Score More Sales

AUGUST 29, 2012

I’ve spent time at Inbound 2012, Hubspot’s summit for marketers – an event which is growing dramatically year to year. Users will now have more tools in a convenient location to do everything they need to draw more prospective customers their way. Did you get to Inbound 2012? 2, Cyndi Lauper can sing the blues.

Inbound 184

Inbound Hubspot Marketing eBook 184

MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 4, 2012

It’s that time of the year again when everyone is second guessing what’s going to happen in 2012 so I thought I’d put together my top 10 predictions for the sales industry. WIIFM will be superseded in 2012 with PISB (Prove I should buy) Demonstrating and explaining “The What” is not enough. Negotiation Skills Become Vital.

Social Media 149

Social Media Negotiation Lead Capture Margin 149

The Pipeline

JULY 20, 2013

FREE WEBINAR: Getting Prospects to Return Your Calls. Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2012. It’s harder than ever to reach prospects. Today’s super busy, stressed-out prospects don’t answer their phones and hide behind voice mail. How can you sell when you can’t speak directly with your prospect? Time: 12:00 PM ET.

Webinar Metrics 257

Webinar Metrics Cold Calling Prospecting Lead Generation 257

No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 20, 2012

What’s your best referral story of 2012? That’s way I created my referral contest, The Best Referral Story of 2012. Shorten your sales process by a minimum of 20%, and spend less time prospecting. Convert your best prospects to clients more than 50% of the time. You deserve the spotlight. Enter the Contest.

Referrals 176

Referrals Cold Calling Sales Qualified Lead Call-back 176

The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Sales Outlook 2012: What Is Your Opinion? I will take the 2012 Sales Survey. I am committed to helping you make 2012 a great year! I will take the 2012 Sales Survey. Small Goals Now Mean Big Results in 2012. prospecting.

Motivation 168

Motivation Survey Hiring Ideal Customer Profile 168

Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Issue Date: 2012-12-10. Teaser: B2B prospect development – the combination of lead generation, lead qualification, lead nurturing and lead hand-off to sales – is a critical element that many marketing and sales teams are failing. Author: Dan McDade. read more

B2B 302

B2B Lead Qualification Prospecting Lead Nurturing 302

The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Small Goals Now Mean Big Results in 2012. But still continue to read my strategy for helping you achieve your 2012 goals. Many of you are starting now to get a sense for what your 2012 goals are going to be. prospecting. Client List.

Motivation 178

Motivation Ideal Customer Profile Negotiation Hiring 178

Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 20, 2023

Last week, I wrote about how the criteria you use to choose your all-time favorite songs is essentially the same as the criteria your prospects use to choose between you and a competitor. 2012) Put a Little Beatles into Your Selling (2021) Did You Know the Beatles Taught us about Selling? Motivate and incentivize your salespeople!

Motivation 156

Motivation Pipeline Hiring How To 156

MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 4, 2012

It’s that time of the year again when everyone is second guessing what’s going to happen in 2012 so I thought I’d put together my top 10 predictions for the sales industry. WIIFM will be superseded in 2012 with PISB (Prove I should buy) Demonstrating and explaining “The What” is not enough. Negotiation Skills Become Vital.

Social Media 120

Social Media Negotiation Lead Capture Margin 120

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Issue Date: 2012-09-27. A few simple "who" and "why" questions provide a great way to narrow the field of prospects. A few simple "who" and "why" questions provide a great way to narrow the field of prospects. Author: Mike Weinberg. read more

Prospecting 214

Prospecting Account Customer 214

Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 5, 2012

Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). sales prospecting (34). Achieve Greater Sales Success in 2012. Posted by Tony Cole on Thu, Jan 05, 2012. What are the key focus areas for sales success in 2012? Over 95% believe that prospects are honest. Sales (34).

Hiring 133

Hiring Ideal Customer Profile eBook Insurance 133

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. 7 Sales Prospecting Ideas That Work. Feb 27, 2012. Here’s a list of 7 sales prospecting ideas you can use right now: 1. Give away prospects to others. You heard me — give away prospects. prospecting.

