The Pipeline

JULY 16, 2019

The common goal in sales is winning your prospect’s prospect. Again, this makes the people your prospect is trying to win, your responsibility as well. Time and stacks will not change the fact that features are the enabler, but salespeople need to go beyond that and be conversant with what these things enable for the client.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 17, 2021

One of the many benefits of conversational marketing is its ability to accelerate your sales cycle. Regardless of whether you’re using automated chatbots, your sales development reps (SDRs) as live agents, or a combination of both, it’s important to identify who your qualified prospects really are. Employ HubSpot sales routing.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The average landing page conversion rate is 2.35%. Enter conversational marketing. What is Conversational Marketing? Conversational marketing is a tactic that facilitates affordable, one-to-one marketing experiences at scale– something that, up until recently, was relatively difficult to do. We’re so glad you asked!

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Zoominfo

JULY 23, 2021

More importantly, they may be losing top-of-the-funnel prospects due to impersonal chat experiences. This new addition comes through the acquisition of Insent.ai, our fully realized partner in conversational marketing technology. Build automated conversations for prospects The ZoomInfo Chatbot is interactive and dynamic.

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Zoominfo

JULY 23, 2021

More importantly, they may be losing top-of-the-funnel prospects due to impersonal chat experiences. This new addition comes through the acquisition of Insent.ai, our fully realized partner in conversational marketing technology. Identify your prospect and where they are visiting from. Here’s how: 1. Book more meetings.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Even if you’ve defined your ICP and created a targeted list of prospects, you may still find that your prospecting isn’t generating impactful results. Learn how these factors impact your prospecting, and what you can do to yield better outcomes in sales. #1: Stale data and lack of differentiation could be two major culprits.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

First, while I believe there is huge potential with conversational intelligence, I have to confess a lot of cynicism in how it is sold and used today. Sometimes, I tend to think conversational intelligence is an oxymoron. But I had a brain fart in thinking about conversational intelligence. How the hell are you doing?

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 12, 2023

Your prospects and customers use a similar process for choosing who to buy from. Criteria represents the specific requirements for them to choose you and three of those will always be connection related. Why is this important and what does this have to do with selling? ” That gives you a chance to ask, “Can I help?

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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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Zoominfo

JANUARY 19, 2021

Digital marketers invest in creating landing pages because of their higher conversion rates. It’s safe to say that company websites are a digital marketer’s favorite place for lead conversion. Keep in mind that potential prospects may already be interested in your competitors — and your current customers could jump ship.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 8, 2021

However, when used at the wrong time and the wrong way — like checking off BANT criteria while talking to a prospect — reps lose ground qualifying prospective customers. While many variables drive the sales process, it comes down to this: the prospect you’re calling has no clue how your product will make their business better.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 26, 2022

52% of sales leaders say conversations are one of the most important productivity metrics to track. So whether you're negotiating with a prospect or just having a quick chat with another professional — the way you keep that conversation going can be the difference between a lost opportunity or your next closed-won deal.

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Nutshell

OCTOBER 5, 2020

To learn how to do just that, we sat down with 11 digital marketing professionals and collected their best tips on how to amplify your messaging and maximize your conversions! If you can tell them what’s in it for them, the easier it will be to turn their leads into conversion. . Make the Benefit Clear. Gwen North, Lake Rabun Hotel.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 24, 2021

Having conversations with prospects is baked into sales — in a lot of ways, it's the basis of the whole concept. You need to be able to successfully initiate and conduct productive sales conversations if you really want to thrive in a sales role. A successful sales conversation is rooted in trust and comfort.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

We’ve been talking for several months about how to improve his prospecting. In our last discussion, he said, “Things have changed completely, I’m now having the right conversations with my prospects!” We have to shift the conversations we are having with our customers.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

And it is why I encourage marketers to have regular “voice of the market” conversations. It goes beyond the friendly, but unfortunately biased, conversations marketers may have for the purposes of customer case studies or testimonials. Instead, it’s a conversation with people outside the immediate bubble of the organization.

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Pipeliner

AUGUST 8, 2022

How to Personalize Your Prospecting. Automation has become a great tool in many regards, and technology has definitely been a huge factor and great resource in the sales world, but it can’t compensate for the human to human connection, especially when it comes to prospecting. What is personalized prospecting?

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

It doesn’t matter who starts the conversation. Most of the time, however, the person responds, and those are the start of interesting conversations. Nothing may come of the conversation, it may be a few moments getting to know someone a little, having them get to know you, sharing a laugh or an observation.

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Autoklose

MARCH 25, 2024

You might be surprised at the conversion potential of a simple feedback request. Your prospects will likely fall into many different categories, and you should be drawing lines where they matter to you. The ideal cold email cadence Michael’s team works fast and manages to hit about 30 touches with each prospect over three weeks.

