No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2021

I’m embarrassed by the bad sales behavior that blasts us every day. Obviously, I’ve never been a fan of cold calling, but now the uninvited sales pitches are multichannel. LinkedIn invitations to connect from people who immediately send you a sales pitch. Rude, rude, rude sales behavior. Sales Reps Not Closing Sales?

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Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

In the not-so-distant past, a significant portion of a typical business-to-business (B2B) sales professional’s life revolved around in-person meetings with key prospects and high-value clients. Today, as much as 80% of B2B decision-makers prefer remote or even fully self-serve sales interactions. Why Invest in B2B Lead Generation?

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2020

I used to think it was just sales newbies who struggled with referral reluctance. When seasoned salespeople started admitting they also felt uncomfortable asking for referrals, I was shocked. Referral selling is hard for us all, because it’s the most personal kind of selling. Asking for referrals feels pushy and “salesy.”

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 3, 2018

If you believe this widely quoted but ill-advised statistic, your lead generation techniques are doomed from the start. They know how to prospect for sales, and it’s not sitting back and waiting for marketing to send them leads. And none of their lead generation techniques involve waiting for the phone to ring.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 21, 2023

I’m introducing a Referral Selling System to ensure companies build a referral culture, source only qualified leads, get meetings with their prime prospects, and close business quickly. I’m tired of hearing sales leaders complain about not having enough leads, struggling to get access to decision-makers, and not making quota.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 29, 2018

If you hope to meet quota by year-end, your most important task is quality lead generation, which requires a quality lead generation process. Just because someone agrees to connect on social media does not make that person a qualified sales lead. They expect (and want) to hear from your sales team.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 9, 2018

Find out how to unclog your sales pipeline. Your lead generation process plays out like this: You don’t have enough leads in your pipe, and your reps aren’t calling high enough. Big problem—the kind of problem that will keep a sales leader up at night, or worse, get a sales leader canned. Let me guess.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What does a “good lead” look like anyway? Get answers to these questions about lead gen — and so much more! What Is Lead Generation? What is a Lead? Pretty simple, right?

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 27, 2022

It’s never too late for lead generation—or too early. A few months ago, I published a blog post called When to Start Prospecting for 2023 , which explains that if you just started 2023 lead-gen in September, you’re already behind. NEWSFLASH: Buyer-Centric Sales Is NOT New. Buyer-centric sales is NOT a new strategy.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

If you think referrals don’t scale, you’re just doing it wrong. Sales leaders often tell me that referral leads are their most qualified, most convertible leads. Then in the next breath, they tell me referral business doesn’t scale. Scaling a referral business is a series of steps that must be taken.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

We’ll go out on a limb and say that, as a marketing practice, lead generation will never go extinct. As such, it’s important to stay up-to-date on the latest lead generation trends, technological advances, and- as always- your customer base. Ready to learn more about the state of B2B lead generation?

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 24, 2021

How to ask for referrals and other FAQs. After more than 25 years as an expert on referral sales, I’m still asked exactly the same referral selling questions today. In no particular order, here are the most common referral selling questions I hear … 1. How do I get over my reluctance to ask for referrals?

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 7, 2016

A LinkedIn connection is not a sales lead. In fact, after looking at your profile I would like to loop in our VP of Marketing, (Name), and invite you to our free Strategy call for lead generation and list building. Otherwise, sales reps are simply cold calling on social media, which is both annoying and ineffective.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The most valuable business relationships that salespeople have are those with our clients—the people who know our value, give us repeat business, and provide us with referrals to other great clients. How do I ask for a referral from customers I haven’t spoken with in two years?” Why You Can’t Automate Referral Leads.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 1, 2018

Which do you trust more—the lead generation data manufactured by sales technology tools and artificial intelligence, or your intuition, which is generated by years of experience and your emotional intelligence? Back then, we stored and accessed lead generation data in our heads. your referral sources).

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 7, 2018

Your lead generation tactics aren’t driving bottom line revenue. I’ve just returned from three conferences, and the #1 challenge I heard sales pros repeat again and again was how to get leads in the pipe. Everyone complained that they didn’t have enough leads, or at least not enough qualified leads.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 13, 2023

Learn more about the science (and art) of referral selling in my new webinar with Finlistics. It’s interesting how you meet people, and when you sell by referral, you meet a lot of interesting people. It was also the start of Finlistics’s relationship with referral selling. Referrals don’t always happen quite this quickly.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

How to connect beyond the click when asking for referrals. She’d tried asking for referrals to George on LinkedIn, but she felt their introductions lacked the emotion needed to convince George to meet with her. This time, she arranged a call with her colleague to get the referral. Not only did she get the referral.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

They can also be great for lead generation. How This Translates to Better Lead Generation. And lead generation is much easier when sellers are credible in the eyes of their buyers. Want to learn more about boosting lead generation? Many companies only bring out their technicians to do demos.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 6, 2017

Think a referral system is easy? That’s why referral selling is the only prospecting strategy that ensures qualified lead generation. And it only works if you have a referral system in place to ensure sales reps ask for referrals every day. The business case for referral selling is loud and clear.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

This is the best time to build your referral network. You’re in sales, so get out there and network! In the meantime, check out this month’s posts from No More Cold Calling: 4 Reasons You Shouldn’t Get the Referral on LinkedIn. This time, she arranged a call with her colleague to get the referral. Make the most of it.

