Hubspot Sales

APRIL 2, 2021

Some are influencers that speak to the decision-makers and convince them to go in either direction, while others hold the final say on decisions. However, the prospect of not knowing who you will be selling to can be nerve-wracking. The gatekeeper is usually an executive assistant or associate of the decision-maker.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 3, 2020

Want to make dealing with objections easier? Then remember to always use the powerful technique of isolating the objection instead of answering it…. I can’t tell you how many recordings I listen to each week where sales reps are still struggling to deal with objections because they insist on trying to overcome them.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 17, 2024

What’s the number one blow off prospects use these days? Not only is it hard to get prospects back on the phone, when you do, you usually lead off with the ineffective opening line of: “Did you have a chance to review that email I sent you?” And then when a prospect blows you off with, “Can you email that to me?”

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 10, 2020

Several readers sent in COVID-19 specific objections and stalls they’ve received over the last two weeks, and I encourage you to send in any other questions or difficult selling situations you or your team come across. Comment: This isn’t an objection, it’s the truth. Objection: “Please remove me from your distribution list.

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The Pipeline

JULY 23, 2015

A question I regularly ask when working with a group of reps on prospecting, is “who do you call on?” The answer I get is “the decision maker”. Now I have used a lot of different directories and databases, and they all give a title, not role in decision. or “who do you want to call on?”

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

At first glance, this seems hard to handle because it’s not really an objection, rather, it seems more like a stall. Because of this, it fools many sales reps who think that perhaps after a week or two the prospect might actually buy. But they rarely do. Make no mistake: this is almost always a “no” disguised as a “maybe.”

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 13, 2018

Avoid Rejection While Prospecting with this One Technique. Discover sales training with best tips, rebuttal techniques and responses on how to go about handling and overcoming most common objections in phone cold call prospecting. Before I give you this sales prospecting technique, let me tell you how you’ll use it.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 7, 2020

This week, I listened to a closing call from one of their reps, and here is how the prospect opened the call: Prospect: “Let me just tell you upfront that we’re looking at a lot of different options right now of which yours is just one…”. Then: “And also, I’m not the decision maker on this, I’m just an influencer.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 19, 2024

Now ask questions, try to engage, and take your prospect as far as they’ll let you! You see, the value of having a proven response in your back pocket is that it allows you to move past a prospect’s initial resistance. “Just so I’m prepared in case you do need another option, what kind of. “ That’s what most blow offs are!

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 17, 2023

So many sales reps are anxious when they speak with a prospect. And, if they are an influencer collecting information, then: “What is the timeline of the (decision maker) to put something like this to work for them?” And, to qualify the influencer: “How do you get involved in the decision process?”

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 13, 2024

” And what about the salespeople that knew and fell into procurement’s trap, afraid of risking the business (that they didn’t have) for attempting to meet with decision makers from engineering and manufacturing and quality control. Many companies struggle to answer that question but it’s easy for me to answer.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 12, 2022

Congrats to those companies & individuals who sent in their prospecting scripts for review. BTW: If you or your team needs other proven techniques to connect with and sell more decision makers, consider my On-Demand Training. The post One Error to Correct on Your Prospecting Scripts appeared first on Mr. Inside Sales.

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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. Here’s the data: According to Objective Management Group they are 337% more effective. If only salespeople would just call on decision-makers! Decision-makers are harder than ever to reach.

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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. Here’s the data: According to Objective Management Group they are 337% more effective. If only salespeople would just call on decision-makers! Decision-makers are harder than ever to reach.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 14, 2024

Perfect for reps dealing with the following issues: Reps struggling with call reluctance Getting screened out by the gatekeeper Overcoming blow off objections like, “Just email me something” Identifying decision makers Qualifying prospects Setting call back appointments that stick Giving successful presentations and dealing with objections Staying (..)

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Influencers are key to both getting through to decision makers, and to eventually making a sale. If it’s true that the influencer has to show this or present this to the decision maker, then they had better be sold on it themselves, right? Set a follow up call after they have pitched the decision maker.

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 30, 2023

If you want more “treats” than “tricks” when dealing with prospects, then be bold and call back sooner than you are now. I don’t know why sales reps always default to: “I’ll call you again in a month…” Or 60 days or 90 days, etc, but why would you want to miss all the sales this prospect will place in the meantime?

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 21, 2022

He was making one crucial error that was leading to him not getting very far with prospects. I want to share with you what this common prospecting error is and how to immediately fix it. I told the rep the problem was that he wasn’t making any connection in the beginning and wasn’t allowing his prospect to engage with him at all.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 16, 2020

You probably get this objection, or some version of it, every day now. Anyway, how do you handle this objection when you’re prospecting? Here are some practical tips and a word-for-word way to handle this current objection: First: Take your “salesman hat” off. Let your prospect or client vent. Sound familiar?

