The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 25, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Debunking the Myth of “Inside Sales” Jan 26, 2012. Copyright 2012, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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SalesHandy

JULY 15, 2018

To get that inspiration, direction, and motivation we follow mentors on social media like Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn influencers. And when it comes to expert advice & motivation, LinkedIn is the best place with over 400 million professionals sharing their stories & lessons. He is the founder of Close.io Jeb Blount.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting.

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SalesHandy

JULY 15, 2018

To get that inspiration, direction, and motivation we follow mentors on social media like Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn influencers. And when it comes to expert advice & motivation, LinkedIn is the best place with over 400 million professionals sharing their stories & lessons. He is the founder of Close.io Jeb Blount.

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Influencer LinkedIn Social Media Demand Generation Agencies 52

Score More Sales

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

What 5 sales prospecting lessons can we take away from the big event? If there was no discussion, articles, videos, controversies – and then game day just happened two weeks later, it would be less exciting. How can you do the same through your LinkedIn page or company blog? Now it has come and gone. Expand Your Pipeline.

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Fill the Funnel

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

OFunnel works like Google Alerts within your LinkedIn network. OFunnel highlights new relationship opportunities that you have never been able to track this easily before by leveraging the reach of your LinkedIn connections. OFunnel constantly monitors LinkedIn as your network expands and emails you results each day.

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SBI Growth

JULY 28, 2013

LinkedIn is the predominant channel right now. So why are so many sales SVPs afraid to embrace social selling? It might disrupt my team’s current prospecting routine”. If your prospecting routine relies on cold calls and e-mails, it is not effective. Our Buyers aren’t on LinkedIn”. Go to LinkedIn.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 12, 2019

Jeb is also a renowned author, having written eight hard-hitting books on sales development, including the best-selling, Sales EQ: How Ultra-High Performers Leverage Sales Specific Emotional Intelligence to Close the Complex Deal. Up next is sales extraordinaire, Trish Bertuzzi, CEO of The Bridge Group Inc.

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Gong.io

APRIL 22, 2022

If I had a dollar for every terrible cold email I’ve received in my business career, well, let’s just say I would not be writing this article now. Cold Email Example #1: It’s not about you (it’s about the prospect). They rarely include any customization or personalization. Cold emails. But cold emails don’t have to suck. Feature dump.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 27, 2018

There are hundreds of different sales tactics that you can use to find prospects, qualify leads, and make a sale. To point you in the right direction, we’ve compiled a list of some of the best and most popular B2B sales tactics from general practices to specific sales techniques you can use to close more of your deals.

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Pointclear

JUNE 20, 2013

Sales Sphere features relevant blog articles from PointClear''s online B2B sales circles. In this article, Gerhard Gschwandtner raises an interesting question about Google’s latest technology, Google Glass. Will it bring another evolution in the ever-changing buying and sales processes? Via Score More Sales.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 3, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. 5 Secrets to Get Better Prospecting Leads. The reason these are great prospects is simple. FREE Resources.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 22, 2018

Prospecting is hard for most salespeople. In fact, getting a response from prospects was identified as the hardest part of the sales process in the 2018 State of Inbound Sales Report. These 45 tips from three remarkably insightful sales experts should make it much easier for you. Plan your prospecting approach.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 31, 2018

18 Outdated Sales Tactics to Kick to the Curb in 2018. If you’re still cold calling prospects and think it’s a great way to generate new opportunities, stop selling now. I mean it -- quit sales and get a new job. Of course, you still need to do call prospecting, and in this scenario, warm calling is the way to go.

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Vengreso

JUNE 27, 2022

Also gone are the days when ideal customers from your target companies are knocking at your sales team’s doors in droves. Although cold calling, inbound marketing, inside sales and field sales still have a place in the sales planning of many companies, the modern B2B buyer is looking for a different type of interaction with B2B sellers.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Seems it has stirred up a discussion in one the LinkedIn groups, one I did not belong to, (since joined). Whenever I do a piece on effective voice mail techniques, three things happen: It get a lot more hits than most other posts – telling me that this continues to be a challenge and hot button for sales people. Read the article.

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SalesHandy

JULY 5, 2021

This drives down the conversions on these channels, and makes it difficult for lead generation and sales functions to keep up. Social selling isn’t a completely new concept in B2B sales – it’s been around since social platforms like LinkedIn and Twitter exist. 7 Steps to adopt social selling in B2B sales.

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Score More Sales

OCTOBER 15, 2014

One of the best first steps you can put into place (aside from hiring an expert to help you put a full plan in place to get your sales and marketing ready for 2015) is to focus on listening. Listen for Prospective Buyers. Listen for prospective buyers who are asking about which products / brands are best in your industry niche.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Sales leaders in charge of new revenue growth have felt this change in their core. Teams that traditionally sold in person had to pivot to an inside sales model. Before this year, there was already a clear split in sales models. Blanket outreach or prospecting will be ignored, and worse, despised.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 28, 2022

Sales engagement is all about connecting with your potential customer or prospects to build a relationship and hopefully move them closer to wanting to buy from you. These days, a lot of sales engagement happens through social media, as more and more of your target audience is using social platforms in their everyday lives.

