Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2012

I was discussing a situation with one of my sales consultant friends where they are seeing a sales force where solution selling is still only a skill of the minority. This sales force is largely made up of “product presenters” that don’t ask about the prospect’s business. But solution selling is 35 years old.

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SBI

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Think about the most recent communication you sent to a prospect. Picture who the prospect was, what you wrote, and what your objective was. The reason I’m using this absurdly outdated example is to make a point about the drivers behind the evolution of tools and the importance of investing in new tools.

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SBI Growth

JULY 21, 2013

Sales forces lack buyer-centered tools for success. This blog is focused on the transformation of Sales to incorporate buyer-centered tools. Download 8 Strategic Imperatives of Buyer-Centric Selling. Understanding how the prospect thinks is part of the CMO’s DNA. The evolution to needs-based solution selling helped.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 30, 2024

Instead of primary information sharers, reps will pivot to consultative relationship builders who solution sell. They’ll have personalized conversations about a prospect's specific needs and why their product or service is the best-fit solution. LinkedIn as ruler of the prospect research process.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

On the other hand, depending on which experts you listen to, sales success boils down to how effective one is with either Inbound, Social Selling, Consultative Selling, Qualifying, Value Selling, Solution Selling, Relationship Selling, acceptance of the Buyer Journey, Sales Process, Sales Methodology, Prospecting, Telesales, Reaching Decision Makers, (..)

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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

OCTOBER 9, 2012

This certainly explains why even when you have laid out decisive arguments for why a prospect would benefit from your solution, they don’t buy in the end. Use experiential selling to create Aha! You can set the stage for prospects to experience aha! How can you use experiential selling to create aha moments?

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SBI

JUNE 26, 2012

Linda wanted to get my thoughts on sales tools and the role they play in today’s sales organizations. The first sales tool I used (other than a rolodex) was the GRiD Systems laptop. It was an exciting time, and it is where my love for sales tools began. Sales Tools Deliver Revenue Growth! per minute.

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Gong.io

JULY 18, 2022

Too often, sales reps jump straight into their pitch without even considering their prospects’ needs or asking what they’re looking for. So how can you build rapport with your prospects? How can you position your solution and boost your win rates? That’s where Solution Selling comes in. What is Solution Selling?

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Sales Evangelist

MAY 10, 2020

Why Giving Your Prospects An Out Upfront Will Help You Win In The End Sometimes we need to lose a customer before they become a client. The company is often known for its top-selling book, Selling Zebra , seeing the Zebra as the perfect prospect. Jeff Kosser is the CEO and the founder of Zebrafi.

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SBI

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Prospecting Attention Deficit Disorder: How to Avoid the Shiny Object Syndrome. And you competently juggle your frenetic schedule, apportioning just the right amount of time for office work, prospecting, sales calls, follow-up, travel, and communication. An interested prospect you just met with. The arrival of an RFP.

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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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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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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Download the tool to learn how to implement each and enable your sales team. Are you capturing cell phone numbers for leads, prospects and customers? CRM: Did you spend a lot of money on what amounts to a forecasting tool? Top 5 Most Obsolete Sales Practices: Solution Selling - developed in the 80s when hair bands were popular.

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Adaptive Business Services

MARCH 23, 2022

But if one out of ten becomes a solid business prospect, or better yet a client, the process is working well. Could you please share with us a few of your favorite social selling tools? . It’s probably not what you’re looking for, but my primary tools are simply LinkedIn, ContactOut, and Excel. And maybe Twitter.

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SBI

APRIL 23, 2013

At Smart Selling Tools , our goal is to make it easy to find tools that will improve sales productivity. Even if you are interested (which, come on, you know you are), there are so many sales tools – including more than a hundred CRM systems – that it’s enough to drive a smart person crazy.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Marketing informs and attracts leads and prospects to your company and product or service. Sales, on the other hand, works directly with prospects to reinforce the value of the company's solution to convert prospects into customers. Tools and Resources. Plus, there are tools that are specific to each department.

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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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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Yes, I believe that it has grown to become a significant issue, and we have seen it in our prospects. Their sales folks are still using a product selling approach, when today’s buyer has significantly changed and could care less about your latest version and what’s new in it. So how have prospects changed?

