Zoominfo

JUNE 12, 2019

In today’s post, we’ve compiled a list of the top sales influencers on our radar. Twitter Followers: 124k. Leading off our list is sales consultant and coach, Jeb Blount. For those unfamiliar, Jeb is the CEO of Sales Gravy, a sales training organization known by many as THE sales acceleration company.

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Sales 2.0

JUNE 29, 2014

If you’ve read my stuff before, you’ll know I have one basic prospecting framework I’ve been harking on about for the last 4-5 years. It’s a framework aimed at getting you access, setting up those oh-so-important initial sales meetings. Given that this is now 2014, Sweetspot is an iPad first (and only at the moment) tool.

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SBI

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Whether or not you’ll be attending, you’ll want to keep up on the latest and to help you with that mission, we’re naming the top 20 Twitter handles to follow at Dreamforce. Act-On’s streamlined user interface puts first-rate marketing tools at your fingertips, making campaigns and programs easier and faster.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Gary got his start by building one of the first ecommerce wine sites, WineLibrary, but has since made himself a household name by becoming a serial entrepreneur and early investor in companies like Twitter, Tumblr and Venmo. Though her book is a great introduction to her sales philosophy, it can’t hurt to follow her on Twitter as well.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2015

What 5 sales prospecting lessons can we take away from the big event? In sales prospecting, some of what seem to be the easiest opportunities never come to closure and a long shot opportunity ends up turning into a deal. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

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Fill the Funnel

JULY 2, 2013

Small business owners have learned the power of web tools. Sales and marketing leaders should open a line of communication with these small businesses to learn what is working to help them grow their revenue and customer base. 1 Biggest change in how you do business today – use, or use more, online marketing tools.

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JULY 22, 2014

I can remember the first day I heard about the search engine – it was early 1999 and it seemed like a nice, helpful tool – not a world game-changer as it has become. How Many Sales Research Tools Are There? Learn about the company your prospective buyer works for. Use a social monitoring tool for efficiency.

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JUNE 2, 2014

In Ken Krogue’s full day session on Business Development – inside sales tips, strategies, tools, and methodology, this acronym was one of the highlights of his session because it brings everything you need in sales together. Ken has identified over 27 types of inside sales campaigns.

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JULY 31, 2014

It often is based on specific companies you are following who fit your profile for best target companies as prospects. Do you want to learn about your prospective customer’s world? I found that they are very active on Twitter, so they are now in a list we have of companies of interest. Next, put a plan into place.

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OCTOBER 15, 2014

One of the best first steps you can put into place (aside from hiring an expert to help you put a full plan in place to get your sales and marketing ready for 2015) is to focus on listening. Listen for Prospective Buyers. Listen for prospective buyers who are asking about which products / brands are best in your industry niche.

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SBI

MAY 6, 2014

Today’s best-in-class sales organizations implement a variety of sales tools to impact their revenue. Announcing the Top 40 Sales Tools of 2014 - a multi-media guide that brings you up to speed on the best tools to increase sale productivity. Power Prospecting. Sales & Marketing Content.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Take time to get to know more probable prospective buyers. Sellers goof up big time by having a tool and not understanding the big picture about how it works. They just see “tool” – they go online and start doing stuff. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies.

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APRIL 2, 2014

Blogging, therefore becomes answering customer and prospect questions – something that you are doing anyway. You have to focus on where your buyers are, and use the tools that you don’t mind using – or even enjoy. More on the other tools next. Content (other content, such as video, audio and webinars).

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Trade Show Ideal Customer Profile Twitter Webinar Metrics 232

LeadFuze

AUGUST 12, 2021

2 Predictable Prospecting. Predictable Prospecting brings in some of the top minds in lead gen, social selling, and sales process. You’ll be sure to hear the importance of prospecting as well as dynamite for the rest of your sales process, even if you listen to a few episodes. 3 The Sales Podcasts.

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Twitter Lead Scoring 98

SalesHandy

JULY 5, 2021

Social selling isn’t a completely new concept in B2B sales – it’s been around since social platforms like LinkedIn and Twitter exist. With the rise in Software tools and API access to these networks, it’s easier today to leverage these social selling automation tools to build social selling into your B2B sales process.

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Vengreso

JULY 17, 2020

Hang develops and delivers a strategic framework for consistently onboarding new sellers, continuous talent nurture, and implementation of best practices in sales programs and tools. For example, in the last few years, a salesperson relied on trade shows for prospecting and lead generation. What Will Sales Look Like in 2021?

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SBI

MAY 6, 2014

Today’s best-in-class sales organizations implement a variety of sales tools to impact their revenue. Announcing the Top 40 Sales Tools of 2014 - a multi-media guide that brings you up to speed on the best tools to increase sale productivity. Power Prospecting. Sales & Marketing Content.

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AUGUST 26, 2014

I’m the kind of person who gets into an airplane and am still amazed how they always take off and land hundreds or thousands of miles away (at least all of my flights have, and nearly all flights do) To see the advances in marketing tools and sales tools – it’s really phenomenal what software can now do. Increase Opportunities.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

I trust their research and know of many ways they have embraced social into their inside sales teams and into their business plan. For example, right now I am getting messages from a tool called Signals which shows me when someone is on our website, is opening an email I sent, or is clicking on a link within an email I sent.

