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. This blog post will discuss the most common sales objections and provide actionable tips on how to combat them.

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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. Ask questions.

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Pointclear

JUNE 4, 2018

There's another win-win value proposition that applies to outsourced tele-prospecting: “Costs Less. Outsourcing inside sales really does save you money while at the same time providing you the leads and revenue you need to be successful. The fact is, insourcing tele-prospecting is harder, and more expensive, than most imagine.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 10, 2024

In the competitive landscape of B2B sales, effectively qualifying prospects is paramount. This makes qualification essential to drive revenue growth, optimize resource allocation, and foster long-term customer relationships. There, we looked at key indicators to assess before passing prospects to sales.

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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. How to Prospect: Step by Step.

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The Pipeline

MAY 25, 2012

But assuming you are looking for revenue, growth and success, the above is not the strategy for you, you are much better off dealing with or managing buyer objections as they come up. Once you accept that objections are not the enemy but an opportunity to leverage and expand on a point or a line of discussion. Tibor Shanto.

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Zoominfo

JULY 5, 2022

This makes routing marketing leads to your sales team a critical step for driving revenue growth. A modern routing strategy that’s built for revenue growth includes three main elements: Integrated account-based selling tools The ability to route any object (e.g. The higher the possibility, the higher the lead score.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Modern revenue enablement bridges the gap between buyer expectations and sales capabilities. Enter the concept of modern revenue enablement — a strategy that doesn’t just aim to bridge the gap between buyer expectations and seller capabilities but seeks to create a seamless, integrated experience that benefits all parties involved.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

If you’re dealing with a sales objection… congratulations! We should relish objections,” says Steve Bryerton , ZoomInfo’s Vice President of Sales. When sales prospects offer objections, it means they’re taking you seriously. What Does a Sales Objection Look Like? That’s exactly where you want to be. “We

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

And when that sense of company and sales culture is lost, you can expect more problems in the future: Reps fail to be as enthusiastic with customers and prospects, leading to longer sales cycles and below-average close rates. An unhealthy sales culture can cost you talent, sales, revenue and growth.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Over the years, many organizations have invested in a new selling methodology that has evolved the sales approach from strategic selling to "challenging" prospects. Business strategies aren’t one-size-fits-all — not every prospect has the same one. Is your prospect's goal to increase revenue? Increase profit?

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 30, 2022

A good place to start is to set the right sales objectives. In this article, we’ll explain what sales objectives are and why they’re critical to business growth. We’ll also look at examples of sales objectives that you can set for your sales team. What is a sales objective? How to set sales objectives. Measurable.

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LinkedFusion

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In short, an SDR is responsible for making thorough business planning to meet set objectives and criteria. using networking to find new sales prospects and converting them into long-term partnerships. Good SDRs are able to modify their strategy to sell product and services depending on the prospect. When should you Hire an SDR?

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Allego

AUGUST 2, 2023

How to Leverage AI to Optimize Sales & Drive Increased Revenue. The transition from sales enablement to revenue enablement has been a long time coming and marks another evolutionary milestone in how organizations approach revenue growth. This is where revenue enablement enters the stage.

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SalesProInsider

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The Fight or Flight instinct rears its ugly head in our sales conversations when we hear objections or experience perceived rejection. How Objections Can Trigger the Fight or Flight Instinct. You have a meeting with a prospective client, and you think it’s going great. The post Objections or Opportunities?

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 2, 2018

Common Sales Objections. Every prospect you speak to has sales objections, or reasons they’re hesitant to buy your product. Why are sales objections unavoidable? To be successful, reps must learn how to both discover and resolve these objections. What Is Objection Handling? It's too expensive.".

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2021

With nearly half of B2B reps missing quota , it follows that they are failing to deliver value to their prospects. In fact, I recommend you share the definition with your prospects as a means of creating a clear path forward. The challenge for many sellers is defining Objectives. You can visualize it this way: Share Your Value.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 1, 2019

A team without sales objectives is like a ship without a sail. Set your sales team up for success by developing sales objectives. They provide a direction for the sale department to reach goals like closing more deals, increasing revenue, retaining customers, and cross-selling. So, what are sales objectives? Cycle time.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

In general, automation can dramatically increase the efficiency of a sales team by automating phone and email outreach, activity management, and ultimately increasing conversions and revenue. Automation is perfectly suited to handle these tasks which in turn, increase sales and revenue. The Rise of Sales Automation.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 24, 2012

In the first two installments we looked at the anatomy of the typical objection to a prospecting call, that is being an Interruption , and the Conditioned Response to Interruptions. I also told you how 80% of the time you will get one of five common objections: Status Quo. Lack Of Interest. Bad Experience. Four step process: A.

