Shari Levitin

JUNE 30, 2021

No doubt you’ve changed the way you shop, exercise, eat, travel, watch movies, and more. As retailers learned to operate without stores, business travelers without airplanes, and sellers without offices, much of what started out as a temporary situation is now becoming permanent. What Your Prospects Aren't Telling You.

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Prospecting B2C Travel Face-to-face 149

SalesProInsider

MARCH 17, 2021

And in the last 20 of these Sales Strategy Conversations that I’ve had, 13 of them have focused on how to help prospects get the value of what the seller is offering and how to help that prospect make a more confident and quick buying decision. A Simple Solution for Helping Prospects “Get It”. “So what?”

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Prospecting Analysis 147

Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

All sales calls were face-to-face (no phones) and the sellers traveled by horse, canoe, boat and later, ship. Then, in the mid 1980''s, the invention that would bring prospecting to the next level came along. At one time I lived in airports and hotels but I travel far less today. They provide us with so many more options.

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Crunchbase

MAY 27, 2022

In this article, we’ll look at the best cold email examples to avoid common pitfalls that get your emails deleted. We’ll also discuss what makes these email examples so great and how you can leverage these strategies yourself. Cold email example No. 1: Focus on the prospect. Focus on the prospect instead!

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

We’ll also outline some good and bad examples for each. Good Example: A digital marketing sales rep might start a pitch with, “Did you know Instagram is currently working against you?” Bad Example : If your question isn’t compelling enough, your customer might not stick around for more of your pitch. Lead With a Question.

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SalesProInsider

JUNE 21, 2023

Virtual prospect meetings became mainstream in 2020 because we didn’t have a choice. Yet, while they were forced, there seemed to be a “magic” to these virtual sales meetings because we no longer had to travel, only had to focus on our appearance from the waist up, and could work with anyone anywhere! Assumptions.

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Zoominfo

MAY 21, 2020

They’re a critical part of personalized prospecting and account-based strategy. And we’ve got examples. Great sales emails typically reflect a deep understanding of who the prospect is and what they care about. Effective cold email outreach means finding something your prospect values—and something you have in common.

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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. 100 Most Prospected-to Companies of 2018.

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Company Prospecting Oracle Transportation 156

Apptivo

MAY 16, 2023

From seeds to success: Journey of leads and prospects in sales 2. What is a prospect? Lead Vs Prospect: what’s the difference? Where are prospects and leads in the funnel? How to turn a lead into a prospect? Let’s take a stroll through the sales garden, examining the subtle differences between leads and prospects.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 5, 2021

You need to develop a strong strategy that allows you to close B2B prospects in an effective way. So read on to discover the steps you need to take to close your first B2B prospect easily. The behavior patterns of your prospective customers. … Conduct Market Research and Determine Your Ideal Buyer.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects.

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Smart Calling

APRIL 1, 2024

That prospect is so dumb. ArtSobczak Which means that even though your marketing department wrote out a list of benefits, your prospect might not necessarily get excited about them. ArtSobczak Which means that even though your marketing department wrote out a list of benefits, your prospect might not necessarily get excited about them.

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The Sales Hunter

MAY 10, 2012

Sales prospecting can be very difficult, but why make it any harder on yourself by having a bad attitude? Too many salespeople fail to realize how much they’re destroying their sales prospecting results due to their attitude. The best example I can share with you is the late night hotel front-desk clerk.

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Prospecting Hotels Travel Intent 181

The Pipeline

JULY 9, 2019

Each day is a building block of the sales cycles you’re currently travelling. Your clients and prospects are better served by a proactive professional, getting things done on their behalf. It is stacked against you, for example, when you launch Outlook what the first thing that comes up other than reminders is?

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Travel Maximizer Microsoft Face-to-face 291

MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 7, 2011

The prospect shows up 30 or 45 minutes late for the meeting. You do not have enough time to do a proper sales interaction and you feel the prospect has complete disrespect for your time. In Part I and Part II of this article, we began to focus on the following solutions to use the prospect’s tardy incident to your advantage.

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Prospecting Insurance Insurance Travel 261

Pipeliner

MARCH 8, 2019

A sales process is “a set of repeatable steps that a salesperson takes to take a prospective buyer from the early stage of awareness to a closed sale,” according to one definition. Sales of many types of products require rigorous process adherence, for example, custom-engineered capital equipment and high-volume industrial components.

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Vengreso

JUNE 12, 2023

Prospects do not want to be sold to. Instead of reading like a resume (which does nothing to earn the trust of prospects because it appears as though sellers are seeking new opportunities), a branded LinkedIn profile should include buyer-centric messaging that reveals who they help, how they help, and who they’ve helped in the past.

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

12 examples of sales goals. For example, you can say: We’re going to increase our core product’s revenue using a consultative sales approach. On the other hand, without a clearly defined objective, you risk taking wrong turns, traveling the long way, or even heading in the wrong direction. 12 Examples of Sales Goals.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

It is not uncommon for sales reps to travel around the world to win prospects with face-to-face meetings. A cold reach out during a tense situation could alienate the prospect forever. Diving deeper into customer data will help accurately measure active demand and allow you to target the most viable prospects in the market.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Virtual channels can raise productivity and lower selling costs, due to less time and expense for travel. One major telecommunications provider in Scandinavia, for example, has migrated B2B sales to virtual channels, using marketing automation to create leads and installing an online self-service portal.

