No More Cold Calling

JUNE 29, 2019

Don’t miss this opportunity for your own training in the Virtual Referral Selling Workshop Series beginning Tuesday, July 16. Enter the Referral Code Save300. In the meantime, here’s what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this month: How to Ask for Referrals: A Comprehensive Guide.

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Alice Heiman

MARCH 7, 2023

If a referral closes up to 70% of the time, why are we spending most of our effort on strategies that close less than 1% of the time?! A typical B2B sales strategy relies on Sales Development Reps (SDRs) making cold calls or cold emails to try to set up an appointment for an Account Executive (AE) to deliver a sales pitch.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 30, 2018

Finally, after two decades of working with CROs, sales VPs, and CEOs on referral selling, the conversation has shifted. Clients now ask: “How do I create a referral culture?”. That says it all, and that’s the goal of a referral culture. My referral course launched on LinkedIn Learning , so it’s accessible to everyone.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

on how he asks for referrals. I never pass up the chance to chat about referrals. Here’s how Mario describes our conversation: Joanne shares how you should ask for referrals and reveals the exact questions you should ask to qualify those referrals. 3 steps to build a referral culture for your company.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Why didn’t he think to ask for referrals? In B2B sales, closers aren’t the ones with the best technology. The post You Don’t Have Time to Ask for Referrals? February Referral Selling Insights] appeared first on No More Cold Calling. One guy even said he was thinking of cold calling (shudder) and doing more marketing.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Author: Matt Kamp For B2B sales teams, referrals are worth their weight in gold. In fact, most companies experience close rates of 10% to 30% from most lead sources, while referral-based sales tend to close at 50% to 70%. If you want to secure valuable partnerships to generate referrals, you have to take a strategic approach.

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Nutshell

JULY 5, 2019

Referral marketing is the unicorn of B2B marketing. In simple terms, referral marketing is when you get your customers to tell their friends about you. But referral marketing isn’t just for brick-and-mortar businesses. In the B2B space, 84% of decision-makers start their buying process with a referral.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 9, 2019

Ten years later, his advice is even more relevant than it was back then—for college graduates starting their careers, and for salespeople looking to get B2B leads. They don’t fill your pipeline with qualified B2B leads. Relationships are still how deals get done and how you get quality B2B leads. Don’t believe me?

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 7, 2018

And how can a B2B referral program drive up those numbers? They buy what your software does for them—how it saves time, decreases costs, engages customers, tracks referrals, etc. You put a referral program in place that ensures reps have the skills to ask for referrals. Why a Referral Program Ensures Trust.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 31, 2019

I dreaded buying another car because of the pushy, in-your-face car salespeople, who are just like B2B sales reps cold calling you. 5 Reasons Your Team Doesn’t Know How to Get Referrals. Ask most anybody for the secret to how to get referrals, and they’ll probably tell you the first step is to simply ask. We’re vulnerable.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

B2B sales reps don’t get good overnight either. This is particularly true when it comes to asking for referrals , which even seasoned sales professionals find intimidating without regular practice. Want your sales team to build permanent, repeatable, effective referral selling skills? Practice Asking for Referrals.

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Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

In the not-so-distant past, a significant portion of a typical business-to-business (B2B) sales professional’s life revolved around in-person meetings with key prospects and high-value clients. Today, as much as 80% of B2B decision-makers prefer remote or even fully self-serve sales interactions. Why Invest in B2B Lead Generation?

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 6, 2019

Ten years later, his advice is even more relevant than it was back then—for college graduates starting their careers, and for salespeople looking to get B2B leads. They don’t fill your pipeline with qualified B2B leads. Relationships are still how deals get done and how you get quality B2B leads. Don’t believe me?

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Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

For as long as there have been sales, there have been referrals. However, in B2B selling, referrals are more than positive reviews. With that, seeking and gaining referrals is not as easy as it sounds. Therefore, referrals cannot be left to chance. With referrals, the benefits are clear.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2021

A referral is the best way to get a meeting with the decision maker. Referrals help you ace Part One and set you up for success in Part Two. That’s an over-simplification, I know, but it’s the easiest way for people to understand the power of a referral introduction. What’s Standing Between Sellers and B2B Decision Makers.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Then ramp up your prospecting activity by asking for referrals from those happy customers, and you’ll be well on your way to building a strong pipeline for Q1. Learn more about referral selling in this month’s blog posts from No More Cold Calling: 3 Referral Selling Skills All B2B Sales Reps Should Practice.

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Zoominfo

JULY 18, 2018

There’s no doubt about it—appointment setting is an important aspect of B2B sales and business growth. Yet, scheduling B2B sales appointments is no easy task. More Informed Buyers: B2B decision-makers often have in-depth knowledge of market and product options prior to speaking with a sales rep. But, fear not!

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KLA Group

AUGUST 16, 2022

Sales referrals are one of the best – and easiest – ways to find new opportunities, By Kendra Lee This post was originally published in August, 2018 and updated in August, 2022.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Gaining B2B prospects via LinkedIn referrals is the best way to succeed in 2014. Read the 3 Reasons why you aren’t getting enough quality referrals. Read the 3 Reasons why you aren’t getting enough quality referrals. LinkedIn Referrals – this is the real money maker. 5 Steps to More Referrals. Hands down.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 29, 2017

These are the attributes of account-based sales teams who embrace referral selling. To learn more about the role of referrals and relationships in account-based selling, check out this month’s blog posts from No More Cold Calling: Do Account-Based Sales Reps Really Need SDRs? Do sales organizations really need a B2B sales strategy?

