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The Irrefutable Referral Business Case

No More Cold Calling

How asking for referrals will drive your revenue in 2024 How many people should you ask for referrals to get five new clients? In my experience, at least half the people you ask for referrals will introduce you to your ideal prospect. 10 people introduce you to your ideal prospect. No more than 20.

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Reps need to self-source leads

Sales 2.0

Time management : Managing your time in sales is the critical foundation for everything else. It’s an oddity of the psychology in our profession that many people would rather go through the mental grinder of cold calling than risk asking their existing customers for referrals. It’s time for the dreaded cold call!

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Are You a Sales Stalker? [Q3 Referral Selling Insights]

No More Cold Calling

You certainly wouldn’t lead with a sales pitch before you even knew if the person would be a decent prospect. For more on how to get referrals, check out the No More Cold Calling blog, including these posts from this quarter: Here’s Why You’re Not Getting Referrals Your team knows a lot of people, who in turn know a lot of people.

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Why Are You Neglecting Your Customer Relationships?

No More Cold Calling

Your referral network is your net worth in sales. “How do I ask for a referral from customers I haven’t spoken with in two years?” How can smart, experienced sales reps let their customer relationships wither? Customer Relationships Are Priceless in the COVID Era. Image attribution: Magnet.me ).

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success. Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce. Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation.

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Truth Bomb: Salespeople All Look Alike to B2B Buyers

No More Cold Calling

How do B2B buyers tell one internet security company from another? Often you can’t tell them apart, because sellers have similar offerings and the same party line about what they do. They buy what the software does for them—how it saves time, decreases costs, engages customers, tracks referrals, etc. You have a choice.

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Stop Counting Dials, Start Counting Connections

No More Cold Calling

He complained that his prospect in Paris had arranged a meeting with all the key decision-makers, but the prospect had only given him four days’ notice. My colleague thought it was rather presumptuous of the prospect to ask him to drop everything and hop on a plane. A sales leader in Europe needed the same splash of cold water.