No More Cold Calling

JULY 29, 2021

This broken link is to blame for sales teams’ biggest closing mistakes. “My This is the frustrated lament I hear regularly from sales leaders. But not closing sales is never the real problem. The problem is that sales reps neglect important activities during earlier stages of the sales process.

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Closing Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 409

Steven Rosen

MARCH 1, 2024

In the competitive world of SaaS sales, 40% of salespeople cite prospecting as the most challenging part of the sales process, ranking it more daunting than closing or qualifying stages. 1- Increase Accountability Accountability is key to ensuring that individual sales reps are meeting their goals.

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Pipeline Coaching Revenue Sales Qualified Lead 120

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

For many sales professionals, today’s business environment is unlike anything they’ve ever seen. Broad economic and societal shifts — amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic and continued technological disruption — are resulting in longer sales cycles, more discerning buyers, intensifying competition, and lingering uncertainty.

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Survey Prospecting Customer Face-to-face 130

Smooth Sale

MARCH 10, 2024

Photo by Andrea Schit z via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Know How To Increase B2B Sales? As a result, B2B companies don’t have to underrate the importance of building a robust sales strategy that targets high-value prospective clients and convinces them to transact with their brands.

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B2B Top of Funnel How To Sales Qualified Lead 102

No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Sales leaders often tell me that referral leads are their most qualified, most convertible leads. Scale is also used as a verb as a synonym of “adjust,” as in scale back, scale up, or scale down : In the past few decades, scale up (“to increase the size, amount, or extent of something.”). How Referral Business Scales.

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Scale Referrals Hiring Sales Qualified Lead 313

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 29, 2023

I’m still not satisfied with the results. Sales teams continue to face more and more pressure to ramp up. Your most neglected sales channel is your existing client base. Referrals have an average conversion rate of more than 50 percent (most say it’s closer to 70 percent) and an increased ratio of qualified opportunities.

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Referrals Channels Cold Calling Scale 177

Alice Heiman

APRIL 11, 2023

Is your sales team struggling to have conversations with the right buyers? Better prospecting is the most direct path to increase sales conversations. Wendy Weiss takes us through the four steps to improve your sales team’s ability to schedule sales calls.

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Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Conversion Prospecting 125

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 3, 2020

Don’t panic—here’s how to get your phones actually ringing again. We see deals in our sales pipeline postponed or disappearing. Sales leaders: Lead generation must be your primary focus. What do businesses typically do when clients stop buying and the sales pipeline dries up? So, what do you do?

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Pipeline Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Referrals 414

No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 19, 2019

No one really listens to sales pitching anyway. Or have you reverted to those old, tiresome sales pitches that go on and on about why you’re so great? But in the real world, it’s storytelling, not sales pitching , that makes all the difference. We have sales playbooks, when what we really need are sales storybooks.

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Sales Qualified Lead Hiring Face-to-face Cold Calling 349

Smooth Sale

MARCH 13, 2024

Photo by Tammydz via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: How to Use Your Company Car to Increase Sales Now How to Use Your Company Car to Increase Sales Now Are limiting thoughts driving less traffic to your business? Use Your Company Car to Increase Sales 1.

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Company Hiring How To Social Media 102

Zoominfo

AUGUST 1, 2023

While it’s undeniable that generative AI is already changing how businesses engage with the world, sales and marketing leaders are quickly realizing that AI alone isn’t the solution to all their problems. But they also run the risk of producing results that are remarkably convincing but also wildly inaccurate.

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Data B2B Harvest Scale 130

BuzzBoard

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We have already discussed in our last post how managing a large sales team creates hurdles at tracking performance, analyzing sales data, providing personalized coaching, etc. And the first step is clear—team managers and leaders must understand and admit that obsolete management practices are resisting innovations outright.

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Scale Maximizer Remedy Analytics 105

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 18, 2024

Welcome to “The Pipeline” — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable insight from real sales leaders. Research shows there is a weapon you can use to increase your sales performance — a sales strategy that's effective no matter where you work or what you sell. What is this sales strategy, you ask?

