Zoominfo

JANUARY 30, 2025

Heres how some of todays top experts use AI to sidestep common challenges, encourage experimentation, enhance sales training, and create smarter prospecting lists. Lead Scoring and Intent Analysis: AI ranks leads and identifies intent signals to prioritize the prospects most likely to convert. Heres how AI can help: 1.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Conversion Intent Signal 130

Zoominfo

AUGUST 6, 2024

With ZoomInfo, your go-to-market team can easily identify website visitors , engage prospects with website chat , and optimize web forms to transform anonymous visitors into actionable prospects. The key is to find a solution that aligns with your specific business goals and sales processes.

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Lead Capture Software Software Sales Qualified Lead 130

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 20, 2025

The email came in, “We need training. We’ve seen your programs before, can you talk to us about a training program?” ” I quickly arranged a discussion, “What kind of training do you need?” ” “We need sales training,” came the response. “We provide sales training!

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Training Real Estate Insurance Insurance 120

Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 28, 2025

Often, sales coaches do not understand the difference between holding people accountable to the sales activities (e.g. the numbers like prospecting dials) versus technique mastery (or how the activities are being executed).

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Sales Coaching Coaching Account Sales 252

Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Sales training can be a significant investment in your sales team. However, despite this, it would be a mistake for organizations to think they can just sign their team up for training and watch them succeed. To be successful, training cannot be a one-off event. What do you want reps to take away from the training?

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Training Hiring How To Retention 118

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 22, 2017

They’re in control, so shouldn’t account-based selling pros just be prepared to wing it? Account-based selling teams need their own specific strategy with sales activities mapped to each stage of the sales process, which then needs to be mapped to the buyers’ processes. Identifying and Focusing on Strategic and Major Accounts.

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Account Strategy Ideal Customer Profile Hiring 291

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 25, 2018

We used to hire account based sales reps, indoctrinate them with product knowledge and a smattering of business culture, and give them a few lead generation tools. Clients tell me not much has changed, except that companies now give account based sales reps a desk, a computer, and a password. Sales leaders must take the rap.

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Account Hiring Lead Generation Face-to-face 272

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 4, 2018

That means marketers, sales professionals, operations people, and analysts all work in tandem to interact directly with customers – eliminating or greatly limiting involvement of customer service or account representatives. Implement a robust order-tracking system, in addition to a CRM or within your CRM, and train your whole company on it.

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Customer Service Retention Hiring Account 286

No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 5, 2017

When I read a checklist of account based sales development strategies that omitted referral selling, I asked the creator why. There are no shortcuts to account based sales development, and no technology solution replaces building trusted relationships. They need to be trained in how to ask for referrals successfully. Here’s why.

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Referrals Top of Funnel Account Scale 279

The Pipeline

APRIL 23, 2019

Environmentally friendly prospecting is about understanding and leveraging your mutual settings and events. Starting right in prospecting, of course, means putting the buyer at the centre of every action. I have trained some large transport companies, have a good feel for the business, opportunities and challenges. Find Yours.

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Prospecting Transportation Retail Exact 260

Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In analyzing those salespeople who are successful year after year, we find significant consistencies in prospecting behavior and practice management. These top sales producers adhere to “The ONLY "A" priority is prospecting” principle. Successful salespeople service accounts just like everyone else.

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Prospecting How To Account Meeting 303

No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Why don’t account based selling teams ask for referrals? It makes no sense at all, because every sales leader and account based sales rep knows that referrals are their hottest leads and best business. Your Account Based Sales Reps Fear Rejection. You commit to referral selling as your #1 outbound prospecting strategy.

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Referrals Account Cold Calling Social Media 265

The Pipeline

JANUARY 22, 2019

People will tell you that the number one reason sellers do not like to prospect, specifically telephone prospecting, is rejection. Look at it as an opportunity to educate the prospect or correct a misunderstanding they have, or highlight a blind spot they hadn’t considered. By Tibor Shanto. Best Defence Is a Good Offence.

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Objections Prospecting SME Cold Calling 267

Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 16, 2025

But I long ago committed to becoming so good at prospecting that it wouldnt take much time, it wouldnt be frustrating or demotivating, and it wouldnt be exhausting and boring. When a salesperson commits to becoming great at prospecting, all of the conversion ratios change for the better. Excellence is a game changer!

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Pipeline Follow-up Conversion Outbound 188

No More Cold Calling

MAY 22, 2019

That’s why I decided to host summer sales training courses this year. And it took training and practice. Either way, if you’re looking for individual sales training courses that can help you fill your pipeline with hot leads, this is the program for you. Referral Sales Training Courses. A marathon is 26.2

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Referrals Course Training Hiring 47

Vengreso

MARCH 26, 2025

Whether you’re new to the field or looking to close more sales, online sales training offers a flexible and effective path to success. Through virtual instructor-led training, professionals can now master the intricate selling process without the hefty price tag of traditional programs.

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Training Strategy Ideal Customer Profile Lead Rank 67

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Training and Support: Invest in training for end-users and ensure ongoing support for seamless adoption. ZoomInfo ZoomInfos go-to-market intelligence platform equips sales and marketing teams with the tools and intelligence needed to connect with prospects first and close deals faster.

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SalesForce Top of Funnel Demand Generation Agencies Intent Signal 130

Zoominfo

AUGUST 8, 2024

To be successful, sales professionals need to be experts in many different areas at once: their product’s strengths and weaknesses, their prospects’ pain points and needs, and the broader economic and competitive landscapes. Sales engineering, customer success, and support teams all require content and training.

