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Why Would I Refer You if You Don’t Follow Up? [February Referral Selling Insights]

No More Cold Calling

You’ll end up paying for it. She made it clear that she wasn’t the final decision-maker and said she would follow up. I always have a follow-up call scheduled before I send anything, but I didn’t this time. I trusted that she would follow up. Just make sure you follow up. No response.

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Why Your Salespeople Won’t Follow Up With Prospects

Sales and Marketing Management

What happens when you take your shot but the customer says, “Not yet”? . Why don’t salespeople follow-up? Can’t vs. Won’t in Follow-Up . My direct observation is that poor follow-up is almost always a case of won’t more than of can’t. Researching a solution for the customer? What Can You Do?

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Post-Sale Follow-Up: The Secret to Lasting Customer Relationships

Sales Management Plus -- SMP

Customer relationships are more important in distribution than making individual sales. But how is your post-sale follow-up? Following up with customer post-sale is an important way to make sure your customers know they mean more to you than just a sales transaction.

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How to Automate Your Follow-up Emails

Hubspot Sales

Follow-up emails can help establish a connection with your prospects. Fifty percent of all sales happen after the fifth follow-up attempt, according to Inside Sales. The solution: Automate your follow-up emails. What are automated follow-up emails? 7 Steps to Automate Your Follow-Up Emails.

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Customizing for Every Customer: How 1:1 Personalization Drives ROI

It’s now a proven strategy to transform customer relationships, drive business growth, and increase marketing ROI.

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Lead Follow-up Malpractice

Partners in Excellence

” The only thing I ever download from this very large sales automation provider are their market research whitepapers. For years, my “leads” are handled in exactly the same way (despite being a customer for at least 10 years.). They are just being asked to do the wrong thing! We rethought the approach.

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Automate your follow ups with Text (SMS) sequences

Salesmate

In this article, you will learn about creating your own sets of automated text messages with text (SMS) sequences and merge them with your email drip campaigns for successful follow ups. We already have shown how sequences can be used as drip campaigns for putting your email follow-ups on autopilot.

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Redefining the CDP: 8 Data-Driven Designs for Successful Customer Journeys

In this guide, discover 8 use cases for how a customer data platform can tackle common challenges faced by marketing, commerce, service, and sales teams.

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Your Ultimate Guide to the Trends Shaping Marketing Data

In Salesforce’s latest Marketing Intelligence Report, hear from 2,500+ global marketers on how they are leading with their data, from business growth to data privacy and more. In this report, you’ll learn: How marketers define their roles in the digital-first era. How marketers are adapting to a privacy-focused data ecosystem.

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6 Proven B2B Marketing Strategies and How to Use Them

What happens when strong partnerships, cross-channel strategies, and compelling content come together in a B2B marketing campaign? Happier customers. Get an in-depth look into six successful B2B marketing campaigns across a wide range of industries. Higher revenue. A healthier bottom line. How to make the most of every campaign.

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Salesforce’s 8th State of Marketing Report

Discover today’s biggest marketing trends in the 8th edition of Salesforce’s “State of Marketing” report.

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In the Race to Win More Customers, Sales Needs Digital Transformation

Salesforce users were surveyed about the forces shaping today's workplace. Discover the results and why investments in digital transformation and automation are pushing sales teams ahead.