Sales 2.0

JUNE 2, 2018

The problem is every deal seems great until you actually “get married” to your prospect and they become your client. I’m halfway through 10 posts explaining the steps you should take to be prepared for your new sales gig. When you are prospecting it’s easy to put your “prospecting goggles” on and think every company looks attractive.

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Prospecting Demographics Travel Segment 170

Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 22, 2024

One minute ago everything was perfect and then, all of a sudden, reality sets in and you’ve traveled an hour out of your way. That exact same thing happens to salespeople on their sales calls. Most salespeople thank the prospect for sharing and then start on their proposals, thinking about what they must do to differentiate.

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Closing Proposal Discount Decision Maker 212

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.

Prospecting 52

Prospecting Small Business Small Business Pivotal 52

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 26, 2021

If you have a big-deal prospect or client, you’d better jump on a plane, catch a train, or take a road trip as soon as possible. I wrote that in 2013, back when virtual sales meetings weren’t the only option. The Problem with Virtual Sales Meetings. B2B sales reps have asked me that question repeatedly over the past year.

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Sales Meeting Meeting Referrals Face-to-face 287

Shari Levitin

JUNE 30, 2021

No doubt you’ve changed the way you shop, exercise, eat, travel, watch movies, and more. As retailers learned to operate without stores, business travelers without airplanes, and sellers without offices, much of what started out as a temporary situation is now becoming permanent. What Your Prospects Aren't Telling You.

Prospecting 149

Prospecting B2C Travel Face-to-face 149

Increase Sales

JULY 7, 2013

One of the biggest best sales practices gleamed from the minority of businesses (those with more than 500 employees) is to come prepared to each sales presentation with glossy brochures, PowerPoint presentations and even maybe case studies. Today’s buyers are far more receptive to education based marketing.

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Travel Education Case Study Influencer 131

SalesProInsider

MARCH 17, 2021

We offer 30 minutes of free coaching focused on a specific sales situation of the person’s choice, which we call Sales Strategy Conversations. A Simple Solution for Helping Prospects “Get It”. For example: “You will live the retirement that you dream of by traveling the world, and spending time with your family.”

Lead Rank 147

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Prospecting Analysis 147

Sales 2.0

APRIL 8, 2024

If this salesperson spends five hours trying to get a meeting with an account (which spread out over time is on the low side), then that’s $375, not including any marketing expenses, travel, etc. Time to develop, time to write, time to research the prospect (assuming some customization) and time to send.

Travel 195

Travel Account Campaigns Meeting 195

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting.

Outsourcing Services 279

Outsourcing Services Face-to-face Travel Lead Rank 279

Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan. All sales calls were face-to-face (no phones) and the sellers traveled by horse, canoe, boat and later, ship. Then, in the mid 1980''s, the invention that would bring prospecting to the next level came along. Do you ever wonder how selling evolved to where it is today?

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Prospecting Face-to-face Direct Mail Travel 274

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 13, 2022

If AGL was to successfully make the transition and survive, the sales team would have to identify new potential customers, as well as services beyond AGL’s core expertise. The sudden introduction of travel restrictions and limits on in-person events forced Zambo to reconsider how AGL would identify new markets and close new business. “We

Ideal Customer Profile 100

Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Face-to-face Scale 100

SalesFuel

APRIL 11, 2024

Zoom became a lifeline for millions working from home and a savior of reps competing for a remote sales closing. Since the pandemic, standard practices in health and safety, travel and tourism, and business-office work models have transformed. And for sales professionals, a new, robust communication channel has been launched.

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Closing Face-to-face Tourism Hiring 115

Apptivo

MAY 16, 2023

From seeds to success: Journey of leads and prospects in sales 2. What is a sales lead? What is a prospect? Lead Vs Prospect: what’s the difference? Where are prospects and leads in the funnel? How to turn a lead into a prospect? What is a sales lead? What is a prospect?

