Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The best way to create the kind of value proposition your prospect is looking for is by addressing a need. And that’s not what your prospect is looking for. The first is making the problem real and vivid in the prospect’s mind. Let’s talk about what value is – and what value isn’t. 300,000 minus $30,000). That’s not value.

B2B 187

B2B Prospecting Case Study Scale 187

Adaptive Business Services

JUNE 8, 2022

Set aside time each day to prospect – Not doing so is the most common reason behind the commission roller coaster. I used to say it depended on where you were listed in the phone book. Gatekeepers – State your name and company. Get the gatekeeper’s name. These are both the new yellow pages. Create the deals!

Prospecting 71

Prospecting Lead Rank Lead Scoring Face-to-face 71

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?

Face-to-face 156

Face-to-face Gatekeeper Decision Maker Licensing 156

John Barrows

MARCH 5, 2020

What’s going to happen to SDRs and prospecting teams in the future? We spoke to Josh Roth to hear how he thinks prospecting teams and the role of an SDR is going to change. Here’s how the structure of prospecting teams is going to change… Prospecting Teams Using Marketing Skills.

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Prospecting Top of Funnel Compensation Decision Maker 140

Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

I still get requests from clients, as well as readers, about how to handle getting blown off when they call a prospect back. Here are three proven scripts you can use the next time your prospect tells you “I looked it over and I’m not interested…. I’d like to revisit an objection and give you, once again, the scripts to deal with it.

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Face-to-face Gatekeeper Hiring eBook 178

Zoominfo

JULY 18, 2022

They often maintain a small army of people to deal with all these demands, which means that the best way to approach a CFO is getting in touch with and gaining the confidence of these gatekeepers. Knowing who your prospect is and what they value as a professional and as a person will pay off when you land time on their busy calendar.

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Gatekeeper Social Media How To ROI 130

John Barrows

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Ryan’s strength is turning prospecting into a math game so you can reverse engineer the activities you need to generate the outcome you need. Making Prospecting a Science. But the difference is, I think in a lot of these reported stats is that people identify connect with like a gatekeeper or an admin or something of that nature.

Prospecting 126

Prospecting Cold Calling Engineering Gatekeeper 126

Anthony Iannarino

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Most days, I am greeted by a LinkedIn message or email spam from a sales trainer, sales consultant, a salesperson who offers lead generation services, or someone who helps people who write books acquire clients. If everyone is a prospect, no one is a prospect. It’s lazy prospecting and the misuse of the sales tools.

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Sales Tools Tools Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile 93

Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 22, 2021

One of the companies does it the best, and it’s no secret why: They aggressively market across all appropriate and available opportunities; They have the largest staff of inside sales appointment setters (while the majority of the other companies don’t have any!) In other words: They think BIG, and they act BIG. Then think bigger.

Face-to-face 178

Face-to-face Gatekeeper Decision Maker Licensing 178

DiscoverOrg Sales

APRIL 12, 2017

The last thing you want is to spin cycles on bad data until your sales and marketing teams wear out. If Sales talks to more buyers, they will book more meetings, deliver more demos, and close deals faster. Many data providers claim to have the “most accurate” or “most actionable” business intelligence on the market.

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Data Scale ROI Gatekeeper 222

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The best way to create the kind of value proposition your prospect is looking for is by addressing a need. And that’s not what your prospect is looking for. The first is making the problem real and vivid in the prospect’s mind. Let’s talk about what value is – and what value isn’t. 300,000 minus $30,000). That’s not value.

B2B 100

B2B Prospecting Case Study Scale 100

Zoominfo

AUGUST 5, 2020

If so, you know how tough it can be to connect with busy executives, To add insult to injury, executive-level assistants are trained to be gatekeepers. Think Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), etc. Stay relevant to what your prospects do, need, and hope to achieve.

B2B 162

B2B Gatekeeper InsideView Face-to-face 162

Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2020

If you prospect by phone for a living, then you’re no stranger to rejection. Response One: “That’s great, and I’d just like to see if we could get on your vendor list for the next time you’re in the market. Response Four: “I understand; I didn’t expect to catch you in the market right now. Let me ask you…”.

