John Barrows

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

John Barrows wasn’t born a “great sales trainer”. The skills he teaches and the processes he implements into sales teams have an origin. Early on in his entrepreneurship, John attended many sales training sessions from several organizations. They just want to sell me something” is often the perspective of a cold prospect.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. AI and the pandemic threw a wrench in the typical sales funnel that companies have now realized is too outdated to consistently bring in the profits they want to see. Clients aren’t buying like they used to.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 18, 2022

With digital selling taking over traditional sales methodologies, there has never been a more exciting time to be in sales. Leveraging technology, social selling, and sales prospecting tools has ushered in a new era for anyone wishing to pursue a career as a sales rep. What is Sales Prospecting?

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Increase Sales

AUGUST 4, 2018

Your sales solution be it products, services or a combination must be buyable. What this means within the current sales training, sales books and even sales coaching jargon is about this concept called “value. Remember, your sales solution must be buyable, not “sellable.” Share on Facebook.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

But Henry Schuck, ZoomInfo’s founder and CEO, says a company really can’t deliver its best products unless the people building them hear directly from skeptical prospects. What happens on a sales call is pretty magical,” Schuck says. Bringing your product team to the sales floor doesn’t just benefit the product roadmap.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Marketing and sales have switched to account-based everything, which crystallizes focus on the customer. Revenue teams – Companies will move beyond simply aligning sales and marketing toward revenue teams?—?super super teams that include customer success in the same organization as sales, marketing and operations.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It's hard to overstate the importance of B2B prospecting in the context of most B2B sales processes. It's the jumping-off point for every closable deal — and doing it effectively can be the difference between maintaining a steady stream of productive opportunities and your sales process never getting off the ground.

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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. One side deployed code; the other deployed prospecting campaigns. “On

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Vengreso

DECEMBER 4, 2020

With digital selling taking over traditional sales methodologies, there has never been a more exciting time to be in sales. Leveraging technology, social selling , and sales prospecting tools has ushered in a new era for anyone pursuing a career in sales. But before we start, let’s define what sales prospecting is.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 9, 2018

Find out how to unclog your sales pipeline. Big problem—the kind of problem that will keep a sales leader up at night, or worse, get a sales leader canned. Big problem—the kind of problem that will keep a sales leader up at night, or worse, get a sales leader canned. Why aren’t sales teams getting more referrals?

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The thought of closing a large enterprise deal with more than one decision-maker involved can sound intimidating. Fortunately, there’s a sales methodology that can help. Enter the Miller Heiman sales process — a framework that helps your team manage and close complex B2B deals. . What is the Miller Heiman sales process?

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 3, 2013

The CEO just introduced her to the new sales leader. The last VP of Sales got canned at the end of Q2. Kathy had done everything she could to support the sales team. The sales force neglected to utilize marketing developed sales support materials. Frees sales from day-to-day dependence on marketing for leads.

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Increase Sales

DECEMBER 30, 2016

The last couple of years in the word of sales training there has been a focus on sales behaviors specific to how salespeople create value. What I suggest to my sales coaching clients is to replace “create” with this more emotionally intelligent word of connect. 2017 New Sales Behaviors Replace Help with Facilitate.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. Before we dive in, let’s take a quick look at the most-prospected-to industries. For sellers, context is everything.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 5, 2023

There are many things to consider if you are interested in starting your career in sales. You’ll also need a thorough knowledge of sales trends and stats to succeed. With a modest, go-get-'em attitude, you can learn the stats you need to know to anticipate what a career in sales has in store for you.

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KO Advantage Group

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Standard sales methodology would tell you to call, email, and “pop-in” into the client's office. What does this mean for the way we used to prospect? What does this mean for the way we used to prospect? 3 Top Performing Prospecting Approaches. This is the question I am asked often. This also means changing the message.

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BuzzBoard

APRIL 4, 2024

Therefore, decision-makers at these organizations should focus on client testimonials, case studies, and agency transparency. Therefore, decision-makers at these organizations should focus on client testimonials, case studies, and agency transparency. Client testimonials provide credibility and social proof.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

And they're here to take your sales job. It might be true that technology can be integrated into many steps of the sales process. For now, there are a number of skills computers can't learn, and one of those is our human ability to create empathetic connections with prospects and customers. Think about your sales interactions.

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Close.io

JANUARY 30, 2020

Why do salespeople win or lose a sale? When salespeople win, they assume it’s because of their sales expertise or their solution’s high-level performance. Here’s a list of reasons that can make all the difference between winning or losing a sale. ? Not targeting the decision-makers. ? Taking no at its face. ?

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 28, 2012

Referrals are the secret to B2B sales: Get the meeting at the level that counts. Face to Face in a Sales 2.0 World”—that’s how I met Todd McCormick at the Fall 2011 Sales 2.0 And then I learned that iMeet (a product created by PGi, where Todd leads a sales team), does just that. conference. Can’t remember? Neither can I.

