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How to Turn Networking Into Prospecting

The Sales Hunter

If you’ve been following me for a long time, you know that I don’t consider networking the same as prospecting. Too many people go to a networking event but call it prospecting simply to avoid prospecting. The issue I have is that networking by nature operates on a different timetable than prospecting.

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Sales prospecting made easier

Sales 2.0

This post describes a framework that I have found over the last two decades can really change the math on prospecting. Before you can go setting up meetings, you need to figure out who you need to meet. You are trying to get meetings with people, so we need to think about who these people are. Your prospect decides to do?

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Build a prospecting team

Sales 2.0

The biggest challenge facing most sales people and small business owners is getting meetings with prospective clients. Cold prospecting techniques get harder-and-harder every day. Maybe you are system administration firm but your prospect currently needs a new lawyer. Cold prospecting gets harder every day.

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Maximizing Referrals: Strategies for Turning Your Network Into a Powerful Revenue Generator

No More Cold Calling

It’s interesting how you meet people, and when you sell by referral, you meet a lot of interesting people. But prospects become clients much faster when you’ve been referred and have commitment from the leader than when you generate leads by bugging strangers (read: cold calling ). This was going a little above the speed limit.

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Why Networking is Not Prospecting

The Sales Hunter

People love to tell me how they don’t need to prospect , because they already network, and that’s enough, in their opinion. We all network to one degree or another. I meet a lot of people who I think the world of and with whom I enjoy spending time. I consider these people part of my network.

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How to Make Real Connections in the Era of Virtual Sales Meetings

No More Cold Calling

If you have a big-deal prospect or client, you’d better jump on a plane, catch a train, or take a road trip as soon as possible. I wrote that in 2013, back when virtual sales meetings weren’t the only option. The Problem with Virtual Sales Meetings. They say virtual sales meetings are just not the same, and that’s the truth.

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How to Network During the Holidays: 8 Tips for Business Networking Success

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With an abundance of parties and events, the holiday season can seem like a great time for networking. It’s not always easy, though, to know how to network without seeming to be too focused on the work part of networking. Here are 8 tips to help you figure out how to network in the holiday season.