Predictable Revenue

MAY 27, 2020

With the arrival of the COVID-19 crisis and trade shows and conferences being cancelled left and right, many B2B businesses are now left scrambling to figure out how to survive without their best weapon.

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 31, 2012

A prospect or customer cancels an appointment. Sure, but you don’t have to view cancelled sales calls as lost opportunities. ” If a customer cancels an appointment, the last thing you should assume is that you lost the sale. .” It’s happened to every salesperson at one point or another.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

When you have 2 out of 4 flights cancelled in a span of 3 days, and both cancellations result in overnight stays and missed meetings, you do have to wonder about air travel. Irony of the cancelled flights is yes stuff got pushed back, rearranged, etc., but in the end, nothing truly was lost.

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MTD Sales Training

JULY 10, 2012

Cancelled appointments and no-shows will cost you a ton of money. Depending on your business, it may be impossible to eliminate canceled appointments entirely. You invest a great deal of time prospecting and locating the decision maker (DM). and set the appointment. When that appointment washes out, you lose big time.

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The Sales Hunter

JUNE 29, 2013

It’s summer for many of you reading this, and that means it’s a prime time when some of your customers and prospects are canceling on you. When people cancel on you, be prepared! Sales call cancelations are not a time to relax and goof off. Your time is better spent going after business.

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Close.io

APRIL 8, 2020

First, it’s important to remember that you can’t stop every customer from canceling your service or software. But remember this: Just because your customers haven’t reached out to you yet, doesn’t mean you’re not on their list of things to cancel. Either way, they can downgrade instead of canceling.

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Jeff Shore

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

In my last blog, Handling Cancellations Part 1 , I laid out the framework for preventing a cancellation before it happens. In part two, let’s tackle what to do when the buyer is actually canceling the sale. I recommend thinking of a time when you wanted to cancel and how you felt. By Ryan Taft. ?In Don’t get offended!

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Zoominfo

MARCH 17, 2020

In just a few weeks, the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has become a globe-wide pandemic and changed our lives in fundamental ways. Naturally, a health crisis of this magnitude has also turned the business world on its head. No matter what industry you work in, you’ve likely been a part of these changes. Maybe your entire office […].

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 10, 2023

Order cancellations. Massive layoffs. Stock Market down. Cost-cutting. We are now seeing these events in sales organizations: Missed forecasts. Closing delays. Failure to hit quotas. We know what doesn't work in a recession.

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Nimble - Sales

MAY 19, 2020

The post Top 20 Sales Conferences of 2020 That Haven’t Been Cancelled in Corona Times appeared first on Nimble Blog. Some decide to take advantage of the situation and go digital, turning Google’s attention to their website as a super […].

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Jeff Shore

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

My biggest pet peeve…is making a sale only to have it cancel. I will say there are legit reasons for a cancellation. A job transfer could cause a customer to cancel the solar package you sold them three weeks ago. The other type of cancellation falls under the category of “Buyer’s Remorse.”

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Sandler Training

APRIL 10, 2020

The post Field Salespeople: Your Meetings Have Cancelled: What Now? Thanks to the global pandemic, salespeople across the country and around the world are now coming to terms with a sobering reality. appeared first on Sandler Training.

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Jeff Shore

JANUARY 15, 2019

What personal or market influences are driving your customer to cancel? The bottom line is that if the salesperson is not on top of the situation, constantly countering negatives with positives, a cancellation is a strong possibility. What caused this phone call? You have provided resources to help them move through their doubt.

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Allego

APRIL 21, 2020

In a recent webinar You Had to Cancel In-Person Training … Now What? In-person sessions have been canceled. With the travel ban, they had to cancel that meeting. Takeaway 1 : When in-person training is canceled, use pre-recorded, interactive video so teams can train, practice, and certify from different locations and time zones.

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 9, 2021

I've been trying to cancel my business internet with Verizon for two months and I can't prove to them that it's my account. I don't know enough to say whether this fraud actually happens and whether their service works. But I do know this.

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The last few years it seems that each time it snows, even a little, they cancel school. Winter drivers are better equipped to deal with snow than at any time in history so cancelling school every time it snows doesn't make any sense. Like cancelling school when it snows, it doesn't make any sense. Why is it there?

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 25, 2011

Depending on your business, it may be impossible to eliminate canceled appointments completely. The post 3 Effective Ways to Reduce Canceled Appointments appeared first on MTD Sales Training. In addition to the time you spent to set the appointment, now you have travel time, gas and a host of other less tangible expenses.

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Last year, The Boston Ballet cancelled their performance of the Nutcracker but we will be in attendance month and look forward to continuing the tradition. I first wrote the article in 2011 and people loved the analogy between the Nutcracker and a sales call. Please enjoy the article and share it.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

According to research by the Incentive Research Foundation , most organizations are postponing, canceling, or translating their sales incentive programs into monetary rewards (cash, gift cards, and swag). There are several reasons this alternative option is a better option than the status quo — cash, canceling or postponing.