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Chorus.ai

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Becc Holland, Head of Sales Development at Chorus.ai, asks the same questions of Chorus’ ace demand-gen marketer, Shawn Parrotte, in a recent episode of our webinar series, “Flip the Script.”. How to Build a Prospect-Friendly Qualifying Process. It can make your prospects feel like they are wasting your time. Watch the Video.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The disconnect between marketing and sales is an age-old story. Research shows that 90 percent of sales and marketing professionals believe their strategy, processes, content, and culture are not aligned. This has major consequences for both the marketing team and their sales counterparts. “If Let’s dive in.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 22, 2013

One of the top reported problems plaguing sales forces is the lack of quality leads. Without a comprehensive lead generation strategy, sales rejection of leads sticks around like a bad rash. This blog is targeted to marketing leaders frustrated with leads being rejected by the sales force. Grade Your Sales Qualified Leads.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 18, 2019

As a sales professional, you know how difficult it can be to reach decision makers. Whatever it may be, if you’re looking to shorten the sales cycle, you need to understand who your best buyers are in order to fuel your pipeline with new contacts. Fastest sales cycles? Identify Your Target Market. Biggest deals?

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Mindtickle

JANUARY 19, 2023

In 2023, many sales organizations will focus on measuring and improving sales productivity. But first… What is sales productivity? Simply put, sales productivity is how efficient and effective your sales reps are at hitting a variety of revenue milestones and goals. Forrester’s 2021 B2B Buying Study ).

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Emissary

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

2 Contacts: Do your persona definitions and decision-maker lists reflect recent changes in buying roles? 2 Contacts: Do your persona definitions and decision-maker lists reflect recent changes in buying roles? . As a result, these execs have new pressures, new needs, and new decision-making partners. .

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Pointclear

MARCH 31, 2011

A new eBook reports on sales rep perceptions of marketing-generated leads, and the findings run from surprising to shocking to downright scary. The survey sample is nicely balanced with responding reps engaged in field sales, inside sales, and inbound and outbound lead generation and lead qualification.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 12, 2021

Selling in the face of sales objections can be tough. We analyzed 224K+ sales calls spread over 2 million minutes to uncover the truth about the impact of the most common sales objections on deal outcomes. Are sales objections just a mind game? I know just how tough sales can be. “No Don’t get me wrong.

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Crunchbase

JANUARY 13, 2023

Sale made, deal closed, customer acquired. Today’s average B2B buyer is typically more than halfway through the sales funnel before interacting with a rep, having done their own market research, competitive analysis and price comparisons online. The rules of engagement are evolving, and sales teams need to evolve right alongside them.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 22, 2018

Prospecting is hard for most salespeople. In fact, getting a response from prospects was identified as the hardest part of the sales process in the 2018 State of Inbound Sales Report. These 45 tips from three remarkably insightful sales experts should make it much easier for you. Plan your prospecting approach.

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SBI

AUGUST 20, 2014

This post is part of a series of Executive Interviews of top sales and marketing solutions company. What problem/s are you solving for sales and/or marketing organizations? Research has shown the average sales rep actually only spends 35% of their day actively selling to prospects. Nancy: What does RO|Innovation do?

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Highspot

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Explore a range of sales process examples and learn how to align with the customer’s journey for better buyer engagement , relationships, and sales success. What is a Sales Process? Sales Methodology Sales Process Examples Sales Process Mistakes to Avoid Mastering Your Sales Process With Highspot What is a Sales Process?

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The Digital Sales Institute

AUGUST 27, 2020

Preparing for a sales interview means researching and understand what type of sales interview questions you may get asked. In many ways an interview is like a sales meeting, where they tend to thorough, demanding, draining and rigorous. Sales Interview Questions Template. Get your sales stories in order.

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Highspot

JANUARY 3, 2024

Whether you’re a seasoned sales manager or a frontline rep hustling for results, we get it – the struggle is real. Read on to discover how reps can confidently approach each closing conversation with closing sales training that works. What is Sales Closing and Why Is It Important How Does the Sales Closing Process Work?

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Markempa - Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

How to Get Started Cold Calling the right way: To use phone calls as an effective lead generation strategy, I recommend you create a specialized sales development rep position within the sales or marketing group or hire a firm that specializes in teleprospecting. Prospecting must be smart , articulate, engaging and organized.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 18, 2019

As a logistics sales professional, you know how difficult it can be to reach decision makers. Whatever it may be, if you’re looking to shorten the sales cycle, you need to understand who your best buyers are in order to fuel your pipeline with new logistic contacts for your transportation solution. Fastest sales cycles ?

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 25, 2018

A quick Google search or skim through your favorite sales blogs will show article upon article about how to hire the perfect reps, increase customer retention, and write the perfect sales job description -- for good reason. What if the biggest threat to sales teams isn't losing clients, but losing our teammates themselves?

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