Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

How good are you at requalify existing accounts, or prospects you haven’t spoken with in a while? And that means that just because a prospect or client was in charge of a certain function last month or 6 months ago, it doesn’t mean they are in charge of it today. Transition sentence two: “ __, let me get up to date on things with you.

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Prospecting Sales Qualified Lead Face-to-face Decision Maker 158

Crunchbase

APRIL 11, 2023

Prospecting is the process of researching and pursuing potential customers for your business. The most important part of prospecting isn’t simply finding names and emails — it’s the time and effort spent identifying potential customers and making sure that they’re actually a good fit. It’s also known as “cold outreach.”)

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Ideal Customer Profile Closing Prospecting Intent Data 98

Crunchbase

APRIL 11, 2023

Prospecting is the process of researching and pursuing potential customers for your business. The most important part of prospecting isn’t simply finding names and emails — it’s the time and effort spent identifying potential customers and making sure that they’re actually a good fit. It’s also known as “cold outreach.”)

Ideal Customer Profile 98

Ideal Customer Profile Closing Prospecting Intent Data 98

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

So how can you scale communications with prospects and leads in the space between nurturing and closing a deal? They are a component of campaigns where individual readers (who could be possible prospects) are sent crafted messages after they set off a configured trigger. How Do You Set Up Email Automation?

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Prospecting Scale Lead Nurturing Campaigns 130

Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 23, 2019

The answer is simple: Prospects now have more ways of identifying sales reps they don’t want to speak with, and now have more ways of evading them. It’s the same for your prospects. While it seems counter intuitive, I’d rather know up front if I’m wasting my time or if this is a real prospect. What do you do?

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Prospecting Face-to-face Decision Maker Call-back 147

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

When it comes to sales, there's a lot of innovation happening — and therefore, a litany of new tools. But only one type of tool is considered "effective" by 78% of global sales professionals. What's this magic tool? Create personalized email sequences to engage prospects and improve response rates.

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Data Tools Closing Hubspot 95

Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 9, 2020

Once your company spends money to find a prospect, the clock starts ticking. However, the perishable asset issue arises when leads are not followed up promptly or at all. Companies are not immune from the same issue – no (or slow) follow-up, no sale. Outline the buying stages of the prospect.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring 177

Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

What’s the number one blow off/stall prospects use these days? And unfortunately, chasing down busy professionals—especially people who don’t want to be followed up with—will make reaching these prospects very frustrating… The solution? And then when a prospect blows you off with, “Can you email that to me?”

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Face-to-face Gatekeeper Inside Sales Decision Maker 158

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 6, 2023

B2B ecommerce strategies also differ greatly from B2C (business-to-consumer) ecommerce. In B2B, transactions involve two businesses, while in B2C, businesses sell directly to consumers. ecommerce tools fall into the following categories: Online store hosting: Build an online store from scratch.

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Trends B2B B2C Social Media 103

Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 31, 2020

If a prospect is looking to move forward “as soon as possible,” for example, it means that budget is in place. In addition, what is also important about timeline is that if the prospect you’re speaking to isn’t in the market at this moment, it means you can relax behind your pitch. Everybody is onboard. Is there urgency or not?

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 21, 2019

What do you say when you get this objection while prospecting ? If you’re like many sales reps, you accept this stall and become a willing participant in the follow up drama that ensues. Let’s face it: This blow off is just a variation that prospects have been using for years. And you know how frustrating that is.

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Face-to-face B2C Sales Qualified Lead Inside Sales 137

Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

I was listening to a client’s closing call last week, and when the prospect asked a buying question, the rep answered it and then just remained quiet. Now direct them to the signup paperwork, online form, or whatever you use to sign new clients up. What should she have done? What would you have done? If Yes again]. Who Should Attend?

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Face-to-face Gatekeeper Inside Sales Decision Maker 158

Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Do you need customized keynotes or breakout sessions on subjects like: Prospecting – Both B2B & B2C Dealing with gatekeepers Overcoming objections and Stalls Virtual Presentation Skills Setting follow-up appointments Motivation and Attitude Adjustment And much more! Get Access Today.

