The Pipeline

JULY 20, 2021

One of the reasons I like sales is you don’t need an MBA to succeed. It helps, no doubt, but a lot of MBAs fail at sales. Which is why it is a surprise that many who avoided academic endeavours in the past, want to do so much research. I’ll follow up by asking “for prospecting and selling?” Research Or Recreation?

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 2, 2024

I’ve helped sales managers and business owners interview hundreds of potential sales reps over the years, and I’ve identified 3 top mistakes that virtually eliminate sales candidates on the spot! Study these 3 interviewing mistakes and make sure YOU don’t make them the next time you’re trying to land your next sales position.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 10, 2024

Sellers who want to succeed must build sales credibility to stand out. Before salespeople can be thought of as 'trusted advisors,' they first must have a high level of sales credibility.” What is sales credibility? One way is to do your research. And doing this in-depth research also builds credibility in sales.

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 25, 2021

If you know someone that runs a business with a sales team, or they lead the charge themselves, have them take a look at the areas below for ways they can increase their sales. Improving even one of these areas could take their sales to the next level. Sales process efficiency. Sales time sucks.

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Sales 2.0

MARCH 6, 2024

According to recent research from SalesLoft best-performing senior salespeople (like Account Exectuives) need to self-source around 48% of their pipeline–rather than having leads come from a sales development rep (BDR, SDR etc.) Time management : Managing your time in sales is the critical foundation for everything else.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 26, 2024

Most sales managers would like to do that. But since they can’t, the next best thing may be to reengineer your sales training program. How to Reengineer Your Sales Training Program Before you begin to adjust the details of your sales training initiatives, take time to study your rain makers. Credibility is key to buyers.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 2, 2024

of BDR professionals received a quota increase, reports 6sense research. Managers can help sales reps who are waiting for great leads to be passed along by the BDR team. Innovative Ways to Maximize Productivity For BDRs The latest research shows BDR team members are working both outbound and inbound leads. In 2024, 39.3%

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Some of the research that SBI has done this year highlights a trend of sales cycles getting longer and deal sizes getting smaller. This can be attributed partially to customers and prospects having more stakeholders involved in any buying decision—combined with tendencies for more conservative buying behaviors in 2023.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 11, 2024

Zoom became a lifeline for millions working from home and a savior of reps competing for a remote sales closing. And for sales professionals, a new, robust communication channel has been launched. More Channels Provide More Personalized Choices for Sales Closing Finding a comfortable way to communicate with key clients is essential.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 17, 2024

From prospecting to building rapport, social networks offer great opportunities. When researching vendors, buyers often turn to social media to research and learn more about them. Specifically, nearly a quarter seek out videos on social media as resources, according to SalesFuel research.

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Zoominfo

MAY 27, 2021

Selling points and promises aside, without fully understanding their prospects (i.e. the particular pain points of each prospect at different parts of the funnel), companies can amass all the data in the world without actually using it to its full potential. Without benefiting from it through sales. That’d be something.

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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. Your marketing and sales teams need both. Let’s break that down. How to spot buying signals.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 6, 2024

All sellers want to hit their sales quotas but not everyone is successful. Research from LinkedIn revealed that sellers who hit quota shared common habits. “We Sellers Who Meet Their Sales Quotas Do This One of the three deep sales habits that LinkedIn uncovered involved understanding and prioritizing high-potential accounts.

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Autoklose

APRIL 8, 2024

Closing sales is a joint effort that takes time, particularly in the B2B industry. And while it’s the sales rep who actually seals the deal and receives all the accolades, the truth is that the successful outcome heavily depends on the early stages of the process. Table of Contents What Is a Discovery Meeting?

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Zoominfo

JUNE 2, 2021

Layering various customer buying signals on top of each other is a reliable, data-based approach to predict when a prospect is facing a business challenge that your product can solve. By adding automation to these high-quality results, day-to-day sales and marketing efforts get easier, too. Buying Signals Reveal Interests.

