Janek Performance Group

APRIL 17, 2024

In B2B sales and marketing, companies employ various strategies to drive growth and expand their client base. 76% percent of BDRs report to sales over marketing. 76% percent of BDRs report to sales over marketing. BDRs typically make 17 attempts per contact (distributed between social media, phone calls, and emails).

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Lead411

APRIL 13, 2023

Best Cold Calling Scripts for B2B Sales in 2023 Cold calling is a common strategy for B2B sales, but success can depend on a variety of factors, including the quality of the script, the target audience, and the skill of the salesperson. Here are some tips and examples of successful cold call scripts for B2B sales: 1.

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LeadFuze

JANUARY 16, 2023

Cold calling is dead – That’s what everyone’s been saying for the last few years. However, many companies, from startups to Fortune 500 companies, still use cold calling to fill their pipelines all year round. Besides, a lot of data has proven that cold calling is here to stay with us for the foreseeable future.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 15, 2021

Despite the fact that most companies have marketing automation solutions, targeted outreach by SDRs, and intense social media strategies, account execs are still missing quota en masse. percent of salespeople made quota in 2019, according to CSO Insights. Earn Trust, Get the Inside Track. I might have answered my own question.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 25, 2023

One marketing platform or sales enablement app? Stand Out to Meet Quota None of this would matter if sales reps were meeting or exceeding quota, if their pipelines were qualified and their projections accurate, and if they had only committed and loyal clients. One IT provider from another? That’s pitiful.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

I know, they told you cold calling is dead, but it’s not dead, it just smells funny, and those that tell you this, probably confuse Shinola with other matter. You Don’t Know Your Own Metrics – Many in sales fail to own and be accountable for specific aspects of their success, in the case of cold calling, it is their specific metrics.

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Sales Hacker Training

JUNE 17, 2020

If a salesperson hit quota at their last job, they’re much more likely to hit quota at your organization, right? of sales professionals globally are achieving quota. It turns out that quota attainment has become the exception, not the rule. I didn’t make this decision because quota information was difficult to get.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

It’s even more essential that sales teams optimize the time they have to hit their sales quotas during this period. It may sound counterproductive to focus on anything other than meetings and calls when it comes to growing sales numbers. Here are some tips for hacking calendar management that can result in booming sales.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 30, 2013

Even though most salespeople haven’t met quota in years, sales managers have greater expectations than ever. Only 63 percent of sales reps met quota in 2012, according to the 19th annual CSO Insights Sales Performance Optimization study , the same number as the previous year. Are you on track to meet your quota this year?

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LeadFuze

JUNE 28, 2021

What is Cold Calling? Cold calling techniques are used to make contact with potential customers by phone. Cold calling is still an effective way to grow your customer base and reach new people that may not have been introduced to your company before. Cold calling myths. People hate cold calls.

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Chorus.ai

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

High-octane performance" and "high-velocity quota attainment” will be all we hear about for the next few months. For Marketing, SDRs, or full-cycle reps, this will mean getting more inbound or ICP leads and meetings so down-funnel reps can get more eyes on their products and have more chances to close deals. Chorus' Cold Call Central.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 30, 2018

Your outreach is cold as ice. Reps fool themselves into believing that they’re not sending cold emails or making cold calls because they’ve researched their prospects and sent emails with catchy subject lines about why buyers should talk to them. I’m cold just thinking about it. It’s the same on LinkedIn.

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InsideSales.com

APRIL 23, 2021

Sales organizations are struggling to align their objectives and quotas with their strategy. According to Forrester’s research , “From 2011 to 2019, the average revenue for the companies in the S&P 500 has grown over 24%, but average sales quota attainment has dropped from 63% to 43% by some estimates.” since 2018.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

If you missed episode #193, check it out here : Your New 3-Part Framework for Cold Calling with Jason Bay. Nelson runs demand generation for an agency called Brantr and he’s based out of San Diego. Nelson Gilliat: The premise behind the book is that the go to market model for most B2B companies nowadays is outdated.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2021

If they default to cold calling (a task they find difficult), a ‘warm-style’ calling approach might be a better fit (see #5 below). Once you have everyone on board, work with the team to create a schedule that includes quotas, such as the number of prospects to contact within a period (e.g., Go in prepared.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 26, 2021

This exercise will result in having five different personalized cold calls/emails for this one prospect. Whatever content prospects have created, shared, or posted about their own life and achievements can be turned into material for writing a personalized cold email. Each bullet can be a reason for reaching out.

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The Science and Art of Selling

APRIL 5, 2014

Cold calling – the nemesis of all sales people. On the other hand, it can be a road to increased sales, meeting your quota and filling your downstream pipeline. If you are wondering what to avoid when cold calling, here are some hints. You will get turned down by a large percentage of the people you call.

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Cience

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Let’s talk about the key to success in your cold calling effort — the cold calling script ! Cold Calling Scripts — Do We Even Need Them? However, we believe that the success of a cold call heavily depends on whether you have a good or a bad script. Robotic speech is a two-dimensional problem.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Message to sales leaders: Your job is to get the rocks off the road so your team can close deals, exceed quota, and blow past revenue goals. Or are you sticking with your current prospecting strategy—“personalized” marketing and social media blasts? Newsflash: That’s all just tech speak for “cold calling.”).

