No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

We haven’t rewired ourselves just because the world has gone wireless. We’ve simply forgotten what we know to be true: Face-to-face cannot be replaced —not in life, and certainly not in sales. We haven’t rewired ourselves just because the world has gone wireless. In sales, your relationships are your meal ticket.

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Julie Hanson

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

While more common mistakes in virtual sales may fall short of searing themselves into our memories, they can hurt us in other ways. As an actor, I learned a number of things you should and should not do on camera, here are five common mistakes that apply equally to virtual sales: 5 Common Mistakes on Camera: 1.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 3, 2023

NFC is derived from RFID (radio-frequency identification), a wireless communication system that uses radio waves at different frequencies to transfer data. NFC and RFID are similar in that they are both wireless technologies. What’s the difference between NFC and RFID? NFC is often confused for RFID, but there are key differences.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 10, 2023

Last month, after 21 years without a problem, their wireless internet stopped working along the route to the center of town. Everyone complains about the service they get from their phone and cable companies. My recent experience with Verizon supports that.

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The Pipeline

JULY 26, 2018

It’s not your father’s world of sales any more. Now, clients can screen calls, send our emails to spam and reject our sales pitches without ever having to look us in the eyes. We may now live in a digital culture with all sorts of wireless gadgets, but nothing has replaced good, old-fashioned salesmanship. Not really.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

I hear a lot of talk in sales about lying, not so much about how they may lie to win business, but in broader terms. While there are probably liars in both camps, undoubtedly in the same proportion and distribution as in the general population, and likely less among successful sales people.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 1, 2013

Well, I can tell you that there are a lot of empty wagons when it comes to sales and sellers, usually in lack of substance or delivering on the hype. This unnecessarily extends the length of their sale cycle, or kills the sale all together.

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Allego

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

There are a lot of balls to keep in the air and the price of dropping any of them could be a lost sale. Now that 80% of sales engagements are digital, sellers must prepare before they go “on stage.”. Think of sales activities as happening either “frontstage” of “backstage.”. Adapting to a New Way of Selling. GoToMeeting.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Sports have trade deadlines, sales organizations have trade season, usually at the start of the year, just after bonuses are paid. What I never understand is why companies, and sales leaders participate in this silly ritual. In the end I think it comes down to a lack of conviction on the part of sales leadership.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Well you would think so. Sure, you could benefit from inbound marketing to generate leads, but salespeople must do the follow-up, run the sales process and close the business. is not the obvious choice in your space. is not the obvious choice in your space. You must have salespeople.

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Increase Sales

MARCH 23, 2017

I did my research and discovered Data-Max Wireless. Then the service technicians also demonstrated outstanding professionalism from being on time and making recommendations for a better wireless router. So a $75 service call turned into an over $2,000 sale. Must Have Working Oven. This is why the experience is priceless.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Commodity, the word is like Kryptonite for salespeople, say it out loud, and you can see their social status and sales erode. Somehow over the years, the word has come to be something negative in sales. It is a truly defining moment for companies and sales leaders when they confront “commodity.” By Tibor Shanto.

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Close.io

AUGUST 7, 2018

Above all else, these are the cornerstones of a successful sales organization. If you’re not starting (and continually advancing) your sales conversations, then you’re not moving deals closer to the finish line. One Jabra Evolve 75 Wireless Headset ($300 value). One-on-one sales coaching with Steli ($5,000 value).

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 13, 2019

Or, they’re walking with their wireless earbuds in, talking so loudly that everyone can hear. Last week, I wrote about how digital dependence hinders sales , but it can also wreak havoc on our personal lives and careers. Unless you’re a doctor on call, an EMT, or an emergency-room physician, it can wait.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I've hit on this topic several times before when I ranted about: US Airways. Today, Verizon Wireless gets the brunt of my wrath! We often work with companies whose sales have been flat for several years. United Airlines. Delta Airlines (Frank wrote this one). National Car Rental.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 27, 2019

While it may be realistic to expect inside sales teams to sell more than 23% of their time, it is not for others. Based on the work they do, on an hour by hour basis, sales are usually compensated at a higher rate. Especially given that most customer care people are better at what they do than their sales counterparts.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 21, 2021

The companies you buy from know that you need both the film and the games to make these products work, so they sell the core product, the Xbox or film camera, separate from the accessory product, games or camera film, in order to inspire more sales. Captive product pricing can boost sales and increase profit margins.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

But some areas like sales, have lagged. Considering the upside presented by sales tools, and lately web 2.0 based apps, sales people should in theory be much more productive and efficient in executing their craft and improving their output, but they are not; the question is why.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 30, 2021

Scott Schober is a CEO of a wireless threat detection company, cybersecurity and wireless technology expert, speaker, and the author. John is the Amazon bestselling author of Winning the Battle for Sales: Lessons on Closing Every Deal from the World’s Greatest Military Victories and Social Upheaval: How to Win at Social Selling.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 17, 2015

