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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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Luckily, some major companies, like LinkedIn, have discovered a way to improve sales relationships, customer trust, and — ultimately — sales numbers. It's called " buyer-first selling. ". How to Implement Buyer-First Selling Like LinkedIn. This disconnection between reps and prospects has led to distrust from consumers.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 24, 2018

If you’re researching the latest and greatest sales trends, you just might fall victim to the bright-shiny-object syndrome. Trends mean nothing unless you include your buyer in your research. Just because certain sales prospecting techniques are all the rage, doesn’t mean they’re right for you or for your buyer.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 16, 2020

Author: SMM Sales managers rely on meticulous onboarding programs, continuous coaching and extensive product instruction to instill confidence in their sales reps. Turns out, one of the main challenges in successfully guiding a prospect through the buying process is the buyer’s own lack of confidence.

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Adaptive Business Services

APRIL 23, 2025

Division Sales Manager for another large sign company, I elected to spend my final years as a commission only salesperson. In a sales position, while I only worked with one local company, I did so as an independent contractor. I would also be happy to connect you to managed I.T.

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2014

He believes companies and sales people need to wake up to the fact that buyers are now in control of the purchasing process and act accordingly. One upshot of that is that he sees sales people as having to become providers of useful content as a means to being found and as a way to be always be helpful to prospects and buyers.

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Sales 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This is the first in a series of interviews with sales management subject matter experts, examining the current and future states of AI in sales. This first interview is with Oliver Churchill , the founder and CEO of Acuity Sales Decision Science. I was curious to hear what he thinks. These are just the Insights portions.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 17, 2025

Even the most driven sales teams require the right resources to effectively target prospects, nurture relationships, and close deals. Theres certainly no shortage of sales tools available to help your team master every step in the modern sales process. The bad news?

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The Pipeline

MAY 18, 2021

As you’ll recall, we have an actionable definition of value , easy to follow, easy to sell. “Buyers will see value in things that measurably move them closer to their objectives. These tracks will vary based on business, economy, buyers, and host of factors. One Track At A Time. SALESOLOGY.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

By centralizing call data, sales teams gain insights into call effectiveness, prospect engagement, and overall campaign success. Why Outbound Call Tracking Matters for Sales Teams Outbound call tracking software provides several key benefits, making it essential for modern sales teams. Learn More about Close 3.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Certainly, being articulate is an ingredient in the sales success recipe, but that is not the one that makes someone a sales rock star. Those of us within the profession know that what you say to a prospect is not the secret to winning in sales. for what information will you listen? Better pre-call planning.

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Zoominfo

JULY 13, 2021

We launched Workflows to activate market insights, buyer intent, and website activity. Chorus captures and analyzes phone calls, video meetings, and emails to unearth insights that enable revenue teams to deliver tailored coaching, replicate winning behaviors, and target with greater precision throughout the buyer journey.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Their success hinges on buyer engagement — getting the prospect’s attention, holding it throughout the sales cycle , and maintaining interest to build customer loyalty beyond closing. Here are three must-have data tips to engage B2B prospects and customers for more wins, renewals, and growth.

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Cincom Smart Selling

APRIL 10, 2025

Introduction The needs and preferences of buyers are changing rapidly. 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.

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 11, 2019

I supported a technology sales force on their sales calls with semiconductor engineers. When I got to these meetings I had many engaging conversations with these buyers that our sales team did not seem able to handle. I wondered “what do these sales guys actually do? They are like me in my first full sales job.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 8, 2021

Two weeks into the New Year, and are you already stressed about picking up the phone and making prospecting calls? Think about it: Not everyone you speak with is going to be a prospect or a deal, are they? And regarding fumbling a good lead—my experience is that if a prospect is interested, then they’ll speak with you.

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Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

MARCH 19, 2025

Connect your differentiators to customer problems Brainstorm with your sales manager, marketing team, colleagues and customers to identify the problems youre best positioned to solve. Does it help buyers save time and paperwork? For example, the prospect might say, We dont care about your complete product line.

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Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2021

Business leaders depend on the conversations that sales reps are having with prospects to grow their pipeline and stoke their go-to-market engine. Yet while 82 percent of buyers accept meetings with sellers who proactively reach out, 58 percent of them say these meetings are not valuable, according to Rain Group.

