Hubspot Sales

MAY 24, 2023

It’s nerve-wracking for you and your prospect. But, there are some things you can do to lead your prospect to a resounding yes. In this article, you'll find what you can control and exactly how to do it. In this article: What is a closing call? Your prospect is probably feeling as much stress as you.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 14, 2021

As The Office ’s Michael Scott famously noted, it was Wayne Gretzky who said, "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." In other words, you can't succeed unless you try. Bring more opportunities to proposal. Have higher win rates on their proposals. Buyers Want to Hear from Sellers.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 26, 2018

How else can one explain why salespeople eagerly pursue one type of objections, the ‘NO’ at the end, yet are terrified about hearing the same ‘NO’ at the very embryonic stage of the sale, the first call. Follow The Stats. ” The average close rate for Sales Qualified Leads is 16.5%. Get Past The Distraction.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 19, 2018

We ask the questions, be they discovery questions or closing questions, we should be prepared to hear NO, 50% of the time. We should also learn to deal with the answer at hand, not what we imagine. ” After a couple of seconds, the prospect replies. Stick To The Question You Asked. By Tibor Shanto.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 18, 2014

You often hear people talk about how the complexity of their sale makes it different. Wanting it to be different does not change the fact that it has to be executed along a defined path (or process, you know, that’s a bit more complex), and one step at a time. By Tibor Shanto - tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca .

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 9, 2020

Author: David Hoang How you manage leads makes the difference between a wasted investment and a solid return on investment. As the great hockey player Wayne Gretzky said, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Eventually, they: Buy a product from you. Each inquiry has a life span. Buy from your competitor.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 12, 2014

Your clients want to hear from you … really. They don’t want a pitch or even to hear about your services. They want to know what you know. Meanwhile, youre out there talking to peopleat different companies and across multiple industrieshearing stories about what is working and what isnt.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 7, 2022

If you Google "How to close a deal", you'll quickly stumble across some tried-and-true best practices for sealing a sales deal. Not only did I get to understand what you should not do on a telemarketing call, but I also suddenly had an influx of companies calling me, albeit to sell their own product or job.".

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Sales 2.0

APRIL 27, 2014

“As we discussed, I’ll get back to you with ideas and the data you requested on A, B & C”. As a marketing director, there are always projects I’d like to do but my company is not going to be able to fund or provide me the resources to get them all done. The concept is that buyers don’t know what’s good for them.

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Zoominfo

MAY 7, 2020

You are working with a decision-maker who has some skin in the game, and they’re taking your proposal seriously. That’s exactly where you want to be. “We You might think that positive language is a good thing, but it’s not. When sales prospects offer objections, it means they’re taking you seriously.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

After losing his job and his marriage at the same time, John Felts needed work. After nearly a year of struggling to make it in sales, his big break came when he started selling to a local blood bank. Sam Balter: He fell into sales after working in IT for years. John Felts: “So, you’re a salesperson?”

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

And imagine doing it with no help from technology. It’s just you and the phone. You might not think that automatic sales dialers have that much to offer you. You might not think that automatic sales dialers have that much to offer you. We’re here to tell you — think again. What’s the point?

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KO Advantage Group

MARCH 4, 2020

She liked showing her clients what she would do for them. if you're so confident, how about we pay you when you generate us the results.". if you're so confident, how about we pay you when you generate us the results.". The proposal. About a year ago a woman came into my office. To her it felt "icky".

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Autoklose

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

“No” is one of the shortest and scariest words in the English language, especially if you ask any salesperson. In business, this one word can shatter many dreams, but it can actually do the opposite by creating new opportunities. No matter what the reason is, you should be professional and don’t behave as if you are offended.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 24, 2022

Sales sequences don’t belong after the first call in a complex sale. You already have them set up in your sales engagement system, I know. After all, sales sequences are the gold standard. But the reality is, prospects don’t forget to follow up with you. But the reality is, prospects don’t forget to follow up with you.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 28, 2023

Table of Contents What is a sales process? The stages of the sales process 5 less-common (but still important) sales process stages 4 formats for organizing your sales process Strategies for creating and improving your sales process Challenges of a sales process What is a sales process?

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 29, 2014

For the last post of 2014, I thought we would look at the top five posts of 2014; not saying they are the best of what I did in 2014, but it seems that these were the ones that got the most looks. Ya, you should pursue it vigorously. What’s Your Recovery Period? To Call or Not. Sales eXecution 274. Why Set Out For 2nd Prize?

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2020

To master the art of selling, you must understand its various forms. You may have stumbled across our other posts on relationship selling , social selling , and organizational selling , but today I present to you: outcome selling. What is outcome selling? We should also clarify what an outcome is.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

No matter what I tried or hoped for, I couldn't get an answer from them. At first, I didn't know what to say next. I only pull out this email when I follow up with someone two or three times and don't hear back. I use this breakup email template after any conversation or proposal where I've lost touch with the prospect.

