Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 23, 2020

Are prospects going to answer their phones? In a sea of uncertainty, one thing is sure: we still have quotas to reach, bills to pay, and life will go on. More and more companies are opening up; each one of these companies have goals and quotas just like you. And I don’t mean a “quota” production plan, I mean an activity plan.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Effective sales prospecting is a multistep process that requires systematic prospect discovery, qualification, and outreach. In this post, you’ll learn the 19 best sales prospecting tools to help you engage with your ideal prospects. What Is a Sales Prospecting Tool? The Benefits of Sales Prospecting Tools.

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Engage Selling

MAY 24, 2019

?????????????????It’s important to remember that we create the gatekeepers—they’re all in our own mind. If we create them, we can get rid of them. What Do I Mean by That? Salespeople often get into a situation where they create the … Read More »

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 29, 2020

What excites me is working with prospects and clients on referral selling and experiencing together the dramatic results they achieve. Also, here’s what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this month: Learn How to Get the Gatekeeper on Your Side. The dreaded gatekeeper. Yep, most of us are lazy and lack discipline.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2015

When you get referrals, you: Bypass the gatekeeper and score meetings with decision-makers every time. Earn trust and credibility with your prospects, who are pre-sold on your ability to deliver results. Convert prospects into clients at least 50 percent of the time (usually more than 70 percent).

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The Sales Developers

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Sales teams have everything needed for outbound prospecting activities. Yet, surprisingly most aren’t getting better at achieving quota. These steps will eliminate roadblocks (gatekeepers, wrong titles, bad phone numbers, bounced emails, etc.) and allow more time for non-selling activities, like hitting quotas.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 26, 2018

Cold leads won’t get your team to quota. It’s sales prospecting techniques that are messed up. Right Prospect, Wrong Person. As a result, they breeze right past the gatekeeper. They get in early—often before prospects even know they have a need. Closing is never the problem. The Golden Ticket to the C-Suite.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 7, 2018

Despite the fact that most companies have marketing automation solutions, targeted outreach by SDRs, and intense social media strategies, account execs still aren’t making quota. attain quota, and about 65 percent of sales reps in Europe do so. The trust the prospect has for the referral source is transferred to the salesperson.

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Pointclear

JANUARY 26, 2012

These are the five essential channels you can rely on for generating a steady stream of inquiries that you can then convert to qualified leads, and have a prayer of closing enough sales to meet your revenue quota. Its high perceived value and standout physical features tend to get past gatekeepers, and straight to the executive desktop.

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Vengreso

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Eliminate objections with the right questions One of the obstacles David encountered was that although he was getting through the gatekeepers and talking to the right people, most calls would end up with the same answer: “send me more information.” The million dollar rebuttal starts with agreeing with the prospect. David says.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 24, 2019

percent of sales reps made quota last year. My definition of a cold call is any attempt to reach a prospect who doesn’t know you and doesn’t expect to hear from you. The key to qualified lead generation is being a welcome call, and for busy executives and their gatekeepers , cold calls are definitely not welcome.

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

It means that regardless of how your year has gone so far, the perfect time to turn it around, to make and exceed your yearly quotas, is here. It means the magic selling season has begun.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

29% increase in percentage of sales reps making quota. Lies You Tell Gatekeepers. Gatekeepers can smell phoniness a mile away. Think you’re getting away with cold calling and pretending you’re best buddies with your prospect? When you have a referral, you’ll never have to use duplicitous tactics to bypass the gatekeeper.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2017

While we (or our team) are racing to hit quota against that clock, though, we can save time and maximize our numbers by investing in the right processes, activities, and skills. What Is Prospecting? Prospecting: The process of searching for potential customers, clients, or buyers in order to develop new business.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 1, 2018

Sure, we reviewed sales reports, and we knew our quotas and our clients, but that was it. The way we learned about our prospects was to call the corporate communications department and request an annual report. We also discussed deals with others in our company who had connections in our prospect companies. They mailed it.)

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 5, 2012

The bad news is, if you want to make quota, you need to overhaul the program. Same Old Quota: Back in the day, just getting past the gatekeeper and into the corporate office required a lot of legwork. Your quotas have grown, but not at the pace of clients who are willing to engage with your firm.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In sales, preparation is the steps taken to understand prospects and clients at each stage of the sales process. From prospecting through account management, it’s being informed of their personnel, their processes, their strengths, and weaknesses. Are they bigger and faster than your prospect? And how to get them there.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 6, 2021

For the few who exceed their quota before Thanksgiving, everything is merry. For the rest of us, it’s time to make a list and check it twice and qualify the prospects that are naughty or nice. One of the biggest benefits of prospecting during the holiday season is fewer gatekeepers. You need to be different. That’s corny.”

