Janek Performance Group

APRIL 10, 2024

In the competitive landscape of B2B sales, effectively qualifying prospects is paramount. There, we looked at key indicators to assess before passing prospects to sales. Now, we’ll go further and explore strategies and best practices for improving prospect qualification. And, if so, is the prospect worth your time and effort?

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Vengreso

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Leveraging technology, social selling , and sales prospecting tools has ushered in a new era for anyone pursuing a career in sales. For the first time ever, buyers and sellers are completely aligned. However, with so many sales prospecting tools out there, how do you know which ones are worth your time and money?

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 5, 2023

As we enter the age of AI, one thing is for sure - the relationship between sales pros and their prospects will never be the same. We've entered, what I call, "The Age of the AI-powered buyer." With that summary, let's take a look at the 4 big things sales pros need to know about what to expect in The Age of the AI-Powered Buyer.

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Lead411

MARCH 28, 2024

What is Buyer Intent Data and how can I use it? Understanding the Buyer Intent Data: Buyer intent data is information gathered from many sources that indicates a potential buyer’s interest or willingness to make a purchase. Understanding your target audience will allow you to better comprehend buyer intent data.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Imagine the wealth of information you’d gain if you were able to listen to sales reps’ calls with prospects. You could hear how sellers interact with buyers, learn the precise language buyers use, observe how sellers describe the company’s value proposition, and gain insight into how sellers handle buyers’ objections.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 28, 2020

They’re customers’ verbal buying signals—the cues your sales agent homes in on when talking to a prospect. And they’re online buying signals—the data trail—that prospective buyers leave as they research solutions online. When B2B buyers need to solve a problem, they start researching online. Let’s break that down.

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Nutshell

JUNE 6, 2019

Getting to know your potential buyers is a huge factor in bridging that gap, and the best way to accomplish that is by doing personal research on each prospect before you reach out to them. Tools for researching companies: Google. It’s useful and light with no downloads required.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 11, 2013

I discuss how these Reps align themselves with the Buyer’s process to be successful. Then I provide a Buyer Alignment Tool to enable success in these environments. Frequently, Sales Reps are busy pitching their products without listening to their Buyers. They sometimes sell while the Buyer is still defining their problem.

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Allego

MARCH 21, 2023

These tools promote better alignment between marketing and sales, ensuring marketers create content that sellers want to use and that sales reps know how to use it properly during conversations with buyers. The Old Way vs. the New: 4 Ways Modern Sales Content Management Systems Outperform Traditional Tools 1. The solution?

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

The Buyer Process Map (BPM) will help you tackle these challenges. This tool has been around for a few years now. You will have access to guides, templates and tools to help your BPM drive revenue. Cost of sales is decreasing as the sales team only engages with informed, prepared buyers. Data Monitoring.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 24, 2021

You hire talented sales and marketing professionals and set them up with state-of-the-art CRM and automation tools. For B2B companies, bad data and data decay weaken CRM and sales and marketing automation tools. In turn, sales and marketing efforts — from prospecting to running email campaigns — are less effective.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 13, 2013

Developing and operationalizing a steady stream of relevant content that engages buyers is the new must-have modern marketing core competency. Marketers today must build an effective content engine designed to deliver compelling insights to customers and prospects alike. Why Buyer Personas. A Changing World. Building Blocks.

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eGrabber

JANUARY 30, 2024

B2B prospecting is the process of identifying potential customers for your business-to-business ( B2B ) products or services. In this guide, we will cover everything you need to know about what is B2B prospecting, the proven B2B prospecting strategies , and the role of B2B prospecting tools. #1

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

As access to information increases, buyers turn to the internet for researching and shortlisting. Prospects typically engage with vendors more than halfway through their purchasing process. Now more than ever, the first interaction between a prospect and vendor is critical. B2B buyers demand the same responsiveness.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

Your Buyers face their own compelling events. To know a Buyer’s compelling event is critical. Because this is the real reason the Buyer is buying. Compelling events are the engine of the Buyer Process. Before 2013 starts, now is the time to identify Buyer compelling events. A Buyer will take action in response.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2017

As the sales conversations grows even more buyer-focused, sales reps have begun developing his or her own hack, own technique, own process. What Is Prospecting? Prospecting: The process of searching for potential customers, clients, or buyers in order to develop new business. Sales Prospecting Techniques.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 21, 2021

You can download your own here. One side benefit to embracing the 360, is the ability to better communicate with more buyers. The tool goes to the What, Why and How of each deal you are in. The 360 allows you to engage (prospect) and discover based on a detailed map. Download a copy and see where it takes you.

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Allego

JULY 31, 2023

Further, sellers spend 11 hours a month looking for and modifying content for buyers, Forrester’s Q4 2020 Global Sales Enablement survey found. They need access to multiple things related to their job, such as how to use sales tools, sales collateral, product information, presentation decks, HR documents, and training materials.

