The Pipeline

JULY 27, 2021

While we should always be developing our skills, here are three prospecting fundamentals to practice during summer. Prospecting Fundamentals. Summer is a great time to update or develop a prospecting process, different from your sales process. But for the Calculator to add benefit, you need to know your numbers.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 30, 2025

Go-to-market teams that adopt AI-powered sales automation can reap major benefits: research shows they spend more time with customers, drive higher customer satisfaction, and most importantly, boost sales by up to 10%. But savvy sales leaders know that AI isnt a magic wand that can close deals for you.

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Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 3, 2025

As it should be, since it is revolutionizing most job functions, including sales and business development. AI is another tool that offers many benefits for salespeople, and staying informed as AI is evolving will be important. A comparison would be the introduction of the internet and the impact it had on selling.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Reaching the right prospects at the right moment is often the difference between closing a deal and coming in second. And in the age of AI-assisted sales, what was once a long process of research, targeting, and crafting outreach has now become remarkably fast. What is AI Sales Assistant Software?

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The Pipeline

JUNE 8, 2021

The first interruption triggers the “sales-defence” mode, you need to interrupt that defence mode, move things to neutral ground. Here are 5 patterns to interrupt in prospecting outreach, phone, email, whatever. Salespeople see it as familiar, and take their eyes off the appointment, and go for the sale, mistake.

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Smooth Sale

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: How to Make Sales That Benefit You and the Customer Retail and corporate sales have many similarities; they all begin with serving clientele well. The underlying goal of prospective clients is to realize the value of working with you in all respects.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Sales is, in large part, the art of developing trust in a tight window — making credibility one of the most valuable assets you can have when engaging with prospects. With that said, cultivating and projecting credibility can be extremely tricky in a sales engagement. Check out what they had to say!

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Successfully executing a sales process is a lot like growing a flower, and in the context of this half-baked analogy, prospecting is like finding seeds. Anyway, this week's edition of The Pipeline covers some key mistakes experts say you need to avoid when prospecting. 7 Fatal Sales Prospecting Mistakes You Might Be Making 1.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 15, 2025

Last week, I noticed that people are still using this archaic and overly simplistic sales qualifying process, and too many are still writing about the benefits of BANT (Acronym for Budget, Authority, Need, Timing). How is it that in 2024, people are still hailing BANT as some kind of relevant and beneficial sales tool?

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 29, 2021

This broken link is to blame for sales teams’ biggest closing mistakes. “My This is the frustrated lament I hear regularly from sales leaders. But not closing sales is never the real problem. The problem is that sales reps neglect important activities during earlier stages of the sales process. It’s just a symptom.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

I read the majority of the reports, studies, white papers, and books related to sales development because others in the field might stumble onto a trend, an insight or a statistic of which I was not aware. That’s why I downloaded Xactly’s 2025 Sales Compensation Survey. The next finding explains the previous finding.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

When a prospect first reaches out for more information, I’ve found that engagement is at its peak. Many times I’ve been frustrated trying to chase down a once-excited prospect whose priorities have already shifted to the next item on the list. Wondering how to achieve this lofty goal? AI can help.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

OCTOBER 10, 2024

In marketing, businesses often struggle to align their SEO efforts and sales objectives, leading to missed opportunities. However, by integrating SEO strategies with the sales funnel through a thoughtful content strategy, companies can attract high-quality leads and improve conversion rates.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2024

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.” Now at this point, you may be thinking, “My gosh! It's relatively self-explanatory. Types of Business Emails 1.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In fact, when it comes to the big wide world of sales, folks seem to be getting nice and cozy with the idea of using AI for all things sales-related. However, the big question remains: Is AI truly th e future of sales coaching? Table of Contents: What is AI Sales Coaching? Let’s face it: AI isn’t going anywhere.

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Smooth Sale

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Photo by John Hain via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Keeping Community Spirit In Mind Benefits People and Business Learning from the Sales Profession: The Power of Observation. The sales profession has taught me the importance of observing others’ movements and facial expressions as they speak.