What salespeople—and sales managers— need to understand is that calls are either hot or cold. We’re onto your tricks of calling from your cell phone so “wireless caller” appears. I was perplexed at first, as I don’t usually work with inside sales teams. Avoid common mistakes sales teams make.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2012

It is time for Sales Operations to inform the Builder of the product. Sales Operations can link Product Management to the buyer. Buyer-generated content influences the sales cycle long before they talk to you. The Sales organization is best positioned to facilitate that conversation. The buyer knows why. Be prepared.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

For B2B sales and marketing teams, having a 360-degree view of customers and prospects is key. Along with other modern B2B data, NAICS codes can provide a fine level of granularity that’s useful when prioritizing and routing accounts across a sales organization, developing personalized, relevant messaging, and many other applications.

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Score More Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2014

The businesses who participated all have annual sales revenues between $10M and $1B. Lori Richardson is recognized on Forbes as one of the “Top 30 Social Sales Influencers” worldwide. Lori speaks, writes, trains, and consults with inside sales teams in mid-sized companies. participated. 13% are considering drones.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

More recently, companies have started to integrate swag into their sales sequences, driving healthy growth for the entire industry. These items end up in the trash, hardly a worthy investment of your firm’s marketing and sales budgets. . Like any marketing or sales tool, promotional products are an investment. The new SaaS.

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Increase Sales

JANUARY 15, 2013

Years ago when in a sales leadership role, sometimes my greatest challenge was the other employees’ reluctance to see the big picture when it came to responding to customers’ requests such as a delivery right before quitting time. In sales leadership, the ability to communicate is critical. ” (Source Innermetrix).

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Allbound

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

During his sales and operational leadership roles, Daniel Graff-Radford has led multiple successful channel programs creating hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue for his companies’ technology products and services. “As

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Increase Sales

JANUARY 22, 2013

Years ago my father shared with me that all sales objections could be placed into five buckets and those buckets were in order of priority. After now being an entrepreneur for the last 15 years as well as being in sales for most of my corporate career, I must admit Dad’s wise words still ring true.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Sports have trade deadlines, sales organizations have trade season, usually at the start of the year, just after bonuses are paid. What I never understand is why companies, and sales leaders participate in this silly ritual. In the end I think it comes down to a lack of conviction on the part of sales leadership.

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Hiring Wireless Sports Territories 120

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

On Monday, in the first post of this series , we defined “cold calling”, and looked at overlooked real opportunities for sales and revenues one misses when not including cold calling in their biz dev routine. By Tibor Shanto - tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca. ” I guess I am not alone. On to number two! Tibor Shanto.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

Wally Wright is General Manager of Spectrum Link, a wireless internet service provider. John is the Amazon bestselling author of Winning the Battle for Sales: Lessons on Closing Every Deal from the World’s Greatest Military Victories and Social Upheaval: How to Win at Social Selling. Today’s state of 5G. How to Generate Income.

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Pipeliner

AUGUST 4, 2020

When it comes to sales enablement, the importance of mobile devices cannot be overestimated. That means salespeople can track and maintain concentration on all details of a sale. From the management side, sales managers can analyze and compare different users over any sales period. Video Content.

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Increase Sales

JANUARY 11, 2013

To hunt in that forest requires some strategies to attract game (think new sales leads). These strategies revolve around marketing because the goal is to attract attention and the begin to build relationships with your ideal customers or new sales leads. Share on Facebook.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 30, 2016

If your sales reps aren’t on target to make or exceed quota, and aren’t getting meetings at the right level, now is the time to switch tactics … before it’s too late. Are your sales reps still wasting time with cold prospecting—sending emails and social media requests to strangers who aren’t expecting to hear from them?

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

For B2B sales and marketing teams, having a 360-degree view of customers and prospects is key. Along with other modern B2B data, NAICS codes can provide a fine level of granularity that’s useful when prioritizing and routing accounts across a sales organization, developing personalized, relevant messaging, and many other applications.

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Sales Evangelist

AUGUST 8, 2014

Jason Tripp is a business-to-business sales professional working for Verizon Wireless. appeared first on The Sales Evangelist. Jason Tripp is a business-to-business sales professional working for Verizon Wireless. On today’s episode we share Jason’s success story. So I wanted to start something new on the show.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 13, 2020

Soon, there will be one more you can add to that growing dustbin of history: The cold sales call. We’re going to look at what I believe to be the coming extinction of the cold call in sales and what you should do to prepare for it. The cold sales call is a phone call made to a potential prospect out of the blue.

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Pipeliner

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Something I find very interesting is that G5—5th generation wireless—was implemented just in time for the pandemic. There are many tasks performed as part of sales that rob the salesperson of value, simply because these tasks could be automated. Zoom rapidly transformed from a company no one had ever heard of to a world brand.

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