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Secrets to Crafting Effective Cold Emails – From Analyzing 20,000 Emails

Tenbound

Adapt to these changes and focus on alternative engagement indicators, such as link clicks or direct responses, to measure the effectiveness of your emails. Crafting Irresistible Subject Lines The Art of Subject Line Optimization Subject lines are the gatekeepers of your cold emails. Keep them concise, clear, and personalized.

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17 Essential Sales Competencies of Top Sales Teams

Hubspot Sales

During this stage, B2B reps may also have to communicate with gatekeepers to reach the individual who can make the final purchasing decision. After you make your initial outreach to the contact or gatekeeper, your goal is to establish a meeting or call to keep the conversation going. Customer Service.

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The 5 Top Media for Cold Prospecting

Pointclear

Direct mail Direct mail, for decades the workhorse of direct response communications for lead generation, still delivers the goods. The DMA’s 2010 Response Rate Report reported a healthy 1.68% response rate to B-to-B prospecting letter mail and 2.18% to its cheaper cousin, postcard mail.

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An Open Letter to Social Sellers Everywhere

Tony Hughes

Think of Twitter as the spokes, the amplification that used to be encapsulated as Direct Response Marketing or e-mail blasts. LinkedIn Sales Navigator is like the most advanced cell phone in the world. It's Google Glass. Apps that filter Twitter give you context, then you're being strategic with the tool from firehose to laser.

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Cold Call vs. Cold Email: Which Tactic Yields Better Results?

Autoklose

Another plus lies in the fact that there are no gatekeepers that will stop them from reaching a decision-maker. The most straightforward answer to this question would be to call when you want to get a direct response right away. Surveys have shown that an average conversion rate for cold calling rarely goes beyond 2 percent.

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If You’re Building Your B2B Marketing Strategy, Start Here

Sales Hacker

Ease of getting past gatekeepers. And, your marketing strategy should also have these attached to it: DRI (Directly Responsible Individual). Evaluate these segments with these criteria: Competition level. The breadth of the market. Lifetime value. Segment growth. Continuity. Your past experience. Market segments you’ll focus on.