Sales Evangelist

JANUARY 22, 2021

In situations such as that, what are the best sales strategy for engaging unresponsive prospects? They We invest in other things such as clothes and sales but they we forget to invest in prospecting. Look at the gatekeeper as the decision-maker to get past the door. Closing the sale doesn’t always mean that the deal is done.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

When I was certain Bill had received the book, I called his office, knowing I would speak with his executive assistant (or to use the sales term, his “gatekeeper”). I learned that Bill’s son is in sales and what his challenges are. But gatekeepers can smell phoniness a mile away. But gatekeepers are good at their job.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 11, 2019

Whether you’re a rep looking for fresh lead generation avenues or a marketer trying to help their sales team, I’ve rounded up some strategies for helping you bring in new B2B leads. How to Generate Leads for B2B Sales. Want to learn more about setting up a lead bot to help your sales team? Join or contribute to Twitter chats.

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Zoominfo

MAY 21, 2020

We looked to one of our internal experts, our Sales Development Rep with the 60% response rate, to show you how (and when) to write a perfectly personalized BASHO email. Great sales emails typically reflect a deep understanding of who the prospect is and what they care about. And we’ve got examples. What is a BASHO Email?

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 3, 2011

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. Twitter Facebook. 18 Phone Sales Skills Tips You Can Use Right Now. Copyright 2011, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

We looked to one of our internal experts, our Sales Development Rep with the 60% response rate, to show you how (and when) to write a perfectly personalized BASHO email. Great sales emails typically reflect a deep understanding of who the prospect is and what they care about. And we’ve got examples. What is a BASHO email?

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 20, 2015

If you’re a sales manager, you’ve probably even said it. The problem is that sales reps neglect important activities during early stages of the sales process. Unless you address the broken links in your prospecting system , your sales reps will continue to struggle. I asked my client how the sales reps prepared.

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Increase Sales

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Sales referrals are golden for mid-size to small business owners and sales professionals. No cold calling, no stonewalling by the gatekeeper. Life and sales are good! Yet many sales professionals are not able to secure sales referrals. This realization will keep me from receiving “poor” sales referrals.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 9, 2018

Share that content with Mary over LinkedIn, a professional group you’re both active in, or Twitter. Reach out on Twitter. Use HubSpot’s CRM and LinkedIn Sales Navigator. At the very least, you’ll learn more about them and perhaps gain access to their LinkedIn or Twitter accounts to begin relationship-building.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 16, 2012

As a quota carrying sales rep, you have a number to hit. Sign up for the Tour to learn how your peers are promoting themselves and driving sales this year and next. The reality is that B2B buyers today will progress almost 60% of the way through the buying cycle before they ever engage a sales rep. The year is well under way.

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Fill the Funnel

MARCH 6, 2014

The impact of technology in the sales profession is profound, altering everything from strategy, tactics, process and the buyer expectaions and actions. My focus in this post is on Business-to-Business sales, though many of these apply to the consumer sales arena as well. The Gatekeeper. Preparing Quotes and Proposals.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 2, 2015

What’s the most powerful sales tool at your disposal? LinkedIn, Twitter, Salesforce, Google+ … I could go on and on. Each of these social apps and online platforms promises a killer feature that will streamline the sales process and make us all rich. and try every ploy to get around the gatekeeper. Competition?

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Salesmate

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

B2B sales is undoubtedly a tough nut to crack. You need to stay focused, get past the gatekeepers, connect with the right decision-makers, and convince them to meet you. Effective B2B appointment setting tips to get more sales meetings. You shouldn’t be the one only speaking on the sales call. Connect at the right time.

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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. I’ve heard sales experts say it takes seven to 10 touches for most reps to reach prospects. What Does Your Sales Future Look Like? That’s the beauty of referral selling. Without an introduction, your outreach is ice cold.

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Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 15, 2011

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. 5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever?

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2017

It’s the one aspect of sales that just never changes. As we’ve all experienced, sales essentially boils down to two things: Numbers. Truth is, sales is changing -- quickly. As the sales conversations grows even more buyer-focused, sales reps have begun developing his or her own hack, own technique, own process.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 23, 2018

How to Use LinkedIn for Sales Prospecting. Changing jobs is one of the most effective trigger events in sales. If you've had trouble getting past a gatekeeper or find it difficult to reach the right person at a prospective company, keep a close eye on their hiring. Look at the "People Also Viewed" sidebar. Create a search alert.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

APRIL 11, 2016

There’s a famous quote from that seminal 1992 movie about sales, Glengarry Glen Ross , in which Jack Lemmon’s character, Shelley, contemptuously dismisses the contact data he’s been given: “The leads are weak!” So, what is a lead in a sales context? This is where sales intelligence can play a very important role.

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Vengreso

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

I started my sales career cold calling, but in my mind, doing cold calls is not modern selling. Listen to this episode to learn how your sales team can start making more successful cold calls. He got a sales job cold calling B2B companies and he needed to make 10 or more appointments to earn commissions.

