Rob Jolles

JULY 28, 2023

Here’s a quick quiz: Which prospect would you prefer meeting with? Prospect #1: Someone who has been battling with a particular problem, has finally decided to do something about it, and calls you! I’m pretty sure I know which prospect you’d pick. After all, most in sales have been taught a, “needs-based” approach to selling.

Prospecting 52

Prospecting Call-back Up-Sell Face-to-face 52

Rob Jolles

JULY 28, 2023

Here’s a quick quiz: Which prospect would you prefer meeting with? Prospect #1: Someone who has been battling with a particular problem, has finally decided to do something about it, and calls you! I’m pretty sure I know which prospect you’d pick. After all, most in sales have been taught a, “needs-based” approach to selling.

Prospecting 52

Prospecting Call-back Up-Sell Face-to-face 52

LeadFuze

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

We send out a proposal, and the prospect never responds back. As a manager, we found out the reasons why sales presentations are often ignored. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? Why your prospect hates your sales proposal process. Just to give you an idea. It just has to stand out.

Proposal 52

Proposal Prospecting Hiring Vendor 52

SBI

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

I’ll be at the Sales Enablement Soiree at the Four Season’s hotel on Thursday the 27th all day. To help you with that mission, we’re naming our top 20 Sales Tech Twitter handles to follow during this epic Dreamforce 2018. Go beyond sales enablement to create a sophisticated selling experience that buyers value.

Vendor 106

Vendor InsideView Hotels Hiring 106

Jeffrey Gitomer

JANUARY 10, 2012

Why did the last five prospects say no? Tweet Share Most of the time when a prospect says “no” salespeople accept it and leave. Most of the time when a prospect tells you why they say no, they’re not telling the truth. big reasons why you lost the sale: 1. You tried to make the sale by yourself.

Hiring 219

Hiring Prospecting Social Media Loyalty 219

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.

Hiring 134

Hiring Prospecting Trade Show Vendor 134

Keith Rosen

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

Proposal submitted, follow up done but no response from the prospect. They expressed interest but where did your customer go? Excerpt from Keith Rosen’s upcoming book, The Seller Coach book and our groundbreaking transformational sales program. The Disappearing Act – When Prospects Go Dark.

Prospecting 103

Prospecting Customer Sales Qualified Lead Proposal 103

Partners in Excellence

APRIL 2, 2015

Two of the hottest markets for “tools” are Sales and Marketing Automation markets. There are thousands of vendors/solutions, growing by 100’s every year. All of the vendors clamor for attention and visibility. All of these vendors want to “teach” us, which seems right. themselves.

Vendor 48

Vendor Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 48

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.

Motivation 217

Motivation Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Hiring 217

Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 31, 2017

Outside of your business, the same strong vision inspires confidence in your prospects while providing clear insight for why your business exists, and why they should work with you. Understanding that there is a link between vision and sales is an important step. This includes everyone involved in pre-sales, customer service and sales.

Top of Funnel 246

Top of Funnel Oracle Scale Small Business 246

Zoominfo

JULY 2, 2020

In an ideal world, marketing automation can help you engage with your prospects and customers efficiently and effectively. Closing more sales. Slow time to action: Sales teams spend a lot of time looking for contact information, which cuts into the time they have to actually make a touchpoint with a potential customer.

Marketing 246

Marketing Webinar Metrics Reachforce Top of Funnel 246

Selling Energy

MARCH 30, 2021

As energy sales professionals, we’re often faced with situations in which prospects get hung up on the cost of the project. In some cases, they even try to low-ball us by mentioning bids from lower-cost vendors.

Prospecting 52

Prospecting Face-to-face Vendor Energy 52

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 28, 2021

“Enterprise sales” and “fast” are two terms that don’t often go together. Here’s the good news: There are ways to move enterprise sales along quicker if you focus on areas you can control. Obstacles to Navigating Enterprise Sales Sometimes, navigating an enterprise deal is like walking through a thicket.

