Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Three separate, but related, incidents occurred this week, all having to do with reaching decision makers. Conceptually, he needs to know that he can reach senior decision makers. Belief-wise, he needs to know he belongs with senior decision makers.

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LevelEleven

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Every sales rep has been there – you are having very successful conversations with a prospect only to find out they’re not the one you should be talking to… they’re not the decision maker. Finding the decision maker in an organization is a critical step in the sales process, but it’s not always easy. .

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 2, 2021

Some are influencers that speak to the decision-makers and convince them to go in either direction, while others hold the final say on decisions. However, the prospect of not knowing who you will be selling to can be nerve-wracking. The gatekeeper is usually an executive assistant or associate of the decision-maker.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 31, 2022

I was giving a training today and emphasizing the importance of directing the sale, assuming the deal, and leading the prospect through the close. As I did, I reminded the team of closers of my very favorite closing phrase, and one that has literally made me millions of dollars in my career. Here’s what I recommend you do…”.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 18, 2019

Selling to businesses often means proving to multiple decision makers that your product can make their jobs more efficient, provide a significant return on investment ,and outdo competitors in functionality and price. The sales process can be long, tedious, and frustrating, no matter how innovative your product may be.

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SalesHandy

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Especially when you’re looking for decision makers, who’re usually inaccessible, and often indistinguishable from other prospects within the organization. Hence it is important to learn and figure out how to find decision makers in a company as part of your sales process. Who are Decision makers in a company.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 14, 2021

Then hit that oh-so-important MUTE button, and let your prospect tell you how to sell them. You’ll be amazed at what you hear—and how much further you can take your prospects…. The post One Great Close You Should Be Using appeared first on Mr. Inside Sales. Get Access Today.

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Braveheart Sales

MARCH 30, 2021

Salespeople who are easily able to reach decision-makers are infinitely more effective at closing business. If only salespeople would just call on decision-makers! The solution might not be as easy as instructing salespeople to call on decision-makers. Decision-makers are harder than ever to reach.

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Braveheart Sales

MARCH 30, 2021

Salespeople who are easily able to reach decision-makers are infinitely more effective at closing business. If only salespeople would just call on decision-makers! The solution might not be as easy as instructing salespeople to call on decision-makers. Decision-makers are harder than ever to reach.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Closing should be a win for both sides. If you are talking to a CEO or the actual decision maker, saying no and walking away can have a tremendous impact.”. “It If you’ve done your job well, the prospect knows they are a good fit. And if they are a CEO or the decision maker, they have the power to make it happen.”

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 21, 2022

If you get this objection—while closing or qualifying—then the worst thing you can do is try to answer or overcome it. And until you find out what’s really holding your prospect back, you’ll just go around and around in circles. And only when I understood what was really holding my prospect back did I begin to close more sales.

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SalesHandy

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Especially when you’re looking for decision makers, who’re usually inaccessible, and often indistinguishable from other prospects within the organization. Hence it is important to learn and figure out how to find decision makers in a company as part of your sales process. Who are Decision makers in a company.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 7, 2020

This week, I listened to a closing call from one of their reps, and here is how the prospect opened the call: Prospect: “Let me just tell you upfront that we’re looking at a lot of different options right now of which yours is just one…”. Then: “And also, I’m not the decision maker on this, I’m just an influencer.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In my experience, at least half the people you ask for referrals will introduce you to your ideal prospect. Referred prospects convert to clients a minimum 50 percent of the time (most salespeople tell me it’s closer to 70 percent). 10 people introduce you to your ideal prospect. No more than 20. 5 are a perfect fit.

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Wondering if the prospect is sold and/or what they’re going to do next? Remember: You can’t close an unqualified lead. Try this today and this week during the beginning of your demos and listen to how your prospects respond. The post One Question to Close More Demos appeared first on Mr. Inside Sales. Get Access Today.

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Carew International

JUNE 27, 2019

Selling to multiple decision makers is a universal challenge for sales professionals. Often times, it isn’t just the number of decision makers, it’s the inability to get all decision makers in the same place at the same time to explore, discuss or to hear our sales presentation.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

From the time of the first salesperson, sales leaders have been trying to figure out how to get their teams to prospect. In a recent survey, 42% of sales and corporate leaders identified prospecting as a skills gap in their organizations. How do sales leaders create and balance the core element of a fine-tunes prospecting machine?

