The Pipeline

JUNE 3, 2011

5 Ways to Boost Your Email Prospecting Response Rate. Prospecting via email can be wildly rewarding, or incredibly frustrating. In fact, we’ve coached clients through a number of simple steps that have helped them double or triple their prospecting email response rates virtually overnight. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The more mature a business gets, and the more complex the prospective customer’s needs are, the more challenging it is to maintain that speedy response and personalized touch. Lead routing helps make sure the right prospects reach the right people, and at the right time, saving your business time and resources.

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OutboundView

AUGUST 14, 2019

Inside salespeople reach out to possible prospects and find new sales opportunities. Let’s delve into the inside sales definition. In this blog post we’ll talk about the inside sales definition, key responsibilities of inside sales reps and what they do on a daily basis. Inside Sales Definition.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 20, 2016

One offered up that he only wants to hire A players, “people who do not want to prospect all their career”. Before I could jump in, the other VP asked “what do you mean, prospecting is a key skill for A players.” ” Or at least his definition of an A Player. And eventually stop prospecting, or do a token amount.

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SBI

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Prospecting Attention Deficit Disorder: How to Avoid the Shiny Object Syndrome. And you competently juggle your frenetic schedule, apportioning just the right amount of time for office work, prospecting, sales calls, follow-up, travel, and communication. An interested prospect you just met with. The arrival of an RFP.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 5, 2013

All your data is rolled-up to a common definition of the customer. Don’t do a territory redesign project without knowing exactly who you’re targeting. Having a clear understanding of your ideal customers and prospects is essential to success. Routes to market must align with how your customers and prospects want to be served.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Having clear definitions for your sales process matters a lot. Territory Management. This process helps salespeople allocate their effort most efficiently among different types of prospects and customers by prioritizing buyers according to their potential value and then mapping call patterns to maximize the seller’s expected return.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Whether by fate or chance, the following definition was contained in a marketing piece I received in my inbox yesterday: “By definition, “Cold Calling” is the marketing process of approaching prospective customers or clients, typically via telephone, who were not expecting such an interaction. Tibor Shanto.

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Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 10, 2023

There are, rarely, definitive answers for the issues managers face in leading and developing their teams, so directive coaching is very ineffective. Normally, front line managers focus on coaching deals, pipeline, calls, account/territory management, prospecting, time management and so forth.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 29, 2023

Related: Sales Cycle Management: Definition, Stages, and Strategies Listen to your AE’s calls The leads that you pick from the above CRM report might have call recordings associated with them. But you do need to know enough to help your prospects understand what the tool does — and what it can not do. Forget about mugging it up.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 10, 2014

I think not, more accurately, the person they call when they are 2/3 of the way through their “buying” process is an order taker, there is no selling taking place here, there is just taking an order the buyer by definition arrived at on their own. They study their territory, understand who potentially will benefit from their offering.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Skip to: Trigger Event Definition Importance of Trigger Events Tracking Trigger Events Trigger Event Examples Sometimes called a “buy signal,” a sales trigger event is an action or occurrence that creates a sales opportunity. These could be industry changes, a new funding round announcement, a merger, or a prospect getting a new role.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 27, 2020

While there's no definitive standard for segmenting salespeople, there are some archetypes that sales professionals tend to fall into — categories that can help reps better understand how they sell and what they should work on. They’re the masters of smooth, soft selling and are not afraid to ask for a prospect's business. Shopkeeper.

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Pipeliner

MAY 2, 2018

The true sales hunters will dive 10,000 leagues deep below the ocean and know what their prospects had for breakfast that morning. If you don’t have a provocative business case that will pique your prospective customer’s interest, you’re sunk like the Titanic. Adding prospects on Facebook is risky.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 13, 2012

As with many things, it comes down to semantics and definitions, in most cases experience is a synonym for having done something for a long time, as in “Henry is more experienced, he has been at it longer than Tom”. There does come a point when sales people establish themselves at a company, in a territory, and they go into cruise control.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 27, 2018

Every business runs like a B2B sales prospecting operation. You head out to a territory (market) where you can mine (generate) something valuable, then sift (qualify) good finds from the bad. Keep your sales pipeline full by prospecting continuously. Why B2B Sales Prospecting Needs More Attention Than You Think.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 4, 2017

SLAs are important, but so too are definitions and you must get everyone in sales and marketing using a common language quickly. Too many businesses do not have a clear or well understood definition of a lead. Clear definitions, expectations and responsibilities help to rid businesses of this misalignment. Prospect/Visitor.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 5, 2013

There are several possible reasons: Need to keep your complete book of business and preserve your territory. The following is a eight step plan to prune the bad apples: Define (or re-evaluate) your definition of the ideal customer. Fill your pipeline with new prospects. You instinctively avoid customer attrition.

