Sales 2.0

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

I wanted to become a rock star sales dude and I was mentored by my boss that the trick was to call CIOs (Chief Information Officers) early in the morning. If I knew what was going on in the head of my prospect, I would definitely be a rock star sales dude. You rock, rock star sales dude! I used to do it.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

For more on referral sales, check out my blog posts from this month: Why You Need to Make Time for Asking for Referrals. Message to sales leaders: Your job is to get the rocks off the road so your team can close deals, exceed quota, and blow past revenue goals. Is your team asking for referrals? There IS a better way.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 29, 2018

By receiving referral introductions from people your prospects know and trust. Commit to referral selling. I Wasn’t High When I Said Women in Sales Rock. Women generally rock at sales, and that’s a proven fact. Read “ I Wasn’t High When I Said Women in Sales Rock.”. Ready to learn more?

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

But referrals will. Referral selling isn’t just something you fit into your schedule. Message to Management: Get the Rocks Off the Road. As a sales leader, your main job is to get the rocks off the road so your team can quickly and easily do what they were hired to do—sell! Read “ Get the Rocks Off the Road.”).

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 16, 2012

Relationships power referrals. Referrals rock sales—rock yours. I received four referral introductions last week. In all cases, people offered referrals before I asked. Referral #1: The Banker. Referrals #2 and #3: The Software Reseller. Referral #4: A Financial Consultant.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Then ramp up your prospecting activity by asking for referrals from those happy customers, and you’ll be well on your way to building a strong pipeline for Q1. Learn more about referral selling in this month’s blog posts from No More Cold Calling: 3 Referral Selling Skills All B2B Sales Reps Should Practice.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Sales execs know the metrics for cold calling are dismal, so they regularly ask me about referral metrics—not just because they’re curious, but because many don’t believe that referrals can be measured. The #1 referral activity that matters is the number of people each account based selling rep asks. KPIs for Referrals.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Hire Joanne to speak at your Sales Kickoff , and learn why referrals are the #1 way for salespeople to bring in qualified leads and earn prospects’ trust. . The post Your Technical Experts Rock at Lead Generation … Really appeared first on No More Cold Calling. Want to learn more about boosting lead generation?

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Pointclear

AUGUST 29, 2013

9 Tactics Turn Referrals Into Rock Solid Relationships. A good referral contributes to sales and toward building lasting business relationships. A referral means you have respect and confidence in the person, service, or solution that is being offered. Via Score More Sales. Via Small Business Trends.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 29, 2020

What excites me is working with prospects and clients on referral selling and experiencing together the dramatic results they achieve. I’ll have a new platform for my referral course, and I might even have a new CRM. Sales Managers: Think You’re Ready for Referrals? Read “ Sales Managers: Think You’re Ready for Referrals?

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Referral selling addresses both of these challenges. When your organization transitions to referral selling , your salespeople will score meetings with the right people and convert prospects into new clients more than 50 percent of the time. It’s time to make referral selling your primary business-development strategy.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 19, 2014

When you receive referral introductions from people these executives know and trust, your prospects (and their gatekeepers) will happily take your call. Learn more about the power of referral selling from some of this month’s blog posts: Forget B2C or B2B—Focus on H2H Instead. You’re not fooling anybody. Click here.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 31, 2012

My brilliant colleague, Jonathan Farrington, chimes in on the power of referral selling. He’s resides thousands of miles from me—in London and Paris, but a continent and an ocean cannot deny the truth: referrals rock and cold calls…don’t. Read on: “Is referral selling all it’s cracked up to be? No brainer?

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Pay for referrals? But in the B2B world, incenting people to provide referrals isn’t the no-brainer sales strategy that it is for consumer-facing companies. Should You Give Incentives for Customer Referrals? When you provide a referral, your reputation is on the line. Rewarding referral deals is magic.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 17, 2015

A new ebook from InsideSales.com tells how to turn cold calls into hot leads with referral selling. However, the presentation rocked, and InsideSales.com published a dynamite ebook based on my presentation and discussion with the attendees. You’ll learn how to: Achieve 50 to 70 percent close rates by leveraging the power of referrals.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 7, 2015

Get ready to catch the Referral Spirit. An old friend and the president of a successful company, Max had grown his business year over year for 20 years, and 98 percent of his clients came from referrals. Obviously, he already had referral selling down to a science. The Power of Referral Selling Referrals rock, and you know it.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Are You a Sales “Rock Star?” Most salespeople would like to think of themselves as a rock star, but don’t display the talent to match their definition. Most salespeople would like to think of themselves as a rock star, but don’t display the talent to match their definition. Any rock band in particular?

