Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 10, 2020

Several readers sent in COVID-19 specific objections and stalls they’ve received over the last two weeks, and I encourage you to send in any other questions or difficult selling situations you or your team come across. Comment: This isn’t an objection, it’s the truth. Objection: “Please remove me from your distribution list.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 24, 2022

One of the best things about sales is that you already know what all the objections are. For every sale, there are only about five core objections: price, think about it, talk to someone else, etc., So, why not eliminate, in advance, your top one or two objections? ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

One question I always when helping sales teams prospect better, is “why B2B professionals don’t like to telephone prospecting?” There are many others that follow, from the length of time, to return on effort and more. Rather than worrying about rejection, focus on what proceeds it, an objection. By Tibor Shanto.

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Salesmate

MAY 27, 2020

For sales reps, one of the most gratifying feelings is getting a prospect on a call after weeks (sometimes even months) of chasing. However, if you’ve worked in sales long enough, you know by now not to get too excited. Statistics show that 80% of sales require 5 follow-up calls in order to close.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 3, 2020

Want to make dealing with objections easier? Then remember to always use the powerful technique of isolating the objection instead of answering it…. I can’t tell you how many recordings I listen to each week where sales reps are still struggling to deal with objections because they insist on trying to overcome them.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 21, 2019

I hate objections, and I bet you don’t wake up looking to be rejected first thing in the morning, and then have to work the rest of the day. However, like working out, those of us willing to get up at 5:00 AM to get ahead of the day, we work through the routine adding sets, increasing pounds, and more. So why not lead with it?

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Not all objections are fatal, most, based on how we interpret and handle them, can usually add to the conversation and ultimately to converting the objecting prospect to a client. While there is a lot more to succeeding in sales than handling objections, mishandling them is usually fatal, and is why most salespeople dread objections.

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Zoominfo

MAY 7, 2020

If you’re dealing with a sales objections…congratulations! We should relish objections,” says Steve Bryerton , ZoomInfo’s Vice President of Sales. When sales prospects offer objections, it means they’re taking you seriously. ” Most Common Sales Objections. It can drag on forever.”

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Whether you conduct your sales outreach by phone, social media, or email—it’s undeniably an essential aspect of B2B sales. Today we’ll cover a list of insights around sales follow-up productivity, channels, cadences, and effectiveness. B2B Sales Follow Up Statistics Sales Follow Up Productivity 1.

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Sales 2.0

APRIL 8, 2016

I’ve actually wondered about the best messaging to follow up on an ebook download and David makes it very obvious how to do it. Do Your Sales People Understand The Objective Of Your Content? Great post here by David Brock. The other day, I downloaded an outstanding market research study.

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Sales Management Plus -- SMP

JANUARY 18, 2024

One of the most important advantages to running your sales process with SMP is the ability to leverage personalized sales insights using your own data. This empowers sales teams to make informed decisions and drive better results. This simple review step helps you to prioritize your sales efforts accordingly.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Now is the perfect time to follow up with your clients, prospects, and Referral Sources. When I attended this year’s Dreamforce conference , I heard numerous speakers and presenters echo the same valuable message I’ve been stressing for years—the importance of following up. Reach out and ask what’s going on with them.

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 30, 2023

I don’t know why sales reps always default to: “I’ll call you again in a month…” Or 60 days or 90 days, etc, but why would you want to miss all the sales this prospect will place in the meantime? OR “When would be the best time for me to follow up with you?” (And Ask them and follow up sooner than are now!

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Shari Levitin

MAY 12, 2022

If you’re like most sellers, you get price objections – lots of them. A few months back, I read a post on LinkedIn from Ashlynn White and couldn’t resist changing the context to a sales conversation to show an example of how to overcome price objections. Online follow-up is best. 5000 for THAT? CURRICULUM?

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JULY 10, 2018

If you’re dealing with an objection, congratulations! We should relish objections,” says Steve Bryerton , DiscoverOrg’s VP of Sales. I love objections. If you’re NOT getting objections, you’re probably not very close to a sale, because your pospect doesn’t have that uncomfortable feeling of taking a risk.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 20, 2024

Although this is an article about sales process, the first two paragraphs have more to do with religion than sales. I’m sure by now you’re thinking, but Dave, what the heck does that have to do with sales process? As a detective, he always followed the evidence to find the truth. It will be worth it!

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The Spiff Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Sales objections are a common occurrence during a typical sales cycle. Therefore, learning how to effectively handle objections is crucial to hitting goals, crushing sales quotas , and developing a successful sales career. Whether you’re new to sales or a seasoned professional, today’s post is for you.

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SalesProInsider

OCTOBER 30, 2018

They agree that it would be a good idea for you to send them a recommendation/proposal/overview and “follow-up” with them. So you conclude: They’ve decided it’s a “no” and stop following up. It’s a situation I hear about several times a week during sales strategy conversations.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 10, 2018

In my book, Power Phone Scripts , I reveal the secret of sales: 90% of selling situations are recurring selling situations, which means if you want to become a superstar sales person, then you have to take the time to script out a best practice response to them. The same is true in sales. Of course not!

