No More Cold Calling

MAY 24, 2018

That bright, shiny object might be rustier than you think. If you’re researching the latest and greatest sales trends, you just might fall victim to the bright-shiny-object syndrome. Just because certain sales prospecting techniques are all the rage, doesn’t mean they’re right for you or for your buyer.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 2, 2018

Common Sales Objections. Every prospect you speak to has sales objections, or reasons they’re hesitant to buy your product. Why are sales objections unavoidable? To be successful, reps must learn how to both discover and resolve these objections. What Is Objection Handling? I hate you.".

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Chorus.ai

JULY 28, 2020

Objection handling is tough. Sales objections come in many forms, and it takes experience and quick wit to get used to them. It’s not just reps fielding sales objections who think so, either. As many as 35% of sales leaders believe objection handling is the biggest challenge their reps face.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 13, 2024

But lately, when I talk with the Kurlan & Associates team, the topic is consistently about salespeople who push back when our sales training and coaching is specific to RFPs. The first column shows that only 42% of the bottom half of all salespeople are committed to their own personal sales success. But there’s a problem.

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Tenbound

JANUARY 3, 2024

Predictable Prospecting: How to Radically Increase Your B2B Sales Pipeline By Marylou Tyler & Jeremey Donovan Part 1: TARGET Chapter 1: Internalizing Your Competitive Position Conduct a Six-Factor analysis of your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. sales leaders) 2- Gatekeepers: (e.g.,

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Chorus.ai

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Objection handling is tough. Sales objections come in many forms, and it takes experience and a quick wit to get used to them. It’s not just reps fielding sales objections who think so, either. As many as 35% of sales leaders believe objection handling is the biggest challenge their reps face.

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Objections Case Study ROI Lead Rank 73

PandaDoc

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Sales prospecting acts as the first stage in the sales process. B2B sales organizations may often find that this process is highly time-consuming and requires significant investments in manual labor. And poorly managed prospecting lists will result in seller fatigue. B2B sales prospecting in a nutshell.

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Costello

JULY 20, 2018

Bill Caskey, Sales Trainer. In the world of sales, there is, of course, no silver bullet—no one single way that sales professionals can or should create value for prospective customers. In this candid, controversial Q&A-style article, Bill explores one of our all-time favorite topics: objections.

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Troops

DECEMBER 13, 2018

I want my sales team to be optimistic and positive. Sales Optimism Is Not Great for Forecasting. Two that happen in almost every sales team are: Pursuing prospects who aren’t a great long-term fit for the product (which leads to churn). A big part of his team’s responsibility is to bring objectivity to the sales process.

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Allego

JANUARY 9, 2018

Sales engineers bridge the gap. Sales engineering, also known as technical sales or solutions consulting, serves as the foundation of technical knowledge for a sales organization. A few ways a sales learning platform can immediately impact SE teams: Sales Engineer Onboarding.

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Smart Calling

JUNE 29, 2020

I had a blast with Jason Bay , kicking off the free “Think Outside the Script” prospecting training summer tour last week. It was great to have heard from so many sales pros who attended, saying they already changed the way they viewed, and placed their calls.

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BuzzBoard

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In the modern digital selling environment, content is inextricably linked to sales success. And the key for enabling seller effectiveness lies in reimagining what a content creation solution for sales teams looks like. Features An Ideal AI-backed Sales & Marketing Tool Must Have 1.

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Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2021

Business leaders depend on the conversations that sales reps are having with prospects to grow their pipeline and stoke their go-to-market engine. Many companies lack easy access to valuable insights that inform sales conversations in real time. Fast-Track Sales Enablement. Sales teams. Simplify coaching.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 14, 2020

These conditions can present challenges for sales organizations, where in-person meetings and events are typically part of “business as usual.” With internal meetings (training bootcamps, sales kick-offs, role play sessions, etc.), It’s important to have a system or “engine” for rapid content creation?

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Close.io

DECEMBER 10, 2018

When I first began selling, nervous doesn’t even begin to describe how I felt about sales prospecting. Picking up the phone to call leads that didn’t know who I was, to pitch them on why they should hand over their hard-earned money in exchange for my product, was enough to make my stomach turn in my early days of sales prospecting.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Prospecting 131

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 22, 2020

Business objectives can be complex and often political, end customer expectations are even more demanding in the digital age, and enterprise regulatory and compliance needs have increased. . Since business objectives and outcomes vary across your customers, the service offering should be personalized to the customer’s requirements.

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BuzzBoard

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In the high-stakes world of B2B sales, the game is all about seizing opportunities, outpacing the competition, and forging lasting connections with clients. The AI sales assistants today not only understand your clients but anticipate their needs with uncanny accuracy. What Is an AI Sales Assistant?

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 5, 2022

In a perfect world, prospects would immediately recognize the value your product or solution delivers and take the required actions to secure the solution for themselves. Therefore, value can be proposed but until prospects recognize value, they will remain hesitant to move forward in the sales process.

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The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Don’t kid yourself — the prospect with whom you’ve set up a meeting knows more about you than you realize. The same thing applies to you and the prospect meeting you’re either about to have or are looking to have. Copyright 2012, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” Check it out!

