Selling Energy

APRIL 13, 2023

Just because a prospect isn’t actively seeking your offerings doesn’t mean they don’t genuinely need them. There are certain shortcuts when it comes to generating leads, and recently I stumbled across another one. This is the case when it comes to safety in the workplace.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. 6 Great Sales Questions to Ask Prospects. What are some great sales questions to ask prospects? I think the great questions are the ones that determine if the prospect is even a valid prospect. Client List.

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John Barrows

MARCH 6, 2020

They agreed to talk about all of the good, bad and indifferent prospecting outreach they receive and to work out how and why the best ones worked. Empathy and Experience in Prospecting Outreach. Empathy and Experience in Prospecting Outreach. Writing the Right Message. Follow The Podcast: Subscribe on iTunes.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 1, 2018

I use this column, too often, to whine about the state of prospecting emails. But every once in a while, I get a great prospecting note. We love what you’re doing, and I know that your articles like Old School Prospecting have influenced me tremendously. Great professionals are like that (regardless of age).

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The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 22, 2017

Yes, this can be a problem, but far more often I find the problem is at the top of the sales process and how you prospect. There’s a simple equation we can’t forget: Bad Prospects = Bad […]. It’s time you quit thinking that your inability to close sales is the reason you’re not more successful.

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Frontline Selling

JUNE 3, 2019

It may be an unpopular opinion that summertime is a great time for sales prospecting. But summertime, despite all the out-of-office responses and intermittent communication, can be a great time. The post Why Summertime is Great for Prospecting appeared first on FRONTLINE Selling.

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 23, 2015

We’ve reached #10 in my list of reasons most prospecting plans fail. Sadly, too many salespeople fail to realize that the telephone is still a great prospecting tool. It doesn’t matter how much anyone says otherwise, I’m still a firm believer the telephone is an amazing prospecting tool.

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MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 3, 2013

There’s a saying that sums up where most people’s careers end up, and it goes something like “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up anywhere” [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Sure, that sounds great. Providing great customer service is what every company and salesperson feels they need to be doing. The sales myth is the more focus that is placed on taking care of existing customers and providing them with great service, the less need there will be to prospect.

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The Sales Heretic

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Have you ever struggled with what to say to a prospect? Do you wish you had an arsenal of powerful words, phrases, and questions that you could whip out and use whenever you needed? Listen to my appearance on Breakthrough Radio with Michele Price. In this 8-minute segment, I share five terrific things you can [.].

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Prospects aren’t worth anything until they become a customer. There’s nothing worse than having prospects who never become a customer. In my new book, High-Profit Prospecting, I discuss this issue and share 6 things you need to remember if you want to turn a prospect into a customer: 1.

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The Pipeline

JULY 27, 2021

Well, it is a great time to do all those things you tell me you want to do but never have time for. While we should always be developing our skills, here are three prospecting fundamentals to practice during summer. This is a great time to try new techniques, talk tracks, tools and more. Prospecting Fundamentals.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 17, 2024

What’s the number one blow off prospects use these days? Not only is it hard to get prospects back on the phone, when you do, you usually lead off with the ineffective opening line of: “Did you have a chance to review that email I sent you?” And then when a prospect blows you off with, “Can you email that to me?”

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Great exercise, more companies should follow their lead. A chance to help some great sellers evolve, and a chance to take some learning away for yourself as well. Specifically, how we use positive data in prospecting and Discovery, in this case the latter. The above approach lacks context for the prospect.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 22, 2024

They’re having a great conversation, the prospect needs what you have, there is money available, you’re with the decision maker, and you start making some assumptions about how good this opportunity looks. That exact same thing happens to salespeople on their sales calls. What did you miss?

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Sales 2.0

MAY 29, 2020

Prospecting. There are some great digital listening tools out there. These days, it’s pretty much table stakes to do some digital research on your prospect to see if you share any common interests that may help you get that critical first (online) meeting. Given this, now it as great time to connect with your buyer.

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Sales Gravy

MARCH 1, 2017

Sales Myth: If I provide great customer service I will never have to prospect Sure, that sounds great. Providing great customer service is what every company and salesperson feels they need to be doing. The sales myth is the more focus that is pl

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Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The biggest challenge facing most sales people and small business owners is getting meetings with prospective clients. Cold prospecting techniques get harder-and-harder every day. You can do them a great service by helping them get into accounts where you have relationships and they can do the same for you. Recruit your team.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 23, 2021

One way to stand out is to demonstrate to prospects that you not only bring different habits but are willing to change. If you want to lead your prospects to change their buying habits, be a role model. Change needs to be led, and how you prospect, sell, and manage discovery is the first step. You Only Have to Change Once.

