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4 Ways to Make the Most of Virtual Sales Meetings

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Leeatt Rothschild Virtual sales meetings have become the norm as a result of COVID-19. However, many sales reps may find themselves unsure of how to best lead a meeting with prospects over video. Keep your video on during the meeting. Turn the meeting into a conversation.

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Bust the Myth You Can’t Read Prospects’ Minds

No More Cold Calling

When the market is on an upswing, our customers and prospects may be focused on a whole host of things. Salespeople score meetings with qualified prospects in one call. My new question to clients and prospects: “Are you in minimizing-risk mode, cost-savings mode, growth mode … or just ‘leave me alone’ mode?”.

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Sales Pipeline Dried Up? The #1 Way to Land Top Prospects Now

No More Cold Calling

What do businesses typically do when clients stop buying and the sales pipeline dries up? They cut advertising, travel, training, marketing, and discretionary expense line items. Many sales organizations freeze during an economic crisis. Referrals are your #1 way to build your sales pipeline. But it’s certainly possible.

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Being more remarkable in virtual sales meetings

Sales and Marketing Management

It left me wondering whether that sentiment rings true now that inside and outside sales reps are spending more time connecting with prospects and customers remotely versus face-to-face. based market-sizing study done by InsideSales.com found that, of the 5.7 It’s the next best thing to being there.”

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3 Secrets to Setting Sales Meetings with the C-Suite

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Mike Schultz, President, RAIN Group Breaking through and setting sales meetings with C-suite buyers is tough. They’re off-the-charts busy, bombarded with sales messages, and gatekeepers keep them well insulated. Yet, many sellers are successful in breaking through and setting initial sales meetings with the C-suite.

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Marketing KPIs are changing. Here’s why.

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Marketers have spent years making sure they get credit for the leads generated by their hardworking teams. But as B2B sales gets more competitive and complex, simply knowing who sourced a lead may no longer be good enough. Data from Forrester Research shows how rapidly marketing metrics are changing.

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Why your sales meeting sucks — and how enablement can fix it

Sales Hacker

One day you might have to explain to your children that companies once had sales meetings in person, in a room with the lights dimmed and something called a PowerPoint presentation. (If Now we all use Zoom for our meetings. And this is why your sales meetings suck. Why sales enablement matters. Not so fast.