Hubspot Sales

APRIL 6, 2022

This interaction (or lack thereof) can be a sales rep's worst nightmare, and for good reason — leaving a good sales voicemail is hard. But it's an integral part of sales that cannot be ignored. Here, we'll discuss seven voicemail mistakes and how to recover from them, plus give a few example scripts to inspire your next call.

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Score More Sales

MARCH 14, 2013

Sales and marketing experts Jill Konrath and Ardath Albee just announced a new e-book, Cracking the LinkedIn Sales Code which will help you better understand how professional B-2-B sellers are using LinkedIn to grow visibility, gain connections and ultimately grow revenues. Top sellers use more of LinkedIn’s capabilities.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 24, 2021

After more than 25 years as an expert on referral sales, I’m still asked exactly the same referral selling questions today. When an experienced sales guy told me he wasn’t comfortable asking for referrals, I had to think seriously about the answer. Turns out most everyone has the same discomfort about sales referrals.

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Sales Evangelist

JANUARY 17, 2024

You’re sending LinkedIn connects one after the other. It’s making you lose confidence in your professional sales skills. Take the time to listen to this five-minute Sales Evangelist podcast episode. Host Donald Kelly shares three actionable tips to help sales representatives always get responses from their ICPs on LinkedIn.

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Adaptive Business Services

MARCH 23, 2022

One of my biggest challenges is keeping business development activities going when the business is operating at near maximum capacity. Events, social media activity (primarily Twitter and LinkedIn), calls, coffee, Zoom meetings…they’re all part of the process. But I have reviewed some very interesting online tools for sales pros.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 7, 2016

A LinkedIn connection is not a sales lead. If he’d actually read my profile, he would know that buying lists goes against everything my business stands for, that my lead generation strategy is asking for referrals , and that my phone number is on my LinkedIn profile. It happened again. It’s social stalking. Stop the Madness.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Relationships are the key to sales effectiveness. If you’re not taking time to build relationships, then you’re making the biggest sales mistake there is. Whether a business is ultrahigh tech or low tech, personal relationships have always been what seal the deal in B2B sales. That’s why I had to share Charles H.

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Shari Levitin

MAY 19, 2022

Here are two common misguided approaches to hybrid sales training and what you can do to turn it around, build a high-functioning team, and crush your goals. Too many sales leaders focus on the training process rather than the learning process. Don’t worry – it’s a common mistake! I was elated.

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PandaDoc

AUGUST 9, 2023

LinkedIn has become the world’s standard professional network. There are more than 200 million LinkedIn users in the US alone. LinkedIn is a tool for career advancement. Learn to optimize your LinkedIn profile, and it can become an excellent resource for finding both potential employers and potential customers.

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Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Are you one of those sales people or company leaders who has resisted LinkedIn but now you want to learn more? Do you have a profile but you have no strategy in place to leverage LinkedIn as one of the ways you build visibility and ultimately revenues? alone) – it’s like the biggest networking party ever.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 23, 2018

Social media is a place to begin conversations, which leads to building relationships, which can yield real-world sales. Once that has been achieved, subsequent, more targeted sales interactions can also be made using social connections.”. Phil Gerbyshak, a social sales trainer and keynote speaker, has a similar take.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 1, 2023

While it’s undeniable that generative AI is already changing how businesses engage with the world, sales and marketing leaders are quickly realizing that AI alone isn’t the solution to all their problems. This has probably been one of the biggest unlocks, and it’s gone super fast from trying to develop this to actually getting it in-market.”

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 8, 2021

In this episode, Kyle Racki , co-founder and CEO of Proposify, talks about how his upbringing helped his sales career, the journey from being a freelancer to a founder, and how to create and maintain a competitive advantage. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. They also recently sponsored the Sales Hacker Podcast.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects. What does it mean for B2B sales managers as they strategize for 2021? Trends that are here to stay.

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Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

These are the things they know work best for them in each sales situation. Maybe, it’s that joke about sales reps and online dating. Or that popular story about nailing the ace and gaining the sale. Unfortunately, many sales reps also make their share of missteps. For each sales call and meeting, know your prospects.

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Vengreso

JUNE 27, 2019

If you’ve listened to my show at all, you’ll know my opinion on cold sales prospecting. We discuss the best tactics for cold sales prospecting through email. Listen to learn 3 ways to increase cold #sales prospecting conversions, with guest Shawn Finder of @autoklose and @M_3Jr, CEO of Vengreso on this episode of #SellingWithSocial.

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Apptivo

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

What is a sales funnel? Why is the sales funnel important? Stages of sales funnel 5. Common sales funnel mistakes 6. Tips to Avoid sales funnel mistake 7. As a result, developing a winning sales plan and comprehending what works (and what doesn’t) are more crucial than ever.

