Sales Evangelist

JANUARY 22, 2021

It’s not uncommon to have unresponsive prospects. In situations such as that, what are the best sales strategy for engaging unresponsive prospects? Engaging unresponsive prospects Fred is a one-call closer and while he could write a book on different strategies, he thinks that unconventional closing is not for him.

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Zoominfo

JULY 29, 2020

So unless you have your prospect’s direct contact info , you’re likely to have to deal with a gatekeeper receptionist. So whatever you pitch to your prospect needs to work for their purchase-savvy staff. Let’s say you’re selling timeclock software and your prospect is Fred, a Payroll Manager. Cold calls?

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Referrals are how most people prefer to do business, whether they’re looking for a good restaurant or a new software vendor. It takes roughly eight touches for sales reps to reach cold prospects. When you ensure that referrals come first in your business development plan, referral selling becomes a scalable prospecting strategy.

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PandaDoc

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Sales prospecting acts as the first stage in the sales process. And poorly managed prospecting lists will result in seller fatigue. In this article, we share how leads, prospects, and customers form the backbone of an effective sales process, enabling sales teams to tackle fatigue and sometimes mundane work.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 7, 2018

Talk to any software vendor, and they can’t wait to show you their cool software. Problem is, buyers don’t actually buy software. They buy what your software does for them—how it saves time, decreases costs, engages customers, tracks referrals, etc. Our messages are mostly digital, and they all sound the same.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 29, 2021

In 1998, this Texas software engineer woke up with numbness in his legs. If these people can do it, you can too: There is Fauja Singh who, at 100 years old, completed the Toronto Waterfront Marathon. It took him more than eight hours, but he did it. Then there is Patrick Finney’s accomplishment. Doctors diagnosed him with multiple sclerosis.

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Crunchbase

JUNE 24, 2021

The buyer is in charge now, and they don’t want the old method of tech sales gatekeeping and jumping through hoops. You could hold back demos until a prospect sat through a discovery call, or set a meeting with their manager or decision-maker. What does the modern buyer want? But the internet has broken down these barriers.

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Outside Sales Talk

MAY 18, 2022

He’s also co-authored a sales novel, The Wentworth Prospect, which focuses on young salespeople from startup software companies attempting to sell to large corporations. . The best strategy for outside salespeople to get past potential gatekeepers. Tips for getting past or working with a gatekeeper. More From the Guest.

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Qualifying prospects is a critical step in the sales process. How do you determine if a prospect is a good fit for your products or services? It helps sales teams qualify prospects and determine if they have a high chance of converting. BANT is an acronym for: Budget: What is the prospect’s budget? .

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 29, 2020

You can credit Drucker for all the KPI’s you collect and measure, and for all the software that’s been created to measure all the stats in your sales process, i.e., calls, contacts, closing ratios, top, middle, and bottom of the funnel management, etc.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 26, 2020

When you rush to close a sale, you don’t have the time to harness key insights about your prospects — leaving you high and dry during your sales calls. Prospects expect you to know about their business, accurate sales intelligence, combined with a tailored pitch, increases the chance of a successful customer relationship.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 1, 2019

Here are 5 things you can begin doing right now: Email Secret #1: Use the prospect’s first name in the subject line. Putting your prospect’s name in the subject line (first name) will immediately distinguish your email from the hundreds of others your prospect gets. Email Secret #3: Keep your email short and easy to read!

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Zoominfo

JULY 29, 2020

So unless you have your prospect’s direct contact info , you’re likely to have to deal with a gatekeeper receptionist. So whatever you pitch to your prospect needs to work for their purchase-savvy staff. Let’s say you’re selling time clock software and your prospect is Fred, a Payroll Manager.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2017

In this growing sales landscape, we’ll outline the various processes and key strategies for prospecting -- the phase of selling that often consumes the most time and energy (and is the most crucial to get right). What Is Prospecting? What's the difference between leads and prospects? Sales Prospecting Techniques.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Your prospect can sense when you sound bored or uninterested and will be less willing to open up. Don’t rush your prospect through the conversation, because you never know when a tangent might lead to valuable insights that will help you close. Everyone -- including prospects -- wants honesty. Patience: Be ready to listen.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 1, 2019

I was onsite training in Montreal , Canada last week—a software company, hi everyone! He explained that he had “caught” the prospect, finally, and delivered a presentation. and one of the sales reps brought up today’s quote as we were reviewing calls during the training.

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Showpad

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Let’s face it; prospecting isn’t the most fun part of selling. Without prospecting, reps have no one to actually sell to. In the next blog in our “Sales Enablement Defined” series, we’ll talk about sales prospecting and where it fits into the sales enablement ecosystem. What is Sales Prospecting? Value proposition.

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MTD Sales Training

JUNE 27, 2011

You have a great sales process that includes a laser-targeted demographic of the perfect prospect. A helpdesk software rep should know how and where their product and service could help a company other than just in the I.T. Because a hard gatekeeper screen stopped you from reaching the I.T. Broaden Your Approach. department.

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eGrabber

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

C-Suite executives are well guarded by gatekeepers. These gatekeepers are trained to keep the sales & marketing folks away from reaching the C-Suite executives. Software to Find C-Suite Executives. LeadGrabber MF Pro is a powerful software that helps you to find C-Level executives in no time. What’s more?

