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The Gatekeeper in Sales Still Holds the Key

Pipeliner

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 A gatekeeper (at the risk of using an outdated term) is the person designated to keep a protective barrier or ‘screen’ around important or ultra-busy people.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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Forget About Your Sales Comfort Zone [January Referral Selling Insights]

No More Cold Calling

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. That said, I’ve committed to getting out of my sales comfort zone this year, and that means confronting my technology aversion head on. Let me know.

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Don’t Do This in Getting Past the Gatekeeper

Pipeliner

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. Tell the gatekeeper that your prospect is expecting your call when they aren’t. When talking to the gatekeeper, leave out your company name. I was quite wrong.

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How to Cold Call for Sales | Cold Calling Techniques that Really Work

Mr. Inside Sales

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. But just ask account managers and inside sales managers if they still have to prospect and cold call to develop leads and they’ll tell you absolutely! So, what gives?

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How to be great at sales and still get sacked

Sales 2.0

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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How to be great at sales and still get sacked

Sales 2.0

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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Five Ways to Amp Up Direct Sales

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Todd Handy Before we start, let’s make sure we’re all on the same page regarding the term “direct sales.” Often, the differentiator may come down to the sales rep, whose product knowledge, experience and ability to solve the customer’s problem end up being the deciding factor in turning a prospect into a customer.

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