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 10, 2020

For some reps, attaining their quota each month means they’re crushing it. For others, they accept nothing less than 120% of quota before they cut themselves some slack. It means being comfortable communicating with your prospects, customers, and peers in a variety of scenarios. Prospecting. Communication Skills.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

It could be the customer who seemed keen but then never answers your calls, the intense meetings with your sales manager, or the months you're never sure whether you'll hit quota until the eleventh hour. 1) The Tough Gatekeeper. You try to call the decision maker, but the gatekeeper will not let you speak to them.

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Zoominfo

MAY 21, 2020

They’re a critical part of personalized prospecting and account-based strategy. Great sales emails typically reflect a deep understanding of who the prospect is and what they care about. So forget your product features and brush off the benefits, because you’re going to connect with your prospect on a (virtually) human level.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 19, 2021

Outside of just crushing your quota, the most common way for you to increase your earning potential is by looking for a new sales job. Reps are in search of a better quota, better territory, better comp plan, better product, or even something as simple as a faster sales cycle. A sales rep’s search prospecting. Wait, what?

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 16, 2012

As a quota carrying sales rep, you have a number to hit. Simply put, you have to drive your own brand to ensure that prospects are finding you when searching for options. Simply put, you have to drive your own brand to ensure that prospects are finding you when searching for options. Your prospects are doing the same.

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SalesLoft

MARCH 20, 2020

” A better question is: “What’s one thing I should work on if I’m struggling to get past gatekeepers?” Everybody wants to know how to keep business as-is and keep “crushing quota” and the like. To me, it also feels a bit icky to the prospect right now. ” Follow up. You know what feels right?

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 11, 2019

Reps need to prospect, sell, and close -- and that doesn’t always leave a lot of time for administrative or big-picture work. This role serves as an administrator and gatekeeper for your sales team. Sales ops can make the difference between an organized sales team meeting their quotas and a team that’s unfocused and unmotivated.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 23, 2018

It is a place for networking, research, and engaging audiences, not for pitching prospects. I don’t like it—and your prospects don’t like it. But there are a couple major caveats: Too much time online means not enough face time with clients, prospects, and referral sources. He advises: “Make friends first, do business last.

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Chorus.ai

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

High-octane performance" and "high-velocity quota attainment” will be all we hear about for the next few months. And yet, The Bridge Group found that one third of all SDRs aren’t hitting quota industry wide. Filter for the relevant rep and find out why they’re not connecting with enough of their prospects. You know the drill.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

They’re a critical part of personalized prospecting and account-based strategy. Great sales emails typically reflect a deep understanding of who the prospect is and what they care about. Effective cold email outreach means find something your prospect values – and something you have in common. It’s time to get personal.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 21, 2021

We believe the key is the right data and the tools that can drive insights at each stage of the prospect’s journey. This goes for everything from tactical approaches to business development research to the underlying characteristics that make said prospects qualified enough to engage in the first place.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The hard but high-value, long-term stuff — QBRs, prospecting executives, planning — is done in the prefrontal cortex, where “deep work” happens. Gatekeeper in your way? For Melissa — with a background in teaching and broadcast news — that super power turned out to be video prospecting. Always multithread. “If Ask about it.

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Gong.io

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Remote sales or virtual selling is the process of prospecting, engaging, and closing deals from a remote location. Instead of traditional in-person sales meetings, the salesperson and the prospect are in different places such as their home or work. Keeping prospects engaged. Are your prospects facing new problems?

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 7, 2022

Proper scripting—knowing exactly what to say in each selling situation you get into—makes all the difference between struggling and missing quotas, or easily identifying buying motives and closing more sales. Right now, I’m willing to review three companies opening/prospecting scripts absolutely free.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

Cold Call Script Examples How to Create a Cold Call Script The Best Cold Calling Script Ever Cold Calling Script Variation Cold Calling Script Templates Cold Calling Tips Once you have a list of prospects to call, it's time to reach out. Cold calling is a way to engage prospects one-on-one to move them to the next step in the buying process.

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Sales Evangelist

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

There will always be goals and sales quotas, that have to be hit. The value of prospecting Many sales books stress the importance of having closing techniques. Terry read a variety of books and did everything they suggested but he still wasn’t hitting his quotas and achieving the level of success he wanted.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 11, 2019

HubSpot research shows 40% of salespeople view prospecting as the most difficult part of their jobs. It’s often the most critical barrier to meeting quota, and the ability to prospect effectively and bring in qualified leads is what will help reps move forward and succeed. Find your favorites below. Check out this post.

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Competition, product features that suck and prospects who dont respond can make life difficult. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? Our quotas are too high. Qualified Prospects are Hard to Find. Another approach would be social selling, which can help you find new prospects. Sales is a tough job.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Yes, prospects can be frustratingly unresponsive. Yes, quotas seem cruel and your pricing strategy doesn’t make sense. Top 10 Sales Excuses You Need to Stop Making in 2018: We can’t find qualified prospects. Our quotas are too high. We Can’t Find Qualified Prospects. Variants : My quota is insane.

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