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 16, 2020

You probably get this objection, or some version of it, every day now. Anyway, how do you handle this objection when you’re prospecting? Here are some practical tips and a word-for-word way to handle this current objection: First: Take your “salesman hat” off. If they haven’t joined my blog yet, they can sign up here.

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Chorus.ai

MARCH 10, 2021

Research shows that 92% of all salespeople give up on a lead after four rejections, while 44% give up after only one. All of this, despite the fact that our latest research shows that an average sales cycle for closed-won deals is more than 80 days (though it’s sometimes faster ). That adds up to an awful lot of follow-up.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

I began debunking sales articles when the first ones predicting the death of selling appeared circa 2008. Later, articles predicting the end of selling became both more prolific and more specific including the certain death of: Solution Selling Cold Calling Consultative Selling Sales Process SPIN Selling and more. They average only 1.5

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

A few months ago, both AT&T, and then Google Fiber, dug up our street and lawns and bushes to install fiber Internet cable. Then a Google rep showed up out of the blue, canvassing the neighborhood. Then they showed up because my neighbor switched to them. What does this teach us as sales reps? One touch isn’t enough.

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SendBuzz

MAY 2, 2023

Instead of using follow-up emails to encourage a prospect to purchase their product or service, they instead move on to new prospects. A follow-up email, what is it? In order to seal a deal, a series of emails known as a follow-up emails are typically sent out following a crucial point in the sales funnel.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 17, 2024

use the following script from my bestselling book: Power Phone Scripts : “I’d be more than happy to do that—where would you like me to email that?” If you follow this strategy, then you’ll be ready to side step the email stall and get right back into qualifying! ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 6, 2020

when you send your follow-up email. That's why we've created this guide — loaded with insider tips and templates, it's here to help you send effective post-networking follow-up emails. The following email templates will help you show your recipients the value you provide and develop meaningful relationships with them.

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Chorus.ai

DECEMBER 4, 2019

So, you followed our tips for the perfect cold-calling approach. You nailed your sales call, dispelling your prospect’s early misgivings, and they sounded enthusiastic about taking things forward. As a sales rep, getting to this point alone can feel like a victory — and it is. That’s a lot of follow-up sales calls!

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Today I had the following email exchange: Subject: Question on Comp. Sales complains that the leads suck. We have the sales process dialed in and we are training on it now. That's one of more than 20 conditions that justify evaluating the sales force. I am stuck on comp.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 12, 2024

The problem for many sales reps, is that they prefer to pitch and talk at prospects more than they actually ask questions and listen. Use or adapt the following opening to get your prospect to open up and reveal the answers to the questions above: “Hi _, this is with XYZ company. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 21, 2018

That’s when active selling skills get put on ice and reps have to flex their follow-up email or phone call muscles instead. We asked five sales experts for their most effective follow-up email templates. You tried calling, but your prospect didn’t pick up. Follow-Up Email to a First Conversation.

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LeadFuze

JULY 18, 2023

Learning how to handle objections in sales calls is a crucial skill for any sales professional. In this blog post, we’ll delve into the art of handling sales objections effectively. We will also highlight the importance of building trust with prospects through effective objection handling.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 10, 2018

As a B2B sales rep, you already know objections are an unavoidable part of your job. Yet, as we explained in a recent blog post , there are many tips and tricks sales reps can use to bypass common objections during the sales cycle. Four Ways to Establish Value in the Face of Price Objections. Keep reading.

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John Barrows

JUNE 13, 2018

As most of you know I’m not a huge fan of templated e-mail cadences but I do appreciate creating efficiencies throughout the sales process and adding structure where appropriate. One area in which we can add structure to is how we follow up with a prospective client after a good discovery call. Here’s the process we follow.

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 16, 2017

Objections occur for many reasons. Maybe you haven’t built up the value of your solution. Don’t be put off by objections. The best way of dealing with objections is to firstly understand their cause. It could be the buyer has a similar solution and doesn’t want to change. Really listen to what they are saying.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 22, 2019

Top sales reps—the ones making the most sales and commissions—know how to handle repeatable selling situations. Instead of ad-libbing, they have learned, internalized, and use best practice responses to the objections and stalls they get over and over again. Should I lose your number or put you on a 6-month follow up call?” (Say

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Gong.io

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Objections. Objections. Objections. Cold call objections are par for the course for outbound sales reps. Follow this 3-point framework to overcome any and all cold call objections you will face. Follow this 3-point framework to overcome any and all cold call objections you will face.

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SalesProInsider

AUGUST 21, 2019

How Many Follow-Ups Does It Really Take? It was a set up to the premise that no one really ever knew because the lollipop was soo good people “bit” before licking their way to the center. And the answer “We may never know because 44% of sales people give up after 1 follow-up, and 92% give up by the 4th follow-up.

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