Marc Wayshak

JULY 16, 2021

Years ago, a term came along that has since become a ubiquitous buzzword in the world of sales : solution selling. I can’t tell you how many salespeople tell me, “I use solution selling” or “My focus is on being a solution salesperson.” Your prospects are weary. Lead with insight.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 19, 2021

If you focus on solution selling , your reps may give customized solutions to prospects that display how your product will meet their individual needs, whereas teams that use the outbound methodology may focus on outreach tactics like cold-calling. Five Stats To Know About Five Common Sales Methodologies.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 22, 2018

Prospecting is hard for most salespeople. In fact, getting a response from prospects was identified as the hardest part of the sales process in the 2018 State of Inbound Sales Report. They are also top-notch experts at prospecting. So, without further ado, here are 45 tips on prospecting from three of my favorite sales experts.

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SBI Growth

JULY 21, 2013

Understanding how the prospect thinks is part of the CMO’s DNA. The evolution to needs-based solution selling helped. But for the most part needs-based selling has been used as a technique to better ‘tell’ the prospect what they need. Generates meetings with decision makers inside of your target prospects.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 15, 2018

It's a great book based off one of the largest studies ever done in sales. Problem is, when you're learning how to sell on the job with a giant quota hovering over your head. They also describe a rep’s natural mode of interacting with a prospect, and are not mutually exclusive –. In the study, they found that –.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 11, 2020

I’m busting my ass selling to them?” ” We make dozens of prospecting calls, send hundreds of emails. A common strength of sales people is our compelling need to sell! Our prospecting is very different. It’s about them, not us, so our prospecting strategies are never about our products.

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Salesmate

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

They find new ways to persuade a prospect to purchases a product. So, your sales approach needs to effective enough to convert modern prospects into paying customers. In sales, you need to target the right prospect. Approach your networks who can acquaint you with a potential prospect who needs your product.

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Pointclear

MAY 2, 2013

Try outbound prospecting. You can significantly expand your sales pipeline by investing in outbound prospecting techniques, according to Aaron Ross, co-author of Predictable Revenue. Solution Selling suggests companies assess potential staff and hire the right people for the right roles. Via Young Entrepreneur Council.

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Increasingly, top sellers are adopting a more effective approach: solution selling. Those who do are able to present bespoke solutions that solve their customers’ unique challenges. In this post, we’ll explore what solution selling is, when it’s used, and how it differs from other selling approaches.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 19, 2019

Here’s a brief synopsis of how conversations seem to progress through the selling cycle: “Hello, let me tell you about our product, would you be interested in learning more?” ” “Let me send you links to some case studies and brochures.” ” “This is how our product works.”

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SBI

JULY 17, 2012

It is not uncommon today for decision makers to avoid talking with a salesperson early in the sales cycle thinking, somewhat erroneously, that they are able to diagnose their own needs and to then seek and find the best solutions through their own investigation. Naturally, prospects shy away from this. Of course not.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 6, 2018

Sales process” most often refers to a repeatable set of steps your sales team takes with a prospect to move them from early stage to a closed customer. Prospecting is the process of sourcing new, early stage leads to begin a sales process with. Prospecting might involve online research on sites like LinkedIn or Quora.

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SBI

APRIL 17, 2013

He was referring to the importance of relevant knowledge about your prospects and buyers. Most interesting stat : 92% of prospects NEVER respond to a cold call or email. Engaging a prospect in a quality conversation requires that you have something of interest to offer and most salespeople don’t. Why don’t they?

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CloserIQ

AUGUST 19, 2019

If you can do this, you can successfully deploy a solution-selling approach. This approach means diagnosing the prospect’s problems early in the sales process. Then, the sales representative recommends a solution for the problem and explains why the proposed solution addresses the prospects’ needs.

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Women Sales Pros

AUGUST 9, 2019

Resiliency and Revenues In 1997, Paul Stolz — an early pioneer in the study of resiliency– authored the book“Adversity Quotient.”He One reason is that the new selling environment is more difficult than the salesperson’s previous one. Many years ago, a prospect, now a client, told her story of a bad hire. That’s resiliency.

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Janek Performance Group

JULY 6, 2022

Then it dawned on me, with consultative selling, solution selling, and value selling, and a plethora of others, why hadn’t anyone developed “Perspicacious Selling?” Recent studies support this hypothesis, according to Gartner , 77% of B2B buyers reported their last purchase was complex.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

It starts with prospecting for potential leads, then moves through to negotiation and closing the deal. Each stage requires specific selling skills to satisfy prospect needs. Objection handling: Sales reps address any concerns or doubts the prospect might have, showcasing their expertise and the value of their solution.

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Corporate Visions

MAY 22, 2019

A Forrester Research study revealed that only 15 percent of sales calls add enough value, according to executives surveyed. The Forrester study also showed that just 7 percent of surveyed executives say they would probably schedule a follow-up. They talk about “why us?” — why the prospect should choose them over their competitors.

