The Spiff Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Time for Next Steps You thought that prospect who loves your product actually wanted to make a purchase? Cold Call Preparation We always preach optimism– but when it comes to cold calling, sometimes it helps to prepare for the worst. They’re Still Using Spreadsheets? Too bad for them… 6. How silly of you.

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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. Layer intent data on top of this view to find prospects in your ICP that are actively searching for your product or a similar solution.

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Lead Scoring 130

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Each funnel stage defines your steps to turn prospective buyers into customers, even if they’ve never heard of your business before. I’m the head of Product at Datanyze, specializing in sourcing up-to-date prospect contact info to keep your pipeline flowing and sales funnel fresh. And then there’s the sales funnel.

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Mindtickle

JANUARY 19, 2023

In this blog post, we’ve rounded up sales productivity stats from the leading research firms and vendors in the sales enablement space to put together stats bucked into a few different categories: customer experience; rep time management; sales managers; sales enablement; and technology usage. Forbes ) Rep time management Only 35.2%

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Strategy Cold Calling Lead Rank Lead Scoring 52

Zoominfo

APRIL 11, 2018

How a prospect answers this question can tell you a lot about how they read emotions and navigate tense situations. After analyzing a prospect, a rep must think on their feet and quickly offer up a solution that will appease a prospect’s concerns. Is the prospect just trying to get a better deal? Persistent. Charismatic.

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HeavyHitter Sales

JULY 1, 2011

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. In addition, tests were administered at Presidents Club meetings (the incentive trip that top salespeople are awarded by their company for their outstanding performance). They are action oriented and unafraid to call high in their accounts or courageously cold call new prospects.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 17, 2016

It is a place for engaging audiences, not for pitching prospects. Then, and only then, do they have any chance of converting connections into prospects or asking for referrals. If you plug in a URL from your blog post or upload an article, Onalytica provides a list of all of the influencers who write on the same or similar topics.

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Social Selling Lead Rank Lead Scoring Social Media 120

Zoominfo

APRIL 11, 2018

How a prospect answers this question can tell you a lot about how they read emotions and navigate tense situations. After analyzing a prospect, a rep must think on their feet and quickly offer up a solution that will appease a prospect’s concerns. Is the prospect just trying to get a better deal? Persistent. Charismatic.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 20, 2022

Cold, impersonal outreach won’t win points with customers — and that’s assuming that it even reaches their inbox at all. But just because the days of cold calling and big email blasts are mostly gone doesn’t mean that the outbound sales process is dead. with the intent to purchase. with the intent to purchase. Get the eBook.

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Outbound Top of Funnel Strategy Ideal Customer Profile 98

No More Cold Calling

MAY 12, 2015

These prospects come into the sales process at different stages and go bouncing around, collecting new information and shifting their focus back and forth. Because of that, I would ‘massage’ the probability of closing this prospect at 10 percent, so I can have some breathing room to actually work with the customer on his buying cycle.

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Lead Rank Top of Funnel Face-to-face Lead Scoring 120

The Spiff Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

We believe that the experiences and insights we share in this blog post will shine a light on both the struggles women in sales face but also on the strengths and achievements of women in sales. ” Shiloh Riddle, VP of People at Spiff “My first job ever was cold calling and booking appointments. Cold calling sucks!

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Chorus.ai

MARCH 5, 2021

Good persona building will make prospecting and turning those prospects into qualified leads much easier. Setting clear goals for your sales strategy is just as important, helping establish company-wide performance expectations and giving your salespeople the incentives they need to excel. Step 1: Find your data.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 16, 2011

I would add another disconnect that prevents sales training from achieving a positive return on investment is a lack of alignment between the organization’s strategies, structure, processes/operations, incentives and people. Cold calling. Prospecting. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. Cold Calling Now.

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ExecVision

APRIL 25, 2018

Let’s face it, most people are below average at starting a conversation from a fairly cold call. Most CAS calls range from lukewarm to stone cold. If you’re reps aren’t at the very least average at converting a cold call, don’t give them ConnectAndSell. Using their pre-call research!

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Ideal Customer Profile InsideView Cold Calling Maximizer 40

Marc Wayshak

MAY 25, 2022

Align incentives. Aligning incentives is the backbone of any successful sales management training initiative. By aligning incentives appropriately, you can make sure that even when people are working from home and you’re not watching them every day, you have aligned incentives. Implement leveraged prospecting.

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CloserIQ

OCTOBER 30, 2018

You can also get insights into how your sales team is using (or not using) content, if they’re nurturing leads, how quickly they’re following up with customer requests, what their daily behaviors are, and which channels they use most to communicate with prospects. Include sales incentives and recognition as part of an ongoing sales program.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Next year’s sales prospects look even tougher. Create a better incentive plan. cold calling. prospecting. cold calling. prospecting. Mark Hunter is… Blogs We Follow. Testimonials.

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Hiring Remedy Ideal Customer Profile Negotiation 155

MarketJoy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

When you show true empathy to your prospects during the sales process, you’ll create a long-lasting relationship which in turn will convert into more sales. Personalize every message by researching your prospects and take a consultative approach to sales. No matter whether you’re sending a sales email or a cold email.

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InsideSales.com

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Why are so many calls made and emails sent that don’t even attempt to connect with the absolute highest decision-maker ? Cold calling the CEO is difficult, but not impossible — if you know how to structure your pitch and how to get past gatekeepers. One way to do that is by prioritizing referrals over cold calls or emails.

