Sales 2.0

MAY 15, 2023

For instance, I might say, ‘I’m prospecting this customer and this industry and this individual, what are the top 10 issues they might be thinking about?’” We did a, a survey for a very large company about time available for selling, and we found that their salespeople only had 9% time available for selling! Dave: Yes.

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Ideal Customer Profile Up-Sell Buyer Survey 221

Allego

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This blog post originally appeared on the Training Industry website. Poorly trained sales reps hurt an organization’s bottom line with inefficient processes, difficulties connecting with prospects and challenges in closing deals. Research demonstrates this approach’s effectiveness. Probably not much.

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Hiring Training Retention Coaching 71

Janek Performance Group

MAY 9, 2022

Do you believe in the mantra, “Hire for Attitude, Train for Skill?” As per the leadership IQ survey : “46% of new hires failed within 18 months and 89% of the time reason was attitude, not the lack of skills.” But with the right attitude, employees can be trained to develop the sales skills they need to be successful.

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Hiring Training Lead Rank Lead Scoring 62

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The same surveys show that 55% of corporate leaders distrust their own data assets. Good, Better, Best: Writing a GenAI Prospecting Email Modern GTM teams have figured out how to get in touch with the right people, at the right time, at scale. Write a follow-up prospecting email. just downloaded a ZoomInfo platform datasheet.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects.

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Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 6, 2019

Below is a guide to accelerated ramp-up time for your salespeople (along with some examples of how HubSpot trains their salespeople). When you're creating a new-hire training plan, remember a few things : Keep your training plan personalized, because no two reps are the same. Pre-week training. Product Training.

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John Barrows

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Prospecting is about selling the next step. Recent surveys say…”. Start with some research you’ve done on me or a question that is relevant to my persona. Lastly, let’s go past prospecting to see how AIDA can be applied to presentations. The post Prospecting is Not About Selling appeared first on JBarrows.

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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.

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Guarantee Prospecting Lead Rank Top of Funnel 145

Vengreso

JANUARY 18, 2022

Leveraging technology, social selling, and sales prospecting tools has ushered in a new era for anyone wishing to pursue a career as a sales rep. It is through the use of the right B2B prospecting that we can continue to succeed in this always-evolving field. But before we start, let’s define what sales prospecting is.

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Tools Prospecting Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile 132

Vengreso

JUNE 16, 2022

All by now have implemented virtual sales training or online sales training programs that have had a better impact on sellers’ behavior than a face-to-face training session ever was able to achieve. Is Online Sales Training Effective? Virtual training workshops just had a stigma.

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Benefit Training Retention Ideal Customer Profile 59

SBI

JUNE 15, 2021

No matter what you’re selling, you need an effective sales team to discover your prospects’ needs, present possible solutions, answer questions, and close deals with new and existing customers. The 3 Biggest Obstacles Standing in the way of Excellent Sales Coaching. By Ariel Hitron, Second Nature AI.

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Sales Coaching Coaching Enterprise Enterprise 137

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2018

It's easy to sell to prospects who are already interested in your product. They've done some preliminary research and decided you're a potential solution. But the best salespeople are distinguished from the average ones when it comes to uninterested prospects. How to Earn Your Prospect's Interest. Sell the dream.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 16, 2018

The best prospecting strategies require a human touch. New research from McKinsey finds that the digital world requires a human touch for salespeople to excel. The researchers write: There’s no doubt that digital is rocket fuel for sales organizations. Believe that? Far too many sales reps do. They think that digital rules.

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Fashion Buying Cycle Social Media Survey 219

Sales 2.0

MARCH 15, 2023

Fewer conversations, more results According to David, it’s going to continue to get harder to speak to prospects but that does not mean sales results will go down. This “raising of the bar” in getting through to prospects will actually present an opportunity to the best salespeople. Onto the third impact point…AI as a sales assistant.

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Outsourcing Services Tools Buyer Industry 195

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 12, 2022

A few years back, someone in Wing’s position might have faced a long slog full of trial and error and manual research. Wing was able to lean on ZoomInfo’s Chorus conversation intelligence solution and its SalesOS platform to analyze successful deals and perform lightning-fast research on her new territory and team.

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Analysis Territories Scale SalesForce 130

SalesHandy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

So to keep you productive high throughout the year, we have curated the latest and credible sales statistics from different research reports, analytical articles, and case studies of top-notch industries that can help you in building the best data-driven sales strategies for your business. Sales prospecting statistics.

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Cold Calling Lead Nurturing Outbound Inbound 131

Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

LinkedIn is filled with surveys about, “What is the highest priority focus for [Fill In Your Favorite Role]?” ” There are surveys asking for the one area sales managers should focus on. These cover things like comp/metrics, training, forecasts, hiring, sometimes even coaching.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 25, 2023

Today, 68% of business leaders we surveyed believe it will help them scale in a way that would otherwise be impossible. 87% of sales professionals say that AI tools assisting with writing sales content or prospect outreach messages are effective. 85% of sales professionals say that AI makes their prospecting more effective.

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Top of Funnel Forecasting Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 87

SBI

MARCH 25, 2014

He is a nationally recognized authority on selling and has written hundreds of articles and training programs for sales reps and sales managers. Michael has managed programs for US Healthcare, Bell Communications Research, and DuPont. Second, your “student prospects” begin to see you as an authority and trusted resource.

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Research Buyer Scale Hiring 134

Janek Performance Group

APRIL 2, 2024

And this often begins with prospecting. However, a Janek survey revealed 18% of sales leaders do not have set prospecting metrics. In addition, 32% don’t know how much time reps prospect. Today, HubSpot research illustrates the changes that value social selling has brought. This is a missed opportunity.

