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Sales Reps Not Closing Sales? Try This

No More Cold Calling

This broken link is to blame for sales teams’ biggest closing mistakes. “My 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. Why Your Team Is Not Closing Sales.

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Your Referral Network Is Shrinking [Why That’s a Good Thing]

No More Cold Calling

Do you really need more people in your business network? I’m sure you have people in your business network you never talk to. We’ll become part of each other’s business network. When it comes to networks, the bigger the better, right? Well, yes and no. You receive my weekly emails and a recap at the end of every month.

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How to Network During the Holidays: 8 Tips for Business Networking Success

criteria for success

With an abundance of parties and events, the holiday season can seem like a great time for networking. It’s not always easy, though, to know how to network without seeming to be too focused on the work part of networking. Here are 8 tips to help you figure out how to network in the holiday season.

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How to Grow Your Referral Network

No More Cold Calling

But sales technology doesn’t close business. Without a strong network of people who trust you, you can forget about referral selling. He makes lasting, valued connections where he’s consistently learning, building relationships, asking for referrals, and closing business. It doesn’t have meaningful conversations.

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Do You Use Spontaneity to Grow Networks?

Smooth Sale

Photo by Alexas Fotos Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Use Spontaneity to Grow Networks? Tasteful humor is one of the better ways to intrigue prospective clients, and most often in our social networks. Accordingly, our social networks grow how we desire. Your Story: Do You Use Spontaneity to Grow Networks?

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Use a Sales Referral Strategy to Close 70% of Your Deals

Alice Heiman

If a referral closes up to 70% of the time, why are we spending most of our effort on strategies that close less than 1% of the time?! It starts with the sales team but can roll out to other parts of the company, especially to the customer success team and works really well when CEOs and senior leaders open their networks.

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Networking Like a Madman: Backfilling Your Pipeline

Sales and Marketing Management

I always knew networking was a great avenue to develop business, but I never thought it could be nearly your entire sales strategy. There are four main commandments of networking that I utilize effectively. I maintain a hyper focus on networking strategically by joining groups where my key centers of influence hang out.