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RAIN Group

JUNE 14, 2017

If there's a black box in the world of sales, it's prospecting. By: Mary Flaherty and Mike Schultz. What to do, how to do it, and what it means to be good at it. And with all the conflicting advice out there, it's especially difficult to figure out where to start and how to get better.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 1, 2021

Executing a prospecting call well, requires competencies and skill different from selling; prospecting is in many ways counter to sales. Making many things that are acceptable while in the selling phase of the client life cycle, are useless while prospecting. Simply put, if you can’t prospect, what will you sell?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Research, outreach, reminders, and tracking all limit the time your sales team has to connect with prospects and solve their problems. Email automation makes the job a lot easier — but your automated emails can’t waste the prospect’s time or come off as hollow or impersonal. Here’s how to write yours, today.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 10, 2024

In the competitive landscape of B2B sales, effectively qualifying prospects is paramount. However, many B2B sales teams struggle with inefficient qualification processes. In fact, two statistics cited in Spotio are eye opening: 46% of B2B sales reps list lead quantity and quality as their top challenge.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 4, 2024

It’s tough enough to uncover quality prospects. It’s even more difficult to keep their attention and capture interest during a prospecting call. And research shows that prospecting calls are a serious struggle. 2 Phrases to Use For Prospecting Calls One of his tips is to open with a business-oriented proposition.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 16, 2024

As a sales manager, you may feel this pressure more than other department heads. You can increase team productivity by personalizing coaching and improving efficiency in sales team processes. They may have recognized that their reps face bigger challenges in guiding leads through the B2B sales funnel.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 5, 2023

As we enter the age of AI, one thing is for sure - the relationship between sales pros and their prospects will never be the same. When I surveyed 1,477 global sales professionals to determine the top trends and challenges that teams were facing , one key finding became apparent.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The presentation was led by Ben Salzman and Millie Beetham of ZoomInfo Labs , the company’s innovation hub dedicated to researching and developing go-to-market strategies and offering strategic professional services to customers. Their conclusion: Many of the event attendees were missing prospects trying to buy from them.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 15, 2024

Sellers who want to connect with buyers must prioritize personalization in sales. What Is Personalization In Sales? Personalizing sales involves specifically tailoring your approach to the needs, preferences, challenges, and goals of the prospect or client. And, you’ve done your research.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 12, 2023

Our session included go-to-market efficiency insights from ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck and CMO Bryan Law, as well as Bain Partner Mackenzie Bushy and Dell SVP of Global Sales Operations Prabha Ramakrishnan. As Schuck put it, there are really only three ways to drive sales efficiency. Check them out here.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 30, 2024

Sales trends come and go. In this post, I’ll review some sales trends we could see fizzle out throughout the year based on findings from our 2024 State of Sales Report. 6 Sales Trends That Could Fizzle This Year 1. They prefer to gather information themselves before speaking to a human when researching a brand or product.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 18, 2024

Sales research is incredibly important but not all sellers take the time to do it. One reason is that they just aren’t doing enough research before engaging with a prospect. But, those who are researching are reaping the rewards. And they aren’t just Googling the prospect’s business.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2020

If your goal is to increase sales productivity, start by asking yourself: “how much time do I waste on non-selling activities?”. And even before you can pick up the phone to contact decision-makers, you must conduct a significant amount of research. Do you have your prospects’ email addresses and direct dial phone numbers on hand?

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 18, 2024

Welcome to “The Pipeline” — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable insight from real sales leaders. Research shows there is a weapon you can use to increase your sales performance — a sales strategy that's effective no matter where you work or what you sell. What is this sales strategy, you ask?

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SalesProInsider

OCTOBER 18, 2023

We do get what we’re looking for in many life circumstances, and in sales efforts. Here’s how I see it coming into play in sales situations, especially when faced with concerns or objections during our sales conversations. You won’t make it a barrier to that prospective client getting what you offer.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 2, 2023

Many salespeople waste too much time on prospects with little to no chance of converting. Meanwhile, the good prospects they should’ve focused on have already gone cold. This is why sales qualification is so important — it helps you identify and prioritize prospects more likely to become buyers. Read on to learn more.

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BuzzBoard

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As a sales professional, it is crucial to have a deep understanding of the small business market in order to effectively sell to this segment. By familiarizing yourself with the characteristics of the SMB market, you can tailor your sales approach to meet their specific requirements. Let’s talk ‘CONVERSATIONS that CONVERT’.

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