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How to Always Respond Appropriately to Your Prospect

Understanding the Sales Force

Momentary panic can spell the end of a call, meeting or opportunity. I’ll explain how to always respond appropriately to Your Prospect. This is exactly what salespeople go through when a prospect pushes back, objects, displays lack of interest, or attempts to end the call. It could even spell the end of that opportunity.

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Identifying Sales Prospects: Gatekeepers, Influencers, and Decision Makers

Hubspot Sales

Today’s salespeople need to know more about their prospects before conducting outreach. Salespeople can’t ignore the influencer or “call above” them. But how do you spot an influencer from a stop-gap? Here are a few ways to determine which type of prospect you're speaking with. How to Identify Sales Prospects.

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How Can Pipeline Meetings Be a Coaching Opportunity?

Hubspot Sales

But, do you ever ask yourself, “How can pipeline meetings be a coaching opportunity?” You’ll discuss the health of the rep’s pipeline and discuss strategies on how to improve their performance — addressing elements of a sales process like closing more deals, reaching out to more prospects, or demoing more effectively.

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Signals That Indicate Cross-Selling Opportunities

Zoominfo

But how do you know when your B2B customer is indicating sales-readiness for cross-selling opportunities? Timing is important when making the most of a cross-selling opportunity. When you combine this with research which shows that the probability of selling to a new prospect is 5-20%, compared to 60-70% for an existing customer.

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Timing In Prospecting is a Mug’s Game

The Pipeline

Much like the ponies, timing in prospecting is a mug’s game. I remember watching a group of investors who seemed comfortable discussing their view of prospecting success. Couple that with the obsession on quarterly results leads to the short-sightedness of many sales organizations’ approaches to prospecting and pipeline management.

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Signals That Indicate Cross-Selling Opportunities

Zoominfo

But how do you know when your B2B customer is indicating sales-readiness for cross-selling opportunities? Timing is important when making the most of a cross-selling opportunity. When you combine this with research which shows that the probability of selling to a new prospect is 5-20%, compared to 60-70% for an existing customer.

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Sales Motivation Video: Are You A Positive Influence?

The Sales Hunter

Who are you going to influence today? More importantly, are you going to be a positive or negative influence? Everyday we have the opportunity to influence those around us. As salespeople, we are in a tremendous position to impact our customers, prospects and colleagues. Are you a positive influence?