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SBI

MAY 7, 2014

Today’s best-in-class sales organizations implement a variety of sales tools to impact their revenue. Announcing the Top 40 Sales Tools of 2014 - a multi-media guide that brings you up to speed on the best tools to increase sale productivity. Power Prospecting. Sales Enablement.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

I know this sounds so basic, yet many sellers do NOT have a regular routine or plan on how you go about researching prospects and also most sellers don’t have a no-fail way of on-going follow-up for those not ready to buy. A regular process to go about finding new prospective buyers that fit your target buyer profile.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Gary Vaynerchuk If you’re in sales and haven’t heard of this guy, crawl out from under your rock right now and start watching his videos and listening to his podcasts immediately. Simply put, Gary really simplifies how people think about sales in the digital era, especially in regards to messaging, audience and just plain old sales hustle.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

With all of the technology, tools, methodology and sales process in place you’d think there was no real simple way to help with your sales messaging. The challenge with the messaging you say to your prospective buyers by phone, through e-mail and in voice mails is that there is no one-size-fits-all. What Helps Most?

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

Here are three reasons you should work to improve your digital presence right now: Your Sales Reps Want Meetings with Executives. So you pay your sales reps money to prospect and find buyers – it makes sense that you also invest in having the best representation of your company when they find it online. Inbound Marketing.

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The Pipeline

JULY 29, 2011

Sales and marketing lead generation tools follow this suit. But the smaller a company is, the more their internal people need to do and the less tools they will have to help them. But the smaller a company is, the more their internal people need to do and the less tools they will have to help them.

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MARCH 25, 2014

I am very humbled, and quite honored, since it seems that quite a process was put into place and many different tools to measure reach was used to take a list of 500 influencers down to the top 30. LinkedIn is certainly a social selling tool and Koka the perfect representative of how adding insight to help potential buyers builds your brand.

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DECEMBER 29, 2014

So in addition to having multiple records for the same companies (both prospects and clients), there is another big area of bad data – as follows: Contact person is no longer with the company. Tag (categorize) the record appropriately as a pre-prospect, prospect, qualified, proposed, or client. How do you cleanse the data?

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 22, 2018

Prospecting is hard for most salespeople. In fact, getting a response from prospects was identified as the hardest part of the sales process in the 2018 State of Inbound Sales Report. These 45 tips from three remarkably insightful sales experts should make it much easier for you. Plan your prospecting approach.

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SBI

JUNE 25, 2020

Q: WHAT ARE THE TOP WAYS COMPANIES CAN TRANSFORM SALES TO IMPROVE THEIR PROSPECTS' BUYING EXPERIENCE IN THE NEXT 12-24 MONTHS. For companies’ sales and marketing teams, this could mean changing messaging, altering their inside sales strategy, or re-thinking the kinds of businesses they’re targeting. Linkedin.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

. • Read about David Allen’s “Getting Things Done” GTD system – the best system I’ve ever worked with sales reps and sales leaders on to be more focused and organized. Take the How Productive Are You Quiz - and get ideas and tools to improve. It’s easy to get sucked in at work. •

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 9, 2018

Mike Brooks, Mr. Inside Sales receives multiple awards from AA-ISP’s 2018 Leadership Summit last week: Service Provider of the Year Award – Sales Script Development AND The TOP 25 Most Influential Inside Sales Professionals in 2018 Award. . He also offers customized sales training programs, works as a virtual V.P.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

There are at least two types of prospective customers on LinkedIn – Industry / Niche Specific. If you feel like a peddler or sales guy / gal with a “pitch” – you won’t get far connecting to the professionals on LinkedIn. email lori@scoremoresales.com | My LinkedIn Profile | twitter | Visit us on google+.

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LinkedIn Ideal Customer Profile Twitter Inside Sales 229

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

What stories do you have about satisfied clients that you can share with prospective buyers? This includes the sales process for your company, the sales methodology, the technology (CRM, data tools, and other sales tools) plus the system you use to keep all prospective and current customer information.

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Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Methodology 209

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AUGUST 21, 2014

3) Video and Audio – Simple ways to further engage mobile prospective buyers is through audio – such as podcasts, or short video clips about who you serve and what your offerings are. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies. Think of yourself as a consumer – is that true for you?

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JUNE 30, 2014

Keep it Tasty – your offers to prospects must be enticing. How does your recipe for success work for your sales team? This post was written as part of the IBM for Midsize Business program, which provides midsize businesses with the tools, expertise and solutions they need to become engines of a smarter planet. Close More Deals.

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SBI

AUGUST 13, 2013

“Inside Sales now generates more than 50% of company revenue and is being tasked with more responsibilities and expectations—to grow territories, form partnerships, and generate new business. In 2009, there were 800,000 inside sales departments. Playbook is an apt description for The Smart Sales Manager.

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APRIL 30, 2014

A startling fact, presented over and over in b2b studies shows that most sales reps do not follow up enough – despite the few we know of who seem to overcall – or follow up too many times with unqualified opportunities. In past sales roles, I always had this list, sometimes called a hit list, other times my “ top 10 ”.

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