A Sales Guy

MARCH 30, 2021

In celebration of over 50,000 copies of Gap Selling sold, I wanted to take a moment and highlight other books that influenced my perception or help expand on concepts within Gap Selling. Reading Gap Selling is a start to changing the way we sell, but the truth is, it is a sophisticated and inherently difficult sales approach.

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Gong.io

APRIL 2, 2021

Sales prospecting is dead. Sales prospecting is an essential part of your process. . That’s why I stole these 10 sales prospecting techniques from the best-of-the-best sales pros. That’s why I stole these 10 sales prospecting techniques from the best-of-the-best sales pros.

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Meeting Prospecting Cold Calling ROI 124

Sales 2.0

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

I agree with Zvi Band the author of the book Success is in your Sphere that “relationships are our most important asset”. From everything I’ve seen, if you want to outperform in sales in the long run, you need to build your own network of people that know, like and trust you. Here’s how the framework breaks down. Consistent Execution.

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Fashion Networking Facebook Follow-up 195

Tenbound

JANUARY 3, 2024

Predictable Prospecting: How to Radically Increase Your B2B Sales Pipeline By Marylou Tyler & Jeremey Donovan Part 1: TARGET Chapter 1: Internalizing Your Competitive Position Conduct a Six-Factor analysis of your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. sales leaders) 2- Gatekeepers: (e.g., 2- Trust (Why you?)

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Prospecting Outsourcing Services Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead 49

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 20, 2016

It seems prospecting is back in style, we’re talking proactive, resource and process based methodical approach to professionally engaging with potential buyers, by leveraging all the tools and techniques available to them. That’s what makes the book a must read for anyone looking to succeed in prospecting.

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Prospecting Face-to-face Call-back Cold Calling 120

Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

I want to share with you one of my all-time favorite books on how to develop the right mindset for overcoming and achieving just about anything. This is a book I picked up years ago, and I continue to read it at the end of every year as I set my new goals. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Get Access Today.

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Motivation Face-to-face Gatekeeper Decision Maker 180

Nimble - Sales

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In the dynamic and ever-changing landscape of sales, where consumer behaviors, technologies, and market trends constantly shift, achieving success is tied to the mastery of the sales process and the adept management of sales pipelines.

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Trends Consumer Pipeline Sales 67

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Scenario A prospect initiates communication—maybe they fill out a form or request a demo—but you can’t get a hold of them. New technology even makes it possible to book a meeting on their calendar. There’s a good chance the prospect will take the meeting. Cold book a meeting on their calendar and follow up with an email.

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

2121 Sales Kickoffs are going to be different this coming January. Especially when you hire Mike Brooks, Mr. Inside Sales to kick off your sales event! Mike can customize your keynote, breakout, or sales kickoff session and deliver a content rich, motivating message that will launch your team into action in January.

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Hiring Gatekeeper Face-to-face Inside Sales 156

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 3, 2020

We see deals in our sales pipeline postponed or disappearing. Sales leaders: Lead generation must be your primary focus. What do businesses typically do when clients stop buying and the sales pipeline dries up? If You Freeze Up, So Does the Sales Pipeline. If You Freeze Up, So Does the Sales Pipeline.

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Pipeline Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Referrals 414

Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 24, 2022

Like I said, this is not a COVID article because if it was, I could write a book about the data, science, policies and hypocrisies. However, there is a sales equivalent to the stupid restaurant masking requirement and that is what we will discuss in today's article.

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Airlines Prospecting Policies Groups 322

Alice Heiman

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

More books! In our last book round-up , I shared 3 sales books you could recommend to your sales leadership for cost-effective learning opportunities and book clubs. I’d love to hear their thoughts on the books if they did! . Below are 4 more great sales books I recommend for you and your team. .

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Negotiation Cold Calling Compensation Exact 164

Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 20, 2024

Although this is an article about sales process, the first two paragraphs have more to do with religion than sales. My wife thought I would enjoy a book she found at the airport bookstore and I agreed that it looked compelling. Cold-Case Christianity is a book by J. It will be worth it! We’re almost there.

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Sales Process Sales Methodology Decision Maker Pipeline 334

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 1, 2020

There are many challenges that come with any part of a sales process — and prospecting is no exception. Weathering relentless rejections and spending hours pursuing a prospect just to find out they aren't actually a good fit for your product or service can be annoying at best and soul crushing at worst. Client referrals.

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Prospecting Decision Maker Referrals Small Business 97

Predictable Revenue

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Josh Garrison joins the Predictable Revenue podcast to share his best sales development prospecting tips and how to book a meeting through email outreach. The post How to Book a Meeting Over Email appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Sales 2.0

JANUARY 24, 2020

The problem is every deal seems great until you actually “get married” to your prospect and they become your client. When you have a book of business and take a look at your customers, you will inevitably see segmentation. When you are prospecting it’s easy to put your “prospecting goggles” on and think every company looks attractive.

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John Barrows

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Ingram hosts “Alternative Prospecting Tactics to Help You Book More Meetings” SPONSORED BY SENDOSO appeared first on JB Sales. The post WEBINAR: Morgan J.

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

These are just a few of the crucial questions that Doris Kearns Goodwin answers in her new book: Leadership In Turbulent Time s. If you enjoy reading about and learning from history, then you’ll love this new book. The post New Book on Leadership: A Great Read! appeared first on Mr. Inside Sales. I highly recommend it.

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Allego

JANUARY 4, 2022

This post appeared originally on Sales & Marketing Management. But there’s another avenue for professional development you can put to use without having to schedule another meeting on your calendar—books! But continuously using the same strategies won’t result in a sale. Selling to Big Companies by Jill Konrath.

