MJ Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Most of our colleagues and prospects are coming off of long relaxing vacations and suddenly the pressure is on with only 16 weeks left to sell this year. Many of us in spend the first few weeks of the month deferring to our prospects and giving them space while they “play catch up.” Do your due diligence.

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Braveheart Sales

JUNE 16, 2020

Which one of these do your customers think their salespeople from your company are most like: A Peddler, a Pal, or a Peer? They are concerned more with what they themselves want and need (the sale) and not outwardly on the customer. Don’t know? Then they probably think they are Peddlers or at best Pals.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The more control and visibility you have into your sales pipeline, the more revenue you’ll bring in. In fact, HubSpot Research found a positive relationship between the number of opportunities in your pipeline per month and revenue achievement. But what is a sales pipeline and why is it so instrumental to selling success?

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Groove.co

MARCH 13, 2019

Welcome to our “Question of the Week” series of blog posts where we will address some of the most common issues sales teams deal with on a daily basis. We welcome your questions and comments, so don’t hesitate to reach out if you have anything to add. Do you engage? Do you let it go? Or do you write them off completely?

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SBI

MAY 22, 2012

Unfortunately, whether by genetic wiring or socio-cultural persuasion, what they (and all of us) are not as capable of is being ready or willing to embrace change. When people begin to consider the change required to dove-tail solutions with complex problems, their rational side takes over to process the data. Don’t tell them.

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LeadFuze

MAY 17, 2021

What is a Sales Manager. A sales manager will work closely with managers of other departments, as well as communicate with prospects and customers on a regular or semi-regular basis. As a sales manager, you have an incredible opportunity to impact your team. Their success, or failure, largely falls into your hands.

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Marc Wayshak

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

In the classic 1995 comedy Tommy Boy , Chris Farley’s character, Tommy, spends one hilarious scene freaking out before heading into a meeting with a prospect. He tries to hype himself up to get over his nerves, repeating, “I got to do this. I got to do this. Your face does.”). This has got to be the one…”.

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Score More Sales

JANUARY 17, 2012

Build the Front of Your Sales Pipeline. In conversations about managing sales opportunities you need to reference either a pipeline or a funnel to really understand that it takes many more potential deals than what will come to actual closure. They even go silent. A pipeline view can trigger what you need to do next.

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Cience

JULY 9, 2020

What Is Cold Calling? To Call Or Not To Call – What Is The Purpose? Crafting Your Outbound Cold Calling Strategy. What Is Cold Calling? In B2B outbound marketing, cold calling is a prospecting technique used to start business conversations with decision-makers over the phone. It is if you can’t do it efficiently.

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Close.io

OCTOBER 29, 2018

At its core though, sales productivity is all about increasing your number of sales for the amount of time you spend actively selling. And that exciting measure of sales productivity—learning how to get more sales without hiring more reps for your team or working more hours each week—is exactly what we’re diving into here today.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 21, 2014

Social selling is a powerful tool for salespeople who prospect through referrals, but only if you do it right. Whether you’re connecting with someone in person or online, your goal is to begin a conversation, ask questions, and develop a relationship—not scare people away by immediately launching into a sales pitch.

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