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Vengreso

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

At the time of this post publishing, LinkedIn ® has more than 740 million users. That makes it the largest professional networking platform in the world and that is why I couldn’t be more excited to deliver these LinkedIn tips to help you book more sales meetings. 10 Best LinkedIn Tips for Sales Success.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 23, 2024

In our digital sales age, we’re seeing increasing attention paid to the idea of personal branding. Although the idea itself is by no means new (a brief history is below), awareness of its importance and value in business – including for sales reps – is now reaching a critical mass of awareness. There’s a problem, however.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 19, 2018

I also receive a lot, so I’ve identified the lethal cold emailing mistakes I see most often. Avoid these cold emailing mistakes, boost your response rate, and land more clients. Whether you’re sending a sales pitch, a guest post, or asking for a quote -- these mistakes can kill your productivity and your chances.

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MEDDIC

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Sales Automation Tools can be very effective but lead some salespeople to rely on them almost entirely. This is a mistake because sales automation is supposed to help the sales process, not be the process. This is especially true in high-end B2B and Enterprise sales. THE PLACE OF AUTOMATION IN SALES.

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Pointclear

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Kyle and his team export custom lists of leads directly from LinkedIn, and alert customers when big events happen with their critical clients and prospects. Click to start video at this point — It’s easy to imagine that Twitter and LinkedIn are the best places to sell yourself, but you should offer to serve others first, Kyle says.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 28, 2023

Over the last few months, I’ve met with dozens of CROs and RevOps leaders to understand their biggest pain points, all of which have been amplified by the current market conditions. As I learned about their challenges, it became clear there are some recurring themes when it comes to the sales technologies in their stack.

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The Digital Sales Institute

JANUARY 23, 2024

Having a documented sales process is one of the biggest contributor to sales success. An effective sales process helps you track your opportunities, create a common language around the steps of the sale plus make accurate forecasts. Different companies have different names and definitions for their sales stages.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 29, 2022

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Tom Lavery , CEO & Founder at Jiminny , a conversation intelligence platform that helps companies create high performance culture. If you missed episode #201, check it out here : The Rise of RevOps: Biggest Mistakes with Seamus Ruiz-Earle. powered by Sounder.

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Alice Heiman

JUNE 6, 2018

There are more than 467 million members on LinkedIn. Are you and your sales team? Many of the salespeople who are on LinkedIn are not using it right or are not using it to its full capabilities. Alice: What is the biggest mistake salespeople make on LinkedIn? I would hope so!

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Marc Wayshak

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Then, when you reply with your sales follow-up email, does the prospect disappear ? It’s time to make sure that your sales follow-up emails are truly engaging , enticing the prospect into having a real conversation with you. Having a strong sales follow-up email will make a huge difference in ultimately setting appointments.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 18, 2023

The Sales Hacker Newsletter has now merged with The GTM Newsletter to make one of the largest newsletters in the space. As always, you’ll hear real stories/strategies/tactics from real revenue operators spanning: sales, marketing, customer success, operations/enablement, product and hiring. It’s official.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Similar to the content published here on the ZoomInfo blog, these pieces are intended to help sales, marketing, and recruiting professionals with their day-to-day job responsibilities. This protects you as an employer, and it also helps workers avoid costly mistakes that could harm their reputation—or even derail their career.

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 1, 2021

News flash—part of the responsibility of every sales manager is to teach their salespeople how to help clients make decisions. If your sales team is not consistently generating referrals from clients and instead view it as a problem, then treat it as a coaching opportunity. It’s called reciprocity and it’s rarely used in sales.

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Tony Hughes

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Make no mistake, our online reputation – corporation and individual – is critically important because professional buyers and executives do their research before a meeting. The sales person must invest time and energy in gaining, and then demonstrating, an understanding of the customer’s business. Plan every sales call and meeting.

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The Pipeline

MAY 8, 2018

The best results happen when salespeople used a combination of telephone, e-mail and LinkedIn, consistently better than any other permeation. One Of Sale’s Ironies. We all know the old (and often miscredited) saying that “a fool with a tool, is still a fool,” and the biggest fool is the one who blames the tool.

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Crunchbase

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Email marketing remains one of the most profitable platforms and marketing strategies to invest in, whether you’re sending warm sales emails or cold sales emails. On the other hand, cold sales emails are those sent to cold leads. For businesses that prefer to use cold sales emails, it may be for efficiency. Data for 2021.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. Top 5 Sales Motivation Tips. Top 5 sales motivational tips: 1. FREE Resources. Negotiation.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 16, 2014

With no formal sales training and very little real-world experience, today’s salespeople aren’t equipped to succeed. I never expected to have a long, successful sales career. Sales has always been a “sink or swim” profession, so it’s not surprising how many reps end up drowning. Did you learn to sell in school? I didn’t.

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InsideSales.com

JUNE 2, 2020

Aaron Janmohamed, Global Head of Product Marketing for XANT hosts this webinar with guest speaker Michael Pedone, CEO at Salesbuzz on the number one mistake reps are making right now, other sales mistakes, and other tips for getting the most from your sales team. Sales Mistakes – the #1 Mistake.

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Gong.io

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Looking for a list of the BEST sales blogs to read in 2019? If you want to level up your sales game, your best bet is to read the best sales blogs the pros are learning from. If you don’t see your favorite sales blog listed below, be sure to write a comment. The 18 Best Sales Blogs. FOLLOW THIS SALES BLOG.

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