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80% Of Prospects Use One Of Five Common Objections

The Pipeline

Ask any group of salespeople why they don’t like telephone prospecting, objections or rejections are number one on the list. While every cold call or prospecting call will result in an objection, the objections are not all that different. One definition of conversation is Conversation = Stimulus + Response.

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5 Prospecting Mistakes You Can Avoid

The Pipeline

But if you must prospect to succeed, you will need to focus and practice the fundamentals. Here are 5 prospecting mistakes you can avoid. In the video below I look at five common mistakes makes salespeople make while they are prospecting. The 5 Prospecting Mistakes. Trying too hard to avoid objections. Go figure?!?

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Prospects Are Not Buyers

The Pipeline

One blur is the line between who is a buyer and who is a prospect. Assuming buyers and prospects are the same and the words interchangeable perhaps explains the output numbers year after year. You need to accept that prospects are not buyers, which is a good thing for us. Prospects are entirely different than buyers.

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The Definitive Guide to Client Onboarding and Positive Customer Experiences

Nutshell

FREE DOWNLOAD The 8 steps of an effective client onboarding process You’ve worked hard to turn your prospect into a customer, which calls for celebration. Granted, you would have discussed these to some extent before their purchase, but now is the time to refine those objectives and understand the specifics. Attend a live guided tour!

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What is Sales Enablement? Definitions and Best Practices

Pipeliner

The goal of sales enablement is to improve the productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of the sales team, by providing them with the necessary resources to engage and convert prospects into customers. Depending on who you talk to, there are various definitions of “sales enablement. The post What is Sales Enablement?

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Objection Handling 101: Handling Sales Objections Like a Pro

The Spiff Blog

Sales objections are a common occurrence during a typical sales cycle. Therefore, learning how to effectively handle objections is crucial to hitting goals, crushing sales quotas , and developing a successful sales career. This blog post will discuss the most common sales objections and provide actionable tips on how to combat them.

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In Sales Time Is Value Not Money

The Pipeline

With nearly half of B2B reps missing quota , it follows that they are failing to deliver value to their prospects. I know that some will say that Value is hard to quantify, it is not, especially if you work with a clear definition. The challenge for many sellers is defining Objectives. Productivity. Customer Value Management.

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