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How to Get Past the Gatekeeper, According to Sales Reps

Hubspot Sales

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. only to get stopped by a gatekeeper. How to Get Past the Gatekeeper When Cold Calling. Let's dive in.

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How to Get Past Gatekeepers

Engage Selling

Are you or members of your sales team having trouble getting past gatekeepers? I’ve noticed a trend. In my latest workshops and training working with top sales performers, one issue that keeps coming to the surface is how to get past … Read More »

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B2B Prospecting: The 11 Best Methods You Should Be Leveraging

Hubspot Sales

Capitalize on your inbound marketing. Learn how to communicate with gatekeepers. Study up on how to tailor your messaging to accommodate cold leads. Capitalize on your inbound marketing efforts. The leads your company generates through inbound marketing can provide the basis for extremely productive B2B prospecting.

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If the Prospect Only takes Emails, What to Do?

Mr. Inside Sales

I received an email from a reader who said that he sometimes gets the objection from the gatekeeper of, “I am sorry but he/she does not take outside calls, he/she only responds to emails.” Something like, “Yes, please tell her it’s about her lead processing, and I’ll be happy to hold please.” Could I have customer service, please?” (And

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17 Essential Sales Competencies of Top Sales Teams

Hubspot Sales

Having foundational sales knowledge means understanding each step of the sales process used by your organization to convert customers. You must know what steps an individual takes to go from lead to customer, and what your role is in supporting that process. Customer Service. Communication Skills.

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Hiring for Sales Ops? The 5 Job Descriptions You Need

Hubspot Sales

This role serves as an administrator and gatekeeper for your sales team. Their duties might include general office management, individual administrative support for reps, data entry, and answering phones. The sales operations coordinator is the most junior of the sales ops positions we’re reviewing in this post.

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2023’s 19 Best Sales Prospecting Tools

Hubspot Sales

HubSpot’s 2022 Sales Strategy Survey found that 18% of salespeople cite a lack of high-quality leads as their top challenge. Your team may also struggle to find high-caliber prospects, which results in low-quality leads. Sales prospecting software solves both of these problems by helping salespeople find, qualify, and prioritize leads.

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