No More Cold Calling

JULY 20, 2017

Twenty years ago, I would have told you referrals couldn’t possibly be more important for account based sales development. Too many account based selling teams over-rely on technology to reach their prospects. The goal of account based sales development is to land and expand within named accounts.

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MTD Sales Training

JULY 12, 2012

The Gatekeeper; that secretary, receptionist or otherwise, frontline person whose job, it seems, is to make your life as a professional sales person, miserable. Yes, a good gatekeeper (GK) can indeed cause havoc and prevent you from getting to the decision maker (DM). Sales Person: “Yes, Sharon Ames in accounting.”.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

I know this next tip may seem odd in my 10 Ways to Get Past Gatekeepers When Prospecting on the Phone. Here is number 6: Call and ask for Accounts Receivables. I have found it to be effective at times, though. Every company is eager to collect all of the money they can, […].

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Effective sales prospecting is a multistep process that requires systematic prospect discovery, qualification, and outreach. In this post, you’ll learn the 19 best sales prospecting tools to help you engage with your ideal prospects. What Is a Sales Prospecting Tool? Engage with your prospects.

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

How good are you at requalify existing accounts, or prospects you haven’t spoken with in a while? And that means that just because a prospect or client was in charge of a certain function last month or 6 months ago, it doesn’t mean they are in charge of it today. And why would you even want to do this? How about timeline?

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 2, 2023

Most companies are under immediate pressure already to begin accomplishing their new goals and sales targets. In fact, this is also felt in the accounting department, the marketing department, and everywhere else. As you speak with your clients and prospects this week, realize that they are all feeling the same stress as well.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 18, 2018

As you probably know by now, my point of view is that referral selling is the most powerful account based sales development strategy, and it’s the only effective use of salespeople’s time. So, it makes sense that people think I believe referrals are the only way to ensure qualified sales lead generation. Prospects aren’t dumb.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 3, 2022

And in sales, this is especially true. Here’s a quick example from a new client I’m working with now: At the end of speaking with current accounts, the habit of the sales team is to ask: “If you need anything, please give me a call…”. Developing a better habit during this part of the call will greatly increase your sales.

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Pipeliner

AUGUST 18, 2018

Most of us aren’t lucky enough to have a gatekeeper. What is a gatekeeper in sales? A gatekeeper (at the risk of using an outdated term) is the person designated to keep a protective barrier or ‘screen’ around important or ultra-busy people. Sales People Report that One of Their Top Challenges is Accessing Top Executives.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 9, 2018

Find out how to unclog your sales pipeline. Big problem—the kind of problem that will keep a sales leader up at night, or worse, get a sales leader canned. Big problem—the kind of problem that will keep a sales leader up at night, or worse, get a sales leader canned. Why can’t they get past the gatekeeper?

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Zoominfo

MAY 8, 2019

True sales productivity boils down to two things: numbers and time. More specifically, how can you increase your numbers (calls, email, sales, deal size) during the time you spend working each day? If you’re ready to learn how high-quality sales data can make a huge impact on your success as a sales rep, keep reading!

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John Barrows

MARCH 5, 2020

What’s going to happen to SDRs and prospecting teams in the future? The sales development function is always changing. We spoke to Josh Roth to hear how he thinks prospecting teams and the role of an SDR is going to change. Josh: When I started as a sales rep, I think you were still able to sell with a phone and Google.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2021

There are two parts to the sales process: Part One: Getting meetings with decision makers. You get an introduction to your prospect, and you get a meeting with the decision maker. The biggest challenge for sales teams is seller access , according to Gartner’s recent report, The Chief Sales Officer’s Leadership Vision for 2021.

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PandaDoc

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Sales prospecting acts as the first stage in the sales process. B2B sales organizations may often find that this process is highly time-consuming and requires significant investments in manual labor. And poorly managed prospecting lists will result in seller fatigue. B2B sales prospecting in a nutshell.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 15, 2021

Every sales leader says their #1 prospecting challenge is getting leads in the pipe. Despite the fact that most companies have marketing automation solutions, targeted outreach by SDRs, and intense social media strategies, account execs are still missing quota en masse. None of us stands out during prospecting.

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Tenbound

JANUARY 3, 2024

Predictable Prospecting: How to Radically Increase Your B2B Sales Pipeline By Marylou Tyler & Jeremey Donovan Part 1: TARGET Chapter 1: Internalizing Your Competitive Position Conduct a Six-Factor analysis of your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. sales leaders) 2- Gatekeepers: (e.g.,

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Pipeliner

APRIL 17, 2018

It read, “How to handle gatekeepers and reach decision-makers.”. This, I thought, is an online article that would be great to share with my B2B sales team. Dial a number one or two digits different than your prospect’s number. When the unprepared person answers, ask them to transfer you to your prospect.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 2, 2021

Remember, this is an “elevator pitch” designed to inform and grab interest in a prospect during the time you’re in an elevator together (or during that crucial 20 seconds you’ve got on the phone). Your customers (and your bank account) will thank you for it! ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Get Access Today.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2020

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. Sales Leadership Is Missing It Big (and Here’s the Proof).

