Hubspot Sales

MAY 14, 2019

The Top Quota-Killing Mistakes. They noticed they enjoy a high success rate when they talk to prospects 90 days before their contract renewal. They unanimously agreed it was convincing the prospect to read the email and summarizing its contents. For example, a salesperson hit the following quota percentages: Q1 : 105% of quota.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 6, 2022

The first page of results was filled with self-serving articles from companies like Gong (artificial intelligence for digital prospecting), Hubspot (marketing platform) and more urging you to leverage their platforms so that you don't have to rely on salespeople.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 24, 2021

If you follow this blog, you know our tag line is “execution, everything else is just talk!”; One thing people talk about are the attributes of successful salespeople, let’s make that a low bar, making quota. This makes it interesting for them as they figure out how to close the deal, but what about the prospect?

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Anthony Iannarino

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Yesterday, a sales leader asked me a question that sales leaders should ask more often: “ How do I get my salespeople to prospect? ” My answer was very short: “Make them prospect.” Selling is made up of two primary outcomes, which readers of this blog should know by heart: creating new opportunities and capturing those opportunities.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 5, 2022

In a perfect world, prospects would immediately recognize the value your product or solution delivers and take the required actions to secure the solution for themselves. Therefore, value can be proposed but until prospects recognize value, they will remain hesitant to move forward in the sales process. Communicating Value is Hard.

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Anthony Iannarino

JULY 18, 2020

As the troll backed off his original thesis, he suggested that one could not be a trusted advisor if they carry a quota, another assertion that is also incorrect. Imagine that three salespeople are competing for the same prospect’s business. The post Is It Possible to be a Trusted Advisor and Carry a Quota?

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Crunchbase

APRIL 22, 2020

Economic uncertainty makes it even more challenging for salespeople to hit their quotas, and requires customer-facing teams to promptly and effectively respond to the needs of their customer base. Before reaching out to a prospect or customer, be sure you have an understanding of how COVID-19 may be impacting their business. .

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eGrabber

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

One critical aspect of your role is B2B sales prospecting – identifying potential leads that align with your target audience and business goals. However, traditional sales prospecting methods can be time-consuming and resource-intensive, often leaving little room for other essential tasks. Book 3x More Demos & Exceed Sales Quotas!

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SBI

DECEMBER 18, 2013

In all, there were 16 categories that honored thought-leaders; books, blogs and articles; software tools; and useful resources. For me personally, I was honored to get a Silver award for best Sales Blog Post of 2013. Why Your Focus on Quota is Killing Revenue Growth (Silver medal winner for best Sales Blog Post of 2013).

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 21, 2023

I’m introducing a Referral Selling System to ensure companies build a referral culture, source only qualified leads, get meetings with their prime prospects, and close business quickly. I’m tired of hearing sales leaders complain about not having enough leads, struggling to get access to decision-makers, and not making quota.

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Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 9, 2022

While you’re all on the final push to make your year-end numbers (or December quotas), and while you’re all getting ready for the holidays—getting gifts for family members and arranging travel and holiday parties, etc.—I Qualifying prospects. Have a great holiday season!! ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Staying motivated.

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SBI

JULY 16, 2013

Most organizations live and die by quota. Quotas are derived from financial projections which are created and necessary for companies to operate. We rely on quotas as a method for measuring sales rep performance. In many ways, it’s easy to understand why we focus so intently on quota. Remaining quota is y.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The only way your sales reps can meet their quotas and close deals is if they have enough prospects in their pipeline. So how can you prospect more effectively? How can you ensure that you’re targeting and focusing on the right prospects? With a proven sales prospecting process. What is sales prospecting?

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Prospecting Lead Scoring 62

No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 30, 2018

Unless your prospect knows who you are and expects to hear from you, you might as well step into a freezer. Reps fool themselves into believing that they’re not sending cold emails or making cold calls because they’ve researched their prospects and sent emails with catchy subject lines about why buyers should talk to them.

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Gong.io

MARCH 27, 2018

In order to reach quota attainment, each and every sales team needs to follow a sales process , implement structure around goals , and monitor their performance. Every sales team has a sales process, but does it actually enable them to reach quota attainment? What was said during the conversations between reps and prospects?

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Gong.io

MARCH 27, 2018

In order to reach quota attainment, each and every sales team needs to follow a sales process , implement structure around goals , and monitor their performance. Every sales team has a sales process, but does it actually enable them to reach quota attainment? What was said during the conversations between reps and prospects?

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Sales 2.0

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The posts on this blog are going to continue to be about how sales people can sell more, and sell more easily, by using techniques and tools they may not be using today. In 2018, as in the previous decades, only half of sales people made their quota, 54.3% Back in 2006, I came up with a framework for prospecting/getting a meeting.

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Crunchbase

MARCH 10, 2021

We are honored to feature and promote their contribution on the Crunchbase blog. Prospecting seems to be getting harder for most sales professionals. Find prospects that match your ICP with Crunchbase Pro – try it free. Why is cold outbound prospecting so hard? All is not lost, though. Better personalization.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 6, 2014

You can put a booster rocket into your prospecting and […]. Blog Closing a Sale Consultative Selling Motivational Sales Speaker Professional Selling Skills Prospecting Sales Motivation prospecting quotas sales motivation urgency video sales tip'

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Smooth Sale

JANUARY 3, 2020

Attract The Right Job Or Clientele: Note: Divyang Metaliya, Business Consultant at FactoHR, India, provides today’s Blog. Like most salespeople,you, too, might have faced a dilemma of cross-selling in your career while dealing with prospective clients. Are you familiar with cross-selling strategies for prospective buyers?