Motivation 275

Motivation Prospecting Hiring Ideal Customer Profile 275

Score More Sales

MAY 29, 2013

I also encourage you to post YOUR thoughts on any of these, and ultimately, what you do to reach prospects – what is your best tip? Don’t be afraid to let them know that you feel they could be a great prospective client / customer. Find triggers that affect your prospects, and tie them into your messaging.

Prospecting 272

Prospecting Decision Maker Lead Rank Lead Scoring 272

Score More Sales

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Watch These Sales & Marketing Thinkers in 2012 – Best of 2011. Please create a plan for your professional development in 2012. Hope to meet you all in 2012. Twitter, Facebook for business, and LinkedIn – all B2B companies need to be using you in 2012. Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Consulting.

Top of Funnel 159

Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring Marketing 159

No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In my experience, at least half the people you ask for referrals will introduce you to your ideal prospect. Referred prospects convert to clients a minimum 50 percent of the time (most salespeople tell me it’s closer to 70 percent). 10 people introduce you to your ideal prospect. No more than 20. 5 are a perfect fit.

Referrals 194

Referrals Scale Decision Maker Sales Qualified Lead 194

Score More Sales

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Liz shares the importance of building trust before making offers to prospective customers. Liz Strauss, Co-Founder of SOBCon and creator of Successful Bloggers did a fun interview with Scott Langingham and Todd Watson about blogging and finding your company voice.

Marketing 197

Marketing Banking Social Media Consumer 197

The Sales Hunter

MARCH 30, 2012

People love to tell me how they don’t need to prospect , because they already network, and that’s enough, in their opinion. The problem is I can’t rely solely on my network to provide me with the prospects I need , no matter how robust my network is. must spend a certain percentage of their time prospecting.

Networking 256

Networking Prospecting Call-back Motivation 256

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. The Best Way to Get Ready for Your 2012 Price Increase. The best way to get ready for your 2012 price increase? prospecting. Archives Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. Client List. Testimonials.

Ideal Customer Profile 140

Ideal Customer Profile Hiring Negotiation Facebook 140

Crunchbase

DECEMBER 6, 2021

There’s no shortage of paid and free sales prospecting tools on the market these days, all touting time-saving features. But who of today’s busy sales professionals has the time to vet hundreds of lead generation and sales prospecting tools, let alone road test them to find the best fit? What is sales prospecting?

Ideal Customer Profile 111

Ideal Customer Profile Tools Prospecting Lead Scoring 111

Score More Sales

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Refine B2B Sales Process in 2012 With Tools and Attitude. Tracking communication between us and our prospective customer as well as communication within the silos of our company. At a minimum, make the next 12 months a time where you find a system to document and archive the important areas of the company – prospects and customers.

Lead Rank 155

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Process B2B 155

Score More Sales

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Putting the Social Into CRM Predictions for 2012. Let’s look at an old definition, the challenges with CRM, and some predictions for 2012. In 2011-12, the addition of “social” to CRM (SCRM) integrates social tools to help business gain key insights from prospective and current customers in some orderly format. Consulting.

Lead Rank 172

Lead Rank Lead Scoring CRM Top of Funnel 172

HeavyHitter Sales

JANUARY 1, 2012

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. February 2012. January 2012. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics » January 01, 2012. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. What are the top sales trends for 2012? What are the top sales trends for 2012?

Trends 121

Trends Decision Maker Study Analysis 121

The Sales Hunter

APRIL 14, 2012

The number one issue salespeople struggle with the most is sales prospecting. Sales prospecting is not easy — I’ll admit it. Prospecting and ultimately closing customers takes dedication. What is dedicated time do you block out each day or each week for prospecting? It takes dedication and a process.

Prospecting 200

Prospecting Call-back Follow-up Motivation 200

The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

The number one issue people have in sales is sales prospecting — trying to find new customers. With that said let me break down into two easy steps everything I’ve ever taught others or done myself with regard to sales prospecting. Step 2: Engage the prospect. Don’t use it as your only prospecting tool.

Prospecting 206

Prospecting Negotiation Tools Motivation 206

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 3, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. 5 Secrets to Get Better Prospecting Leads. Jan 04, 2012. There are 5 secrets used by top-performing salespeople to get better prospecting leads. The reason these are great prospects is simple. Client List. Testimonials. Negotiation.

