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Why You Should STOP Cold Calling Immediately (2020 Update)

No More Cold Calling

Message to cold callers: Pestering strangers is NOT the way to prospect. Cold callers tell you to just pick up the damn phone. Consider the following situations: You call someone because you got their name came from a colleague or friend. You call someone and then follow up with a letter. STOP Cold Calling.

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Tactics To Help You Meet Your 2020 Sales Goals

Sales and Marketing Management

You could be vulnerable if you’re not sharpening your sales skills and honing the tactics that will help you succeed in 2020. million B2B reps currently selling, as many as 1 million could be gone by 2020. Here are eight tactics and techniques that can help you meet your 2020 sales goals. Host webinars. They have questions.

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Sound Like a Professional in 2020

Mr. Inside Sales

How good (or bad) does your sales team sound when prospecting over the phone? Me: (I was in a good mood, otherwise I would have hung up right there): “That’s me, Mike Brooks, how can I help you today?”. We’ve been in business for over 15 years and I want to know how I can set up an appointment to speak with the owner about this?”.

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Cross-selling and Upselling in 2020

Zoominfo

Interesting tidbit: The probability of selling to a new prospect is 5–20%. In 2020, with businesses in turmoil, many have shifted to focus on growing accounts by upselling more services and cross-selling new product lines. 2020: The year of product expansion? The probability of selling to an existing customer is 60–70%.

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5 Tactics to Improve Your Follow-Up Cadence [With Examples]

Sales Hacker

There’s been a shift in how B2B organizations communicate through follow-ups and outreach. In this article, we’ll look at five sales follow-up tactics that will help you do just that. We’ll look at how your SDRs and AEs can provide buyers with more personalized interactions in any meeting during the follow-up.

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3 Secrets to Reaching Your Financial Goals in 2020

Mr. Inside Sales

Now that December is here (by golly, half over…), it’s time for me to solidify my goals for 2020. more in 2020, then you will have reached your goal, won’t you? and then I add up each month and come up with an EXACT figure. If you haven’t done this yet, then do it before January 1, 2020. And then I add 20% more!

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How to Master Your Sales Call Follow-Up

Chorus.ai

Chorus research shows that in January 2020, it took reps just over 150 cold calls on average to strike a deal. Research shows that 92% of all salespeople give up on a lead after four rejections, while 44% give up after only one. That adds up to an awful lot of follow-up.