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Selling Energy

MAY 8, 2019

Just because a prospect isn’t actively seeking your offerings doesn’t mean they don’t genuinely need them. There are certain shortcuts when it comes to generating leads, and recently I stumbled across another one. This is the case when it comes to safety in the workplace.

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Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Prospecting Relationals 40

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Some people hide from prospecting in their pipelines; pretending the opportunities, individually or collectively, are more real than they are. When it comes to prospecting, there’s real, then there’s pipeline real. While many salespeople will call anyone that breaths a prospect, others want proof. By Tibor Shanto.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 4, 2023

Rockefeller “To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time.” Have a great week! Here are some of my favorite life quotes you may enjoy: “A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded it on friendship.” Winston Churchill “Talent is cheaper than table salt. —Lao

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

While buyers will respond positively you an inputs based approach, prospects will not. Which is why today we look at the inputs and outputs of prospecting, and why yields more than the other. Leading with outputs may involve more work, but it is a great differentiator and leads to better buyers. Take a look: [link].

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 27, 2024

He used email to reach out to three prospects but didn’t get a response, he messaged three others on LinkedIn, but had the same result, and he didn’t pick up the phone even once! Example One: Dave asks a question, the prospects don’t answer it, and oh, it’s a turnover! Great move by Dave!

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Imagine my surprise when the first video described hacking operations as businesses with outbound prospecting operations whose goal is to convert their emails, texts and calls into paying customers. While I can't stop thinking about that video and the analogy they used, there are two strong thoughts pulling at me.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 14, 2024

There was a lot of great stuff in the meeting, and one thing I wanted to share with you all is a way to combat the recurring negativity that silently creeps into our heads every so often. I just returned from a “Day of Development” seminar in Charlotte with the Jon Gordon company.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 8, 2021

One thing that great prospectors have in common, is an understanding that at first contact, we are an interruption. Here are 5 patterns to interrupt in prospecting outreach, phone, email, whatever. Until the prospect explicitly agrees to engage, it is too soon to sell. Help Your Prospect – Interrupt Patterns.

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SalesProInsider

APRIL 16, 2024

Yet, that’s what can happen when discussing fees for service with prospective clients. Never Accept This Payment: Promises Won’t Pay Your Bills True story: An advisor in NJ had two great conversations with a prospective client who could not believe the services they would receive working with him compared to another option.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 19, 2024

It’s Friday, it’s been a busy, but great week. Dave: Thanks for the opportunity to speak, I’m sure I can have a great impact in driving growth in your sales organization. I’ve a great track record at driving growth! But we had a great onboarding program. CEO: I’m excited to speak to you.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In my experience, at least half the people you ask for referrals will introduce you to your ideal prospect. Referred prospects convert to clients a minimum 50 percent of the time (most salespeople tell me it’s closer to 70 percent). 10 people introduce you to your ideal prospect. No more than 20. 5 are a perfect fit.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Research, outreach, reminders, and tracking all limit the time your sales team has to connect with prospects and solve their problems. Email automation makes the job a lot easier — but your automated emails can’t waste the prospect’s time or come off as hollow or impersonal. It only takes one great cold email to get started.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 2, 2023

As you speak with your clients and prospects this week, realize that they are all feeling the same stress as well. While this may seem like a bad thing, it actually presents a great opening for you. The point is to ask questions and LISTEN to your prospect’s needs. Qualifying prospects. Identifying decision makers.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 3, 2021

Given that prospecting is different than sales, they also master the Yin Yang dynamics of prospecting. Successful prospecting is about truly engaging the prospect’s thinking, not their heart. Like great musicians they have an appreciation for the impact of sound, and often the lack of it. White Noise.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Selling solutions is a great approach, but there is a key prerequisite for it to work. There is another way that allows you to help your prospects without having to create a problem. By Tibor Shanto. Buyers need to actually have or feel they have the problem purported to be solved. Have a look: [link].

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The Center for Sales Strategy

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Today, Trey Morris, VP/ Senior Consultant here at CSS, is joining Matt to help answer the question, “Why is it getting harder to convert prospects and renew clients?” In this episode, we’re continuing our season-long deep dive into the latest Media Sales Report from The Center for Sales Strategy.

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