DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

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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Company Prospecting Oracle Transportation 156

Pointclear

DECEMBER 17, 2013

The most reliable and scalable approach to finding new B2B customers is outbound communications, whether by mail, phone or email, to potential prospects, using rented or purchased lists. B2B marketers typically select targets from prospecting lists based on such traditional variables as industry, company size and job role, or title.

Harte Hanks 232

Harte Hanks Lead Rank B2B Data 232

Partners in Excellence

JUNE 14, 2022

As a disclaimer, this organization’s presentation was no different than 100’s of these that I’ve seen from other organizations, or pitches that have been inflicted on me in first meetings with potential vendors. Some observations: This presentation was intended for initial meetings with prospective customers.

Prospecting 80

Prospecting Face-to-face Buying Cycle Meeting 80

Zoominfo

APRIL 24, 2020

Its purpose is to help customers identify prospects interested in specific subject matter and topics related to a customer’s value propositions. Good question: Prospects are identified via a company’s IP address. Risk Management with Vendors. It’s not the time to start asking: Who are my critical vendors?

Outsourcing Services 227

Outsourcing Services Intent Data Transportation Intent 227

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 28, 2020

They’re customers’ verbal buying signals—the cues your sales agent homes in on when talking to a prospect. And they’re online buying signals—the data trail—that prospective buyers leave as they research solutions online. For every action a prospect takes, they create a trail of intent data across the internet.

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Lead Rank Intent Data Closing Buyer Intent 309

eGrabber

MAY 21, 2020

Did you know with COVID layoffs, pre-built lists from vendors like DiscoverOrg are losing value? Massive COVID related management layoffs – including companies like Uber, Airbnb and others – have left pre-built lists from vendors like DiscoverORG being vastly out-dated week after week. eGrabber Tip!

Vendor 52

Vendor Lead Rank Lead Scoring Hiring 52

Zoominfo

MAY 23, 2023

It’s enough to ruin any sales professional’s quarter: that prospect your team has spent months engaging — scheduling demos, addressing concerns, comparing features — suddenly decides they’re not ready to buy after all. It’s important to note that even prospects with high intent may not convert in the end.

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Intent Data Intent Account Data 130

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

To become a "trusted advisor" — as so many thought leaders advocate — a rep must first gain their prospects' trust. Prospects coming to you cold might warm up to you a bit after reading a few glowing endorsements (especially if they know or share common connections with your referrer). Establish Your Credibility. Look Them in the Eye.

Prospecting 128

Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Face-to-face Cold Calling 128

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 27, 2023

That means reps need to provide prospects with helpful and specific resources as opposed to stuffing irrelevant information down their throats — but you can't get there if you don't understand where your prospect is coming from. I don't always engage prospects at this stage, but if I do, I use a very light touch.

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Top of Funnel Hubspot Buyer Prospecting 101

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Effective sales prospecting is a multistep process that requires systematic prospect discovery, qualification, and outreach. In this post, you’ll learn the 19 best sales prospecting tools to help you engage with your ideal prospects. What Is a Sales Prospecting Tool? The Benefits of Sales Prospecting Tools.

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Tools Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Intent Data 103

eGrabber

MAY 21, 2020

Did you know with COVID layoffs, pre-built lists from vendors like DiscoverOrg are losing value? Massive COVID related management layoffs – including companies like Uber, Airbnb and others – have left pre-built lists from list-vendors like DiscoverORG being vastly out-dated week after week. eGrabber Tip!

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Vendor Lead Rank Lead Scoring Hiring 52

Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 24, 2022

Here’s how: If you’re qualifying a prospect to pitch later, and you know that price is the biggest objection you get, then qualify for it so you’re not ambushed when you get to the close. If you are dealing with a customer who buys their products from another vendor, then ask: “Who are you getting that from now?”. Get Access Today.

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Objections Face-to-face Sales Qualified Lead Gatekeeper 156

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Buyer may be uncertain about a number of things related to their purchase, which impacts the level of risk they perceive. These are not bad, but are usually product or vendor centric. This is where sellers make the mistake of only focusing on risks they perceive prospects may focus on while comparing providers.

