The Sales Hunter

MARCH 23, 2017

Too many salespeople suffer from having to discount the price to close the sale. We can talk all we want about the need to create value for the customer, but if the salesperson still decides to cut the price then clearly something is not right. To understand this problem we need to go upstream […].

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

What happens when you turn suspects into prospects? There has been an ongoing debate in B2B marketing circles: Is the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL) an antiquated, vanity metric? Plus, let’s not forget, every customer starts out as a lead. No matter where the lead was sourced. How do you define a lead?

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2021

Mention Pricing on Cold Calls Talk About the Competition Prepare for the Discount Talk Master the Sales Call Monologue Bring in Your Customer Success Specialists Early Forecast Using Data, Not Instincts Find the right way to break a few sales call rules, and you can fast-track your company to a hefty market advantage.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 20, 2019

Author: TIM HOULIHAN Face it, your lead machine is tired. Because, at the most fundamental level, you’re counting on those images and words to get your prospects to act. If properly used, the list below can supercharge your lead-generation engine. You’re hitting the gas, and you’re not getting the speed you once did.

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PandaDoc

MAY 15, 2024

Did you know that companies with a strong lead nurturing strategy generate 50% more sales-ready leads than companies that don’t do this? So, it’s clear that nurturing your leads and prospects is a great way to improve your sales and build lasting customer loyalty. What is lead nurturing? Pushy sales tactics.

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Apptivo

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Lead nurturing generates revenue in turn! Nurture leads. What are warm leads? Warm leads Vs Cold leads. Warm leads Vs Hot leads. How to turn warm lead hot? What exactly is Lead nurturing? How to nurture sales lead to conversion? Lead nurturing generates revenue in turn!

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Zoominfo

APRIL 29, 2020

Even so, they are still one of the best ways to get your solution in front of a crowd of likely prospects: 41% of companies consider event marketing to be their top channel for lead generation. Trade shows are a small(ish) pond of like-minded prospects where your sales reps can catch a lot of really big fish. Target them!

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 25, 2024

Here it is: Prospects aren't always easy to deal with. So to help you get a sense of the kinds of buyers you need to look out for (and what to do when you‘re dealing with them), we asked some sales leaders for their takes on the most difficult types of prospects to work with and how to engage with them effectively. You're welcome.

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Anthony Iannarino

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Every year, at about this time, salespeople and their companies begin the process of offering discounts to their prospective clients as a way to compel them to sign a contract before the end of the year. But if they are going to buy anyway, why don’t they take advantage of the discount you offer them?

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

So how can you scale communications with prospects and leads in the space between nurturing and closing a deal? They are a component of campaigns where individual readers (who could be possible prospects) are sent crafted messages after they set off a configured trigger. How Do You Set Up Email Automation?

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 3, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. 5 Secrets to Get Better Prospecting Leads. There are 5 secrets used by top-performing salespeople to get better prospecting leads. The reason these are great prospects is simple. Client List. Testimonials. FREE Resources.

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PandaDoc

MAY 7, 2024

An effective lead management process is one of the most critical factors driving sales through your funnel. When you capture the attention of a potential customer, this is the moment a lead is born. However, how that lead plays out, whether that person becomes a paying customer or client, is another matter.

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MTD Sales Training

MARCH 2, 2018

Gone are the days when you had to wait for your company to build your leads for you. Today’s sales professionals know that they themselves are in charge of lead generation. Yes, your company leads may well supply opportunities for contacts, but the sales person who succeeds today acts like an entrepreneur for their own business.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 18, 2020

The problem that needs to be fixed in their inability to prospect and bring enough viable opportunities to play. Rather than focusing on adding some real prospects, they turn to urgency. They should improve prospecting, not sprint times. But if all you have is a discount and a free feature, you’re beat. The Future is Now.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 26, 2023

But in the long run, having a pulse on when to walk away and disqualify leads will help you refine your efforts and make you a much more efficient, effective salesperson. And even if you manage to convince a poor-fit prospect to buy, you're setting yourself up for an unhappy customer relationship and a potential hit to your reputation.

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The Pipeline

JULY 7, 2021

No doubt we all want greater quality prospects, than just more things in the pipeline. But there is no denying that a lack of quality prospects leads to the same poor results. Simple questions, like of ten prospects who enter Discovery, how many will take a proposal. That reality leads to an uncomfortable choice.

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Nutshell

JUNE 25, 2021

Newsflash: half of your prospects are a bad fit for the products and/or services you sell. Fortunately, there are ways to identify and eliminate bad-fit prospects from your pipeline before they drag you down. Fortunately, there are ways to identify and eliminate bad-fit prospects from your pipeline before they drag you down.

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eGrabber

JUNE 28, 2021

What is sales prospecting? Sales prospecting is when sales and business development representatives potential buyers or targeted prospects and reach out to them through cold calls or emails. Why is sales prospecting important? Sales Representatives often find manual prospecting very troublesome and time-consuming.