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The Pipeline

JULY 6, 2017

So rather than following the 80% of your peers who go into summer mode, I instead invite you to use the summer to improve your prospecting skills so can remain in that 20% that drives the economy, the 80% is piggybacking on. Every Thursday in July and August, the posts in the Pipeline will focus on a specific element in Proactive Prospecting.

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Sales Gravy

JANUARY 8, 2024

In the latest episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, we had the privilege of diving deep into the world of prospecting and sales with Kristin Andree from the Andree Group. This section of the podcast offers a goldmine of ideas for digital prospecting, including leveraging LinkedIn for networking and content distribution.

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Sales Gravy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Through asking penetrating questions and providing valuable resources, consultants and salespeople can establish themselves as experts and earn the right to have pivotal conversations with their top prospects. focusing on providing value rather than seeking approval or sounding smart during conversations with economic buyers.

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SalesProInsider

APRIL 28, 2023

Unfortunately, passive prospects who stall, stop answering messages, reschedule…and then reschedule again, are the output of prematurely “sending something” after what appeared to be good conversations. Prospect: “Okay, sounds good. Prospect: “Sounds good.” Premature anything in our selling efforts is a BAD practice.

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Anne Miller

OCTOBER 23, 2020

What can you do to get a rapid response from prospects? Check out LinkedIn and your internal company contacts to see who might know your prospect and request to be introduced to that person. People tend to agree to initiate conversations when approached that way. Try one or all of these three approaches. Get a Referral.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Smarter Prospecting in Less Time For experienced sales professionals, using ZoomInfo for the first time often feels like discovering a secret; after spending years going door-to-door, suddenly having a world of information at your fingertips can be an invigorating experience. ZoomInfo saves me so much time,” Castro says.

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Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 29, 2023

The truth about salespeople who are reluctant to prospect boils down to two things: First, they are reluctant to prospect because past attempts resulted in failure. Second, they don’t know what to say to prospects. Prospecting reluctance can be the silent killer of sales careers.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 6, 2022

Prospect research is a challenge that's every bit as frustrating as it is essential — so to help you out, we've put together a list of 18 of the best places to research buyers before sales conversations. The 18 Best Places to Research Buyers Before Sales Conversations. Either way, that deal is probably going nowhere.

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Smooth Sale

JULY 20, 2022

Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Business Discovery Includes Personalized Conversations. Upon accepting the idea that business discovery includes personalized conversations early in my career, I embraced the thought of trying it. But one more factor can dissuade us from using personalized conversations.

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Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Photo by GDJ Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: How to Simplify the Appointment Process for Prospective Clients Successful selling requires a meeting of the minds between the buyer and the seller. Numerous platforms empower prospective clients to choose meeting times based on their availability.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 7, 2021

But what are these insights that will transform the conversations salespeople have? Market insights: Topical themes and drivers that can open conversations. Customer business challenges/opportunities: Issues that customers face or opportunities to improve the way they do things that can motivate prospects to engage.

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eGrabber

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In the world of sales and marketing, prospecting lists are the backbone of any successful campaign. But what exactly is a prospecting list, and how can you build one that yields the best results? What is a Prospecting List? 50+ Ways to Build Prospecting Lists in no Time! Save these individuals to your prospecting list.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 18, 2021

Conversational intelligence tools — programs that use artificial intelligence to automatically record, transcribe, and analyze hours of sales calls — are becoming a staple of a growing number of sales organizations' tech stacks. How Managers Can Use Conversational Intelligence. Conversational intelligence lets you expedite the process.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

In general, automation can dramatically increase the efficiency of a sales team by automating phone and email outreach, activity management, and ultimately increasing conversions and revenue. With that shocking statistic, let’s review the benefits of sales automation. Improved efficiency means significantly more time selling.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 5, 2017

No one says telephone prospecting is easy, which is why I am always puzzled as to why many sales people make it even more difficult than it already is. Over 90% of sales conversations are started or initiated by the seller, this goes to 100% of telephone prospecting calls, especially cold calls.

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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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Zoominfo

APRIL 8, 2021

However, when used at the wrong time and the wrong way — like checking off BANT criteria while talking to a prospect — reps lose ground qualifying prospective customers. While many variables drive the sales process, it comes down to this: the prospect you’re calling has no clue how your product will make their business better.

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BuzzBoard

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The role of AI becomes critical, particularly in sales prospecting, where conducting efficient, extensive, and result-driven efforts are pivotal in executing a successful marketing campaign. AI boasts an unparalleled ability to enhance your sales prospecting process. Your unique circumstances will likely require a different approach.

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