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The Sales 2.0 Gift Horse

Sales 2.0

But that person was not the head of marketing – more of a gatekeeper. Even though they could have found out in 15 minutes by searching Linkedin, Insideview or Jigsaw – like I did. tools like Linkedin, Insideview or Jigsaw. And the sales person (here’s the key) never investigated any further.

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Hire Better Sales People, Part 3

Anthony Cole Training

Think of working with the process like you would work on a jigsaw puzzle. If your sales people have to get past gatekeepers, make the candidates get past your gatekeeper. You don''t care what they select to "sell"; the main objective is to get past your gatekeeper. There is a process for hiring better sales people.

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Heavy Hitter Sales Blog: Huge Ego Behind Every B-to-B Purchase

HeavyHitter Sales

I was recently interviewed by blogger Matthew Schwartz about the C-Level Sales Psychology:   ZoomInfo: When trying to reach C-level buyers, there seems to be an increasing number of gatekeepers in the purchasing process, from “fans” to “champions.” Don't forget to use Jigsaw for cold calling.

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From Demo to Conversation

Sales Overdrive

There are many cost effective resources available today for B2B marketing such as Hoovers, Jigsaw and D&B. It’s hard to avoid them as they play the roles of effective gatekeepers and influencers. An alternative to buying a list is building one. Don’t be fooled! Just don’t start with them.