Sales 2.0

APRIL 14, 2017

Nine-times-out-of-ten the problem is the process you used for selling your product or solution. It is too early for you to write a proposal. It is too early for you to write a proposal. Prospects often ask for proposals when this is not the appropriate next step in the sales process.

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Proposal Consumer Follow-up Up-Sell 150

SalesProInsider

APRIL 28, 2023

Premature anything in our selling efforts is a BAD practice. Why Do Advisors Send Premature Proposals? Would you send us a proposal to review?” After final comments and confirmation of when the proposal will be sent, the conversation is over. After all, they said they WANTED the proposal, so they must be serious, right?

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Proposal Promotion Prospecting Sales Qualified Lead 62

Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Have Favorable Results Upon Delivering Proposals? Each time we present a proposal, it becomes an equal opportunity for hearing either a ‘Yes.’ ’ The worst possible approach for delivering proposals occurs among a small percentage. ’ or a ‘No.’

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Proposal Hiring Lead Rank Decision Maker 78

KO Advantage Group

JUNE 4, 2020

The proposal in the sales process is the last moment we get to bridge our relationships from prospects to clients. Why do so many people confuse this document with everything that a proposal shouldn't be, or send it through the worst possible way "I'll email you something". Here are the slides that go into the 6-slide proposal.

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Proposal Airlines Face-to-face Transportation 87

Sales 2.0

AUGUST 10, 2014

Do you believe proposals have magic powers? But throughout my career Ive observed sales people acting as if proposals do have magical powers. As soon as a buyer shows enough interest to allow us to create a proposal its like a genie has been uncorked from a bottle. You see a proposal is just a document.

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Proposal Call-back ACT Prospecting 268

Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 23, 2023

One of the areas of complex sales that I have seen soak up tons of time from entrepreneurs and senior salespeople over my years is writing proposals. And sad to say, not all these beautiful proposal documents ended up closing big deals. Now that we all have this new “intern” that can help with the proposal writing work.

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Proposal Social Media Media Decision Maker 221

Salesmate

MARCH 18, 2021

To ensure that your business keeps thriving, we bring you a product update that will put ease to your work and help you speed up the sales process. With Salesmate and PandaDoc integration, you can seamlessly create proposals and exchange documents. Now you can manage your document, quotes, proposals, contracts, etc.,

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Proposal Software Software CRM 88

LeadFuze

JULY 19, 2021

Love it or hate it, a sales proposal is a critical part of every successful deal. Although some salespeople consider it a waste of time, if done properly, it can not only help you close more deals but also enable you to explore up-sell opportunities and drive more revenues. Sure, you may know your sales proposal in and out.

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Proposal Closing Decision Maker Real Estate 98

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 9, 2018

You've started a new business and you're building up your customer base. A business proposal can bridge the gap between you and potential clients. There are two types of business proposals: solicited and unsolicited. Solicited business proposals are requested by a prospective client. How to Write a Proposal.

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Proposal Examples How To Exact 142

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 19, 2019

You’ve just wrapped up a call with a prospective consulting client. If you’ve found your way to this blog post, it’s safe to assume you now need to develop a consulting proposal for this client — and you need help doing so. Many prospective clients request proposals before officially signing on the dotted line. Congratulations!

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Proposal How To Face-to-face Follow-up 102

Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 10, 2013

They used to show up, take five minutes to present their product and then the prospect would ask for samples. Client #2 was concerned because their most important metric was proposals and the number of proposals are down from the same period last year. I also asked for the latest conversion ratio for proposals to sold.

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Proposal Sales Qualified Lead Conversion Up-Sell 224

Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 16, 2023

I was watching a crew install a walkway made up of very large stepping stones. However, presenting is not selling, you’ll frequently come up empty, and other than feeling good from conducting a presentation, you’ll have nothing to leverage. Worse, the thing that occurs post presentation is almost always a proposal.

