No More Cold Calling

APRIL 15, 2021

Every sales leader says their #1 prospecting challenge is getting leads in the pipe. Considering half of the deals that are forecasted to close don’t, and customer retention has decreased as seller attrition increases, sales teams are facing yet another frustrating year if something doesn’t change. Try this instead.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 16, 2018

Definition of Cold Calling: Cold calling is a form of telemarketing in which a salesperson attempts to solicit business from potential customers who have not previously expressed interest in the seller’s product or solution. Inside Sales” That Will Double Your Close Rate. Cold Calling 2.0: LEARN MORE.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 26, 2021

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. Virtual Sales Meetings Are Here to Stay.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 17, 2024

In B2B sales and marketing, companies employ various strategies to drive growth and expand their client base. Here, we’ll explore the role of BDRs, the pros and cons, and best practices to utilize them effectively: The Role of BDRs Typically, BDR is an entry-level position in larger, more complex sales organizations.

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Keith Rosen

OCTOBER 13, 2017

If delivering exemplary customer service is a cornerstone to building your business, revenue, referrals and client retention, then why do most companies invest more time on customer acquisition instead of retention, fail at meeting customer expectations and ultimately lose business to competitors? Finalizing Your Retention Strategy.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 10, 2024

Photo by Andrea Schit z via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Know How To Increase B2B Sales? As a result, B2B companies don’t have to underrate the importance of building a robust sales strategy that targets high-value prospective clients and convinces them to transact with their brands.

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SalesHandy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

You need to stay updated with the latest sales statistics for setting up your goals, defining the KPIs, and measuring the performance metrics of your sales team. But, the sales statistics frequently change depending on the buyer’s behavior and sellers’ persona, economic conditions, and market sentiments to reflect trends.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 3, 2018

Stats like this suggest that buyers don’t really need salespeople anymore—that we should just wait around for prospects to do their research and then call us when they’re ready to buy. They know how to prospect for sales, and it’s not sitting back and waiting for marketing to send them leads. That’s not selling. That’s order-taking.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

APRIL 11, 2019

We have mad respect for the classics – but we’ve updated the sales reading list for 2019. Outbound Sales, No Fluff – by Rex Biberston and Ryan Reisert. The full title of this book is the first baller move of many: Outbound Sales, No Fluff, Written By Two Millenials Who Have Actually Sold Something This Decade.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 28, 2016

Women in sales don’t have to think or act like men to become rainmakers; we have the natural-born skills and grit it takes to be top-tier sellers. And studies show that women in sales outperform their male counterparts in quota attainment, retention, and leadership effectiveness. The Takeaway for Women in Sales.

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Women Sales Pros

MARCH 1, 2019

You can’t achieve your revenue sales goal without monitoring interim sales and marketing metrics. Most business owners focus only on the end goals: closed sales and net new clients. You have to look at how you’re doing all along the way to the closed sale. But focusing only on the end goal won’t ensure you’ll achieve it.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 2, 2023

Meanwhile, the good prospects they should’ve focused on have already gone cold. This is why sales qualification is so important — it helps you identify and prioritize prospects more likely to become buyers. How do you know whether to move prospects through your sales funnel or disqualify them? What is sales qualification?

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 31, 2016

Tired of watching your sales reps spend hours on the phone, calling prospects who rarely ever call them back? Or wasting time pestering strangers on social media, who never asked for—and don’t want to hear—their sales pitches? Then it’s time to stop the cold calling madness. But referral selling isn’t easy.

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Mindtickle

JANUARY 19, 2023

In 2023, many sales organizations will focus on measuring and improving sales productivity. But first… What is sales productivity? Simply put, sales productivity is how efficient and effective your sales reps are at hitting a variety of revenue milestones and goals. Forrester’s 2021 B2B Buying Study ).

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Smooth Sale

JUNE 3, 2024

Power is in the Numbers for Growth Image by Geralt My Story Early in my sales career, I was advised to make an exponential number of cold calls daily. Today’s insights are provided to help you achieve the Smooth Sale! Today’s insights are provided to help you achieve the Smooth Sale! Be Inspired and Inspiring!

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

You have to strike a balance between stretching your sales reps and staying realistic. How do you set the best sales goals? We’ve got the information you need to work through the process, including: What are sales goals? What are SMART sales goals? Why do sales goals matter? 12 examples of sales goals.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Guest blogger Tris Brown shares some surprising data about how much time sales leaders should spend actually leading. Not too long ago, new sales recruits were given a desk, a phone, a phonebook, an overview of benefits, and instructions for how to complete time sheets. Then they were told to get to it. Is it worth it?

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Pointclear

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Sifting through the information to siphon out the promising leads is less of an art than it is a science, said my latest guest on PowerViews, Ruth Stevens, who is an expert in customer acquisition and retention. We talked about this issue and about the sustainable relevance of direct mail and cold calling. Stay Tuned.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 8, 2024

A highly curated group of 200 GTM leaders, 85% director level and above across Sales, Marketing, and Partnerships. Data from Crossbeam shows that ELG is the third-most cost-effective strategy behind customer referrals and inbound sales. Sales tactics like cold calls often have a low conversion rate.

