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Why Introverts Are Better at Asking for Referrals

No More Cold Calling

You don’t have to be the life of the party to succeed in sales. That’s exactly the kind of people account based sales reps are—life-of-the-party types, not fearful of confrontation, can talk to anyone about any subject, blazing extroverts. But introverts have their own advantages in sales. I’m an introvert.

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3 Hidden Secrets About Key Account Management

No More Cold Calling

Account based selling is an art, not a science. Attracting key accounts is the #1 challenge for account based selling teams. (No Account based selling teams need their own specific strategy with sales activities mapped to each stage of the sales process, which then need to be mapped to the buyers’ processes.

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Are You Telling the Truth About Asking for Referrals? [Q3 Referral Selling Roundup]

No More Cold Calling

I used to think it was just sales newbies who struggled with referral reluctance. I wondered about those in non-traditional sales roles like customer success, CPAs, attorneys, architects, engineers, and consultants—who are now being asked to sell. If you have to ask, it might suggest you’re not very successful.

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An Inside Look Premiere: A True Story of Executing Account-Based Everything

DiscoverOrg Sales

Account-based marketing (ABM) is a hot topic of conversation, and momentum is building to expand this person-first approach from Marketing to Sales and beyond, breaking down department barriers with shared goals: Enter account-based everything (ABE). An account-based everything experiment.

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Don’t Let Your Sales Team Get Spooked: October Referral Selling Insights

No More Cold Calling

No, Halloween isn’t so scary, but account based sales can be. Sales leaders and their teams have lots of fears: “We have a quota looming over our heads. Yes, there’s lots that’s scary about account based selling. Read “ Why Your Account Based Sales Team Will Never Be Good at Referrals.”).

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GTM 86: Learnings From 6 Successful SaaS Exits with Katrina Wong

Sales Hacker

Discussed in this Episode: Marketing plays a crucial role in preparing a company for a successful exit by building awareness, generating pipeline, and creating a compelling narrative. An operational mindset and execution excellence are key to the success of a company. 08:19) Operational excellence: the key to startup success. (13:38)

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The Shocking Secret to Make Asking for Referrals Easier

No More Cold Calling

That’s the question I asked more than 500 sales pros. That means three-quarters of account based sales teams have failed to complete the first step in asking for referrals—making it clear who they want to meet. That’s a shame, because every sales rep wants to learn effective methods of generating leads.

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