Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

While Gartner’s article suggests shifts in how that time is allocated—most of which I disagree with, this chart is interesting. Looking at prospecting and conducting sales calls–sellers are spending 33% of their time engaging with customers/prospects. They looked at how sellers are spending their time.

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SBI

JANUARY 31, 2020

TechTarget Priority Engine Email Alerts Help Sales Teams Take Immediate Action on the Best Opportunities in Their Territory. According to recent research , companies that target active prospects with timely, relevant outreach can generate twice as many opportunities. ndrew Gilman, Head of Marketing, NWN Corporation. 617-431-9371.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In this article, we’ll cover what a trigger event is, why they’re important and provide examples you can apply to your own sales strategy. These could be industry changes, a new funding round announcement, a merger, or a prospect getting a new role. That is why recognizing trigger events is key to being successful.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 26, 2018

How to Find Prospects. Prospecting can be tedious and time-consuming, but it’s something that has to be done to keep pipelines healthy. However, while sales reps can’t avoid prospecting, they can certainly make it easier for themselves. Where Do Salespeople Find Prospects? Job Boards. Twitter Searches. Business Journals.

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 28, 2019

It seems universal, we don’t have enough in our pipelines, we have to prospect. But then our prospecting outreach isn’t producing what we need, so we cast a wider net. These tools should improve our ability to reach the right people, at the right time, with the right message. We have to find more opportunities.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 4, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan The Selling Power Blog published a new article of mine, The Top 10 Steps Salespeople Can Take to Improve. The article includes a really terrific video on the importance of tonality. While persistence has always been important in sales, we are in uncharted territory. Stop giving demos.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In this article, you'll learn what experts think about the future of cashless payments, payment methods on the horizon, and companies that are already making the change. Right now, ten countries and territories have launched CBDCs: Nigeria. The COVID-19 pandemic is one major catalyst for the shift. Cashless Payment Predictions. “And

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Zoominfo

JULY 6, 2021

Tom is pitching to you because his office is based a few blocks away from your house and your street happens to fall within his territory. Because Kate has something that Tom doesn’t have: Data — and the tools to wield it. Tom doesn’t know whether you need his product and neither does Kate — but she at least knows there’s a chance.

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Fill the Funnel

JANUARY 7, 2013

This experience has helped me recognize when duct tape is the tool of choice. It is typically a time with lots of NEW in the air – new quotas, new territories, new comp plan, new prospects and new optimism. Take charge of your results and learn how sales tools like InsideView, LinkedIn, ToutApp, Mailchimp, Paper.li

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BuzzBoard

JANUARY 3, 2024

It’s been a year marked by breakthroughs, challenges, and the inexorable march towards a future where AI isn’t just a tool but has evolved to become an inherent part of the human experience. The race for the finest content generation tool has commenced. A typical case would be how rapidly ChatGPT infiltrated schools!

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The Pipeline

MARCH 30, 2011

Prospecting – When Is The Best Time? Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Cold calling , Proactivity , Productivity , Prospecting , Time Allocation , Video , execution. Last week I talked about prospecting, why some like it when most don’t, rejection, and managing them. Prospecting. Sales Tool. qualifying.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 8, 2022

How many times have you seen a rep work their rear end off only to create an opportunity that just keeps getting pushed out quarter after quarter as the prospects’ priorities change? Every good seller knows how to attach their deals to prospects’ timelines and needs. See a competitor’s tool? Promotions and new employees.

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Salesmate

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Moreover, you’ll be getting access to our sales commission calculator tool in this article, so stay tuned. This article is exclusively dedicated to sales commission. In the rest of this article, our main focus would be on individual commission. I’ve got a sales commission calculator tool for you next.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 3, 2011

5 Ways to Boost Your Email Prospecting Response Rate. Prospecting via email can be wildly rewarding, or incredibly frustrating. In fact, we’ve coached clients through a number of simple steps that have helped them double or triple their prospecting email response rates virtually overnight. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008.

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The Pipeline

MAY 27, 2011

10 Fail-proof Tasks to Help Turn Your Prospects into Buyers. Prospecting is a term that’s been around for a long time. Your business strategies are the same as the gold-miners, except instead of digging for ore, you’re digging for customers, with your mind focused on this: you want to find the right prospects—the serious buyers.

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Apptivo

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

However, inbound sales teams need a well-defined lead management system and the right tools to get the most value out of those leads. In this article, we’ll define lead management, go over the components of a sales lead management system, and discuss the tools that can be implemented to get the best outcomes.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 29, 2023

Related: 10 Tips to Build Internal Relationships in Your Sales Organization What to do on days 15-30 as a new AE Territory mapping After being assigned your territory, study up. Related: How to Create an Epic Sales Coaching Culture Befriend your CRM and other tools The CRM is a salesperson’s best friend.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Typically, SDRs work from one of two territory models: Static territories based on geography or vertical or business segment. A Wild West-style free-for-all where reps prospect into an addressable market wherever they’d like. A dynamic book management model actually does away with the concept of static territories entirely.

