No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Sales guru and guest blogger, Jonathan Farrington, explains why he’s never made a single cold call. You don’t cold call? That’s cold … ice cold. Here’s what he has to say: “I have never made a cold call in my life. and extract a name from someone.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

APRIL 11, 2019

We have mad respect for the classics – but we’ve updated the sales reading list for 2019. Outbound Sales, No Fluff – by Rex Biberston and Ryan Reisert. The full title of this book is the first baller move of many: Outbound Sales, No Fluff, Written By Two Millenials Who Have Actually Sold Something This Decade.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 29, 2018

Yet, it’s so easy to sit back and wait for leads from marketing or SDRs—or even worse, to spend hours sending connection requests on LinkedIn, thinking these are actually sales leads. Just because someone agrees to connect on social media does not make that person a qualified sales lead. Sorry to say it, but they’re not.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 8, 2019

In honor of International Women’s Day, how can your sales team attract more female rainmakers? There’s always been bias against women in sales, and anyone with different color skin, ethnicity, or beliefs than decision-makers and hiring managers. Whatever the reason for the change, the rallying cry is to attract women in sales.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 11, 2018

Whether you’re a hiring manager, sales leader, or the CEO of a company, you know it can be difficult to identify and hire top sales talent. Successful sales professionals are often very perceptive. Question: What are some common sales objections you’ve received? These are as follows: 1. Perceptive.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The follow-up email is a key component of sales communication. When done right, a follow-up email can keep your company top-of-mind with prospects, demonstrate your investment in your customer relationships, and convey the value of your business without being intrusive or obnoxious. Second, she wrote directly to the CEO.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Whether you’re a hiring manager, sales leader, or the CEO of a company, you know it can be difficult to identify and hire top sales talent. These are as follows: Interview Questions For Sales Rep Qualities 1. Perceptive Successful sales professionals are often very perceptive. In the job market yourself?

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Sales Hacker

JULY 17, 2020

Are you one of the millions of salespeople still searching for ways to overcome your phone fears and finally get over your call reluctance? So, let’s dive into this fear, peel back the layers, and find out how you can overcome call reluctance. The Origins of Call Reluctance. So, why are salespeople afraid to pick up the phone?

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Here’s what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this month. Think sales has changed a lot? But while technology may power sales research, people still power the close. . Never has and never will. Technology won’t deliver world peace or develop a cure for the common cold.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 13, 2018

With just the click of a mouse and a quick Google search, today’s sales reps have a whole host of resources right at their fingertips—resources that help them streamline and simplify activities like prospect research, sales outreach, and professional development. Today, we do the same for sales reps. 2. Sales Hacker.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 11, 2018

Whether you’re a hiring manager, sales leader, or the CEO of a company, you know it can be difficult to identify and hire top sales talent. Successful sales professionals are often very perceptive. Question: What are some common sales objections you’ve received? These are as follows: 1. Perceptive.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Cold Calling is the top sales skill you should be developing to gain a competitive edge, not just for prospecting and landing meetings with C-Level decision makers , but at every stage of the funnel. Cell phone penetration will exceed world population. Let me rest my case: 1. Social Selling is an epidemic.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 19, 2022

Shruti is the Co-founder and CEO of Wingman , a company that helps salespeople make better decisions by bringing intelligence both into the conversations in real time and into the overall aggregation of data, so that people can close more deals. Why data and activity metrics aren’t enough. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast.

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Smooth Sale

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

To my surprise, someone asked me to provide him with motivational quotes, to which I responded: I’ll be happy to do so, but can you tell me why you ask? People called me intuitive, but that is only sometimes correct because I was heeding life lessons. Never give up; find a better way. ‘Believe, Become, Empower.’

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Vengreso

JULY 29, 2019

Our chat was recorded originally for his podcast “Sales Secrets of the Top 1%” and he’s graciously allowed me to pass it along to you. Brandon and I had a great time walking down memory lane as I shared the story of my sales career. As a result, my boss noticed that I was outselling most of the sales staff.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 29, 2013

The SVP of Sales needs more new business. But the Sales Leader can’t wait. The CEO wants to know why things aren’t moving faster. We are currently talking with dozens of large company Sales SVPs and CSOs. To this end, sales leaders have reached across the aisle and engaged Marketing. Marketing has big plans.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Here’s what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this month. That kind of conversion rate is unheard of with other account-based sales strategies. And that number holds constant around the world. I just returned from speaking to sales teams in Sydney and Melbourne. How do I know this? No one stood.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

The top four account-based sales secrets revealed! When it comes to account-based sales tips, there is one guy who can revolutionize your technique. I’ve known plenty of great account-based sellers , or as we used to call them “B2B salespeople.” 4 Account-Based Sales Tips from George. You were there.”

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BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Why all the podcast love? The sales world is no exception. With dozens of fantastic podcasts available today, sales professionals have no shortage of insights and tips at their disposal. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of the 23 best sales podcasts (in no particular order) for reps, managers and executives to check out.