Lead Rank 52

Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead Lead Scoring 52

SalesProInsider

JUNE 21, 2023

Virtual prospect meetings became mainstream in 2020 because we didn’t have a choice. Yet, while they were forced, there seemed to be a “magic” to these virtual sales meetings because we no longer had to travel, only had to focus on our appearance from the waist up, and could work with anyone anywhere! The problem?

Conversion 71

Conversion Prospecting Travel Meeting 71

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Author: Mark Kovac, David Deming and Sushant Khandelwal Virtual selling in business-to-business markets, often associated with inside sales, has carried a bit of a stigma within field-dominated sales organizations. Myth 1: Field sales reps sell primarily in person. Myth 1: Field sales reps sell primarily in person.

Lead Rank 339

Lead Rank Quota Face-to-face Hiring 339

Vengreso

JUNE 12, 2023

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. They engage less frequently with sellers and when they do, it is much later in the sales cycle.

Ideal Customer Profile 122

Ideal Customer Profile Decision Maker Travel Social Media 122

Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 13, 2024

Personally, I substitute Baseball for the middle topic because college baseball is in full swing and we’re traveling to watch our son, in his senior year, play college baseball. In the first column it shows that only 42% of the bottom half of all salespeople are commitment to their sales success. But there’s a problem.

Decision Maker 170

Decision Maker Proposal Distribution Territories 170

The Sales Hunter

MAY 10, 2012

Sales prospecting can be very difficult, but why make it any harder on yourself by having a bad attitude? Too many salespeople fail to realize how much they’re destroying their sales prospecting results due to their attitude. Choose today to embrace that your attitude drives your sales prospecting results.

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Prospecting Hotels Travel Intent 181

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 8, 2023

So you know you want to enter sales, you've chosen a field with a wide range of career avenues and niches. The demand for certain sales roles rises and falls as time passes. We wanted to provide you with a list of some of the most hireable sales jobs for 2023 and beyond — so you can choose the best job for you.

Decision Maker 94

Decision Maker Pharmaceuticals Salary Travel 94

The Center for Sales Strategy

APRIL 6, 2022

Applying that to the sales process, it should take no longer than it needs to be effective, but also no shorter. In the sales process, some prospects are traveling toward you; others are traveling away. It would seem that we should just pitch and close the ones that are traveling quickly toward us, right?

Travel 120

Travel Objections Sales Process Closing 120

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.

Company 156

Company Prospecting Oracle Transportation 156

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 24, 2020

Perhaps especially while the COVID-19 pandemic has placed a temporary hold on popular incentives among this demographic like travel, sales leaders can improve their incentives programs for younger employees by embedding a sense of purpose into their sales outreach. . Boost Sales Enablement with a Meaningful Prospecting Gift.

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Incentives Incentive Motivation Demographics 227

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Five weeks ago I shadowed a sales rep on a series of calls during a typical day. The day was extremely productive…until we landed on a prospect he had been calling for 6 months. The prospect was courteous, polite, and even sounded happy. I asked this sales rep what the estimated potential value of the account was.

Ideal Customer Profile 310

Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Segment Salary 310

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 8, 2020

Perhaps especially while the COVID-19 pandemic has placed a temporary hold on popular incentives like travel among this demographic, sales leaders can improve their incentive programs for younger employees by embedding a sense of purpose into their sales outreach. Boost Sales Enablement with a Meaningful Prospecting Gift.

Incentives 227

Incentives Incentive Motivation Demographics 227

Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 9, 2022

While you’re all on the final push to make your year-end numbers (or December quotas), and while you’re all getting ready for the holidays—getting gifts for family members and arranging travel and holiday parties, etc.—I Everyone here at Mr. Inside Sales wishes you and yours a warm, healthy, and happy holiday season. Staying motivated.

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Face-to-face Gatekeeper Decision Maker Licensing 156

Bernadette McClelland

AUGUST 1, 2022

He shared how he is new to the country and now that his job takes him out on the road with a lot of travelling, he’d be looking for a reliable tyre supplier in the future he could trust. Join me and the world's foremost authorities on sales prospecting, pipeline, productivity and sales leadership.

