Sales 2.0

MARCH 6, 2024

Developing solution hypotheses : In the next era of selling salespeople are going to have to start acting like consultants, having a “ one up ” approach as Anthony Iannarino calls it. Given this reality they jump straight into cold calling people that don’t know them at all. It’s time for the dreaded cold call!

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Smart Calling

JUNE 22, 2020

Upon examination of their methods, processes, and beliefs I often can spot mistakes being made due to belief in one—or many—of the cold calling myths that still are being perpetuated. I’ve list them, along with the Smart Calling truths. Cold Calling Myth: “It’s just a numbers game.”. I prefer to call them “assistants.”

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Nutshell

AUGUST 4, 2020

Below are the 30 best online resources for sales professionals to sharpen their fundamental skills and learn some new tricks. Many episodes are only five minutes long, but each one delivers powerful insights into closing bigger deals, overcoming fears, and improving call-back rates. Smart Calling Blog. Sell or Die.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 16, 2020

Being trustworthy means having the willingness to push back when you know someone is headed down the wrong road. It means pushing back when a client tells you what they want, and you know the consequences will be dire if you don’t speak up. He says, “Trust is a belief we hold about a person or resource.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 2, 2023

Welcome back to the office, how do you feel? Or, “If you could wave a magic wand and get three resources to help you accomplish your goals, what would they be?”. So, write up your questions, call your prospects, and listen to how best to serve and sell them! Setting call back appointments that stick. Overwhelmed?

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Miller Heiman Group

JUNE 17, 2020

Unprecedented times call for a change of strategy. We’ve memorialized the key lessons from each webinar, along with top questions and feedback gathered from attendees, in our latest sales resource, a guide to Selling Through the Turn. Here’s what you’ll learn in each chapter. Chapter 1: Qualifying Opportunities Virtually.

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Score More Sales

AUGUST 16, 2019

Here are a few great resources we like. Cold Calling Tips from Gong’s research – 17 Proven Techniques. 21 Cold Calling Secrets From the Sales Masters. Cold Call Objection Handling – Outreach (is gated). 14 Actionable Cold Calling Tips and Techniques – Sales Hacker. Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 2, 2021

Welcome back to your home office; how do you feel? Or, “If you could wave a magic wand and get three resources to help you accomplish your goals, what would they be?”. If your team is struggling with call reluctance and is tired of the endless rejection they face, then get instant access to our On Demand training today.

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Steven Rosen

JUNE 3, 2020

Now that all sales calls are being done remotely, it appears that sales coaching has gone into lockdown as well. Assuming your salespeople are selling virtually, nothing is stopping you from joining them on a sales call or multiple sales calls. This comes back to cadence and accountability. Coaching (Remotely).

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

If you or your company is in need of sourcing and hiring quality talent for your inside sales department, then I’d like to share a resource with you. If you are struggling to find the right talent in these difficult and changing times, then email me, and, if you’re an appropriate fit, I will be happy to introduce you to my hiring resource.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Here’s what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this quarter. You’re resourceful. A growing body of research backs up what I’ve been saying for decades: At least half of those referred prospects will convert to customers. It’s an exciting time: The time of year to construct your business future. You’re savvy.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 23, 2020

Want to split a room of salespeople, just bring up cold calling. Which immediately tells you who doesn’t cold call routinely. I understand why people do not like cold calling, I don’t like it either, I just make the connection between my next call and my next beach holiday. So why all this gushing about cold calling?

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 27, 2023

As I think back to high-school baseball, a couple of things came to mind that have a lot to do with sales development. His first high school baseball coach saw his potential, calling him up to play on the varsity team when he was still in the 8th grade. Mike attended two high schools.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 18, 2024

Andy Paul called my attention to a discussion in LinkedIn. Sure we don’t want to waste time an resources on things way outside our ICP. ” But then, too, when we go back to “sales math,” we don’t include those metrics on MQLs and SQLs in our calculation of win rates. The data, by itself, is stunning.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

” (We’ll come back to this.) ” Let’s go back to the case I mentioned above. He called me about a week later saying, “Dave, I have some ideas. We discussed what he would have to change, how he would do it, the new resources he would need, the risks and what he would do to mitigate those risks.”

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

How do you get them to call you back and still hold your own?” Your goal is not to convey information; it is to get a call back so you can do what you do best live, human to human. you either get a call back; 0. You can learn more, and get more free voicemail resources here. Very binary – 1.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

” Too often, I get hemming and hawing, an aversion to eye contact, some shuffling back and forth, and usually, “Well I’m just so busy……… Oh. Before each meeting, I insisted on a conversation around our objectives for the meeting and call plan. Use your time in the field well.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 31, 2020

George shines a light on the assumptions that hold your sales organization back As soon as you see the title you know why it caught my eye. When you buy the book , you will get links to additional resources, such as a sales effectiveness calculator, process tool, and more, at no charge. Check it out here.

