Close.io

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Most successful sales reps have a wealth of experience with cold calling. They are used to consistent action: qualifying prospects , sending cold emails , booking meetings, maybe following up a couple of times, and finally closing the deal. We’ve already introduced you to amazing sales books. Let’s get started.

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Marc Wayshak

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

As a result, many salespeople are paralyzed by fear of rejection in sales. Remember, your prospects can’t actually hurt you. Remember, your prospects can’t actually hurt you. Your fear is all in your head. In this video, I’m going to show you 5 ways to never fear rejection in sales ever again.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 5, 2016

That’s the number of people I’m meeting for the first time at the Sales Innovation Expo in London this month. People tell me they’ve read my blog, commented on posts, and want to learn how referral selling really works. If you’ve done the math, you know I plan to meet 25 people. The magic number is 21.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 13, 2012

Your email address will not be shared. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Buying Process , EDGE Sales Process , Forecast , Funnel management , Interactive Selling , Metrics , Proactive , Productivity , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Time Allocation , execution.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Math was my least favorite subject and science was a close second. With this in mind, it wasn’t a surprise to me to learn that top sales reps use data to drive their strategies and choices. With this in mind, it wasn’t a surprise to me to learn that top sales reps use data to drive their strategies and choices.

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Salesmate

JUNE 5, 2020

As a business owner, your sales strategy must always include activities that help in maximizing the sales pipeline by constantly attracting new leads inside it. Filling up your sales pipeline with hot leads lets your business flourish and generate better revenue. Jump to your favorite section: 1.

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PandaDoc

DECEMBER 27, 2019

If you have to open and close your own sales, you’re going to prefer one over the other, and that’s usually closing. In our book, Outbound Sales, No Fluff , Ryan Reisert and I break down the Bucketing Leads strategy. They engaged heavily with your email outreach in Bucket 2, but never replied. BUCKET 4 – SCHEDULED.

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Marc Wayshak

JANUARY 2, 2018

As a sales development rep or anyone who is responsible for top of funnel lead generation, you need to pay close attention to your daily ACTIVITIES, the accounts you are TARGETING, your MESSAGING and your MINDSET (ATM). Similar to the way you monitor your bank account, this is where your MONEY lives!

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Igniting Sales Transformation

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

I read a LinkedIn post recently that focused on the many complaints about cold calling and sales spam being talked about online. What struck me most was the author’s complaint that people publicly post the “negative” examples of sales spam they receive. They certainly don’t achieve positive sales results.

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Marc Wayshak

MAY 25, 2022

Do you manage a sales team or an organization that has a sales team? If so, you might often find yourself thinking, “I feel like with just a couple of small tweaks, we could be making so many more sales…”. Simply put, small tweaks have an outsized impact in sales. That way, your sales team is starting with an advantage.

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LeadFuze

JUNE 9, 2021

Importance of Knowing When to Hire Your First Salespeople. It’s extremely important to know when to hire your first salespeople because this is when the company really begins to take off. As a business owner, it can be hard to know what’s best for your company; are you ready? Why Hire a Sales Development Rep (SDR).

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A Sales Guy

AUGUST 8, 2012

There always seems to be pundits espousing their opinions and findings about the state of sales. There is always someone pontificating about the death of cold calling, the health or lack of health of the economy, the importance of social selling and the need for more of this or less of that. ” So me and this blog included.

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LeadFuze

JUNE 1, 2021

Copywriting isn’t just about putting words on paper or a screen, it’s about getting the message across in an engaging way that will convince readers to take action—whether they sign up for your newsletter, buy from you online, call you for more information, donate money to your organization or anything else you want them to do.

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Braveheart Sales

JANUARY 22, 2021

Common variation: “It’s after 5 pm (in some time zone), so I may as well wrap up this calling for today.”. Common variation #2: “Cold calling doesn’t work.”. There may also be an underlying reason for this “don’t want to call” mindset. Additionally, 85% of salespeople have self-limiting beliefs about sales and selling.

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Nutshell

MARCH 30, 2020

Nutshell’s BOUNDLESS 2020 virtual event was packed with valuable insights from top professionals in the fields of sales, marketing, customer support, and customer success. He’s also co-founded successful business ventures like Mailshake , a simple-to-use cold email outreach tool. </p> </p> <p> </p>.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 3, 2018

As there are many, many books on sales management, so there are endless publications, articles and blogs on the subject of lead generation. This article doesn’t touch that subject, but addresses another vital topic: how to handle leads as they’re coming in, and the basics of establishing your lead management. Doing the Math.

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Close.io

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Sales productivity can be a pretty nebulous term. At its core though, sales productivity is all about increasing your number of sales for the amount of time you spend actively selling. At its core though, sales productivity is all about increasing your number of sales for the amount of time you spend actively selling.

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CloserIQ

JUNE 19, 2018

What’s your biggest challenge in sales? Maintaining a steady flow of prospects into your sales funnel is necessary, but it’s also time-consuming and often frustrating. You need leads to get sales, and you need sales to reach quota. That’s the name of the sales game, right? Image Source.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 12, 2018

But, compared to the overly salesy prospecting email templates most salespeople are sending, I am confident that these will work better -- or your money back. Where Sales Prospecting Went Bad. I'm not sure where sales prospecting went bad. This sad state of affairs is fully the fault of sales leaders -- including myself.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 13, 2023

Even so, my sales book collection is mounting, thanks to the privilege of hosting Vengreso’s Modern Selling Podcast. Because I interview some of the world’s top influencers and authors, I knew I had to come up with a resource list of the best sales books for 2023. In fact, I find books a little overwhelming at times.

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Nutshell

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

How are marketing emails different from sales emails? Email marketing is the strategy of emailing marketing content—like blogs, videos, and webinars—to a specified audience, and is relied on by 81% of small-to-medium businesses as their primary acquisition channel. How are marketing emails different from sales emails?

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Jeff Shore

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

In sales, you get into solutions and the solutions may be great, but what people are buying is the future outcome. In sales, you get into solutions and the solutions may be great, but what people are buying is the future outcome. BuyersMind #Sales Tweet This. 4:50] Displacing lazy competitors in the sales space. [6:30]

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Nutshell

APRIL 17, 2020

Featuring live presentations from some of the brightest minds in sales, marketing, and customer retention, the event was a massive step forward from the first BOUNDLESS show back in February 2019 , both in terms of production value and attendance. (If you missed it, watch the full replay here.). I even got to select the trophies we awarded!

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Have you ever felt your productivity slipping, despite the fact that you’re putting in the same amount of effort you always have? If you answered yes to the questions above, your sales process may be out of date. Outdated Sales Technique: Overselling the product. Outdated Sales Technique: Manual administrative work.

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Jonathan Farrington

JANUARY 5, 2013

Over the past couple of months I have been asked by several publications to predict what will happen in marketing and sales in 2013. I started by asking myself two questions: Was there anyone in the sales and/or marketing world that a year ago that accurately predicted what would happen in 2012? Answers: Not so much. Not so much.

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