The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Ask yourself the following 10 questions to help assess how you’re doing with prospecting and selling: What do I feel is the #1 reason holding me back from being more successful? What can I change in my day to give me more time to prospect? Ask yourself how you can improve at selling and prospecting today.

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The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 6, 2019

You have the perfect prospect. Let’s shift gears now and talk about how you engage the prospect that will not respond. First, ask yourself: are you giving the prospect a reason to respond to you? Check out my ebook on prospecting “10 Reasons Most Prospecting Plans Fail”: 10 Reasons Most Prospecting Plans Fail eBook.

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The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The prospect agrees to take your meeting, and they even agree to your demo call. The solution lies not in being more forceful with how you close, but rather, being more open with how you prospect. Your goal is to build on the customer’s ego in the prospecting phase and not when you’re trying to close the deal.

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The Sales Hunter

MAY 14, 2019

You cannot afford to waste your time with prospects that will not become your customers. All prospects are not the same. What I mean by this is that the prospects in their pipeline are only doing one thing: plugging things up. So, here’s the first question: is the prospect asking you great questions?

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 23, 2019

To be great at prospecting, you don’t have to be born with the “sales gene.” Commit to prospecting, regardless of what else needs to be done. Use multiple processes that fit each segment they prospect. Work consistently to improve their process and more quickly engaging the prospect. Use the telephone heavily.

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The Sales Hunter

MAY 23, 2017

This is the first rule of prospecting. Too many people think if all they do is send out a bunch of emails or make a bunch of phone calls, prospects will suddenly appear. Don’t start what you can’t finish. Key is to never put more into your pipeline than you support with the right […].

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The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 29, 2017

How many times have you had what you thought was a great prospect go cold on you? We all have, and it’s frustrating to say the least when you’ve spent countless hours working hard to develop the prospect, knowing how much you can help them. You try to follow up time after time, all to […].

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 9, 2019

How can you ever expect to achieve the results you need from prospecting if you aren’t prepared to prospect? Prospecting is tough enough, so you shouldn’t make it even harder on yourself. Prospecting effectively includes getting ready and this always has to involve working a day ahead. Sales Motivation Blog.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Let’s cut to the chase and put it on the table with regards to prospecting. You want to up your game, but you’re stuck for any number of reasons when it comes to prospecting. In my role I get to meet with thousands of salespeople every year, whether it be in my coaching program, a […].

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

We cannot forget that not all prospects are created equal. Some prospects are actually not prospects at all, they’re just suspects in disguise. Everybody in sales cannot find enough time to prospect. This allows you to keep a cleaner pipeline, so you’ll have more time to spend on your best prospects.

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The Sales Hunter

JUNE 4, 2019

Is prospecting a four-letter word in your mind? If you had to choose between prospecting and having a root canal, which would you choose? Maybe you wouldn’t choose the root canal; however, you certainly would rather have a cavity filled than have to prospect. I bet prospecting would be on the list too if everyone had to do it.

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

In my book, High-Profit Prospecting, I share voicemail samples and in this blog’s video, I break this process down even further. You’ll also see how confident you sound and your prospect will pick up on it as well. With practice, you will start to see voicemail as a key part of your prospecting toolbox.

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 25, 2017

To think you’re the only one who has a fear of prospecting would be a lie. I say there’s a third — having to prospect. They say the two most dreaded things are public speaking and taxes. It’s OK if you feel that way. I too felt that way at one time. You’re probably thinking, […].

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The Sales Hunter

JUNE 25, 2019

This doesn’t just apply to prospecting but everything you do. Prospecting is already a tough task; it’s only made tougher when you fail to prepare. Below are 10 steps you need to follow to ensure you’re prepared to prospect. Focus on prospecting with the people who align closest to your perfect customer.

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The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 15, 2017

You’ve got your goal for the day and you’re off and running, reaching out to prospects and trying to follow up the best you can. But are you guilty of the biggest mistake one can make? Are you following up by saying or writing things such as: “Did you see my last email?” ” “I’m just […].

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Effective prospecting can be summed up in three words. I refer to them as the 3 traits you need to have if you want to be successful at prospecting. Persistence means prospecting when you don’t want to or when you’d rather be doing easier, more enjoyable things. Don’t say it’s ok, because you only use email to prospect.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 9, 2018

Medical research shows 4 out of 5 salespeople suffer from the acute disease “prospecting paralysis.” Breakthrough research now shows the disease is curable, even in those who feel they suffer from “terminal prospecting paralysis.” ” Yes, the preceding paragraphs are a spoof, but at […].

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The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 1, 2019

So, you think you have a great prospect; however, why do you think they’re even interested in you or what you sell? A key way to measure how the prospect feels about you and your potential to help them is by how much information they’re willing to share with you. First, it indicates that the prospect trusts in you.

