Remove Gatekeeper Remove Incentives Remove Sales Remove Sales Management
article thumbnail

[Missed Connections]: December Referral Selling Insights

No More Cold Calling

Which broken sales strategies should we leave in the past (ah-hem, cold calling )? Here’s a hint: Any sales tactics, activities, or systems that help you build relationships with clients and prospects are worth the time and effort. Gatekeepers can smell phoniness a mile away. And certainly not when you cold call. Learn more.) [Top

Referrals 260
article thumbnail

[Missed Connections]: Referral Selling Insights from February

No More Cold Calling

Think sales has changed a lot? But while technology may power sales research, people still power the close. . And it certainly won’t solve our sales challenges. But that almost never happens, because CEOs and other senior decision-makers have a powerful weapon at their disposal—their trusty gatekeepers. Absolutely!

Referrals 120
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How Sales Configurators Are Ushering In a New Age of Selling

Cincom Smart Selling

Sales is a changing game. Driven by CPQ technology, especially the sales configurator, and business customization, the selling process is rapidly changing. In others, Sales is brought into the discussion much later in the selling cycle. CPQ is the vital link between the sales rep and the experts at corporate.

article thumbnail

4 Skills Sales Reps Need to Get the Most Out of ConnectAndSell

ExecVision

Here is how your sales team can get the most out of ConnectAndSell: There are two key factors often overlooked when implementing CAS: Lists. Use CAS as an incentive for reps to improve their conversion rates. Good sales skills or the lack thereof in the first steps of the sale process are only amplified by sales acceleration platforms.

article thumbnail

[Part 3] Execute on Account-based Marketing: Value Selling to Stakeholders at Key Accounts

LeveragePoint

Good Value Propositions provide the 3 key ingredients of ABM for differentiated solutions by being helpful, specific and relevant , but the best Value Propositions for ABS are also robust to the challenges of live sales interactions with sophisticated customers. Stakeholders within an Account. Characterizing Stakeholders. Buying roles.

article thumbnail

The ROI of Losing: How to Rethink Loss in Sales

The Spiff Blog

Although sales leaders have long since accepted loss as part of the sales process, not every company is capitalizing on their losses or reacting to them in productive ways. But, when sales leaders treat every loss as a failure, they miss the opportunity to build a more motivated, productive, and effective sales team.

ROI 83
article thumbnail

Predictable Prospecting – Quick Book Summary

Tenbound

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., 2- Trust (Why you?)