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Sales Pipeline Dried Up? The #1 Way to Land Top Prospects Now

No More Cold Calling

Granted, it will be more difficult to find new prospects or even to get clients to take (virtual) meetings. It’s not 2002 and 2003, or 2008 and 2009. Granted, it’s even tougher for your team to find prospects with this pandemic, as everyone and everything is uncertain. Think of it as prospecting for gold. Reduced cost.

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Taking the Lead: Why Q4 Is the Time for Small Businesses to Get Aggressive

Sales and Marketing Management

Businesses must take aggressive action to spur an economic bounceback in 2020. to April 2020, the number of active business owners in the United States plunged by 3.3 The CMO Survey for June 2020 observed that 9% of marketing jobs have been lost due to the ongoing crisis. Small Businesses Face the Biggest Challenges.

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2010 vs. 2020: 9 Sales Strategies That Changed Dramatically in the Last Decade

Hubspot Sales

In 2019, millions of social media users took to their Facebook and Instagram profiles to post their 10-year challenge photos consisting of side-by-side shots of themselves in 2009 and 2019. Pinpointing the right prospects. 2020 Sales Strategies. To succeed in 2020 and beyond, your sales approach needs to make similar strides.

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The Pipeline ? Death Of Salesman 2.0?

The Pipeline

December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009. January 2009. One such “end is near” piece was on SellingPower.com , entitled “ How Many Salespeople Will Be Left by 2020? Prospecting.

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3 Examples of Creative B2B Marketing Initiatives

Zoominfo

That’s right, Hubspot founders Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah wrote the book on inbound marketing in 2009 titled, Inbound Marketing: Get Found Using Google, Social Media, and Blogs. If you’re new, we’ll let Hubspot tell you what it is — because, well — they invented it. Before this book, the term simply didn’t exist.

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How Does 2023 Go Down in Selling History? Mereo Principals Share These Reflections

Mereo

This pattern is similar to what we saw in the 2008 / 2009 recession. The lack of human intuition and understanding often led to errors or misinterpretations in customer interactions, potentially damaging relationships with both existing and prospective clients/customers. When they did not have that clarity, they froze.

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How Will You Sell With A Restrictive US Privacy Policy Act?

SalesforLife

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, reps were heavily required to pick up the phone and cold call (no research, no value) prospects, as marketing leads were not very targeted or qualified. 2009 - LinkedIn launches in its talent solutions - Career Pages, Recruitment Ads, Recruiter for staffing agencies. 2014-present: The New Privacy Era.