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Zoominfo

MAY 7, 2020

If you’re dealing with a sales objections…congratulations! You are working with a decision-maker who has some skin in the game, and they’re taking your proposal seriously. We should relish objections,” says Steve Bryerton , ZoomInfo’s Vice President of Sales. ” Most Common Sales Objections.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 14, 2023

To follow up on the blog post from two weeks ago (about the one quick fix to get your VMs returned ), here is the second quick fix: Stop trying to trick your prospect! So do your prospects. Your prospects can see through you and your message will be deleted quickly. I ALWAYS delete these messages the moment I hear them.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Learn what sales prospecting is, and how business development professionals can go to market using outreach strategies that deliver business results. What is Sales Prospecting? The ultimate goal is to guide your prospects through the sales funnel until they eventually make a purchase. How to Prospect: Step by Step.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 20, 2016

My team at Objective Management Group (OMG) built a great new tool and this one does not help us to more effectively evaluate sales forces and assess sales candidates. It isn't as good as the Father's Day gifts I received from my wife and son, but I love it just the same. We're already pretty darn good at that.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 2, 2024

What this tells the hiring manager is that you’re likely to “talk past the close” when on the phone with a prospect! Mistake Number Two: Talking past the close. Too many sales reps like to talk. The way to correct that is to listen to the question, compose your thoughts, and then give a succinct answer and quit talking. Less is more.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

From writing emails, to creating phone scripts and handling objections, it’s clear that AI tools based on large language models can be used in every stage of the sales process. How to Write Sales Prospecting Emails Using ChatGPT One advantage of ChatGPT is that it can iterate on what it’s already produced. Here are some examples.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 23, 2021

If this objection frustrates you, then all that will end after you read this blog post. First, remember: Most objections are smokescreens hiding the real reason a prospect isn’t moving forward. Real objections can include things like: They can get it cheaper somewhere else. Their boss/spouse/purchasing won’t let them buy.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 20, 2021

They’re using the summer to learn better ways of responding to the objections that hurt them in the first part of the year. Connect with decision makers easier. Qualify prospects better and learn their buying motives. Overcoming objections easier. Give better demos and presentations. Get Access Today.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Focusing on overcoming sales objections is likely holding you back and poisoning your customer relationships. Afterall, objection handling is often considered one of the foundational pillars of sales — one of the critical elements necessary to win more deals. The Overcoming Objections Mentality. This may seem backward.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 18, 2023

Establishing rapport with a prospect in the very beginning is perhaps the most important first step to earning the right to have a conversation that might eventually lead to a sale. If your prospect asks you how you are (after you ask them), DON’T just say, “fine” or “good” and then launch into your pitch. Try it and see for yourself!

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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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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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DiscoverOrg Sales

JULY 10, 2018

If you’re dealing with an objection, congratulations! You are working with a decision-maker who has some skin in the game, and they’re taking your proposal seriously. We should relish objections,” says Steve Bryerton , DiscoverOrg’s VP of Sales. I love objections. So, how do you handle sales objections?

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 9, 2019

As a sales rep, you're responsible for guiding your prospect through both big and small decisions. You can help the prospect make the decision to schedule a connect call by sending a helpful outreach email — a relatively trivial decision. Who are the decision makers at a company? The Charismatic.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2021

If your sales pipeline is colder than a Siberian spigot in January, it’s time to rethink your sales prospecting techniques. Here’s the thing though, reps need actionable techniques and tips to make their prospecting systematic, smooth, and, of course, profitable. What are Prospecting Techniques? Commit to a Prospecting Schedule.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 4, 2023

Perfect for reps dealing with the following issues: Reps struggling with call reluctance Getting screened out by the gatekeeper Overcoming blow off objections like, “Just email me something” Identifying decision makers Qualifying prospects Setting call back appointments that stick Giving successful presentations and dealing with objections Staying (..)

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Perfect for reps dealing with the following issues: Reps struggling with call reluctance Getting screened out by the gatekeeper Overcoming blow off objections like, “Just email me something” Identifying decision makers Qualifying prospects Setting call back appointments that stick Giving successful presentations and dealing with objections Staying (..)

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 30, 2023

Problem: Salespeople talk too much when they finally get a prospect on the phone. They talk over their prospects and generally learn very little about what it takes to close a sale. Then hit MUTE again and listen as your prospect reveals more. You’ll discover hidden buying motives—and you’ll discover real objections.

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