The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

B2B Phone Sales Cold-Calling: It Still Works! Recently I wrote about why I think phone sales cold calling still works , and the feedback has been amazing. All of the feedback I received confirmed that cold-calling does still work when it is done right. B2B cold-calling works!

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 31, 2012

What You MUST Know About Cold-Calling and Your Website. This one is regarding cold-calling and websites. I’ve always been an advocate of cold-calling as part of an overall sales strategy. Sorry to be harsh, but cold-calling is not for the timid people who don’t want to make money.

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

MAY 24, 2023

Or it could describe action you’ll take when you meet an obstacle: “When a prospect is rude on a cold call, I will assume it’s his problem, not mine, and continue my calls.” Gollwitzer explains that the situation-X-leads-to-response-Y formula sparks a goal-directed behavior in a way that doesn’t require conscious intent.

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Women Sales Pros

MAY 3, 2019

Rather than set a lofty sales goal then wait for the power of positive thinking or The Secret to deliver, let’s do something different. Let’s set ourselves up for sales success now, when we still have 354 days left in the year. Like any destination, you can get there with a sales plan. Enough of that.

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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. . Christian Velitchkov .

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

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. How to calculate your sales goals.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Retail Sales Trends. Cold Calling: Brother, Can You Spare a Sale? It’s Guest Post Monday, and today we have Tibor Shanto , principal at Renbor Sales Solutions Inc. I know, you’re reading this wondering what this has to do with cold calling, but stay with me. cold calling.

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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. How do you attain your sales goals?

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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. How do you attain your sales goals?

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KLA Group

JANUARY 2, 2020

As you set your sales resolutions and goals, consider how you will and won’t sell based on your natural sales talent to achieve your annual target. Please Let Me Just Make My Sales Goal My natural sales talent was. Read more.

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Keith Rosen

JULY 8, 2018

Of course, we’re not going to abandon our sales goals, just the toxic thinking that surrounds them! A business owner asked his top salesperson to teach a newly hired sales rep how to cold call. One the table was a phone and a call list. Focus on the Mindset Lesson – Not on Cold Calling.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

It could be that their sales reps know how to prospect effectively. Most likely, though, they use prospecting insights to reach their sales goals. Read on to discover the role that prospecting insights play in your sales strategy — what they are, the benefits, and how to use them to reach quality prospects and close more deals.

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Keith Rosen

JANUARY 12, 2019

The sales goals are already set for the year. Coaches Corner: The ONLY THREE non-negotiable guidelines to create alignment, buy-in, accountability and excitement around their sales goals. Optional) How would this impact you if you don’t achieve these goals? Otherwise, resistance is imminent.

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Keith Rosen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

A business owner asked his top salesperson to teach a newly hired sales rep how to cold call. On the table was a phone and a call list. The top salesperson says to the rookie, “Okay, I’m going to teach you how to cold call. He picks up the phone, makes the first call and gets hung up on immediately.

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Keith Rosen

APRIL 19, 2010

The stress starts creeping into your body, for you realize you can’t keep procrastinating making the cold calls you need to in order to book more appointments with key decision makers. After investing several hours cold calling, this experience can leave you feeling depleted, frustrated and annoyed. .”

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

As a VP of Sales, you’re probably not too familiar with SaaS metrics or costs — that’s the CFO’s job, right? Well today, we’ll breakdown how to understand SaaS costs basics, and then explain how to accurately set sales goals and metrics that drive success. Compare Marketing and Sales costs. Not exactly.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 1, 2013

Do you have: A written referral sales plan? Written weekly referral sales goals? This 13-question, interactive PDF will not only help you evaluate your sales process; it’s also your checklist for referral selling. Forget Cold Calling—Referrals are HOT, HOT, HOT. Think You Have a Referral Business?

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SalesHandy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

So to keep you productive high throughout the year, we have curated the latest and credible sales statistics from different research reports, analytical articles, and case studies of top-notch industries that can help you in building the best data-driven sales strategies for your business. The Best Sales Statistics of 2020.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

It could be that their sales reps know how to prospect effectively. Most likely, though, they use prospecting insights to reach their sales goals. Read on to discover the role that prospecting insights play in your sales strategy — what they are, the benefits, and how to use them to reach quality prospects and close more deals.

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Keith Rosen

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Are you a fearless salesperson or do you procrastinate the activities that will enable you to achieve your sales goals? Here’s how to overcome sales and prospecting reluctance permanently to become a fearless rainmaker and prospecting prodigy. The real issue is not tapping into the source of cold calling reluctance.