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 12, 2018

Discover cold calling tips, best practices and techniques to avoid and learn ways that really work on how to make effective B2B cold calls for sales. With all the technology out there, some people like to say that cold calling and prospecting are dead. Cold calling mistake #1: Don’t pitch the gatekeeper. So, what gives?

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 29, 2020

I’m not looking forward to stepping out of my sales comfort zone this year, but I must. Sure, I can learn it, but it’s not in my sales comfort zone, and it’s not exciting for me. What excites me is working with prospects and clients on referral selling and experiencing together the dramatic results they achieve. Let me know.

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Zoominfo

JULY 18, 2022

One of the primary rules of sales is to talk to someone who has the power to make a buying decision. They often maintain a small army of people to deal with all these demands, which means that the best way to approach a CFO is getting in touch with and gaining the confidence of these gatekeepers. Start with social media accounts.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 28, 2017

Referral selling is my brand, my mantra—you know, the sort of thing you look up before reaching out to prospects. Sales is not about clicking buttons and adding a myriad of contacts to your profile. We exchanged ideas about sales online, and we met in person when I was in London. It’s listed on my LinkedIn profile.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Message to cold callers: Pestering strangers is NOT the way to prospect. Cold calling is a duplicitous, disingenuous sales tactic. If you make 100 calls, you’ll talk to about 20 people, schedule 10 sales appointments, and if you’re lucky, close one new deal. Why would you bother with a sales system that gets such dismal results?

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Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Start to feel how your entire career, your entire year, your experience as a sales professional will change once you’ve made that number come true. think of that new car, the added savings in your checking account. This is the key to peak performance in sales—and in everything else. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Sales 2.0

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Someone is one of the top performers in a sales team and they still get sacked. The problem with this is that when you are in sales you likely have a boss and maybe a boss’s boss etc. The irony, of course, is that these same sales people are often hyper-sensitive to every word they say or write to a client. How is this possible?

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Top account based sales reps don’t sit back and wait for prospects to call. They get referrals to prospects who actually want to hear from them, and they provide insights and demonstrate persistence that builds relationships and advocates. Persistence isn’t just key to success in account based sales.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 8, 2020

Introducing our brand new, 7-Session inside sales training course that is available to you and your team TODAY. Our Award Winning Inside Sales Training is also the most affordable training on the market today! appeared first on Mr. Inside Sales. Your reps can now watch and learn when it’s convenient for them!

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John Barrows

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Ryan’s strength is turning prospecting into a math game so you can reverse engineer the activities you need to generate the outcome you need. It’s time to make sales simpler… In This Podcast You’ll Learn: Cold Call Connect Rates. Making Prospecting a Science. Making Prospecting a Science.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

APRIL 12, 2017

The last thing you want is to spin cycles on bad data until your sales and marketing teams wear out. In the same manner, many sales intelligence data providers claim to have high levels of accuracy. In Account-Based Sales Development (ABSD), data quality is critical for scaling effectively. Setting up the A/B data test.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Every business needs to fill its sales funnel with qualified leads, convert those leads into customers, and retain paying customers for the long term. What makes the difference between a high-performing sales funnel and one that isn’t ready for the needs of a modern B2B sales motion?

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 26, 2020

At ZoomInfo, we care about the sales numbers, but we know to get there we must: Always. When you rush to close a sale, you don’t have the time to harness key insights about your prospects — leaving you high and dry during your sales calls. These tidbits can be the difference between an average sale and a humongous deal.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In sales, preparation is the steps taken to understand prospects and clients at each stage of the sales process. From prospecting through account management, it’s being informed of their personnel, their processes, their strengths, and weaknesses. It’s a hallmark of “typical” salespeople and sales stereotypes.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 14, 2021

Sales and marketing teams start their account-based sales (ABS) and account-based marketing (ABM) programs with strategic intentions. They’re watching those accounts that are trending and consuming their content. They start worrying about how many touchpoints are sales and marketing hitting.

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CloserIQ

APRIL 16, 2019

Whether you’re new to sales or an experienced sales leader, prospecting is integral to your current success and your future career growth trajectory. A prospecting plan that’s strategic and worked consistently improves the quality and quantity of leads in your pipeline. Prioritize Key Prospects and Clients.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 20, 2020

Sales and marketing teams, specifically, have abandoned chasing (demand gen) waterfalls or examining funnels. With multiple studies across the world highlighting shrunken marketing budgets, campaign delays, and hiring freezes…where should your sales and marketing efforts begin? …But what about next quarter? Think about it.

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Sales 2.0

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Someone is one of the top performers in a sales team and they still get sacked. The problem with this is that when you are in sales you likely have a boss and maybe a boss’s boss etc. The irony, of course, is that these same sales people are often hyper-sensitive to every word they say or write to a client. How is this possible?

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