BuzzBoard

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Understanding the Process of Prospecting for SMB Leads The process of prospecting for SMB leads can be a complex task, particularly for salespeople at digital marketing agencies who specialize in selling to small businesses. Prospecting commences with pinpointing the type of small business you envision as your prospects.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Not all objections are fatal, most, based on how we interpret and handle them, can usually add to the conversation and ultimately to converting the objecting prospect to a client. Know Your Objections. The first thing to understand is which objections are dangerous. By Tibor Shanto. Prep and Practice.

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Marc Wayshak

MARCH 13, 2024

One aspect that consistently sets top performers apart from others is their ability to ask quick questions that motivate prospects to open up. The data indicates that the more a salesperson can prompt a prospect to talk , the more likely they are to close the sale successfully. Check it out. Quick Opening Play.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JULY 10, 2018

If you’re dealing with an objection, congratulations! shows that the more negative sentiment you get during calls, especially in later stages, means the prospect is wrestling internally – hoping you can make them feel good. We should relish objections,” says Steve Bryerton , DiscoverOrg’s VP of Sales.

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The Pipeline

JULY 14, 2020

Anything worth doing is worth doing right, and in sales, telephone prospecting is something worth doing and doing right. And like with other hits, everyone piles on, including the pundits, all sharing how they feel about the phone and prospecting. Let’s look at telephone prospecting by the numbers. By Tibor Shanto.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 16, 2021

But if you must prospect to succeed, you will need to focus and practice the fundamentals. Here are 5 prospecting mistakes you can avoid. In the video below I look at five common mistakes makes salespeople make while they are prospecting. The 5 Prospecting Mistakes. Trying too hard to avoid objections. Go figure?!?

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SBI

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Six Essential Skills for Responding to Sales Objections. By Randy DeHaan, Director of Sales, Chorus.ai. Every sales rep has experienced it: A call is going well until a prospect voices objections that throw you off, leaving you searching for a response as the silence grows.

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The Spiff Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Sales objections are a common occurrence during a typical sales cycle. Therefore, learning how to effectively handle objections is crucial to hitting goals, crushing sales quotas , and developing a successful sales career. Whether you’re new to sales or a seasoned professional, today’s post is for you.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Learn what sales prospecting is, and how business development professionals can go to market using outreach strategies that deliver business results. What is Sales Prospecting? The ultimate goal is to guide your prospects through the sales funnel until they eventually make a purchase.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 17, 2024

What’s the number one blow off prospects use these days? Not only is it hard to get prospects back on the phone, when you do, you usually lead off with the ineffective opening line of: “Did you have a chance to review that email I sent you?” And then when a prospect blows you off with, “Can you email that to me?”

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 13, 2022

What is a sales person’s dream? An inbound lead. If you’ve been fielding inbound leads for a while, then you’ve probably noticed something: Not all inbound leads buy. Didn’t the prospect reach out to me? Didn’t the prospect reach out to me? ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Not so fast….

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Focusing on overcoming sales objections is likely holding you back and poisoning your customer relationships. Afterall, objection handling is often considered one of the foundational pillars of sales — one of the critical elements necessary to win more deals. The Overcoming Objections Mentality.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 22, 2020

There are a lot of blurred lines in business and sales, leading to blurred conversations, and longer sales cycles. One blur is the line between who is a buyer and who is a prospect. Assuming buyers and prospects are the same and the words interchangeable perhaps explains the output numbers year after year.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 21, 2022

I watched a sales rep making cold calls the other day. He was making one crucial error that was leading to him not getting very far with prospects. I want to share with you what this common prospecting error is and how to immediately fix it. He figured it would probably be true in sales over the phone as well.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

One thing is clear — lead generation has never been more central to a business’ success. When it comes down to it, one of the most important things marketing organizations are tasked with is generating marketing qualified leads (MQLs). Here are five lead generation strategies that will lead to success in the new year. .

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Apptivo

MAY 16, 2023

From seeds to success: Journey of leads and prospects in sales 2. What is a sales lead? What is a prospect? Lead Vs Prospect: what’s the difference? Where are prospects and leads in the funnel? How to turn a lead into a prospect? What is a sales lead?

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Crunchbase

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Lead generation is what drives growth for businesses around the world. Lead generation is pointless if it doesn’t result in a prospect and a conversion. Before we dive into how to drive conversions, let’s first unpack the difference between a lead and a prospect, and how to turn one into the other. What is a lead?

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2021

If your sales pipeline is colder than a Siberian spigot in January, it’s time to rethink your sales prospecting techniques. Here’s the thing though, reps need actionable techniques and tips to make their prospecting systematic, smooth, and, of course, profitable. What are Prospecting Techniques? Let’s jump in.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 1, 2021

Executing a prospecting call well, requires competencies and skill different from selling; prospecting is in many ways counter to sales. Making many things that are acceptable while in the selling phase of the client life cycle, are useless while prospecting. Simply put, if you can’t prospect, what will you sell?