Margin 397

Margin Travel Outbound Sales Leadership 397

Pipeliner

MARCH 8, 2019

Ask a top sales producer about keys to success, and they’ll share insights like “prioritize your work,” “maintain a good opportunity pipeline,” and “serve the customer.”. Curiously, one that never gets mentioned is “I conform to the sales process.” Inside that circle, the phrase, Repeat sales and referrals. Well stated.

Travel 71

Travel Sales Process Hiring Guidelines 71

eGrabber

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

This Thanksgiving is the best week of the year to reach your prospects. Your prospects are free to take calls and demos this Thanksgiving than any other in the past. COVID travel restrictions. Most people will not be traveling – they will be at home bored. appeared first on B2B Sales & Marketing Blog.

Prospecting 52

Prospecting Travel B2B Lead Rank 52

Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 13, 2024

Personally, I substitute Baseball for the middle topic because college baseball is in full swing and we’ve been traveling to watch our son, a college senior, play college baseball. The first column shows that only 42% of the bottom half of all salespeople are committed to their own personal sales success.

Decision Maker 193

Decision Maker Data Hiring Proposal 193

Emissary

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In this episode of the podcast we learn what executive B2B tech buyers want to hear from marketers and sellers when it comes to ABM email prospecting. ABM Myth 2: ABM Email Prospecting is Dead. Marketing and sales email response rates have been suffering for years. Buyer Transparency in B2B Tech Sales. Listen Now.

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing Prospecting Travel B2B 52

Pointclear

DECEMBER 17, 2013

The most reliable and scalable approach to finding new B2B customers is outbound communications, whether by mail, phone or email, to potential prospects, using rented or purchased lists. B2B marketers typically select targets from prospecting lists based on such traditional variables as industry, company size and job role, or title.

Harte Hanks 232

Harte Hanks Lead Rank B2B Data 232

MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Often you get that prospect that wants to get you into a conversation about a sensitive issue such as political beliefs or theology. Also, there are those prospects that wish to use you as their personal sounding board for personal views on everything from racial issues to the sexual relations. MTD Sales Training. Happy Selling!

Prospecting 308

Prospecting Travel Exact Up-Sell 308

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 14, 2020

Sales managers who are nervous about their team working outside of the office can take heart in a recent study that ranks sales representative as the No. In fact, the study from MagnifyMoney shows that 13% of sales representatives already worked from a home office prior to the COVID-19 outbreak. Author: SMM staff.

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Salary Study Travel Report 207

SendBuzz

APRIL 25, 2023

Are you unsure which sales team to focus on to drive your business’s sales? B2B Inside sales? Or Outside sales? Well, deciding between inside sales and outside sales can be tricky for businesses. Both sales strategies share the same goal of generating revenue, but their approaches are distinct.

Outside Sales 52

Outside Sales Inside Sales B2B Face-to-face 52

Pipeliner

MARCH 5, 2021

You need to develop a strong strategy that allows you to close B2B prospects in an effective way. In this article, we look at what it takes to master a sales process that will skyrocket your business to success. So read on to discover the steps you need to take to close your first B2B prospect easily. Qualify Sales Leads.

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Marketing Qualified Lead B2B Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank 87

SBI Growth

JANUARY 5, 2014

Each recommendation addresses the biggest obstacles every sales manager faces to making the number: Not enough ‘A’ players on the team. Every sales manager is time starved. Sales Managers should be spending 75% of their time coaching their team. POST-SALES SUPPORT. Let customer service or post-sales support handle this.

Sales Management 310

Sales Management Face-to-face Decision Maker Travel 310

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 8, 2017

Prospects need more insights, not more information. I made the sale. So, I asked many questions to assess how often they traveled, and if travel was for business or with family. So, I asked many questions to assess how often they traveled, and if travel was for business or with family. It was a done deal.

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Account Travel Cold Calling Buyer 201