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Discounting Belongs in Every Sales Tookit

Pipeliner

Discounting gets a bad rap. Critics consider it an act of desperation, a last-ditch knee-jerk tactic vendors try when prospects get nervous and jittery about buying. Discounting is a Sure Sign of Sales Failure , proclaims one recent headline. Done right, discounting is hardly a mark of shame. Net worth: $16.7

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Are You Sending “Discounting” Signals?

The Sales Hunter

Recently, I began searching for a new software package for my company. Hands down it had what we were looking for and now comes the clincher — these guys will discount! First, you have to demonstrate to the prospect the system is the solution they’re looking for. Problem is they’ve told the market they discount!

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Call vs. Email Sales Prospecting: How to Be Effective With Both

Pipeline

From making the first contact to nurturing a lead, sales prospecting is a delicate art. You must determine which outreach channels your leads will respond to and approach your sales prospecting tactics accordingly. It lets you engage with a prospect directly and answer their queries in real time. You must do it right, but how?

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End of Year Software Discounts: Savvy Cost Saving or Short-Sighted Business Move?

Sales Hacker

As such, steep discounts are often on the table in a way that can feel as thrilling as a 50% off Apple Watch on Cyber Monday. For example, in the reference above, Apple doesn’t technically discount their technology on Cyber Monday. And sometimes, a discount is just a discount, and you should grab it while it’s hot and save that money.

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10 Things Sales Prospects Hate About You [Or Most Salespeople]

Marc Wayshak

In these scenarios, salespeople have usually done something that turns the prospect off —but they never get feedback, and so they have no idea what they did wrong. That’s why I made this video to show you the 10 things sales prospects hate about you …or most salespeople, anyway. Your prospects hate this extended chit-chat.

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Lead vs. Prospect: What’s the Difference?

Crunchbase

Lead generation is pointless if it doesn’t result in a prospect and a conversion. Before we dive into how to drive conversions, let’s first unpack the difference between a lead and a prospect, and how to turn one into the other. Grow your revenue with all-in-one prospecting solutions powered by the leader in private-company data.

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Different Types Of Prospects And How To Sell To Them

Salesmate

Your sales success is dependent on your ability to handle and convert prospects into paying customers. Like all fingers of the hand aren’t the same, even the sales world is filled with different types of prospects. A good understanding of different kinds of prospects can help in developing successful strategies.