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The Pipeline ? In Conversation ? How to Shorten the Sales Cycle

The Pipeline

December 2007. In Conversation – How to Shorten the Sales Cycle. Demand Generation. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008. January 2008. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Book Notice. Book Review. Business Acumen. Buying Process. Cold calling. Communication. EDGE Selling.

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The Pipeline ? Preparing for Sales Success ? Part 1

The Pipeline

December 2007. A couple of weeks ago I posted the first in a series of conversations with Michael Bird, Chief Revenue Officer with NetProspex. The primary focus of the conversation is on various aspects of and best practices in B2B selling. Demand Generation. January 2009. December 2008. November 2008. August 2008.

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The Pipeline ? Compelling Opening Statements ? Sales eXchange.

The Pipeline

December 2007. The conversation quickly got around to compelling opening statements in an initial call. There are still too many reps I speak to who can’t articulate specifics, and rely too much on general elements, or pre-fab facts provided by their managers, the “old timers” or marketing. Demand Generation.

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The Pipeline ? Mastering Voice Mail

The Pipeline

December 2007. Towards the end of that conversation, I was asked how I felt about voice mail, I said I love voice mail, always leave a message, in fact went on to say that if you don’t leave voice mail messages, you should leave the business. Demand Generation. January 2009. December 2008. November 2008.

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The Pipeline ? Sales Roulette ? Are You A Player?

The Pipeline

December 2007. Some of the “propositions” developed by someone in marketing who base the “value” on “primary” and “secondary” research sources, rather than being based on conversation with live clients. Demand Generation. January 2009. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008.

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Why Marketing Should Own Inside Sales (and why they shouldn’t)

A Sales Guy

Marketing often complains that sales ignores good leads, thereby decreasing what should be a higher conversion rate. With marketing owning the lead generation & qualification, I would expect to see higher conversion rates and lower per-opportunity and per-sale costs with flat resources. Higher lead to SQL conversion.

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The Pipeline ? Prospecting ? When Is The Best Time?

The Pipeline

December 2007. One of the points raised in the clip, is the need to quantify things by using your goal and conversion rates as a means of pinpointing the amount of prospecting one needs to do. Demand Generation. January 2009. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. April 2008. March 2008.

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