Nutshell

AUGUST 28, 2023

Creating a structured sales process is one of the most effective ways to boost your sales teams’ efficiency and results. With a formal sales process in place, your sales team has a framework to follow, and it’s much easier to stay on the same page, track results, and onboard new team members.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 15, 2024

It was all going according to plan — we had a great initial call, flew to Los Angeles to demo the product, and nailed it. I like to call this “ghosting” — when a sales process is chugging along smoothly with a client, you feel positive that the deal will close, and then your prospect disappears without a trace.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 23, 2018

Sales Call Tips. Start Sales Calls with a Bang. But because selling is a two-way interaction, the science behind sales also covers the other party in the engagement: prospects, leads, or customers, depending on the stage in the sales process at which they are being engaged. Use Awesome Labels.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 8, 2021

Sales methodologies like BANT — shorthand for budget, authority, need, timeframe — can help reps identify business opportunities at the outset of the sales process. Without a doubt, the B2B sales process is complicated. This is probably why nearly half of sales reps fail to meet their quota. .

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

If you ask most executives if they have a sales process , they’ll immediately say yes. But when you ask them to describe their sales process, their descriptions vary wildly. To some, a sales process means milestones in their sales pipeline. To others, it means weekly call patterns.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 18, 2020

Artificial intelligence resources are evolving from novelty to necessity in sales, and the massive investment companies are putting into these kinds of tools is a testament to that. billion in sales process recommendation and automation in 2019 — a figure that's expected to rise considerably through 2022, at least.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 17, 2023

But maintaining that kind of trustworthiness and legitimacy over multiple sales conversations can be easier said than done — a lot of reps run into hitches, hiccups, and human errors that undermine their credibility with prospects. How to Avoid This Mistake Do your research — every productive sales conversation is backed by that.

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SBI Growth

MAY 30, 2013

If a broken process stands in their way, they will simply go around it. Don’t render your sales processes obsolete. Create Sales Processes of Least Resistance. Download the Irresistible Sales Process that Aligns Selling Stages with Buying Phases. Generate my proposals to keep the boss off my back.

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Smart Calling

JUNE 22, 2020

When I talk with sales leaders whose reps are struggling with prospecting, quite often I find the root of the problem is actually with the leaders themselves. I’ve list them, along with the Smart Calling truths. Cold Calling Myth: “It’s just a numbers game.”. The previous “no” has absolutely no bearing on your next call.

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Crunchbase

MAY 22, 2023

Sales prospecting is an integral part of the sales process. When done manually, it can be time-consuming and demand substantial effort — but automated sales prospecting can help. What is automated sales prospecting?

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 23, 2023

But this natural leaning causes significant headaches and roadblocks when it bleeds into the sales world. Let’s talk about how to spot overcomplication in your sales process and what to do about it. A RAIN Group study from 2019 found that nearly 7 out of 10 prospects accepted at least one cold call yearly.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

One question I am asked regularly is what is the best time to prospect, be that of day, time of week, etc. But what many are really looking for for is that secret answer, “call them at 4:33 on a the third Tuesday of the month, except I. By Tibor Shanto - tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

One of the biggest problems with today’s sales force is the reliance on tactics that were documented back in 1873. This tactic and process assume that the salesperson can do everything, including prospecting, negotiating, closing, demonstrating the product or service, following up, and taking care of the customer overall.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Given that we are sitting in sub-zero temps in the north east, -25 C in Toronto, any call you’re going to make today is going to be a cold call. Seems one of the side effects of the efficiencies achieved through reduced sales forces, is those who are left have a lot more to do, imagine that. Tibor Shanto.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 6, 2018

What is a sales process? Sales process” most often refers to a repeatable set of steps your sales team takes with a prospect to move them from early stage to a closed customer. A good sales process helps your reps consistently close deals by giving them a framework to follow. Research/evaluate.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2021

There are two parts to the sales process: Part One: Getting meetings with decision makers. You get an introduction to your prospect, and you get a meeting with the decision maker. The biggest challenge for sales teams is seller access , according to Gartner’s recent report, The Chief Sales Officer’s Leadership Vision for 2021.

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Shari Levitin

JUNE 30, 2021

There’s no going back. Some call this “Comparative Expectations,” or “The Amazon Effect.” In fact, I’m never going back. What Your Prospects Aren't Telling You. Here are three strategies you can leverage right now to enhance your customer experience and make prospects feel like doing business with you.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 8, 2021

Sales methodologies like BANT — shorthand for budget, authority, need, timeframe — can help reps identify business opportunities at the outset of the sales process. Without a doubt, the B2B sales process is complicated. This is probably why nearly half of sales reps fail to meet their quota.

