Sales Gravy

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights The number one reason for failure in sales is an empty pipeline. The number one reason for an empty pipeline is the failure to prospect every day, every day, every day. Early in the training, one of the reps pointed out that my mega-bestselling book Fanatical Prospecting, “Was written a while back.”

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Mindtickle

JANUARY 25, 2024

Any organization aiming to grow revenue must make sales engagement a priority. When buyers are engaged, they’re more likely to advance through the sales funnel – and make a purchase. In order to engage buyers, sales reps must deliver the right information at the right time. The right sales collateral is essential.

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SalesProInsider

OCTOBER 20, 2020

In the age of social distancing and economic uncertainty, time with a prospect is more precious resource than ever. How do you make sure that the first moments are productive and earn you the right to keep moving forward in the sales process? I’ll share how in our monthly FREE virtual workshop: 3 Steps to Start the Conversation.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 26, 2021

The familiar expression “measure twice, cut once”, has validity in B2B sales as well. Companies close, get acquired, and a range of reasons beyond fault. Not just know, but plan for and manage like any other element of sales success. As we have explored in a different context, the answer is not always more prospects.

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SalesProInsider

JANUARY 14, 2021

Well, there many people who talk about “selling to the gap” in a sales conversation. It’s about how well you can close or minimize that gap between what your prospect has and what they need. How Do You Fill the Gap and Make the Sale? What do you think the answers to those questions could do in your sales situation?

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Smart Calling

MARCH 22, 2018

Do you really know where you stand with the prospects in your follow-up files right now? I’m not trying to make you feel bad, but my experience is that many sales reps have no clue where they are in the sales process with a majority of the people they are following up with. Come on, really now? Here’s why: 1.

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SalesLoft

MARCH 6, 2018

. – when bestselling author Mitch Albom takes the stage to close out our fourth installment of what has become the world’s leading conference for sales professionals. Sales Leadership & Strategy. Sales Leadership & Strategy. Sales Operations & Systems. Building Your Prospecting Engine.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 7, 2019

Author: Rory Christian According to IDC , despite a "typical" $1 billion company spending a large amount of resources devoted to training for customer-facing people, poor sales enablement results in around $14 million of wasted sales and marketing expenses, and $100 million in lost sales opportunities. What would you include?

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Engage Selling

MAY 19, 2018

Workshops and learning events can be the least effective—and for some, even the worst—places for your salespeople to get the training they need. I’ve worked directly with sales pros for a long … Read More » You heard that right. Now, let me explain.

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Autoklose

MARCH 18, 2024

Having a well-versed and highly-skilled sales team is an essential ingredient when it comes to the success of your entire business. When you’re starting out, and it’s just you and maybe another salesperson, it’s not difficult to make a sales strategy, implement it, and learn from the results. Do you have a sales process in place?

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Act!

JANUARY 30, 2024

Here are a few techniques to help you attract and close clients like a pro. Consider attending workshops, seminars, conferences, and other networking events hosted by your local chamber of commerce. But how you handle these leads after they enter your sales pipeline dictates conversion rates and revenue.

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BuzzBoard

MARCH 28, 2024

An Overview of the Marketing Agency Sales Process The sales process in a digital marketing agency is a multi-step journey that requires a thorough understanding, strategy, and execution. Lastly, the follow-ups and closing the sale come in. This stage often entails sample campaigns and outlines potential results.

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Women Sales Pros

JULY 5, 2019

3 Strategies To Build A Better List Get prospecting right and the rest of the sales process will take care of itself. It’s true – There’s very little that can positive impact the sale more than prospecting. Prospecting is crucial to the success of your overall sales process. Can it really be that easy?

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SalesProInsider

DECEMBER 5, 2017

At the start of a recent workshop, I asked the group, “What do you want to get out of your investment of time and energy today?” At least 50% mentioned a desire to close more sales. Not a surprise for people in a sales workshop, I’m sure. How do we build confidence and closing rates?

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Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 2, 2010

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. Tony Cole can tailor a workshop or keynote that will help your team discover the spark of extraordinary motivation and success. 5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success?

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 17, 2019

How would you like to fill your Q1 pipeline with only qualified leads—the kind of prospects who already want to talk to you before you ever make contact? That might sound like a pipe dream, but I assure you, with my referral selling virtual workshop series, it’s not. A colleague sends a prospect your way. We all do.

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Close.io

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Sales productivity can be a pretty nebulous term. At its core though, sales productivity is all about increasing your number of sales for the amount of time you spend actively selling. Want all of our best sales productivity tools, content, advice and templates? Get access to The Sales Library now.

