Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Let’s clear up some myths about what it takes to hire or train outstanding customer service reps. True or False: Customer services reps with the most product and service training will result in the best customer experience for your customers. True or False: It is hard to find and train good customer service reps. Answer: False.

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Customer Service Customer Face-to-face Hiring 120

Showpad

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Let’s face it; prospecting isn’t the most fun part of selling. Without prospecting, reps have no one to actually sell to. In the next blog in our “Sales Enablement Defined” series, we’ll talk about sales prospecting and where it fits into the sales enablement ecosystem. What is Sales Prospecting? Value proposition.

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Sales Enablement Top of Funnel Prospecting Lead Qualification 66

Autoklose

MARCH 4, 2024

The synergy of cold calling and cold emailing can be used for breaking the ice and getting on your prospects’ radar. Table of Contents Is It Better to Call or Email a Prospect? Timing Matters Consider the Prospect’s Level Closing Word Is It Better to Call or Email a Prospect? The best answer to this question is – both!

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Cold Calling Decision Maker Scale VanillaSoft 52

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Often, the differentiator may come down to the sales rep, whose product knowledge, experience and ability to solve the customer’s problem end up being the deciding factor in turning a prospect into a customer. Not education or pedigree. Are you speaking to decision makers or gatekeepers or influencers? Not prior experience.

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Hiring Decision Maker Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead 222

Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Pay for your kid’s education? Join Our Next Training: If your team is struggling with call reluctance and is tired of the endless rejection they face, then this live, interactive online B2B & B2C inside sales training is exactly what they need to get excited & confident about selling again! How about taxes?

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Face-to-face ACT Exact Inside Sales 158

Showpad

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Let’s face it; prospecting isn’t the most fun part of selling. Without prospecting, reps have no one to actually sell to. In the next blog in our “Sales Enablement Defined” series, we’ll talk about sales prospecting and where it fits into the sales enablement ecosystem. What is Sales Prospecting? Value proposition.

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Sales Enablement Top of Funnel Prospecting Lead Qualification 40

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 30, 2020

25% of sales reps believe they have not received enough sales training. Sales operations normally handle administrative functions like recruiting, training, and onboarding new sales reps. Remote selling has made sales prospecting a lot harder. Hiring the right people won’t matter if you don’t train them correctly.

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Revenue Lead Rank Hiring Account Based Marketing 125

MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Current clients threaten to leave; prospects demand more for less, and the economy bites at your profits. It’s not uncommon for the prospect to know as much or even more than the sales person about their product or service. MTD Sales Training. 2: Today’s Sales Professional is an Expert. 4: Today’s Sales Professional Has a Plan.

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Consumer Gatekeeper Cold Calling Exact 247

Janek Performance Group

MAY 31, 2022

In this article we explore why prospects say “No” and how salespeople can better position themselves for success. This situation is not unlike a decision-maker at a prospective company who is being targeted by a salesperson. I don’t know the psychology behind it, but if I take an educated guess, I would say it is survival related.

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Decision Maker Follow-up Gatekeeper Software 62

criteria for success

OCTOBER 28, 2021

I can't stand having to push them to make more calls and reach out to more prospects.' It's a reaction born out of frustration that the salespeople aren't bringing in enough new prospects. So why do you have to talk to a gatekeeper who's just there to say they don't have an answer? And you've got to train them in 3 areas.

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Rob Jolles

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Needless to say, this represents a critical moment between you and your prospect. What drove him to the training side of selling. • How Ben was trained, and his philosophy behind training others. • Needless to say, this represents a critical moment between you and your prospect. How did your first book find you? •

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Gatekeeper Call-back Up-Sell Hiring 52

Mereo

JULY 14, 2022

According to a past Objective Management Group analysis , only 1% of salespeople new to sales — those often with the onus of sales development — can get past the shield of gatekeepers to access decision makers. Then use this information to create marketing campaigns and related sales enablement tools. Deliver innovative insights and ideas.

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Decision Maker Gatekeeper Ideal Customer Profile Analysis 36

SalesLoft

MAY 23, 2016

If you reach a gatekeeper, find the decisionmaker. Ask the next prospect you call what their pains are, and share your solution with them in the context of those pains. Ask the next prospect you call what their pains are, and share your solution with them in the context of those pains. Every customer is important.

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Top of Funnel Funnel Scale Gatekeeper 52

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 11, 2019

Alongside coaching, we're focusing on hiring and how employing the same kind of person limits your team, dissuades your prospects, and hurts your business. Reps were gatekeepers to information and controlled the buying process. This is difficult when salespeople don't reflect or understand their prospects. Someone they trust.

