The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

But I bet you check your voicemail on the hour, on the phone. 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. The post 31 Seconds That Make a Prospecting Call appeared first on TiborShanto.com. By Tibor Shanto. By The Numbers.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Today’s sales professionals have more ways than ever to get in touch with prospects. And yet, sales reps can’t escape the most common and often the most frustrating method of sales prospecting communication—and that’s voicemail. . Consider these statistics ( source ): 15% of a sales rep’s time is spent leaving voicemails.

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Sales 2.0

MARCH 5, 2020

When you send a prospect an email or leave them a voicemail what do many of them do? If you happen to pique someone’s interest with your brilliant email or voicemail they are likely to vet you before they call you back and invest their precious time. Does it convey a clear message and benefits to your prospect?

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SalesFuel

MARCH 27, 2024

Sellers need to use effective voicemail techniques to get their calls returned. SellCell reports that “The average response rate for voicemails is only 4.8%.” They also share that sales companies have found that just by incorporating scripted voicemails, return rates jump 22%. Buyers won’t answer every phone call.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 6, 2022

This interaction (or lack thereof) can be a sales rep's worst nightmare, and for good reason — leaving a good sales voicemail is hard. Here, we'll discuss seven voicemail mistakes and how to recover from them, plus give a few example scripts to inspire your next call. 7 Voicemail Mistakes + How to Recover.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

All of those numbers, voicemails, busy signals, etc. Has automation gone too far? Imagine having to call 50-100 people in a day. It sounds crazy right? And imagine doing it with no help from technology. It’s just you and the phone. You might not think that automatic sales dialers have that much to offer you. What Is A Sales Dialer?

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Pointclear

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

In one situation, we worked with a client that was about to mail 750 $20 “lumpy” packages to prospects. Employing a 4 x 4 research approach (this is how our team is trained) is to spend a total of four minutes looking at four different data sources: The prospect’s website. Unless you crack this problem, nothing else is going to work.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

AUGUST 31, 2017

But how many emails do you get that are paired up with a voicemail? According to a study conducted by TOPO, a research and advisory firm that identifies patterns that drive revenue growth , a typical organization receives callbacks on exactly 0% of cold voicemails. Does cold calling and cold voicemail work? A lot, right?

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Zoominfo

MAY 30, 2019

There’s no way around it – voicemails are not an enjoyable part of a salesperson’s job. Consider these statistics ( source ): 80% of calls go to voicemail, and 90% of first time voicemails are never returned. The average voicemail response rate is 4.8%. 15% of the average sales rep’s time is spent leaving voicemails.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 14, 2023

So when they're presenting to a prospect, they hastily speed through the support slide in their presentation deck. Prospects can pick up on lapses in confidence like that, and those moments — those quick gaps in assurance, authority, and assertiveness — allow value leaks to come to the surface. Why do value leaks occur?

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Sales 2.0

JUNE 23, 2018

When you send a prospect an email or leave them a voicemail what do many of them do? If you happen to pique someone’s interest with your brilliant email or voicemail they are likely to vet you before they call you back and invest their precious time. Does it convey a clear message and benefits to your prospect?

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Zoominfo

JUNE 15, 2020

How many emails do you get that pair up with a voicemail? Sales Voicemail Statistics Today’s sales professionals have more ways than ever to get in touch with prospects. And yet, sales reps can’t escape the most common and frustrating method of sales prospecting communication — voicemail. A lot, right?

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DiscoverOrg Sales

AUGUST 29, 2018

My name is Jake Shaffren, Director of Sales here at DiscoverOrg, and today we’ll talk about the do’s and don’ts of voicemails. Voicemail is yet another tool we have at our disposal; and like most tools, it works best when combined with others. Voicemail Don’ts. DON’T leave a long voicemail.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Why I won an award for prospecting. Always be prospecting” is my motto. Yes, sometimes December is super quiet, which means either clients aren’t ready, or you stopped prospecting. It’s never too late for lead generation—or too early. It’s never too late for lead generation—or too early. Dead silence.

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 30, 2017

When you call someone for the first time, it can be a bit unnerving to get their voicemail. It always surprises me how many salespeople are not prepared for voicemail. These days, buyers are busier than ever, and even if they are available, may put their phones through to voicemail, simply because they don’t have time to take calls.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

AUGUST 29, 2018

Reading Time: 5 minutes My name is Jake Shaffren, Director of Sales here at DiscoverOrg, and today we’ll talk about the do’s and don’ts of voicemails. Voicemail is yet another tool we have at our disposal; and like most tools, it works best when combined with others. Voicemail Don’ts.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

If so, you know how tough it is to connect with busy executives who are never in their office, rarely answer their phones, and seldom reply to voicemail or e-mail. Stay relevant to what your prospects do, need, and hope to achieve. Position your product or service as an urgent need or else your prospect will continue to put off buying.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

According to Jill Konrath , 97% of all business calls now go to voicemail. It's never been more important for salespeople to be good at leaving voicemails. Not only that, but voicemail can -- and should -- be measured, coached, and improved. Voicemail Script. Here are my effective voicemail script bullets: Your name.

