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Our Award-Winning Article

Mr. Inside Sales

In case you missed this, I received the following email last week: Dear Mike: The people have spoken and your article, “3 Keys to Dealing with Difficult Prospects,” has won 2nd place in our 2020 Sales Pro Central MVP Awards Social Selling category!” The post Our Award-Winning Article appeared first on Mr. Inside Sales.

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5 Closing Questions You Need

Mr. Inside Sales

Note to my readers: Because of my heavy client load, I am reducing my blog articles to bi-weekly starting today. Your next blog will arrive on Tuesday, August 17 th. Ever feel stalled during a close? You could do two: one for prospecting and one for the close. Happy Selling! Unlimited License: One to 100 reps can attend for one low price!

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Transform your interactions: practice courtesy and kindness

Mr. Inside Sales

Nothing gets you further with a gatekeeper than using those magic words, and being polite and professional always helps you with both prospects and clients. Note: If you enjoyed this article, then you’ll love my new book: The Owner’s Manual to Life: Simple Strategies to Worry Less and Enjoy Life more. You can find it here.

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How to Sell A Pencil—Or Any Product or Service

Mr. Inside Sales

NOTE: While this article talks about using this technique as an interview question to determine what kind of sales rep you’re about to hire, it’s also a great technique for managers to use to diagnose what is wrong with reps who may not be hitting quote consistently. Getting screened out by the gatekeeper. Identifying decision makers.

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One Simple Technique to Learn Buying Motives

Mr. Inside Sales

If not, start using it today: search my blog to read articles on how to do that.). Question for you: How often do you take notes while you’re on Mute and your prospect is revealing their buying motives? You don’t take notes? How about using your Mute button? Are you actively doing that? (If

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Improve Your B2B Sales Process with Company and Contact Data

Zoominfo

This shift led to the intertwining of concepts and phrases like technographic data, sales intelligence, sales enablement, and sales prospecting tools. Bypass gatekeepers. Secretaries, administrative assistants, and phone operators are often referred to as gatekeepers in the world of sales. It’s a “must-have.” Call us today!

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How Technology Has Changed Selling: New Tools, Old Rules

Fill the Funnel

Consider some of the changes that have occurred as a result of technology and tools: Prospect Research. New Tools: Instant availability of everything imaginable about each prospect. The Gatekeeper. Old Rule: Do you remember the dance with the gatekeeper? Preparing Quotes and Proposals. Don’t forget the typos.

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