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 1, 2018

Sales leaders have forgotten about their most powerful prospecting tool to get leads without cold calling : referral selling. Referrals offer the biggest competitive advantage of any sales tool out there, and yet most teams aren’t using referral selling as the primary prospecting method. That’s a fact. Yes and no.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 6, 2019

In fact, 84% of B2B decision makers start the buying process with a referral ( source ). Today, we’re taking a deeper look at one of the most effective word-of-mouth marketing strategies: referral marketing. Keep reading and learn everything you need to know about referral marketing! What Is Referral Marketing?

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 30, 2016

One million B2B sales jobs in the US will be lost to self-service eCommerce by 2020, according to Forrester’s report, “ The Death of the B2B Salesman.” These referral posts from October will help you get there: Think Robots Will Replace B2B Sales Reps? 6 Simple Ways a Referral Program Eradicates Top Sales Challenges.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 26, 2021

Referral sellers have been relationship-building their way through the pandemic. We’ve had to make do with virtual sales meetings, and that has affected many B2B sales pros’ ability to access new customers and to make real-world connections. But not referral sellers. The effectiveness of referrals is well-recognized.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 19, 2014

If you’re asking strangers on social media for referrals, you’re like the guy at a networking event who shoves his card in people’s face and asks for theirs in return. Referrals Are Personal, You’re Not. And he thinks I’ll give him a referral? Selling by referral is the most personal prospecting strategy that exists.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 28, 2018

When I ask groups of salespeople, “Who wants to build referral skills and will agree to be accountable for results?”—not Why are they the only ones interested in building referral skills? Why Asking for Referrals Isn’t All That Matters for Account Based Selling Teams. It’s a shame more salespeople don’t make the same investment.

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eGrabber

JANUARY 30, 2024

B2B prospecting is the process of identifying potential customers for your business-to-business ( B2B ) products or services. In this guide, we will cover everything you need to know about what is B2B prospecting, the proven B2B prospecting strategies , and the role of B2B prospecting tools. #1

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Vengreso

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

With so many channels available for sales reps to connect, engage, and nurture relationships with potential buyers, getting sales referrals has become even more critical than before to book more sales appointments and grow the sales pipeline. Not all sales or customer referrals are made equal. How to Ask for Sales Referrals (3 Ways).

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Vengreso

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

With so many channels available for sales reps to connect, engage, and nurture relationships with potential buyers, getting sales referrals has become even more critical than before to book more sales appointments and grow the sales pipeline. Not all sales or customer referrals are made equal. How to Ask for Sales Referrals (3 Ways).

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 30, 2017

And all traits that make women especially talented at asking for and receiving referrals. Referrals and relationships are two sides of the same coin. For more on women in sales—and the power of referrals for lead generation—check out this month’s blog posts from No More Cold Calling: Women in Sales: 5 Ways to Get Your Voice Heard.

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Score More Sales

JANUARY 29, 2013

Mike, who is a B2B sales guy asked me a great question: “WHY DON’T MORE SALES REPS PRACTICE ASKING FOR REFERRALS AFTER THE SALE…. The referral from this level would be very powerful. This makes asking for referrals an activity that is less “fun” for some to do. Would you agree? I don’t know.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 31, 2017

Trying to teach reps how to close without addressing the broken links in your lead generation system will not yield sustainable B2B sales leads. By asking for referrals from friends, colleagues, and (best of all) current customers. Or you can call it what I’ve always called it: referral selling. Test Your Referral Savvy.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 20, 2016

When sales leaders ask about the duration of my referral program , I reply that it’s 90-plus days, including the initial skills building and then ongoing follow-up and practice. It’s the same problem over and over again for B2B sales. The Practice Payoff for a Referral Program. We want it now. She always noticed.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

So now I’m offering one last chance to get 12 hours of my best advice on referral selling for a discounted price of $47. 5 Referral Tips (Webinar). Act now to jumpstart your referral selling. For more on referral selling, check out this month’s blog posts from No More Cold Calling: Are Your Salespeople in the Top 90%?

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 29, 2018

By receiving referral introductions from people your prospects know and trust. Commit to referral selling. B2B selling is all about relationships. That’s no way to live, and it’s certainly no way to approach B2B lead generation. What’s the better way to get qualified sales leads? Ready to learn more?

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 15, 2021

And as of July 2020, 69 percent of B2B reps didn’t have enough leads in their pipeline to meet their annual quotas, according to a survey by ValueSelling Associates. B2B salespeople all look the same to our buyers. They buy what software does for them—how it saves time, decreases costs, engages customers, tracks referrals, etc.

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Zoominfo

JULY 9, 2019

Welcome new readers and ZoomInfo regulars to the latest edition of our B2B Blog Post Round-Up series. For those of you who are new to the ZoomInfo blog, we regularly publish monthly round-ups to feature top B2B content from industry professionals, leading brands, and subject matter experts. . Enter, behavioral segmentation.

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