Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

Before the end of the day, you need to make 100 calls. Now all you need is a cold call script. And not just any script … the best cold call script ever. But before I give you the keys to the castle, let's learn more about cold calling and look at a typical cold call. (If What is a cold call?

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The Pipeline

MAY 1, 2014

world, or as many around sales like to call it social selling, is to leverage a number of tools to improve and accelerate the quality of interactions, especially at the early part of the sales cycle. Here a couple of examples that will illustrate what I mean. By Tibor Shanto - tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 18, 2020

Imagine you need to relay information about the most compelling benefits of a product to a prospect with a waning attention span within a fixed amount of time. It's often distributed to prospects through the mail, via email, or at actual meetings. Give prospects a first look at what they're being pitched. An Intro Paragraph.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

If they’re 10/10 excited about your business, you can learn a lot from them to guide your ABM strategy – not only can they help you understand their perspective of your sales process, they can also provide you with actionable and repeatable insights for your current and future prospects. Plus, they’ll often give you an invaluable reference!

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BrainShark

JULY 9, 2023

Let’s look at the example of a conductor in an orchestra. You’d be surprised as to the depth of dialogue that naturally occurs during this, including feedback that’s not only constructive but also encouraging. This example shows how a sales manager posted a win story from a top rep.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 18, 2017

Author: John Bennett, Sales & Business Development Leader with Peak 10 Sales success is about much more than converting prospects to customers. Helping customers and prospects manage the shifting needs of their organizations in a world of rapid technological change is difficult. Be willing to admit when you missed the call.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Though sales managers are often tasked with providing some coaching support, they often don’t have the bandwidth to provide structured coaching many reps need – that’s why professional sales coaches who can drive optimal results while giving time back to reps and managers are more valuable than ever. Engaging prospects. Collaborative.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 25, 2023

AI is no longer a construct of the future. 87% of sales professionals say that AI tools assisting with writing sales content or prospect outreach messages are effective. What we like : AI prospecting tools can help salespeople move past their own roadblocks with written communication and easily generate personalized messages.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 28, 2016

They spend time and effort to meet a social norm and construct not of their own making or choosing, all in an effort to fit in and not be different from the herd perusing the same prospect. Isn’t that what you want to be when the person you’re calling has heard it 6,000 time before. Take voice mail as an example.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 26, 2023

For example, you can use generative AI to structure your sales emails — but you still need to take the time to ensure that your communication with prospects and customers is personalized, thoughtful, and sound. While salespeople can use AI to aid their efforts, they shouldn’t bank on using it to dictate them.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

Gone are the days of cold calls and one-size-fits-all pitches. It starts with prospecting for potential leads, then moves through to negotiation and closing the deal. Each stage requires specific selling skills to satisfy prospect needs. Close: This is where all the hard work pays off, turning the prospect into a customer.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 15, 2020

Imagine you’re a prospect, and you stumble across my profile. LinkedIn Summary Examples for Reps. The most successful reps know that sales isn’t about them — it’s about the prospect. Here's the template: [One- to two-sentence description of common prospect problem.]. Here’s an example: Graylin had a problem.

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Even once a prospect expresses an avid interest in your company, you still have to make a sales pitch. Don’t follow up too frequently Our first sales follow-up tip is to avoid badgering your prospects. Try using different channels There are a handful of different ways to follow up with prospects.

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Adaptive Business Services

JULY 28, 2021

In 2006 I decided to leave management and go back into selling. My solution was to tear up the entire list (not joking) and pursue a completely different prospecting strategy. Office vs, industrial, for example. However, when I called them to schedule lunch, they always had a list of folks for me to call on.

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Emissary

MARCH 2, 2023

To succeed in the current marketplace, sellers have to use every tool at their disposal to understand their prospects and what drives them. Reporting Call transcripts and recordings make it easy to share information among team members and collaborate on constructive sales plans. Contact us at info@emissary.io

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 9, 2018

“What’s holding you back?”. If I call you back next quarter, what circumstances will have changed?". "If If I call you back next quarter, what circumstances will have changed?". You’ve been speaking with a prospect for a while. If your prospect says no, they don’t think your product is valuable.

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Corporate Visions

MAY 30, 2019

Our research backs this up. This means marketers are spending countless hours researching every detail about their prospects—everything from industry trends to company challenges to what they ate for lunch. Get our latest eBook to see examples of the four emails we sent. The Most Successful B2B Marketing Personalization.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 8, 2018

These are extreme examples, but most salespeople have faced something similar when trying to hit quota. Use call reviews, check-ins, and prospect meetings to hone your message, listen to feedback, and ask how you can get better. Determine the standard questions your prospects ask, and anticipate the answers.