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Smooth Sale

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Still, it doesn’t need to be if your business fights back. Move Past Bad Press to Enjoy the Good Engage a PR Firm Sometimes, you need to call in the big guns. Bouncing back from the bad press is no small feat. There is no valid reason why one bad press incident should hold you back from success.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 30, 2022

you can automate just about everything else—including phone calls, voice mails, email campaigns, etc. How about numbers of calls? Length of the first call? While all things are important, my suggestion was to focus on the one metric that drives all the others: How the rep is performing while on the call. And now with A.I.,

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SBI Growth

JUNE 3, 2014

“If you know anyone who is interested, please call me back at……” Sales Leader Director of Sales Resources Sales Recruiting Talent Assessment' The company is a leader in the market. They need a dynamic individual with industry experience to lead a new initiative.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 22, 2024

His final sentence sums things up: “Call it sales if you want, but to me, it is connecting, understanding, educating, and solving problems. So, I enrolled in a prestigious engineering school back East and dug in. Back then, it was good money for a ten-year-old. He suggested I give him a call when he got back to Rochester.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 14, 2021

Register for Back in The Black Sales TV—first episode on January 19. And certainly not when you cold call. Newsflash: Most CEOs do not respond to cold calls or emails, and neither do their gatekeepers. A lot of them keep calling, hoping to eventually get past her. They know it’s a pesky telemarketer calling.

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Force Management

DECEMBER 14, 2023

However, backing your program with the right resources will be critical to its success. It's important to put time and resources into helping your channel sellers understand your company's value and differentiation as well as your internal revenue teams do.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 14, 2024

Churning through programs and initiatives merely waste resources and time. Keep it simple, go back to the basics. In implementing sales, marketing, and customer service strategies, go back to the fundamentals, execute them with perfection. Are we calling on customers that have a real need to buy and are funded?

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Channel Use: 80% of companies responded on only one communication channel and neglected to use multiple channels, particularly phone calls. The ZI Labs team then analyzed the data to develop a combined score called the Inbound Index. It’s equally important to identify poor signals to avoid wasting resources on irrelevant noise.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 17, 2023

Fumbling Basic Information Calling your prospect by the wrong name or flubbing facts you should have confirmed via Google is always unacceptable. How to Avoid This Mistake Do your research — every productive sales conversation is backed by that. Feed back the content and feeling of the prospect’s words. Let's dive in.

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Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 14, 2023

My question set my prospects back on their heels in complete surprise. The person delivering the product relayed that the installers would call to make an appointment, but that has yet to happen. Slippery Slope Upon calling, the administrator said, “I’ll put you on a brief hold for a technician to speak with you.’

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LeadFuze

JULY 20, 2021

All in hopes of 5 people in 100 hitting respond and emailing you back. You can call too quick, say the wrong thing or send some ugly canned email response. Here’s our initial response: Granted, I left it open to ask for the call. I then said that I’d rather see some content resources. Here’s the thing.

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Gong.io

OCTOBER 20, 2021

an unsolicited e-mail that is sent to a receiver without prior contact; the email equivalent of cold calling. Gong captures (anonymized, of course) data from our customers – web conference meetings, phone calls, and emails – and uses AI to analyze how seller and buyer behavior impacts success rates. . Interest is not a resource.

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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. Voice and SMS — tools that leverage AI to improve your voice call and SMS outreach. Let's see how this range of resources can improve your sales process.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 9, 2021

It took a lot out of me, but as much as I struggled to find my bearings on my calls, I didn't let my nerves get the best of me. And once I hit that groove, I started meeting or exceeding quota consistently and never looked back. How to Get Fired Up for Your Sales Call. Have a calendar of back-to-back meetings?

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SalesHandy

MARCH 21, 2023

A good sales email has a simple anatomy: the opening line, the ‘offer’ line, the closing line (Call to action), and the email signature. So, don’t hold back. If you're interested in discussing how {{Product name}} can specifically help with this, I'd be happy to schedule a quick call to go over it in more detail. Be mindful.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 7, 2022

Cold calling is the bane of plenty of sales reps' professional existence. That's why any sort of program that expedites the process and alleviates the pain associated with it is a welcome resource for your average salesperson. Here, we'll take a look at seven of the best of these resources on the market. Let's dive in.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 18, 2021

You’ve just had a great discovery call with a qualified prospect. You’ve both agreed to meet next week for a demo, and your champion has agreed to invite the economic buyer to the call. We’ll look at each point below, and then provide a post-call email template that you can use after my discovery calls.

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Highspot

JANUARY 14, 2024

These platforms offer a centralized and accessible hub for hands-on practice, role play simulations, and on-demand learning resources to ensure sales teams stay ahead of the curve and meet the demands of the ever-changing market. Pre-call Planning Successful virtual sales calls require careful planning and communication.

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SalesProInsider

MARCH 27, 2024

Working through these situations and bouncing back—and higher—each time has toughened me…and softened me. Creating more resources for financial advisors for their selling efforts. I’ve embraced this new state of life, my renewed name, and the possibilities to continue to serve those I respect and love at work.

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