Vengreso

JULY 12, 2023

Chances are if you are in sales, social media is already a prominent part of your personal life. And now, thanks to social selling , it’s hopefully a big part of your professional life as well. An incredibly valuable tool for gathering this intelligence is through the usage of social media networks.

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Zoominfo

MAY 21, 2020

They’re a critical part of personalized prospecting and account-based strategy. Great sales emails typically reflect a deep understanding of who the prospect is and what they care about. So forget your product features and brush off the benefits, because you’re going to connect with your prospect on a (virtually) human level.

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Examples Account Based Marketing Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile 264

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

When I ask what they attribute that to, they tell me: Their people are ineffective at prospecting. They spend all their time researching on the web and social media – very little time leveraging the research by actually putting it to good use. So one company locally did that, and their reps came back: “The leads suck”.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. How “Social Media” Can Be Part of Your Prospecting Strategy. I’ve often said that the problem with a “social media strategy” is that it really should be called a “business marketing strategy.”

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

You can probably guess what the vice president of sales told his team: Just ignore all leads from marketing, because they suck. But investing in more lead-sourcing technology is not the answer, nor is inbound marketing or social media. Do you really think marketing can qualify your leads? percent were actually qualified.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

APRIL 21, 2011

Here Are The Dumbest Questions Salespeople Ask — And Why They’re Dumb. It never ceases to amaze me, that with all the options salespeople have, they choose to alienate, anger or cause doubt in the mind of the prospect by setting the wrong tone with their questions. And maybe the prospect feels that’s none of your business.

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Hiring Social Media Loyalty Commission 335

Pointclear

JANUARY 9, 2014

Why marketers refuse to acknowledge this reality is beyond me, but it’s also a reason that salespeople continue to ignore the leads sent to them by marketing. And, it’s irritating to your prospects. Leads suck. Social Media Marketing is an effective lean gen channel for B2C but not as much for B2B.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 24, 2023

Go for the tried and tested layout tested and proven to encourage conversions: Start with a bold headline that sucks the user in to learn more. Include social proof – reviews, testimonials, awards, certifications, etc. For example, social proof is more critical on a B2B landing page than a B2C one.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 12, 2021

Getting in the right frame of mind before facing customers and connecting with prospects is key to successfully selling from home. That's why dreaming, setting goals, writing down your intentions for the day, and abiding by a standard routine can help you be more engaged professionally. Make sure to move (your body).

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Jeffrey Gitomer

JANUARY 10, 2012

Why did the last five prospects say no? Tweet Share Most of the time when a prospect says “no” salespeople accept it and leave. Most of the time when a prospect tells you why they say no, they’re not telling the truth. big reasons why you lost the sale: 1. Social Media.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Why on earth would someone let you in to see a decision maker on a cold call? Why on earth would someone return your cold call voicemail? Why on earth would someone grant you an appointment to make a sales pitch from a cold call? Why on earth would someone grant you an appointment to make a sales pitch from a cold call?

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John Barrows

MARCH 4, 2020

Props, but all you did was not suck like everyone else. So I can’t give participation trophies for not sucking, you know, you’re not supposed to suck. Become friends with as many prospects as you can. Don’t look at them as a prospect, look at them as I have to become this person’s friend.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 7, 2012

Why would you use time-worn, awkward phrases that manipulate the customer and make everyone uncomfortable? Why are you asking questions you could have found the answers to online? Why aren’t you seizing the opportunity to engage more intellectually and emotionally? Blaming the prospect for your issues.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 10, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan More and more connections, meetings and potential new business are being scheduled as a result of the use of social media. When salespeople do make calls they quickly learn that prospects no longer answer and don''t return calls from salespeople anymore. They still call, don''t they?

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DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

They’re a critical part of personalized prospecting and account-based strategy. Great sales emails typically reflect a deep understanding of who the prospect is and what they care about. Effective cold email outreach means find something your prospect values – and something you have in common. And we’ve got examples.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

AUGUST 23, 2011

I stress “why they buy,” or “how to get people to buy.” They concentrate on the system and not the prospect. Questions must demand that the prospect be encouraged to consider new information (not tell you information you could have looked up yourself). ” “Sure, Jeffrey,” you say.

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A Sales Guy

AUGUST 12, 2013

Most sales people suck. Sales people suck and there just aren’t that many good sales people out there. Sales people have been awful, I mean straight up terrible at adopting social media and social selling. ” Social media and social selling have moved so far from that it’s a joke.

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John Barrows

MARCH 4, 2020

Props, but all you did was not suck like everyone else. So I can’t give participation trophies for not sucking, you know, you’re not supposed to suck. Become friends with as many prospects as you can. Don’t look at them as a prospect, look at them as I have to become this person’s friend.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 22, 2020

Looking for a prospecting email template you can easily personalize and that works for almost any situation? That’s key, because as you and I both know, if you’re sending a prospecting email to just one prospect, you might be able to write an email so personal that the recipient may mistake you for a childhood friend.

