The Pipeline

MARCH 30, 2021

This why it is taking deals longer to close. I shout from the rooftop, use the brand as examples of bad companies in my workshops, I share my pain. But the louder and more numerous the megaphones and channels, some are tempted to make more than noise. They miss it because if it’s not complex it may not require a “Soluuution”.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 30, 2011

Prospecting – When Is The Best Time? Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Cold calling , Proactivity , Productivity , Prospecting , Time Allocation , Video , execution. Last week I talked about prospecting, why some like it when most don’t, rejection, and managing them. Prospecting. December 2007. Add a Comment.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 9, 2019

But very few understand how to incorporate technology into their prospecting strategy. So, they rely on outdated tactics that fail to engage the 21st-century buyer—tactics like cold calling, sending cold emails, and stalking prospects on social media. That’s still true, but cold calling has evolved as sales channels have evolved.

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Sales Qualified Lead B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 269

Autoklose

MARCH 18, 2024

Knowing where to look for new leads if your existing efforts don’t work, as well as having a list of different closing tactics to try out in case you want to increase your closing ratio, is crucial. Is your team proactive when it comes to experimenting with new approaches and channels? How do you handle sales growth?

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Close.io

OCTOBER 29, 2018

10 sales productivity tactics you can use to close more deals. At the same time though, most sales orgs aren’t very excited about the prospect of revamping their sales process , hiring a ton of new reps, experimenting with new sales strategies , changing established behavior or adopting new tools like predictive dialers.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 5, 2019

After all, it’s both awkward and confusing for a prospect to go dark ! Fortunately, it is possible to keep prospects engaged. One member of the group had just experienced an extreme case of ghosting with a hot prospect. But generally, when a prospect goes dark, it can be traced to one of these 7 reasons. Get the facts.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 1, 2024

Owned media refers to content distributed through a brand’s channels , including self-hosted video, company blogs, and email campaigns. Through these content channels, they can fuel conversations, educate the market, and build strong relationships with potential customers.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 6, 2019

But very few understand how to incorporate technology into their prospecting strategy. So, they rely on outdated tactics that fail to engage the 21st-century buyer—tactics like cold calling, sending cold emails, and stalking prospects on social media. That’s still true, but cold calling has evolved as sales channels have evolved.

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Sales Qualified Lead B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 209

Zoominfo

JUNE 12, 2019

Jeb is also a renowned author, having written eight hard-hitting books on sales development, including the best-selling, Sales EQ: How Ultra-High Performers Leverage Sales Specific Emotional Intelligence to Close the Complex Deal. Jeb carries his sales wisdom over to all his social media channels and spreads his expertise to the masses.

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Sales Evangelist

MAY 21, 2020

Learn To Prospect Like An Expert With Steve Kloyda Prospecting isn’t to be taken lightly and there are skills needed before you can prospect well. His aim is to help salespeople attract more prospects, retain more clients, and drive more sales. Steve also remembers unforgettable customer service.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 21, 2021

Janice Mars is the founder Principal of SalesLatitude — a consulting firm, dedicated to helping businesses focus their sales efforts on winnable deals and aligning core strengths with the right prospects. Morgan J Ingram. Image Source: LinkedIn. Morgan J Ingram is one of the foremost thought leaders in sales development. Jeff Davis.

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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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Chorus.ai

MARCH 10, 2021

Channeling a mix of different skill sets, responsibilities, and approaches towards a common goal can transform a sales effort. Prospects are becoming more demanding when it comes to ROI , and there are more buyer-side stakeholders to please than ever. Top sales managers today understand the value that cross-functional teams can yield.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Note: Account Executives at some organizations also perform sales development; however, for our purposes here, we’re defining the role of AE as client service and acquisition, and the role of SDR as outbound prospecting. How can you challenge enthusiasm, channel energy, and constantly focus your sales team on the accounts that really matter?

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Mindtickle

JUNE 21, 2023

Whether you’re a seasoned sales pro or just starting your journey, understanding and speaking the language of sales is essential to connect with prospects, build relationships, and close deals. BANT BANT is an acronym commonly used in sales to qualify and assess potential leads or prospects.

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Customer Centric Selling

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Sales Tips: How to Step Up Your Prospecting for 2016. By Gary Walker, EVP of Channel Sales & Operations, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. Even in our recent 2015 CCS® Index, 50% of salespeople indicated cold calling as the least effective method of prospecting. No wonder salespeople hate it.

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Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

This includes teaching them how to best engage with prospects, build relationships with customers, close deals, upsell and cross-sell, and much more. These programs cover basic topics like the sales process, popular sales software, frequently asked questions, and strategies for communicating with prospects. The Brooks Group.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 23, 2024

Tools and methods used: custom methodologies, prototyping tools, mind maps, workshops Proposal creation and presentation At this stage we know what the potential client is looking for; therefore, we put together a formal commercial proposal. Closing If you’ve reached this stage of the pipeline, you’ve won new business.

