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80% Of Prospects Use One Of Five Common Objections

The Pipeline

Ask any group of salespeople why they don’t like telephone prospecting, objections or rejections are number one on the list. While every cold call or prospecting call will result in an objection, the objections are not all that different. This is due to approaching two critical parts of the call in an unprepared fashion.

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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Why Account Executives Should Travel

No More Cold Calling

Just consider these (true) stories: An account executive who couldn’t get her prospect on the phone scheduled an in-person meeting. Another senior account executive was annoyed that a prospect gave him less than a week to show up in Paris for a meeting with all decision-makers present. I told him to cut the crap and book the trip.

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What To Do When The Prospect Blames You For Your Competitors’ Failures

MTD Sales Training

What do you do when the prospect wants to hold you accountable for a problem caused by one of your competitors? The prospect had a bad experience with a company that sells the same product as you, and is convinced that doing business with you will have the same result. . Sales Person: “I understand, Mr Prospect.

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What To Do When The Prospect Blames You: Part II

MTD Sales Training

In, “What to Do When the Prospect Blames You for Your Competitors’ Failures,” I mentioned that when this happens, there are two possibilities: #1 – The situation is one that is common in the industry. #2 What do you do when the prospect brings up a negative experience that is a total surprise, and still associates you with the problem?

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Is Email the Best Way to Engage With an Audience?

Smooth Sale

However, the middle and bottom of the funnels, such as product comparisons and in-depth conversations, are to be private with prospects and clientele and not to be used on social media. Emails are, in comparison, a far more effective solution for building a relationship with a prospect or customer.

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Equip Your Reps to Win More Deals With These 5 Keys of Product Knowledge Training

Sales Hacker Training

That’s why ongoing product knowledge training needs to be a priority in every sales team. So, today, I’m going to walk you through five key areas you need to focus on for successful product knowledge training so your reps can start winning more deals. The Pitfalls of Poor (or no) Product Knowledge Training.

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100 Most Prospected-to Companies of 2018

DiscoverOrg Sales

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. FinancialServices. Insurance. ITServices.

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