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Nutshell

MARCH 15, 2024

Qualifying leads before sending them through to your sales team lets you learn more about your prospects and build deeper connections with them, which often results in more deals. Lead nurturing is the process of building relationships with prospects who aren’t quite ready to purchase your product or service.

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eGrabber

MARCH 31, 2023

Are you tired of building or messaging cold B2B lists from LinkedIn, only to receive minimal engagement from your prospects? Look no further, as we have the solution to get you warmer, more engaged prospects in a fraction of the time. LinkedIn limits prospects’ sent invitations daily. All prospects are good.

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

You’ll find them below, and I guarantee that if you use them, you’ll not only identify buyers faster, but you’ll feel more confident, you’ll close more sales, and your income will grow— starting today. And if you’d like more scripts like this, then download my Complete Book of Scripts by clicking here. Want some quick (and easy!)

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InsideSales.com

OCTOBER 23, 2020

An ending about which tools the man should use to fish? The soft skills of selling will always be the most important, but handing your team the proper tools will enhance their abilities and efficiencies. Many are juggling so many prospects they lose count. Buyer Hints: Important Hints on Every Buyer.

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eGrabber

JUNE 21, 2021

A well-targeted prospect list is highly effective when used at the right time. Emails and cold calls help you get your message across quickly with a personal touch, that many communication tools don’t. Building a cold calling list with high-quality prospects that matches your ideal customer profile is a difficult job.

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Highspot

MARCH 21, 2024

survey highlights a significant trend: today’s buyers have clear digital purchasing experience expectations, with a strong preference for personalization and immediacy. Sales and marketing emails share a common goal – to engage buyers in a meaningful way that ultimately leads to conversions. A recent McKinsey & Co.

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Emissary

AUGUST 16, 2022

Depending on your objectives, there are some excellent tools and services to help you get there. In celebration of the coming year, we’ve selected the 23 best sales enablement tools for revving up revenue this year and next. . . The Best Sales Enablement Tools for Accessing the Right Content at the Right Time.

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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. These are buyers who are a good fit for your products or services. . So how can you prospect more effectively? How can you ensure that you’re targeting and focusing on the right prospects?

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DiscoverOrg Sales

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Even if you’re the three-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton of Sales, you still need a top-performing vehicle, or in this case, a serious set of tools, to help you close. Understanding that often the budget for the very tools needed resides in marketing can help you race ahead of the competition when selling to sales.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 22, 2018

Prospecting is hard for most salespeople. In fact, getting a response from prospects was identified as the hardest part of the sales process in the 2018 State of Inbound Sales Report. They are also top-notch experts at prospecting. So, without further ado, here are 45 tips on prospecting from three of my favorite sales experts.

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Highspot

AUGUST 22, 2022

Joint customers now have a streamlined way to engage prospects with personalized communications and insights at scale, increasing rep efficiency and effectiveness. . “Highspot and Salesloft work together to empower your reps to have better buyer conversations that drive business growth.” About Salesloft.

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SBI

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Transforming Sales: Evolved Selling with Content & Interactive Tools. If your sales content isn’t getting used, sales reps either can’t find it or they don’t find it relevant or engaging enough to put in front of buyers. And finally, interactive sales tools. Luckily, both scenarios are fixable.

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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. Prospecting Technique #1: Use This Cold Call Opener. Want to totally level up your sales prospecting game? Dramatic pause*. performs 6.6X

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SugarCRM

JANUARY 18, 2024

The game has changed, with more and more buyers doing research outside the typical sales process. Sales intelligence tools! Data may include category intent, competitor views, or content downloads on their sites. We live in a time where buyers want to do independent research, and they want to do it alone.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

It’s time to build a sales funnel that captures and converts your best buyers. Your digital-savvy B2B prospect is researching the product they think they need. In fact, the majority of B2B buyers (64%) conduct research on vendor websites before they ever contact a sales rep. Let’s start with that dream customer. Awareness stage.

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Nutshell

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Most sales training focuses on prospecting , lead nurturing, and closing techniques. But what should a seller do after securing a new buyer? You’re a salesperson, which means your primary job is to meet with prospects and close deals. Understanding your customers will also help you upsell new or related products to buyers.

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SalesProInsider

JUNE 5, 2020

If we believe that our job is to be a guide or a leader to help our buyers or prospects work through an information exchange to confidently make a decision or take action, that remains true. Today’s tip on before the conversation focuses on what you need to do to help buyers before the conversation to be ready to engage productively.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

On average, an SDR takes about 42 hours to get in touch with their prospect — but that doesn’t have to be you. You put a lot of effort towards getting your buyers to even visit your site in the first place, so once you have them there, there’s no time to waste. Chat with your most engaged buyers on your website.

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