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Smooth Sale

DECEMBER 24, 2019

He suggested I get on a call to learn how I can obtain Gold at a ‘rock-bottom price.’. My response was, ‘years ago; I purchased gold at $32 per ounce – is that the rock-bottom price to which you are referring?’ Sell value instead of ‘a rock-bottom price.’ So I used his verbiage as I replied with a question.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 31, 2020

Go-to-market plays : Upsell campaigns, Net Promoter Score campaigns, customer referral campaigns, loyalty program rollouts, and automated customer service surveys. Even for top companies, the market can be unpredictable; one day a rock-star firm is riding high, yet by the next decade it could be gone. Company Transformation.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 2, 2015

Ideal Clients rock! When we work with our Ideal Clients, our sales time collapses, productivity soars, deals are larger, and they help us get referrals to others like themselves. PITAs hang out with other PITAs, so their referrals will be to other demanding, stingy people. Ask your current Ideal Clients for referrals.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 11, 2011

Referral Selling Training Programs. Referral selling rocks! Based on my proven methodology, and No More Cold Calling’s referral-selling tools, you’ll blow past your sales forecast and deliver sales you can bank on. Enroll your clients in your referral process. Your Guaranteed Referral Process. Consulting.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 6, 2015

I’m going to order your book about referral selling ! I do use referral selling but probably not in a very systematic way! Maybe I’ll do some workshops about referral selling in the future based on your book. I find our biggest competition is the status-quo people who don’t want to rock the boat. So thank you!

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Emissary

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Remove any concerns buyers have about how your solutions help them meet business and financial goals with a detailed, rock-solid ROI. Leverage Referrals . Social proof and referrals play a bigger and bigger role in large B2B purchases. Social proof and referrals play a bigger and bigger role in large B2B purchases.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 28, 2015

I bet these innovators didn’t come up with their groundbreaking ideas during rock concerts or major league playoff games, or while they were checking email or social media messages. Reed Hastings did it with Netflix, Mark Zuckerberg with Facebook, and Elizabeth Holmes with Theranos. Creativity blossoms when we make time to think.

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PandaDoc

MAY 8, 2024

And a solid word-of-mouth culture of SMBs drives a great referral network, which notably increases lead generation. Enhanced lead generation With so many SMBs on the worldwide arena, sales representatives have an enormous pool for converting leads.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 21, 2019

When David Rock needs to immerse himself in his work, he goes offline. In fact, Dr. Rock, the C.E.O. But the lesson Dr. Rock learned is applicable regardless: Making ourselves inaccessible from time to time is essential to boosting our focus. Register for my Referral Selling Insights and get the latest referral news.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 18, 2013

Picture your sales funnel stuffed with weeds, rocks, and sand. He reconnected , got more business, and earned the right to ask for referrals to other companies. Some people call this “permission marketing.” But it’s just a prospecting system, not successful lead generation. Unclog Your Funnel.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 7, 2019

Watch it, or keep reading and let their words of wisdom help you rock your sales goals in the new year. Here are their sales tips in order of appearance: Chief Sales Officer Kurt Shaver – Referrals are the number one way to start a sales cycle because you’re trading trust between mutual parties.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 29, 2011

If you just stuff as much as you can into the top of the funnel, weeds, rocks, sand, and other debris clog the opening and prevent the steady entry and flow of good business. They’re not business referrals. Now that’s a qualified business referral. The best leads are those you receive through a referral. About Joanne S.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 31, 2020

Go-to-market plays : Upsell campaigns, Net Promoter Score campaigns, customer referral campaigns, loyalty program rollouts, automated workflows , and customer service surveys. Company Transformation Even for top companies, the market can be unpredictable; one day a rock-star firm is riding high, yet by the next decade it could be gone.

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PandaDoc

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Study where the majority of your leads already come from, whether LinkedIn or word-of-mouth referrals and work to expand and grow your network. A rock-solid sales pipeline and funnel can help close more leads, but you still need the data to manage them. Ask for and nurture referrals. Building your momentum.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

This co-dependent relationship may be on the rocks – but it’s not doomed for failure ! Getting a referral for an evaluation most often leads to an opportunity. Sales uses a CRM … but the marketing automation system might not integrate. Marketing says their leads are qualified – but Sales doesn’t trust them.

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Close.io

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

84% of B2B buyers start the purchasing process with a referral. Asking for a referral or introduction. 84% of B2B buyers start the purchasing process with a referral and 90% of all B2B buying decisions are influenced by peer recommendations. Referrals are the best way to start a conversation on LinkedIn. more deals.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

JANUARY 6, 2012

The title rocked my entire thought process. Generating Referrals. Every person was looking for the bridge between where I am and where they are. And not just an answer – a path to get there. I began by telling them of a book I had just purchased called, Every Great Chess Player Was Once A Beginner. Speak Your Mind Cancel reply.

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SalesLoft

JUNE 26, 2018

Earn Referrals. Referrals are a powerful tool in sales. Using InMail effectively in an outbound strategy creates a rock solid message. That’s valuable time for a seller. Direct messages are an opportunity to contact the decision maker directly and engage immediately. Gatekeepers aren’t always the roadblock.

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Fill the Funnel

AUGUST 11, 2015

Jeb gives you the 7 Mindsets that will get you and your team amped up and focused on rocking your back half number. John Spence: Close Deals Fast with Referrals. John shows you how to leverage referrals to get deals closed faster when you are in a crunch for numbers. Anthony Iannarino: Pipeline Velocity.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 14, 2018

Your team should have a mixture of telephone, in-person, email, social selling, text messaging, referrals, networking, inbound leads, trade shows, and referrals. Unfortunately, not everyone on your sales team is a rock star and they will not know these things.

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