Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 18, 2015

My wife and I met him after a performance in 2007 and the meeting inspired this article on work ethic. You probably heard that BB King, the King of the Blues, died last week. Last week, on a flight from Dallas to Boston, I was sitting next to Country Music star Chris Cagle who told me all about his new business.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 18, 2023

He has a certain "pedal-to-the-floor-ness" about him that you get a sense of within seconds of meeting him. And in 2007, Brian finally convinced him to come on board as HubSpot's first sales director and sixth employee. And I never doubted him again — on matters both ham- and non-ham-related. Dan‘s drive is palpable.

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Sales 2.0

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

When I first started writing about sales in 2007 my main angle was that we should “bring science to selling”. Often even in good sales organizations SDRs can make 100, 200 or 300 calls (ore even more emails) to set up one meeting. As an engineer, I could not understand how we had applied virtually no science to how we sold.

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Adaptive Business Services

MAY 17, 2023

I created this group in October of 2007. You meet with other members offsite in an effort to better understand their business and their needs. This past January I passed ownership of my networking group, NetWorks! Boise, to her new owner. was designed to be what I would call an “active networking group”.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Personally, I enjoy having the opportunity to network and meet new people. Trying to meet everyone without giving anyone any real attention. You’ll meet more people. I used to say you have about 72 hours to follow-up with someone after you meet them. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 22, 2011

My goal is to always keep the face-to-face meetings short. Keeping meetings short helps to keep the salesperson guessing, and when they start guessing, they tend to offer better deals. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007. September 2007. I have the opportunity to talk with many buyers. November 2008.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 17, 2018

When I started selling HubSpot software in 2007, no one had ever heard of inbound sales and marketing. When Apple unveiled the first iPhone in 2007, they changed the mobile phone landscape for the first time -- and they changed it for good. Amazon beat Barnes & Noble to the punch again with their 2007 e-reader, the Kindle.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 6, 2012

Top level people have an ability to get meetings with customers that salespeople many times can’t get. More importantly, in these meetings, a CEO or other senior level person can ask questions and get answers a salesperson might not be able to get. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007. September 2007.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Make sure you have at least one positive piece of information you can share with each customer you meet. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007. September 2007. Blaming others doesn’t do anything but get you in the mood for creating excuses for anything that doesn’t go right. November 2008.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 14, 2018

Less than 2% of cold calls actually result in a meeting ( source ). In 2007 it took an average of 3.68 The reason for this is simple: if you’re not armed with the right resources, cold calling is uncomfortable and ineffective. 63% of salespeople say cold calling is what they dislike most about their jobs ( source ).

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Sales 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

When I first started writing about sales in 2007 my main angle was that we should “bring science to selling”. Often even in good sales organizations SDRs can make 100, 200 or 300 calls (ore even more emails) to set up one meeting. technologies. Everything seemed to be left up to the individual sales person.

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Shari Levitin

AUGUST 6, 2020

In 2007, musicians were freaking out because young people were illegally downloading their music, bypassing the record companies and the artists. We can’t guarantee every customer will show up to our meeting, but we can begin by using tools, creativity, and a bit of humor to stand out and help your priority become your customer’s priority.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

I know you won’t find this shocking, but I regularly meet people who have no business being in sales. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007. September 2007. Twitter Facebook. Facebook. -->. 3 Ways to Know if You Should Stop Being a Salesperson. Feb 24, 2012. Leave a Comment. November 2008. October 2008.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 1, 2011

6 Things You Need Before You Meet the CEO. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007. September 2007. .” Sales Motivation Blog. Related posts: Sales Motivation and Money: Expand Your Sales Motivators. 9 Ways to Use Your Network to Build Your Sales Motivation. Networking and the 6 Degrees of Separation.

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Motivation Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Negotiation 183

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

Believe in your price and be diligent in showing your customers why the value of what you sell — the way it meets their needs and wants — is worth every penny. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007. September 2007. I just think it needs to be a much smaller part than many salespeople make it.

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Adaptive Business Services

JULY 7, 2021

In 2007, I created NetWorks! They require work inside and outside of our weekly meetings. Have a great 60 second elevator pitch – Most groups will allow members the opportunity to briefly introduce themselves and their services at every meeting. Boise which is run as a for-profit business ( get the how-to book on Amazon ).

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The Sales Hunter

MARCH 5, 2012

” You can be the salesperson who stands apart from the rest, best meets the customer’s needs, and gets the profits that too many other salespeople are willing to leave on the table. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007. September 2007. Copyright 2012, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 27, 2011

It’s their ability to have these meetings that will many times open up significant new leads. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007. September 2007. They have the ability, by nature of their title, to get into conversations with people and about things many salespeople can’t get. November 2008.

