Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Every once in a while, I like to do a jigsaw puzzle. Sometimes, I think selling, and all the things sales people must do to be successful, is something like a jigsaw puzzle. It is in our targeted accounts or our territory (however that might be found), we find and qualify the opportunities we want to chase.

Jigsaw 68

Jigsaw Top of Funnel Territories Maximizer 68

eGrabber

JUNE 21, 2021

A well-targeted prospect list is highly effective when used at the right time. Emails and cold calls help you get your message across quickly with a personal touch, that many communication tools don’t. Building a cold calling list with high-quality prospects that matches your ideal customer profile is a difficult job.

Outsourcing Services 40

Outsourcing Services Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring 40

Fill the Funnel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Dun & Bradstreet, Jigsaw/Data.com and other well-known names do a commendable job of providing this information for larger companies but are much less productive for small businesses. Radius provides the first sales intelligence web tool exclusively focused on the SMB market, “ a huge market – 65% of the U.S.

Small Business 113

Small Business Small Business Jigsaw Prospecting 113

DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 24, 2017

I had a special opportunity to learn Sales early on from a mentor that practiced many of the non-technology tenets of ABE – accounting for multiple stakeholders, personalizing messages by function and role, coordinating multi-modal follow-up as an integrated account plan, all against a named list of target – ideal – accounts.

Account 120

Account Account Based Marketing Customer Jigsaw 120

Fill the Funnel

JUNE 2, 2011

Is it time to re-tool your sales approach? Re-tooling has been defined as: to adjust, optimize, and to rebuild. With the ongoing advancement of sales and marketing web tools, now is an ideal time to rethink and re-tool your sales process and approach as well as construct a plan on how to leverage these new capabilities.

Tools 79

Tools Scale Jigsaw Top of Funnel 79

Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

I prospect vigorously. I think a large part of the job of a great sales person is to do something that’s unsolicited–not to wait for the customer to approach you, but approaching them with new ideas, opportunities, and ways to help them better achieve their objectives. The Handwritten Prospecting Letter.

Cold Calling 95

Cold Calling Prospecting Conference Jigsaw 95

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Instead of getting prospects to fill out lead forms and take specific qualifying actions, PQLs keep salespeople 100% focused on getting prospects into the product. No matter the industry, few things tempt prospective customers more than giving away something for free. What is a product trial? Prioritize your PQLs.

Sales Qualified Lead 110

Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Top of Funnel Marketing Qualified Lead 110