Braveheart Sales

MARCH 30, 2021

Salespeople who are easily able to reach decision-makers are infinitely more effective at closing business. If we know that more business will be closed, tons more business, but only slightly more than a quarter of salespeople are skilled at reaching decision-makers, it seems to me that there is a pretty big opportunity for impact.

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Braveheart Sales

MARCH 30, 2021

Salespeople who are easily able to reach decision-makers are infinitely more effective at closing business. If we know that more business will be closed, tons more business, but only slightly more than a quarter of salespeople are skilled at reaching decision-makers, it seems to me that there is a pretty big opportunity for impact.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 19, 2024

I don’t know why sales reps still have trouble handing this typical blow off. So let me email you some information so you’ll have it in case you need it. The next time you get this objection, use the script above and watch how much more effective you become as a sales rep. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 8, 2013

Many times the best way to reach a decision maker is by leveraging a salesperson in the decision maker’s own company. Call the sales department in the company you’re trying to reach and introduce yourself to the salesperson you connect with. Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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Mereo

JULY 14, 2022

B2B decision makers have often been akin to the Viking warriors centered behind a shield wall. According to a past Objective Management Group analysis , only 1% of salespeople new to sales — those often with the onus of sales development — can get past the shield of gatekeepers to access decision makers.

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Babette Ten Haken

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Technical decision makers are skeptical by nature. First, they do not assume anything, including the validity of marketing and sales materials. Technical decision makers are just as skeptical with each other as they are with the sales, marketing and non-technical types reading this article.

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Decision Maker Social Media Infusion Retention 65

Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 22, 2021

More and more these days, decision makers hid behind their assistants or other influencers. Many sales reps get frustrated by this and often try to get past these very important people, thinking that only the decision maker is worth talking to. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Big mistake.

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Influencer Decision Maker Face-to-face Gatekeeper 203

SBI Growth

MAY 4, 2013

Every year, Sales Reps are forced into mandatory training. As expected, the Sales Reps complain and resist. The question Reps want answered: how does this training help me make more money? My advice to Sales Reps: stop complaining and do something about it. 4 Attributes of a Quality Training Program.

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Allego

JULY 20, 2022

A sales rep schedules a meeting with a prospect, but then they receive a request to attend a training session for the exact same time. Sales training is critical. The best solution: Implement a sales training program that allows for both. Sales organizations “should empower sellers to take the call.

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Sales Evangelist

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Gatekeepers: the infamous villains of the sales world. In today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, Donald interviews Natasha Bowles, founder of Natasha Bowles Professional Staffing Agency, to learn more about how salespeople should interact with gatekeepers for more successful results. Audio provided by Free SFX and Bensound.

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Sales Evangelist

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Gatekeepers: the infamous villains of the sales world. In today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, Donald interviews Natasha Bowles, founder of Natasha Bowles Professional Staffing Agency, to learn more about how salespeople should interact with gatekeepers for more successful results. Audio provided by Free SFX and Bensound.

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Decision Maker Gatekeeper Survey ACT 40

Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 12, 2020

In case you missed this, I received the following email last week: Dear Mike: The people have spoken and your article, “3 Keys to Dealing with Difficult Prospects,” has won 2nd place in our 2020 Sales Pro Central MVP Awards Social Selling category!” Then: “And also, I’m not the decision maker on this, I’m just an influencer.

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Sales Evangelist

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Gatekeepers: the infamous villains of the sales world. In today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, Donald interviews Natasha Bowles, founder of Natasha Bowles Professional Staffing Agency, to learn more about how salespeople should interact with gatekeepers for more successful results. Audio provided by Free SFX and Bensound.

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Decision Maker Gatekeeper Survey ACT 40

Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 25, 2021

In addition, you would also be able to sell more with less stress, less rejection, and sales would actually become, dare I say it?—easy. And here is the secret: Sales is nothing more than a set of recurring selling situations that you encounter over and over again. Can you email me more information?”. We aren’t interested.”

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Face-to-face Decision Maker Objections Gatekeeper 184

LeadFuze

AUGUST 13, 2021

Stay Ahead With These Sales Training Courses this 2021! Predictable Revenue, sales hacking, and now account-based everything has massively impacted the sales profession over the last 10 years. In partnership with LeadFuze, Sales Hacker has launched FREE LeadFuze Certified Sales Hacker Bundle.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 27, 2023

Rachel, a sales VP at a large technology company, was frustrated with her sales team. She knew they relied almost exclusively on technology for generating sales leads. They spent plenty of time on social media and sent tons of emails, but they rarely reached actual decision-makers. Technology doesn’t close deals.

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Decision Maker Referrals Face-to-face Social Media 156

SBI

APRIL 6, 2021

Sales Training: Why You May be Struggling to Deliver. Are you struggling to deliver training that leads to positive, measurable outcomes? Most training fails to deliver long-term impact. As long ago as the 1870s, there was formal sales training.” It began more as sales coaching than training.

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Training Top of Funnel Lead Rank Call-back 122

Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 2, 2023

Most companies are under immediate pressure already to begin accomplishing their new goals and sales targets. If I get an, “Ah, I don’t know,” then I once again use layering questions like: “Have you heard of my new On Demand Inside Selling Skills Training?” ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Overwhelmed?

