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2020 – An Emotional Slingshot

The Pipeline

As sales professionals, we need to be cognizant of this while approaching prospects. Add to that most face the strain of having to salvage what is left of 2020. With many prospects lacking visibility in 2021, forecasting will be more of a black art than ever. Good Enough. Catching Up. Go To The Club.

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Survey: How sales reps adapted to the pandemic

Zoominfo

A recent ZoomInfo survey of about 600 sales and marketing professionals found that most sales reps said they relied on in-person events for prospecting before 2020. Last year, however, many stopped using events for prospecting, instead adopting old-fashioned methods like (gasp!) Prospecting in the event-less landscape.

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The Homework You Need to Do for Online Prospecting | Sales Strategies

Engage Selling

Prospecting during these uncertain times has been a popular topic. This is because prospecting in person—whether at a networking event, an association meeting, or through old-fashioned door-knocking—is just not happening anymore. Thus, how do we prospect effectively during these difficult … Read More »

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Sales Processes Research 2020 – Something Old, Something New

Sales Hacker

This was what CRM vendors Really Simple Systems set to find out in their 2020 Sales Professionals research project. Prospecting for new leads in 2020 – the old and the new. The survey first looked at how salespeople prospected for new leads. It seems that sales prospects will invariably check them once they are contacted.

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Making Sales in 2021 and Beyond

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Tom Pisello If there's one thing that's true about 2020 it’s that everything changed. For sales, 2020 brought on restrictions and social distancing, leading to less face-to-face interactions and remote sales. With 2020 behind us, here’s what I expect to see in 2021. The ongoing death of the traditional PowerPoint.

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Survey: How sales reps adapted to the pandemic

Zoominfo

A recent ZoomInfo survey of about 600 sales and marketing professionals found that most sales reps said they relied on in-person events for prospecting before 2020. Last year, however, many stopped using events for prospecting, instead adopting old-fashioned methods like (gasp!) actually calling people on the phone.

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Digital Marketing Funnel Tactics for 2020

InsideSales.com

Content is King in 2020. Converting to a digital marketing funnel may seem an intimidating prospect, so let’s look back at the history of marketing funnels. The funnel moved prospective buyers from awareness-interest-to desire, and finally to action. Content is King in 2020. The Bounce Rate. Voice Technology.