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 6, 2013

One attendee asked the hypothetical question, "What is the most difficult part of the sales process?" The votes formed a typical bell curve with 25% saying the opening of the first scheduled call or meeting, 50% identifying the crucial mid point where the compelling reasons to buy must be uncovered, and 25% said closing.

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Improving even one of these areas could take their sales to the next level. Sales process efficiency. Sales processes have room for improvement in nearly all companies. Prospecting : Companies routinely run cold calling prospecting processes that fail 99% of the time, with 1 in 100 calls getting a meeting.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Want prospects to respond with lightning speed? It’s time to activate the triple touch sales tactic. What is the Triple Touch in Sales? The triple touch is a tactic that salespeople use to engage prospects. Here’s the thing, if you’re in sales, you know that getting B2B prospects’ attention is tough.

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The Pipeline

MAY 29, 2013

On Monday I wrote about the need to counterbalance for some of the realities of telephone prospecting , and some things sellers can do to compensate. Some of these things may seem mundane and basic, but that doesn’t lessen their importance in consistent results from telephone prospecting. The same works for a prospecting call.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Plus, here’s what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this summer. I’m embarrassed by the bad sales behavior that blasts us every day. Obviously, I’ve never been a fan of cold calling, but now the uninvited sales pitches are multichannel. Sales Reps Not Closing Sales? It’s like back pain.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In July, I wrote about Dinger tearing his ACL , and how well the doctor executed her sales process. And that is a great analogy for what happens when salespeople are uncomfortable with certain aspects of the sales process. But when Sales DNA appears as a weakness, it serves to sabotage rather than support the salesperson.

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SalesLoft

JANUARY 16, 2024

Close the loop on every conversation Remembering to follow up with a prospect sounds pretty straightforward, but when reps are juggling so many different calls, emails, and buyers, it’s pretty easy to forget. Sending a recap email with action items is a best practice in sales that has become an expectation.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The events of 2020 changed the customer buying journey, so we must change our prospecting tactics. Or rather, change them back —from digital marketing to relationship building. Not a cold calling stranger or someone pitching them on LinkedIn. You can ask: During the sales process when you’ve added value.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 28, 2023

Before you ever pick up the phone for prospecting , you have to determine whether the person you’re calling fits your ideal prospect profile. That starts with you understanding your company‘s value offering like the back of your hand. There's another side to the equation — understanding your prospects.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Yet, it can actually give us a better understanding of our prospects, making that human connection stronger. Here, I spoke with top sales leaders to learn how to AI to better understand your prospects, lead more effective conversations, and drive more results. How AI Can Help You Better Understand Your Prospects 1.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 12, 2023

In sales, it’s only natural that we’re using email to set up calls, demos, and appointments. Email CTAs, aka, the call to action. What is an email call to action (CTA)? An email call to action is a short, simple phrase that usually appears at the end of your email. The CTA is what it sounds like: a call to action.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 8, 2023

Sales is, in large part, the art of establishing trust in a tight window. Any prospect who buys from you is trusting that your solution is the best possible fit to suit their needs and that you‘re selling it because you sincerely believe that — but legitimate trust isn’t rooted exclusively in goodwill and friendliness. Let’s dive in.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 22, 2024

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. A significant portion of the B2B prospecting calls you make will end up going to voicemail — making the sales voicemail techniques you leverage and how well you can execute them absolutely crucial to your sales efforts.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 31, 2021

Here’s what you might have missed this year from No More Cold Calling. Their clients weren’t returning calls, and budgets were constricted or put on hold. Even so, emails and cold calls aren’t going to help your business recover. They recognized that asking clients for referrals was the way to gain access to prime prospects.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It's hard to overstate the importance of B2B prospecting in the context of most B2B sales processes. It's the jumping-off point for every closable deal — and doing it effectively can be the difference between maintaining a steady stream of productive opportunities and your sales process never getting off the ground.

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MTD Sales Training

APRIL 30, 2018

What strikes me as strange and rather puzzling is a piece of research I read this week that said less than 10% of salespeople actually follow up a prospect more than once after they have sent a proposal. I think it is, so here’s some steps that will help you make following up a natural part of the sale for you: 1. MTD Sales Training.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 22, 2021

We all know the importance of asking questions of our prospects and clients, yet how many do you ask? How many does your sales teams ask? If you’re like most sales reps, then you’re probably doing a lot more talking (read pitching) than you are listening. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

95% of our prospecting is just wasted time, so just stop it! “Dave, I’d like to tell you about our products… ” You follow those with phone calls, that’s much more time consuming, even if you have an intelligent dialing system that only connects you to the few people that pick up the phone.

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Rob Jolles

JULY 28, 2023

Here’s a quick quiz: Which prospect would you prefer meeting with? Prospect #1: Someone who has been battling with a particular problem, has finally decided to do something about it, and calls you! I’m pretty sure I know which prospect you’d pick. I’m pretty sure I know which prospect you’d pick.

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