Enterprise 130

Enterprise Enterprise Decision Maker Churn 130

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 13, 2018

Creative Sales Ideas. Attend Your Customers' Events. Sales success largely depends on routines. There are only so many hours in a day to sell -- the more practiced salespeople are at completing everyday tasks, the more time they can allocate to high-value activities like meeting with prospects or learning new skills.

Outsourcing Services 103

Outsourcing Services Prospecting Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead 103

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 4, 2024

Having a bad sales month? Nobody is answering the phone and emails, and it seems like your prospects are falling off the face of the Earth. What makes a bad sales month? A bad sales month can be attributed to a variety of factors, ranging from internal processes to external market conditions. We’ve all been there.

Top of Funnel 112

Top of Funnel How To Hubspot Forecasting 112

No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

I was trying to contact a prospect and couldn’t find the company phone number on their website. That’s just plain rude, and it’s certainly not how to build customer loyalty. When companies make it difficult for their prospects to buy, they lose business without knowing it. Stop confusing your buyers. I was so frustrated.

Loyalty 249

Loyalty Customer Cold Calling Fashion 249

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Data is a big investment for any company— but, if you research vendors and invest intelligently, it can have a dramatic impact on your company’s financial success and growth. Make sure your vendor understands your business and your goals. Make a list of your requirements and communicate these to each vendor.

B2B 154

B2B Data Vendor Discount 154

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Sales is evolving. They’ll show your prospects you’re more invested in their interests than closing a deal -- and that’s what will set you apart in today’s competitive sales landscape. 18 Empathy Statements to Use in Sales. Your prospect may work with someone who’s championing another company.

Prospecting 102

Prospecting Face-to-face Vendor Follow-up 102

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 25, 2022

As anyone in sales knows, there is nothing worse than a sales slump. After countless attempts to connect with prospects and land a meeting to no avail, you’ve hit a wall. Experiencing a sales slump can make you question your ability, or worse, your entire career. You pick up the phone and no one is answering your calls.

Cold Calling 118

Cold Calling Hiring Face-to-face Call-back 118

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Digital selling yields the best results when companies offer consistent experiences across all channels, including brand image, media releases, client presentations, customer service, and product engagement. EY found that the increase in products and services available to B2B buyers in recent years has made them more discerning.

Strategy 166

Strategy B2C Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead 166

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

As a Sales Operations leader, you have 3 major challenges heading into 2014. Understanding how your customers are evolving and determining whether your sales team is keeping pace. To assist you further, sign-up for SBI’s Sales & Marketing Research Review here. Jesse runs Sales Operations for a Value Added Reseller.

Tools 300

Tools Sales Tools Collateral Vendor 300

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 3, 2018

There’s no way around it – prospect and customer data is one of the most valuable assets a B2B organization has access to. Think about it: without accurate information, how can you market, sell, or provide customer service to your target audience? 2. You’re annoying your customers and prospects.

B2B 223

B2B Data Churn Marketing 223

Hubspot Sales

MAY 24, 2023

It’s nerve-wracking for you and your prospect. As a salesperson, you’ve invested a lot of time in your prospect by the time a closing call rolls around. You’re under pressure to meet quota, and losing a deal at the buzzer indicates to your manager that you’re not in control of the sales process. Know your attendees.

Closing 109

Closing Proposal Call-back Vendor 109

Smooth Sale

JUNE 26, 2018

Concern about customer care appears to have gone by the wayside. And the lessons apply well to both corporate sales and job interviews. My Three Stories About Customer Care. #1: Upon calling customer service, the gentleman kindly explained that he would contact bookkeeping to make the adjustment. Celebrate Success!

Hiring 99

Hiring Customer Service Discount Vendor 99

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?

Retention 86

Retention Lead Rank Lead Scoring Hiring 86

Zoominfo

AUGUST 20, 2021

Here are a few different use cases: Customer Service and Support B2C Customer Acquisition B2B Demand Generation and Account-Based Marketing B2B Sales Acceleration and Buyer Enablement. Pricing models vary between vendors. With chat routing features, you can route the right leads to the right sales rep in real-time.