Face-to-face 191

Face-to-face Decision Maker Cold Calling Objections 191

Zoominfo

APRIL 19, 2018

To add insult to injury, executive-level assistants are trained to be gatekeepers. Thankfully, B2B sales expert Jill Konrath has solved this problem in her book SNAP Selling: Speed Up Sales and Win More Business with Today’s Frazzled Customers. . Stay relevant to what your prospects do, need, and hope to achieve.

B2B 165

B2B Meeting Gatekeeper InsideView 165

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 29, 2020

What excites me is working with prospects and clients on referral selling and experiencing together the dramatic results they achieve. Also, here’s what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this month: Learn How to Get the Gatekeeper on Your Side. The dreaded gatekeeper. I wrote that 15 years ago in my first book.

Referrals 156

Referrals Gatekeeper Hiring Sales Qualified Lead 156

No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

A referral introduction guarantees you score almost every meeting in one call, and you convert prospects to clients well more than 50 percent of the time. Prospects and clients aren’t happenstance. Learn How to Get the Gatekeeper on Your Side. The dreaded gatekeeper. Read “ Learn How to Get the Gatekeeper on Your Side.”).

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Referrals Gatekeeper Sales Qualified Lead Cold Calling 153

Anthony Iannarino

APRIL 2, 2019

Both of these statements represent part of the same truth, the first a result of gatekeepers controlling what was published, the second caused by the glut of content posted. When it was difficult and expensive to get attention, gatekeepers discriminated against what they considered weak material. Get my 3rd book: Eat Their Lunch.

Gatekeeper 88

Gatekeeper Face-to-face Lead Rank Lead Scoring 88

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2017

In this growing sales landscape, we’ll outline the various processes and key strategies for prospecting -- the phase of selling that often consumes the most time and energy (and is the most crucial to get right). What Is Prospecting? What's the difference between leads and prospects? Sales Prospecting Techniques.

Prospecting 142

Prospecting Tools Top of Funnel Lead Rank 142

Zoominfo

AUGUST 5, 2020

If so, you know how tough it can be to connect with busy executives, To add insult to injury, executive-level assistants are trained to be gatekeepers. Think Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), etc. Stay relevant to what your prospects do, need, and hope to achieve.

B2B 100

B2B Gatekeeper InsideView Face-to-face 100

Women Sales Pros

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

In email prospecting , one of the first things I recommend is that you send yourself a draft before hitting send. That way, you experience what it’s like for the prospect you’re emailing – from the perceived length to the content and call to action. So, how do you assess your cold call effectiveness? That’s simple!

Cold Calling 118

Cold Calling Gatekeeper Decision Maker Call-back 118

Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 10, 2017

Don’t you hate it when you get back to your prospect, you’re ready to give a great pitch, you need the sale, and…and….they So here are three proven scripts you can use the next time your prospect tells you “I looked it over and I’m not interested…. they tell you they looked it over and they’re not interested! Wait a minute!

Hiring 157

Hiring eBook Gatekeeper How To 157

DiscoverOrg Sales

APRIL 25, 2017

Sales and marketing teams that buy into myths about data providers miss out on serious business value. To buyers, these types of interactions may seem serendipitous, but timing sales and marketing interactions requires foresight. Account-based marketing can use sales intelligence for a new level of personalization. Us either.).

Account Based Marketing 241

Account Based Marketing Case Study Data Campaigns 241

DiscoverOrg Sales

MARCH 30, 2017

Sales reps aiming to displace the current provider were stuck dialing into dead-end corporate switchboard phone numbers, getting stonewalled by gatekeepers, never to reach their buyer’s voicemail box—let alone pitch their product to a decision-maker. Direct Prospecting at Interested Buyers. Timing is everything in sales.

Data 120

Data Lead Rank Decision Maker Account Based Marketing 120

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 21, 2021

We believe the key is the right data and the tools that can drive insights at each stage of the prospect’s journey. Through consistent processes, leaders derive quick insights on how its sales organization attacks their market. Think about how much contact and account data your sales team needs just to prospect.

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Top of Funnel Funnel Data Sales Qualified Lead 130

Autoklose

MARCH 4, 2024

This dilemma is frequently faced by marketers and salespeople. The synergy of cold calling and cold emailing can be used for breaking the ice and getting on your prospects’ radar. Table of Contents Is It Better to Call or Email a Prospect? Cold calling vs cold emailing? Which sales strategy is better?

