The Sales Hunter

MAY 14, 2019

You cannot afford to waste your time with prospects that will not become your customers. All prospects are not the same. What I mean by this is that the prospects in their pipeline are only doing one thing: plugging things up. So, here’s the first question: is the prospect asking you great questions?

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

What tools do you use to measure success? Sales Motivation Blog. Mark Hunter is the author of High-Profit Prospecting: Powerful Strategies to Find the Best Leads and Drive Breakthrough Sales Result. How do you look at success? How do you define success? Do you want to be successful?

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Zoominfo

MARCH 19, 2018

Social selling is a sales technique that leverages social networking sites to identify prospects, build relationships, and ideally, close more deals. Because there are so many social selling tools on the market today, we’ve put together a list of some of our favorites. Top Ten Social Selling Tools: 1. Ready to get started?

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Sales Motivation. 7 Sales Prospecting Ideas That Work. Here’s a list of 7 sales prospecting ideas you can use right now: 1. Give away prospects to others. prospecting.

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 23, 2019

To be great at prospecting, you don’t have to be born with the “sales gene.” Commit to prospecting, regardless of what else needs to be done. Use multiple processes that fit each segment they prospect. Work consistently to improve their process and more quickly engaging the prospect. Sales Motivation Blog.

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The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 13, 2019

You want to think that the email you just wrote is perfect and sending it out to 100 prospects will result in at least 90 meetings. If this is you, there’s no need for you to read any further; however, I suspect this is not your case, so let me share my techniques for using email to prospect. It’s not about you.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 28, 2021

More importantly, content, such as blogs, white papers, and case studies, helps buyers see sales reps and their organizations as trustful advisors at the forefront of their industry. In fact, this year alone, we published more than 110 blogs. As we close out 2021, here are our top five blogs of the year: How to Sell Virtually.

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Lead411

MARCH 7, 2024

7 Sales Quotes to Help Motivate your Day In the thrilling universe of B2B sales, where charm battles objections and wit engages prospects, a touch of motivation and humor can turn a cold call into a warm lead. Here are some of the best motivational B2B sales quotes, where each quip comes with a source – a.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 30, 2021

Note to my readers: Because of my heavy client load, I am reducing my blog articles to bi-weekly starting today. Your next blog will arrive on Tuesday, August 17 th. You could do two: one for prospecting and one for the close. Ever feel stalled during a close? If you’re a manager, this is a great exercise for a sales meeting.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 6, 2020

What’s the biggest mistake sales reps make with prospecting or cold calling? Your prospecting will go a lot better if you do! Cold calling mistake #2: Don’t pitch your prospect—yet. and allow your prospect to engage with you. They call with what a client of mine once called, “commission breath.”. How do you avoid that?

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 23, 2021

If this objection frustrates you, then all that will end after you read this blog post. First, remember: Most objections are smokescreens hiding the real reason a prospect isn’t moving forward. Here’s one way I have successfully dealt with this and gotten the prospect to reveal what was really holding them back.

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The Sales Hunter

APRIL 1, 2012

“What are the sales prospecting tools you use?” Here’s my list as to what I see are the top 9 sales prospecting tools and tips that you need to be successful. The telephone is the #1 tool. Networking is not prospecting. Schedule time each day/week to prospect. Focus / focus / focus.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 6, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Sales Motivation. January is “Prospecting for Sales Month” Jan 06, 2012. I bet you didn’t know January is “Prospecting for Sales Month.” FREE Resources.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Welcome back to our B2B Blog Post Round-Up series. Businesses now have access to a wide variety of tools and software that impact the way they find and recruit talent. But, given the vast amount of recruiting tools and technologies on the market, deciding which technology to purchase can be a challenge. Continue reading.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 12, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Sales Motivation. Why “Social Media” Sucks for Prospecting. It’s time we kill social media, especially if you’re using social media as a sales tool or prospecting technique.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 22, 2018

If you’ve worked in sales for any amount of time, you know the standard sales process looks something like this: You identify a prospect and conduct research, you figure out what pain point or challenge they’re trying to solve, and then you offer your product or services as the solution. Why don’t some buyers admit they need help?

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 20, 2019

Blogging is one of the most effective ways to build brand awareness. It can create a foundation for engagement with current customers and prospects. But coming up with good blog post ideas can be challenging. Here are 50 business blog ideas to help you fall back in love with blog writing. .

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The Spiff Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

Motivation and compensation are tough to nail under normal circumstances and are even trickier during tough times. It’s safe to say that motivating your team in the current economic downturn is about as tricky as it has ever been. Super motivating right? Let’s get into it! Well, not exactly.