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Hiring Gatekeeper Face-to-face Inside Sales 156

Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 23, 2020

Would you be as successful if you couldn’t reach out to these prospects and introduce yourself and your company? For example: many real estate agents have put together an up to date, free market analysis of comps of other homes in the area and call local homeowners to give this away. If your answer is Yes, then guess what?

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Cold Calling Real Estate Sales Qualified Lead Face-to-face 180

Allego

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

After using the generative AI tool for more than a year, though, I am a lot less worried. That’s because gen AI tools still need humans to create quality content. Gen AI tools are another tool in my toolbox, much like Google Search or my MacBook. They help me do my job better and faster. But they can’t do it alone.

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B2B Coaching B2C Tools 71

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 27, 2019

You've spent hours prospecting : researching, making warm calls , reaching out via email and on social media. If you have prospects who are dragging their feet or slowing a deal down, you might be working with a tire kicker. So, how can separate these tire kickers from well-qualified prospects? Sound familiar?

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Prospecting Strategy Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 128

Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 6, 2020

How good (or bad) does your sales team sound when prospecting over the phone? Me: (I was in a good mood, otherwise I would have hung up right there): “That’s me, Mike Brooks, how can I help you today?”. We’ve been in business for over 15 years and I want to know how I can set up an appointment to speak with the owner about this?”.

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Face-to-face Inside Sales Gatekeeper Decision Maker 157

Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

You felt like you had a really qualified and interested prospect, set the demo call, looked forward to what you thought was for sure your next sale, and…. Here are three proven scripts you can use the next time your prospect tells you “I looked it over and I’m not interested…. Do me a quick favor and open that email up that has the…”.

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Gatekeeper Face-to-face eBook How To 158

Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

You felt like you had a really qualified and interested prospect, set the demo call, looked forward to what you thought was for sure your next sale, and…. Here are three proven scripts you can use the next time your prospect tells you “I looked it over and I’m not interested…. Do me a quick favor and open that email up that has the…”.

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Gatekeeper Face-to-face eBook How To 156

Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 7, 2019

By booking Mike Brooks, Mr. Inside Sales, you will ensure that your inside sales team returns to their offices not only pumped up, but also equipped with proven sales skills they can use to instantly perform better! Then reach out to Mike today to see if your event date is still available! Who Should Attend?

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Face-to-face B2C Inside Sales Gatekeeper 121

Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 1, 2019

Here are 5 things you can begin doing right now: Email Secret #1: Use the prospect’s first name in the subject line. Putting your prospect’s name in the subject line (first name) will immediately distinguish your email from the hundreds of others your prospect gets. Email Secret #3: Keep your email short and easy to read!

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Face-to-face Inside Sales Gatekeeper Sales Qualified Lead 126

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

At its core, Social Selling is a modern prospecting methodology that fills the funnel with opportunities. Sign up here for SBI’s 7 th Annual Research Presentation to learn what they’re doing differently and why. LinkedIn is by far the #1 tool for social selling. Compared to B2C, most B2B company LinkedIn pages are pretty lame.

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Social Selling Top of Funnel Marketing Ideal Customer Profile 321

Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 1, 2019

Would you like to be motivated to pick up the phone instead of sending yet another email? Want to get your team excited about selling again? Do you want to be confident when speaking with gatekeepers and decision makers? Are you ready to double or even triple your sales—in 2019? Better training = more sales. It’s that simple.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 11, 2020

For years, I’ve been teaching and training sales teams to put in the time and effort to learn the proper sales techniques first, and then, after they understand and have mastered the fundamentals, they can “adapt” them to each particular prospect or situation. It’s up to you! How does your sales team handle this? Who Should Attend?

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Face-to-face Gatekeeper Inside Sales Objections 159

Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 22, 2019

If you have to pick up the phone for a living, then I’ll bet making cold calls isn’t one of your favorite activities. If not, then you’ll spend your time between calls researching, reading blog posts, looking at websites, taking lunch, and then not calling enough prospects to make a difference. 3: Take the pressure off yourself.