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Prospecting Scale Case Study Top of Funnel 109

LeadFuze

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Competition, product features that suck and prospects who dont respond can make life difficult. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? Our marketing team sucks. Qualified Prospects are Hard to Find. Our old CRM sucks. Our Marketing Team Simply Sucks. Sales is a tough job.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

JUNE 14, 2011

Tweet Share To maximize your networking effectiveness, you must follow one simple rule: Rule A1A — go where your customers and prospect go, or are likely to be. This is a great place to learn more about your customers AND get introduced to your prospects. Invite a prospect to dine. Then invite a prospect for him or her.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Why don’t you just tell me the dog ate your homework? Failing to realize that the prospective customer has heard the same pitch 20 times. Social Media. Gitomer | September 7, 2011 | 2 Comments. Tweet Share 1. Getting into sales for the money. Blaming other people instead of taking responsibility. ” WOW!

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Jeffrey Gitomer

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Suddenly a person comes in and belts out values that shrink the price of ownership and “compels” this prospect to become a customer. Why has he got o change even if all the values superceed reasons to buy. Social Media. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! Who is Jeffrey? Tweet Share. Share this Post.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Why would I waste that energy on having lunch with co-workers? I wanted to channel that energy, harness that energy, and direct it toward a sales prospect. Social Media. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! powered by One Social Media My strategy was to practice what I had just learned. Leadership.

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Gong.io

JULY 5, 2022

A B2B sales funnel is a stage-by-stage model that depicts how B2B prospects move through the buying process. B2B sales teams use the funnel model to determine how best to engage with a given prospective customer, and to understand what types of questions to ask and information to provide in order to progress that buyer through the funnel.

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A Sales Guy

JANUARY 31, 2014

Technology has made it cheaper and faster to get in front of prospects, but somebody forgot to make sure you understood that what you say and how you say it wins the e-ticket ride to the next step in the sales process – OR NOT. Competition for your prospects attention is tougher than ever. Your message stinks. You know that.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Why do some persist and some quit? Why do people quit too soon? Why do you quit too soon? Get your prospect a sales lead. Give your prospect an idea how to serve his customers better. Give your prospect ten things he can do to improve his morale, productivity, absenteeism, or profit. Social Media.

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Hiring Social Media Follow-up Loyalty 164

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 17, 2022

Recently, I got sucked into a LinkedIn conversation (Yes, I have to be better at resisting clickbait). Look at the “expert advice” you read on social media, look at the metrics that dominate what we do. Spoiler alert, this is a trick question, but probably not in the sense that you might think.

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A Sales Guy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Here’s why. Their product began to suck. Now, they’re sucking their last breath and there is nothing they can do except create a new product. Customers and prospects are too informed to be shielded from your product deficiencies. Blackberry is gonna be picked up for 4.7 billion dollars by Fairfax Financial.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

RELATED: Does Your Sales Pitch Suck? But if you can answer prospects’ most basic questions in your sales pitch, you’ll have a great jumping off point to pitch effectively. Based on our study of 500 sales calls, these basics include 6 elements that MUST be included in your sales pitch: Why you. Both are true. Who your company is.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 13, 2020

Virtual events offer a chance to connect, engage with leads , and turn some of these prospects into future customers. But first, let’s look at why you should switch to organizing a digital event in the first place. In this article, I’ll share with you how you can turn your physical event into a successful virtual event. Source: Giphy.

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Nutshell

JULY 5, 2019

And that’s why they hold so much weight with leads and prospects. It’s like getting somebody to do your prospecting —for free. Why does referral marketing work so well compared to other marketing techniques? It allows prospects to test out your service. The value of a B2B referral. Referrals are cheap.

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Hyper-Connected Selling

OCTOBER 10, 2017

But the recent explosion of easy-to-use video tools has also made video a killer opportunity for salespeople to create content and share with prospects and customers. Facebook Live and the new embedded Linked video app make it easy to put video on social platforms. And it probably sucks. But it’s also easy to screw it up.

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InsideSales.com

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Learn call planning best practices from Jeff Boyle of Cision and find out why you should never skip this part of the sales call process. In this article: Why Pre-Call Planning Is Important. Their company offers public relations and communication software, and they connect their clients with social influencers fit for their brand.

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LeadIQ

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Do you ever ask yourself why you get behind certain brands? When James Cameron says Marvel’s Comic Book movies have ruined the film industry, why do I get upset? When James Cameron says Marvel’s Comic Book movies have ruined the film industry, why do I get upset? Why am I not doing the same thing for DC’s Comic Book movies?

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Social Selling Sage Loyalty Advertising 64

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 22, 2018

Prospecting is hard for most salespeople. In fact, getting a response from prospects was identified as the hardest part of the sales process in the 2018 State of Inbound Sales Report. They are also top-notch experts at prospecting. So, without further ado, here are 45 tips on prospecting from three of my favorite sales experts.

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The Pipeline

MAY 13, 2011

Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Customer Care , Guest Post , Proactive , Sales 2.0 , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales Training , Social Selling , execution. So, why am I talking about this? Home About The Pipeline. Free Resources. 0 Subscribers. Subscribe by Email. We take privacy seriously. February 2012. January 2012.

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