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SalesLoft

APRIL 19, 2018

Technology has evolved, but has your approach to your sales pipeline? This list of 10 Tips for Building a Strong Sales Pipeline includes modern approaches and shows you how to apply technology to update a few classics that never go out of style. Write solid sales emails. Use LinkedIn for prospecting. Use the Google machine.

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Sales Evangelist

JUNE 25, 2020

How to Double Your Cold-Calling Contacts Cold-calling has always been part of the sales process. These “dead” numbers can eat up a sales rep’s valuable hours. He also developed a script that he still uses to get “gatekeepers” to provide needed information. They weren’t able to make any useful contacts.

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Connext Digital

AUGUST 30, 2018

Salespeople were the gatekeepers of information—you needed to ask them about anything you needed to know about the product you wanted to get. If you want to boost your sales efforts and reach your audience effectively, you should familiarize yourself with the way they shop, instead of blindly relying on your email blast service.

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Sales Evangelist

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Closing is one of the most important parts of sales. His plan is simple but he still has impressive sales success stories. He’s worked with many organizations and sales reps around the country and helped them boost their sales. There will always be goals and sales quotas, that have to be hit.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 8, 2015

They may have a few words, “I’m a sales person,” or “I work in this industry,” or “I can help you generate leads.” I’m cautious with lead gen people (particularly sales people) in general. Bad Twitter Prospecting: There are a lot of people “pitching me” on Twitter.

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A Sales Guy

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

He wanted to move from being an SDR (Sales Development Rep). George would be served well by running a search on “Top Product Managers” and find out who the web, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc say are the must watch, must follow players, in product management. There are fewer gatekeepers, fewer hurdles, and fewer rules.

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Tenbound

JANUARY 26, 2024

Secrets to Crafting Effective Cold Emails – From Analyzing 20,000 Emails In today’s digital era, cold emails have become a vital tool for businesses and professionals looking to expand their network, generate leads, and drive sales. Connect with your prospects on LinkedIn or follow them on Twitter.

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OnePageCRM

JUNE 15, 2017

The ultimate guide to planning, conducting and tracking your outbound sales calls. How to get past gatekeepers. The best way to get past a gatekeeper like this is to reframe how you approach the call. Follow them on Twitter and respond to something they’ve posted. I’m probably any sales person’s worst nightmare.

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Sales Evangelist

DECEMBER 5, 2019

LinkedInSales If you are in sales, start believing that LinkedIn is your sales platform. There are no gatekeepers on LinkedIn and salespeople can use this accessibility to their advantage. You can also reach out to Donald via LinkedIn , Instagram , Twitter , and Facebook for any sales concerns. Visit gong.io

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Pipeliner

MAY 29, 2018

Empathy in Sales: The Crucial Human Touch. Empathy in sales is crucial. The human factor is fading away—even more so when you consider things like fake Twitter and LinkedIn accounts utilized by AI robots. If that isn’t happening, the sale will not be successful. This rule is often violated in sales. The Mirror.

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Tony Hughes

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Imagine encouraging your SVP of Sales to run the CXO's profile in order to appointment-set at the highest level for maximum cut-through. As a sales leader, reaching out from your CEO's LinkedIn to make that invitation can be the key moment that turns a tenuous relationship into a concrete one. The CIO is dodging you. stall. #stall.

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Zoominfo

MAY 21, 2020

We looked to one of our internal experts, our Sales Development Rep with the 60% response rate, to show you how (and when) to write a perfectly personalized BASHO email. Great sales emails typically reflect a deep understanding of who the prospect is and what they care about. And we’ve got examples. What Is A BASHO Email?

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SBI

OCTOBER 30, 2018

If you’re like a lot of busy Sales Executives, you’ve likely noticed there are a lot of fantastic podcasts popping up. I recently had the pleasure of being the guest on the Sales Enablement Radio podcast hosted by the Brevet Group. Announcer: Welcome everybody to Sales Enablement Radio. Listen Here: [link]. So welcome Nancy.

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HeavyHitter Sales

JUNE 1, 2010

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors. Sales Tips.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 19, 2018

I work with many salespeople across multiple industries every month in my role of mentoring and data driven sales coaching. But here are 12 common drivers of poor sales performance I see in salespeople that make them worthy of being fired. If you’re an individual sales contributor, address all of these issues now to save your career.

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The Science and Art of Selling

OCTOBER 20, 2014

I read two comments on this article, one by someone with what appears to be a big hand in sales and one from the author. I couldn’t believe what I was reading: Comment #1: I have noticed that too many Cold Calling sales people leave a voicemail and say call me, with name and number and no message. These people are in sales.

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Tony Hughes

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Any advanced selling system is based on the fundamentals however you have to leverage a process and acknowledge the nurturing required for an effective sales cycle to happen in social environs over time. The folly of Sales 2.0 A one size fits all approach simply won't work. Let me make my case. paradigm. of their culture.

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The Sales Association

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Sharing best practices in sales and sales management www.salesassociation.org. Just because someone downloads a white paper or attends a Webinar doesnt mean they are even remotely interested in doing a sales call. After all, they got into sales because they like working with people. Wednesday, November 9, 2011.

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