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Keith Rosen

DECEMBER 28, 2019

What if you never lose what you need most in sales & management? Here’s your GPS to always find your patience, as you can’t lead or coach effectively without it. Consider the cost of losing your patience when speaking with your team, peers, customers and family. How would this impact your performance, attitude, stress and relationships?

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Highspot

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The answer lies in lead generation driven by sales development reps. To truly unlock their potential, a robust sales development playbook is vital. What Is a Sales Development Playbook? Benefits of a Sales Development Playbook How Do You Create a Winning Sales Development Playbook?

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Nutshell

AUGUST 27, 2018

There are hundreds of different sales tactics that you can use to find prospects, qualify leads, and make a sale. To point you in the right direction, we’ve compiled a list of some of the best and most popular B2B sales tactics from general practices to specific sales techniques you can use to close more of your deals.

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Gong.io

JULY 5, 2022

It‘s no secret that B2B sales (especially at the enterprise level) take a significant amount of time and effort to nurture and eventually close. The B2B sales funnel is a popular method for modeling this journey. What is a B2B sales funnel? . Now, there are a few naysayers who proclaim that “SaLeS fUnNeLs ArE dEaD.” .

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Salesmate

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Sales reps are constantly trying to close more deals and achiever their quota. However, is it fair to define sales performance based on a sales rep’s achieved sales goal? . Due to the onset of the pandemic, 40% of companies failed to meet their sales goals in 2020. . And I make 0 calls. Georgi Todorov.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 22, 2021

You can add “business development vs. sales” to that long list. Sales is, well, sales: bringing your product to your target market. You’ll even see sales rep positions advertised online under the title of “business development representative.” What is Sales? If so, careful market research will be necessary.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Sales training can be like sailing the high seas – an always-on adventure where focus, navigation, and teamwork are vital. We’ve curated a collection of the best sales training tips so you can build a program that will put wind in your team’s sails to navigate an uncertain selling landscape and outperform every quarter.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 31, 2018

I’ve seen some incredible changes, and I can say without a doubt that right now is the best time to invest in a sales career. Sales is fun, critically important to scaling businesses, financially lucrative, and intellectually stimulating. 18 Outdated Sales Tactics to Kick to the Curb in 2018. Cold calling.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 31, 2015

Then marketing complains that sales won’t accept their leads, while sales moans that marketing leads aren’t qualified (which is true, because cold leads generally suck). Yet, salespeople close deals and move on, often because they believe customer retention is “not their job.” Sound familiar? The result?

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Pointclear

MARCH 13, 2014

Nick Stein, Vision Critical, Youth Meets Experience in Sales Force. Click to start video at this point —The young people entering the sales force are changing the dynamic between managers and their reps. Not so long ago, managers and their sales team were in one centralized location. That has pros and cons, Nick said.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 26, 2021

You can add “business development vs. sales” to that long list. Sales is, well, sales: bringing your product to individuals in your predetermined target market segment. You’ll even see sales rep positions advertised online under the title of “business development representative.” What Is Sales?

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Building a sales funnel that aligns with your business goals is essential. I’m the head of Product at Datanyze, specializing in sourcing up-to-date prospect contact info to keep your pipeline flowing and sales funnel fresh. What is a sales funnel? And then there’s the sales funnel. The 4 stages of a sales funnel.

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Allego

MAY 13, 2021

Yet most sales onboarding and training programs still focus on traditional formal learning approaches. As a result, 90% of sales learning is formal—the reverse of how people learn in their daily lives. Anyone who’s spent time in sales knows how training takes place. Informal learning is intuitive and natural.

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Nutshell

APRIL 17, 2018

What’s the one thing that defines your sales activities more than anything else? A focus on customer nurturing and repeat sales? While many sales organizations use a hybrid approach that draws from a variety of selling tactics and methodologies, there is usually one element of how they sell that’s more prominent than the rest.

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Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

So why do so many sales reps continue to sell like they were in 2001? But the good old days of flipping open your Rolodex (or CRM) calling your best customer from a landline (or cell phone) and winning the business are gone, (if they ever existed). The changing dynamics of sales have not been an overnight revolution.

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The Digital Sales Institute

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Sales scripts are a valuable tool that can help salespeople have meaningful conversations with customers or prospects. In order to create effective call scripts, you must understand your company’s product and services, what is your value proposition and what problems or pains they solve. What are Sales Scripts?

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Highspot

APRIL 14, 2023

If you want your sales team to efficiently and consistently close deals, you need to arm them with the resources and materials they need to be successful. Sales training programs that educate and prepare your team to anticipate rather than react to challenging sales situations is key.

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