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Motivation Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Negotiation 213

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 10, 2012

You want to make sure you end the negotiation having earned the right, privilege, opportunity and respect to meet with the customer again. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007. September 2007. Here is a sales negotiation strategies checklist to use as you develop your sales negotiation strategy: 1.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 4, 2014

Some leaders wonder how they’ll ever meet this fearsome challenge. It should import to 2007 or 2010 version. Sales leaders have their goals for 2014. It has to start with a plan. After all, “A goal without a plan is just a wish.”1. But planning alone won’t do it. An element of reaction is very necessary. Follow the steps at this link.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 17, 2011

6 Things You Need Before You Meet the CEO. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007. September 2007. Copyright 2011, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” ” Sales Motivation Blog. Related posts: The Secret to LinkedIn that You May Be Missing. Social Media and Networking Over the Holidays. discounting.

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Motivation Ideal Customer Profile Hiring Negotiation 163

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

You will have to become better at assessing their needs — and demonstrating how your product or service meets those needs. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007. September 2007. Here are three highlights from the first chapter of my book: 1. You will have to change how you look at customers. August 2008.

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Ideal Customer Profile Negotiation Hiring Discount 158

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 25, 2012

First, the salesperson must reference back to something the customer shared during their meeting. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007. September 2007. Following up with a prospect is certainly nothing new, but what has changed is what is contained in the follow-up. November 2008. October 2008. August 2008.

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Inside Sales Motivation Hiring Ideal Customer Profile 168

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Like many of the salespeople I meet, I believed that discounting was a valid way to secure a customer that would then become a “long-term” customer. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007. September 2007. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. April 2008. March 2008. January 2008.

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Motivation Discount Ideal Customer Profile Negotiation 163

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Have a sales mentor or sales peer with whom you can talk and/or meet on a regular basis to exchange ideas. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007. September 2007. Many times a salesperson does not improve or fail over night, rather either or both of these occur over a period of time. November 2008. August 2008.

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Green Lead's B2B

JUNE 1, 2022

Back in 2007, Linda and I had no idea we would have built a global pipeline generation company that the Fortune 1000 and some of the biggest tech firms in the industry would trust to generate their sale pipeline from high level Ideal Customer Profile leads (ICPs) to booked and confirmed Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs, or appointments).

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 14, 2020

Your operating costs can change, a major world event like COVID-19 can disrupt your ability to meet the requirements of your deal, or you may even just fail to consider a detail that would make the deal unprofitable. A walkout of practically all TV and movie writers started in November of 2007. So, what do you do then? The result?

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

We joke, because every day he comes into the meeting and he goes, ‘Alright guys, this is a big day,’ and we always joke that he should walk in one day and say, ‘Guys, this day’s not super important. When we won those 16 games in a row in 2007, people would have thought we were 0-16 by the way that we were coached.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 23, 2012

When your squadron commander meets you at your jet, it’s normally not a good sign. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007. September 2007. He is a former combat decorated fighter pilot, leadership speaker, and author of the National Bestseller Never Fly Solo. Had I messed up? Was I in trouble? April 2008.

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Score More Sales

JUNE 27, 2014

Jill Konrath took matters into her own hands and created a conference for sales women with all women sales experts as presenters back in 2007. Although the conference is not still in existence, he group of women sales experts still meet annually – we are called Sales Shebang® and I’m honored to be leading this group now.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 12, 2011

We had fewer meetings than our competitors. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007. September 2007. We came up with a slogan that we lived by: “A company built by agents for agents to better serve our customers.” ” DEEB Realty carried out this slogan in a number of ways. November 2008.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 23, 2023

There are several underlying causes behind this, from lack of preparation to failure to meet the needs of customers. Create a Positioning Statement A positioning statement is a brief description of who a product is for, coupled with an explanation of how it meets a specific need of the target market and key differentiator.

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Negotiation Scale Social Media Webinar Metrics 59

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 17, 2023

On top of that, the total number of technology startups has increased by 47% since 2007, creating a growing need for capable tech sales professionals. Meaning, there's no strict criteria you have to meet to secure a job. Sales is the lifeblood of every business, putting the demand for sales-related jobs in high gear.

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Increase Sales

AUGUST 20, 2013

2007 – #1. ” Here are some questions you may wish to ask yourself: Do I enjoy meeting strangers and then developing personal relationships ? In reviewing some data from Manpower , open positions for sales representatives have been in the top five talent shortage jobs since 2006. 2006 – #1. 2008 – #5.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

How does a meeting next week at 11 sound? [or or whichever time] Back in 2007, it took 3-4 cold call attempts to reach a prospect. [Lead goes into their operations] So what I’m hearing is [recite their responses (not word-for-word)] [Lead responds] Let’s talk further about how we can take care of that. Now it takes 8 attempts.

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Cold Calling Guidelines Prospecting Face-to-face 100

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 14, 2018

of the time ( source ) Less than 2% of cold calls actually result in a meeting ( source ) Less than 1% of cold calls lead to a sale ( source ) In 2007 it took an average of 3.68 The reason for this is simple: if you’re not armed with the right resources, cold calling is uncomfortable and ineffective.

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Cold Calling B2B Decision Maker Data 100

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

As digital channels have improved and buyers’ preferences have changed, sales organizations have adopted hybrid models: where more teams are selling both in-person and remotely to meet buyers’ needs. Some advice for those who aren’t finding those meetings effective: make sure to turn your video on during calls to build rapport and trust.

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