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How to Turn Networking Into Prospecting

The Sales Hunter

If you’ve been following me for a long time, you know that I don’t consider networking the same as prospecting. Too many people go to a networking event but call it prospecting simply to avoid prospecting. The issue I have is that networking by nature operates on a different timetable than prospecting.

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Sales prospecting made easier

Sales 2.0

This post describes a framework that I have found over the last two decades can really change the math on prospecting. Humans, aka your prospects, don’t care about?your?problems Consider the following questions to help you get into your prospects’ shoes and see how you can serve them. Your prospect decides to do?

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Build a prospecting team

Sales 2.0

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. Maybe you are system administration firm but your prospect currently needs a new lawyer. Think what’s happening with GDPR and CCPA and extrapolate.).

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Why Networking is Not Prospecting

The Sales Hunter

People love to tell me how they don’t need to prospect , because they already network, and that’s enough, in their opinion. We all network to one degree or another. I consider these people part of my network. must spend a certain percentage of their time prospecting. What do I mean by prospecting ?

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Social Selling on LinkedIn

How to Find, Engage, and Convert Your Ideal Prospects on the World's Largest Professional Social Network

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Maximizing Referrals: Strategies for Turning Your Network Into a Powerful Revenue Generator

No More Cold Calling

But prospects become clients much faster when you’ve been referred and have commitment from the leader than when you generate leads by bugging strangers (read: cold calling ). The post Maximizing Referrals: Strategies for Turning Your Network Into a Powerful Revenue Generator appeared first on No More Cold Calling.

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Networking breeds relationships.and sales.

Jeffrey Gitomer

How long does it take to establish a networking relationship? How much time does it take to show a prospect you are credible, honorable, have a good company and can deliver consistently? There is no set answer. It takes time. It takes time.