The Pipeline

MARCH 16, 2021

If you have a base of accounts, you can probably get by for a time, but it eventually catches up. But if you must prospect to succeed, you will need to focus and practice the fundamentals. Here are 5 prospecting mistakes you can avoid. The 5 Prospecting Mistakes. Getting in vs. Selling. Go figure?!?

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 13, 2023

Since the earliest days of selling, our vision is to free up sellers time to sell! Ideally, we’d like them to spend 100% of their time working with prospects and customers, helping them navigate their buying processes. There are some necessary things–training and development to improve our ability to sell.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

There is a lot of folk myth b t out there about the telephone and its value in today’s B2B selling. The view that modern selling is different, the phone is a relic. 31 seconds that make a prospecting call. Some feel too naked talking outcome without set up, but that is the best thing you can do. By Tibor Shanto.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 23, 2021

If your sales pipeline is colder than a Siberian spigot in January, it’s time to rethink your sales prospecting techniques. Here’s the thing though, reps need actionable techniques and tips to make their prospecting systematic, smooth, and, of course, profitable. What are Prospecting Techniques? Let’s jump in.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 10, 2024

In the competitive landscape of B2B sales, effectively qualifying prospects is paramount. However, many B2B sales teams struggle with inefficient qualification processes. In fact, two statistics cited in Spotio are eye opening: 46% of B2B sales reps list lead quantity and quality as their top challenge.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 22, 2020

There are a lot of blurred lines in business and sales, leading to blurred conversations, and longer sales cycles. One blur is the line between who is a buyer and who is a prospect. Assuming buyers and prospects are the same and the words interchangeable perhaps explains the output numbers year after year. One Is Willing.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

MAY 23, 2023

It's easy to get caught up in the excitement of closing deals, showcasing your product, and convincing prospects that you have the perfect solution. You want to start selling, pitching your product, and showing off your brilliant product knowledge. Just shut up and let your prospect talk. DON'T DO IT!

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 21, 2022

I watched a sales rep making cold calls the other day. He was making one crucial error that was leading to him not getting very far with prospects. I want to share with you what this common prospecting error is and how to immediately fix it. What was missing was the common currency of human interaction to set up the call.

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Marc Wayshak

MARCH 20, 2024

How you start sales conversations often predicts how the rest of the conversation will go—and determines whether you’re going to close the sale. Those initial moments of a sales conversation have a ton of influence over how the whole interaction will play out. Check it out: 1. Develop your Opening Play. Why should I talk to you?”

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Smooth Sale

JANUARY 3, 2020

Like most salespeople,you, too, might have faced a dilemma of cross-selling in your career while dealing with prospective clients. Are you familiar with cross-selling strategies for prospective buyers? Cross-selling could be a breakthrough if you aren’t already using it to your advantage. Divyang is an H.R.

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Alice Heiman

APRIL 11, 2023

Is your sales team struggling to have conversations with the right buyers? Better prospecting is the most direct path to increase sales conversations. Wendy Weiss takes us through the four steps to improve your sales team’s ability to schedule sales calls. Watch the podcast below or on our YouTube channel.

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The Pipeline

JULY 16, 2019

Not a moto for successful selling and retention, but maybe it has some purpose. For sales, that common purpose something other than an “enemy.” The common goal in sales is winning your prospect’s prospect. Again, this makes the people your prospect is trying to win, your responsibility as well. Deliver More.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Why I won an award for prospecting. Always be prospecting” is my motto. People want to set themselves up for success in the New Year, so December can be a great time to sell solutions and products that help them do just that. NEWSFLASH: Buyer-Centric Sales Is NOT New. Buyer-centric sales is NOT a new strategy.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 23, 2019

No, I am not going to talk about green selling or climate change, not even sales change. Environmentally friendly prospecting is about understanding and leveraging your mutual settings and events. The environment where what you sell will be used, consumed or processed. Objective Based Selling. By Tibor Shanto.

