Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Smarter Prospecting in Less Time For experienced sales professionals, using ZoomInfo for the first time often feels like discovering a secret; after spending years going door-to-door, suddenly having a world of information at your fingertips can be an invigorating experience. Meeting people face-to-face was a valuable experience.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Daily, sales reps (mostly SDRs) face the daunting task of turning cold calls into warm calls. Sales reps look to increase conversion rates by upping their cold call game. Along with actionable intelligence, guidelines for cold calls allow both sales managers and SDRs to tailor their sales processes.

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Sales Gravy

JANUARY 8, 2024

In the latest episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, we had the privilege of diving deep into the world of prospecting and sales with Kristin Andree from the Andree Group. This episode is a blend of practical advice, innovative techniques, and motivational insights that can transform your approach to sales and client relationships.

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Nutshell

MAY 15, 2023

For outbound sales teams, prospecting software is essential to finding new leads and nurturing them into customers. Sales prospecting tools for lead generation are critical for helping sales representatives find, qualify, and reach more prospects.

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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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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 12, 2023

Isn’t that a great analogy for what happens when you miss, or skip a crucial step in the sales process? Your prospects and customers use a similar process for choosing who to buy from. Criteria represents the specific requirements for them to choose you and three of those will always be connection related.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Your sales team doesn’t have time for efficiency blockers in a competitive, fast-paced market. Even if you’ve defined your ICP and created a targeted list of prospects, you may still find that your prospecting isn’t generating impactful results. Store data in a CRM so the sales team can review and update information regularly.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Because I wanted to focus on a specific question, I glossed over the question I am sure many had as I set out a scenario, specifically when we ask sellers: “Who is your best prospect?”. What I found that unless you get a uniform answer to that question, you can bet that they don’t even know what a prospect is.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The challenge with prospecting is that it takes place between two human beings, and as with anything human, subjectivity instantly and permanently plagues it. I recently read a piece presenting the case as to why prospecting should be automated. The author gave some valid arguments as to why elements of prospecting should be automated.

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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. We know prospecting is important, but we don’t do it on a regular basis.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 20, 2023

Last week, I wrote about how the criteria you use to choose your all-time favorite songs is essentially the same as the criteria your prospects use to choose between you and a competitor. Today, I am continuing the music analogy, but this time, as it relates to motivational tools.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Sales automation tools streamline repetitive tasks so you can focus on selling. What is Sales Automation? Today’s Sales professions spend just 34% of their time selling. With that shocking statistic, let’s review the benefits of sales automation. The Rise of Sales Automation. Salesforce.

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BuzzBoard

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The role of AI becomes critical, particularly in sales prospecting, where conducting efficient, extensive, and result-driven efforts are pivotal in executing a successful marketing campaign. AI boasts an unparalleled ability to enhance your sales prospecting process.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 18, 2022

With digital selling taking over traditional sales methodologies, there has never been a more exciting time to be in sales. Leveraging technology, social selling, and sales prospecting tools has ushered in a new era for anyone wishing to pursue a career as a sales rep. What is Sales Prospecting?

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Effective sales prospecting is a multistep process that requires systematic prospect discovery, qualification, and outreach. In this post, you’ll learn the 19 best sales prospecting tools to help you engage with your ideal prospects. What Is a Sales Prospecting Tool? Engage with your prospects.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2021

One proven way is to use analogies from different yet relatable practices. In sales the go to is often sports, and one can understand why. With nearly half of B2B reps missing quota , it follows that they are failing to deliver value to their prospects. By Tibor Shanto. The challenge for many sellers is defining Objectives.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 28, 2018

So instead of an epic baseball related article, you're going to read about trust and credibility. However, when salespeople lose credibility, the most likely scenario is for their prospects to buy from someone else and this happens much more often than you might think. That could explain a lot of lost sales, but why?

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 6, 2022

Sales reps run into trouble when they try to go into a call totally cold. Prospect research is a challenge that's every bit as frustrating as it is essential — so to help you out, we've put together a list of 18 of the best places to research buyers before sales conversations. Either way, that deal is probably going nowhere.

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The Pipeline

JULY 6, 2017

Many in sales look at summer as a time where they can slow down a bit, reflecting what they believe to be the pace of things around them. Every Thursday in July and August, the posts in the Pipeline will focus on a specific element in Proactive Prospecting. By Tibor Shanto – tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca . Objectives.

