SalesFuel

MARCH 20, 2024

As buying groups grow bigger, there’s even more chance of someone being able to sabotage your sale. But, by being aware of what is driving these decision-makers, you can successfully counter their objections and win them over. SalesFuel’s Voice of the Sales Rep found that “your price is too high” is the top objection they hear.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It's hard to overstate the importance of B2B prospecting in the context of most B2B sales processes. It's the jumping-off point for every closable deal — and doing it effectively can be the difference between maintaining a steady stream of productive opportunities and your sales process never getting off the ground.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2021

Sales account management, like sales, is selling. For the sales account manager, getting processes down can mean the difference between achieving massive growth and losing customers to the competition. What Is the Difference Between Sales and Account Management? Let’s do a quick overview. Let’s do a quick overview.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 26, 2021

Enterprise prospects are what salespeople and marketers like to refer to as “the whale” of all leads. Long Sales Cycles: Enterprise companies are big, and they want to make sure they are getting best-in-class solutions. Larger companies will need extensive onboarding and customer service to make sure things go smoothly.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Sales development representatives and gatekeepers. If you're in sales, chances are you've encountered plenty of situations in which you're trying to reach a CEO or C-level executive to pitch your product or service. But experienced sales reps know that gatekeepers don't have to be a roadblock in your sales process.

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Sales Training Advice

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Selling to C-level decision makers is challenging even at the best of times. You can facilitate the process and increase your sales with these individuals, however, if you understand a few business principles. C-level decision makers are paid to improve their business results. C-level decision makers have big egos.

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Decision Maker Face-to-face Call-back Loyalty 91

Lead411

JUNE 22, 2023

15 Best Sales Lead Databases for 2023 In the digital age, the best sales lead databases have become indispensable tools for businesses aiming to drive sales and achieve growth. Zoominfo Pros: Offers a vast database of business contacts and decision-makers. Cons: Pricing plans may be expensive for small businesses.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 26, 2021

Enterprise prospects are what salespeople and marketers like to refer to as “the whale” of all leads. Long Sales Cycles: Enterprise companies are big and they want to make sure they are getting best-in-class solutions. Larger companies will need extensive onboarding and customer service to make sure things go smoothly.

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Lead Generation Enterprise Enterprise Lead Rank 130

SBI Growth

JANUARY 5, 2014

Each recommendation addresses the biggest obstacles every sales manager faces to making the number: Not enough ‘A’ players on the team. Reps struggling to get in front of Decision Makers. Every sales manager is time starved. Sales Managers should be spending 75% of their time coaching their team. INTERNAL MEETINGS.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

Decision makers are often only interested in sellers that know exactly who they are and what they want. Yet the people who actually might be interested in buying your product or service also play a big role in your target market. What’s Included in a B2B Customer Profile? 5 Steps to the Customer Profiling Process.

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Ideal Customer Profile B2B Buyer Persona Top of Funnel 162

Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Let’s start at the beginning: First of all, my question to the sales rep who sent me this email would be, “How did the gatekeeper know you were an “outside” call,” rather than a client, prospect or friend?” Could I have customer service, please?” (And And then just go through them to be put through to your prospect).

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In movies, sales is the ideal career for anyone who would rather play golf. Afterall, sales and golf have much in common. But most importantly, sales is about relationships. With that, let’s examine how some famous golf quotes can improve your sales game. In sales, concentration starts with preparation.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

In our recent white paper The Ultimate Guide to Sales Negotiations , we discuss how negotiations improve with consultative selling. By stressing long-term relationships over short-term sales, sellers should form partnerships and work with buyers to achieve the best outcomes. After all, it’s a negotiation, not a fire sale.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

When it comes to sales, there's a lot of innovation happening — and therefore, a litany of new tools. But only one type of tool is considered "effective" by 78% of global sales professionals. It's a CRM (or Customer Relationship Management Platform). If you're in sales, this result shouldn't be a big surprise.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2021

Sales account management, like sales, is selling. For the sales account manager, getting processes down can mean the difference between achieving massive growth and losing customers to the competition. What Is the Difference Between Sales and Account Management? Let’s do a quick overview. Let’s do a quick overview.

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Account Lead Rank Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker 130

The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. Why You Should Prospect During the Holidays.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 3, 2020

And that last part is the hardest aspect of just about any sale. In B2B sales, getting multiple decision makers on board is a dream. There are six key questions you need to consider to get to the core of how your services can help your prospective clients’ businesses. and ” why now ?” than ever before.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 3, 2018

Already been ghosted by a few prospects this holiday season? Planning, budgetary shifts, and vacation are all reasons we lose track with prospects at the end of the year -- but it matters how and when you follow up in January. To help, I’ve outlined five tips for re-engaging with prospects and clients after the new year.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

Decision-makers are often only interested in sellers that know exactly who they are and what they want. Yet the people who actually might be interested in buying your product or service also play a big role in your target market. What’s Included in a B2B Customer Profile?