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 2, 2018

I’m looking forward to working with you [prospect].". Great to meet you [prospect]! I’ve CC’d our lead engineer to speak to your concerns.”. You’re working with a prospect. If your prospect approaches any of these topics via email, drop what you’re doing and pick up the phone. I just wanted to introduce myself.".

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BuzzBoard

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Digital agencies, armed with the right knowledge of audience psyche and sharp techniques, have the power to transform local prospects into loyal customers and brand advocates. The art of persuasion in sales and marketing is neither simplistic nor a one-size-fits-all approach. Your path to persuasive success starts here and now!

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Allego

DECEMBER 20, 2022

A Blog Post About Using ChatGPT for Sales. I signed up and—because I write blog posts for salespeople—entered this query: “Write a blog post about how to use ChatGPT for sales.”. ChatGPT is a large language model trained by OpenAI that can assist with a variety of tasks, including sales. The potential is huge.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 3, 2020

Business objectives can be complex and often political. From many years of experience in customer-facing roles with large software companies, I’ve learned there are many factors that can break a customer relationship after the sale. Managing the technology, however, is just the first hurdle. Create white-glove service.

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Allego

AUGUST 24, 2021

Tapping into the Power of Sales Enablement. Equipping sellers with the content, tools, knowledge, skills and coaching required to optimize buyer interactions—known as sales enablement —is essential. 5 Transformative Sales Enablement Priorities. 5 Transformative Sales Enablement Priorities. 1 Sales Content Management.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 12, 2020

And that means to keep up with today’s empowered buyer, the sales process needs to transform too. Whether your sales process relies on inbound leads or targeted outreach, whether you’re a big company or small, whether your sale is complex or simple; inbound sales is relevant. What is inbound sales?

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Score More Sales

JUNE 25, 2013

The idea of gamification for sales is that everyone can see what those on the team are doing and what has been accomplished. Why don’t more sales teams track that and review to see who they need to talk with? Why don’t more sales teams track that and review to see who they need to talk with? Increase Opportunities.

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BuzzBoard

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We have already discussed in our last post how managing a large sales team creates hurdles at tracking performance, analyzing sales data, providing personalized coaching, etc. Simply compiling exhaustive performance analysis no longer cuts it in today’s highly competitive enterprise sales climate. But what’s next?

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Zoominfo

JULY 18, 2018

There’s no doubt about it—appointment setting is an important aspect of B2B sales and business growth. Landing an in-person appointment with a key decision-maker provides salespeople with the opportunity to respond directly to a prospect’s needs and pain points. Yet, scheduling B2B sales appointments is no easy task.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 9, 2019

As a result, 90% of sales leaders cite information overload for missing quotas. So much so that 57% of sales representatives surveyed in 2018 missed their sales quotas the prior year, according to Forbes. To make matters worse, nearly half of a sales representative’s time is spent on administrative tasks. Extended memory.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Salespeople and entrepreneurs need sales. Pushy sales fail. Product knowledge simplifies sales. Developing customers and prospects boost confidence. Without an objective, outreach and cold calls struggle. Reverse engineering and step-by-step analysis may aid everyday objectives. AI may aid sales.

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Mindtickle

JUNE 14, 2022

All too often, revenue leaders buy into the outdated (but still widely accepted) notion that great sales reps are born, not made. According to this view, a person either has what it takes to be a successful seller or they don’t — and those who do drive the lion’s share of sales. Of course, you can’t exactly clone your best sales reps.

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PandaDoc

JUNE 21, 2021

Like it or not, your business needs a lead generation strategy and a sales prospecting process. You’ll also know why you need a strong sales prospecting process and exactly how that will benefit your business. 5 ways to tell when you should use lead generation or sales prospecting. What is sales prospecting?

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 29, 2021

When I ask that question at a sales conference, the majority say no, they can’t. In 1998, this Texas software engineer woke up with numbness in his legs. You can achieve superstar performance in sales—others have, and you have the same ability to as well. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! But you can do it.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 10, 2024

Any reader who was trained as an engineer or anyone with experience in assembling machines (or Ikea furniture) will recognize the Tolerance Stack Up Error. Engineers have all sorts of ways to try to minimize this but too often, while each part fits it’s specs, the assembled parts fail. They are also meeting their MQL goals.

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Sales Evangelist

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Salespeople know that objections are a big part of sales. In this episode, Brandon Bornancin talks about how to effectively handle objections during discovery. Brandon became obsessed with sales objections and sales objection scripts. Some salespeople believe that they shouldn’t overcome objections.

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SalesLoft

JANUARY 16, 2024

In a recent episode, Sarah talked with Kristin Swindle , Salesloft’s Manager of Enterprise Sales Engineering, about how Salesloft AI, including their new product Rhythm, can be the AI co-pilot sellers need to be more effective. Sending a recap email with action items is a best practice in sales that has become an expectation.

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Sales Evangelist

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Salespeople know that objections are a big part of sales. In this episode, Brandon Bornancin talks about how to effectively handle objections during discovery. Brandon became obsessed with sales objections and sales objection scripts. Some salespeople believe that they shouldn’t overcome objections.

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