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How to Get Past the Gatekeeper, According to Sales Reps

Hubspot Sales

Sales development representatives and gatekeepers. If you're in sales, chances are you've encountered plenty of situations in which you're trying to reach a CEO or C-level executive to pitch your product or service. only to get stopped by a gatekeeper. How to Get Past the Gatekeeper When Cold Calling.

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The Phrase of the Year Is Seller Access

No More Cold Calling

Seller access is a newly popular term for an old problem—the struggle to bypass gatekeepers and get meetings with high-level decision makers. Gartner experts shared their research on seller access in a recent webinar, “ The Chief Sales Officer’s Leadership Vision for 2021.” Seller Access: New Buzzword, Old Problem. Problem solved.

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Seeing Through the Hype: Making Sense of Sales Enablement Technology

SBI

I recently had the pleasure of being the guest on the Sales Enablement Radio podcast hosted by the Brevet Group. I sat down with Brian Williams, a partner with the Brevet Group, and we discussed what Sales Enablement is (people define it in many ways) and how to navigate the complexity of the technology in the Sales Enablement space.

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The Complete Guide to Remote Sales

Gong.io

Thanks to the internet and a plethora of online communication tools, sellers can engage buyers remotely through virtual channels like email, video chat, social media, and more. Why remote selling is the future of sales . The traditional sales model of meeting prospects in-person and delivering pitches is slowly dying.

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How to Measure Sales Fitness

Sales and Marketing Management

Despite the plethora of martech and sales enablement technologies now on the market, most sales teams are still performing at sub-optimal levels. With all these new tools making a salesperson’s job easier, there’s no excuse for your sales team not to excel. Author: Peter Gillett, CEO and founder, Zuant.

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How to Build Sales & Marketing Pipeline During the Coronavirus

Zoominfo

People are using their cell phones for business, and if your sales team has access to those numbers, they don’t have to deal with voicemails that are never checked or gatekeepers that won’t pass along their messages. Use your video conferencing and Slack channels to share pictures and memes to celebrate wins. Think about it.

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Five Ways to Amp Up Direct Sales

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Todd Handy Before we start, let’s make sure we’re all on the same page regarding the term “direct sales.” Often, the differentiator may come down to the sales rep, whose product knowledge, experience and ability to solve the customer’s problem end up being the deciding factor in turning a prospect into a customer.

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