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Should You “Wing It” or Have A Structured Sales Interaction?

MTD Sales Training

In a canned script, I am referring to the old-fashioned, smile-and-dial era, word-for-word, rehearsed, “ Pitch.” Such was a primary tool of sales people, in particular telemarketers, years ago. Or you may want to find out more about the prospect’s delivery systems during your warm-up talk.

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Sales Processes Research 2020 – Something Old, Something New

Sales Hacker

Prospecting for new leads in 2020 – the old and the new. The survey first looked at how salespeople prospected for new leads. Next was good old-fashioned referrals and networking, and then the newcomer LinkedIn, both through personal accounts and using Sales Navigator. How do people respond to a new lead?

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How To Earn A Sales Meeting In 2018 (Template Included)

Sales Hacker

SDRs aren’t just telemarketers: they’re the front line of your company’s first-impressions. And as more and more outreach becomes automated, more prospects tune out and you have to try harder to be memorable. The goal of prospecting is to get a conversation. If you blow that first impression , it’s difficult to recover.

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You Can’t Put in What God Left Out … and Other Important Things Learned in Business and Life

Pointclear

As I contemplate what the prospect just said, often he or she will end up adding valuable information they may not have said otherwise. It's kind of amazing, because while my prospects acknowledge that this is a good question, frequently they don't have an answer. Covey’s 7 Habits: Start with the end in mind.

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Why Your Lead Generation is Broken

Klozers

. Either way, Lead generation is broken in most companies and heres why: 1) Sales have Ownership of Lead Generation  Not all good sales people can prospect and even when the good Sales People do generate leads, they will quickly run off to close them and then stop prospecting.

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The Difference Between Inside and Outside Sales, Explained 

Crunchbase

Nor is inside sales the same thing as telemarketing. Unlike telemarketing which is scripted, inside sales require skilled salespeople. The primary benefit of utilizing outside sales reps is that prospects receive a personalized sales experience with more detailed product information and demonstrations.

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An Open Letter to Social Sellers Everywhere

Tony Hughes

Dave Brock says it the best ever: Prospecting is the New Prospecting ! You need to pinpoint the mobilizers, your advocates and build consensus amongst champions inside the prospect's ecosystem. In selling, powerful prospects are trying to outwit you on a three dimensional chess board with a backgammon board underneath.