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 28, 2020

By definition, buying signals are the actions potential customers take that indicate they’re close to making a purchase. They’re customers’ verbal buying signals—the cues your sales agent homes in on when talking to a prospect. For every action a prospect takes, they create a trail of intent data across the internet.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 6, 2021

The post Two Simple Words to Open More Doors—and Close More Sales appeared first on Mr. Inside Sales. Get Access Today.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 26, 2018

Closing is never the problem. Never” is a bold statement, but savvy sales leaders recognize that closing is the easy part. It’s sales prospecting techniques that are messed up. Trying to teach reps how to close without addressing the broken links in your lead generation system is a lesson in futility. They get referrals.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 17, 2024

What’s the number one blow off prospects use these days? Not only is it hard to get prospects back on the phone, when you do, you usually lead off with the ineffective opening line of: “Did you have a chance to review that email I sent you?” And then when a prospect blows you off with, “Can you email that to me?”

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Crunchbase

APRIL 11, 2023

Prospecting is the process of researching and pursuing potential customers for your business. The most important part of prospecting isn’t simply finding names and emails — it’s the time and effort spent identifying potential customers and making sure that they’re actually a good fit. It’s also known as “cold outreach.”)

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Crunchbase

APRIL 11, 2023

Prospecting is the process of researching and pursuing potential customers for your business. The most important part of prospecting isn’t simply finding names and emails — it’s the time and effort spent identifying potential customers and making sure that they’re actually a good fit. It’s also known as “cold outreach.”)

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Influencers are key to both getting through to decision makers, and to eventually making a sale. If it’s true that the influencer has to show this or present this to the decision maker, then they had better be sold on it themselves, right? Key Number Three: Attempt a trial close. If the (committee, boss, etc.)

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 12, 2024

Salespeople should use opportunities to meet with multiple decision-makers and stakeholders in client organizations. This article will tackle the benefits and advantages of motivating your sales team to meet and connect with their sales prospects and customers.

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Sales Evangelist

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

How to Reach Decision-Makers When Selling to Enterprises When selling, we want to talk to the decision makers but how do you reach them in order to qualify them as a prospect? It’s become even harder to get a hold of decision-makers. The solution is to go back to personalization. Email them.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 8, 2021

However, when used at the wrong time and the wrong way — like checking off BANT criteria while talking to a prospect — reps lose ground qualifying prospective customers. While many variables drive the sales process, it comes down to this: the prospect you’re calling has no clue how your product will make their business better.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 9, 2019

As a sales rep, you're responsible for guiding your prospect through both big and small decisions. You can help the prospect make the decision to schedule a connect call by sending a helpful outreach email — a relatively trivial decision. Who are the decision makers at a company? The Charismatic.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

How important are prospecting insights to your sales strategy? It could be that their sales reps know how to prospect effectively. Most likely, though, they use prospecting insights to reach their sales goals. What are prospecting insights? What are prospecting insights? It turns out they’re pretty important.

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Corporate Visions

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The post Selling to the C-Suite: How to Get Executive Decision Makers to Act Now by Jim Druckrey appeared first on Corporate Visions. All too often, that’s what salespeople lack when selling to the C-suite and other financial decision makers. It means being perceived as competent in your prospect’s business.

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Babette Ten Haken

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Technical decision makers are skeptical by nature. Technical decision makers are just as skeptical with each other as they are with the sales, marketing and non-technical types reading this article. As a result, these decision makers continuously validate the technical and scientific truth underpinning What They Know.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Sales Reps Not Closing Sales? My salespeople can’t close.” But not closing sales is never the real problem. Unless you address the broken links in your prospecting system, your sales reps will continue to struggle with closing the deal. Read “ Sales Reps Not Closing Sales? Try This. “My It’s just a symptom.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 22, 2019

How many tie-downs and trial closes do you or your team use during their presentations? What’s a trial close?” They get the prospect on the phone, go through a PowerPoint slide presentation, drone on and on for a half hour or more, rarely checking in their prospect—and if they do, it’s a weak, “does that make sense?”

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 2, 2024

Mistake Number Two: Talking past the close. What this tells the hiring manager is that you’re likely to “talk past the close” when on the phone with a prospect! This will create intrigue and allow you a chance to explain yourself. And you’d better have a good explanation!) Too many sales reps like to talk.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 20, 2024

Similarly, many prospects are also non-believers in your product or service. The author admits that until he conducted his “cold-case investigation” of the New Testament, he was an atheist, a certain non-believer. As a detective, he always followed the evidence to find the truth.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 8, 2021

All eyes are on you, Marketing Manager, to feed the sales team ready-to-close leads. When the prospect is ready to buy, your sales team carries them over the finish line to close the deal. Once you have your ICPs mapped out, you can focus on building a stream of ready-to-buy prospects or marketing qualified leads.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 26, 2023

And even if you manage to convince a poor-fit prospect to buy, you're setting yourself up for an unhappy customer relationship and a potential hit to your reputation. To avoid the pitfalls of bad-fit prospects, look out for these seven signs you should give up on a deal. 7 Signs You Should Walk Away From a Prospect 1.

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