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Discount ROI Comparison Loyalty 103

Zoominfo

JULY 5, 2023

At the recent Forrester B2B Summit North America, ZoomInfo founder and CEO Henry Schuck sat down with leaders from Smartsheet, Sendoso, and BlueOcean to talk about the practical ways ZoomInfo has helped them optimize productivity and align their sales and marketing goals.

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Ideal Customer Profile Direct Mail Strategy Customer 130

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 30, 2024

Then, too many of us turn around and inflict bad outbound prospecting on our own victims. 100% of the prospecting messages I see are product focused. Can I show you what results you might realize…” Sometimes, the product pitches are thinly veiled by a problem: “Is lead/demand gen a problem for you?

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Face-to-face Buying Cycle Outbound B2B 92

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Prompted by predictions of massive economic impact and the disruption of multiple industries, professionals in many fields are assessing how this new breed of AI tools will complement and complicate their working lives. Each new example proves tantalizing hints of how much of a productivity game-changer generative AI can be.

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Data Scale Lead Rank Marketing 130

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

There’s a growing appetite for artificial intelligence (AI) in business, and for good reason — after years of promise, new AI applications are reshaping how industries operate, from the inside out. That positions data leaders at the heart of this global transformation, ushering in the next era of AI-ready data. The good news?

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Lead Rank Data Marketing Segment 130

Janek Performance Group

APRIL 24, 2024

In B2B sales, autonomy, creativity, and adaptability are essential for success. Therefore, micromanaging your sales team can have detrimental effects on morale, productivity, and outcomes. In research cited by the Center for Sales Strategy , 69% of workers considered changing jobs because of micromanagement.

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B2B How To Exercises Coaching 62

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 25, 2024

Welcome to " The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice from real sales leaders. Here it is: Prospects aren't always easy to deal with. 8 of the Most Difficult Types of Prospects (& How to Deal With Them) 1. As a result, meetings are always either postponed or no-shows.”

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Prospecting Cancellation How To Revelation 98

BuzzBoard

APRIL 16, 2024

They act as the linchpin for agency growth, enhancing sales and cultivating an increasing client base. As sales professionals, understanding and utilizing these tactics can foster new opportunities and propel your agency’s success. Such platforms give your agency exposure to industry leaders and prospective clients.

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Lead Generation Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 52

The Spiff Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

With 2023 in the rearview mirror, business leaders find themselves reflecting on their Q4 results and simultaneously charting the course for the forthcoming year. And, due to the economic fluctuations of the past few years, many of these leaders are prioritizing cost-efficiency and embracing a “do more with less” philosophy.

Banking 84

Banking Hiring Churn Scale 84

Smooth Sale

MARCH 20, 2024

It can be mind-boggling how quickly tech moves. Technological Business Changes to Contracts The global pandemic has forever changed how we conduct business. Data-Driven Actions and Results You will have heard of the data revolution that has been happening over the past few years. So, where do you start?

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Hiring Retail Lead Rank System 102

Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

From sales rep to managers to the C-suite, leaders embrace responsibility. Just as sales reps are responsible for their accounts, sales leaders assume all responsibility for their organizations. Our recent blog Sales Trends to Watch in 2024 examined what sales organizations should prepare for.

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Sales Leadership Face-to-face Trends Webinar Metrics 62

Nutshell

MARCH 19, 2024

As the backbone of any business, the sales team needs to be efficient to meet targets and ensure the company remains profitable. Keeping an eye on your team’s sales productivity is one of the best ways to track performance and nip bottlenecks in the bud. Table of Contents What is sales productivity? What is sales productivity?

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How To Sales Qualified Lead CRM Face-to-face 71

Allego

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

And in 2021, LinkedIn saw a 55% increase in conversations among connections. One group particularly prolific is sales professionals. Sales leaders, trainers, and consultants regularly post articles that they distribute via their LinkedIn newsletter. Top 18 LinkedIn Newsletters for Sales Leaders.

