No More Cold Calling

JULY 27, 2023

Rachel, a sales VP at a large technology company, was frustrated with her sales team. She knew they relied almost exclusively on technology for generating sales leads. They spent plenty of time on social media and sent tons of emails, but they rarely reached actual decision-makers. They weren’t even close to making quota.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 27, 2021

We analyze sales conversations and deals using AI, then share the results to help you close more revenue. And the (counter intuitive) ideal length for a follow-up prospecting email. By analyzing MILLIONS of sales data points. Tip #1: Never negotiate over email. Case in point: negotiating over email. .

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Sales development representatives tend to think of the job as an important stepping stone in our careers , with challenges and opportunities that will shape the rest of our working lives. I recently asked inbound SDRs from all over ZoomInfo to share their tips for success, and learned a lot about the work and the people who do it.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 15, 2024

Welcome to “The Pipeline” — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. I like to call this “ghosting” — when a sales process is chugging along smoothly with a client, you feel positive that the deal will close, and then your prospect disappears without a trace. The timing isn’t right.

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Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Photo by AllClear55 Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Use Sales Secrets to Exceed Your Goals? Below, we share the sales secrets to exceed your goals. My newfound habit carried over exceptionally well to entrepreneurship, a sales profession, and my return to entrepreneurship. Welcome the worst.

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The Sales Hunter

JUNE 18, 2019

A single phone call will never be enough. You have to be prepared to reach back out to the prospect numerous times over a period of days, weeks, or even months before you have a meaningful conversation. They will never know how much you can help them until you first reach out. Don’t start what you can’t finish. are a waste.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 8, 2020

As companies do what needs to be done to survive, they turn to solutions they’ve never used before. There’s one thing that you may not have yet realized is gaining in popularity as a result of the pandemic: outbound sales and marketing. Companies around the world are building and using “muscles,” or capabilities they’ve never had.

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Nutshell

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Email templates are one of the best ways to make your outreach more efficient, keep your messages consistent across your team, and improve outreach effectiveness over time. Get insight into your email activity Click below to head right to the new email report in Nutshell.

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Allego

APRIL 16, 2024

Generative AI has changed the game in sales. Increasingly, sales teams use it to personalize content, enhance sales training , improve onboarding, conduct competitive analysis, streamline sales communication, and more. Not so fast, says AI expert Sam Richter. You must humanize your communication.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

Virtual sales meetings are becoming increasingly common as teams transition to working from home and offices are spread out in different cities. In the past, a virtual sales meeting, whether by video or phone call, was generally not given the same consideration as an in-person meeting.

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Nutshell

MAY 1, 2023

Tactful qualifying questions can save you the hassle of potentially going through the entire pipeline with a non-starter. This is why sales qualifying questions are so important. This is why sales qualifying questions are so important. What is the qualifying process in sales? How did you hear about us?

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Gong.io

JANUARY 1, 2021

If you are in sales, you know what the word negotiation means. . Heck, it’s always been — and still is — the #1 skill in sales. And yet negotiation is often the most misunderstood skill in sales. And yet negotiation is often the most misunderstood skill in sales. Share pricing via email: OKAY. Email sent.

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Gong.io

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

So you want to learn what skills the best-of-the-best sales pros use to close more deals, crush their goals, and make boatloads of cash? To emulate what the top sales professionals do, you can: . and hope “sales skills osmosis” works. Millions of emails. Millions of sales opportunities. . Of course, you do.

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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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Nutshell

MAY 15, 2023

For outbound sales teams, prospecting software is essential to finding new leads and nurturing them into customers. Sales prospecting tools for lead generation are critical for helping sales representatives find, qualify, and reach more prospects.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 8, 2020

As companies do what needs to be done to survive, they turn to solutions they’ve never used before. There’s one thing that you may not have yet realized is gaining in popularity as a result of the pandemic: outbound sales and marketing. Companies around the world are building and using “muscles,” or capabilities they’ve never had.

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 26, 2023

We never have enough. And regardless what we do, we never will. ” I started in sales, about 5 years before emailing became popularized. The advent of the web and email changed everything. I could use mail-merge for my emails, sending dozens each day, with no delay in the prospect receiving them.

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Gong.io

AUGUST 24, 2021

We analyze sales conversations and deals using AI, then share the results to help you win more deals. Three days ago, I sent a flawless cold prospecting email. . Should I send another hyper-personalized email? Or maybe just a quick “bubbling this up” email. ( PS: Want a list of money-making email templates?

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Pipeliner

APRIL 11, 2024

Just today, a familiar type of email appeared in your inbox. You were asked to provide ratings in several pre-selected categories like food quality, staff friendliness, room cleanliness and others chosen by the chain’s marketing department. And certainly you can make a case that it’s very important to all clients. Not by a long shot.