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Lead Rank Quota Face-to-face Hiring 339

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

For sales or marketing professionals, planning go-to-market efforts in Europe and the UK without reliable B2B contact data and software solutions is like traveling without a passport: You’ll spend a lot of time and money, but you won’t get very far. You wouldn’t travel to a foreign country without your passport.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

From tracking down new prospects to qualifying leads, sales requires ongoing and concerted efforts to see success. Rejection comes with the territory, from prospects choosing another vendor to cold calls hanging up because they have no interest in the conversation. That puts sales in the bottom 5% of careers. You hate rejection.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 9, 2023

How many times have you had this exchange with prospects? It’s a great way to immediately personalize your conversation and make your prospect more engaged. Rather than giving a knee-jerk response, your prospect will pause and think, “Hmm, how is my Wednesday going?”. You say, “Hey there, how are you?”

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

If you have to travel to visit clients or work locations, your personal car insurance policy might not cover you. Here is an example to consider. Not only do real estate agents have to travel to clients’ properties to prepare for selling, but they also have to meet prospective buyers for showings.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The very moment deal-seekers everywhere shoot their shot, turn prospects into buyers, and score buzzer-beating slam dunks that accelerate the business to record-breaking sales. As the end of the year approaches, prospects will divert excess money to priorities that are now financially feasible to tackle. Take advantage of team selling.

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Pipeliner

DECEMBER 18, 2023

At Pipeliner, for example, we run 58 different SaaS applications. Connectors solved a problem similar to today’s travelers going to different countries and having electrical plugs with different configurations and voltages. An example of complex data synchronization would be in the airline industry.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 1, 2022

As interest rates rise by 75 basis points for the first time in almost 30 years, experienced sales reps and newcomers alike are facing the prospect of selling during a recession. Companies evaluate prospective new technologies with greater scrutiny or postpone such investments entirely. Budgets are reduced or eliminated.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 11, 2021

Sales leaders who are thinking ahead will focus their reps on the advantages of technology and how hybrid work schedules will influence prospecting. For example, in the U.S. Call mobile numbers as prospects enter hybrid work schedules. That change presents new twists for prospecting. Prospect with video.

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Intent Signal Strategy Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead 130

Zoominfo

JUNE 11, 2021

Sales leaders who are thinking ahead will focus their reps on the advantages of technology and how hybrid work schedules will influence prospecting. For example, in the U.S. Call mobile numbers as prospects enter hybrid work schedules. That change presents new twists for prospecting. Prospect with video.

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Intent Signal Strategy Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead 130

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 2, 2023

Sending cold emails, leading prospects through sales calls, and following up all take time and articulation. In this post, we’ve compiled step-by-step instructions for how to write a sales pitch with ChatGPT, plus our favorite ChatGPT pitch prompts to get you started engaging prospects in no time.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 15, 2020

It’s been six weeks since you gave your prospect a demo. Your worst fears are realized… Your prospect has ghosted you faster than your last Hinge date. For sales professionals in particular, it’s become far more normal for prospects to drop out of the picture after a seemingly great conversation. And then, poof.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 11, 2024

To work the issue, let’s consider a B2C example that is familiar to us all. Imagine that in your travels last week you stayed at a chain hotel. And clearly, this B2C hotel example highlights something that doesn’t work. But things really do change when prospects transition to clients. Not by a long shot.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 5, 2023

Outside sales representative positions include some travel time to meet with buyers and pitch products. Because travel is expected, you can anticipate greater compensation. For example, it takes an average of 18 calls to connect with a buyer, yet 44% of salespeople give up after one follow-up call. billion by 2025.

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Ideal Customer Profile Salary Hiring Lead Rank 111

SendBuzz

APRIL 25, 2023

This reliance on digital solutions allows for more structured processes, less travel for inside sales reps, and easier organization compared to outside sales teams. Reduced Expense – Inside sales have lower implementation costs as sales reps do not have to travel, resulting in reduced expenses. What is B2B Outside Sales?

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MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Having achieved the goal of setting a sales meeting with a customer or prospect, what would be the best way to ensure, as much as possible, its success? For example, make sure your battery on your laptop is charged, just in case there’s a problem with your power lead. In other words, expect the unexpected.

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MTD Sales Training

MAY 28, 2019

I recently saw a video on LinkedIn about a traveller who was flying home to his family on Christmas Eve. A prospect can tell when they are being sold to. Be the kind of person who will have a listening ear from a prospect when it’s your turn to speak, because you have been rich enough to give them your time when they were speaking.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Others may be certain they are on the right path, but uncertain you are the right travel mate or partner embark with. An example would be ROI calculators or marketing contrived scenarios. This is where sellers make the mistake of only focusing on risks they perceive prospects may focus on while comparing providers.

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