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How to Get Past the Gatekeeper, According to Sales Reps

Hubspot Sales

Sales development representatives and gatekeepers. If you're in sales, chances are you've encountered plenty of situations in which you're trying to reach a CEO or C-level executive to pitch your product or service. only to get stopped by a gatekeeper. How to Get Past the Gatekeeper When Cold Calling.

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Get the Gatekeeper on Your Side

No More Cold Calling

The gatekeepers are onto your tricks. Newsflash: 90 percent of CEOs do not respond to cold calls or emails, and neither do their gatekeepers. Newsflash: 90 percent of CEOs do not respond to cold calls or emails, and neither do their gatekeepers. But gatekeepers are good at their job. Of course you would. Think again.

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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.

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Data-Agnostic? See How Data Quality Affects ROI in This A/B Test

DiscoverOrg Sales

The last thing you want is to spin cycles on bad data until your sales and marketing teams wear out. In the same manner, many sales intelligence data providers claim to have high levels of accuracy. In Account-Based Sales Development (ABSD), data quality is critical for scaling effectively. 50% fewer encounters with gatekeepers.

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How to Sell to the CFO: a Step-by-Step Guide

Zoominfo

One of the primary rules of sales is to talk to someone who has the power to make a buying decision. They often maintain a small army of people to deal with all these demands, which means that the best way to approach a CFO is getting in touch with and gaining the confidence of these gatekeepers. How Do I Get a CFO’s Attention?

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Truth Bomb: Salespeople All Look Alike to B2B Buyers

No More Cold Calling

One marketing platform or sales enablement app? Stand Out to Meet Quota None of this would matter if sales reps were meeting or exceeding quota, if their pipelines were qualified and their projections accurate, and if they had only committed and loyal clients. But that’s not happening in most sales organizations.

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3 Secrets to Setting Sales Meetings with the C-Suite

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Mike Schultz, President, RAIN Group Breaking through and setting sales meetings with C-suite buyers is tough. They’re off-the-charts busy, bombarded with sales messages, and gatekeepers keep them well insulated. Yet, many sellers are successful in breaking through and setting initial sales meetings with the C-suite.