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Face-to-face Gatekeeper Decision Maker Cold Calling 186

Close.io

DECEMBER 10, 2018

When I first began selling, nervous doesn’t even begin to describe how I felt about sales prospecting. Picking up the phone to call leads that didn’t know who I was, to pitch them on why they should hand over their hard-earned money in exchange for my product, was enough to make my stomach turn in my early days of sales prospecting.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Prospecting 131

Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Just last week, I received this email question from a reader: “Hi Mike, question: After I send out information to prospects, and I come back to them with an idea do I ask them if they have a minute before going into my pitch?”. I’ve been making calls—both prospecting calls and closing calls—for a long time. If so, you’re not alone.

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Face-to-face Call-back Inside Sales Gatekeeper 141

Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 22, 2019

Let’s face it: prospects get hundreds of emails per week and there is a slim chance they are going to read – let alone respond to – an email from a sales rep. Draw your prospect’s attention to something that is happening now and current in their situation. This will snap your prospect out of his/her rote reading of emails.

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Face-to-face Inside Sales Gatekeeper Decision Maker 138

Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

February 14 is typically a holiday for B2C marketers -- not salespeople. But that’s to your advantage: A Valentine’s Day-themed email will stand out in your prospects’ work inboxes, make them curious, and ultimately, earn you the opens and replies you’re looking for. Prospecting emails. Follow-up email templates.

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Prospecting Lead Gen Referrals Hiring 96

LeadFuze

JULY 5, 2023

We’ll explore strategies for understanding your prospective customer’s circumstances, crafting personalized introductions, preparing for objections effectively, encouraging two-way communication and showcasing unique features early on in the call.

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Webinar Metrics Hiring Strategy B2C 52

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 22, 2022

We surveyed over 1,000 sales professionals around the globe to find out the top sales trends of 2022, and one thing is certain – the pandemic made a lasting impact on the relationship between salespeople and their prospects. The number of interactions with prospects during the sales process is growing.

Trends 86

Trends Report Data Strategy 86

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 4, 2024

As sellers, we should strive to make buying as easy as possible by providing the right tools the customer needs to make the right decision at the right time. Take your people’s success personally, build up relationships with your folks, advocate for the needs of your team, and be a model of great leadership and mentorship for your folks.

Lead Rank 108

Lead Rank Construction Hubspot Lead Scoring 108

Zoominfo

APRIL 24, 2020

We know, according to ZoomInfo data, as of the end of March, most small businesses still lacked critical tools to enable team collaboration and web conferencing in remote working conditions. Its purpose is to help customers identify prospects interested in specific subject matter and topics related to a customer’s value propositions.

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Outsourcing Services Intent Data Transportation Intent 227

Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

What characteristics make up leadership? Join Our Next Training: If your team is struggling with call reluctance and is tired of the endless rejection they face, then this live, interactive online B2B & B2C inside sales training is exactly what they need to get excited & confident about selling again! Who Should Attend?

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Face-to-face Gatekeeper Inside Sales Decision Maker 159

Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 16, 2019

We’ve all been through it: You set an amazing demo or presentation call and, and…they don’t show up! Or, you have an amazing and, what you think is an, engaging demo call and you set a call back and, and…they don’t show up! The way most sales reps set appointments now is to just ask when a day and time might be good for a prospect.

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Face-to-face Call-back Inside Sales Gatekeeper 148

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

This is one of many reasons organizations are looking to implement digital sales tools, including: Companies that appropriately adopt digital B2B sales will drive 5 times more revenue growth than their peers. In 85% of the cases, the rate of change in spend—either up or down—was no more than 25% of total spend.

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B2B Strategy B2C Revenue 177

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

As James Mensforth , Sales Director UKI at Aircall , told me, "As a sales leader, I use AI to get a better sense of how my team is performing, how we can improve our metrics, and even how to freshen up our sales scripts and prospect communications. It’s been a game changer in how my team operates on a day-to-day basis."

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Hubspot Lead Rank Data Social Media 96