Cold Calling 52

Cold Calling Decision Maker Scale VanillaSoft 52

Zoominfo

JANUARY 29, 2018

For today’s blog post, we put together a comprehensive list of the best articles about corporate events and event marketing. We tried to tackle every aspect of event marketing. Keep reading for our favorite event marketing blog posts! Events are a great tool to have in your marketing arsenal. Check them out below!

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Webinar Metrics Trade Show Marketing Strategy 113

No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Your competitors have access to the same data, social-selling tools, and marketing applications that you do. With referral introductions from people your buyers know and trust, you walk straight into meetings with your ideal prospects. For more on how referrals seal the deal, check out my new book, Pick Up the Damn Phone!:

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Competition Referrals Gatekeeper Social Media 218

SBI

JULY 23, 2019

HENRY: Think about your tech stack: You have a CRM, probably some kind of marketing automation system, maybe sales enablement and engagement tools like auto-dialers and content-asset tracking. You need data in your CRM, data informing your marketing automation, data flowing between engagement thinking about how they work together.

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Data Strategy Decision Maker Inbound 111

No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Joanne’s Book. No other sales or marketing strategy comes close to the results you get through referrals. If your biggest sales challenges are: Getting double-digit returns on your sales prospecting approaches. Getting past the gatekeeper to your decision-maker. Converting key prospects to paying clients.

Cold Calling 202

Cold Calling Webinar Metrics Referrals Gatekeeper 202

No More Cold Calling

MAY 24, 2011

Joanne’s Book. But I need to pay attention when I repeatedly hear the same request for help with referral marketing. Clarify your go-to-market strategy. Clarify your go-to-market strategy. Review and make recommendations on all print and web marketing materials. Find warm prospects and hot sales everywhere!

Cold Calling 212

Cold Calling Outsourcing Services Hiring Top of Funnel 212

Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Remote sales or virtual selling is the process of prospecting, engaging, and closing deals from a remote location. Instead of traditional in-person sales meetings, the salesperson and the prospect are in different places such as their home or work. Keeping prospects engaged. Monitoring market shifts. What is remote sales?

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Face-to-face Decision Maker Lead Rank Pipeline 108

Sales Training Advice

JUNE 10, 2013

Ten years ago, most sales people had no idea just how vital the Internet would become to prospecting. If you’re avoiding digital prospecting techniques, you’re missing a fantastic opportunity to: - Expand your prospecting reach. Connect with prospects on LinkedIn. Join groups where your prospects are.

Prospecting 70

Prospecting Strategy Social Media Cold Calling 70

SalesLoft

JUNE 26, 2020

SalesLoft customer Limeade shares their best practices for how their marketing and sales teams work together to execute their account-based strategy by: . An account-based strategy is only a strategy until marketing and sales come together to hyper-focus on their top-tier accounts. Honing-in on their top tier accounts. Not strategy.

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Account Account Based Marketing Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation 52

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 2, 2019

If you only had 90 days to penetrate the market and produce sales, what would you do? While you could come up with a complicated plan that won’t deliver results for half a year or more, you can get better results, faster, by implementing a DRIP Marketing Plan. DRIP: The Secret to Reliably Penetrate the Market. As it worked.

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Penetration Industry Buying Cycle Marketing 68

Chorus.ai

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

For Marketing, SDRs, or full-cycle reps, this will mean getting more inbound or ICP leads and meetings so down-funnel reps can get more eyes on their products and have more chances to close deals. The SDR is responsible for 3 pipeline-centric goals: Book meetings. Book a lot of meetings. Ensure the meetings are high quality.

Cold Calling 50

Cold Calling Meeting Conversion Gatekeeper 50

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 11, 2019

HubSpot research shows 40% of salespeople view prospecting as the most difficult part of their jobs. It’s often the most critical barrier to meeting quota, and the ability to prospect effectively and bring in qualified leads is what will help reps move forward and succeed. Interested in learning more about sales prospecting on Quora?

Lead Rank 98

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Outsourcing Services 98

Salesmate

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Businesses are well informed and abreast of the market as well as its changing trends. You need to stay focused, get past the gatekeepers, connect with the right decision-makers, and convince them to meet you. Garner as much information as you can about the prospect and his company. For that, you need to stay prepared.

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Sales Meeting Meeting B2B Decision Maker 99