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LeadFuze

AUGUST 18, 2021

3 Sales Voicemail Statistics You Should Know. Are you leveraging sales voicemail as part of your prospecting process? There’s this dirty little rumor circulating the sales world that says voicemail is dead and gone this 2021. Scripted Voicemails Can Increase Response Rates Up to 22%. Don’t hang up. Click To Tweet.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Prospecting is one of the most fundamental sales skills. However, as the sales environment shifts, sellers must update how they prospect. Last July, we hosted the webinar, Mastering the Art of Prospecting: Key Strategies for Success. Here, we examined the fundamental principles of modern prospecting.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 8, 2020

Inside Sales Managers are getting too hung up looking for the perfect sales cadence formula — the perfect combination and spacing of phone/voicemail + phone/no voicemail + email + social touch that will generate results. DAY 3: CALL/NO VOICEMAIL. DAY 2: EMAIL #2. DAY 5: EMAIL #3. It sets you and your team up for failure.

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Sales 2.0

JULY 8, 2022

This post describes a framework that I have found over the last two decades can really change the math on prospecting. This post describes a framework that I have found over the last two decades can really change the math on prospecting. A common issue here is that we think too narrowly about the people we want to get meetings with.

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John Barrows

MAY 16, 2018

Something I get asked a couple of times a week and usually has a lot of engagement when I share it on social, is the topic of voicemails. There is always a debate if leaving voicemails still makes sense in 2018. Why you should leave a voicemail. It’s because my e-mail response rates go up when I leave voicemails.

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Mindtickle

JUNE 22, 2023

Buyers are already short on time, and the last thing they want is to listen to another sales pitch. As sellers, you’re even more in the hot seat. Research from our 2023 State of Sales Productivity Report found that during a call, buyers asked an average of 18 questions, a significant increase from 13 questions in the 2022 report.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

All of those numbers, voicemails, busy signals, etc. Has automation gone too far? Imagine having to call 50-100 people in a day. It sounds crazy right? And imagine doing it with no help from technology. It’s just you and the phone. You might not think that automatic sales dialers have that much to offer you. What Is A Sales Dialer?

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Doesn’t matter how great your product is, how much s**t your manager fills your head with, if this is not the rock-solid foundation of your prospecting reality, you’re beat before you “get in the car.”. Yes, it is all uphill, I am no fool, but I cannot go any lower with this prospect, and let’s assume that they are the one, the DM.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

As a person who thinks prospecting is so vital, and properly done, so powerful, I am in a quandary writing this post. I know thousands of sales people will be forwarding this article to their managers, saying, “This guy says outbound is dying, I don’t need to do more prospecting!” What’s going on?

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Nutshell

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Crafting a quality sales voicemail has become something of a lost art. Considering how often cold calls go to voicemail, your ability to leave compelling sales voicemails can have an enormous impact on your success during the prospecting stage. Should You Even Bother Leaving Sales Voicemails?

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Pointclear

AUGUST 6, 2018

In-house tele-prospecting costs more than outsourcing and by outsourcing you can find superior services (however, you must be careful because there is a lot of mediocrity in the lead generation space). So too do the costs associated with turnover, including rehiring, retraining, and lack of productivity when a position is vacant.

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Bernadette McClelland

MARCH 26, 2014

It doesn’t matter where you go, you will find that one of the main qualities a salesperson must have is the ability to enter a prospect or customer’s world. It doesn’t matter where you go, you will find that one of the main qualities a salesperson must have is the ability to enter a prospect or customer’s world.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 23, 2019

The answer is simple: Prospects now have more ways of identifying sales reps they don’t want to speak with, and now have more ways of evading them. It’s the same for your prospects. While it seems counter intuitive, I’d rather know up front if I’m wasting my time or if this is a real prospect. sales reps hide behind them too.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 19, 2018

If so, you know how tough it is to connect with busy executives who are never in their office, rarely answer their phones, and seldom reply to voicemail or e-mail. Stay relevant to what your prospects do, need, and hope to achieve. Position your product or service as an urgent need or else your prospect will continue to put off buying.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The hang-up artist, the rambler, the rapid-fire caller -- chances are you know a salesperson using these voicemail techniques. I’m here today, on behalf of prospects everywhere, to ask you to stop. Voicemail is a crucial part of moving deals forward, but there are three deadly voicemail mistakes I see reps make repeatedly.

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LeadFuze

JUNE 23, 2020

It isn’t easy to get a prospect to listen to voicemails these days. Are prospecting voicemails even worth the effort? . Luckily, there are some simple tips to improve your voicemail messages and boost the odds that your prospect will return your call or pick up the next time you contact them. So why bother?

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2020

Do you have your prospects’ email addresses and direct dial phone numbers on hand? So, what are the things that stand in the way of a salesperson actually getting in contact with a prospect? Researching Prospects. Identifying prospects. Yet planning out a script for every individual prospect can be time consuming.

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Crunchbase

AUGUST 20, 2021

Cold prospecting, the practice of reaching out to potential customers who are unfamiliar with your product, is a common sales tactic. Cold prospecting, the practice of reaching out to potential customers who are unfamiliar with your product, is a common sales tactic. What to include in an effective cold prospecting plan.

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The Sales Hunter

APRIL 23, 2013

When was the last time you listened to one of your voicemail messages? Lousy voicemail messages will kill sales faster than you can hit speed dial. This week I received a voicemail message from a salesperson who was looking to sell me something. It is amazing the number of bad voicemail messages I get.

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