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In this blog, we discuss why prospects object when it comes down to buying time, and why we can't always blame the prospects in these situations. Overall, salespeople must ask better questions to help increase sales, build better relationships, and help uncover their prospect's compelling reasons to buy.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, Kavadellas, CEO of Georgia-based Orasi, a software developer, reseller and consulting firm, was scheduled to play a round with a client and a prospect the day after we spoke with him in November for this story. But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 5, 2017

The rest, they are much more subjective based, open to how people feel about what happened, with or without input from the buyer(s). Even after all the advancements in tools and other aids, many managers, especially those new to the role, look at these gathering from the wrong angle. Statistics.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

This means that, in total, 44% of businesses have not aligned their sales processes to the customer journey in any meaningful way. Get our research report: 30 Ways to Get Inside the Mind of Your Target Buyer. Streamlining the sales process. When it comes to focusing efforts, this should be a top priority.

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Engage Selling

JUNE 10, 2022

??????? Is there such thing as an ideal buyer? The post The Ideal Buyer in Today’s Marketplace | Sales Strategies first appeared on Colleen Francis - The Sales Leader. I recently have been interviewed on a number of podcasts because there’s great interest in my new book, Right on the … Read More.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

We have some great news from the Proactive Prospecting Club , we have added a new course, and, members get a discount! Our new addition is timely “How To Conduct A Professional Video Meeting” Since the spring of 2020, it seems almost every meeting, sales, or otherwise is a video meeting. By Tibor Shanto.

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Engage Selling

JULY 8, 2022

????????? Are you building buyer confidence…in themselves? In today’s marketplace, buyers are younger and more inexperienced than ever before. The post Building Buyer Confidence in Themselves | Sales Strategies first appeared on Colleen Francis - The Sales Leader. Thus, as … Read More.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 31, 2022

While the exact list depends on who you ask, the following (alphabetized) traits are all critical for a sales manager: Able to coach, analytical, available, confident, empathetic, good listener, innovative, leads by example, loyal, motivating, passionate, positive attitude, serves vs. dictates, strategic vision, strong communicator, and thoughtful.

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MTD Sales Training

APRIL 23, 2019

Unique Selling Proposition – well, these are the benefits that your prospects and clients can look forward to receiving when they purchase your wares. Your Sales Manager and Sales Director will most likely ram USP’s down your throat so you can discuss them with your prospects. Are USP’s really USP’s any longer?

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 1, 2019

Martin’s research on buyers and the mistakes salespeople make. The problem is with typical sales metrics. If sales managers hold their people accountable for the number of phone calls they make, emails they send, and invitations and InMails on LinkedIn, that’s how they’ll prospect. It’s not the rep’s fault.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Prospecting, seeking new opportunities and clients, is an integral part of sales. However, when it comes to prospecting, many salespeople experience fear. A driver of performance anxiety, it can lead to sales slumps, missed quota, and restricted pipelines. Always think of prospecting from the prospect’s point of view.

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The Pipeline

MAY 15, 2018

The best salespeople focus as much on “changing” their approach and execution of sales as trying to get buyers to do the same. Another way top sales professionals leverage change is by understanding the nature and the pace of change. This means you have to get the buyer to be willing to change. That Poor Frog.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The first step is to identify ideal prospects is to look in the current customer base by firmqographic details. Stated otherwise, if your best customers are in a specific industry, have a certain number of employees, and deploy a competitive or complementary technology – then companies that also fit that profile will be your best prospects.

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Allego

JANUARY 7, 2025

The difference between hitting your sales goals and falling short often comes down to one crucial factor: having the right sales methodology. A sales methodology isn’t just a set of steps or a simple sales process. But heres the catch: Not all approaches work for every sales team. Lets dive in.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The integrations help revenue teams develop stronger prospect and customer relationships, make better decisions, and win more business. Steven Bryerton, ZoomInfo’s senior vice president for sales, describes some of the changes in this video. According to Chorus research, 57 percent of sales reps don’t forecast their pipeline correctly.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

MARCH 5, 2019

By targeting a prospect in that crucial three-month window, you can focus your time, energy and effort where there’s a higher chance for a win. Your c-suite prospect with the brand-new job came from somewhere. Senior Sales Manager Brandon Battey suggests using the information as a hook. “I Go get them!

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Sales 2.0

MAY 15, 2023

Dave is also the author of the “ Sales Manager Survival Guide.”​ and then figuring out from there ‘How can we help our buyers have a better experience and what does it mean to what we do?’” What do you think buyers are going to do at their end? This interview is with Dave Brock.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As adoption rates in Customer Relationship Management Software (CRMs) continue to rise, a (data-driven) gap in usefulness and effectiveness is very clear. Without question, the functionality within CRMs, particularly Salesforce, can create a 360 degree view of the prospects and customers alike. Think about it.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 20, 2018

They are rarely designed to truly and fully explore the buyers’ broad business objectives. Many sales people’s inability to go beyond the fences of their products capabilities turns buyers off, they know they are being manipulated to say yes, but there is no conviction (or decision) behind it. Getting There.

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