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 2, 2018

That’s why I resonated with this post: “ New Research Unveils 5 Trends Shaping the Future of Sales ” by Lynne Zaledonis, VP at SalesCloud, Product Marketing at Salesforce. SalesCloud’s research proves that sales reps are overloaded, and that only 57 percent will make quota this year. That’s a real downer for sales reps.)

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Cience

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Let’s talk about the key to success in your cold calling effort — the cold calling script ! Cold Calling Scripts — Do We Even Need Them? However, we believe that the success of a cold call heavily depends on whether you have a good or a bad script. Robotic speech is a two-dimensional problem.

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Pointclear

APRIL 17, 2014

In the article I assert: "A healthy, driven inbound marketing department is great, but over-reliance on inbound marketing (what I call ''inbounditis'') negatively affects the revenue backbone of any company. The percent of sales accepted leads decreasing while lead quotas increase.”. That’s our job, and we’re good at it.

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InsideSales.com

APRIL 23, 2021

Sales organizations are struggling to align their objectives and quotas with their strategy. According to Forrester’s research , “From 2011 to 2019, the average revenue for the companies in the S&P 500 has grown over 24%, but average sales quota attainment has dropped from 63% to 43% by some estimates.” since 2018.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

You can’t depend on your marketing department to generate real leads. Do you really think marketing can qualify your leads? If so, you can forget about exceeding quota in 2014. You can probably guess what the vice president of sales told his team: Just ignore all leads from marketing, because they suck.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 14, 2019

There are no big marketing costs. Thus, No More Cold Calling was born. I got very lucky as a first-time author, and my book— NO MORE COLD CALLING: The Breakthrough System That Will Leave Your Competition in the Dust —was picked up by Warner Books. Find out more about No More Cold Calling referral selling programs.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 7, 2018

Despite the fact that most companies have marketing automation solutions, targeted outreach by SDRs, and intense social media strategies, account execs still aren’t making quota. attain quota, and about 65 percent of sales reps in Europe do so. Wait, wasn’t technology supposed to solve that problem?

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The Pipeline

APRIL 8, 2013

In the piece there was a statistic attributed to the Harvard Business Review that stated: “Harvard Business Review: 90% of C-level executives say that they never respond to cold calls or email blasts”. Now I can’t speak for the e-mail blast part, but as for the responding to cold calls part – “Horse manure!

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 9, 2018

You can’t count on accurate forecasts when pipelines are unqualified, so you’re never really sure whether your team will make quota until it’s too late. In most cases, their lead generation process depends on marketing to round up online leads. Because without a referral introduction, they’re cold calling.

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Lead411

MARCH 7, 2024

7 Sales Quotes to Help Motivate your Day In the thrilling universe of B2B sales, where charm battles objections and wit engages prospects, a touch of motivation and humor can turn a cold call into a warm lead. Embrace the hurdles, turn them into stepping stones, and soon you’ll be dancing your way to quota heaven.”

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Zoominfo

MAY 10, 2018

Under constant pressure to meet quota, productivity is at the forefront of every sales rep’s mind. You make too many cold calls. You don’t need to work in sales to know the phrase, “cold calling.” Cold calling is a classic sales technique, but many sales professionals question its effectiveness.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 7, 2015

After all, networking is one of the most important marketing best practices for a sales professional. That’s why I asked Ken Thoreson for permission to share his brilliant post, “Smarter Salespeople: Power Network Map,” in this month’s No More Cold Calling guest post. What are the secret steps to the Acumen Power Network Map?

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 10, 2024

Hitting your sales targets early in the year is vital as Q2 fast approaches and applies to each monthly quota. Create the R ight C ontent for Y our A udience About 37% of experienced B2B marketers produce compelling sales content for their target audience. Today’s insights are provided to help you achieve the Smooth Sale!

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 28, 2018

The Individual Referral Selling Masters Program is for you if you want to get meetings with decision-makers in one call and ensure only qualified leads are in your pipeline. You’ll close deals at an unprecedented rate—without ever cold calling. They ended up cold calling. What doesn’t stay is any cold outreach.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Yet, research from The TAS Group shows that: • 46 percent of reps feel their pipelines are accurate • Two-thirds of all salespeople miss quota • Over half of all salespeople close at less than 40 percent. Contrary to popular belief, your marketing department can’t help you qualify leads, and cold calling certainly won’t do it.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 14, 2021

It's a beautiful story — Aaron Ross transformed the Salesforce.com sales team without any traditional cold calling and scaled the business into a $100 million sales machine. Cold Calling 2.0. Cold Calling 2.0" Market Response Representative. These are reps that specialize in "Cold Calling 2.0"

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Said the Cold Call To The Socialite. Then I remembered that in sales we see this all the time, over and over, people are trying to kill cold calling. Then I remembered that in sales we see this all the time, over and over, people are trying to kill cold calling.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 19, 2019

He was frustrated that reps weren’t calling high enough, it took way too long to reach a prospect, and they weren’t making quota to boot. If this scenario continues, the sales leader will be fired (average tenure is just 18 months already), the company will lose market-share, and reps will leave a sinking ship.

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