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Don’t Miss This Event: The Gatekeeper Died

No More Cold Calling

The Gatekeeper Died: Why That’s a Good Thing” is the topic for my new, monthly, live Sales TV Show on the Sales Experts Channel. The premier episode, The Gatekeeper Died: Why That’s a Good Thing , covers what I’ve been writing about for years: why you don’t have to worry about gatekeepers when you have a referral.

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4 Ways to Get Past the Gatekeeper (No Tricks Required)

No More Cold Calling

When you have a referral introduction, there’s no need to dupe the gatekeeper. It’s tiresome reading about how to get past the gatekeeper. These “gatekeeper” tactics are insincere, duplicitous, unprofessional, offensive, and a waste of sales time. Gatekeepers are good at their jobs. Of course you would.

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Pitch Your Product in Two Sentences

Mr. Inside Sales

Elevator pitch example #5: “ , at Tracks Advertising, our small business clients get the most comprehensive online exposure, the certified highest traffic and the most qualified leads in the industry—all at the guaranteed lowest rates. Where are you currently advertising online now?”.

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How to Reach Decision Makers Every Time

No More Cold Calling

When you receive a referral introduction, you breeze past gatekeepers and walk right into meetings with your prospects. Create m etrics and accountability: Referral success can be tracked and measured just as easily as results from cold calling, direct mail, and advertising. Then, ask for an introduction.

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The Sales Presentation: Things to Keep in Mind

Mr. Inside Sales

In our advertising, we sell hope.” Never leave a problem on your customer’s desk.” A good sales presentation starts logically and ends emotionally.” Zig Ziglar. “In In our factory, we make lipstick. Charles Revson. Remember, you’re not selling products or services. You’re selling solutions to your customer’s problems.” Who Should Attend?

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RevOps Will Fix Your Pipeline and Your Love Problems

Sales Hacker

A misleading advertising term to trick talented ops & analytics folk to join just so they can spend their days rebuilding salesforce reports on incomplete/incompatible data sets over and over again. ” — Richard Makara , Growth Engineer at Paddle. .” — Jerimiah Lancaster , Partner & Managing Director at Winning By Design. “‘A

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The Top Ten Changes In Sales Over The Past Ten Years

Bernadette McClelland

Besides many today have their own gatekeepers. Remember the days where magazines, newspapers, flyers and print advertising were generating a ton of interest and incoming leads. The business manager was a decision maker in his or her own right and their sign-off was for a fairly healthy dollar figure.