The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 31, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. 4 Things to Do Right Now to Get Better Sales Prospects. We all need better sales prospects. Rarely do I run into a salesperson who is not looking for more sales prospects. Expand your prospecting funnel. Client List. Testimonials.

Ideal Customer Profile 180

Ideal Customer Profile Prospecting Hiring Negotiation 180

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

December 2007. Successful Strategies for Prospecting – Roundtable. Stored in Attitude , Buying Process , Cold calling , Communication Strategy , EDGE Selling , Gap Selling , Interactive Selling , Planning , Proactive , Prospecting , Sales Strategy , Sales Tip , Success. Prospecting. When Sales Met Marketing.

Webinar Metrics 193

Webinar Metrics Pipeline Prospecting Strategy 193

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 12, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Why “Social Media” Sucks for Prospecting. It’s time we kill social media, especially if you’re using social media as a sales tool or prospecting technique. What do I expect to accomplish with a business marketing strategy?

Social Media 157

Social Media Media Motivation Prospecting 157

The Pipeline

MAY 27, 2011

December 2007. 10 Fail-proof Tasks to Help Turn Your Prospects into Buyers. Prospecting is a term that’s been around for a long time. There are steps to follow that can make prospecting easy and effective. Let’s take a look at 10 fail-proof tasks to help turn prospects into buyers: Before the Call. January 2008.

Pipeline 243

Pipeline Prospecting Twitter Ideal Customer Profile 243

The Sales Hunter

MARCH 2, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Regardless of the market you sell to, take a moment and reflect on the number of people with whom you come in contact — sometimes just once, other times on a regular basis. prospecting. December 2007. November 2007. leadership.

Motivation 247

Motivation Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Negotiation 247

The Pipeline

JANUARY 13, 2014

The only thing I can’t remember if it was 1987, 1993 or 2007 when I actually first bought it. Accountability Action Attitude Cold calling execution Intentions Leadership Objection Handling Objective Based Selling Objectives Proactive Prospecting Prospecting Sales 2.0 Well it seems that cold calling is coming back into fashion.

Cold Calling 312

Cold Calling Webinar Metrics Fashion Social Selling 312

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

December 2007. Top Sales & Marketing Awards 2011. Stored in Attitude , Awards , Business Acumen , Communication , Compete , Marketing , Sales Success , execution , qualifying. One for Top Sales & Marketing Blog , where I share the company of last year’s winner S. Prospecting. April 2008. March 2008.

Pipeline 215

Pipeline Webinar Metrics Marketing Hiring 215

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

December 2007. 23 Marketing Tips For Avoiding Small Business Failure. Stored in Attitude , Communication , Communication Strategy , Compete , Guest Post , Marketing , execution. Unfortunately there are also many sales and marketing reasons. Implementing the program is the key to marketing success. April 2008.

Small Business 253

Small Business Small Business Pipeline Marketing 253

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Generating sales leads is not the sole responsibility of the marketing department. For many salespeople, if they had to wait for marketing to generate leads, they would wind up suffering a slow death. Prospecting for Clients: Getting Referrals.

Motivation 200

Motivation Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Ideal Customer Profile 200

Pointclear

JULY 11, 2011

While Lauren provides 10-year financial data, I excerpted this column of the most recent fiscal year as it was fascinating to see all three companies reporting an identical 48% of revenue committed to sales and marketing expenses. Sales and marketing activity. Sales and marketing headcounts have increased to generate new customers.

Outsourcing Services 173

Outsourcing Services Lead Rank Marketing Qualified Lead NetSuite 173

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Complain about marketing, insisting they are the reason you have not been able to close more sales. You think it’s effective to spend your time spouting off to anyone who will listen, including customers, about how inept marketing is.

Motivation 213

Motivation Ideal Customer Profile Hiring Negotiation 213

The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. You can’t do your job without knowing something about your prospect or a scouting report. Related posts: 4 Common Sales and Marketing Practices that Fail in the New Economy. prospecting. December 2007. November 2007.

