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Lost in the CRM forest?

Sales 2.0

If you find yourself with a CRM that is full of data but not easy for you to use to make actual sales and nurture relationships, consider some of the following ways to organize it. Usually sales pipelines live in the “opportunities” tab your CRM. Think of this like Marie Kondo for your CRM. Pipeline First things first.

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‘Tag questions’ can boost your sales – don’t you think?

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

Know what “tag questions” are? It’s when someone states a position, then puts a short “tag” at the end, creating a question designed to get agreement. The conventional wisdom on tag questions is that they’re weak. For half of the group, the editorial included tag questions, like “Right?” and “Isn’t it?”

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‘Tag questions’ can boost your sales – don’t you think?

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

Know what “tag questions” are? It’s when someone states a position, then puts a short “tag” at the end, creating a question designed to get agreement. The conventional wisdom on tag questions is that they’re weak. For half of the group, the editorial included tag questions, like “Right?” and “Isn’t it?”

Journal 52
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The Money’s in the List

Sales 2.0

Despite all the digital changes in in sales and marketing, if you’re running a business and trying to use outbound to grow it, the money is still in the list. Some of these people even call these lists “leads”, which a big stretch of the imagination in my opinion. Good marketers know that lists need to be segmented to be useful.

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Halloween Special: A Spooky Sales Horror Story

Hubspot Sales

I called the company line and was greeted by a friendly woman who informed me that my prospect — let's call him Tim — wasn't in the office. At this point, I was just starting out and forgot the Golden Rule in sales: "never assume.". During my lunch hour, Tim called me back from his cell and didn't leave a message either.

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2 Ways to Accelerate & Expand Reach on LinkedIn

SBI Growth

Your Reach on LinkedIn will be one of your best sales assets in 2014. Furthermore, compare it to the 1-3% cold calling success rate. These numbers leave little room for doubt: More referrals = more qualified opportunities = more sales. Tag Your Connections – SBI has written before about Tagging Your Connections.

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Leverage the Power of Your LinkedIn Network

SBI Growth

We often see sales professionals with massive LinkedIn, Twitter and Google+ accounts. As a result, building your real network will undoubtedly have a positive effect on your sales performance. The LinkedIn feature I alluded to earlier is called tagging. By tagging these connections, you begin to see trends among them.