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Inc Magazine Gets it Wrong on Consultative Selling

Understanding the Sales Force

Magazine ran an article on its website that I just can''t ignore. They are the ones that appear to be smartasses because they are making the claims and recommendations without benefit of having had a meaningful conversation with their prospects. Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations. It''s making my blood boil. Janitorial.

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B2B Prospecting Data Just Keeps Getting Better

Pointclear

The most reliable and scalable approach to finding new B2B customers is outbound communications, whether by mail, phone or email, to potential prospects, using rented or purchased lists. B2B marketers typically select targets from prospecting lists based on such traditional variables as industry, company size and job role, or title.

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Demand Generation Advice for the CEO

SBI Growth

A definition of latent demand is a prospect is unaware of a problem. When the prospect becomes aware of the problem, you win a sale. Active demand is when a prospect is going to buy something. The prospect’s task is to determine who to buy from. For example, Newsweek announced it is no longer going to print its magazine.

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Social media ROI sucks! (Or, you can prove anything if you send out a survey)

Pointclear

Companies try to dutifully engage with customers and prospects on all the main social channels, plus as many of the secondary ones as possible. Following in 2nd through 7th place are paid search, email, branded communities and word-of mouth (tied), branded blogs, and online display advertising.

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Leads are Hard 

Pointclear

According to Wikipedia: “a reader service card or bingo card" was a reply card inserted in a magazine and used by readers to request free samples and literature from businesses who advertised in the issue. Many advertisers were listed on the reply card. There would be, assuming you could find them, some real prospects.

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Jeffrey Answers a Question on Cold Calling | Real World Sales Wisdom

Jeffrey Gitomer

Use the “keyword” search feature to uncover prospects you never knew existed. What better way to gain respect, cosmic debt, word-of-mouth advertising, and reputation? Send a once a week, value-based message to existing and prospective customers. Build relationships and earn referrals. Visit existing customers. Be original.

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6 Ways to Humanize Your Marketing Efforts

Zoominfo

In decades past, the world of marketing was dominated by print advertisements in newspapers and magazines. These antiquated marketing tactics had one thing in common: They put the product front and center, with clever presentations intended to entice prospects to become paying customers. Let’s get into it! Use natural language.

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