The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

From the time of the first salesperson, sales leaders have been trying to figure out how to get their teams to prospect. In a recent survey, 42% of sales and corporate leaders identified prospecting as a skills gap in their organizations. How do sales leaders create and balance the core element of a fine-tunes prospecting machine?

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 10, 2024

But, do you ever ask yourself, “How can pipeline meetings be a coaching opportunity?” Let’s start with an analogy: You wouldn’t expect a rookie with no training to pick up a bat in a major league baseball game and knock it out of the park on his first try. As a sales manager, I’m sure you have pipeline meetings often.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 23, 2019

Environmentally friendly prospecting is about understanding and leveraging your mutual settings and events. Starting right in prospecting, of course, means putting the buyer at the centre of every action. I have trained some large transport companies, have a good feel for the business, opportunities and challenges.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

On Monday, I posted about understanding and knowing the very next thing that needs to happen if a specific opportunity is to move forward to becoming a client. What’s scary right off the top, is that there are multiple definitions of what is a “best” or a good prospect. They are the furthest down the pipe”. “I

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 10, 2024

In the competitive landscape of B2B sales, effectively qualifying prospects is paramount. There, we looked at key indicators to assess before passing prospects to sales. Now, we’ll go further and explore strategies and best practices for improving prospect qualification. And, if so, is the prospect worth your time and effort?

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Mindtickle

APRIL 23, 2024

Even the most seasoned sales reps need proper training to be effective sales managers. When it comes to sales management training, you may have questions like: What is it? Read on as we answer these and other key questions about the role of sales management training in driving sales excellence. What is sales management training?

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The Sales Hunter

MARCH 24, 2019

View every problem as an opportunity. You have an opportunity to demonstrate leadership. Mark Hunter is the author of High-Profit Prospecting: Powerful Strategies to Find the Best Leads and Drive Breakthrough Sales Results. Instead of looking at what has gone wrong, focus your thinking on the solution. Sales Motivation Blog.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 18, 2024

Despite videoconferencing and virtual selling, the telephone remains essential for connecting with clients and, especially, prospects. But sellers must do more to create engagement, such as: Layer in benefits Keep it conversational Adapt to the customer On calls, leverage opportunity. Since then, teleselling has been a staple of sales.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 21, 2022

Attract The Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Qualify Opportunities Methodically? Most sales professionals do not want to waste time, so they fail to qualify opportunities methodically. However, reflecting upon the person or the company behind the opportunity can bring a new dimension to the proposal. Photo by Mary1826 Via Pixabay.

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MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 14, 2020

We often put the emphasis on what we have to offer and hope that the quality of our products will convince the prospect to see us. They only consider their increase in performance or improved productivity or higher profit opportunities (or something similar). Does your team need extra training in appointment creation?

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SalesProInsider

AUGUST 18, 2023

The two words you should never say or ask when a prospective client shares a concern, an objection, or an unfavorable decision. A prospective client lets you know that they’re just not sure whether they have the time available to commit to doing their part in implementing working with you. Pause again.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 22, 2019

People will tell you that the number one reason sellers do not like to prospect, specifically telephone prospecting, is rejection. What if every time they responded you see it as a question, an opportunity to educate? I don’t know why sellers are surprised that prospects don’t like to be interrupted, do you?

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Keith Rosen

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Asking these questions keep your costly assumptions about each prospect at bay so you are making decisions based on the facts rather than fiction. Most importantly, these questions help get in your prospect’s head to determine if they understand your value proposition, key differentiators, and the likelihood of hiring you.

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Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 17, 2021

If we don’t fully understand the reason for a prospect's statement, the purpose of their question, or dig deeper to find the real problem, we will waste time and miss opportunities.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Are you grappling with the challenge of finding the right prospects for your business? In this insightful blog post, we will delve into the world of prospecting, account selection, and the transformative impact of data-driven strategies. To truly capitalize on the insights gained, businesses must invest in training and enablement.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

This makes B2B sales training more important than ever. A well-designed program, paired with a robust training software , will empower your sales reps with the knowledge they need to deliver value and close more deals. What Is B2B Sales Training? Each stage requires specific selling skills to satisfy prospect needs.

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Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 15, 2022

“We don’t have problems, we have opportunities.” But before a problem can become an opportunity, you’ll need to find or create a solution to the problem. If you’re unable to follow through on that notion, you’re not going to end up with an opportunity, but with a problem. Skills are also measured by performance.

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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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Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Photo by GDJ Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: How to Simplify the Appointment Process for Prospective Clients Successful selling requires a meeting of the minds between the buyer and the seller. Numerous platforms empower prospective clients to choose meeting times based on their availability.