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Sales Training Advice

AUGUST 15, 2012

Let’s be honest: Cold Calling is hard. When making 100+ calls a day, it is easy to become discouraged and burnt out, especially when some jerk takes his frustration out on you. It is especially fun when this jerk decides he is going to, “Teach you a lesson” to never call him again.

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Marc Wayshak

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Do cold calls feel like the equivalent of banging your head against a cement wall? That’s the experience most salespeople have when making cold calls. But cold calling really can work. Making dials to prospects that you don’t know absolutely can—and does—lead to actual sales. Not pleasant….

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Mindtickle

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Setting goals is important in all areas of life – both personally and professionally. The world of sales is no exception. Sales goals help ensure your entire sales team is aligned. Each sales rep must understand the overall goals of the company – and the part they play in achieving those goals.

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Not Meeting Quota: Like an incessantly beating heart, a sales quota can be the loudest bump in the night. For sellers with mortgages, car payments, and kids who need braces, your quota is like a buzzing, crackling, flickering neon sign that’s halfway down a desolate street called Hope.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Cold-calling has never been more difficult. This has lead a lot of people to say cold-calling is dead — to which many salespeople say, “Good! This has lead a lot of people to say cold-calling is dead — to which many salespeople say, “Good!” cold calling.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 9, 2024

Business development representatives (BDRs) BDRs are typically focused on outbound sales. In other words, they make cold calls and send cold emails to connect with qualified prospects. Account executives (AEs) AEs are responsible for taking leads from BDRs and SDRs and guiding them through the sales cycle.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Not hard in the standard sense — sales requires emotional fortitude to survive the daily barrage of objections and quotas. We have a soft spot for sales reps at DiscoverOrg because we sell too. Take a break from the cold calling and writing emails, and enjoy some light-hearted empathy to get through the day.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 5, 2023

Regional sales managers oversee sales reps for a determined district and are focused on helping their team meet sales goals. A regional sales manager has an average salary of $124,000 yearly with bonuses and commissions. You can anticipate a salary of about $102,000 per year for this role.

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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. But focusing only on the end goal won’t ensure you’ll achieve it. Now the question is, what to watch?

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The most common is outbound prospecting, which is also known as “cold outreach” because you’re reaching out to people who have no prior relationship with your company. Examples of outbound sales prospecting include: Cold calls: While it’s an age-old sales technique, cold calling still works in today’s modern sales environments.

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Keith Rosen

JANUARY 14, 2020

Sales quotas are set, but is there alignment, buy-in, COMMITMENT and a bulletproof strategy to achieve them? Are you certain your sales team has the SKILLS, MESSAGING, fearless ATTITUDE, SELF-ACCOUNTABILITY, TIME MANAGEMENT strategy, and structure to thrive? An are they excited about what they can achieve this year?

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 24, 2017

Find out more in this month’s guest post: Five Ways CEOs Screw Up the Sales Function. There are a lot of places to examine (and blame) if your company isn’t consistently achieving sales goals. The blame often goes to the sales team or sales manager ; however, I contend that missed revenue targets start at the top with the CEO.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 29, 2020

What sales comfort zone is holding you back? Also, here’s what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this month: Learn How to Get the Gatekeeper on Your Side. Read “ Hey Sales Manager, Get Your Head Out of That Spreadsheet.”). I’m just not looking forward to it. Let me know.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Setting the right sales objectives isn’t easy. . If you set a too-lofty sales goal, it might make each team member feel overwhelmed and lose confidence in their abilities. However, if you set a too-easy sales goal, it could lead to a lack of motivation or even boredom. 7 sales objective examples. Measurable.

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KO Advantage Group

APRIL 26, 2019

Doing cold calls can be daunting at first. Well, let me ask you something: have you ever answered a call and started yelling or swearing before the person on the other line even got to speak? When you start making calls and start doing it frequently, you’ll realize that people are incredibly friendly. I highly doubt it.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 7, 2016

But 95 percent of companies don’t have a well-developed referral sales process. Here’s what it takes: A written referral sales plan. Written weekly referral sales goals—for individuals and for the team. Email joanne@nomorecoldcalling.com if you would like a dedicated quiz for your sales team.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 29, 2015

Things you need to know from No More Cold Calling. Now that the parties are over, many sales reps are coming to the realization that last year’s bonus means diddlysquat when staring at a quota reset to zero sales. Well, it’s a new year—with new sales goals and quotas to meet. So why not try a new approach?

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