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How to Make Real Connections in the Era of Virtual Sales Meetings

No More Cold Calling

I wrote that in 2013, back when virtual sales meetings weren’t the only option. We’ve had to make do with virtual sales meetings, and that has affected many B2B sales pros’ ability to access new customers and to make real-world connections. The Problem with Virtual Sales Meetings. It gets even better.

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B2B appointment setting – Effective tips for more sales meetings

Salesmate

You need to stay focused, get past the gatekeepers, connect with the right decision-makers, and convince them to meet you. You should be able to get the decision-maker at ease as quickly as possible for setting a meeting. Effective B2B appointment setting tips to get more sales meetings. Which is why most of them fail.

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3 Steps to Combining Social Media & Competitive Intelligence

SBI Growth

An article written by Jenna Cheng cites the following: “Several research studies reveal the growing importance of social technologies to competitive and marketing strategy. Include it as a part of your agenda during regular sales meetings. Social media channels and news sources are great ways to monitor competition.

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7 stages of sales pipeline every entrepreneur should understand

Salesmate

There are some obvious levers for growth in this stage of the sales pipeline. Fundamentally, you will need to research the customer journey, create a customer persona, and track leads down your funnel by sales channel. A nice example of an effective out of the box email sequence for sales is Gain, Logic, Fear.

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Forget Social Selling—Try Social Engagement

No More Cold Calling

A new research study unlocks the key to using social media for sales. Is it just another term to check off your buzzword bingo card at the next sales meeting you attend? Not every social outreach is going to result in a sale, nor should it. Read “ PowerPoint Is Killing Your Sales Presentation.”). Not really.

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How Sales Reps Can Stop Worrying and Learn to Love AI

Sales and Marketing Management

AI-powered bots, for instance, can be programmed to answer prospect questions, respond to emails, book sales meetings and provide price quotes. Bots can also help with routine manual tasks, like creating sales reports, completing paperwork and inputting data to CRM systems. Superior sales forecasting.

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Attitude and Conviction Affect Your Close Rate — Here’s Why

Sales Hacker

When you have conviction for what you are selling, buyers know According to a recent study from the Sales Insight Lab , 51% of top-performing salespeople know they are top performers: They have the confidence, attitude and conviction to walk into a sales meeting knowing exactly the problem they are helping to solve.

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