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Pipeliner

AUGUST 8, 2022

How to Personalize Your Prospecting. Automation has become a great tool in many regards, and technology has definitely been a huge factor and great resource in the sales world, but it can’t compensate for the human to human connection, especially when it comes to prospecting. What is personalized prospecting?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Scenario Prospect firmographics and technographics help you identify who’s a good fit for your solution — but intent data helps you target the right prospects at the right time. Intent data gives your sales teams a leg up on the competition through early visibility to developing opportunities.

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Apptivo

MAY 31, 2022

All About Customer Relations. What is customer relations? Who is responsible for customer relations in a company? Why is customer relations important? Customer relations vs Customer service. Steps to take to build lasting customer relations. 5 Tips to improve customer relations. Introduction.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 8, 2021

Sales methodologies like BANT — shorthand for budget, authority, need, timeframe — can help reps identify business opportunities at the outset of the sales process. However, when used at the wrong time and the wrong way — like checking off BANT criteria while talking to a prospect — reps lose ground qualifying prospective customers.

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Pipeline

MARCH 12, 2024

From making the first contact to nurturing a lead, sales prospecting is a delicate art. The method your sales reps use to contact the leads affects your bottom line and customer relationships significantly. After all, 43% of buyers think impression matters , and you get only one chance to make a memorable first sales impression.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 19, 2021

Landing pages have a vital, singular purpose — encouraging visitors to begin the sales cycle with a brand. And that content is a gateway to a possible sale. After users go through with a landing page, there should be a clear path to the end — an action that brings them into your sales funnel. They both need this engagement!

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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. The goal is to earn a returning and referring clientele, known as The Smooth Sale.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 21, 2022

It ended up being the wrong call, it was a prospecting call, “Dave, this is Chris from…… We missed you at Dreamforce and wanted to talk about how you can leverage our tool at your company.” ” I thought, He could have blown me off as a crackpot and gone on prospecting to the others on his list.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 8, 2023

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. Sales is, in large part, the art of establishing trust in a tight window. A prospect isn‘t going to invest in your offering just because you seem like a decent person who has their best interest in mind.

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eGrabber

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In the world of sales and marketing, prospecting lists are the backbone of any successful campaign. But what exactly is a prospecting list, and how can you build one that yields the best results? What is a Prospecting List? 50+ Ways to Build Prospecting Lists in no Time! It has become an integral part of B2B sales.

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Score More Sales

DECEMBER 22, 2014

What if you spent several hours working on a prospecting strategy for success – if in fact you really were reaching NO ONE now? Get your work done – be focused and create a successful vision for next year. ” Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide.

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The Pipeline

MAY 1, 2018

I find that focus, or maybe even micro-focus is an excellent mechanism for lasting change in how sales professionals execute. Today I’ll unpack three little, but interconnected things you can infuse your prospecting with, one at a time, to help you build a more robust pipeline. By Tibor Shanto.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 24, 2024

Have you hit a wall with a stalled sale? With some thoughtful effort, you can still make the sale happen. How To Identify A Stalled Sale It’s important that you can tell when a sale has stalled out. Sales Acceleration Group notes that reps often think a stalled sale is simply at a slow stage in the funnel.

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Salesmate

JANUARY 1, 2021

If you’re tired of constantly putting effort into prospecting without getting any desired results, you might want to stick around till the end of this blog for helpful sales email tips and tricks. Let’s say, for instance; you’re on the receiving end of prospecting emails. What makes a sales prospecting email effective?

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Anne Miller

OCTOBER 23, 2020

What can you do to get a rapid response from prospects? Check out LinkedIn and your internal company contacts to see who might know your prospect and request to be introduced to that person. Relate that to specific changes in your prospect’s industry and, then, why it is worth having a conversation with you. Thank you!

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. Before we dive in, let’s take a quick look at the most-prospected-to industries. For sellers, context is everything.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 25, 2020

We get so much about prospecting wrong. We contact other prospects, only to pitch our products and services, ending with, “Are you interested, can I invite you to a demo.” We inundate prospects with email after email, call after call, LinkedIn messages, texts, everything. We tend to treat prospecting as an event.

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