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InsideSales.com

OCTOBER 23, 2019

It may be intimidating to pitch and sell to top brass clients and C-level executives, but it always pays to reach higher… if you know how. Start at the Top. How to Connect and Engage Better with the Top Brass and C-Level Executives. Why, then, do salespeople seem to shoot for the clouds and land among the trees?

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Salesmate

JULY 16, 2021

There is plethora of sales myths circulating in the industry, making it difficult for salespeople to map out the perfect sales strategy. Therefore, I am here for busting the myths on sales, so every salesperson can sell with confidence! If you’re new to selling, these sales myth may lead you to a tough path.

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InsideSales.com

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The iconic line from the 1992 film Glengarry Glen Ross in which Alec Baldwin scolds a group of poor salesmen has remained in the minds of sales professionals today. It’s a common notion that sales professionals must always be working to “get them to sign on the line which is dotted.” . But that’s actually a rather poor idiom.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

This article is aimed squarely at the CEO or SVP of Sales who has tried (or considered) Inside Sales in the past. 18 days ago, I wrote another article on Inside Sales. Why am I burning up valuable time talking about it again? Because if you don’t have an Inside Sales force, you are losing revenue every day.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 30, 2015

Here’s what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this month. But we don’t make time to relax, unwind, enjoy ourselves, or just have some alone time to think. That’s been one of No More Cold Calling’s themes for July, and we’ve published several great blog posts about the importance of unplugging.

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Marc Wayshak

MAY 25, 2022

Do you manage a sales team or an organization that has a sales team? If so, you might often find yourself thinking, “I feel like with just a couple of small tweaks, we could be making so many more sales…”. Simply put, small tweaks have an outsized impact in sales. If this sounds familiar to you, you’re not alone.

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Vengreso

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Sales teams around the world have been forced to quickly adapt and learn remote selling techniques, due to the coronavirus pandemic. million professional salespeople in the U.S , and field sales make up 52.8%. In May 2020, 71% said they were conducting more than half their sales virtually. According to U.S.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 13, 2018

With just the click of a mouse and a quick Google search, today’s sales reps have a whole host of resources right at their fingertips—resources that help them streamline and simplify activities like sales prospect research , sales outreach, and professional development. We strongly recommend you go check it out!

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Do you have a new class of sales development reps starting soon? That's why training is so important for your sales team. Below, let's learn HubSpot sales managers' top tips for training your SDR team. Below, let's learn HubSpot sales managers' top tips for training your SDR team. Set expectations.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The Sales Hacker Success Summit will be here before you know it! WHAT : Five exciting days of advanced sales training and tips from some of the biggest names in Sales. Sales Hacker Success Summit: Level Up for 2020. So, start clearing your schedule, and get ready for the best week of your sales career! COST : Nada.

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LeadFuze

AUGUST 12, 2021

The Best Sales Podcasts for You This 2021. The ability to listen to an almost inexhaustible supply of training, case studies, and applicable tips via sales podcasts shouldn’t be taken for granted. From individual sales reps to Founders, there are so many great “shows” to help you become better at your job.

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Close.io

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

No joke, we’ve spoken to CEOs who want to make money on outbound prospecting in 90 days, but when asked how long their sales cycle is, they answer “four to six months.” Well if someone could make that math work, they’d be billionaires! Rao, Cheng Zou, and CEO Tien Tzuo, an ex-Salesforce.com executive. Reduce churn.

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Nutshell

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The ability to see things from your customer’s perspective is a huge advantage in B2B sales and marketing. NUTSHELL: “Empathy” is becoming a buzzword in the business world these days. It means trying to understand how your customer is feeling, what’s happening in their world, and their experience.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 18, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Retarded Sales Behavior and The Reasons We Under-Perform. Stored in Attitude , EDGE Selling , Guest Post , Proactivity , Sales Strategy , Sales Tool , execution. We’ve become a generation of retarded under-performing sales semi-professionals. December 2007.

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Close.io

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

It’s the end of the year, and you’re focused on making these final days count. You have some leads that have been in your pipeline for some time—some that you’ve yet to make contact with, and others that have yet to commit. Don’t wait for them to get back to you; you want the sale, so reaching out is your responsibility.

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Salesmate

JULY 16, 2021

There is plethora of sales myths circulating in the industry, making it difficult for salespeople to map out the perfect sales strategy. Therefore, I am here for busting the myths on sales, so every salesperson can sell with confidence! If you’re new to selling, these sales myth may lead you to a tough path.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JULY 25, 2016

Sales is tough and ongoing sales development is a never ending process. Take it from us – our sales and sales development functions are constantly evolving as we look to accelerate our record growth rates over the past few years. In even the fastest growing organizations, there is always room for improvement.

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Sales Hacker Training

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Eddie is bringing B2B sales to a group of people that may not be as aware of it. He finds people that aren’t aware of what is possible in a sales career, puts them through a six-week training program, and places them in companies looking to hire. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Welcome to the Sales Hacker podcast.

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