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 26, 2018

So you've done the preliminary research on a prospect and it looks like you could really help their company. Use these tips for following up with a prospect without bothering them. Get your prospect's attention with a brief and clear email or voicemail message. Work the company, not the prospect. Be persistent.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

AUGUST 12, 2019

Let’s talk about your plan to CRUSH QUOTA using a simple funnel formula to help you build pipeline and revenue. If you prefer to listen rather than read, listen to the audio clip below. Why do you need a formula? Reps are almost always too optimistic about the ratio of their activity to opportunities on their path to close.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Prospects don’t care about your facts. Prospects don’t care about you … or me, for that matter. He was frustrated that reps weren’t calling high enough, it took way too long to reach a prospect, and they weren’t making quota to boot. I’ve shared many stories in my blog over the years. Facts and more facts.

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Score More Sales

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Most of us in selling do not spend enough talk time with prospective buyers. The studies we have seen show that sellers spend, on average, 35% of their time actually selling – having conversations with prospective buyers. Ask anyone who has regular prospecting hours in their calendar because it really works.

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Prospecting Lead Rank Lead Scoring Buyer 191

Zoominfo

MAY 30, 2019

You may not be able to get rid of voicemails completely – but with the right tactics, you can spend more time talking to prospects, and less time leaving voicemails. Rather than leaving the fate of your call in the hands of a switchboard operator, direct dial phone numbers give you immediate access to your prospect. Keep reading!

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eGrabber

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

One critical aspect of your role is B2B sales prospecting – identifying potential leads that align with your target audience and business goals. However, traditional sales prospecting methods can be time-consuming and resource-intensive, often leaving little room for other essential tasks. Book 3x More Demos & Exceed Sales Quotas!

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Ideal Customer Profile B2B Prospecting Lead Generation 40

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

This led to the obvious question, given everything what is happening, why are 40% plus of B2B reps missing quota. Unlike many pundits who will cop out and talk about bad quotas and such. Back to our regularly scheduled blog. This has a domino effect throughout their execution, and quota.

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CloserIQ

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Here are 20+ of our favorite sales blogs from 2018. Sales contests aren’t just helpful for recognizing top performers, but they also provide motivation for employers who aren’t quite at quota. But with prospects receiving hundreds of emails per day, only the best emails make it through to a prospect and get a response.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

You certainly wouldn’t lead with a sales pitch before you even knew if the person would be a decent prospect. For more on how to get referrals, check out the No More Cold Calling blog, including these posts from this quarter: Here’s Why You’re Not Getting Referrals Your team knows a lot of people, who in turn know a lot of people.

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Referrals Cold Calling Lead Rank Lead Scoring 177

Your Sales Management Guru

JUNE 9, 2013

Exceeding your Summer Quotas. In this blog I wanted to give you some specific tactics to deploy immediately to assist you during the typical summer slow times, while I always consider that an excuse, there are proven sales leadership actions you can take now that will make a difference in your cash flow this summer.

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Predictable Revenue

MARCH 13, 2020

Sarah Hicks has been crushing quota over the past couple of months, by reverse-engineering Becc Holland's personalization at scale approach to fit her own method. The post How to turn engaging activity on LinkedIn into prospects and personalize at scale with Sarah Hicks appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 8, 2020

Regardless if you are a grizzled sales veteran with decades of experience or brand new to the profession, here are some simple steps to delight your prospects. So how do you create a positive experience for your prospect during the pre-purchase phase? This leads to subtle pushes like asking for a demo before the prospect is ready.

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 6, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. January is “Prospecting for Sales Month” Jan 06, 2012. I bet you didn’t know January is “Prospecting for Sales Month.” It’s the start of a new year, and for most salespeople, it means the start of a new quota.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 17, 2022

My feeds are filled with articles, tips and advice about lots of things customers and prospects inflict on we poor sales people. ” The total absence of consideration of these prospects to our work and outreach, their lack of respect for our hard work is reprehensible! .” Related Posts: What Do We Stop?

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2017

While we (or our team) are racing to hit quota against that clock, though, we can save time and maximize our numbers by investing in the right processes, activities, and skills. What Is Prospecting? Prospecting: The process of searching for potential customers, clients, or buyers in order to develop new business.

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CloserIQ

JUNE 19, 2018

It very well could be converting, hitting quota, retention, qualifying, or any of the other 724 tasks you have to juggle each and every day. That said, would it surprise you to learn that prospecting is considered the biggest challenge by 42% of salespeople , followed by closing (36%) and qualifying leads (22%)? Probably not.

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Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Year-end holiday lyrics bring the question to mind, ‘Should old prospects be forgotten?’ Unless hostility exists between you and another, it is short-sighted to forget previous prospective clients. My Story About Remembering Prospects. Your Story About Remembering Old Prospects.

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