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Pipeline

MARCH 12, 2024

From making the first contact to nurturing a lead, sales prospecting is a delicate art. The method your sales reps use to contact the leads affects your bottom line and customer relationships significantly. They can establish strong industry relationships, spread brand awareness, and get quality leads into the pipeline.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 6, 2021

Most salespeople are way over reliant on their product while prospecting or selling, continuing to lead with and hype features/benefits. Salespeople intellectually understand the need to win the business by not leading with product. Yet they are willing to fight for a discount every time, no matter the profit erosion.

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Braveheart Sales

JULY 28, 2020

They accept that behavior from their prospects as well and even expect it. All of this leads to discounting. All of this leads to discounting. Steps to Stop the Discounting. We know it can be tempting for salespeople to discount prices when the economy has tightened. And, guess what else?

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Nutshell

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Did you create a landing page dedicated to attracting prospects to sign up as leads? To make the most of this landing page, you must employ lead form optimization best practices. What is lead form optimization? Lead form optimization is structuring an online form to get more qualified prospects to fill it out.

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criteria for success

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

If you’ve been a sales manager for a while, it's inevitable that one or more people – or even your entire sales team – will get into a prospecting or selling slump. 7 Sales & Prospecting Slump-Busters. Have everyone set an individual weekly goal for how many prospecting activities they will perform. Give to get.

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BuzzBoard

APRIL 6, 2024

Exploring the Concept of Lead Nurturing on Social Media for Small Businesses Conceptualizing lead nurturing on social media for small businesses takes a unique approach. Consider platforms, like Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter as vast oceans of untapped leads ready for nurturing.

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BuzzBoard

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Understanding the Role of Email Marketing in Lead Generation for Small Business In today’s highly digital world, small businesses often find it challenging to stand out amidst the stiff competition. Email marketing enables direct communication with prospective customers like no other channel.

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Chorus.ai

APRIL 13, 2021

Mention Pricing on Cold Calls Talk About the Competition Prepare for the Discount Talk Master the Sales Call Monologue Bring in Your Customer Success Specialists Early Forecast Using Data, Not Instincts. In fact, a more purchase-ready prospect is likely to know more about the variety of products on the market.

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Crunchbase

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Lead nurturing is widely recognized as a valuable marketing technique that can help teams drive an increase in sales. Implementing a successful lead-nurturing plan can significantly influence your marketing campaign’s outcomes, as well as customer loyalty, retention, revenue and more. What is lead nurturing? Search less.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. 7 Sales Prospecting Ideas That Work. The biggest item on the “to do” list of most salespeople is finding good sales leads. Here’s a list of 7 sales prospecting ideas you can use right now: 1. Give away prospects to others.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 27, 2019

Consider travel, time understanding the clients and market, generating leads, and more. They not only give away their time; they pay the prospect for the privilege of doing so. This is exactly what you are doing when you choose to discount instead of sell. If it isn’t quota, then why discount? Below Your Scale.

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The Sales Hunter

JUNE 26, 2012

People ask me all the time what does it take to be successful when it comes to developing new leads. The first thing people always think is they have to have a good source or area where they can get leads and then magically turn them into great customers. The sales prospecting expert understands that and gears the message accordingly.

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Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2023

Another successful trade show under your belt, and it’s time to nurture the email leads you’ve received. Here are five email lead nurturing tips you can use to take your trade show leads from strangers to customers. You’ll want to sort your email leads into the following buckets. Each email you send is an interaction.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

We have some great news from the Proactive Prospecting Club , we have added a new course, and, members get a discount! Jason Jordan is a thought leader in the domain of business-to-business sales and conducts ongoing research into management best practices in hiring, developing, measuring, and leading world-class sales teams.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

What happens when you turn suspects into prospects? There has been an ongoing debate in B2B marketing circles: Is the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL ) an antiquated, vanity metric? Plus, let’s not forget, every customer starts out as a lead. No matter where the lead was sourced. How Do You Define A Lead?

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The Pipeline

JUNE 4, 2019

The risk is that buyers will discount your claims; you need only look at feedback buyers are providing. Once they discount claims of success, how soon before they discount what they believe your product can actually do? About 600% of that was environmental; they weren’t prospecting before I showed, then they were.

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Crunchbase

JUNE 7, 2023

As a salesperson, much of your success relies on prioritizing the right prospects. Going after the most promising leads first can have a huge impact on your conversion rates, engagement and revenue. By focusing on the right prospects, you can streamline your efforts, speed up the sales cycle and ultimately close more deals.

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eGrabber

APRIL 13, 2021

What is lead scoring? Lead Scoring is a method used to rank prospects against a scale that represents the perceived value each lead represents in the organization. The resulting score is used to determine which leads will engage, in order of priority. Direct or explicit data includes data about or by the prospect.

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Crunchbase

AUGUST 11, 2022

Lead scoring can be a great way to determine a prospective customer’s level of interest in what your company has to offer. But there is more to lead scoring than static knowledge about customer interest. What is lead scoring? The power of lead scoring.

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