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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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A Simple Strategy for Getting to the Decision-Maker

Selling Energy

One of the questions that you probably ask yourself when you're trying to understand what it will take to get an organization to say "YES" is, “How do I know I’m talking to the real decision-maker?” You don't ask a blatant question like, “So, who is the decision-maker around here?”

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How to Speak the Language of Decision Makers

Janek Performance Group

Here are tips for speaking the different dialects of decision makers: C-Suite. Whether it’s sales, marketing, purchasing, or materials management, someone with this title typically has a hive mentality. Remembers, these decision makers often have bonuses and other incentives tied to their budgets.

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

Hubspot Sales

According to Gartner , a 2020 sales trend was that salespeople had to convince multiple stakeholders and evaluators at a company to buy their product. 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. Identifying Sales Leads.

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Identifying Sales Prospects: Gatekeepers, Influencers, and Decision Makers

Hubspot Sales

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. How to Identify Sales Prospects. The Influencer vs. the Decision Maker.

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Has B2B sales adapted to the way decision-makers buy?

Prima Resource

If our daily shopping habits are any indication, and also based on what is so frequently written by digital marketers and many software companies in the martech environment, then purchase habits have changed dramatically. At the time, this statistic created a bit of a concussion and the end of sales teams was already announced.

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Three Recent Hurricanes Show the Path to More Effective Selling

Understanding the Sales Force

One major key to success in sales is a salesperson’s ability to reach decision makers. Salespeople who reach THE decision maker are 341% more likely to close the business than those who fail to reach the decision maker. However, working with them also lengthens the sales process.