John Barrows

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Write down your goals on a daily basis to keep yourself focused and motivated. You can do this with everything – gatekeepers, specific objections, etc. A better goal would be “I want to set 3 meeting this week with VPs or above” or “I’m going to close this deal this week.”.

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Close.io

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The final section sums up how to sound smart, stay motivated , and concludes with a case study on smart calls. In the following chapters, though, it moves beyond standard sales motivation. Overall it’s a great resource to learn successful prospecting across multiple channels. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cold Calling.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

In many cases, prospects need to be compelled to act, and digital channels may not be enough to close the sale. A modern enterprise communication solution can help simplify your outbound communications by connecting your telephone sales with your other digital channels. Plus, you may not always have an abundance of inbound leads.

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Autoklose

JANUARY 22, 2024

Strategic storytelling affects a person’s intentions, motivations, beliefs, emotions, and actions. You can use tools like ZoomInfo or competitors to get the contact details of your target group. Embrace Storytelling Salespeople use stories in order to increase customer engagement and capture their attention.

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OnePageCRM

JUNE 15, 2017

How to get past gatekeepers. The best way to get past a gatekeeper like this is to reframe how you approach the call. The best way to get past a gatekeeper like this is to reframe how you approach the call. Your mission lines up with their personal goals and motivations. Tell more about that. Who else has this problem?

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SalesLoft

APRIL 19, 2018

In fact, referral leads convert 30% better than leads from other channels, and they have a 16% higher lifetime value ( Hubspot ). Take that intel, and use it to A) figure out the best way to address a pain point and B) get past the final gatekeeper. Slow your roll.

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Tony Hughes

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

A lack of understanding of what's motivating all stakeholders in the account, could literally set you back an entire enterprise sales cycle. Where I'm going with this is that Trigger Event selling is a science irrespective of technological channel. Are you thinking of social selling from a lens of elevating the channel?

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Gone are the days when the salesperson can act as a gatekeeper of information, forcing the buyer to have to meet with them throughout the information-gathering stage. Success at this stage requires go-to-market teams to decipher which channels and messaging turns prospects into customers. Related blog: What is intent data?

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Losses aren’t shared with the entire company and teams don’t rally in Slack channels to react to losses with flame emojis. But, when sales leaders treat every loss as a failure, they miss the opportunity to build a more motivated, productive, and effective sales team. Conversion rate benchmarks confirm this.

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Cience

JULY 9, 2020

Gatekeeper. The way cold calling is conducted today has been changed by technology, channels of communication, supporting processes, and different goals. Because a lot of cold callers lack knowledge, motivation, and persistence. Pros And Cons of Cold Calling Scripts. Components Of A Good Cold Calling Script. Making A Cold Call.

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OnePageCRM

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Come win or lose, it demonstrates a motivation to keep going back for more and keep fighting. If a new stakeholder / decision maker is discovered, a diligent salesperson will go back a few steps in the process, find out their motivations and problems, and ensure the solution also addresses their motivations before proceeding.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 28, 2020

Sales teams often spend so much time focusing on external communication channels they forget about the importance of internal communication. Motivational content. Motivational content — HR department. You could even combine it with some motivational content! What Is Internal Communications? Company-wide news.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

It’s critical to learn who these people are, what motivates them, and what their problems are, as they will be the ones to put your product on the map. You’ll have three variables to test: the channel you advertise on, the audience you target, and the message you share. And stop investing in channels where you see low conversions.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Gatekeeper: Blocker in getting a product implemented or approved. It’s critical to learn who these people are, what motivates them, and what their problems are, as they will be the ones to put your product on the map. You’ll have three variables to test: the channel you advertise on, the audience you target, and the message you share.

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OnePageCRM

MAY 25, 2017

Once you understand that your motivation to make the call must be based on the fact that you are truly helping someone, the nature of the interaction changes. How to get past gatekeepers. The best way to get past a gatekeeper like this is to reframe how you approach the call. Get in the right mindset. Tell more about that.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Average Sale/Selling Price (ASP) is a term that may refer to 1) the average price of a product in a given market or channel or 2) the price a certain class of products or services is commonly sold for. Channel Partner. Channel Sales. Gatekeeper. Gatekeeper is a person (e.g., Base Salary. BASHO Email. Closed Won.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 10, 2018

Using the two channels results in an up to a 35% lift over a single channel—IWCO. Consider delivering critical information in both channels to reinforce the message and increase the likelihood it’ll make an impact. This will get past any B2B gatekeepers as well as attract more attention than an email might.

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Closer's Coffee

MAY 6, 2019

Learn how to strategically balance prospecting across the various prospecting channels to give you a competitive advantage when connecting with prospects in the cluttered and competitive marketplace. Not knowing how to work with gatekeepers. Use all available channels to reach out and connect: Asking for referrals. Jeb Blount

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Close.io

JANUARY 7, 2019

But today, there are so many channels where you don’t have to rely on a gatekeeper. Take a step back and really dig into your top marketing channels. Keep your team motivated and emotionally in check. And whatever platform you pick, you need to play the game on it well before launching.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

The Motivation Myth. Shanks has trained and advised 100’s of companies on SPEAR Selling to increase sales pipeline in all types of sales functions (inside sales, field sales, customer success, channel sales). The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win. Don’t wait for motivation.

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Chorus.ai

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Create a Slack channel to share funny rejections as a team. Social selling is contacting any prospect on social media channels, such as LinkedIn or Twitter, by requesting to connect, sending a private messaging, addressing them in conversation via communities and threads, or commenting on content they shared. Let’s face it.

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Close.io

JANUARY 7, 2019

But today, there are so many channels where you don’t have to rely on a gatekeeper. Take a step back and really dig into your top marketing channels. Keep your team motivated and emotionally in check. And whatever platform you pick, you need to play the game on it well before launching.

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