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Ideal Customer Profile B2B Buyer Persona Top of Funnel 100

Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 23, 2023

The new year is upon us, and this year looks to be anything but easy for telecom sales. It was rollercoaster of a year last year for enterprise sales: It’s not how we start in January but how we finish in December that counts. The changing macroeconomic conditions have created a more competitive climate and extended sales cycles.

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Telecommunications Enterprise Enterprise Decision Maker 62

Crunchbase

JANUARY 18, 2022

Behind these impressive figures lie a range of highly methodical, highly strategic SaaS sales processes. Today, we’ll be walking you through a comprehensive guide to the SaaS sales process, before rounding up with some best practices to help you get off to the best start possible. . What are SaaS sales all about?

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. FREE Resources.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MAY 13, 2013

Make a sale first thing Monday morning… Set an appointment for early Monday morning you are confident will buy. It makes you feel great to capture a sale to start your week. NOTE WELL: Since there are a lot of companies having sales meetings on Monday AM, you’re as productive as you can be with an appointment.

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LeadFuze

JUNE 2, 2021

What do Top Sellers Know on How to Close a Sales Deal. Here are the things the top sellers are doing right: They focus on the prospects’ needs. They ask questions that require a lot of information from the prospect, which will help them demonstrate their knowledge and understanding. Know how to close a sales deal and.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 6, 2023

Social Commerce Will Give Prospects New Shopping Options Take one scroll through Instagram and TikTok and you're guaranteed to come across one item you can buy. A McKinsey survey of close to 3,500 decision makers found that customers want a more personalized experience.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Here are three common normalization problems: Web forms: For many organizations, most prospect and customer data is collected through web forms. This means two prospects who both have a job title of “Director of Sales” could fill out the form “Dir of Sales” and “DOS” respectively.

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Highspot

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Explore a range of sales process examples and learn how to align with the customer’s journey for better buyer engagement , relationships, and sales success. What is a Sales Process? Sales Methodology Sales Process Examples Sales Process Mistakes to Avoid Mastering Your Sales Process With Highspot What is a Sales Process?

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Highspot

JANUARY 19, 2022

Sales training programs are often like that — but they don’t have to be. When done right, they can improve your team’s performance and help you move closer to your sales goals. Why sales training is important. The different types of sales training programs. The 15 best sales training programs.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 23, 2019

72% of business decision-makers say AI can enable humans to concentrate on meaningful work ( source ). 80% of sales and marketing leaders say they already use chatbot software in their customer experience or plan to do so by 2020 ( source ). AI in Sales. AI in Customer Service. AI in Marketing.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 14, 2022

One day you might have to explain to your children that companies once had sales meetings in person, in a room with the lights dimmed and something called a PowerPoint presentation. (If The truth is that most sales meetings, online or in person, always were and often still are boring lectures. . The basics: What is sales enablement?

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 7, 2012

Make More Sales By Avoiding These Common Blunders. Meeting with a non-decision-maker. Trying to go over someone’s head to the “real” decision-maker. Blaming the prospect for your issues. Delivering your sales message, not their buying message. Get Sales Blog Updates.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. B2B Phone Sales Cold-Calling: It Still Works!

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Build your sales business with a targeted referral-selling strategy that includes goals, metrics, and accountability for results—and you’ll have more business than you know what to do with. But there’s always a naysayer: “It would be great if sales reps could build their business solely on referrals. Address the Sales Objection.

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SalesHandy

APRIL 20, 2021

Sales teams exist to help potential customers know the product better and clear their queries, so they can make an informed purchase decision. But there will be times where you and your team will face tricky sales objections questions, putting you in a tough spot. Why Do Prospects Have Sales Objections?

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 2, 2017

What does it take to increase sales in today’s uncertain business environment? Now more than ever, sales leaders and their account-based sales teams must be prepared for change. Above all, to increase sales, the speed of decision-making must accelerate. This is a time of great change and uncertainty.

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LeadBoxer

AUGUST 29, 2021

In this guide, we’ll discuss what thought leadership is and why it drives sales. As a result, you’ll be able to attract and qualify a constant stream of leads for your sales team. 6 Ways to Increase Sales with Thought Leadership. Get More Sales with Thought Leadership. 6 Ways to Increase Sales with Thought Leadership.

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Webinar Metrics Case Study Sales Qualified Lead Decision Maker 52

Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

Customer lifecycle success hinges on making every customer a priority — from how soon your rep responds to a request to following up quickly after a demo. What is the Customer Lifecycle (and Why Every Sales Rep Should Care)? And 44% of millennials prefer no sales rep interaction at all in a B2B setting.

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