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LinkedIn Hiring Sales Leadership B2B 118

Anne Miller

JULY 15, 2023

You are the sales manager of this tech firm. The bad news is your team doesn’t see how to approach or easily present it to prospects. They are also reluctant to call on old prospects who have previously said “no,” because those prospects saw “no need” for the original product. What would you do?

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Up-Sell Relationals Prospecting Energy 117

Pipeline

MARCH 12, 2024

What does it take to achieve strong and consistent returns from your sales CRM tool? From our sales experts’ experience, adjusting sales approaches as you go won’t give you the best ROI for your efforts. You will easily get lost or distracted, moving away from your sales targets. Increase sales revenue year-over-year.

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CRM Lead Rank Top of Funnel Strategy 52

Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 16, 2024

One common perk of a career in sales is the ability to earn more based on your own hard work and selling success. With salary, commission, bonuses, and other incentives, sales professionals often have options and feel in control of the compensation they receive, which can be great for motivation and fulfillment.

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Compensation Salary Commission Margin 118

Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2021

Eighty percent of the prospecting sales force is under 25 years old. Sales teams, as a result, are conditioned toward a favorable user experience that utilizes minimalist designs to carry out actions in as few clicks as possible. Outbound prospecting shouldn’t be any different. Today’s sales processes.

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Quota How To Outbound Cold Calling 121

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 1, 2023

How are they doing it? Owner has created the ultimate recipe for growth: Acquisition x Churn x Deal Size = Increasing Acquisition Rate Decreasing Churn Growing Deal Size Driving a super efficient BDR motion powered by great data. Efficiency and data go hand-in-hand The data enables direction for iterative improvements to efficiency.

Ideal Customer Profile 87

Ideal Customer Profile Company Top of Funnel Churn 87

Vengreso

JULY 20, 2023

Being a sales superstar requires more than just knowing the key benefits and features of the product or services that you’re selling. Research has found that a successful salesperson has to do at least 8 outreach attempts before a prospect will book a sales call. Why Is it Good To Have A Positive Mindset in #Sales?

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Positioning Coaching Up-Sell Sales Coaching 105

Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Photo by AllClear55 Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Use Sales Secrets to Exceed Your Goals? Upfront, it all seems highly time-consuming, especially when one would prefer speaking with prospective clientele. Below, we share the sales secrets to exceed your goals. It was my way of bypassing the noise behind me.

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Hiring Follow-up Networking Influencer 102

Julie Hanson

JANUARY 8, 2024

2024 Sales Skill Virtual Executive Presence Mastering video is the must-have skill for salespeople in 2024 according to Hubspot and numerous sales experts. That’s why to get real results with video salespeople need to develop their Virtual Executive Presence. Embrace it, master it, and watch your sales soar!

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Hubspot Video Influencer Groups 62

Smooth Sale

MAY 25, 2022

Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Improving Your Business Prospects One Step At A Time. Our collaborative blog provides insights for ‘Improving your business’ prospects one step at a time.’. The plan itself enters into everything you do as a business owner and leader. Improving Your Business Prospects One Step At A Time.

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Prospecting Hiring Licensing Research 139

Smooth Sale

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Photo via Image Link – CC0 License Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Are You Ready To Increase Your Business Appeal for Customers ? There are many ways to achieve great appeal, but dedication is necessary for realizing the results you desire. It’s vital to realize that effective marketing precedes sales.

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Customer Hiring Licensing Loyalty 78

BuzzBoard

JANUARY 3, 2024

The modern sales trends indicate, small business owners dismiss most sales calls as tone-deaf to their unique local challenges. The fact is sales reps have mere seconds to convey respect for prospects’ time before being dismissed as yet another spammy solicitor. Scan their social footprint to uncover personal passions.

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Cold Calling Top of Funnel Small Business Small Business 98

Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

As more technology gets added to the sales tech stack, more reports are needed to keep track. If you’ve ever felt more like a data scientist than a sales leader, the sales KPIs we list below will help you streamline your reporting, save you time and keep you focused on what matters most, winning new business.

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Lead Qualification Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Sales Cycle 117