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Zoominfo

JULY 24, 2019

We’ll go out on a limb and say that, as a marketing practice, lead generation will never go extinct. As such, it’s important to stay up-to-date on the latest lead generation trends, technological advances, and- as always- your customer base. The average cost of a B2B sales lead varies by industry.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 3, 2020

We see deals in our sales pipeline postponed or disappearing. Sales leaders: Lead generation must be your primary focus. What do businesses typically do when clients stop buying and the sales pipeline dries up? If You Freeze Up, So Does the Sales Pipeline. If You Freeze Up, So Does the Sales Pipeline.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 30, 2020

I recounted that story in my recent presentation—“ Sales Experts Channel: How to Recession Proof Your Sales in 9 Killer Steps ”—because it perfectly illustrates a key business insight. Plus, check out what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this month: Pick Up the Damn Phone and Have Sales Conversations.

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Lead411

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Commercial Real Estate leads: Ideas & Lead Generation Tools Here are the Top 5 Most Essential Tools for Unlocking Commercial Real Estate Leads Lead411 Zoominfo Cognism SalesFuel SharpLaunch Google News Frequently Asked Questions Getting high-quality leads is essential for success in the ever-changing commercial real estate market.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Q4 has now begun, which means it’s time to build your sales pipeline for Q1. Every sales meeting is about closing deals—who are the influencers, who knows whom, what have we missed, what do we need to do to get this deal done? Once they learn how, they vow to adopt a referral approach for 2020. I’d had it.

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Pipeline

APRIL 1, 2024

Are you a financial advisor looking to get more leads into your pipeline? Add cold calling to your sales outreach strategy. You can get up to 82% of buyers to accept a meeting by starting a series of communication with sales cold calls. A structured cold-calling script ensures all your sales reps follow a structured format.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 29, 2019

Don’t miss this opportunity for your own training in the Virtual Referral Selling Workshop Series beginning Tuesday, July 16. Enter the Referral Code Save300. In the meantime, here’s what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this month: How to Ask for Referrals: A Comprehensive Guide.

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Act!

JANUARY 10, 2024

That means a sale is an outcome, not a sudden event. To boost sales, you must optimize the sales funnel and ensure every stage feeds the other until the eventual conversion occurs. What is lead generation? Lead generation vs. lead nurturing: What’s the difference? Here are a few reasons.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2021

And for a small to medium-sized business (SMB) to maintain that success, they need to focus attention on growth strategies, including lead generation. Lead generation is the practice of capturing interest from potential buyers to purchase your product or service. Why is Lead Generation Important for SMBs?

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 20, 2018

Don’t assume your team knows how to ask for referrals. Tim told me his team was “doing referrals.” He figured they knew how to get referrals because he told them to do it. The web is replete with articles and webcasts that tell people to just go ask for referrals, like it’s common sense or something. Dead silence.

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KLA Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

There comes a point in your business when relying on referrals is not enough and you need to create a B2B lead generation system. Lead Generation Business Drivers Perhaps you’ve looked over.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 30, 2023

” Referrals shouldn’t be the exception either. Read “ Celebrating the Women on the Quarters 2023 ”) How to Win New Clients from Lost Deals I have been in B2B sales so long that I’ve probably forgotten more deals than I remember. I also know when I have earned the right to ask those prospects for referrals.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 30, 2018

Referrals are HOT, HOT, HOT! There’s no such thing as a warm anything in sales—an email, phone call, social media outreach, or even a knock on the door. Even if they do know each other, name dropping is not the same thing as having a referral. Dialing for dollars or getting referrals? Those leads are not qualified.

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Apptivo

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Lead generation, which is what fuels a company’s long-term success, necessitates cooperation between sales and marketing. Why is it difficult for Sales and Marketing to collaborate? Where Leads Grow Leads can be grown from a variety of seeds ! .” – says “Louisa May Alcott”. Measure and optimize.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

If you’re like most sales leaders, you’re tracking the wrong referral metrics and spinning your wheels. Craig had only one referral KPI, and it was the wrong one: the number of prospect meetings that his reps conducted. The Referral Metrics That Matter. So, guess how reps choose to spend their sales prospecting time?

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 1, 2019

Referral makers don’t want your money. You’re going to pay me how much for referral business? You’ll let me know if this was a good referral for you. You’ll let me know if this was a good referral for you. You’ll send me a handwritten thank-you note , whether the referral worked out … or not. We all know why.

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