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Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Strategy Analysis 62

Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Sales training programs are often like that — but they don’t have to be. The trick is knowing what training program and techniques to use. In this guide, we’ll dive deep into sales training and give you the information you need to choose an impactful course for your team, including: What is sales training?

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Training Lead Rank Hiring Course 92

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

There’s no shortage of valuable information about prospects and customers — as long as you know how to access and apply it. One example of an outbound sales tactic is the triple touch process , where reps work to connect with prospects through a series of personalized messages. What makes a sales strategy effective?

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LeadFuze

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

4 Tips to a Successful Customer Centric Selling Training. The one exception to the rule is that you should always focus on your customer, that’s why customer centric selling training is important. Customer centric selling training takes time. It’s no wonder the prospect feels frustrated.

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Ideal Customer Profile Training Customer Hiring 52

Corporate Visions

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

A market-sizing survey by InsideSales.com found that there are 5.7 Much conventional wisdom centers on “reducing friction” by keeping the conversation strictly verbal or simply directing prospects to a weblink with a Powerpoint. Get the research article: The Next Best Thing to Being There. million sales professionals in the U.S.—47%

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Research Sales Meeting Meeting Journal 40

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 14, 2019

By chance, they were conducting a customer satisfaction survey with 50 of their best clients. The survey was several rounds. To this day, I have no idea where the question came from, but that survey was the genesis of my business. The survey had a seven-point scale, with seven being high. Prospects trust us.

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Referrals Cold Calling Survey Scale 291

MTD Sales Training

MARCH 12, 2019

Today’s salesmanship is identified by a professional approach, highly intelligent about their products, their market, their customers and their industry, and a keen desire to find out about their prospects’ business before presenting solutions. How should we sell our product today, to a well-researched and highly-knowledgeable prospect?

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Customer How To Exact Buyer 181

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 30, 2023

HubSpot conducted research on the “State of AI,” with over 1,350+ specialists reporting on how AI affects their business. HubSpot’s research says that sales professionals spend 2+ hours daily to automate repetitive tasks. 85% claim their prospecting efforts have become more effective with AI.

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Lead Rank Data Top of Funnel Cost per Lead 92

MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Today’s buyers are a lot more sales savvy; they conduct research online about your products and services, your company and your competitors all with a few clicks of a mouse. Here are some scary facts and figures for you: 90% of buying decisions are based on internet research – Gartner research.

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LinkedIn Social Media GoldMine Decision Maker 282

MTD Sales Training

JULY 23, 2019

Demandwave.com states in one of its research papers that, of a group of B2B marketers surveyed, 59% were able to confidently say LinkedIn is generating leads for them. If it’s in the top five, it may be one of the first sites your prospect clicks on when they search you. It’s a simple no-brainer. Join up to 50 Relevant Groups.

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Ideal Customer Profile LinkedIn Google How To 161

Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2019

If you’ve worked in sales for any length of time, you know your success is dependent on the quality of your sales prospect lists. Instead, modern sales professionals find success by creating and reaching out to hyper-targeted lists made up of only the most qualified prospects. Let’s get into it! Building A Sales Lead List 1.

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Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Hiring How To 100

Hubspot Sales

MAY 30, 2023

Generative AI can help sales teams sell by gathering intelligence and creating outputs that save time and personalize prospect communications. 69% believe sales pros should use AI/automation for prospecting but avoid becoming overly reliant on them. Prospect outreach (16%). Research (16%). Here’s what we found.

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Lead Rank Hubspot Microsoft Lead Scoring 110

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 9, 2024

The canvassing technique is also used to gather information (usually through survey responses), for campaigning, and by different charitable groups. Norton attributes his “rock-solid foundation of training and experience” in sales to his early years in D2D. By that logic, you’ll also want to encourage your prospect to talk.

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Face-to-face Up-Sell Research Sales 104

Sales Evangelist

AUGUST 9, 2021

In today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, Donald is joined by Taskdrive’s general manager Daniel Viduya to discuss making the gatekeeper an advocate through lead research. Sales isn’t Lord of the Rings. And while multitasking is good, there are times when the prospect simply wants, needs, and deserves your full attention.

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Gatekeeper Research Lead Rank Lead Scoring 40

Sales Evangelist

AUGUST 9, 2021

In today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, Donald is joined by Taskdrive’s general manager Daniel Viduya to discuss making the gatekeeper an advocate through lead research. Sales isn’t Lord of the Rings. And while multitasking is good, there are times when the prospect simply wants, needs, and deserves your full attention.

Gatekeeper 40

Gatekeeper Research Lead Rank Lead Scoring 40

Sales Evangelist

AUGUST 9, 2021

In today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, Donald is joined by Taskdrive’s general manager Daniel Viduya to discuss making the gatekeeper an advocate through lead research. Sales isn’t Lord of the Rings. And while multitasking is good, there are times when the prospect simply wants, needs, and deserves your full attention.

Gatekeeper 40

Gatekeeper Research Lead Rank Lead Scoring 40

Vengreso

JULY 12, 2022

From sales organizations having to go from in-person selling to virtual selling, to shifting how prospecting is done by leveraging online tools – there has been a lot to navigate. As sales leaders and sales teams have been focused on prospecting faster and more efficiently, there has been a quiet epidemic happening in the background.

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Churn SugarCRM Customer Epicor 132

Zoominfo

MARCH 29, 2023

At ZoomInfo, we want sales teams to reach out to prospects who visit our website in less than 90 seconds. This instant engagement doesn’t happen without a structured, systematic approach to scoring and routing leads — and building a culture that helps every salesperson improve through proper training and two-way communication.

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