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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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4 Keys to Exceeding the Expectations of the Evolving Customer

Sales and Marketing Management

The incredible rise of smartphones and social media has been pivotal to this cultural shift. With the advances in mobile phones and social media, “instant” isn’t always fast enough. For small and medium-sized businesses, the equalizing forces of mobile technology and social media are a double-edged sword.

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PowerViews with Jill Rowley: Social Employees Should Connect and Amplify

Pointclear

In a business-to-business world, the main connectors are on LinkedIn, but many people are underutilizing this social media platform, says my latest guest on PowerViews, Jill Rowley, aka the Eloqueen. At Oracle she heads up social selling evangelism and enablement. They should not only connect, but amplify.

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Applying Sales 2.0 in Real Life

Sales 2.0

Jorge: It’s interesting because I never considered it Social Selling when I started to use social media tools to sell. My prospecting approach at that time was going through lead lists and sending blind emails. Nowadays, I can’t even imagine a world without social media, especially for prospecting.

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How to Avoid the Trash Folder

No More Cold Calling

If you’re sending mass emails to prospects you don’t know, don’t be surprised when you get deleted. Most ask me to buy lists of Salesforce, Oracle, or Sage users. It’s why social media adoption has skyrocketed. And if you’re sending mass emails to your prospects, the decision to delete you is easier than ever.

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Why Are 75% of Salespeople Ineffective?

No More Cold Calling

They’ll think you’re the Oracle of Delphi. If you invite a prospect to connect on LinkedIn, you can check off your list that you’ve developed a relationship, right? You’ve been misinformed about the actual power of social media to turn strangers into clients. You’ll be dead on.”. Read the rest of this article. Not so fast.

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Social Selling: What the Sales Pros Do Differently

No More Cold Calling

What makes the most influential sellers so successful on social media? Social media is a place to begin conversations, which leads to building relationships. It is a place for engaging audiences, not for pitching prospects. And that’s why so many salespeople get social media all wrong. The answer was unexpected.