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Sales Process Decision Maker Proposal Follow-up 227

Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 25, 2021

New technology like AI may help in better prospect identification and referral selling approaches that leverage social networks have been shown to increase conversion rates. The problem of missing decisionmakers most often shows up when companies submit a proposal and never hear anything back. Sales time sucks.

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Territories Compensation Scale Decision Maker 396

Increase Sales

JANUARY 5, 2013

Being valuable to my clients and colleagues affords me the opportunity to review many sales proposals. What are the results you, as the seller, will deliver if your ideal customer agrees to buy your solution as advanced through your sales proposal. Sales Training Coaching Tip: I personally do not write sales proposals.

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Proposal Small Business Small Business Infusion 174

LeadFuze

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Many people don†t like proposals because they are a pain, and many think it is too much of an unknown. We send out a proposal, and the prospect never responds back. Why your prospect hates your sales proposal process. Your proposal can†t be as gripping as a Stephen King novel, but it doesn’t have to.

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Proposal Prospecting Hiring Vendor 52

Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

In my new book: Power Phone Scripts: 500 Word-For-Word Questions, Phrases, and Conversations to Open and Close More Sales , I teach you exactly what to say in the hundreds of selling situations you get into, including this competitor situation. Option #4: “What don’t you see with our proposal that you see in others?”.

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Proposal Competition How To Insurance 124

Bernadette McClelland

MAY 22, 2022

When I was a sales rep in Corporate Australia, it was quite common to receive multi 5-figure commissions for selling certain solutions – and most often selling those deals involved a series of detailed stages: Your normal sales discovery calls. Proposal iterations and. And isn’t that what selling is really about?

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Energy Commission Up-Sell Conference 448

The Pipeline

JANUARY 26, 2015

Not only is standing up healthy, especially for a profession that spends a lot of time on its ass, but there are some specific ways why selling on your feet will help you sell better. Better to get a headset, ditch the chair and stand up, walk around, use your hands, and speak as though the person was in the room with you.

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Up-Sell Proposal ACT Meeting 120

Cincom Smart Selling

JUNE 15, 2017

Are you prepared to deliver a sales proposal? Many years ago, I was sitting in on a sales training session for new hires who were learning the selling method my then employer used. The rep is thoroughly confused at that point and informs the customer that steps five and six must be completed before a sales proposal could be presented.

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Proposal Hiring Collateral Vendor 69

Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 31, 2023

Rarely, if ever, have I received a follow up call from anyone selling me anything. Last fall, my wife received a six-figure proposal to replace all of the windows and doors at our home. The proposal expired at the end of February but the sales rep never followed up. ” or are you “Ready to move forward?”

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Follow-up Proposal Intent Groups 156

The Pipeline

JULY 7, 2020

The reasons for this are varied, but you can point to managers’ inability to “sell the plan” to their teams. I have heard all the arguments about paying for outcomes and such, but they do not add up. An approved proposal, $10 more. There is an immediate opportunity to get a reward for the right demo or proposal.

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Incentives Incentive Commission Sales Qualified Lead 430

Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 9, 2020

By doing so you will (a) sell more, (b) get a bigger commission check, and (c) be less stressed. If you’ve bought into any of this “social selling” stuff then you are probably thinking “that sounds like a lot of work, posting content, curating content, maybe even creating some content. Not a bad combo. Flat world. Train Your team.

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Account Scale Social Media Small Business 385

Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Those salespeople aren’t aware that they suck and they don’t believe that they suck because they don’t know what great selling looks like, sounds like, or feels like. None of that makes them very good at selling, but those scenarios would certainly contribute to ongoing, recurring account revenue.

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Outsourcing Services Territories Proposal Sales Methodology 193

Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 27, 2024

You probably have the same stories showing up in your news feed as me. Wouldn’t it be cool if, instead of the news that currently appears in your feed, or the sports analysis you just heard, you could read the news of your last few days of selling, or hear the play-by-play analysis of your sales call from earlier today?