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Alice Heiman

MAY 13, 2021

Seriously, have you seen the emails and LinkedIn messages they are sending me? . Seriously, have you seen the emails and LinkedIn messages they are sending me? . They are sending more emails and making more cold calls than ever before. I’m guessing for most of you the answer is never. . You ask the other CEOs you know.

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Nutshell

MAY 17, 2023

Copper CRM is a good choice for sales teams that live and breathe G Suite, but what about those of us who prefer a bit of software freedom? Copper is used by over 30,000 companies, including some biggies like Shipt, Hello Fresh, and Atlassian. And most sales organizations prefer to use their own tools for various activities.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 10, 2022

Text messaging for sales is an excellent way for you to stay top-of-mind as your prospects consider their product options. Sending sales text messages to your prospects to nurture them all the way until conversion. Sending sales text messages to your prospects to nurture them all the way until conversion.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 22, 2024

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. A significant portion of the B2B prospecting calls you make will end up going to voicemail — making the sales voicemail techniques you leverage and how well you can execute them absolutely crucial to your sales efforts.

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Smooth Sale

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Are You Guilty of Over-committing? However, what may stand in the way is offering too much, hence the question, are you guilty of over-committing? Considerations to Avoid Over-committing Admit upfront what you do not know.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 12, 2023

We expect the sales game to change every year, but 2023 has stood out as a uniquely transformative one. To help you stay ahead of the curve, I spoke with top sales professionals to get their tips for selling in 2024. John Barrows , CEO at JB Sales , recommends being selective in how you use AI. Let's dive in.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

When it comes to sales prospecting , it's more important than ever that you write concise, effective communication. According to Statista, we’re expected to send and receive over 333 billion emails daily by the end of 2022 — meaning it's not easy to get noticed in someone's email inbox. Pose a compelling question.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2023

Love it or hate it, artificial intelligence is massively changing the game in sales — and has huge potential for account executives. The future of AI in sales What AI can do for account executives The Harvard Business Review found sales teams using AI increased leads by more than 50% and reduced costs by up to 60%.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 14, 2023

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a new weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. In worst-case scenarios, you can lose the sale completely if the buyer’s concerns reach a level that you can’t overcome. You reference price or "low costs" in your outreach email.

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Allego

MARCH 21, 2024

When you work in sales enablement , you need to be a bit of a psychologist. Whether you’re creating a training program or trying to get buy-in for new sales enablement software, there’s a science to it. We start by asking, what is this going to look like from the perspective of the learner?

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BuzzBoard

MARCH 22, 2024

So far in your sales journey, have you ever felt like you’re shouting into the void when trying to connect with potential customers or clients? Being the only AI-powered sales platform dedicated to digital marketing agencies and media houses, we genuinely care for your success and growth. It’s frustrating, right?

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Shari Levitin

MAY 4, 2022

I hate to disillusion you, but the truth is no one thing will bring you success in life or sales. As a writer, poet, and artist, people always ask her, “Sunny (short for Sonia), from where do you get your inspiration?” (I I love to watch her answer this question.) Which discovery questions do I ask? You just do it.

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SalesLoft

APRIL 25, 2024

In this last interview of the 7-figure deal series, Salesloft’s Director of Product Marketing Albert Rhee asked Corey Goldstein the tactics he uses to maintain value after a big deal is done. So from the very beginning, when I took them over as a customer, my thought process was, how do I build the foundation? The contract is signed.

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Smooth Sale

AUGUST 31, 2023

For those serious about business, today’s blog question, ‘Do you believe customer care to be the top priority for your business?’ However, recent experiences with several companies representing varying industries should never have occurred. One must climb over an exceedingly tall bathtub with an unusually wide-deep wall to gain access.

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Allego

MARCH 28, 2024

What separates the best sales teams from the rest in today’s unpredictable market? For David Ashe , director of sales development at Allego, it’s about ensuring your SDRs retain their human approach. Your team’s success also depends on you, the sales director. Are you staying on top of new sales techniques?

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Nutshell

AUGUST 28, 2023

Creating a structured sales process is one of the most effective ways to boost your sales teams’ efficiency and results. With a formal sales process in place, your sales team has a framework to follow, and it’s much easier to stay on the same page, track results, and onboard new team members.

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Marc Wayshak

DECEMBER 21, 2022

We’ve got sales tips based on our brand-new data to show you exactly how. Our latest research study analyzed about 24,000 sales conversations to determine what top-performing reps are doing to close more deals than everyone else. Check out this video, where you’ll learn 5 closing sales tips based on our brand-new data: 1.

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Vengreso

APRIL 10, 2022

Are your sellers using a sales methodology to guide them, step-by-step, in their daily prospecting and closing sales activities? However, most sales methodologies and most sales teams do not subscribe to a sales method that covers prospecting. What is a Sales Methodology? The Challenger Sale.

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