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SalesProInsider

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Those prospects who seem to run away from you after a conversation. You have a meeting with a prospect that seems to go well. It’s a situation I hear about several times a week during sales strategy conversations. The information sent was “generic” and the prospect didn’t see its relevance.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 7, 2021

Sales customer insights. Customer business challenges/opportunities: Issues that customers face or opportunities to improve the way they do things that can motivate prospects to engage. This is important for anyone who prospects or handles inbound calls – could be both inside sales and field sales.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Are prospects postponing decisions? There’s so much pressure to close year-end business and make or exceed our quotas. You’re in blackout mode if you still need to close more than 25 percent of your business in Q4. It Takes 3 Things for Women in Sales to Be Bulldogs. Like most successful women in sales, Amy is tenacious.

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The Sales Heretic

APRIL 19, 2018

In my seminars and workshops, one of the most frequent complaints I hear from salespeople is that regular sales meetings are a waste of their time. Unproductive sales meetings not only drain the morale of your sales team, they can actually cost you sales, because your people are sitting in a meeting room rather than [.].

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

It took some effort and focus to get sales people to adopt this style of interaction, especially after years of pitching and doing things the traditional (old) way. Many sales people had difficulty being comfortable and effective in the vast openness provided by this style of questions. There are very few if any absolutes in sales.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Every day people make choices about how they want to experiences things, choices in restaurants, mode of transport, business class vs. economy, four start hotel vs. two star, Hugo Boss or Sears, prospect for new opportunities or make football pool selection. Well it is the same for sale success. He was eager, engaged and driven.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 19, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Slow to Close or Slow to Die? Sales eXchange – 128. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , EDGE Sales Process , Funnel management , Planning , Proactive , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , Time Allocation , execution. February 2008.

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MEDDIC

MARCH 28, 2024

Here’s what a strong review process entails: Three Whys from Sales Wins: Ask the champions within the accounts you closed: Why did they sign anything? More prospect feedback : Gather feedback from lost clients. More prospect feedback : Gather feedback from lost clients. What exact pain were they addressing?

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Pipeliner

MAY 13, 2023

5 Tips for Creating a Positive Customer Experience in Sales Sales can sometimes have a negative connotation, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Justin Moy, a successful real estate professional, shares his insights on how to create a positive customer experience in sales. He is CSMO at Pipeliner CRM.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 31, 2023

In this insightful episode, Colin Campbell of Sales Hacker engages Lauren Bailey from Sales Bar, Factor Eight, and Girls Club in a thoughtful discussion on the dynamics of the sales industry. They delve into the underrepresentation of women in sales and the initiatives aimed at bridging the gender gap.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 12, 2019

The B2B sales arena has a few social celebs of its own. In today’s post, we’ve compiled a list of the top sales influencers on our radar. Leading off our list is sales consultant and coach, Jeb Blount. Jeb carries his sales wisdom over to all his social media channels and spreads his expertise to the masses.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

No need to go to the gutter right away, there is a lot to be said for words in sales before we have to go blue. As long as companies fill their sales people’s heads with more “Product Knowledge” than business skills, the challenge will persist. ” The silence also works and wares on the prospect too.

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Anthony Cole Training

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

I first heard this when I attended a workshop I attended years ago in Cleveland, Ohio. Many years have passed since that day and I've had the opportunity to talk to hundreds of prospects and sales people about their prospects. Prospects must think that salespeople are morons. The answer to that question is: YES!

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Shari Levitin

MAY 12, 2022

Here are two stories that perfectly illustrate how having confidence in your offering and standing firm on your price can get prospects to see the true value of your offering and why it’s a fair deal. Customer : How much will it cost to do virtual training for our team in for our sales kick-off meeting? 5000 for THAT? Whoooahh!!!

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Buying Process , Demand Generation , Lead Management , Prospecting , Sales 2.0 , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales Technique , Sales Tip , Video , execution. February 2008.

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Emissary

MARCH 2, 2023

Achieving enterprise technology sales goals has always meant overcoming a host of unique and challenging obstacles, including withstanding a protracted decision-making process and convincing a slate of committee members of your value proposition. Then they must craft an effective approach that will quickly convey value and lead to conversion.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Successful Strategies for Prospecting – Roundtable. Stored in Attitude , Buying Process , Cold calling , Communication Strategy , EDGE Selling , Gap Selling , Interactive Selling , Planning , Proactive , Prospecting , Sales Strategy , Sales Tip , Success. Prospecting.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The account-based approach is an increasingly common undertaking by marketing and sales departments. But the biggest account-based killer is still at large: Lack of sustained focus from Sales. How can you challenge enthusiasm, channel energy, and constantly focus your sales team on the accounts that really matter?

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The Pipeline

MARCH 30, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Prospecting – When Is The Best Time? Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Cold calling , Proactivity , Productivity , Prospecting , Time Allocation , Video , execution. Last week I talked about prospecting, why some like it when most don’t, rejection, and managing them.

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The Pipeline

MAY 4, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Prospecting With E-Mail. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Communication Strategy , Proactive , Prospecting , Sales 2.0 , Sales Tool , Sell Better , Success , Video , e-mail , execution. Last week we looked at means of leveraging voice mail in prospecting.

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