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Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

The conversation delved into the evolution of sales strategies in response to changing buyer behavior, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of artificial intelligence. This blog post will break down the key insights and actionable advice shared by Wes, focusing on his five proven steps to making every sale.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 7, 2024

After some initial discovery, the capable sales rep dove into the platform to give me a look at one of the functionalities I was most interested in. Table of Contents What Is a Sales Demo Environment? You can think of a sales demo environment in the same way. But during the live demo, disaster struck.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Sales teams thrive on the energy of effective outreach, but managing outbound calls at scale requires a lot more than just smiling and dialing. These tools not only help teams track performance, but improve engagement strategies and optimize sales workflows. But how can you choose the right tool for your team?

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 27, 2025

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Prospects Can Direct Us to A Better Path for Sales Long ago, salespeople were advised to generate many cold calls daily to find one or two interested parties. Upfront Bonus Steps Challenge yourself to utilize the other side of your typical sales personality.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Table of Contents: Benefits of AI in Business Why Use AI in Business in 2024? How AI Can Give You a Competitive Advantage AI or Not, The Choice Is Yours Benefits of AI in Business You’ve probably heard a lot of different things from a lot of different sources about what AI can/can’t do for your business. Check out my thoughts below: 1.

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Vengreso

OCTOBER 23, 2024

What started as a casual discussion on sales strategy soon became a full-blown argument. We disagreed on many points and had the same opinion on only a handful, one of which is the potential of video prospecting to generate leads and close more deals. Then and there I decided to write a guide on video prospecting.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Sales training can be a significant investment in your sales team. In addition to the career benefits for reps, such as increased knowledge and skill development, it provides numerous advantages for the organization, including greater quota attainment and higher margins. Its the same for your sales team.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 30, 2024

As a B2B salesperson for companies like IBM and Open Text, scheduling in-person meetings or phone calls was often challenging, regardless of my prospect or client’s industry or business size. Read on to hear my tactics for ending a sales email.e Read on to hear my tactics for ending a sales email.e

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The Digital Sales Institute

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Outbound sales prospecting insights that will assist any salesperson to connect and engage with target prospects in their sales activity. Our outbound sales prospecting course isn’t a mere refresh of past strategies; it’s a modern take on what it takes to win new customers.

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Cincom Smart Selling

APRIL 10, 2025

Sales teams must not only require meeting them but also personalize their experience at every step of the sales cycle. Sales teams today need relevant data and insights to meet the buyer expectations precisely. Sales teams today need relevant data and insights to meet the buyer expectations precisely.

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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. To give sellers a fighting chance, sales leaders need to build an effective, flexible sales enablement program.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 8, 2025

Somehow, the deal slips through your fingers, and so does the prospect. In this blog post, Ill break down what gap selling is, why its the secret sauce for successful sales, and how you can use it to connect with prospects on a deeper level. Know your prospects intrinsic motivation. Lets get into it.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 26, 2024

I remember it like it was yesterday — I was just starting out in SaaS sales, and I had identified a promising account I wanted to target. Sales requires a lot of skills you can only acquire from experience, but there’s one critical attribute you should start to hone on day one: persistence.

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Anne Miller

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

You present your service to a qualified prospect. He definitely sees its value and acknowledges the benefits that would accrue to his business. Bogdan helps service businesses sell more in less time with “done-for-you storytelling” webinar presentations that your prospects access online. What do you do? Pay only for results.”

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 12, 2024

Hosts Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen discuss the importance of face-to-face conversations in sales and how sales leaders can encourage their teams to embrace in-person interactions. Face-to-face meetings offer unique benefits, such as building rapport, establishing trust, and reading the room.

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SalesFuel

JANUARY 20, 2025

Successful sellers know that there are major opportunities for prospecting on LinkedIn for quality leads. Half of B2B buyers use LinkedIn to help make purchase decisions, showing it's a critical platform for sales, writes Disha Shukla. Should you try prospecting on LinkedIn? But finding those ideal buyers can be challenging.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Lead-to-account matching and routing software addresses this problem head-on, automating key processes to help sales teams work smarter and faster. Heres how lead-to-account matching and routing software benefits businesses: Time Savings : Sales teams can focus on selling rather than administrative tasks.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Your prospects sure don’t! What really counts in the real world (you know where sales are made), is the prospects’ and clients’ perception and definition of value. What really counts in the real world (you know where sales are made), is the prospects’ and clients’ perception and definition of value. No, seriously!

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