Janek Performance Group

MAY 31, 2022

As a sales trainer and coach, the question got me thinking that this scenario is similar to cold outreach in a business–to–business environment. In this article we explore why prospects say “No” and how salespeople can better position themselves for success. I did notice her at the booth, and thought, “Here comes a sales pitch.”

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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. B2B sales prospecting in a nutshell. The more detailed and accurate your ICP is, the more resultative your sales will be.

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Autoklose

JANUARY 22, 2024

You might be confused about the best way to reach out to a customer or find yourself struggling to define go-to sales strategies that bring results. Don’t let that frighten you, as many sales tactics are actually hard-rooted in sales management by being extremely effective no matter what year it is. Mind the Sales Experience 13.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2017

It’s the one aspect of sales that just never changes. As we’ve all experienced, sales essentially boils down to two things: Numbers. Truth is, sales is changing -- quickly. As the sales conversations grows even more buyer-focused, sales reps have begun developing his or her own hack, own technique, own process.

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InsideSales.com

OCTOBER 23, 2019

In this article: Engaging with C-Level Executives. Cold calling the CEO is difficult, but not impossible — if you know how to structure your pitch and how to get past gatekeepers. “I think it’s really unusual, and that’s why we’re really selling more enterprise software than Oracle or SAP.”

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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 start worrying about how many touchpoints are sales and marketing hitting. This is why: Sales and marketing teams are getting account-based awareness vs. account-based revenue growth.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Why successful sales people walk away. When you’re young and new to sales, there’s a strong compulsion to chase after every opportunity that comes your way. There’s a sort of die hard, “I’m a sales guy/gal, I’m relentless, I never give up” type mentality that sets in. You’ve ended up being trapped by the gatekeeper.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Salesforce automation tools are among the most powerful CRM software workflow solutions. Sales automation techniques are only going to get more important for businesses. One sales company saw its total revenue go up by more than 200 percent after initiating automated follow-up emails. Salesforce automation solutions.

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HeavyHitter Sales

JUNE 1, 2010

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors.

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SalesHandy

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Hence it is important to learn and figure out how to find decision makers in a company as part of your sales process. This unnecessarily stretches your sales cycle and defeats the purpose of having a well-defined sales process. Why Decision Makers matter in sales. Connect and bypass gatekeepers earlier.

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OnePageCRM

JUNE 15, 2017

The ultimate guide to planning, conducting and tracking your outbound sales calls. How to get past gatekeepers. The best way to get past a gatekeeper like this is to reframe how you approach the call. It’s easier to convince an office manager that they need your purchasing software than it is the CEO. Making the call.

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SalesHandy

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Hence it is important to learn and figure out how to find decision makers in a company as part of your sales process. This unnecessarily stretches your sales cycle and defeats the purpose of having a well-defined sales process. Why Decision Makers matter in sales. Connect and bypass gatekeepers earlier.

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Tony Hughes

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Imagine encouraging your SVP of Sales to run the CXO's profile in order to appointment-set at the highest level for maximum cut-through. As a sales leader, reaching out from your CEO's LinkedIn to make that invitation can be the key moment that turns a tenuous relationship into a concrete one. The CIO is dodging you. stall. #stall.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 28, 2019

Sales coaching typically looks one of two ways… Micromanaging the rep’s every step. But coaching salespeople into sales champions doesn’t happen in the extremes. And lucky for you, too much and never aren’t your only options when it comes to sales coaching. RELATED: How To Manage A Sales Team: 12 Expert Tips For Success.

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Cience

JULY 25, 2019

In today’s article, we’ll examine the pros and cons of chatbots for B2B lead generation. On the other hand, the automation of business processes that comes with the introduction of certain software enables us to free our human mind for more creative tasks that no AI can yet solve. To chatbot or not? . By medium: Website.

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Tony Hughes

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Any advanced selling system is based on the fundamentals however you have to leverage a process and acknowledge the nurturing required for an effective sales cycle to happen in social environs over time. The folly of Sales 2.0 Get crystal clear about what actually can and will move the needle; read Mike Weinberg's book: New Sales.

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Tony Hughes

MARCH 13, 2018

It's being done right now in the field by a sales team near you [perhaps a competitor], it's remarkable and it's not for the faint of heart. Just reading Jonathan Farrington's statistic that, 'the average quota attainment in B2B sales is below 60%,' prompts me to lay out a blueprint on how to fix it. May the 'first in' win!

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OnePageCRM

MAY 25, 2017

The ultimate guide to planning, conducting and tracking your outbound sales calls. Prospecting is the most difficult part of the sales process for salespeople. The key to outbound sales is smart calling. However, it can also be the fastest way to build yourself a sales pipeline. Sales calls work. Making the call.

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Cience

JULY 9, 2020

If you’ve worked in marketing or sales over the past decade then you’ve most likely heard it said: “Cold calling is dead.” Gatekeeper. How to Handle Objections In Sales Calls. Cold Calling Tips From Sales Pros. The cold calling technique takes its origin from door-to-door sales. How is cold calling still viable?

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PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

It may seem that cold calling in sales is dead — but the numbers say otherwise. This means cold calls are still a powerful sales channel that shouldn’t be overlooked. Here are a few examples of cold-calling scripts that can help you and your sales team deliver effective sales pitches. Sales script with options.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

And for leveling up your sales skills, nothing beats a good sales book. So what are the best sales books for helping you reach peak performance? Have been recommended by sales professionals. Here’s how you can find the sales books that are most relevant to you. Here they are… The 97 Best Sales Books in 2020.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

To make the process easier to navigate, I’m going to walk you through everything you need to know to build a killer go-to-market strategy in this article. That list is narrowed down by talking to sales teams from the solution provider and by testing product use cases until a decision is made. What is a Go-to-Market Strategy?

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 23, 2023

Crafting the perfect B2B cold sales email is both an art and a science. With the help of the templates in this article and expert tips on what not to write in your next cold email, you'll have the confidence to write attention-grabbing emails that prospects will want to read. Download Now 1. Craft an exciting subject line.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 24, 2018

In this mega guide, I’ll breakdown 31 different lead generation techniques you can use to supercharge your sales pipeline almost immediately. Two of which are currently sales and marketing. I’m in control of every step of the sales process – from awareness to decision making. Why am I sharing this?

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Sales Hacker

MAY 15, 2018

This will massively increase the effectiveness of individual sales reps and help you shorten your sales cycle. At Appcues —as in many SaaS companies—our sales team operates on an entirely inbound model. Low-ACV leads seldom justify a sales rep’s time. There’s a growing juxtaposition in software sales.

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