Lead Rank 130

Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Demand Generation Agencies Face-to-face 130

PandaDoc

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Don’t worry — you are not alone: 69% of your colleagues feel the exact same way, according to Salesforce’s State of Sales 5th edition. As the same State of Sales 5th edition claims, salespeople, on average, sell only 28% of their working hours. As AI evolves, sales processes will become more predictive and proactive.

Lead Rank 52

Lead Rank Sales Process Lead Scoring Outsourcing Services 52

DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Holger Schulze is an experienced B2B tech marketer and advisor for SaaS, marketing / sales automation and cybersecurity vendors. Recently, DiscoverOrg sat down with Schulze to uncover the momentum sales technology has gained over the past 12 months. We want to see how sales technology is evolving and what the trends are.

Scale 120

Scale B2B Trends Lead Rank 120

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Here are a few different use cases: Customer Service and Support B2C Customer Acquisition B2B Demand Generation and Account-Based Marketing B2B Sales Acceleration and Buyer Enablement Section 2: Pricing Models Your budget is a key factor that can affect which chat platform you choose.

Lead Rank 130

Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Demand Generation Agencies Face-to-face 130

BuzzBoard

JANUARY 3, 2024

Remaining steadfast in the mission to assist enterprises in efficiently serving the local business and SMB market, we made a strong journey from providing data to offering wisdom — from being a data vendor to helping sellers build a hyper-personalized sales cadence for every local business prospect.

Commence 85

Commence Data Territories Analysis 85

Customer Centric Selling

JULY 9, 2018

Primary Intelligence discovered that 20% of buyers, approximately 1 in 5, rate vendors as “poor” in most company-related criteria. Case studies, user conferences, co-webinars, and joint customer-vendor presentations at industry events will help to showcase your most successful customer accounts.

Buyer 65

Buyer B2B Vendor Case Study 65

Smooth Sale

AUGUST 29, 2023

Losing the Customer Satisfaction Race Due to Slow Internet Slow internet can be a significant disadvantage in today’s customer-centric business environment. Customers expect quick responses to their queries and seamless interactions with your business online. Celebrate Success!

Company 101

Company Lead Rank Lead Scoring Conference 101

Zoominfo

JULY 2, 2020

In an ideal world, marketing automation can help you engage with your prospects and customers efficiently and effectively. Closing more sales. Slow time to action: Sales teams spend a lot of time looking for contact information, which cuts into the time they have to actually make a touchpoint with a potential customer.

Marketing 113

Marketing Webinar Metrics Reachforce Top of Funnel 113

SugarCRM

APRIL 7, 2022

Organizations trying to drive their sales strategies by looking in the rear-view mirror of customer insights quickly found themselves outmatched by competitors with forward-looking sales strategies. As a result, companies can no longer rely on old ways to influence their prospects, forcing them to be more creative.

Ideal Customer Profile 52

Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Face-to-face 52

Apptivo

MARCH 29, 2022

A CRM system essentially provides a centralized platform where businesses can store customer and prospect data, track customer interactions, and share this information with colleagues. It allows businesses to grow by managing customer relationships in the most effective way. But do you know what is even more challenging?

System 98

System CRM Company Vendor 98

SBI

AUGUST 1, 2019

Sales Enablement: Marketing and Sales Alignment by Design. Marketing and sales both work to drive demand and grow revenues. They do so in silos, guided by a linear process that dictates marketing works on the first part and sales works on the second. Sales Enablement Brings Cohesion.

Sales Enablement 94

Sales Enablement Marketing Buyer Education 94

Smooth Sale

MARCH 23, 2022

Five Bad Sales Habits to Succeed? NOTE: Our collaborative Blog asks and provides insights on ‘Are You Ready to Replace Five Bad Sales Habits to Succeed?’ ” While persistence is a part of being on the sales team, people often believe that salespeople push the boundaries too far, especially if the sales are B2B. .

Hiring 78

Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 78