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Chorus.ai

APRIL 11, 2022

Today, Sutton is the vice president of revenue operations at ZoomInfo. I used to do Rubik’s Cube competitively,” Sutton recently told the Revenue Innovators podcast. “I What is Revenue Operations? For example, does sales have the pipeline it needs to deliver on revenue goals for the quarter? Request a demo.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 19, 2021

Although increased revenue is the ultimate objective, you can’t forget the end goals for landing page strategies are increasing traffic and conversion. Keep in mind that potential prospects may already be interested in your competitors — and your current customers could jump ship. What Makes a Good Landing Page?

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Specifically, how we use positive data in prospecting and Discovery, in this case the latter. Most use data/stats as an object to be thrown, with the hope the prospect becomes sufficiently impressed to move forward. Data is great, but it is best when used to open structure discussion where the prospect learns in the process.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 12, 2023

With proper sales activity management, you can influence sales objectives and business results. Reasons to Be Tracking Sales Activity 3 Steps to Implementing Sales Activity Management Top 10 Sales Tracking Software Reasons to Track Sales Activity Increased Revenue Sales activity management can help your team increase revenue.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 22, 2018

This article will take the same approach and use the same data from Objective Management Group's (OMG) evaluations of 1.8 million salespeople to look at salespeople who are uncomfortable having a financial conversation with their prospects and customers. The latest data reveals that 60% of all salespeople have this weakness!

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Salesmate

MAY 22, 2020

You’ll hardly meet a sales rep who has never faced the “price objection”. Almost all sales professionals have faced this objection in their sales career. It’s all about how you persuade your potential prospects. Price objection is like a poison that can kill your sales. Examples to handle the price objection in sales?

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Revegy

JANUARY 8, 2021

When projecting 2021 revenue growth, you need to ensure your sales team’s forecast is accurate to ensure the company is budgeting properly. At its most basic level, forecasting is predicting the revenue your organization will earn over a quarter/period/year. No pressure, right? What is forecasting? Use historical data.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

AUGUST 10, 2016

Here’s the thing: Cold-calling prospects gets a bad rap. Today, buzzwords like “social selling” drown out the importance of actually calling prospects. Before the call, establish a couple of talking points centered around the prospect. Sounding confident while talking to prospects is of the utmost importance.

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Nutshell

MARCH 5, 2021

No salesperson should ever be afraid of objections. Savvy salespeople know that a large chunk of their prospects won’t ever become paid customers. But by the time a prospect says “I have no budget,” top salespeople know what to do. Neutralize the objection. Raise the objection before the prospect does.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 25, 2022

Your revenue organization works in the same way. Every part of your revenue engine serves a specific purpose, but each part supports the whole. In this post, we’ll break down the different parts of your revenue engine and discuss metrics you can use to build sales performance dashboards for each role. Objective metrics.

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Keith Rosen

APRIL 15, 2020

Here are eight paradoxes that will widen your peripheral view around how the top sales gurus think around selling, cold calling and prospecting for new business to win more sales in a volatile, uncertain marketplace. The Eight Paradoxes of Prospecting. There’s always more than one perception. Beliefs precede experience.

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

And the crazy thing is that sales reps actually buy into that objection! I’ve even begun hearing sales teams jump on the “Oh, things are terrible, the world is coming to an end…” objection and actually agreeing with their prospects! Some of our clients have even closed down their offices, and let people go – oh, it’s terrible!”

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 16, 2014

For starters, asking someone to “join your network” on LinkedIn is just about the worst way to introduce yourself to a prospect or potential business partner. 5 Ways LinkedIn Can Drive New Revenue–Without Selling! 5 Ways LinkedIn Can Drive New Revenue–Without Selling! Clicking the connect button is their passion.

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Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 29, 2023

The truth about salespeople who are reluctant to prospect boils down to two things: First, they are reluctant to prospect because past attempts resulted in failure. Second, they don’t know what to say to prospects. Prospecting reluctance can be the silent killer of sales careers.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

One question I am asked regularly is what is the best time to prospect, be that of day, time of week, etc. Many sales pundits will insist that you should prospect first thing in the day, giving a bounce to your day, allowing you to spend the rest of it selling. Think of it as a “double double” of prospecting.

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Balancing sales goals and learning goals requires a focus on skill mastery and progression, ensuring that reps have the necessary skills before moving on to the next objective. For each leading indicator, like prospecting activities, sales leaders should pinpoint the specific training or coaching required to master that skill.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 2, 2023

As you speak with your clients and prospects this week, realize that they are all feeling the same stress as well. If they need a little help here, I use layering questions like: “And what was your revenue like last year?” The point is to ask questions and LISTEN to your prospect’s needs. Qualifying prospects.

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