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[Missed Connections]: December Referral Selling Insights

No More Cold Calling

And which tactics will help us keep our pipelines full in 2015 and beyond? Here’s a hint: Any sales tactics, activities, or systems that help you build relationships with clients and prospects are worth the time and effort. Think you’re getting away with cold calling and pretending you’re best buddies with your prospect?

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Prognostications And Wild Ass Guesses For 2015

Partners in Excellence

It’s the time where you start seeing various pundits dusting off their crystal balls guessing what the big issues facing sales and marketing professionals in 2015. Incentives/Compensation. I remember participating in a “Prospecting Scavenger Hunt” in 1985. Performance Management/Metrics. Analytics/Big Data.

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How One Entrepreneur Leveraged Fanatical Prospecting to Build His Business

Sales Gravy

This young entrepreneur leveraged Fanatical Prospecting to quickly ramp up his successful and fast-growing photography business that he started this year. Then between 2013 and 2015, I moved into more of a pure sales role where I was cold calling. This conversation about sales and entrepreneurship is both educational and inspirational.

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October Referral Selling Insights

No More Cold Calling

Before they make contact, prospects have usually checked us out, compared pricing, read a white paper or two, listened to a webinar, and/or viewed a demo. Some take this to mean that our prospects and clients don’t really need us anymore—that the automation of selling has made B2B sales reps irrelevant. In 2015, 43.6

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An Inside Look at the CRM Sales Process (& How to Upgrade Yours)

Hubspot Sales

At this point, the company only has a handful of prospects to keep track of, so keeping tabs on them is relatively straightforward. It's often unclear who's working on what and how far along in the buying process a certain prospect is. Most would rather be connecting with prospects than doing administrative work.

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Growth Is a Team Sport: Why You Should Be Team Selling Today

Hubspot Sales

people in 2015, to 6.8 For example, if you’re meeting with highly technical prospects they’ll likely want to dive into your products architecture and how it will relate to their own infrastructure. Let each unique situation and prospect request lead you to the right teammate. First, buying cycles continue to involve more people.

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17 Best Business Email Templates to Get New Clients & Boost Sales

Hubspot Sales

I'm always saying, “Sound, well-structured business email templates are central to effective sales communication, initiating productive sales conversations, and sustaining relationships with prospects and customers.” It's relatively self-explanatory. Let's get a little more perspective on the various kinds of business emails you can send.