Partners in Excellence

APRIL 19, 2022

Since my earliest days of selling, I have been taught, to create real value and differentiation, I have to know more than my customers. As a result, I’ve always done a lot of research into both my customers and target customers. In my first sales role, I sold exclusively to Money Center Banks.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. Before we dive in, let’s take a quick look at the most-prospected-to industries. Bank of America. FinancialServices.

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Selling Energy

MARCH 27, 2023

One of the topics I’m frequently asked about is how to follow-up with customers. It takes careful planning, energy, and investment to find and court new prospects; however, businesses often miss the boat when it comes to maintaining a relationship with their customer after the sale is made.

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Artesian Solutions

MAY 11, 2020

Leading lenders agree it will take 1-2 years to establish a stable “New Normal” and digital investment will be key to successful relationship banking in the post COVID-19 age. However, despite this sobering agreement on the challenges facing both banks and their clients, the overall feeling of the group was one of optimism.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

There’s more to prospect contact data than phone numbers, job titles, and company pain points. Let’s say a current customer forwards one of your product emails to several procurement officers — this could indicate a change in their spending budget. Find the right prospects for a deal close. Reach new buyers before competitors.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

There’s more to prospect contact data than phone numbers, job titles, and company pain points. Let’s say a current customer forwards one of your product emails to several procurement officers — this could indicate a change in their spending budget. Relationship vs. Customer Intelligence. Gain deeper knowledge of their prospects.

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MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 17, 2018

The next time you’re with a prospect or customer and you want to find information, try this subtle but powerful approach. When the customer says something with which you want to dig deeper, use the TED approach. Do you see how the phrase ‘tell me more’ gets the prospect to open up and give more detail. Happy Selling!

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Zoominfo

JULY 14, 2023

That’s the problem Capital One’s Commercial Banking business faced before it partnered with ZoomInfo. Today, with ZoomInfo’s Data as a Service delivered into Snowflake, Capital One’s team is able to run a modern go-to-market motion, reclaiming vast amounts of prospecting time for its sales professionals. “My

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Sales Evangelist

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Also, if you're having difficulty connecting with your prospects, you may not be able to reach your monthly goals either. Luckily, your host, Donald Kelly, spoke with the perfect guest to help you understand your prospects better. Salespeople often deliver the same pitch; some customers say yes, while others say no.

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The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 8, 2019

This is the customer who despite everything you do chooses to not do anything. A prospect who was never inclined to make a decision in the first place; their intention was purely to gain more information. First, you waste time dealing with the customer. Move the prospect into a different sales or marketing pipeline.

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Artesian Solutions

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

?. What does Artesian do for commercial banks & Relationship Managers? We’ve spent years refining the best specialist news sources, social media, structured company information and key prospecting data for RM’s – from the surface web, the deep web and paywall protected sources.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Effective sales prospecting is a multistep process that requires systematic prospect discovery, qualification, and outreach. In this post, you’ll learn the 19 best sales prospecting tools to help you engage with your ideal prospects. What Is a Sales Prospecting Tool? The Benefits of Sales Prospecting Tools.

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Artesian Solutions

AUGUST 26, 2020

Mortgages and Charges data added to Prospector to help banks identify and target more opportunities. For several years Artesian has provided this information for individual companies, but this is the first time this data has been indexed in our Prospecting service. This is valuable for a number of reasons.

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SBI

JANUARY 29, 2021

Mediafly Secures $25M to Accelerate Growth and Customer Value. Existing investors including Boathouse Capital provided equity, and Sterling National Bank provided senior debt. Existing investors including Boathouse Capital provided equity, and Sterling National Bank provided senior debt. CHICAGO — January 28, 2020.

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Crunchbase

DECEMBER 6, 2021

There’s no shortage of paid and free sales prospecting tools on the market these days, all touting time-saving features. But who of today’s busy sales professionals has the time to vet hundreds of lead generation and sales prospecting tools, let alone road test them to find the best fit? What is sales prospecting?

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Artesian Solutions

MAY 14, 2019

We must take the time to learn about our customers, research their needs, and understand their objectives and goals, and understand if the relationship will be mutually beneficial before we jump in with solutions, but we cannot do this at the expense of reacting quickly, because in doing so we risk damaging relationships before they have even begun.

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Artesian Solutions

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The banking sector is well-versed in digital disruption. The ability to harness intelligence and insight to augment the customer relationship and drive faster decision making. These pressures also conflict with an over-arching desire to improve customer experiences. The challenges faced. A transformative change is needed.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 25, 2018

How do I stay fired up when I prospect? I listen intently and try to figure out what makes each business model unique and each prospect like a snowflake. I empathize when customers lash out or go negative much like a child that needs my help or a friend who's struggling with something in spite of themselves. Bank on it!