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The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 16, 2017

A topic many of my coaching clients ask me about is how to know if your prospecting process is working. The shortcut answer to the question is that I ask them what their sales are compared to the prospecting they do. Sounds simple, but the answer is far more complex and not easily answered despite […].

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The Sales Hunter

MARCH 27, 2018

The number of salespeople and companies that share with me how they do not feel their prospecting plan works always amazes me. Then again, I have to admit I am continually assessing my own prospecting plan to determine its effectiveness, too. If we’re not prospecting effectively, then how do we expect to be able to […].

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Yet a conversation is exactly what a prospecting call should sound like. Blog Professional Selling Skills Prospecting prospect prospecting questions sales prospecting' The problem is these questions sound more like an interrogation than a conversation.

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

A few weeks ago, I received a prospecting email that contained over 15 different links. Your focus while prospecting is on uncovering a need and creating confidence. Your focus while prospecting is on uncovering a need and creating confidence. There is ZERO reason to do a presentation in the prospecting phase.

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The Sales Hunter

APRIL 12, 2017

Without a doubt, the number one reason people don’t want to get into sales is because they don’t like rejection, and the thought of having to prospect makes their stomach curdle. Call me weird or call me an outlier, but here are my 10 reasons why I’m proud to have the privilege to prospect. (I’m

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Your success in prospecting is not going to be based solely on the app or hack you buy or download and spend too many hours learning how to use. Your success is going to be based on the conversations you have with prospects. It’s time to quit thinking one more tool is going to bring […].

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Sales Prospecting Anxiety – the condition that limits a salesperson’s income due to their inability to prospect properly. Let’s look at 9 things you can do now to overcome sales prospecting anxiety. Let’s look at 9 things you can do now to overcome sales prospecting anxiety. Use it to actually prospect!

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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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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

A few weeks ago, I shared 10 mistakes you can’t afford to make if you use email to prospect, so it’s only right I share with you 10 things you need to do. These are from my new book, High-Profit Prospecting, which people are raving about and I believe you will too when you read […].

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Email or the Telephone: Which one do you use more for prospecting? I can’t speak to a group of salespeople, whether it be a keynote or a training session, without being asked for my views on which one I feel is better for prospecting. The argument I hear is nobody answers the phone, and in […].

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Whether you’re building a prospecting plan from scratch or reviewing your existing plan, ask yourself these 8 questions. I have said this before, but I will say it again- the biggest improvements you can make to your prospecting are to the little things. What about my prospecting process is compelling to the customer?

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The Sales Hunter

APRIL 22, 2014

Using email as part of your prospecting plan is a good idea — if you do it right! Here are 6 ways you can be more effective with your prospecting email: 1. Subject line Nothing will sink an email faster than a subject line. The subject line needs to be as powerful as the title of a […].

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The argument I hear is, “I don’t have time to prospect due to everything else I have going on.” The argument is by the time you take care of all the existing customers, there’s no time left to do any prospecting. ” Yes, I’ve even been guilty of saying it too. Let me be blunt. Thinking […].

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The Sales Hunter

MARCH 6, 2018

It’s a rare person who wakes up in the morning excited to do nothing but prospecting. It’s even rarer to find a person who enjoys doing it day after day, week after week. The average person would call that the definition of insanity, but give me three minuetes and I’ll try to get you past […].

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The Sales Hunter

MARCH 27, 2013

To dramatically increase your chances of engaging a prospect, tag team your touches between email and voice mail. When it comes to prospecting, there is no magic bullet. Check out the blog post Email Prospecting: Automate Your Info Gathering to Be Relevant and Relatable to Prospects.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Not all prospects are prospects. Too many prospects are nothing more than suspects faking to be a prospect. Here are 5 ways to identify if who you’re talking to is a prospect worthy of your time. Have they told you when they are going to make a decision? Nothing can waste more time […].

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The Sales Hunter

JUNE 6, 2017

I hear all the time from salespeople saying how their prospecting plan doesn’t seem to be delivering the results they need. Everyone needs to continually fine tune their prospecting process.

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Recently I sat down via the Internet to discuss with Anthony Iannarino the issue of prospecting and, more specifically, some of the myths that keep people from doing it. I reached out to Anthony, because not only do I value his opinion, but I also wanted to talk about his new book (which I strongly believe you […].

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The Sales Hunter

MARCH 30, 2012

People love to tell me how they don’t need to prospect , because they already network, and that’s enough, in their opinion. The problem is I can’t rely solely on my network to provide me with the prospects I need , no matter how robust my network is. must spend a certain percentage of their time prospecting.

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