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Pipeline Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel 52

The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Consisting of how-to training videos and advancing to a one-day instructor led workshop and certification program, the Value Expert Sales Training is designed to help sales reps improve their customer conversations, evolving from a typical company / product-focused pitch to a more collaborative and effective challenge / value-focused approach. “A

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 16, 2022

It’s about listening — mostly to customers, prospects, and partners — and managing what you measure. Your prospects may share that they’re pausing on projects or vendor meetings. Keep a close watch on your KPIs : win rates, average deal cycles, and pipeline coverage, for example.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 28, 2018

For many of us, that’s also the primary channel through which we make an increasing number of purchases. Clearly, companies should work to close this costly gap with professional buyers. Communication channel preferences when purchasing for business. This includes programs like in-person workshops and classes.

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Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 1, 2014

By Gary Walker, EVP of Channel Sales & Operations, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. For example, picture this: You engage with a prospect that simply says, “Prepare a proposal with pricing and have it to me by Monday. Save your seat now for the FIRST public workshop of 2015 in Boston, Feb 3-6!

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Commission Lead Rank Lead Scoring Guarantee 79

Vengreso

DECEMBER 21, 2023

It involves developing strategies and techniques that help knowledge workers engage potential customers and close deals. For instance, companies such as Vengreso offer solutions that marry physical workshops alongside extensive digital sales programs and learning modules – getting you the best bang for your buck.

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Customer Centric Selling

JANUARY 10, 2017

By Gary Walker, EVP of Channel Sales & Operations, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. My reps think selling means discounting until the prospects says YES.". Unfortunately they are all doing their own thing and closing nothing.". "We Sales Tips: Warning for VPs of Underperforming Sales Teams.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

MARCH 4, 2019

Everyone knows that sellers need to prospect, qualify leads, demonstrate value and business acumen in their outreach to buyers, I kicked things off by asking Kristina what is happening in the market now that dictates what buyers want, so that sellers can better focus? Kristina shared a couple of key takeaways. Thanks to our Sponsors!

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Highspot

AUGUST 13, 2019

Salespeople are hungry for an immersive, interactive learning experience — one that delivers the right content and guidance at the right time through the channels where they live. Adopts modern delivery channels and techniques, such as digital content libraries and gamification. And they’re hurting your bottom line.

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Sales Evangelist

JULY 31, 2020

After not hearing from the prospect after the initial video, he reached out again with another video, but without the wings this time, to ask if the client had seen the video. For a sports car company, Frank made a video of himself building one of their cars out of Legos in his workshop using his GoPro. For him, it was worth it!

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LeadBoxer

JULY 31, 2021

This involves a multi-touch, multi-channel process that targets a variety of touchpoints within an organization. While the typical sales strategy aims to close sales with individuals, account based selling targets the organization as a whole. The more eyes on your sales process, the higher the chance of closing the sale.

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Pointclear

AUGUST 1, 2011

Getting b-to-b sales and marketing to align more closely has driven even the most capable business leaders crazy for years. Team-building exercises, sensitivity training, workshops; what hasn’t been tried? It includes a “back-end” component.

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Lead Management Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 165

Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Rather than a sales focused training workshop on problem solving, what if sales people train with finance, engineering, operations, and manufacturing people? In that workshop, I was learning with them, understanding their perspective, how they thought about things.

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Selling Skills Face-to-face Banking Scale 91

Customer Centric Selling

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

By Gary Walker, EVP of Channel Sales & Operations, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. The year is coming to an end for both you and your prospects. Request for resources from prospects that aren’t real. Pressure for excessive fourth quarter discounts by prospects, etc.? They weren’t going to close.

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Customer Centric Selling

MARCH 9, 2016

By Gary Walker, EVP of Channel Sales & Operations, CustomerCentric Selling®. On a regular basis I have communicated to you the importance of dedicating, at a minimum, two hours a day to prospecting and business development in an effort to build and keep your pipeline at optimum strength. Don’t procrastinate. Register today!

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 8, 2020

Our customers and prospects are no longer "out there." They can interact with multiple people in our organization, via multiple channels. Increasingly, customers are as loyal to the channel as they are to the brand. running discovery workshops and presenting to executive teams). And they like it that way!

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Inside Sales Hiring Scale Face-to-face 111

SBI

MAY 2, 2018

Our AI software delivers real-time sales and pricing guidance for all sales channels – direct, inside, eCommerce and more. Provides your sales reps with a virtual sales analyst that generates customized sales plays for every customer to drive revenue through traditional and digital channels.

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The ongoing pandemic has significantly impacted how businesses operate before 2020, compelling employees to work from home by embracing virtual channels. Redesign the “old school face-to-face selling” techniques and learn virtual selling practices to suit buyers’ specific needs who prefer connecting through digital channels.

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Strategy Top of Funnel Face-to-face Hiring 98

The Pipeline

JUNE 8, 2011

As usual, I invite you to have your two cents, and view all our videos at Renbor’s You Tube channel Sell Better. Prospecting. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. Recently someone turned the table on me asked me why I ask that question and what my view is on what should be in your pipeline. What’s in Your Pipeline?

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SalesLoft

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

For example, by examining cadence data on Salesloft, you can assess your sales team’s efficiency and effectiveness at prospecting. Identifying weekly trends can improve your team’s ability to close deals. . For example, “Why did you choose to contact a buyer through one channel over another (preferred) channel?” .

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