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Highspot

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

That is because it empowers sales professionals to move beyond a one-size-fits-all approach and tailor their pitches according to each prospect’s unique pain points. Key Value Selling Strategies To truly connect with prospects, you must marry sales strategy and genuine pain point understanding with the ability to communicate.

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SBI

MAY 7, 2013

It’s not sales goals or quotas I’m referring to (although a CSO study revealed that 37% of reps did not hit their plan last year — so we are falling short on those as well.) I will figure out how salespeople can spend more time talking with quality prospects. Mobility changes the game The times, they are a changing.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 12, 2012

It will get you the access to the tool you need to begin developing the proper training, our prospect/customer interview guide. Identify your top 20 ideal customers and prospects. Here’s the first question and an excerpt from our Prospect/Customer Questionnaire available on the Make The Number Tour.

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Miller Heiman Group

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The article also cites other studies agreeing that sales strategies based on building relationships are critical for closing deals. The technique may backfire, because “when a salesperson challenges a prospect—particularly a new prospect—there is a strong potential for distrust and dissatisfaction to emerge.”.

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SBI

JULY 16, 2013

Understanding why the answer is no— or more precisely, what’s keeping your team from selling as much as they could be selling—is the key to radically increasing revenue in the future. Salespeople have 215 selling days or 1720 hours a year to sell. Their available selling time goes from 50 hours a month to 71.6

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Crunchbase

AUGUST 12, 2022

A study conducted by Indeed showed that almost 50% of employees say they’ve made a total career change, and almost 90% report feeling happier in their new roles. Tech sales involves selling software as a service (SaaS) solutions to other businesses. That could be anything from CRM software to sales prospecting software.

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SBI

MARCH 5, 2013

The first way for reps to spend their time is by talking with a real-life prospect. Recent studies have shown that the average rep spends just 35% of their time with prospects. Whatever your percentage, you’ve no doubt recognized that every prospect interaction needs to count for something.

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SBI

MARCH 12, 2013

network, email, tweet, or just plain interact) with more prospects than ever before. The principle involves automating the ‘task’ of staying in touch (and relevant) with prospects that aren’t yet ‘sales-ready.’ It is not selling however. You need salespeople to sell.

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SBI

JANUARY 8, 2013

Customer-centric selling is based on the principle that reps must play a critical role in helping prospects discover and quantify their problems. This process naturally dovetails with assisting them in identifying the most appropriate solutions, and often from a rather complex array of choices. The answer is—not yet.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Prospects will choose to stick with the status quo unless you can proactively and provocatively quantify that they have a pain worth addressing. Prospects will choose to stick with the status quo unless you can proactively and provocatively quantify that they have a pain worth addressing. Why Your Solutions? Why Change Now? –

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Tony Hughes

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

All the same guiding principles apply to social selling so it's been my personal mandate as of late, to advance social selling into something elevated that I've dubbed Advanced Strategic B2B Social Selling. Dave Brock says it the best ever: Prospecting is the New Prospecting ! What's not to love about that?!

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SBI

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The first revenue-numbing fact is that 65% of a sales rep’s time is spent NOT doing what they are ultimately paid for—selling [1]. According to studies, the ratio of time spent on non-selling tasks to time spent on selling tasks is 65/35. When they are updating their forecasts, they are not talking with prospects.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 16, 2014

Prospects will choose to stick with the status quo unless you can proactively and provocatively quantify that they have a pain worth addressing. Prospects will choose to stick with the status quo unless you can proactively and provocatively quantify that they have a pain worth addressing. Click here to learn more. #2

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 14, 2015

Prospects will choose to stick with the status quo unless you can proactively and provocatively quantify that they have a pain worth addressing. Prospects will choose to stick with the status quo unless you can proactively and provocatively quantify that they have a pain worth addressing. Why Change Now? –

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The ROI Guy

JULY 9, 2013

As a result, Financial Justification / ROI is now the most important content buyers rely on to make purchase decisions (greatly exceeding the importance of case studies, product demos and thought leadership content), and over 90% of IT purchase decisions now require a formal business case for approval (IDC - 2013). Click here to learn more.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 15, 2015

Prospects will choose to stick with the status quo unless you can proactively and provocatively quantify that they have a pain worth addressing. Prospects will choose to stick with the status quo unless you can proactively and provocatively quantify that they have a pain worth addressing. Why Change Now? –

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

These new channels have made it easier than ever for marketers to reach out to prospects, and marketers are certainly taking advantage of the available efficiency. For example, the typical B2B prospect receives an average of 20.3 Reaching out has never been easier, but making meaningful connections has never been harder.

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The ROI Guy

MARCH 1, 2016

Prospects will choose to stick with the status quo unless you can proactively and provocatively quantify that they have a pain worth addressing. Prospects will choose to stick with the status quo unless you can proactively and provocatively quantify that they have a pain worth addressing. Why Change Now? –

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 8, 2014

Prospects will choose to stick with the status quo unless you can proactively and provocatively quantify that they have a pain worth addressing. Prospects will choose to stick with the status quo unless you can proactively and provocatively quantify that they have a pain worth addressing. Click here to learn more. #2

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