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Vendor Buyer Travel Objections 272

Alice Heiman

JULY 10, 2019

Where Are Your Prospects? . We need to meet our prospects and customers where they are. It is possible that your customers and prospects may be using social media platforms that your sales reps are not currently using for business. We want our sales reps to be in the path of our prospects, so they can see us when they need us.

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Prospecting Social Media Ideal Customer Profile Trade Show 114

Mindtickle

OCTOBER 26, 2017

That’s where the right vendor can empower a business to shape its sales enablement strategy in a way that meets its long-term objectives. If you’re speaking with a software vendor at this stage they should be able to help you define each of these questions and unravel your issues and help you find a way to solve them.

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Vendor Sales Enablement Software Software 52

Mindtickle

OCTOBER 25, 2017

That’s where the right vendor can empower a business to shape its sales enablement strategy in a way that meets its long-term objectives. If you’re speaking with a software vendor at this stage they should be able to help you define each of these questions and unravel your issues and help you find a way to solve them.

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Vendor Sales Enablement Software Software 52

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 21, 2023

An objection is a legitimate concern that could threaten a deal, while a brush-off comes from a less genuine place — it's a knee-jerk reaction prospects raise when they want to quickly and abruptly end a sales call. And if you want to consistently engage in meaningful conversations with prospects, you need to know how to work past them.

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Buyer Decision Maker Vendor How To 103

InsideSales.com

APRIL 20, 2020

With around 92% of all customer interactions happening over the phone, it’s important to find direct-dial phone numbers to call when prospecting. He asked how reps can find the best phone numbers to call when prospecting. RELATED: 19 EFFECTIVE COLD CALLING TIPS FOR B2B. In This Article: 3rd Party Vendors . Host an Event.

Prospecting 52

Prospecting How To Vendor Social Media 52

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 12, 2018

Yes, you read the title right -- I guarantee that these templates will get responses from prospects. But, compared to the overly salesy prospecting email templates most salespeople are sending, I am confident that these will work better -- or your money back. Where Sales Prospecting Went Bad. No, this isn't an infomercial.

Guarantee 145

Guarantee Prospecting Lead Rank Top of Funnel 145

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Happy customers refer vendors they are working with to other potential clients. Know your best prospects. In times of crisis, many companies tend to freeze everything – budgets, hiring, adding new vendors and more. Use customer testimonials to win over prospects. When your biggest competitor is the customer doing nothing.

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Pipeline Lead Rank Lead Scoring Hiring 177

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Don’t take my word, here are some eye-opening insights from TrustRadius’ 2017 The B2B Buying Disconnect: Vendors focus on providing material that buyers don’t find very useful or trustworthy. Vendors overemphasize selection criteria that aren’t important to buyers. Silence Sucks.

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Vendor Discount Insurance Insurance 255

The Sales Heretic

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Which means that your calendar will soon be filling up with holiday events organized by friends, relatives, charities, clients, vendors, and possibly even your own company. (Judging by the ads, store displays, and TV listings, Christmas now apparently starts on November 1.) The annual abundance of holiday parties presents [.].

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Networking Strategy Vendor Relationals 229

SalesFuel

MARCH 20, 2024

Unfortunately, these types of price-related objections are common. This concern is followed by prospects not having enough budget. For tips on how to gather testimonials that wow prospects, consider these tips. Make sure to focus on how your product can align with their needs rather than disparaging the other vendor.

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Hiring Decision Maker Vendor Collateral 52

Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 11, 2020

If your prospect says yes, then there’s an opportunity here and you’ve uncovered it. There are, however, ways to position yourself to earn some of the business either now, or to be the preferred vendor they reach out to when they consider making a change. Variations are things like: “I’m happy with who were using”. That’s good to hear.

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Comparison Face-to-face How To Objections 180

Partners in Excellence

APRIL 2, 2015

There are thousands of vendors/solutions, growing by 100’s every year. All of the vendors clamor for attention and visibility. All of these vendors want to “teach” us, which seems right. But, I’ve discovered the secret to learning from these vendors. It really is all about the lead at this moment.