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SalesLoft

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Where a prospective client may not respond to your initial email, they may do so after the second, third, or fourth follow-up email. These important emails keep you and your product top-of-mind. For example, if your prospects are in a different timezone, timezone detection will ensure you don’t send a follow-up at 2 a.m. –

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Whether you’re in inside or outside sales, you sell. You don’t have time to wait until marketing creates case studies. And, for the most part, you don’t need them. Case studies have their place: they’re collateral on your website, you may include them in a proposal, or leave them behind after a presentation.

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Shari Levitin

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

“You would have been so proud of me. So”, he said, “Did you get the deal?”. Greg: “Did you schedule the next appointment?”. Greg: “Did they commit to doing anything like sending you materials, financials, booking another meeting?”. I had to admit that my first meeting hadn’t gone so well after all.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 2, 2018

I wanted to follow up on the proposal.”. "Do Do you have any questions about the contract?". Have you had time to read through the proposal?". “I I’m looking forward to working with you [prospect].". Great to meet you [prospect]! Let me know if you have any questions.”. It’s been a while.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 23, 2023

Let’s talk about how to spot overcomplication in your sales process and what to do about it. They engage in the most complicated mental gymnastics to avoid doing the simplest actions: eat fewer calories and exercise more. That’s a fantastic statistic — but you can’t work those odds if you aren’t picking up the phone.

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Increase Sales

JULY 31, 2014

Yet after 30 plus years in business, the truth appears to have a much smaller market. I am reminded of the famous line in a “Few Good Man” where Jack Nicholson shouts “You can’t handle the truth.” After listening to them tell me their sales problems, I am asked “Can you help me?”

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JULY 10, 2018

You are working with a decision-maker who has some skin in the game, and they’re taking your proposal seriously. That’s exactly where you want to be. shows that the more negative sentiment you get during calls, especially in later stages, means the prospect is wrestling internally – hoping you can make them feel good. “We

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Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 18, 2012

What makes it so hard to qualify or disqualify a new prospect? My role at that time was described as a sales role but based on what I know about selling today I realize that I was pretty much on a 'milk run' and I took orders. You see, 'back in the day' Nautilus was the 800 pound gorilla in the fitness equipment industry.

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MTD Sales Training

JULY 5, 2017

You will have heard how important it is to build rapport with a buyer and gain their trust. This harmony is important because without it at the subliminal level, you don’t connect emotionally with the buyer and you end up with some form of conflict, even if it is at a superficial level. You know what I mean here.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 25, 2021

In today’s difficult business environment, you don’t have the time or the resources to waste time on a prospect that’s not a sure thing. Your customers are under just as much pressure as you are in a difficult business environment like today. The earlier you disqualify a bad deal, the better. DQ Question 1: The Roadmap.

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Mereo

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

In conversation after conversation with senior revenue leaders, I keep hearing the same thing: “I’m not sure my team is executing our strategy.” Now, factor in the research that Robert Kaplan and David Norton published in 2005 : “… On average, 95% of a company’s employees are unaware of, or do not understand, its strategy.”

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SalesHandy

MARCH 21, 2023

And a deck of effective sales email templates needs to be handy, especially if you are running a cold email outreach. Tips For A Successful Sales Email That Generates Responses We believe in the Chinese proverb – “You give a poor man a fish, and you feed him for a day. We have made sure that these are worth your time.

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DocSend

JUNE 3, 2020

How many times have you chased down an email open only to find out a prospect isn’t actually interested? We’ve all done it before: We’ve followed up with a prospect after they open our email, maybe even several times. The problem with chasing email opens is that so much of the internal decision-making process happens after that point.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 15, 2023

It’s probably safe to say that on occasion, you will argue with a family member from time to time. But what if you can modify your style to find a better outcome for all parties? But what if you can modify your style to find a better outcome for all parties? The reference is to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 21, 2022

Attract The Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Qualify Opportunities Methodically? Most sales professionals do not want to waste time, so they fail to qualify opportunities methodically. Instead, they hastily go after a sale regardless of whether the fit is good. They then need to recover from the poor judgment to begin anew.

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KO Advantage Group

JUNE 16, 2020

She liked showing her clients what she would do for them. if you're so confident, how about we pay you when you generate us the results.". if you're so confident, how about we pay you when you generate us the results.". The proposal. About a year ago a woman came into my office. To her it felt "icky".

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KO Advantage Group

JUNE 16, 2020

She liked showing her clients what she would do for them. if you're so confident, how about we pay you when you generate us the results.". if you're so confident, how about we pay you when you generate us the results.". The proposal. About a year ago a woman came into my office. To her it felt "icky".

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 12, 2018

How to Send a Follow-Up Email After No Response. Ask yourself if you included a close in your first attempt. One week of silence passes, then two, and you’re left wondering what you did wrong and if there’s any way to fix it. So, what’s your next step? Sending a Follow-Up Email After No Response.

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