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The Pipeline

MARCH 5, 2019

How you think about your pipeline, will drive your approach to ensure it leads to your objectives, which by extension should dictate your actions. Many things have changed in sales, technology, means of evaluating, informed yet frustrated buyers, but some things have not changed in the least. By Tibor Shanto. Call me Tuesday.”.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 1, 2017

Telephone prospecting is hard, in fact so hard that most people spend a disproportionate amount of time and energy trying to avoid it. The net effect is the same, no engagement, no prospect. The problem for many would-be tele-prospectors is that they see the objection as being separate from the rest of the call.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 10, 2018

As a B2B sales rep, you already know objections are an unavoidable part of your job. Yet, as we explained in a recent blog post , there are many tips and tricks sales reps can use to bypass common objections during the sales cycle. Four Ways to Establish Value in the Face of Price Objections. Keep reading.

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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? While the B2B landscape may always be changing, lead generation will always be important.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2021

In sales the go to is often sports, and one can understand why. You all know that my tag line is execution, everything else is just talk, but the execution needs to lead to value for all involved. With nearly half of B2B reps missing quota , it follows that they are failing to deliver value to their prospects. By Tibor Shanto.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

I began debunking sales articles when the first ones predicting the death of selling appeared circa 2008. Later, articles predicting the end of selling became both more prolific and more specific including the certain death of: Solution Selling Cold Calling Consultative Selling Sales Process SPIN Selling and more. They average only 1.5

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

So you’ve got yourself a list of new leads to turn into possible customers. Daily, sales reps (mostly SDRs) face the daunting task of turning cold calls into warm calls. Sales reps look to increase conversion rates by upping their cold call game. Be upfront and transparent with your prospects. Reason for Calling.

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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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LeadFuze

JULY 25, 2021

9 Overcoming Sales Objections Strategies for Getting Your New Product Launch Marketing Plan on Track. Getting leads to respond to your emails or talk to you on the phone is difficult. Even when they do, overcoming sales objections needs to be your next goal. Sales is getting past common roadblocks of leads.

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The Sales Hunter

MARCH 31, 2012

Where are you getting your prospecting sales leads? Too many salespeople seem to believe in simply getting as many leads as possible. I will then contend the focus needs to be on the quality of the prospecting sales leads, rather than on the quantity. Your objective involves two things.

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The Pipeline

JULY 17, 2017

You gotta love it, all the fantasy, all the pomp, and of course, all the dram, just like sales. In these dramas, you inevitably run through the usual clichés, (just like sales), one of them being the usual set of actions by one attorney leading to an objection by the other, at least one for every five minutes of courtroom sequence.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Ask any sales leader what they want, and you’ll get an answer along these lines. You can’t tell a sales rep to “increase sales” and expect them to know what to do. A good place to start is to set the right sales objectives. We’ll also look at examples of sales objectives that you can set for your sales team.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 20, 2018

Types of Objections. When we talk about objection handling in sales, it is often focused on the later stages of the buying cycle, usually during negotiations. We focus on pricing and timing issues -- the types of objections that prevent a deal from closing. Prospecting is hard. The Top 7 Prospecting Objections.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 1, 2020

A company I’ve been working with for over a year now gets a portion of their leads via inbound email requests for information on their services. Another company recently reached out to me wondering if there is a best practice approach for handling inbound leads. But we all know this isn’t necessarily true is it?

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 30, 2019

Ask salespeople what their number one issue is and you’ll probably hear, “getting good prospects.” Here’s a simple fact: you can’t close a sale until you have someone to sell to. So what does it take to successfully prospect? Have a dedicated time on your calendar to prospect. Don’t allow interruptions!

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Steven Rosen and Colleen Stanley discuss the strategy of simultaneously setting learning and sales goals. They explore the intricate relationship between continuous learning and improving skills for sales leaders, stressing the need for a balance. In this article, we’ll look at the connection between sales and learning goals.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 14, 2024

You know how it is: You’ll be minding your own business and then suddenly you’ll hear things like: “These leads suck.” “I This might include: “Everyone has these leads, and I’ve written business from them. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! I can’t make any real money here.” “I

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The Pipeline

JULY 29, 2020

Voicemail is a great example in sales, there are as many opinions as there are pundits. It’s about voicemail for buyers vs. voicemail with prospects. And all this will serve you well as a salesperson once you are engaged and selling to a prospect. Base assumption: You need to speak with the prospect to initiate a cycle.

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