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How One Entrepreneur Leveraged Fanatical Prospecting to Build His Business

Sales Gravy

On this inspiring episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, Jeb Blount (Virtual Selling) talks to Brian Knox, owner and founder of B Knox Photography. This young entrepreneur leveraged Fanatical Prospecting to quickly ramp up his successful and fast-growing photography business that he started this year. My dad was into photography.

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5 Ways to Improve Sales Efficiency

Hubspot Sales

What do jellyfish , a Dyson AM09 Fan Heater , and Peyton Manning's 2004 regular season have in common? And Peyton Manning broke the NFL record for Adjusted Net Yards per Pass Attempt in 2004 before losing to Tom Brady in the playoffs. Sales efficiency is, in large part, a measure of the speed of your sales operations.

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They Actually Said My Sales Lead Generation Is Old School

No More Cold Calling

I joined LinkedIn in March 2004 and Twitter in May 2009, and I often write about the benefits of social selling (and the pitfalls). Equally important, they need to know the business reason to refer you—that you have something valuable and relevant to offer the prospect. Yes, I readily admit that I am old school in many ways.

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The ROI of ROI

No More Cold Calling

Guest blogger, Michael Nick, explains where (and how) to use ROI in your sales process. In this month’s guest blog, Michael breaks the ROI process into simple, easy-to-follow steps. The whole process, if done correctly, should be as natural as asking prospects about their budgets. Qualify a prospect?

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TSE 1293: Learn To Prospect Like An Expert

Sales Evangelist

Learn To Prospect Like An Expert With Steve Kloyda Prospecting isn’t to be taken lightly and there are skills needed before you can prospect well. Steve’s insights have provided clients with a powerful learning experience for anyone who wants to transform their sales and dramatically grow their business.

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The Challenge of the Challenger Sales Model - The Facts

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Last week I wrote an article, Now That You Have a Sales Process, Never Mind , that was very critical of an article that appeared in Harvard Business Review. This highly successful, elite salesperson, has a Sales Quotient of 140 (out of a possible 173) or better.

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Will Robots Steal Your Sales Rep Job? We Asked HubSpot Experts

Hubspot Sales

Do you remember that Will Smith movie from 2004 called I, Robot ? That being said, there's much more to sales than quantitative responsibilities. It's AI's inability to handle that side of the process that keeps many reps from losing sleep over the prospect of robots stealing their jobs. Why AI Won't Take Sales Jobs.

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