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Top 4 Reasons Salespeople Struggle to Reach Decision Makers

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Three separate, but related, incidents occurred this week, all having to do with reaching decision makers. Conceptually, he needs to know that he can reach senior decision makers. Belief-wise, he needs to know he belongs with senior decision makers.

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Use a Prospect’s Salespeople to Introduce You to the Decision Maker

The Sales Hunter

Many times the best way to reach a decision maker is by leveraging a salesperson in the decision maker’s own company. The strategy has been laid out as one you use when other methods of reaching the buyer or decision maker have not worked, but there are other ways to use it as well.

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2 Great New Year’s Questions for Your Clients

Mr. Inside Sales

As you speak with your clients and prospects this week, realize that they are all feeling the same stress as well. 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?” The point is to ask questions and LISTEN to your prospect’s needs.

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Are You Telling the Truth About Asking for Referrals? [Q3 Referral Selling Roundup]

No More Cold Calling

It takes roughly eight touches for sales reps to reach cold prospects. The #1 challenge salespeople face is reaching decision-makers quickly, but getting prospects to call you back is deceptively simple with a referral program. 3 Referral Selling Skills All B2B Sales Reps Should Practice.

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Why Referrals Cut Through the Sales Prospecting Noise

No More Cold Calling

Is selling really tougher today? It’s more complex, and despite all the tech tools at our disposal, prospecting certainly hasn’t gotten any easier. Just getting prospects to return calls is hard enough. Getting meetings with decision-makers is an even greater struggle, because companies all look alike to buyers.

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One Mistake to Avoid When Pitching

Mr. Inside Sales

Here’s a mistake I hear over and over again when listening to sales reps pitching or presenting their services over the phone: when they hear a possible objection or something negative from their prospect, they go into pitch mode. Here’s the thing: the average closing rate is two or three deals out of ten prospects pitched.

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A Simple Idea to Help You Improve Sales

Mr. Inside Sales

If it’s not perfect selling skills, then help them upgrade those skills today! Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? And that means more money, more sales, more confidence, more success, etc. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Get Access Today.