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SalesProInsider

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

We looked forward to hiking, seeing cool geysers, and were hopeful we’d have the opportunity to see a real grizzly bear in the wild. You have a meeting with a prospective client, and you think it’s going great. Last summer I visited Yellowstone National Park with my family. How Objections Can Trigger the Fight or Flight Instinct.

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Allego

JULY 20, 2022

A sales rep schedules a meeting with a prospect, but then they receive a request to attend a training session for the exact same time. Sales training is critical. The best solution: Implement a sales training program that allows for both. The best solution: Implement a sales training program that allows for both.

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The Sales Heretic

MARCH 12, 2019

How would you like a prospecting opportunity that’s not only free, but includes a meal in the bargain? They’re occurring all around you, five days a week. Local service clubs (Lions, Rotary, Moose, Optimist, Kiwanis, Knights of Columbus, etc.) are constantly in need of speakers for their regular breakfast and lunch meetings.

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

How good are you at requalify existing accounts, or prospects you haven’t spoken with in a while? And that means that just because a prospect or client was in charge of a certain function last month or 6 months ago, it doesn’t mean they are in charge of it today. And why would you even want to do this? into requalifying.

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Score More Sales

JULY 11, 2013

It can take weeks or months for some in sales to truly qualify a sales opportunity. Take a moment to list out the questions you don’t have answers for with existing clients and also with your top prospective customers. Increase Opportunities. Get those answers. Expand Your Pipeline. Close More Deals.

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Highspot

MARCH 26, 2024

Whether you’re launching a new product, implementing new sales strategies, or upskilling your team, sales training and coaching will always be of utmost importance. However, traditional coaching and training methods tend to fall flat because they take a one-size fits all approach that doesn’t fit the needs of each individual rep.

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Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Years ago, while attending the Objective Management Group International Sales Conference, Dave Kurlan, president of OMG, talked about how to effectively manage opportunities through the pipeline. He made the analogy that prospects are like fruit and vegetables in the produce section of your local grocery – they are all perishable.

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The Digital Sales Institute

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Insights into taking a sales prospecting training course with recommendations on course content, topics and learning outcomes. The essence of any sales prospecting training course is for the salesperson to learn how to engage prospects for lead generation and how to extend their influence for future sales opportunities.

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Highspot

JANUARY 3, 2024

Read on to discover how reps can confidently approach each closing conversation with closing sales training that works. Closing is about finalizing a sale and creating a lasting relationship that can lead to more opportunities. Solution: To navigate stiff competition, build solid and personalized relationships with prospects.

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MTD Sales Training

APRIL 30, 2018

What strikes me as strange and rather puzzling is a piece of research I read this week that said less than 10% of salespeople actually follow up a prospect more than once after they have sent a proposal. Show the prospect that you are the right partner for their business. MTD Sales Training. What causes it? Lack of time?

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Smooth Sale

MAY 25, 2022

Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Improving Your Business Prospects One Step At A Time. Our collaborative blog provides insights for ‘Improving your business’ prospects one step at a time.’. Specifically, looking at how you can hope plus take action for improving your business’ prospects one step at a time. _.

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Apptivo

AUGUST 25, 2021

Salespeople follow up right from capturing a lead, converting it to sales qualified lead, moving it into pipeline opportunities, and improving the customer conversion rate. However, if you are new to this CRM sales industry, it could be quite challenging to gauge the difference between lead and opportunity. What is an opportunity?

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BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Reps need to know A LOT to be at their best in front of buyers, but has your sales training strategy kept up with the times? Many organizations’ sales training has grown stale by relying on old-school tactics, like on-site boot camps and long-winded presentations, causing information overload for new reps.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Was just reading yet another post with “market data” declaring prospecting the most difficult aspect of sales. Thousands of blog posts about both the difficulty and importance of prospecting have been published in the past 5-7 years. Or possibly our problems are that too many sales people just don’t want to prospect?

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The train is in the station. So while I say train… it’s not a one-off, it has many trips. Their playbook is not only focused on driving integration adoption among mutual partner customers, but also on building partner-sourced pipeline by targeting prospects who are customers of partners. The tracks are laid. All aboard!

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 29, 2022

Can Lead to Opportunities. No one strategy is guaranteed to work 100% of the time, but diplomatic responses to annoyances often lead to opportunities. Ongoing issues include: No familiarity with my work, yet they want to train me on how to improve. ” Learn more to train teams, and join the advocacy program.

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Sales Hacker Training

AUGUST 25, 2021

And volume was not the problem; we were reaching out to prospects left and right. Our system had over 5,000 different messages going out to prospects. We needed a way to simplify how our sales team reached out to prospects—and we found it with Sequences and Snippets. Our sales team was hitting a wall. I’m not blaming our SDRs.

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