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SalesLoft

JANUARY 11, 2016

Article updated June 2022. To develop meaningful sales relationships, you have to build trust by getting to know your prospects, their needs, and the potential solutions that can help them solve their problems. Take the guesswork out of prospecting with 6sense. Salesloft data reveals a 4.7x

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BrainShark

AUGUST 24, 2022

Prospecting. Territory Management. Prospecting. Unfortunately, we’ve all experienced poor sales prospecting. To be effective, salespeople need to develop a strategic approach to prospecting and work on it daily to identify new business opportunities better. Essential Sales Skills Every Rep Should Have.

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Adaptive Business Services

JANUARY 24, 2024

A prospective client had a 3×5 card, generally with their business card stapled to it, and this was used to keep track of activities. Today we have electronic tools. Of course, things can get complicated when you are juggling 100’s of clients, prospects, and active deals. More and better prospects. By territory.

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Crunchbase

MARCH 23, 2023

In this article, you’ll find everything you need to know about sales automation, the benefits of automating different parts of the sales cycle and how you can use sales automation software to close more deals. Marketing automation tools help drive demand by automating marketing campaigns and the lead nurturing process.

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Nutshell

MAY 10, 2023

If only there was a tool you could use to see who’s making their way to your site so you could focus your efforts on people who are already interested in your products and services. VisitorIQ is a prospecting tool within Nutshell that automatically tracks visitors to your website and their company data. Let’s dive in!

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 19, 2022

I read an article about the key productivity metrics managers are tracking. According to the survey of over 1000 sales managers, the five most popular metrics were: CRM utilization, Calls made, Emails sent, Conversations, Use of sales tools. CRM is a critical tool to help improve seller productivity. Now those are important!

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 6, 2020

This article is Part 1 in a series on leveraging intent data to book more meetings, accelerate deals, and ultimately crush quota! In this article, you’ll learn how to use the freemium model to book more enterprise meetings. It’s important to make sure your request is processed for your account executives’ territories.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 16, 2019

In 3 hours, the go-to-market teams at ZoomInfo made 24,000 calls, ended up on the phone with our customers and prospects for 250 hours, scheduled 400 follow up meetings, etc. We’ve written at length about the state of cold calling, and we’ve explained why the phone remains an essential tool in the modern sales rep’s arsenal.

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Showpad

MARCH 3, 2020

We’ll get into unique responsibilities of each later in this article. Setting territory structure. A major responsibility that falls in operations’ hands is to evaluate and select sales productivity tools that streamline the sales process, allowing reps to focus on selling activities rather than administrative tasks.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 30, 2020

It listed information for all the prospects in my California territory including the company name, revenue figures, address, telephone number and — of course — the decision maker’s name and title. It’s much easier now to find out what you need to know about a prospect or a client. A lot has changed since then — or has it?

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Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

That’s the advice from a recent Harvard Business Review article that concluded, women are the future of B2B sales. The modern salesperson is collaborating with prospects with digital tools virtually and not physically traveling to the prospect’s place of business as often. Need to improve your sales team’s results?

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 15, 2023

Ideally, you choose the rep best suited for each particular lead, usually based on territory, deal size, or industry. Leverage automation tools Use lead routing automation tools to automate lead routing based on behavioral triggers. Bonus: 50 Best Lead Generation Tools in 2023 (Ranked & Rated) 2. Here’s how.

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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The expectation to Always Be Closing: Sales teams often operate under the belief that the customer or prospect always comes first, even when it means the wellbeing of the sales rep takes the back seat. As a sales leader reading this article, you might be asking yourself, “So, how do I spot or prevent burnout?”

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

You know I have never read an article or a post that was written by an advocate of cold calling, suggesting that social selling is bad, ridiculing people who use the practice to engage with prospects, suggest that it is inadequate, or about to die. You will need to incorporate all tools available, including the dreaded cold call.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 11, 2022

We have our prescribed lists and territories. We’d let the prospect know that we’ll cease prospecting them. If we gained permission, we’d follow up months down the line with a relevant case study, when that prospect made any announcements or role changes, or if their company experienced any big news.

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BrainShark

AUGUST 7, 2022

This article originally appeared in Forbes. Let’s say a company has three salespeople assigned to a given territory and a $3 million quota for that territory. This approach should be mapped to discrete sales activities a rep must perform — the first prospecting call, the first product demo, etc. Over-assignment of quota.

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Crunchbase

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Generating leads is a challenge in itself, then you must determine if that lead can be qualified as a sales prospect, which takes time, research and often connecting with leads directly. Find prospects that match your ICP with Crunchbase Pro – try it free. What is lead qualification? Lead scoring.

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Crunchbase

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Industry: Productivity Tools, Scheduling, Software. About Calendly: Founded in 2013 by Tope Awotona , Calendly is an automated scheduling tool that takes the work out of connecting with others so that its users can accomplish more. The company’s latest raise puts it squarely in unicorn territory. HQ: Atlanta, Georgia.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 6, 2021

You know how the typical prospect goes from an email address in your CRM to a paying customer. You've trained your salespeople on the key actions required to move prospects from stage to stage. Try to figure out where prospects are dropping out of your funnel. Do the majority of prospects go dark after the demo?

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