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Don’t Do This in Getting Past the Gatekeeper

Pipeliner

It read, “How to handle gatekeepers and reach decision-makers.”. Some of the very questionable advice offered was: Get around a gatekeeper by calling the company’s sales department or accounts department (or another location or division) and asking them to transfer you directly to your prospect. I was quite wrong.

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Improve Your B2B Sales Process with Company and Contact Data

Zoominfo

Bypass gatekeepers. Secretaries, administrative assistants, and phone operators are often referred to as gatekeepers in the world of sales. Of course, it’s not impossible to gain access to top sales prospects by first speaking to a gatekeeper. Spend less time searching and more time selling.

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B2B Prospecting: The 11 Best Methods You Should Be Leveraging

Hubspot Sales

Leverage your CRM to inform your efforts. Learn how to communicate with gatekeepers. Leverage your CRM to inform your efforts. That's where your CRM comes in. If your org leverages a CRM, make sure you actively contribute the data you accrue from your interactions and reference the existing insight it produces.

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Forget About Your Sales Comfort Zone [January Referral Selling Insights]

No More Cold Calling

I’ll have a new platform for my referral course, and I might even have a new CRM. Also, here’s what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this month: Learn How to Get the Gatekeeper on Your Side. Why is getting past the gatekeeper and finding qualified leads so challenging for salespeople? The dreaded gatekeeper.

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How to Conduct Effective Sales Cold Calls with ZoomInfo Insights

Zoominfo

These data points (some more crucial than others) are essential for any communication with your prospect: Name – contact and company Title – including department and management level Direct dial phone number – to avoid the switchboard gatekeeper Email – crucial for follow-ups!

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How to Measure Sales Fitness

Sales and Marketing Management

Think of someone who disrupts an executive’s day by getting past the gatekeeper explaining he/she knows that person and is following up ‘our previous discussions’ – yeah right! The latest sales technologies allow reps to do all of this with merged systems for CRM to produce the right prospects at the right time. No more, no less.

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How to Prepare to Prospect – 10 Things You Need to Do

The Sales Hunter

Always know what you will say if a gatekeeper answers or you get the person’s voicemail. Make sure your CRM / Sales Engagement software is open and ready. Make a goal and then congratulate yourself once you achieve it. Your response to both of these is different than if you reached the decision maker.