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Sales Training Advice

JULY 30, 2012

Sometimes you have to prospect. The dictionary defines the verb prospect as “to search or explore (a region), as for gold.” ” When you prospect for clients, you explore your region—your town or your market niche—to locate the gold that may be buried right under your nose. Here are 25 ideas. In Your Office.

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PandaDoc

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Pitch Tactic #3 – Make your prospect do some heavy lifting. Pitch Tactic #4 – Don’t over-prepare for your calls. The very first words that usually come out of Max’s mouth during a cold call are “I’m going to be pretty straightforward with you. This is a cold call. His method isn’t entirely new.

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Cincom Smart Selling

OCTOBER 5, 2017

You can hire the best sales superstars, reward performance with lavish incentives, and structure your pricing as aggressively as possible, but until you address an improved buying process, your impact on sales performance will be minimal. Guided selling is one form of keeping sales activity relevant to your prospect.

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Cincom Smart Selling

OCTOBER 5, 2017

You can hire the best sales superstars, reward performance with lavish incentives, and structure your pricing as aggressively as possible, but until you address an improved buying process, your impact on sales performance will be minimal. Guided selling is one form of keeping sales activity relevant to your prospect.

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PandaDoc

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Meaning that because you aren’t relying on inbound leads, you have the entire universe of prospects to call on. For most prospects, you will want to start out with a 15-minute phone screen. Do they have any long-term incentives that would keep them at their current job? However, outbound has its challenges.

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Tony Hughes

MAY 12, 2019

The other point is that we've designed our incentive (commission) plan for our salespeople in a way that creates alignment with the customer and our company. We seem to spend more time educating prospects and planning go lives with recently signed customers rather than selling and persuading. Main Image: Warren Buffett by DonkeyHotey

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Delicious Sales

MAY 2, 2012

Prospecting (4539). Incentives (379). Blog (5972). ” ” Sales Motivation Blog. . So many prospects and clients to kill, so little time. But don’t worry; salespeople all over the world are doing their damnedest to kill as many prospects and clients as possible every day. Topics Major Topics.

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Lead Rank Leads360 Lead Scoring Top of Funnel 99

LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? They felt as though their time could be better spent elsewhere, such as cold calling. When we were testing different outsource sales team incentives, it was crucial to find out what motivates the person and why they might not be doing well.

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PandaDoc

JULY 11, 2022

Make sure to include a thorough employment contract to protect both yourself and your prospect when explaining expectations during the sales hiring process. Your job posting might be enough to get potential hires in the door, but you’ll still need to cover the basics around expectations, environment, salary, and incentives.

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Tenbound

JANUARY 3, 2024

Predictable Prospecting: How to Radically Increase Your B2B Sales Pipeline By Marylou Tyler & Jeremey Donovan Part 1: TARGET Chapter 1: Internalizing Your Competitive Position Conduct a Six-Factor analysis of your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Know where your prospects are (“what is their level of purchase intent?”

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Apptivo

APRIL 8, 2022

What is to be understood is if your prospects are not willing to buy what you sell, then eventually there will be a drop in sales. There might be prospects that have interest in your product or service and ready to make a purchase. These prospects are referred to as ‘good leads.’ What is Inbound lead generation?

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Paid Content Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring 98

The Spiff Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

When sales reps enter conversations with prospects, they do so with the same basic objectives: Learn as much as they can about the prospect and their pain points. Tailor their pitch to prove why their product is exactly what the prospect needs. Put the prospect on a path toward mutual success.

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The Spiff Blog

MAY 19, 2022

Typically, the SDR team is responsible for cold outreach, sales prospecting, and booking meetings. While inbound SDRs qualify and generate pipeline from inbound marketing leads, outbound SDRs spend their time prospecting cold leads and reaching out to them. Their commission plans should reflect this difference.

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Xvoyant

MAY 1, 2019

It’s the prospect and industry research that matters most. In order to gain the trust of your prospects, you have to think, behave, and speak as they do. Prospect and company research should be emphasized in training. What does the prospect’s company sell? by Daniel Weiss. [A Who do they sell it to?

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Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Buyer Persona Hiring 63

Close.io

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Makes sales reps more customer-focused : With easy access to the external-facing content your audience is viewing and interested in, reps are better able to appeal to their prospects and provide real value. Which case studies and testimonials are your sales reps providing to prospects? Audit your current sales content.

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Sales Enablement Top of Funnel Hiring Face-to-face 85

LeadFuze

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Outbound sales, as defined by the American Marketing Association, is the process by which the sales representatives make outbound sales calls or use other sales channels to contact prospects. . Outbound sales are those in which a seller initiates contact with a prospective buyer. Step 2: Build prospect profiles.

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Sales Evangelist

APRIL 28, 2020

Step 2: Work with the product marketing team The product marketing team writes wonderful blog posts, white books, and e-books so don’t box them into just writing outbound emails. Blog posts and outbound emails are two different skill sets. Cold-calling may be an old method but it’s still mission critical.

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Ideal Customer Profile Hiring Top of Funnel Outbound 52

Xvoyant

MAY 1, 2019

It’s the prospect and industry research that matters most. In order to gain the trust of your prospects, you have to think, behave, and speak as they do. Prospect and company research should be emphasized in training. What does the prospect’s company sell? by Daniel Weiss. [A Who do they sell it to?

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