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SBI

APRIL 6, 2021

Before we explore that point in more detail, we need to take a step back in time to the origins of sales training to understand where we are today. Go back to the source material to understand it better. Join these sessions to confirm that the information being taught back is accurate and delivered in the seller’s own words.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 20, 2021

How you, as the sales leader, act with your team will be duplicated by how your sellers act with their prospects. People rate a leader high in trust if they: Modeling positive behaviors and set a good example. Transparency: Being transparent is about giving constructive advice as well as positive feedback. Following through.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 2, 2020

A few months back, I had a heart-to-heart with an editor on my team. Together, the editor and I looked at examples of "good enough" content. I typically give him a quick call for feedback before I come into a situation with my "direct" hat on. But concrete examples and explanations are what create clarity. Be Concrete.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 1, 2020

It shows how quickly your reps are converting prospects into leads or making hard sales while still generating high returns on your investments. If you see that your sales are inefficient, you might look to bump up quotas, strip back certain expenses, or adjust any other costs or expectations that could be holding you back.

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CommercialTribe

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Adam and Kelly connect for a pre-call prep session. It’s not that Adam doesn’t know how his company’s capabilities differ from the competition, he’s just having a hard time articulating which business initiatives would lead a prospective customer to select his company. After a few minutes, Kelly gets the gist. So, how’d it go?”

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Allego

MARCH 28, 2024

In a world where AI and automation are causing buyers to question if the person calling them is even human, sales reps must humanize their approach. “We The reason why it’s made it a lot harder is people already have their walls up when a salesperson calls. The volume of calls that you get on a daily basis has increased.

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Chorus.ai

MAY 17, 2021

One of the best examples of Michael’s commitment to unorthodox selling is from the episode “The Client.” Christian is a key prospect—getting him on board will not only be a great win for the team, but it will also potentially save jobs at Dunder Mifflin. That’s because storytelling and empathy put your prospect center stage.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 22, 2020

But even with new privacy laws, B2B prospecting is possible in Europe, if you’re taking the right steps. That legitimate interest construct is designed for direct marketing. Perfect example: I send an email message to the chief information officer at a Fortune 500 company. Email a prospect once as part of outreach?

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Pointclear

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

While all of these scenarios have potential, none could be called a lead. Sales won’t spend the time it takes to cull through 100 so-called leads for 3 to 4 good ones. If Sales has to make 100 phone calls to determine which 3 are worth something, they won’t invest the time, and it’s not smart for your company to ask them to.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 13, 2018

Before review sites ruled the internet, the process for dealing with unhappy prospects or clients was pretty straightforward. If you contributed to a bad sales experience, the customer might call your boss, threaten to write a letter to HQ, or maybe even go to the Better Business Bureau. And we welcome constructive feedback as well!

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 11, 2018

According to TOPO, prospects open less than 24% of sales emails. Salespeople today rely on email more and more in their prospecting efforts. If you’ve ever wondered why you aren’t hearing back from the prospects you’ve emailed, I have some good news for you. But how many questions are too many in an email?

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Apptivo

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Window shoppers who show interest in a product or service but hesitate to make a purchase are the perfect example of warm leads.Visits to websites, completion of online forms for inquiries, subscription to email newsletters, reading of articles or testimonials, or even social media following are some of the activities warm leads do.

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Lessonly

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Whether your sales organization is back in the office, working in a hybrid environment, or leaning into the new digital sales space, these 6 tips will help you expand your sales training program with effective role play exercises. And there’s no better way to clarify the power of storytelling than through some sales training examples.

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LeadFuze

JULY 8, 2021

Our post today will pull back the curtain and detail our 7-step interview process for hiring SDRs. If a prospect decides to go with the competitor because they are looking for something other than what you offer now, the salesperson must take it in stride. Don’t just have prospects fill out an application. Good question.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In contrast, Vrbo, a vacation rental company owned by Expedia Group, “crushed” Airbnb when it came to searches that did not mention a brand (“vacation rentals in Chicago,” for example). Many B2B manufacturers still deploy a “catalog approach” to sales, with inside reps relying on frequent touches with prospects and customers to close deals.

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Gong.io

JULY 31, 2019

You’ll see a massive improvement in the outcome of your discovery calls. That’s true in face-to-face meetings and on discovery calls. Ever been knee-deep in a discovery call only to have someone interrupt with “Can you just show me the product?”. For example: . Take the advice below and shift your line of questioning.

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LeadIQ

AUGUST 29, 2018

If you’re trying to sell something, you’ll sell it better, the more you know about the prospect. You can get good at listening by meditating, counting to 10, and making it a habit to repeat back to people what they’ve just told you. One method we employed was called the Sandwich Method. Always be crystalizing!

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 11, 2019

When you're experiencing slow business, it can free up your time to address weaknesses and focus on prospecting and connecting with potential leads. For example, holidays or seasonal trends could cause your reps to close fewer deals. For example, your sales reps can ensure their contact details are completely filled out.

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BrainShark

JUNE 28, 2023

Why sales coaching matters — a few key points Knowledge retention Sales coaching activities add an interactive element to learning and are an excellent way to ensure knowledge retention and evaluate whether reps can “play back” what they learned in their training. Some examples include: What was the best sales advice you have ever received?

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