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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. Improved efficiency means significantly more time selling.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

While that debate continues, you can use the product to your advantage to sell your product or service. From writing emails, to creating phone scripts and handling objections, it’s clear that AI tools based on large language models can be used in every stage of the sales process. Just write a follow up prompt like so.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The probability of selling to a new prospect is <20% , while selling to an existing customer boosts your chances up to 70%. This LIVE event will give sales and sales ops leaders the land and expand tactics they need to cross-sell, up-sell and win their way out of a down market.

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Selling Energy

AUGUST 17, 2022

In some cases, you may not want to cross-sell or up-sell at all. However, if a scenario presents itself in which you can employ both cross-selling and up-selling in tandem, by all means do it. Other times, it may make sense to use just one method or the other.

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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. Selling in today’s economy is tough enough.

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Crunchbase

MAY 22, 2023

Sales prospecting is an integral part of the sales process. When done manually, it can be time-consuming and demand substantial effort — but automated sales prospecting can help. What is automated sales prospecting?

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 4, 2018

The Sale is in The Follow Up. Learn how to sell and improve sales skills with secrets of closing more leads and deals via follow up prospecting message, phone call and letter techniques. The first company, Air Aggressive, followed up five days later. In other words, I don’t give up.

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 30, 2019

Ask salespeople what their number one issue is and you’ll probably hear, “getting good prospects.” Here’s a simple fact: you can’t close a sale until you have someone to sell to. So what does it take to successfully prospect? Have a dedicated time on your calendar to prospect. Qualify quickly.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

I began debunking sales articles when the first ones predicting the death of selling appeared circa 2008. Later, articles predicting the end of selling became both more prolific and more specific including the certain death of: Solution Selling Cold Calling Consultative Selling Sales Process SPIN Selling and more.

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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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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 7, 2020

This week, I listened to a closing call from one of their reps, and here is how the prospect opened the call: Prospect: “Let me just tell you upfront that we’re looking at a lot of different options right now of which yours is just one…”. Here’s what I teach: Prospects have all the answers. Take what a prospect gives you.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

My name is Stephanie, I’m on an account based selling team, and I’m reaching out on behalf of a growing startup. What’s even more ludicrous is that she never reveals the name of the start-up. I don’t respond to cold calls or cold emails, and neither do any of the decision-makers that account based selling teams want to reach. .

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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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Zoominfo

MAY 25, 2022

And while it’s not hard to find basic business data — company names, phone numbers, employee counts, revenue, maybe direct dial numbers and email addresses — today’s complicated sales cycles need more than just names and numbers. What is Sales Intelligence? What Do Sales Intelligence Tools Do?

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Prospecting, seeking new opportunities and clients, is an integral part of sales. However, when it comes to prospecting, many salespeople experience fear. A driver of performance anxiety, it can lead to sales slumps, missed quota, and restricted pipelines. Always think of prospecting from the prospect’s point of view.

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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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The Sales Hunter

JULY 1, 2019

Prospecting does not have to be painful nor does it have to be as hard as you think. Sales and prospecting is not a slimy or ugly activity like some people describe it. I count prospecting and sales as an honor. When you prospect with integrity, you’ll gain customers who have integrity.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 25, 2024

Welcome to " The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice from real sales leaders. Here it is: Prospects aren't always easy to deal with. 8 of the Most Difficult Types of Prospects (& How to Deal With Them) 1. Want more content like this? Subscribe to our newsletter! You're welcome.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Sales is not a destination; sales is a journey of continual learning. Throughout my many years of selling, I have been constantly gaining new insights and ideas. The discussion continues about whether sales is an art or a science. It’s up to you to determine how you want to hear the noise.

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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 Sales Hunter

AUGUST 6, 2019

You have the perfect prospect. The problem began when you failed to do the two-step follow-up even in your excitement. Let’s shift gears now and talk about how you engage the prospect that will not respond. First, ask yourself: are you giving the prospect a reason to respond to you? Sales Motivation Blog.

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