAY 5, 2017

How do you build up trustworthiness before meeting with a client or prospect? This builds credibility with prospects and gives them a reason to trust you. We often find that salespeople use phrases or words that can easily turn a prospect off. But this trust isn’t always earned, even when you are building the relationship.

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The Sales Hunter

APRIL 19, 2012

Needless to say, I still wasn’t interested and proceeded to end the conversation. Negotiating with the prospect or offering a discount to a prospect to entice a sale is absolutely pathetic. Negotiating is not part of the sales prospecting process, so don’t ever let the two mingle. Let’s get real.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In casual conversation about your pipeline, he would learn the average length of your sales cycle. If the conversation took place in late October, and your average cycle is four months, he would ask the following. This is all premised on a salesperson knowing their conversion rates, success progressing deals from one stage to the next.

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Siri: Alexa, I don’t want you wasting our time, I just analyzed your product offering, it only meets 67.23576% of our requirements… Alexa: I understand Siri, but we’ve looked at 2,456,789 interactions your company has had with their customers and compared that with 156,348,476 conversations your competitors are having.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Most of your business’s prospective customers will not buy from you instantly. However, 44% of sales reps follow up with a prospect only once before giving up. However, do you know the number one reason why a prospect won’t get back to you? So you’ve sent two or three follow-up emails to your prospect and heard nothing back.

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MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 19, 2011

However, as soon as you mention the price, the prospect, noticeably stunned, slips into a comatose gaze, and a look that says, “Are you kidding?!” . Don’t Begin Discounting the Price. Changing the price or the offer at this point only proves the prospect was correct in that your price was outrageous. Do not lower the price!

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The Pipeline

APRIL 11, 2016

Thus far in this series we have looked at two prospects segments that are popular among sellers, mostly because they are likely the easier of the three. The reason for that is that those who thrive on prospecting this segment, not only have more fun selling, they face less competition, and as a result make more sales and commissions.

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