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Want to be an “A” student?

Sales 2.0

Back in 2006 I coined the term “Sales 2.0” (see the logo on this website). My concept of Sales 2.0 was, and is, “taking the sales profession to the next level”. In my opinion we’ve come a long way since 2006 but we still have a long way to go. We’ve got lots of tools/databases to get prospect contact details now.

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Pick Up the Damn Phone and Have Sales Conversations

No More Cold Calling

If there ever was a time for real, authentic sales conversations, it’s now. So, pick up the damn phone and have conversations with your clients and prospects—not just business conversations, but conversations with inquiry, empathy, and understanding. Reps told me they didn’t need to have sales conversations. The phone works.

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Want Better Lead Generation? Get Marketing & Sales in Line

DiscoverOrg Sales

I’ve been involved in sales enablement and lead generation since the term was just getting popularized in the B2B tech sector around 2006. And more than ten years later, the definition of what sales enablement actually is has yet to be nailed down. How to market to prospects with open sales opportunities.

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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 Final Post: We MUST Have a Sales Process

Jonathan Farrington

On October 16th 2006, I made the first post here on Blogit , so it is fitting that today, I also make the last one. “Great Minds Thinking Alike About Sales!” We must have a sales process. So What Is A Sales Process? Overcoming Implementation Inertia.

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[URGENT] You’ve Got ONE WEEK to Get This Book for 99 Cents

No More Cold Calling

Yes, April 14, 2006 was the official publication date. We currently measure Days in Sales (DIS) as one of our Key Sales Indicators. One of the sales phases we wanted to reduce was the prospecting phase. After implementing Joanne’s referral system, we have moved from 171 Average Days in Sales to 141.

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How the emotional impact of money can ruin a sale – and what to do about it

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

But salespeople need to understand that money can mess up your sales experiences, too, simply because of a set of psychological phenomena that take place when human beings — including your prospects and customers — think about money. But you can minimize the chances of these emotions derailing your sale. Jiang, Y.,

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