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How to Measure Sales Fitness

Sales and Marketing Management

Think of someone who disrupts an executive’s day by getting past the gatekeeper explaining he/she knows that person and is following up ‘our previous discussions’ – yeah right! During this first meeting is generally when the salesperson and the prospect discover common interests and determine if the business can be moved forward.

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How To Connect And Engage With C-Level Executives

InsideSales.com

Cold calling the CEO is difficult, but not impossible — if you know how to structure your pitch and how to get past gatekeepers. I’ve seen it in almost every new rep: fear of the owner, fear of the gatekeeper, fear of the 2nd gatekeeper (the dreaded executive assistant), and reluctance to even approach the challenge. .

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To Chatbot or Not to Chatbot for B2B Lead Generation?

Cience

Don’t make your prospect wait. There are several questions that most of your prospects/site visitors would ask. By the time the prospect gets to a human being, she/he has already received answers on their most urgent questions. Some of the conversations between your SDRs and prospects won’t happen, that’s true.

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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.

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40+ of the World’s Best Sales Training Programs to Get Your Team Into Shape

Sales Hacker Training

It’s a three-month virtual course that teaches you how to win every stage of the selling process: from B2B sales prospecting to renewals. Dealing with gatekeepers. The company’s curriculum centers on four sales pillars: Prospecting & Approaching. Account-based Prospecting. Presentation. Value-based negotiation.

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