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Sales Enablement Strategy Scale Hiring 130

Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The company that provides us with cyber-insurance required that our entire team watch a series of 21 training videos to make us more aware of how hackers operate, how easy it is to be hacked, and what we must do differently in order to protect our data, privacy and accounts.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

While it is true that the only reason for a prospecting call is to set up the first formal interaction, there is so much more that can be accomplished. One thing that many fail to do in prospecting calls is set the momentum for the Discovery and beyond. Not with any given individual, but the account. Tactically. Planting Seeds.

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Prospecting Harvest Call-back SME 210

Zoominfo

AUGUST 8, 2024

They’re also adding more enablement, training, and AI resources,” sales coach Collin Cadmus says. Prompts for researching account relationships The first step when researching potential upsell and cross-selling opportunities is evaluating the current status of the account.

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Churn Face-to-face How To Buyer Intent 130

No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2021

You get an introduction to your prospect, and you get a meeting with the decision maker. They believe a call isn’t cold because it’s a marketing-qualified lead, because the prospect downloaded a whitepaper, or because they have a mutual connection on LinkedIn. Referrals help you ace Part One and set you up for success in Part Two.

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Decision Maker Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Qualified Lead 401

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. Before we dive in, let’s take a quick look at the most-prospected-to industries. 100 Most Prospected-to Companies of 2018.

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Company Prospecting Oracle Transportation 156

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 31, 2025

These pain points hurt team morale and your bottom line: Pain Point #1: Your team struggles to get meetings with prime prospects. Prospects dont know you, dont trust you, and dont want to take your call. When your reps are introduced to prospects by a trusted connection, they no longer start the sales conversation as strangers.

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Referrals Scale GoldMine Pipeline 156

Vengreso

JANUARY 22, 2025

Our list of the best sales training blogs offers expert tips and practical advice to help you succeed. Introduction to Sales Training Blogs Sales training blogs are an essential resource for sales professionals looking to improve their skills, stay up-to-date with industry trends, and learn from experienced sales leaders.

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Training Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profile SalesForce 74

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 23, 2020

Companies today purchase the latest and greatest sales technology, provide minimal training, and then wonder why it’s not adopted across the board. Sales technology might help you identify prospects, but it won’t solve your sales execution challenges. “Joanne, the challenge is always in the execution.” Yes, you read that right.

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Guarantee Referrals Sales Qualified Lead Cold Calling 329

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

No matter what you’re selling, the phone is a vital touchpoint in any proactive outreach campaign, which means it’s critical to include some cold calling training whenever you’re onboarding new sales reps. Here are a variety of proven call scripts for your cold calling training. Calling strangers to sell them something.

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Cold Calling Training Lead Rank Lead Scoring 59

Pipeliner

JANUARY 16, 2025

This includes adopting a more skeptical approach during interviews, akin to how salespeople qualify prospects. Walter stresses the need for organizations to articulate the specific skills, behaviors, and accountabilities required for the role. This can provide valuable insights into their potential performance in real sales situations.

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Hiring Sales Talent Video Lead Rank 104

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Prospect research doesn’t generate revenue, and historically it accounts for half of all sales time. From digging through LinkedIn for org charts, guessing at email addresses, and scouring the internet for news about a prospective company or contact, salespeople spend a significant amount of time on research.

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Sales Enablement Collateral Decision Maker Study 295

Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 22, 2025

Providing a secure central location to store your voluminous data, including your companys contacts and communication with customers, prospects, or anyone you with whom you engage, CRM lets you track all interaction, from likes on social media to emails, phone calls, and meetings.

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CRM Lead Qualification Social Media Data 118

Zoominfo

APRIL 17, 2025

Even the most driven sales teams require the right resources to effectively target prospects, nurture relationships, and close deals. Built-In Tools to Power Sales Execution From prospecting to closing, ZoomInfo includes an integrated toolkit to enhance every stage of the sales cycle. The bad news? Seamless.AI

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Sales Tools Tools B2B Lead Rank 130

No More Cold Calling

JUNE 10, 2021

I was working for a global consulting and training firm. Get meetings with prime prospects in one call. Convert prospects to clients more than 50 percent of the time. My next question was key: Do you have a referral methodology, a system with a written strategy, metrics, skill-building, and accountability for results?

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Referrals Cold Calling Inbound Webinar Metrics 385

Adaptive Business Services

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Shortly thereafter, they did authorize limited access to a few enterprise level CRMs providing that you have the right LinkedIn premium account. They have also introduced a number of innovative features that can be leveraged to increase your prospecting effectiveness and this includes on LinkedIn and other social networks.

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LinkedIn CRM Prospecting Lead Qualification 62

MTD Sales Training

JUNE 25, 2019

There are many occasions where we have presented a solution and it’s not created any connection with the prospect. How, then, can we build a great presentation and really connect with the prospect? The story that you tell is the prospect’s story, with the prospect as the hero who must overcome an obstacle in order to achieve a goal.

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How To Software Software System 279

Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Typically, when a salesperson doesn't win an account it's due to a few different factors; the prospect didn't have a compelling reason to make a change, the salesperson didn't do enough to uncover their capacity to invest, or the incumbent wasn't properly eliminated from the running.

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Objections Account Prospecting Sales Process 296

The Pipeline

APRIL 6, 2021

Most salespeople are way over reliant on their product while prospecting or selling, continuing to lead with and hype features/benefits. But as Mike Tyson said, the best made plans are laid out by the first punch or prospect objection. Doing a much better job selling the manager on the discount than selling the value to the prospect.

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SME Lead Rank Lead Scoring Discount 299

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

If youre not actively working to move those prospects through the pipeline, you might as well not have bothered. Prepare Sales with Account Briefs for Onsite Meetings It used to take my team weeks to prepare account briefs. Copilot allows my team to generate accurate, neatly organized account briefs at the click of a button.

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B2B Marketing Strategy Lead Rank 130