Motivation 195

Motivation Leads Marketing Qualified Lead Prospecting 195

SBI

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Dreamforce 2012: A Spectacular Spectacle. I just returned from Dreamforce 2012. The vendors I spoke to said they had higher quality conversations with higher qualified prospects. You’ve probably read over and over, that there were 90,000 people registered, 750 sessions, and more than 350 exhibitors. That’s good for everyone.

SalesForce 114

SalesForce Hotels Vendor Networking 114

Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

And these days, the “volume over value” approach to prospecting just doesn’t work for expanding companies and sales teams. What they need is a way to start prospecting smarter. How Ceros' New Prospecting Strategy Increased SQLs by Over 18% Q: What is Ceros? Without insights, prospecting was like playing darts in the dark.

Prospecting 78

Prospecting Top of Funnel Strategy Sales Qualified Lead 78

The Sales Hunter

JULY 25, 2012

Most salespeople – and I’ll put myself in this group – set aside time during the week to make prospecting calls, including following up on leads, etc. To use these small windows of time to your advantage, do what I refer to as “speed dating with your prospects.” Try this technique with your prospects.

Prospecting 197

Prospecting Sales Qualified Lead Follow-up Lead Rank 197

The Sales Hunter

MARCH 31, 2012

Where are you getting your prospecting sales leads? I will then contend the focus needs to be on the quality of the prospecting sales leads, rather than on the quantity. I will then contend the focus needs to be on the quality of the prospecting sales leads, rather than on the quantity. They must be relevant to the prospect.

Lead Rank 225

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 225

The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. 6 Great Sales Questions to Ask Prospects. What are some great sales questions to ask prospects? I think the great questions are the ones that determine if the prospect is even a valid prospect. Client List. Testimonials. Negotiation.

Motivation 219

Motivation Prospecting Hiring Ideal Customer Profile 219

Jeffrey Gitomer

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Ways To Win Prospects And Contacts At A Networking Event. ways to win prospects and contacts at a networking event: 1. Write the commitment made on the back of your card — the one that you give the prospect. There is no time like the present to change things up in 2012 to ensure its better than 2011! Hire Jeffrey.

Networking 314

Networking Hiring Prospecting Social Media 314

The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Recently I was talking to a salesperson about their sales prospecting process. One of the questions the person asked me was how many people should he be trying to prospect at one time. In fact I believe the issues this person was having is the same problem a lot of salespeople have when it comes to sales prospecting.

Prospecting 187

Prospecting Face-to-face Sales Motivation 187

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 6, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. January is “Prospecting for Sales Month” Jan 06, 2012. I bet you didn’t know January is “Prospecting for Sales Month.” This is the sole reason why I say January is “Prospecting for Sales Month.”

Motivation 188

Motivation Prospecting Hiring Ideal Customer Profile 188

The Sales Hunter

APRIL 20, 2012

Yes, there are a lot of reasons why this can be the case, but one problem that gets overlooked too often is the source of the sales prospects. Doesn’t it make sense that cheap prospects would naturally become cheap customers? Obviously, I don’t recommend being blunt and asking the prospect right away if they’re cheap.

Prospecting 217

Prospecting Customer Hiring Discount 217

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. 3 R’s of Prospecting Success. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Buying Process , Demand Generation , Lead Management , Prospecting , Sales 2.0 , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales Technique , Sales Tip , Video , execution.

Pipeline 216

Pipeline Prospecting Sales Qualified Lead Demand Generation Targets 216

The Sales Hunter

JUNE 26, 2012

Here’s my list of what I say are the 6 secrets you need to master if you’re going to become a sales prospecting expert: 1. The most important trait I believe you have to have to be a success in sales prospecting is confidence in yourself and your process. Confidence. Follow-through. Sorry, no way. Benefit statements.

Prospecting 214

Prospecting Lead Scoring Lead Rank Discount 214

The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Why You Should Prospect During the Holidays. Yes, you can do sales prospecting during the holidays. As a salesperson, though, you would be foolish to not recognize what is unique about this time of year when it comes to prospecting.

Motivation 217

Motivation Prospecting Hiring Ideal Customer Profile 217