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Sports Analysis Outbound Examples 182

SalesFuel

MARCH 26, 2024

They achieve this goal by maintaining a high win rate on their proposals. In addition, consultative selling skills stand out when top performers engage with prospects. Armed with that information, they put together effective proposals. These proposals show the prospect how the solution will address the core business problem.

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Training Hiring How To Proposal 116

Sales Evangelist

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Business Proposal Trends in 2019 What are some of the business proposal trends in 2019 that you’ve used and that have worked for your industry? They started building CRMs for different companies and have now invested full time into improving their proposal tool known as Better Proposals. That is not convenient for him.

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Proposal Trends Software Software 40

Sales 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2022

David has a whole section of questions you can ask but he also points out that these questions may be familiar to many salespeople because they are structured in a similar way to Neil Rackham’s classic SPIN Selling methodology. Most salespeople are fairly skilled at this, at least if they have picked up some form of “solution selling”.

Sales Management 195

Sales Management Face-to-face Promotion Proposal 195

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 30, 2020

Are their proposals value based? By probing and actively listening you learn what the other side wants to achieve, what they fear, and what they most value, prior to making your proposal. . As the sales reps’ customer base starts to grow, they soon discover they can’t keep up with the “Yes, I can do that” commitments.

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Negotiation Margin Proposal Maximizer 279

Customer Centric Selling

JULY 22, 2014

Sales Tips: 10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Submitting That Proposal. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. My observation is that a high percentage of proposals are provided too soon. Many sellers view proposals as being steps toward getting orders.

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Proposal Buyer Up-Sell Training 76

MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

However, when you presented your proposal it seems as though everything became silent, time began to slow down and tension filled the air as you anxiously waited for the prospect’s decision. This question is simple and helps the prospect understand that what you have just proposed is, at worst, reasonable. Happy selling!

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Closing Proposal Negotiation Benefit 300

Sales 2.0

MAY 6, 2020

We can up our game. Onboarding : Do your new reps ramp up quickly? Proposals : Do your sales people and support team spend hours developing proposals that don’t close? Do you manage the development of proposals as a joint process with your prospect, leading to a high close rate? Is the data up-to-date?

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Hiring Proposal Sales Qualified Lead System 269

Sales 2.0

MARCH 12, 2020

Big events are happening so quickly it’s hard to keep up. The global crisis is taking up everyone’s mindshare. It’s time for business owners and sales leaders to take action to make sure you can sell effectively if we enter a downtown. Don’t be surprised if more of your proposals go to “Neverland”. Is this all unfair?

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Top of Funnel Pipeline Follow-up Proposal 378

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 14, 2023

Salespeople frequently undermine their chance of winning sales when they allow value leaks — instances where your email, proposal, word choice, presentation, or body language diminishes the perceived value of your solution — to creep into their sales processes. You're too nervous or eager when following up.

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Closing Proposal Negotiation Discount 123

Increase Sales

MAY 20, 2013

A complete stranger runs up to you, shoves his or her business card into your hand, mutters something about “if you need prices” and then scurries off to the next unsuspecting victim. You are now another small business casualty of the pitch price selling behavior.

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Proposal Networking Small Business Small Business 137

Engage Selling

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Stamping the word “DRAFT” on your next proposal with a new client will provide you with this valuable opportunity. Stamping the word “DRAFT” on your next proposal with a new client will provide you with this valuable opportunity. Trust me, sounds crazy but it works! Trust me, sounds crazy but it works!

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Proposal Sales Coaching System Pipeline 48

PandaDoc

APRIL 8, 2024

Their cross-functional expertise enables them to create proposals tailored to customers’ needs. A deal desk identifies upsell and cross-sell opportunities for existing customers by analyzing past deals and current contracts, and tracking renewal dates. Try now Automating communication and negotiation using digital tools.

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Strategy Decision Maker Proposal How To 52