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John Barrows

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Prospecting into new accounts, following up, doing his best to exceed his number and get his team to do the same. He’s got a killer podcast, a great personal brand and has an interesting story of how he found his true passion in an inside sales job, after working in retail sales. They saw me as a human. Got the job.

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Score More Sales

JUNE 28, 2012

Here are some resources for sales professionals who are on the front lines, generating conversations, listening to prospects and customers online, and engaging with them by email, phone, video, and in person. This post was a combined effort from the whole team at Score More Sales after a team meeting where we shared resource ideas.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Looking for a few easy, virtually-free ways to immediately connect with more prospects? Below, I’ve compiled 18 of my favorite methods for reaching prospects. How to Prospect. Understand your prospects' interests before speaking with them. Connect with more prospects over email. Let’s do this.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 24, 2020

A thorough understanding of digital sales has turned from a "nice to have" to a "need to have," and having a handle on the concept and its strategies is only getting more important. But what, exactly, does "digital sales" entail? These platforms provide a means for you to better understand and touch base with your prospects.

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Score More Sales

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

With all of the technology, tools, methodology and sales process in place you’d think there was no real simple way to help with your sales messaging. The challenge with the messaging you say to your prospective buyers by phone, through e-mail and in voice mails is that there is no one-size-fits-all. What Helps Most?

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LeadFuze

AUGUST 5, 2021

If you’re in sales or run a business and know something our audience can benefit from check out our guest post requirements. Topics that serve to inspire and empower sales teams. Highly informative articles giving detailed advice on successful techniques to employ as well as fun co-conspiratorial content to inspire motivation.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

David is a great person to follow on Twitter, mostly because it gives you easy access to his Sales Development Podcast, where he has a really interesting take on the role of the SDR and how it can make the entire Sales Dev community better. Curious how this translates to LinkedIn [link] — David Dulany (@DKDINSF) February 5, 2021.

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? When you feel like your prospects are objecting to what you’re saying, then this is the right place for you. I could tell she wanted her commission on that sale, so instead of helping me find what I needed, she tried convincing me against buying. That’s not a problem.”.

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Score More Sales

JUNE 23, 2014

One of the very best ways to grow sales opportunities, and ultimately revenues, in your business is by having “real” ideas that solve issues for your prospective customer. Use buyer insight to grow sales). Know buyer’s hot buttons – what drives your prospects crazy? Increase Opportunities.

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SalesHandy

APRIL 25, 2021

When done correctly, a sales call process will enable you in making successful sales calls, repeatedly and predictively. As per KBCM survey , companies using inside sales as a primary sales channel enjoy a 10% higher median growth rate. Making sales calls is one of the core functions within inside sales.

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Score More Sales

JUNE 9, 2014

A toxic sales team environment holds the company back and as an individual contributor – you have to be able to work with those around you, even if you don’t care much for them personally. There is an interesting article about body language and the Galatea Effect - when you convey an expectation received by the other person.

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LeadFuze

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Define Your B2B Inbound Sales Standard Operating Process. Article: When I first began hiring salespeople, I just assumed pay along with commissions and bonuses would be enough sales motivation. It†s important that your team is using multiple channels to engage with prospects. LinkedIn Profile URL. Engagement.

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Cincom Smart Selling

JUNE 30, 2015

Many of these folks correctly guessed or figured out that I have been involved in sales myself. Indeed, I have carried a briefcase around a territory, lived on draws and commissions and also more recently actually looked after a group of inside sales agents. Engaging Prospects. Source: iStock | ThinkStock.

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InsideSales.com

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Learn call planning best practices from Jeff Boyle of Cision and find out why you should never skip this part of the sales call process. RELATED: How To Optimize Your Sales Process Top To Bottom. In this article: Why Pre-Call Planning Is Important. Is 15 Minutes Enough for Sales Call Planning? Why didn’t they buy?

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InsideSales.com

MAY 27, 2020

When it comes to increasing sales productivity, the simplest answers are still the best. In this article: Productivity Tools. AI-Driven Sales Engagement. Being able to offer a demo, instantly, while on the phone with your prospect is a powerful way to get him or her interested in your product. Template Emails.

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InsideSales.com

JUNE 4, 2020

In this article: SDR vs. BDR. What is a Sales Development Rep? Reordering Sales. Together the SDR and BDR roles entail building a business’s prospect database with leads. Each department has a specific task taking care of different aspects of prospect development. BDR is focussed on outbound lead prospecting.

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InsightSquared

MARCH 20, 2019

The good news is that there’s no consensus on what works and what doesn’t work, since every director, manager, and SDR for that matter thinks that they have the secret sauce of connecting with prospects. The role will now require mastery in different areas to differentiate and provide value to prospective companies. Prospecting.

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