Closer's Coffee

MAY 20, 2019

For Parts 1-3 of the Essential Selling Skills Bootcamp, click here. Telephone Prospecting. The Five Steps of Telephone Prospecting. Social Prospecting. Best Sales Prospecting Tools. The Reality of Telephone prospecting. The Five Steps of Telephone Prospecting. Social Prospecting.

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The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 13, 2017

When you know a prospect or customer has been on vacation because of their “out-of-office” message, plan to call them a few days after they return. And you’ll build your sales motivation and prospecting skills as well. Check […].

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A Sales Guy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Sales is suffering from 9 brutal ills: Number 5 in this 9 part series. Not enough salespeople understand the game/rules of sales. Too much reliance on selling tools. Little respect for prospects and buyers time. Little respect for prospects and buyers time. That was selling in 1996. Lack of Coaching.

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SalesFuel

MARCH 26, 2024

Most sales managers would like to do that. But since they can’t, the next best thing may be to reengineer your sales training program. How to Reengineer Your Sales Training Program Before you begin to adjust the details of your sales training initiatives, take time to study your rain makers. Credibility is key to buyers.

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Sales 2.0

MAY 29, 2020

In the sales domain, this big change has accelerated the trend to digital selling. As sales forces have been sent home and told their clients won’t meet them with them in-person, they have had to use new digital tools just to keep doing their job. Prospecting. There are some great digital listening tools out there.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

In the face of all this, for the most part we are training our sales people in the same skills I learned many decades ago, and my predecessors learned decades before that. Even concepts of insight based selling are repackaging of consultative, solution, customer focused selling programs of the 60s, 70s, 90s.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Earlier this week I received an unsolicited email from the founder of a company who introduced himself and asked me to try his new tool for speakers. By itself, this was not unusual because I receive 20-25 unsolicited emails per day.

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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. 5 Business Insights That Take Sales Conversations to the Next Level 1. Is your prospect's goal to increase revenue? Increase profit?

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2020

I used to think it was just sales newbies who struggled with referral reluctance. I wondered about those in non-traditional sales roles like customer success, CPAs, attorneys, architects, engineers, and consultants—who are now being asked to sell. Sales Leadership Is Missing It Big (and Here’s the Proof).

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 23, 2015

We’ve reached #10 in my list of reasons most prospecting plans fail. Sadly, too many salespeople fail to realize that the telephone is still a great prospecting tool. It doesn’t matter how much anyone says otherwise, I’m still a firm believer the telephone is an amazing prospecting tool.

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

So, if you’re winging it, ad-libbing your way through your sales career, then I know you’re struggling—and I know you’re not making your revenue goals…. And that means more money, more sales, more confidence, more success, etc. If it’s not perfect selling skills, then help them upgrade those skills today!

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 2, 2023

Most companies are under immediate pressure already to begin accomplishing their new goals and sales targets. As you speak with your clients and prospects this week, realize that they are all feeling the same stress as well. Or I ask a good assumptive question like: “How much of a budget do you have per quarter for sales training?”

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The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Voicemail is a tool you can use in prospecting. Here are 10 Tips for Leaving a Good Prospecting Voicemail: 1. Here’s a sample of a message I might leave someone: Hi Ron, this is Mark Hunter, The Sales Hunter. Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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Braveheart Sales

OCTOBER 19, 2018

It said the mere act of following a repeatable sales process helps salespeople close 15% more business. I wish I knew where the information came from, but since I couldn’t verify it directly from the source, I went searching for data myself that might support the use of a sales process. A Sales Process Defined.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 21, 2022

Why not use them to upgrade your team’s selling skills so they can hit the third and fourth quarter hard? Check out our best inside sales training available on the Internet: On-Demand Training! And until you find out what’s really holding your prospect back, you’ll just go around and around in circles. Life in office.

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The Sales Hunter

JUNE 26, 2015

There are 10 Reasons Most Prospecting Plans Don’t Work. Today I’m giving further explanation on reason #5: Relying on email as your primary tool to prospect.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 20, 2021

Here’s a mistake I hear over and over again when listening to sales reps pitching or presenting their services over the phone: when they hear a possible objection or something negative from their prospect, they go into pitch mode. Here’s the thing: the average closing rate is two or three deals out of ten prospects pitched.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Your success in prospecting is not going to be based solely on the app or hack you buy or download and spend too many hours learning how to use. Your success is going to be based on the conversations you have with prospects. It’s time to quit thinking one more tool is going to bring […].