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Sales Evangelist

JUNE 28, 2018

On last week’s episode of The Sales Evangelist Hustler’s League, we heard from a member who was caught off-guard when a customer he thought was happy canceled their contract. We sought ways to help him identify what went wrong and to prevent the cancel from happening again. As you know, on each episode of The […]

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SBI Growth

MARCH 25, 2020

The full impact of CoVid-19 is not yet known, but in some markets and regions, it may already be clear that customers are deferring or even canceling planned purchases. Perhaps yours is one of them. If so, is it realistic.

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Tenbound

JANUARY 9, 2020

David Cancel, CEO of Drift, is on a mission: to help a million people achieve their potential. I was lucky enough to get a chance to speak with him on the Sales Development podcast, where we spoke about how people’s low expectations fueled his success, staying humble, and the key to a successful business like Drift.

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The Sales Heretic

APRIL 14, 2020

Sports, proms, conferences, festivals, trade shows, concerts, seminars, and more have been cancelled. These are difficult times. The death toll from COVID-19 keeps climbing. Unemployment is skyrocketing. And uncertainty is everywhere. What can you do at a time like this? Let me explain. We’re actually dealing with two pandemics at the moment.

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MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 4, 2012

If you have been around the world of professional selling for any length of time, then you have probably experienced the following baffling, sometimes even shocking turn of events: The sales. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Sales Evangelist

JUNE 21, 2018

When a prospect says “I want to cancel,” we find ourselves questioning our decisions and wondering where we went wrong. On today’s […] The post TSE 860: TSE Hustler’s League-“I Want To Cancel” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist. Sales reps in small firms often have to do much of their own work. On today’s […]

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Predictable Revenue

AUGUST 29, 2018

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, we welcome Drift CEO David Cancel. The post The more things change, the more they stay the same: Aaron Ross and Drift’s David Cancel on the future of sales appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Green Lead's B2B

MARCH 14, 2020

Add to that the fact that many prospects are cancelling face-to-face sales meetings as companies mandate social distancing. Many of those leads came from these cancelled events. Event marketing had been on the upswing with between 20%-25% of the typical marketing budget being spent on tradeshows, roadshows, etc. A company has choices.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Have you ever been ready to pull the trigger on a purchase, but felt so uneasy about the decision that you decided to cancel it last minute? These include: Easy cancellations. Now imagine a prospect’s relief at hearing something like, “If for any reason you change your mind, you can cancel your contract at any time.

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Steven Rosen

AUGUST 2, 2022

On the flip side, cancel or say no to your 3 top TSAs for the next 3 months. For example, if you want to block a day a month to work in the field with your reps, then make sure you block those days off for the next 3 months. Block off bi-weekly meetings with each of your reports. Calculate the change.

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Steven Rosen

AUGUST 22, 2021

I stated that I was concerned about sales and I decided that I was going to do the following: Cancel all training for the next 3 months. I knew I had to do something. So I quickly thought up a 3 point plan and marched down to my boss’s office. Have the trainers out in the field supporting the team and.

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The Sales Readiness Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

This is undoubtedly the case today, when sales organizations see buying decisions being put on hold, budgets getting canceled and deals taking longer to close. In times of economic uncertainty, corporate spending garners greater scrutiny and more decision-makers.

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Lead411

JUNE 22, 2023

Outdated or incorrect contact information reported often Unethical collection of data reported Difficult cancellation process 3. Very few mobile direct dials available in the sales lead database Difficult cancellation process UpLead Pros: Provides verified contact information, including emails and phone numbers.

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Steven Rosen

AUGUST 16, 2022

Eliminate, say no, and cancel all time-sucking activities that don’t generate results. Try implementing Steven’s simple time management approach to focus on driving results: Analyze where you are spending your time. Determine your top 3 results-generating activities. Block time in your calendar for the next three months for RGAs.

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Steven Rosen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Simultaneously, learn to say no or cancel your top three TSAs for the next three months. For instance, if fieldwork with your sales reps is essential, schedule dedicated days for the next three months. Establish bi-weekly meetings with your team members.

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Engage Selling

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Worst case, they cancel the project, spend their money on something else, or they … Read More » The post Helping the Customer Through Decision Paralysis | Sales Strategies first appeared on The Sales Leader. Decision paralysis is a real thing. Best case, they simply delay.

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The Sales Hunter

MAY 30, 2017

The number of sales appointments that get cancelled goes up and the number of excuses people make goes up. It happens every summer. The result? A sales slump. Summer is not the time to make excuses about things not happening. I like to view it as the time to make things happen, because other salespeople […].

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Membrain

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The last few years it seems that each time it snows, even a little, they cancel school. Are school officials convinced that parents and bus drivers will put kids' safety in jeopardy because snow is falling?

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