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SBI

APRIL 30, 2013

Obviously, if you had more time you could talk with more prospects or better prepare for your calls or presentations. Time flying by gives rise to many potential deal-killing events: Prospects’ priorities change. Prospects lose focus (on your products or solutions and the value they bring). Time vs momentum.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 15, 2018

They also describe a rep’s natural mode of interacting with a prospect, and are not mutually exclusive –. The Challenger Sales Model is a sales approach in which the seller actively teaches their prospect, tailors their sales process, and takes control of the customer conversation. hence the name of the book.

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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

Repeat after me… CRM is not a productivity tool I recognize that we may be one of the 50% of organizations with a failing CRM system. CRM should help salespeople sell more — either by helping them to get more done in less time, or by helping them to spend their time more wisely and effectively. Will you join me?

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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. Studies of B2B sellers have shown that on average only 35% of this time is spent communicating with prospects. hours a month. Think like UPS did.

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LeadFuze

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

It is a selling strategy that is frequently founded on a particular understanding of client psychology. It establishes the manner in which you should engage prospects and the language you should use with them. Once they are disclosed, sales representatives can determine if the solution is a good fit for the prospect.

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SBI

JUNE 11, 2013

Fast growing companies are often the best prospects for products and services. By now, you’ve probably heard of iSell from OneSource which is a great tool for finding contacts, and conducting prospect research. There isn’t a better source of prospect insight if you sell to IT buyers. Share your ideas.

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Prospecting is broken, even very good prospecting outreaches are no longer as impactful as in the past. Great prospecting outreaches are getting lost in the sheer volume of outreach that so many others are doing–virtually every channel, email, social, phone, text, is no longer working very well.

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SBI

MAY 14, 2013

The best way for you to reach them effectively is to help the prospect self-discover. When people consider how to dove-tail solutions with complex problems, their rational side takes over to process the data. Author, Nancy Nardin is the foremost expert in sales productivity tools. But it is the smart thing to do.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 11, 2019

Conceptual Selling. Consultative Selling. Customer-Centric Selling. Inbound Selling. NEAT Selling. SNAP Selling. Solution Selling. SPIN Selling. Target Account Selling. The Sandler Selling Method. Value Selling. Conceptual Selling. Consultative Selling.

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Corporate Visions

MAY 22, 2019

Even if you sell a truly remarkable product, prospects aren’t likely to recognize the full value you offer. In fact, most prospects either don’t recognize or can’t articulate the root of the challenges they struggle with on a daily basis. They talk about “why us?” — why the prospect should choose them over their competitors.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Much as it is one of the best tools for the task, social selling isn’t just about using LinkedIn effectively. Social selling should be thought of, in my humble opinion, as a means to discover, engage, and interact with potential prospects. And prospects have the opportunity to find us like never before.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 23, 2018

However, with 850+ sales tools and 5000+ marketing technologies, it’s easy to get distracted by the new and shiny. Have you test driven the solution? Tie the solution to team goals or pain points. As a rep or SDR, you’ll likely be the end user of a product, like a dialer, prospecting tool, email automation software, or CRM.

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SBI

MARCH 5, 2013

You can select and provision for sales tools that will make it possible for reps to sell more. There are many more tools to put in your arsenal along side your CRM system. CRM is NOT a productivity tool, nor is it a revenue generation tool. It is helpful for sure. CRM alone will not help you increase revenue.

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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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SBI

JANUARY 22, 2013

Converting Prospects. Talking with prospects. Talking with prospects. Talking with prospects. That’s why, as with home energy audits, it’s useful to have an outside company like Smart Selling Tools perform the evaluation. Administrative Tasks. Converting Leads. Closing Deals. Locating Resources.

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SBI

APRIL 2, 2013

For salespeople, the best use of time is to spend it talking with a quality prospect. A novice might ask, “Why don’t salesperson spend all their time with prospects?” Unless the prospect says, “Holy-smokes! Converting leads to prospects. Convert prospect to opportunity. Deciding who to call.

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SBI

MARCH 26, 2013

As I read both books, I asked myself what they tell us about how and what our prospects go through when they make decisions (either to believe in an idea, or to make a change). Consider asking a prospect to buy your product, in this example, an expense reporting tool. What if instead, we helped prospects widen their options?

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