Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 1, 2024

Whether it’s Catholics who the Priest referred to, Jews that I referenced, various other Christian denominations, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, and more, we are all members of a group – a congregation, and a religion. He could have added war, crime, violence, hate, the border, and and squatting to his list.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 21, 2023

I’m introducing a Referral Selling System to ensure companies build a referral culture, source only qualified leads, get meetings with their prime prospects, and close business quickly. I’m tired of hearing sales leaders complain about not having enough leads, struggling to get access to decision-makers, and not making quota.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 5, 2018

It’s more complex, and despite all the tech tools at our disposal, prospecting certainly hasn’t gotten any easier. Just getting prospects to return calls is hard enough. Getting meetings with decision-makers is an even greater struggle, because companies all look alike to buyers. Prospects and clients aren’t happenstance.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 24, 2019

My definition of a cold call is any attempt to reach a prospect who doesn’t know you and doesn’t expect to hear from you. Regardless of the way you reach out—via email, social media, text, direct mail, or even a knock on the door—prospects are cold as ice unless they know who you are and expect to hear from you. What Is Cold Calling?

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Zoominfo

MAY 21, 2020

They’re a critical part of personalized prospecting and account-based strategy. A “BASHO email” is a fancy-pants name for a very personalized B2B email, usually addressed to a decision-maker at a high-value account. Great sales emails typically reflect a deep understanding of who the prospect is and what they care about.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Layered on top of these activities are a myriad of sales enablement and social selling tools—all of which are intended to help salespeople with effective prospecting and, in turn, generating qualified sales leads. The decision-makers you want to reach aren’t playing hide-and-seek with your team. The dreaded gatekeeper.

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Managers tell reps to stress the quality, the warranty, the features and benefits, but your prospects have heard all that before, haven’t they? Often times, services and products are roughly the same, and prospects will buy from the people they like, know or trust. Want a better way? But there isn’t. Get Access Today.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 22, 2018

As DiscoverOrg’s Manager of Strategic Accounts, I’m always looking for ways to use personal touchpoints to engage prospects via email. I start with a thoughtful, well-researched cold email that shows just how well I knows my prospect – both the pain points they experience in their job, as well as their personal interests.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It's hard to overstate the importance of B2B prospecting in the context of most B2B sales processes. But what is B2B prospecting? What is B2B prospecting? B2B Prospecting Methods. What is B2B prospecting? B2B prospecting is one of the earlier stages in most B2B sales processes.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The events of 2020 changed the customer buying journey, so we must change our prospecting tactics. But they’ll always speak with a person who’s been referred by a trusted colleague. Seller access is a newly popular term for an old problem—the struggle to bypass gatekeepers and get meetings with high-level decision makers.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 26, 2018

It’s sales prospecting techniques that are messed up. Right Prospect, Wrong Person. Salespeople say meeting with decision-makers is important, but the OMG research shows that only 10 percent of salespeople are actually reaching decision-makers. Cold leads won’t get your team to quota. They get referrals.

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Score More Sales

MAY 29, 2013

With this being the end of the month and 2/3 through Q2, I thought it might be helpful to post a lot of ideas to help you or those on your sales team reach B2B decision makers, influencers, and strategic partners. Don’t be afraid to let them know that you feel they could be a great prospective client / customer.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 18, 2022

Leveraging technology, social selling, and sales prospecting tools has ushered in a new era for anyone wishing to pursue a career as a sales rep. It is through the use of the right B2B prospecting that we can continue to succeed in this always-evolving field. But before we start, let’s define what sales prospecting is.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 26, 2021

Enterprise prospects are what salespeople and marketers like to refer to as “the whale” of all leads. Complex Sales Are…Complex: Enterprise companies usually come with many stakeholders and therefore many decision makers that may have conflicting pain points. What Is Enterprise Lead Generation?

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PandaDoc

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Sales prospecting acts as the first stage in the sales process. And poorly managed prospecting lists will result in seller fatigue. In this article, we share how leads, prospects, and customers form the backbone of an effective sales process, enabling sales teams to tackle fatigue and sometimes mundane work.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

In this context, I’m referring to companies that sell their products and services directly to their customer base rather than selling through retail or other sales channels (distributors, value-added resellers, system integrators, and so on). Are you looking for someone to bring in new business, sometimes referred to as a “hunter”?

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 20, 2017

Too many account based selling teams over-rely on technology to reach their prospects. This digital dependence actually decreases productivity and extends the time it takes to reach a decision-maker. Account based sales development only works if reps get in the door and meet with their ideal prospects.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 4, 2019

Are you willing to refer your clients or customers to someone else? Is someone else willing to refer their clients or customers to you? Align with a business that will deliver a gift of what they do at a reduced cost in exchange for the opportunity to make a sales call on your prospect or customer. To get to the decision makers.