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Remote sales or virtual selling is the process of prospecting, engaging, and closing deals from a remote location. Instead of traditional in-person sales meetings, the salesperson and the prospect are in different places such as their home or work. Keeping prospects engaged. Are your prospects facing new problems?

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Salesmate

AUGUST 14, 2020

Email is, without a doubt, one of the strongest communication channels to reach the prospects. 61% of business prospects make the first contact via email 86% of business professionals prefer email as a communication medium 8 out of 10 prospects prefer communication with a new provider via email . Hi [prospect’s name].

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

Cold Call Script Examples How to Create a Cold Call Script The Best Cold Calling Script Ever Cold Calling Script Variation Cold Calling Script Templates Cold Calling Tips Once you have a list of prospects to call, it's time to reach out. Cold calling is a way to engage prospects one-on-one to move them to the next step in the buying process.

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The prospect is not returning my calls. The gatekeeper keeps dropping my calls into voicemail. Make more calls, send more emails…prospect…prospect…and more prospecting. On YouTube, I may watch a comedian with the purpose of borrowing a joke to use as an ice-breaker with a gatekeeper or a prospect.

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eGrabber

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Do you have a list of companies and you want to find target prospects inside them? If your answer is YES, then LeadGrabber Pro is the best B2B prospecting tool that helps you to find and reach B2B decision-makers in no time. The software enables you to quickly find decision-makers’ names for the list of companies.

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Crunchbase

JUNE 16, 2023

Some sales teams are currently focusing on prospecting automation features — such as email alerts, CRM integration and email templates — to create highly targeted campaigns. In turn, this information highlights which prospects are more engaged and most likely to make a purchase.

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Autoklose

MARCH 4, 2024

The synergy of cold calling and cold emailing can be used for breaking the ice and getting on your prospects’ radar. Table of Contents Is It Better to Call or Email a Prospect? Timing Matters Consider the Prospect’s Level Closing Word Is It Better to Call or Email a Prospect? The best answer to this question is – both!

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Highspot

DECEMBER 19, 2019

With limited time and a full plate, the last thing prospects want is fluff or even repetitive information. Appeal to Gatekeepers and Influencers. Before you reach the person who can sign the dotted line, you’re going to have to clear a number of hurdles, including winning over gatekeepers and influencers.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

MARCH 30, 2017

Sales reps aiming to displace the current provider were stuck dialing into dead-end corporate switchboard phone numbers, getting stonewalled by gatekeepers, never to reach their buyer’s voicemail box—let alone pitch their product to a decision-maker. Direct Prospecting at Interested Buyers. Timing is everything in sales.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 21, 2021

We believe the key is the right data and the tools that can drive insights at each stage of the prospect’s journey. This goes for everything from tactical approaches to business development research to the underlying characteristics that make said prospects qualified enough to engage in the first place.

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Janek Performance Group

MAY 31, 2022

In this article we explore why prospects say “No” and how salespeople can better position themselves for success. This situation is not unlike a decision-maker at a prospective company who is being targeted by a salesperson. We want our prospects to say “yes.” The harder we push, the more the prospect resists.

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Here is a brief list of what I learned: I talked over prospects. I completely mishandled the gatekeeper (it was no wonder I rarely got through). I didn’t listen to my prospect’s tone or to whether they were open or annoyed—I just barreled on. I sounded like a salesman. I didn’t build any real rapport.

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Cience

JULY 9, 2020

Gatekeeper. In B2B outbound marketing, cold calling is a prospecting technique used to start business conversations with decision-makers over the phone. Velocify found that the average number of cold calls to a single prospect to close a deal is six. It is made via phone and aims to set an appointment with a prospect.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 26, 2020

When you rush to close a sale, you don’t have the time to harness key insights about your prospects — leaving you high and dry during your sales calls. Prospects expect you to know about their business, accurate sales intelligence, combined with a tailored pitch, increases the chance of a successful customer relationship.

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Close.io

MAY 1, 2019

Instead of hoping your prospects won’t have objections (they always will), spend some time preparing for them in advance. When a prospect says your product is too expensive , it isn’t always about price. Sometimes your prospects will use the pricing objection to hide their real concerns. Your product/service is too expensive.".

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Showpad

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Let’s face it; prospecting isn’t the most fun part of selling. Without prospecting, reps have no one to actually sell to. In the next blog in our “Sales Enablement Defined” series, we’ll talk about sales prospecting and where it fits into the sales enablement ecosystem. What is Sales Prospecting? Value proposition.

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eGrabber

MARCH 27, 2020

They generate their own leads , make sales calls, reply emails, attend meetings, research on the prospects, manage CRM, and other administration tasks. Build Targeted Prospect Lists. Building a list of targeted prospects is not an easy task. You have to manually look for each and every prospect information from those websites.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 10, 2020

It means being comfortable communicating with your prospects, customers, and peers in a variety of scenarios. In practice, this could look like asking prospects insightful questions during the sales process to truly understand what challenges they’re facing and what they need support with. Prospecting. Communication Skills.

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