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Sales Evangelist

DECEMBER 5, 2019

When you go outside your profile and start engaging with people and creating content for others, talk about your prospects and how you’re going to solve their problems. Creating your LinkedIn profile It’s not necessary to spend money on LinkedIn to make money. This episode is brought to you in part by TSE Certified Sales Training Program.

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Ideal Customer Profile LinkedIn Pipeline How To 75

Chili Piper

APRIL 13, 2020

Along with being the best way to remain top of mind with your prospects, moving fast helps you stay ahead of your competition because if you’re not moving fast enough, someone else will. It doesn’t have to be a big step, but any kind of commitment helps prospects from getting stuck at one particular step in your funnel. Here’s a peek.

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Sales Qualified Lead Meeting Lead Rank Lead Scoring 107

Salesmate

JULY 28, 2020

Persuading the prospects to spend their precious dollars in your product/service is surely a challenging task. Fanatical Prospecting. Effective prospecting is essential for filling your sales pipeline with quality leads. Jeb Blount’s book, “Fanatical Prospecting” can be of great help for prospecting successfully.

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Lead Rank Buyer Influencer Outbound 103

Cience

JULY 25, 2019

One could argue that B2B buyers are trained in a B2C world and bring those expectations forward everywhere they go. Don’t make your prospect wait. There are several questions that most of your prospects/site visitors would ask. Some of the conversations between your SDRs and prospects won’t happen, that’s true.

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead B2B 56

Sales Training Advice

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Most sales people don’t often think of language as being an issue between them and their prospects. Two reasons: - You’ll sell one or more steps up on the organization chart of your prospect, at the senior executive level to win your bigger deals. Relieving prospects’ pain. Prospects’ issues with former vendors.

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Guarantee Gatekeeper Negotiation Vendor 58

Cience

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Past year’s shows, event apps, and even educated guesses are great sources of attendees. Only high-quality leads – sales research and ICP make sure that you meet only with prospective clients– excluding unqualified event attendees is just as important as targeting the right ones. Use lists of attendees.

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Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring 40

Sales Training Advice

JUNE 25, 2012

” It is only natural for your prospect to procrastinate when asked to make a decision involving money. Research indicates a prospect will say no on average five times before they actually buy. After all, if your prospect was not interested in your product or service, they wouldn’t be asking questions.

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Objections Closing Gatekeeper Prospecting 40

Sales Hacker Training

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

If talent acquisition, development, and retention are top-of-mind for you as a sales leader, here are 40+ of the best sales training programs to check out! And that is why training has become not only a competitive advantage but the primary driver of corporate excellence. Great Sales Training = The Best Sales Outcomes.

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Training Scale Lead Qualification Lead Rank 103

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

While the funnel is centered around the awareness, consideration, and decision stages of the customer’s journey, the circular flywheel focuses on attracting, engaging, and delighting prospects, leads, and customers. In this stage, a prospect has demonstrated they have a problem your product can solve. First up is the attract phase.

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Paid Content Top of Funnel Lead Rank Webinar Metrics 98

OnePageCRM

MAY 25, 2017

Prospecting is the most difficult part of the sales process for salespeople. For a cold prospecting call, where your goal is to convert a cold lead into a warm prospect, your call is unexpected so you’ll need a different tack. Sean Burke, CEO of prospecting software Kitedesk offers this example email: Hi Jill.

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Top of Funnel Cold Calling How To Sales Qualified Lead 20

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Gatekeeper: Blocker in getting a product implemented or approved. This is when a prospect has demonstrated they have a problem your product can solve. At this time the prospect has likely asked for a quote or a trial period and are nearing a decision on whether or not to purchase. Buyer: Owns the budget. Choose a sales strategy.

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Paid Content Top of Funnel Lead Rank Webinar Metrics 133

Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

Sales Development and Prospecting. Fanatical Prospecting. Combo Prospecting. High-Profit Prospecting. Predictable Prospecting. Contrary to popular sales training, you don’t have to make presentations to everyone who will listen. The Seller’s Challenge. Mastering the Complex Sale. The New Handshake.

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Hiring Handbook 141

Zoominfo

MAY 23, 2022

Instead of an industry-standard learning curve that’s part gatekeeping and part gladiator contest, ZoomInfo sales leaders got together to revamp the way SDRs are trained, from onboarding all the way to opportunities for promotion. That didn’t work for anyone.” Something had to give. So, why not just promote more internally?

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