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MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 20, 2017

This blog post is not going to cover how to handle objections, instead we are going to cover the underlying reasons why prospects don’t buy from you. Objections are, after all, just reasons and points that your salespeople need answer to satisfy the prospect that your product does the job. This is different to the decision-maker.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2015

He referred me to his Global VP, who has been more than willing to help me make connections within the company. When you get referrals, you: Bypass the gatekeeper and score meetings with decision-makers every time. Earn trust and credibility with your prospects, who are pre-sold on your ability to deliver results.

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Adaptive Business Services

JUNE 8, 2022

Set aside time each day to prospect – Not doing so is the most common reason behind the commission roller coaster. Even if they don’t buy, will they refer? I can’t get in front of the decision makers. The post Sign Prospecting Tips appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. Squandered opportunity.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

They’re a critical part of personalized prospecting and account-based strategy. A “BASHO email” is a fancy-pants name for a very personalized B2B email , usually addressed to a decision maker at a high-value account. Great sales emails typically reflect a deep understanding of who the prospect is and what they care about.

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Crunchbase

APRIL 11, 2023

Prospecting is the process of researching and pursuing potential customers for your business. The most important part of prospecting isn’t simply finding names and emails — it’s the time and effort spent identifying potential customers and making sure that they’re actually a good fit. It’s also known as “cold outreach.”)

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Crunchbase

APRIL 11, 2023

Prospecting is the process of researching and pursuing potential customers for your business. The most important part of prospecting isn’t simply finding names and emails — it’s the time and effort spent identifying potential customers and making sure that they’re actually a good fit. It’s also known as “cold outreach.”)

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Ideal Customer Profile Closing Prospecting Intent Data 98

Zoominfo

MAY 6, 2018

Sales reps often refer to receptionists, assistants, and phone operators as gatekeepers—and for good reason. These professionals have the job of screening calls, deciding what’s important, and ultimately, who gets through to their boss—the decision maker. Be sure to refer to our previous point and remain respectful.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 18, 2017

If account-based sales reps want to reach C-suite prospects, the secret is calling at night or on weekends, when their gatekeepers are off duty. This is just the latest stupid advice I’ve read about how to bypass the gatekeeper and get decision-makers on the phone. Stop trying to get around the gatekeeper. Seriously?!

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 7, 2015

I know that feeling first-hand, and so does anyone who prospects through referrals. Our job gets even better with referral introductions from people our prospects know and trust. That’s the hard part of relationship-building, and referred salespeople nail it. Think about the last time you contacted a referred prospect.

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MTD Sales Training

MAY 5, 2017

How do you build up trustworthiness before meeting with a client or prospect? Of course, you can write blogs and articles on LinkedIn, send personalised emails and refer back to previous visits. This builds credibility with prospects and gives them a reason to trust you. Are You The Decision-Maker?

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 26, 2021

Enterprise prospects are what salespeople and marketers like to refer to as “the whale” of all leads. Complex Sales Are … Complex: Enterprise companies usually come with many stakeholders and therefore many decision-makers that may have conflicting pain points. What Is Enterprise Lead Generation?

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SalesHandy

MAY 1, 2020

While moving through the sales cycle, sales prospecting comes as its first step and is considered as an essential part. From the famous quote “ Sales prospecting is where the salesperson makes their money. ”, you can easily understand how essential it is for any salesperson to learn the best sales prospecting techniques.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 14, 2021

You start by understanding the nature of your funnel — figuring out the key points during the transitions from preparing, prospecting, and ultimately starting your sales cycle. is a prospecting strategy where a rep gets in touch with the direct manager of a decision-maker they're targeting and asks them to refer them to the right person.

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Zoominfo

JULY 18, 2018

Landing an in-person appointment with a key decision-maker provides salespeople with the opportunity to respond directly to a prospect’s needs and pain points. The buying committee involves many more influencers and decision-makers. Don’t take up too much of your prospect’s time. Be a problem solver.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Playbooks can also improve prospecting and customer upsells, identify untapped opportunities, and make each salesperson and marketer more effective. According to a McKinsey study , 70-80% of B2B decision-makers actually prefer digital self-service or remote connections with salespeople.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 20, 2024

But, by being aware of what is driving these decision-makers, you can successfully counter their objections and win them over. 2 Types of Objectors Who Can Sabotage Your Sale One of the decision-makers that Frost highlights is the cost-conscious objector. This concern is followed by prospects not having enough budget.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 6, 2017

Much like my mom’s BMW, I use personalized emails to catch the attention of my most important prospects. Either I get responses from someone who forwarded my email, or the prospect who received the email responds themselves. So what situations are appropriate for this type of prospecting? When your prospect is a decision maker.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2017

In this growing sales landscape, we’ll outline the various processes and key strategies for prospecting -- the phase of selling that often consumes the most time and energy (and is the most crucial to get right). What Is Prospecting? What's the difference between leads and prospects? Sales Prospecting Techniques.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Marketing qualified lead (MQL) is the term marketers give prospects who interact with their brand’s content. A qualified lead fits three criteria: Need: the prospect has a problem that your product can fix. Budget: the prospect can afford your product. Authority: the prospect is a decision-maker. Here’s why.

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