The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Ask any group of salespeople why they don’t like telephone prospecting, objections or rejections are number one on the list. While every cold call or prospecting call will result in an objection, the objections are not all that different. As mentioned there five common ones you’ll get 80% of the time on a B2B prospecting call.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 24, 2022

Like I said, this is not a COVID article because if it was, I could write a book about the data, science, policies and hypocrisies. Have you or your salespeople ever been told by a prospect that they can't:

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Sales Gravy

JANUARY 28, 2025

to prospect consistently, these tips are for you. In this episode, I answer a question from Paul in Rancho Cucamonga, California, whos building and leading a remote sales team in the logistics industry and needs to find a way to get his salespeople to prospect consistently. Be like teflon: no excuses stick. Dont hide in your office.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 26, 2023

I’d like to invite you all to join me on my journey through a new phase of my career: From this point forward, I’m going to spend more time pursuing what I’ve always done professionally (write), but I’m going to be writing more of the kind of books that have always spoken to me. See the book here. And many more.

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Sales 2.0

MAY 8, 2023

If you’re taking a new job in sales or marketing, read this book first. I love the “bullseye framework” developed by Louis Gudema and explained in his book Bullseye Marketing —just out this week in its second (updated) edition. Here are some of the tactics in the book to reach the rest of your market. Then buy the book !

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 31, 2025

Or, if those conditions do not apply, prospecting continues into perpetuity. Most salespeople who entered sales more than fifteen years ago and had to prospect for new business, have forgotten how to do it and if we are being honest, may not have been very willing or effective at this when they were expected to prospect.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 15, 2024

Here's a look at the “clear strategy” I use to ensure I get the most out of my LinkedIn prospecting efforts. Ingram's Tested, 10-Step Process for Nailing Prospecting on LinkedIn Your LinkedIn profile is your first digital impression, and you don‘t want to waste your shot with a lackluster profile. Lead with a compelling headline.

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Sales 2.0

AUGUST 22, 2022

I’ve been reviewing some key books in sales and marketing to refresh my knowledge of some of the fundamentals to building world-class “revenue engines”. The second book I’m covering is No Forms. Latané’s book covers an area of marketing that I have long wondered about: Should you “gate” or should you not “gate” your content?

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Sales 2.0

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

I must admit to being a bit partial to the sales approaches laid out in Jamie Shanks’s book SPEAR Selling. Many of my thoughts on how to sell to major accounts show up on the pages of this book. Here’s a quick run through on a couple of the major elements of the book. Account Selection.

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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. To help you out on that front, we connected with some sales leaders for the strategies they leverage to establish themselves as credible, consultative resources for prospects.

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Lead411

APRIL 10, 2025

Top 5 Sales Strategy Books for 2025 Top 5 Sales Strategy Books for 2025 to Skyrocket Your Success Stay ahead in the sales game with these must-read books that are defining the art of selling in 2025. read more « Older Entries The post Top 5 Sales Strategy Books for 2025 appeared first on Lead411.

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Sales Gravy

JANUARY 7, 2025

If you want to get on the show with me and ask your question, sign up HERE Question One: Cutting Through the Noise When Prospecting Bob from Tullahoma, Tennessee (whom we affectionately call Outbound Bob because hes been to our Outbound Conference so many times!) Short-Burst Sprints Im a fan of high-intensity prospecting sprints.

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

As some of you know, today, September 5 th , my new book, The Owner’s Manual to Life: Simple Strategies to Worry Less and Enjoy Life More has been released! In this book, I’ve collected 100 of my favorite quotes and I write a brief, two-page essay on how to get the most from the wisdom the quotes contain. You can order your copy here.

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Sales 2.0

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

I agree with Zvi Band the author of the book Success is in your Sphere that “relationships are our most important asset”. The book presents a framework for building relationships called “CAPITAL”. If you want a method for developing new habits, I recommend reading the book The One Thing and learning about the “66-day challenge.”.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Using email to book new meetings sounds awesome. Why would anyone, in any role, at any company, choose to waste the time, money, resources and effort to send out prospecting emails when in the worst of circumstances, they could make cold calls and one in fifteen calls will be answered? Using email to book new meetings sounds awesome.

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Sales 2.0

MARCH 31, 2025

It can seem like completing an activity such as prospecting is not critical in the frenzy of our busy day, but each action skipped at this stage can mean a reduction in closed deals in the months to come. Tools are getting better at reminding salespeople what they need to do, and when they need to do it, but its still up to us to act.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 27, 2024

This month, in celebration of 28 years of referral selling, both my books are on Kindle for $1.99 So, this book discusses how and when to rely on technology, and when to step away from the computer and make a human connection. My Kindle books are here and are available in countries around the world. each until July 4, 2024.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

Join us for a special Holiday Edition of the Proactive Prospecting Program , December 1 – 2. That’s right, you don’t even have to leave your home to improve your prospecting, sales, and overall success. Save your spot for this timely program and set yourself up for prospecting and sales success 2021 and beyond.