Ideal Customer Profile 190

Ideal Customer Profile Face-to-face Negotiation Hiring 190

The Pipeline

DECEMBER 7, 2011

December 2007. Stored in Appointments , Attitude , Business Acumen , Cold calling , Guest Post , Planning , Proactive , Prospecting , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sell Better , Video , Voice mail , execution. For me the question of whether you do or do not leave voice mails when prospecting is so Sales -1.0, Prospecting.

Pipeline 245

Pipeline Cold Calling Webinar Metrics Hiring 245

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. 4 Ways to Drastically Improve Your Marketing Right Now. prospecting. prospecting. And positivity carries over into how you talk about other people, be that colleagues, other customers, or other people at your prospects company.

Ideal Customer Profile 204

Ideal Customer Profile Negotiation Hiring Facebook 204

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 20, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. I don’t believe it’s a lack of closing, prospecting or any other skill that most salespeople would say is the #1 way they are hurting themselves and their company. Leave that to your marketing or advertising department. prospecting.

Motivation 183

Motivation Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Discount 183

The Pipeline

AUGUST 22, 2011

December 2007. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Cold calling , EDGE Sales Process , Proactive , Prospecting , Sales Success , Sales Technique , Sales eXchange , execution. The other day I was talking with a couple of sales managers trying to help their people be more effective in prospecting. April 2008. March 2008.

Pipeline 255

Pipeline Cold Calling Hiring Sales Qualified Lead 255

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. ” In their mind, customers and prospects will always reach out to them when they want to buy, so there’s no reason at all to reach out to them. prospecting. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007. leadership.

Motivation 190

Motivation Ideal Customer Profile Negotiation Hiring 190

DiscoverOrg Sales

OCTOBER 31, 2017

This is what happens with most prospecting campaigns. It’s marketing versus sales competency. When I founded DiscoverOrg in 2007, delivering quality sales and marketing data was the backbone of what we wanted to build. One of their ‘Marketing’ titles was ‘Cinematographer/Lighting Director.’. It’s the campaign.

Data 181

Data Marketing Vendor Sales Qualified Lead 181

The Pipeline

AUGUST 10, 2011

December 2007. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , EDGE Sales Process , Interview , Lead Management , Proactive , Proactivity , Prospecting , Sales Process , Sales Strategy , Success , Video , execution. Prospecting. When Sales Met Marketing. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. April 2008. March 2008.

Sales Cycle 244

Sales Cycle Pipeline Conversion Webinar Metrics 244

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. A far more effective response is to create a sales and marketing system that provides an interconnected, measurable set of processes and tools that ultimately result in increased sales. Sales and marketing can be treated in exactly the same way.

Small Business 166

Small Business Small Business Hiring Ideal Customer Profile 166

The Pipeline

JANUARY 18, 2012

December 2007. Prospecting. When Sales Met Marketing. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. Community Marketing Blog. Sales and Marketing Loudmouth. January 2009. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008. January 2008. Impact Questions.

Pipeline 253

Pipeline Cold Calling Hiring Compensation 253

The Pipeline

APRIL 27, 2011

December 2007. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , EDGE Sales Process , Prospecting , Sales Technique , Video , Voice mail , execution. Two weeks ago I in a post title Prospecting and the “Last Inch” , looking at key thing to consider at that final moment when you have to reach out and engage directly with your prospect.

Pipeline 223

Pipeline Cold Calling Compensation Hiring 223

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 30, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Guest post Monday brings us Jeff Beals , an award-winning author who helps professionals do more business and have a greater impact on the world through effective sales, marketing and personal branding techniques. Client List. Testimonials. Negotiation.

Motivation 155

Motivation Real Estate Hiring Construction 155

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

December 2007. Stored in Appointments , Contest , Proactive , Proactivity , Prospecting , Sales Success , Sales Technique , Sales Training , Workshops , execution. PROACTIVE PROSPECTING! As you may have noticed over to the right, we are presenting the Proactive Prospecting Workshop in Toronto/Markham, scheduled for April 13.

Pipeline 220

Pipeline Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead Compensation 220

The Pipeline

JUNE 15, 2011

December 2007. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , EDGE Sales Process , Interactive Selling , Proactive , Productivity , Prospecting , Sales 2.0 , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sell Better , Success , Value , execution. This has become much more the case since the introduction of the marketing term Sales 2.0. Prospecting.