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Score More Sales

DECEMBER 29, 2014

There is definitely an issue in smaller and midsized companies which you don’t always see but is there in nearly every organization. So in addition to having multiple records for the same companies (both prospects and clients), there is another big area of bad data – as follows: Contact person is no longer with the company.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

2) Don’t Ignore the Candidate’s Red Flags Perhaps your prospective sales rep has an impressive resume, one which lists a series of excellent sales positions with an exciting range of duties, goals, and accomplishments. It’s a definite red flag in an employee’s profile if she or he “job hops” regularly.

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Pointclear

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Laws include important elements such as an agreed upon lead definition, hand-off processes, metrics, and reporting. This led to informal agreements with sales reps to accept almost all leads with little inspection in order to keep the business development rep focused on spending more time on the sales rep’s territory.

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InsightSquared

MAY 7, 2019

Are certain types of customers, or certain geographies and sales territories meeting or beating the benchmark, or underperforming? But, like almost everything with metrics, the devil is in the definitions. A salesperson may send many emails to a prospect, the prospect may respond but the lead isn’t yet an opportunity.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 3, 2013

To be successful, there are two essential questions a marketing leader must answer: How am I going to educate my customers and prospects on the new product? Often a new product comes out targeting a subset of your customer & prospect base. Reps need to know who in their territory wants to hear about the new widget.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 15, 2018

Remember, prospecting is all about people. The devices have definitely changed over the years, but the cautions have not. This isn’t just dangerous territory for families; it also makes for bad business. You’ve heard it: Television will kill radio. Video killed the radio star. B2B selling is all about relationships.

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Women Sales Pros

MAY 25, 2018

Sales managers work diligently to “even out” territories ensuring everyone has a chance to make lots of money. Finally, look at the overall potential of the account and then assign territories. Although the potential purchasing timing may not be known, it will give you a better swag at territory development.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 26, 2020

When a company has clearly defined win rate criteria, calculates its win rate frequently, and takes insight-based action to improve win rate, it is setting itself up to turn a higher percentage of prospects into customers. Be Consistent with Your Win/Loss Definitions. How to Calculate Your Sales Win Rate. Download This Template.

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Emissary

AUGUST 6, 2022

Find the one that makes the most sense for your 2023 territory and enterprise strategy: Altify : Grow Deal Size with Comprehensive Account Planning. This e-book includes a detailed account planning template with definitions, examples, worksheets, and practical advice. Revegy : Sample Account Planning Template.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 6, 2020

The result: we win more deals because the bulk of our sales efforts are laser focused on prospects who are ready to engage. By tuning into this data in real time, we can systematically identify and target the personas in our territory who are most likely to convert to customers. The freemium model is nothing new to the SaaS industry.

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LeadFuze

JUNE 3, 2021

Thus, this article will help you decide how to assign leads and prospecting responsibilities , as well as show you how you can optimize the 7-step sales process for your representatives. The ideal sales representative is the one who can do both the prospecting and the closing , especially if you’re in a dynamic field of work.

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Showpad

MAY 12, 2022

She was exploring new territory and charting the unknown. . When a prospect required something more tailored or specialized, it was up to the sales rep to think on their feet. Sales reps are also empowered to easily create their own microsites for prospects with Showpad’s Shared Spaces. Rachael describes feeling like a “pioneer.”

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 9, 2018

Whether you’re in charge of choosing the company gift or just looking for a way to thank your team, corporate gift giving is tricky territory. Definitely Unacceptable. Typically, when it comes to buying gifts for people outside your company, it’s appropriate to buy for clients, prospects, service providers, and business partners.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

CRM — or customer relationship management — refers to software that tracks interactions with prospects and customers. If you enjoy spending your precious time hunting through spreadsheets, emails, and paper trails to find all of your customer data, you definitely don’t need a CRM. Ultimately, the choice is yours. Image Source: Giphy.

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InsightSquared

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Project owner: “A prospect’s location, industry, company revenue, and technology stack.”. The end goal in this scenario wasn’t “get good data,” that was just a step on the way to a new territory segmentation. The end goal in this scenario wasn’t “get good data,” that was just a step on the way to a new territory segmentation.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 7, 2012

In return you receive an empty territory and wasted resources. Mitigating that cost is definitely worth a 2 hour time investment. Provide prospect/customer background. Everyone involved in the hiring process gives him a thumbs up. So you hire him. But he can’t execute once in the role. You end up turning him over a year later.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 6, 2021

You know how the typical prospect goes from an email address in your CRM to a paying customer. You've trained your salespeople on the key actions required to move prospects from stage to stage. The definition of a "lead" depends on how you acquire customers. Try to figure out where prospects are dropping out of your funnel.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Use those to filter your applicant pool and only engage with prospective employees who are qualified to fulfill the responsibilities of the position. Candidates are often put off by the prospect of coming off too pushy or saying the wrong thing. Why did the last person leave this territory? Write a great job ad.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 14, 2021

RevOps is designed to provide a complete view of a company’s revenue stream from prospect marketing to renewals. explains that, “Sales Ops focuses on territory planning, deal desk activities, opp reporting, commissions and comp, SDR and AE handoffs, and managing tools like Outreach and Salesforce.

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