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 2, 2025

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Know Your Prospects Well for Sales and Business Growth Many approaches and specific strategies exist for most endeavors, including attempting to sell. Our blog offers insights on how to ‘Know your prospects well for sales and business growth.’

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Allego

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Three months into my new role as a sales development representative (SDR), I hit a milestone: 10 booked sales meetings in a single month. If you want to know how to book more sales meetings as an SDR and build the habits of a top performer, keep reading. Make 15 cold calls instead of Call prospects. For a new SDR, thats huge.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

It’s a prospecting call, please stop apologising, it’s OK to do your job. Don’t say “I am hoping we may book a time to meet.” I am call specifically to set a time, book an appointment, schedule a meeting, but none of the softy stuff. In prospecting, that is asking a prospect who just blew us off, permission to call back.

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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. Its critical to realize that we are each unique individuals, prospects included, with varying thinking and abilities.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 10, 2021

Get meetings with prime prospects in one call. Convert prospects to clients more than 50 percent of the time. By 2002-2003, people were continually asking if I had a book. I considered writing a book, but every author I knew said it was a grueling experience. He accepted my book, and I got an advance. Flash Sale.

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Bernadette McClelland

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

I guess name swapping may not be a part of their repertoire, although they did ask for ‘Alice’ They also asked me if I had heard of the Book of Mormon. I couldn’t help myself and asked them if they had seen the Book of Morman. They looked at each other and shook their heads. They did not. The reason I changed my mind?

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Some people hide from prospecting in their pipelines; pretending the opportunities, individually or collectively, are more real than they are. When it comes to prospecting, there’s real, then there’s pipeline real. While many salespeople will call anyone that breaths a prospect, others want proof. By Tibor Shanto.

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 7, 2025

Photo via Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Do You Play Games with Prospects for Business Growth? Our blog question is, Do you play games with prospects for business growth? Be Inspiring Conclusion: Do You Play Games with Prospects for Business Growth? Author One Stop, Inc. appeared first on SmoothSale.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 28, 2020

This was even the premise of my second book, Pick Up the Damn Phone!: I wrote that book because I was horrified when reps started telling me they didn’t need to talk to prospects and clients anymore. How People, Not Technology, Seal the Deal. Since then, the problem has only gotten worse.

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Anne Miller

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

You present your service to a qualified prospect. Bogdan helps service businesses sell more in less time with “done-for-you storytelling” webinar presentations that your prospects access online. In your world, what metaphor would help prospects “see” their commitment to buy as the right choice? Ready to commit?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 25, 2024

When your solution can literally change the trajectory of an entire business, seeing is most definitely believing — if you can seize that chance and actually book a demo. Early Mornings Weakest for Demos While not terribly surprising, we found strong confirmation that demos are typically not how prospects want to start their days.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 23, 2020

There are a lot of prospecting and cold calling books out there, most trying to cash in on trends and fears. Done right, as Art outlines in the book, cold calling, sorry Smart Calling, is still one of the most direct and cost-effective ways to directly engage with your prospects. More Than a Book.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Put people before technology in your prospecting. An executive reads the latest book and declares the precepts in the book are the company’s new strategy. An executive reads the latest book and declares the precepts in the book are the company’s new strategy. Sales strategy isn’t yours or mine. Register anyway.

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The Pipeline

MAY 11, 2020

I have been looking forward to airing this episode, Jeff brings a no-nonsense approach to prospecting and sales. You may have caught my review of his new book last week hear on The Pipeline, and now you have a chance to hear Jeff expand on a number of points from the book.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

That’s the first question @KristieJones asks in her new book: Selling Your Way IN. You’ll find Kristie’s questions in Chapter One: “You’ve Got to Meet Yourself Before You Meet the Prospect.” I’ve reviewed many sales books in my career, and I know a lot about sales. I hadn’t. Big problem!

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 9, 2020

You’re the ultimate sales technology—and this is the ultimate sales conversations book. So, pick up the damn phone and have conversations with your clients and prospects—not just business conversations, but conversations with inquiry, empathy, and understanding. I wrote my second book— Pick Up the Damn Phone!: The phone works.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 10, 2021

But done right, there are dimensions to questions that can help in prospecting and lead to a more meaningful Discovery. While the average salespersons see questions as a means of gathering information, pros understand that questions shape a prospect’s thinking. It’s an easy way to book more meetings and win more business.

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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. Youre left wondering where it all went wrong.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Tony Morris is an International sales speaker, best-selling author of 5 books, and MD of an International sales training company. Tony shares a range of things, including his sales superpower is he conducts LIVE sales calls on stage to his audiences’ dream prospects and most importantly, he gets results.

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