Pipeline 241

Pipeline Cold Calling Webinar Metrics Hiring 241

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 26, 2011

December 2007. Prospecting. When Sales Met Marketing. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. Community Marketing Blog. Sales and Marketing Loudmouth. January 2009. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008. January 2008. Meaning of Value?

Pipeline 240

Pipeline Lead Scoring Lead Rank Cold Calling 240

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

December 2007. Prospecting. When Sales Met Marketing. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. Community Marketing Blog. Sales and Marketing Loudmouth. January 2009. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008. January 2008. Intrepid Radio.

Pipeline 240

Pipeline Cold Calling Hiring Compensation 240

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. It’s time we kill social media, especially if you’re using social media as a sales tool or prospecting technique. It’s time we kill the term “social media” and replace it with “business marketing.”

Social Media 152

Social Media Media Motivation Hiring 152

The Pipeline

MAY 20, 2011

December 2007. Stored in Business Acumen , Buying Process , Guest Post , Productivity , Prospecting , Sales 2.0 , Sales Strategy , execution. Ian Brodie is a Marketing Speaker and Coach who helps consultants, coaches and other professionals attract and win more clients. Small Business Sales and Marketing Magic.

Pipeline 313

Pipeline Twitter Small Business Small Business 313

The Pipeline

MARCH 16, 2011

December 2007. Prospecting. When Sales Met Marketing. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. Community Marketing Blog. Tags: Accountability , Attitude , Coaching , Commitment , execution , how to sell better , Proactivity , Prospecting , Renbor Sales Solutions Inc. January 2009. December 2008. November 2008.

Pipeline 235

Pipeline Cold Calling Hiring Compensation 235

The Pipeline

JULY 25, 2011

December 2007. Prospecting. When Sales Met Marketing. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. Community Marketing Blog. Sales and Marketing Loudmouth. January 2009. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008. January 2008. Impact Questions.

Pipeline 265

Pipeline Hiring Top of Funnel Vendor 265

The Pipeline

MARCH 9, 2011

December 2007. Prospecting. When Sales Met Marketing. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. Community Marketing Blog. Sales and Marketing Loudmouth. January 2009. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008. January 2008. Impact Questions.

Pipeline 238

Pipeline Cold Calling Hiring Compensation 238

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

December 2007. The sales person armed with a wheel full of “synergies”, “efficiencies”, and “value propositions”, all they are missing is a prospect to drop into the right slot, just like the ball at the casino. Prospecting. When Sales Met Marketing. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. January 2009.

Pipeline 240

Pipeline Hiring Top of Funnel Cold Calling 240

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 14, 2018

In 2007 it took an average of 3.68 cold call attempts to reach a prospect. Low-quality data can impact every aspect of a business—particularly sales and marketing. Without it, your cold calls will fall flat and your prospects will remain unreachable. Stop calling prospects that don’t care about your products and services.

Cold Calling 198

Cold Calling B2B Decision Maker Data 198

The Pipeline

MARCH 17, 2011

December 2007. Stored in "Did You Just Say.?" , Appointments , Attitude , Cold calling , Prospecting , Tongue in cheek , execution. In working with a rep who has avoided prospecting activities lately, during our most recent meeting I asked what he accomplished last week and what his plan was over the next two weeks. April 2008.

Pipeline 228

Pipeline Twitter Cold Calling B2B 228

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

December 2007. By now everyone is aware of the increasing talk of the need for alignment between marketing and sales, with some organizations realizing that it is healthier to look at the entire Client Life Cycle as one function rather than two. Prospecting. When Sales Met Marketing. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success.

Pipeline 223

Pipeline Hiring Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation 223

DiscoverOrg Sales

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

We’ve seen lists with a 40% bounce rate ( yes, really ), and many others around 15% … but few people in sales and marketing rely on lists alone. You see, Tellwise offers a sales acceleration tool with a robust set of capabilities for interacting with prospects, and tracking those interactions. We’ve bought lead lists and tested them.

Data 254

Data Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 254