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. phone sales tips.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The only way your sales reps can meet their quotas and close deals is if they have enough prospects in their pipeline. So how can you prospect more effectively? How can you ensure that you’re targeting and focusing on the right prospects? With a proven sales prospecting process. What is sales prospecting?

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Gong.io

APRIL 2, 2021

Sales prospecting is dead. Sales prospecting is an essential part of your process. . That’s why I stole these 10 sales prospecting techniques from the best-of-the-best sales pros. That’s why I stole these 10 sales prospecting techniques from the best-of-the-best sales pros.

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Contact Monkey

OCTOBER 17, 2018

If you’re a business owner, you know how imperative it is to get the most out of your sales team in order to maximize key business results. This is especially pertinent today as the sales process has become much more challenging , evolving with the needs of buyers over the years. . contact-form-7]. 1) Focus on Providing Value.

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The Sales Hunter

MAY 28, 2015

I am making good on my promise that I would unpack in detail the 5 Ways Can Work for Prospecting. Today we’ll look at the first thing to remember: #1: Voicemail works when used as ONE of your prospecting tools, rather than the only one. When voicemail is combined with emails and even postal […].

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The Sales Hunter

JUNE 26, 2012

Here’s my list of what I say are the 6 secrets you need to master if you’re going to become a sales prospecting expert: 1. The most important trait I believe you have to have to be a success in sales prospecting is confidence in yourself and your process. ” Sales Motivation Blog. Confidence.

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SBI

MARCH 19, 2013

So it’s not surprising that each time I talk with my friends on the sales training front, they tell me that the path to increasing sales is to improve selling skills. Of course, my retort is that you won’t increase sales if you don’t have the right tools to compete more efficiently and effectively.

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The Sales Developers

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Sales teams have everything needed for outbound prospecting activities. big databases, low cost researchers, in-house manual scraping) and tools that make sales activities more efficient than ever. There are more vendors in sales acceleration every day and ever expanding budgets fueled by venture capital and other forces.

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

JUNE 14, 2019

Wholesale distributors are feeling urgency to change their sales models, a joint MDM/RLI research study shows. Many distributors have a field sales culture in markets where inside sales models may make more sense. Most Critical Skill Gaps. Field Sales vs. Inside Sales. What This Means for Sales Managers.

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Lessonly

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Are you ready to get your head in the sales game and set your sales reps up for top success? Well, then it’s time to get on board with all the glory that sales readiness has to offer! Sales readiness is a well-crafted mix of rep assessment, sales management training, and coaching. These include skills like: .

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 6, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. FREE Resources.

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Allego

JANUARY 12, 2022

Scrolling through LinkedIn recently, I saw several sales leaders sharing their goals. One common theme: They want to empower their sales teams to succeed. Other sales leader resolutions I saw on social media: “Start giving reps objective coaching and feedback.”. Plus, we discovered customers like virtual sales.

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The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 22, 2013

Email is neither the primary way to make sales nor the best way. Treat email as one of the tools you have to communicate with a prospect/customer. Too many salespeople think they can use email exclusively to generate sales. Don’t use it as a data dump that winds up doing nothing but turning off the prospect.

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Vengreso

JUNE 12, 2023

There are many misconceptions about modern selling. Some sales leaders immediately disregard the principles, claiming it is just another buzzword. Others are caught in the constant grind of achieving quota and cannot fathom trying to implement a new sales plan. Prospects do not want to be sold to.

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

The “Out of Office” auto reply feature can be a great tool to capitalize on sales opportunities. Think about it… your customer or prospect emails you. Check out the below video to see how this works: Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” ” Sales Motivation Blog. .

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 12, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Sales Articles. Selling a Price Increase. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Sales Call Best Practices. Networking.

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LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

Social selling is a term that has been hotly debated in the sales world. We will talk more about all the tools you need to get started in social selling. There are many misconceptions about social selling. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? ow to start social selling?

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The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 27, 2013

The best way to engage your prospect or customer is by asking short questions. Short-questions are truly an amazing tool most salespeople never seem to grasp. Problem is that questions of that type do little to help the sales process. Problem is that questions of that type do little to help the sales process.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 22, 2021

Mindset determines the actions you take, how you deal with adversity, how much you use good selling skills (and how much you invest in them), and how you adapt to the changing conditions around you. Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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