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How to Reach Decision Makers Every Time

No More Cold Calling

A referral is the best way to get a meeting with the decision maker. There are two parts to the sales process: Part One: Getting meetings with decision makers. You get an introduction to your prospect, and you get a meeting with the decision maker. Why It’s So Hard to Reach Decision Makers.

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3 Tips To Ensure You’re Selling To The Decision Maker

MTD Sales Training

Have you ever had that feeling when you’re talking to a prospect that the person isn’t who they say they are? No, but maybe they are claiming to have more power than they really have in the decision-making process. 3) Use the gatekeeper screen to get further information. By that, of course I don’t mean they are an imposter!

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Identifying Sales Prospects: Gatekeepers, Influencers, and Decision Makers

Hubspot Sales

Today’s salespeople need to know more about their prospects before conducting outreach. And, chances are, they’ll need to know someone other than the decision maker pretty well. In days of old, salespeople could call the C-suite, marketing could email them, and it was much easier to gain access to the decision maker.

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How to Sell to Decision-Makers & Influencers, According to Sales Leaders

Hubspot Sales

Some are influencers that speak to the decision-makers and convince them to go in either direction, while others hold the final say on decisions. However, the prospect of not knowing who you will be selling to can be nerve-wracking. The gatekeeper is usually an executive assistant or associate of the decision-maker.

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Finding the Decision Maker – 4 Concrete Steps

LevelEleven

Every sales rep has been there – you are having very successful conversations with a prospect only to find out they’re not the one you should be talking to… they’re not the decision maker. Finding the decision maker in an organization is a critical step in the sales process, but it’s not always easy. .

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Think You Know Your Prospects? 3 Steps to Closing Business With the Right Decision-Maker

SBI

Who’s the right decision-maker now? Sellers need clean, integrated, structured, real-time data and insights to inform the right conversations. What’s more, having detailed industry information for a company allows vertical-specific messaging for outbound marketing and dynamic delivery of relevant content on your website.

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How to quickly build a robust Email Channel to reach Decision Makers

eGrabber

LinkedIn is one of the best places to find decision makers in your targeted companies. There are millions of decision makers on LinkedIn and as a business development professional, if you want to leverage this opportunity, you should reach decision makers at the right time with the right message.