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Can You Really Do Referrals on Social Media?

No More Cold Calling

Get offline to get your referral. And why does taking these conversations offline give your sales team a competitive advantage? Referrals are your reputation. When you introduce someone, you put your reputation on the line. The same is true for your referral sources. That’s not cold calling.

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Don’t Let This Bad Sales Behavior Derail You [Q3 Referral Selling Roundup]

No More Cold Calling

I’m embarrassed by the bad sales behavior that blasts us every day. Obviously, I’ve never been a fan of cold calling, but now the uninvited sales pitches are multichannel. I’m sure you’ve been the recipient of: Endless spam emails offering to send you lists and then writing to ask if you saw their last email. Try This. “My

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Why You Should STOP Cold Calling Immediately (2020 Update)

No More Cold Calling

Message to cold callers: Pestering strangers is NOT the way to prospect. Cold calling is a duplicitous, disingenuous sales tactic. If you make 100 calls, you’ll talk to about 20 people, schedule 10 sales appointments, and if you’re lucky, close one new deal. That’s a 1 percent return on your time. STOP Cold Calling.

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How to Warm Up Your Leads Without Being Annoying

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Prospecting is a high-stakes game, so many sales reps make the mistake of being too pushy in an attempt to quickly convert leads into sales. This blog post will discuss some clever tactics for subtly engaging your leads and maintaining a persistent communication flow without overwhelming them. That’s right! Here’s how.

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Stop Counting Dials, Start Counting Connections

No More Cold Calling

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. A sales leader in Europe needed the same splash of cold water. It’s easier and faster than old-school sales techniques. Relationships do.

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Why Would I Refer You if You Don’t Follow Up? [February Referral Selling Insights]

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I agreed to send her a topic outline and pricing. I always have a follow-up call scheduled before I send anything, but I didn’t this time. I proceeded to send several emails over the next few weeks. I called and left a message. I checked LinkedIn to see if she was still at the same company. Don’t ghost people.

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4 Reasons You Shouldn’t Get the Referral on LinkedIn

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How to connect beyond the click when asking for referrals. My client, Sue, identified a colleague on LinkedIn who knew her prospect, George—a high-profile, very senior buyer. She’d tried asking for referrals to George on LinkedIn, but she felt their introductions lacked the emotion needed to convince George to meet with her.

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