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Artesian Solutions

JUNE 25, 2019

LONDON, England, June 25, 2019 – Metro Bank, the revolution in British Banking, has signed a three year deal with Artesian Solutions that will help catapult the fast growing UK based software company – better known for its sales engagement technology, into a new segment – technology-driven compliance and KYC management.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 27, 2021

If only you could clone the best customers produced from your account-based marketing campaigns… Well, you basically can, using a well-known and effective trick in the B2C toolbox that B2B types should be eager to adopt: lookalike audience targeting. What is a Lookalike Audience? It’s a huge win for ABM too!) And How do They Work?

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 1, 2021

I’m going to share with you a system for account based prospecting that will get real results. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? A company in the Financial Services or Banking industry. What Are Account Based Prospecting Strategies? They can be either new or existing customers.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 2, 2023

While I had to help some customers, the most fun was working in the shop in back. A major bank gave me a couple of offers in strategic planning and operations planning. An investment banking organization offered me a role in analyzing companies. Then I joined a team selling to the 3rd largest bank in the country.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 2, 2021

Focus on the direct benefits to your specific type of customer. Remember, this is an “elevator pitch” designed to inform and grab interest in a prospect during the time you’re in an elevator together (or during that crucial 20 seconds you’ve got on the phone). Your customers (and your bank account) will thank you for it!

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 23, 2017

But many sales people cherry pick time, and use it to avoid things that have to be done, like prospecting for example. Regularly when I ask buyers why they didn’t prospect, or when they plan to prospect, I hear “I’ll get around to it when I have time”. Which may lead one to conclude that they do not want to prospect.

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Zoominfo

MAY 9, 2021

Let’s say you work at a financial technology (fintech) company that sells software for credit unions, investment firms, and commercial banks. Now, imagine two prospects working for different organizations. On their way to work, both prospects see your company’s billboard and think to themselves, “Hmm, I should check that product out.”

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Allego

APRIL 7, 2022

This has increased demand in Allego’s sales enablement platform , as demonstrated by new customer wins, including Blatchford, Berry Global, and Endologix LLC. They say virtual selling has three benefits: “faster, more frequent communication with customers; cost-effective interactions; and the ability to interact with more prospects.”.

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Artesian Solutions

MAY 31, 2019

According to McKinsey, the risk function within banking and financial services will have a dramatically different role by 2025. The detection, assessment and mitigation of risk must become part of the daily job of all bank employees and not only those in risk functions. Until now….

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The Sales Heretic

JULY 7, 2020

Part of that effort included contacting a variety of businesses: the moving company, the title company, utilities, banks, two phone companies, and more. I recently helped my 82-year-old aunt move from Maryland to Texas. And at various points in the process, people from five different companies promised to call us back. And never did.

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LeadFuze

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Yes, Twitter can be a powerful lead prospecting tool. Here’s how I use find leads on Twitter, connect with prospects and convert them into customers. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? A company in the Financial Services or Banking industry. Step 1: Know Who Your Prospects Are.

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Zoominfo

MAY 9, 2021

Let’s say you work at a financial technology (fintech) company that sells software for credit unions, investment firms, and commercial banks. Now, imagine two prospects working for different organizations. On their way to work, both prospects see your company’s billboard and think to themselves, “Hmm, I should check that product out.”

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Ideal Customer Profile Google Analytics Strategy Google 130

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 14, 2022

To minimize direct contact, people gravitated towards payment methods that didn't require the use of physical money, like bank cards and payment apps. The Swedish Central Bank recently stated that only 9% of the country's population uses cash for transactions right now. Central Bank Digital Currency.

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John Barrows

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

What is your prospects buying process? Your prospects, and vendors don’t want that either. The customer is always right. We’ve all had that experience where a prospect will tell you they should know something by the end of the day, or week. Your prospects want to be informed. This way, there are no surprises.

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Anthony Iannarino

APRIL 23, 2020

Prospecting is difficult when you don’t have a well-developed plan. In Eat Their Lunch , you will find a framework for a prospecting sequence for professionally pursuing your dream clients, gaining the commitment for time, and helping them explore change. Win customers away from your competition. Check out Eat Their Lunch.

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The Sales Hunter

MARCH 13, 2012

If you want to succeed in sales, you must have a prospecting plan — and actually use it! Here are 3 things you must know about successful prospecting: 1. If you can’t prospect, you can’t sell. Successful prospecting demands that you be proactive. Not all prospects are created equal.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

And the first thing these platforms are doing is leveraging it for outbound prospecting. ” “Chat sucks as badly at prospecting as people do… ” Here are a couple of examples: One vendor has a nice AI platform to inform us more about the individual and company so the user can tailor relevant communications.

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 11, 2019

No deep geeky conversations to have that would surely persuade other brilliant techies to sign large contracts and make contributions to my firm’s and my bank account. Once the realization hit me that setting meetings with prospects was the key to my success, I went to my sales manager to find out how to do this.

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Alice Heiman

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Have you ever wondered why, despite having amazing products, customers still struggle to understand your company’s value? The episode underscores the common disconnect between how companies perceive their products and how customers understand them. This podcast is a must listen and her books are both must reads.

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