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The Spiff Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

But this overly dramatized theme is rooted in a real-world truth: a sales leaderboard is an incredibly effective motivator. You’ll learn why in today’s blog post, as we explore the underlying psychology of sales motivation that makes the sales leaderboard a successful sales management tactic. What is a sales leaderboard?

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Sales Motivation. 9 Sales Motivation Ideas You Can Use NOW. Everyone knows if you want to be successful in sales, you have to be motivated. ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 14, 2022

There are many other examples of this (too many for this limited blog post), and if you would like a book full of them, then check this out. Otherwise, listen to your own recordings and see where and when you give control of the conversation to the prospect. While this may not sound like a big difference, IT IS. Get Access Today.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 23, 2019

I received this question from a reader of my blog last week: “Mike, I have a question for you. 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. Speaking about prospects hiding behind emails, etc.,

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The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Voicemail is a tool you can use in prospecting. Here are 10 Tips for Leaving a Good Prospecting Voicemail: 1. ” Sales Motivation Blog. Blog Phone Sales Tips Professional Selling Skills Prospecting phone sales tips prospect prospecting sales prospecting voicemail'

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 7, 2022

They’ll either think they already know it all, or they’ll be too busy to open a few links or browse through a backlog of proven and helpful blog posts, or they’ll choose to watch other things on YouTube. Resource #1: Access to proven prospecting skills by getting a free chapter right from my bestselling book, Power Phone Scripts.

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Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 9, 2022

I thought I’d give you, my readers, a gift: Click Here to download a sample chapter from my bestselling book, Power Phone Scripts , on “ Better, Smarter Prospecting Techniques That Really Work !”. Please note that we will be taking the next two weeks off, so your next issue of this blog will arrive to you on January 3, 2023.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 20, 2019

Blogging is one of the most effective ways to build brand awareness. It can create a foundation for engagement with current customers and prospects. But coming up with good blog post ideas can be challenging. Here are 50 business blog ideas to help you fall back in love with blog writing.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 28, 2022

Let’s face it: your prospecting emails can be lost in the sea of unread emails. And if it’s from someone the prospect doesn’t know? There is, however, an easy solution you can implement right away that will immediately draw your prospect’s eyes directly to your email and give it that personal feel.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Head on over to my blog and you’ll find tons of excellent, free resources to help with just about any problem you’re having! Want some free, proven resources to help you or your team sell more right now? And you can search for any topic that is giving you trouble: For example, need help cold calling? Click here. Get Access Today.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 15, 2020

If you have benefited from my material or blogs and scripts I provide, then would you be willing to take a minute to nominate me? I need your help! . Each year, the AA-ISP recognizes outstanding service providers with their annual Service Provider Directory “SPD” Awards. . There are two categories below that would help me tremendously: .

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Sales Motivation. Why You Can’t Motivate Workers. ” This advice bolsters a growing, albeit not fully accepted, belief among managers that money may not the best motivator of workers.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

The number one issue people have in sales is sales prospecting — trying to find new customers. With that said let me break down into two easy steps everything I’ve ever taught others or done myself with regard to sales prospecting. Step 2: Engage the prospect. Don’t use it as your only prospecting tool.

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 14, 2012

” Sales Motivation Blog. To the buyer, the extended terms could very well be worth much — much more if they’re working on tight cash flow. Copyright 2012, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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Score More Sales

MARCH 5, 2013

His company is making tools to help power LinkedIn to new heights, and I’m sure they are working on other exciting tools as well. LR: What tools have you created at SalesLoft and why do you work with the LinkedIn platform? One is our automatic prospecting tool and the other is Job change alerts.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 8, 2022

This blog post is for those of you who haven’t purchased and read any of my book of scripts yet (what are you thinking? ). For those of you who are prospecting, this objection, “We’re happy with who we’re using,” is something you most likely encounter often. The question is: what do you say to it? Get Access Today.

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 9, 2012

Sales motivation is all about momentum, and I’m always amazed at how much of that momentum is based on what I’ll refer to as the voices in your head. For many salespeople, the voices start popping up when a customer says “no” or a sales prospect, who you thought was going to be good, turns out to be nothing.

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Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 5, 2014

When growing up on a farm, it is beneficial to learn how to use certain tools. Learning what the tools are at an early age was extremely helpful especially when dad (Ray) was working underneath a pickup truck or in the middle of a tractor engine and he said to his son (me), "Antny (Anthony), hand me the flat head screw driver."

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Whether you’re building a prospecting plan from scratch or reviewing your existing plan, ask yourself these 8 questions. I have said this before, but I will say it again- the biggest improvements you can make to your prospecting are to the little things. What about my prospecting process is compelling to the customer?

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