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Hiring Webinar Metrics Sales Enablement Maximizer 127

The Pipeline

MARCH 19, 2019

With regularity, most active sales trainers and I get the following question: “When is the best time to prospect?”. First, wanting to stay real and all, what they are really looking for is either a reason not to prospect or absolution from having not prospected for a while for all the wrong and usual reasons.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

APRIL 11, 2019

So order the margarita, stroll down to the beach, and grab a book for a little beach reading. We assume you have an old copy of How to Win Friends and Influence People in your bookcase, and certainly Dale Carnegie’s book is a must-read for anyone in customer-facing roles. The Sales Acceleration Formula – by Mark Roberge.

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Hiring Outbound Top of Funnel Cold Calling 210

Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2022

Every demand generation team shares the same goal: to create a pipeline for sales. And to create a pipeline, you have to book meetings — which is no small feat. According to RAIN Group Sales Training , it takes an average of eight touches to get an initial meeting with a new prospect. Try it today.

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Meeting Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation Microsoft 100

Alice Heiman

JULY 8, 2020

A great and cost-effective way to keep your sales team learning is to have them read the latest sales books. But, which books should they read? F inding great sales books can be overwhelming. When you type “sales books” into Amazon, there are over 100,000 results. . A Mind for Sales .

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Hiring Sales Leadership Follow-up Quota 154

Keith Rosen

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Download Your Free Copy of The 60 Second Sales Coach . Over 600 Coaching Questions and 40 Critical Conversations Managers Must Master to Develop Sales Champions and Coach More Customers to Succeed. This was my motivation to create this coaching playbook for you, and why I’ve decided to offer my book for free.

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Sales Coaching Coaching Twitter Consumer 139

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

But how can we create extraordinary experiences for our prospects without being able to meet in person? The post Book More Meetings by Creating Extraordinary Prospect Experiences appeared first on Sales Hacker. Experiences bring people together—ultimately building the trust and relationships that close deals.

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Meeting Prospecting Closing Sales 74

eGrabber

AUGUST 4, 2021

Sales prospecting is one of the most tedious and time-consuming tasks for B2B companies. Most of the sales & marketing professionals say that sales prospecting is the most challenging stage in their sales process. Therefore, you have to identify ways to find your targeted prospects and reach out to them.

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John Barrows

JULY 13, 2022

The post WEBINAR: Adrian Cea & Shelly Gupta Correa host “How to Stand Out and Book More Meetings With Video Prospecting” appeared first on JB Sales.

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Webinar Metrics Video Meeting Prospecting 92

Tenbound

MARCH 9, 2023

According to author Jeb Blount, Fanatical Prospecting is what defines a superstar salesperson. He’s an introduction to how it wins over common sales tactics. Buy the book here. The most common reason for failure in sales is an empty sales pipeline. For SDRs, an empty pipeline means an empty wallet.

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Prospecting Pipeline Cold Calling Sales 126

Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Note: Nicole Garrison, provides today’s guest Blog, ‘Will you improve with these sales books?’. Nicole Garrison is an expert writer of articles, case studies, and marketing, sales, and business development research. Will You Improve with These Sales Books? Dubin launched a video as a sales pitch.

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Hiring Social Media Follow-up Research 78

Vengreso

JANUARY 13, 2023

I’m not a book reader in general and prefer consuming content in short, small bites. In fact, I find books a little overwhelming at times. Even so, my sales book collection is mounting, thanks to the privilege of hosting Vengreso’s Modern Selling Podcast. I’ll be the first to admit it!

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Paid Content Conversion Top of Funnel Hiring 81

Salesmate

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

It is enticing to play the role of a manager in a sales team. Along with your own quota, you even need to ensure that your sales team performs well and achieves its sales quota. The real key to building a winning sales team is effective sales management. Are you wondering how to manage a sales team effectively?

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Smarter Prospecting in Less Time For experienced sales professionals, using ZoomInfo for the first time often feels like discovering a secret; after spending years going door-to-door, suddenly having a world of information at your fingertips can be an invigorating experience. Meeting people face-to-face was a valuable experience.

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Prospecting Hiring Face-to-face Intent Data 130

Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 17, 2024

What’s the number one blow off prospects use these days? Not only is it hard to get prospects back on the phone, when you do, you usually lead off with the ineffective opening line of: “Did you have a chance to review that email I sent you?” And then when a prospect blows you off with, “Can you email that to me?”

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Face-to-face Sales Qualified Lead How To Gatekeeper 243

Salesmate

JULY 28, 2020

Books help in expanding knowledge. The more you learn, the better you can perform when it comes to nurturing and converting sales deals. In sales, you need to keep learning to excel and surpass competitors. So, take the help of various sales books to enhance your knowledge and brush up your skills.

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Sales 2.0

JUNE 8, 2014

Next time you join a new company or change your sales role in your company, you’re going to want to have a copy of Jill Konrath’s new book: Agile Selling. When you’re in a new sales job you will have a very limited amount of time to produce results or you’re going to end up looking for new gig.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Want to know the secret to booking more first-time appointments with new prospects? In the recent Media Sales Report , we learned 93% of sales managers agree that salespeople should be averaging 4+ calls per week. It might surprise you!

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eGrabber

JULY 9, 2021

Sales prospecting is the process of identifying your ideal prospects, building your prospect list and then reaching out to them to turn them into your customers. It is the most essential and inevitable element of any sales process in any company or industry. This is the first step in sales prospecting.

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