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Face-to-face Gatekeeper Decision Maker Licensing 223

Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

Today’s B2B buyers are savvier, more informed, and have access to several options at their fingertips. What makes it more complicated is that 90% of buyers don’t follow a linear sales funnel path , leaving sales reps little to no room for mistakes. This makes B2B sales training more important than ever.

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Mindtickle

JANUARY 19, 2023

In 2023, many sales organizations will focus on measuring and improving sales productivity. We’ve also included some recommendations for how to use this research to inform your own plan. But first… What is sales productivity? In B2B sales, 65 percent of a company’s new sales result from referrals.

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Strategy Cold Calling Lead Rank Lead Scoring 52

Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 30, 2021

Use the following questions to help open your prospect up and to get them to reveal where they really stand, and what you need to do to move closer to the sale: #1 “I can tell that’s important to you; why does it mean so much?”. #2 2 “You know, I’ve given you a lot of information, do you mind if I ask you what you think so far?”. #3

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Closing Gatekeeper Face-to-face Decision Maker 334

BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The sales profession isn’t what it used to be. Today’s sellers are dealing with the high expectations of savvy B2B buyers, decision-by-committee, disruptive technology, M&A, product innovations… and more. Reps need to know A LOT to be at their best in front of buyers, but has your sales training strategy kept up with the times?

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Shari Levitin

AUGUST 23, 2023

Your junk drawer, like your sales and sales training process, undergoes a natural sort of entropy. We litter them with ideas, metrics, and white papers; we pile on more information and clutter our slide decks. Just as too much taco sauce causes indigestion, too much information causes indecision. The problem?

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The best (and most affordable) on-demand inside sales training program? There is a wealth of information on how to sell over the phone better, easier, and more effectively. Feel free to forward this email to everyone on your inside sales team. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Click here.

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 28, 2022

If you’re ever challenged with the objection, “Your price is pretty high for that…” and you are tempted to see if you can lower your price to compete, what is the most important bit of information you need? I was listening to a training call the last week, and the prospect told the rep that his price was quite high for a certain item.

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Objections Face-to-face Gatekeeper Decision Maker 156

Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 15, 2020

2) To nominate for the AA-ISP Top 25 Most Influential Inside Sales Professionals, please go here: [link]. Here is the information you’ll need to nominate me : Choose: “Sales Leader/Executive” in the middle from 3 options on the bottom. Company: Mr. Inside Sales. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Face-to-face Gatekeeper Decision Maker Licensing 268

Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Take their email down and then email them your information right now.]. What I’d like to do right now is take just two minutes to get an idea of what’s important to you, and then I can direct you to that part of the information when you get around to it. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! it’s on the way to you.

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Face-to-face Gatekeeper Decision Maker Licensing 177

Highspot

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Sales training can be like sailing the high seas – an always-on adventure where focus, navigation, and teamwork are vital. We’ve curated a collection of the best sales training tips so you can build a program that will put wind in your team’s sails to navigate an uncertain selling landscape and outperform every quarter.

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Training Hiring Coaching Course 52

Vengreso

AUGUST 21, 2023

In the digital era, sales professionals need to embrace social selling training to remain relevant and successful. Short Summary What is Social Selling, and why does your sales team need it? Short Summary What is Social Selling, and why does your sales team need it? Tips for adoption of social selling training.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 7, 2020

Then: “And also, I’m not the decision maker on this, I’m just an influencer. Key #2: When he says, “I’m just an influencer—not the decision maker,” I would have again addressed it right then by saying: “Thanks for letting me know. Take your sales hat off and play their game. Then hit I’d hit mute and let them talk.

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Many sales reps struggle when following up on emails they’ve sent out to prospects (or even clients!). I did email you the information we spoke about, and I was wondering: ‘What did you like best about it?’”. What part of the information is the best fit for what you do?”. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Follow-up Face-to-face Sales Qualified Lead Gatekeeper 228

Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 9, 2020

Let’s review: There are six primary areas that you need to qualify a prospect on: Buying motives Red Flags: Why they won’t buy Decision maker(s) Decision process Timeline Budget. Skip any of these and it can come back to sabotage the sale. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Get Access Today.

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Decision Maker Face-to-face Gatekeeper Licensing 161

Emissary

MARCH 2, 2023

Achieving enterprise technology sales goals has always meant overcoming a host of unique and challenging obstacles, including withstanding a protracted decision-making process and convincing a slate of committee members of your value proposition. What are decision makers biased toward or against? What are their styles?

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Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Networking 98

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 28, 2021

“Enterprise sales” and “fast” are two terms that don’t often go together. Once you start selling into the enterprise world, you’re greeted with more complex processes, more decision-makers, and slower-churning gears. Adjust Your Internal Approach A big factor in a deal’s speed is simply the stance a sales team takes.

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Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Sales training programs are often like that — but they don’t have to be. When done right, they can improve your team’s performance and help you move closer to your sales goals. The trick is knowing what training program and techniques to use. Why sales training is important. or a 353% ROI.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Instead, let me get an idea of your perfect profile, and then I’ll send you some information you can keep on file next time you need this….”. And then ask how you can become one of them, what their budget is, who the decision makers are, etc. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Identifying decision makers.

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Face-to-face Decision Maker Objections Gatekeeper 156

Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2021

Yet a similar phenomenon has already happened with another technology: sales and marketing automation. . But more than 30 years later, we are still talking about these same productivity gains — and automation remains elusive for many sales and marketing teams. A Lack of Training. They learned to use the software better.

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