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Vendor Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 48

Zoominfo

JUNE 27, 2022

often means the vendor with the most records wins and the one offering the highest quality data gets overlooked. Also, by automating much of the manual data-related tasks, good data management frees up teams to focus on high-value, strategic initiatives, and prospecting. or “what is your cost per contact?”

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Data Lead Rank B2B Lead Scoring 130

BuzzBoard

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Tailored Solutions That Align Seamlessly with Your Goals It’s easy to get lost in the myriad of dazzling features and promises that vendors offer. Another unique goal could be crafting personalized emails based on business need discovery by identifying unique business attributes of prospect companies to open sales conversations.

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Sales Tools Tools Vendor How To 104

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Prospecting in the enterprise environment is just different. So, today, we’re going to cover four prospecting tips for breaking into Enterprise Accounts (plus some bonus tips at the end). Building rapport with prospects. Leveraging information to become your prospects doctor. Their calendars are blocked with 76 meetings.

Enterprise 104

Enterprise Enterprise Prospecting Cold Calling 104

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 9, 2019

But very few understand how to incorporate technology into their prospecting strategy. So, they rely on outdated tactics that fail to engage the 21st-century buyer—tactics like cold calling, sending cold emails, and stalking prospects on social media. Now, you don’t have to call cold prospects to bug them.

Sales Qualified Lead 269

Sales Qualified Lead B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 269

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Your prospects face this conundrum all the time. Use these seven questions to identify unmotivated prospects so you can incite the appropriate urgency. Prospects will often try internal or moderate measures before looking externally for help. Your prospect might be reacting to an industry shift or new company initiative.

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Prospecting Scale Buyer Energy 124

InsideSales.com

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Wondering how prospecting at scale can help you grow sales? Scaling your prospecting efforts becomes easier when you focus on these four vital components. RELATED: 4 Best Practices For Incorporating Twitter Into Your Prospecting Sequence. In this article: Four Things You Need for Scalable and Effective Sales Prospecting.

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Scale Prospecting Buyer Persona Outbound 40

Zoominfo

APRIL 24, 2020

Its purpose is to help customers identify prospects interested in specific subject matter and topics related to a customer’s value propositions. Good question: Prospects are identified via a company’s IP address. It’s not the time to start asking: Who are my critical vendors? Where does the data come from?

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Outsourcing Services Intent Data Transportation Intent 100

The Pipeline

APRIL 2, 2019

Salespeople don’t take rejection well, I get it when it comes to prospecting, (I get it, not saying it is valid), but when it comes to recent opportunities in your pipeline, you need to get over it. Not Dead Yet. The sooner you know what that path is, the sooner you are ready to be of value.

Top of Funnel 271

Top of Funnel Vendor Funnel Pipeline 271

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 22, 2020

We know what you’re thinking, but even with new privacy laws, B2B prospecting is possible in Europe, if you’re taking the right steps. So you can see when a company is increasing consumption on research-related topics. So make sure you’re taking advantage of this level of granularity for your prospect segmentation.

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Outbound Ideal Customer Profile NetSuite Microsoft 246

Smooth Sale

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Are you seriously considering a new vendor; if so, why? Please don’t reveal the vendor’s name, but tell me how you desire improvement(s). Follow-up Questions Often, the questions will surprise prospects, and they will acknowledge the idea of our checking in later. Response Questions to No: Is your ‘no’ for now or forever?

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Hiring Face-to-face Follow-up Networking 119

The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Why You Should Prospect During the Holidays. Yes, you can do sales prospecting during the holidays. As a salesperson, though, you would be foolish to not recognize what is unique about this time of year when it comes to prospecting.

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Motivation Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Hiring 217

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 6, 2019

But very few understand how to incorporate technology into their prospecting strategy. So, they rely on outdated tactics that fail to engage the 21st-century buyer—tactics like cold calling, sending cold emails, and stalking prospects on social media. Now, you don’t have to call cold prospects to bug them.

Sales Qualified Lead 209

Sales Qualified Lead B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 209