Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The last few years it seems that each time it snows, even a little, they cancel school. Winter drivers are better equipped to deal with snow than at any time in history so cancelling school every time it snows doesn't make any sense. Like cancelling school when it snows, it doesn't make any sense. Why is it there?

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Negotiation Cancellation Sales Process Closing 284

Lead411

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The Hidden Struggle of Cancelling a B2B Data Contract: Why Some Companies Make It Hard to Leave Photo by Cytonn Photography on Unsplash When investing in a B2B data contract, businesses expect high-quality leads, seamless integrations, and reliable support. Opaque Cancellation Processes: Customers of Apollo.io and Seamless.AI

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Cancellation Lead Rank Lead Scoring B2B 52

Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 10, 2023

Order cancellations. Massive layoffs. Stock Market down. Cost-cutting. We are now seeing these events in sales organizations: Missed forecasts. Closing delays. Failure to hit quotas. We know what doesn't work in a recession.

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Revenue Cancellation Forecasting Quota 352

The Sales Heretic

APRIL 14, 2020

Sports, proms, conferences, festivals, trade shows, concerts, seminars, and more have been cancelled. These are difficult times. The death toll from COVID-19 keeps climbing. Unemployment is skyrocketing. And uncertainty is everywhere. What can you do at a time like this? Let me explain. We’re actually dealing with two pandemics at the moment.

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Face-to-face Trade Show Cancellation Sports 307

Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 9, 2021

I've been trying to cancel my business internet with Verizon for two months and I can't prove to them that it's my account. I don't know enough to say whether this fraud actually happens and whether their service works. But I do know this.

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Hiring Cancellation Tools Advertising 293

SBI Growth

MARCH 25, 2020

The full impact of CoVid-19 is not yet known, but in some markets and regions, it may already be clear that customers are deferring or even canceling planned purchases. Perhaps yours is one of them. If so, is it realistic.

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Quota Cancellation Marketing Customer 297

Predictable Revenue

MAY 27, 2020

With the arrival of the COVID-19 crisis and trade shows and conferences being cancelled left and right, many B2B businesses are now left scrambling to figure out how to survive without their best weapon.

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Cancellation Trade Show B2B Marketing Qualified Lead 119

Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Last year, The Boston Ballet cancelled their performance of the Nutcracker but we will be in attendance month and look forward to continuing the tradition. I first wrote the article in 2011 and people loved the analogy between the Nutcracker and a sales call. Please enjoy the article and share it.

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Cancellation Trends Data Sales 295

John Barrows

MARCH 15, 2021

Our guest this week is David Cancel, CEO and Founder of Drift. The post Podcast 189: David Cancel On Conversational Marketing And Sales appeared first on JB Sales. David has spent a lifetime as an avid learner and found a way to understand not just sales, but human decision making and why things work.

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Cancellation Conversion Marketing Social Media 104

Close.io

APRIL 8, 2020

First, it’s important to remember that you can’t stop every customer from canceling your service or software. But remember this: Just because your customers haven’t reached out to you yet, doesn’t mean you’re not on their list of things to cancel. Either way, they can downgrade instead of canceling.

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Cancellation Churn Customer Software 118

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Have you ever been ready to pull the trigger on a purchase, but felt so uneasy about the decision that you decided to cancel it last minute? These include: Easy cancellations. Now imagine a prospect’s relief at hearing something like, “If for any reason you change your mind, you can cancel your contract at any time.

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Sales Cycle Cancellation Hiring Remedy 212

Steven Rosen

AUGUST 2, 2022

On the flip side, cancel or say no to your 3 top TSAs for the next 3 months. For example, if you want to block a day a month to work in the field with your reps, then make sure you block those days off for the next 3 months. Block off bi-weekly meetings with each of your reports. Calculate the change.

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Cancellation Call-back Analysis Report 333

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Execute the wins by canceling bloated, non-impact tactics. This action of canceling a non-performing program sets the right tone for the team. Buckle your Chin Strap – 3 Quick Wins for a Fast Start. Build momentum by identifying quick wins. Leverage the dollars and manpower resources to drive quick wins.

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Top of Funnel Demand Generation Agencies Sales Qualified Lead Decision Maker 282

Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

It is an issue of mammoth proportion, and one I grappled with when I sold products and services that could be easily cancelled (SaaS software, for example) or that were in a competitive industry. For me as someone who reads nearly every new book on professional, B2B selling I felt Anthony under-promoted the huge issue of KEEPING clients.

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Cancellation Promotion Competition Software 127

MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

On the other hand, if you use too much emotion and not enough logic in a sales interaction, you get buyers who make quick decisions and then cancel the sale. You always want to use a good mixture of emotion and logic in a sales interaction. However, the timing for each is crucial.

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Closing Cancellation Positioning Up-Sell 308

No More Cold Calling

APRIL 29, 2019

I just cancelled a shipping order with Office Depot for a standard metal filing cabinet. I told him to cancel my purchase and refund my money. Everyone complains about their cell phone providers, their utilities companies, and their myriad of unpleasant shopping experiences. Or blogging about it.

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Referrals B2B Sales Qualified Lead Cold Calling 261

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 25, 2024

If it’s a lifestyle business, we may get canceled and tend to shoot for Thursday instead.” “That said, consider what type of company you’re dealing with. If it’s a growth company, Friday meetings tend to stick. Sell Smarter, Win Faster Every sales team is looking to stand out from the crowd.

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Software Software Scale Cancellation 130

Steven Rosen

AUGUST 22, 2021

I stated that I was concerned about sales and I decided that I was going to do the following: Cancel all training for the next 3 months. I knew I had to do something. So I quickly thought up a 3 point plan and marched down to my boss’s office. Have the trainers out in the field supporting the team and.

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Cancellation Face-to-face eBook Follow-up 245

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Among those who decided to cancel their travel programs, 78% indicated they were providing alternative awards such as branded merchandise, individual travel options, points and cash equivalents. In addition, prepaid and gift cards are up 26%, representing the largest shift in use reported.

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Incentives Incentive Travel Cancellation 317

MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Such buying decisions create cancelled orders and unsatisfied customers. Revealing price too early, inadvertently forces the prospect to make a buying decision before receiving all of the information. Even if the prospect decides to buy, it is an ill-informed decision.

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Cancellation Retail Discount Buyer 300

The Sales Hunter

MAY 30, 2017

The number of sales appointments that get cancelled goes up and the number of excuses people make goes up. It happens every summer. The result? A sales slump. Summer is not the time to make excuses about things not happening. I like to view it as the time to make things happen, because other salespeople […].

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Cancellation How To Sales Selling Skills 185

The Pipeline

JANUARY 24, 2014

Banks are cancelling and re-issuing cards by the millions, and Target is trying to do damage control by offering free credit monitoring for a year to anyone who was affected. Now, could Target have done anything more to prevent this major breach from happening?

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Outsourcing Services Customer Cancellation Loyalty 267

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 15, 2020

To ease their commitment concerns, offer flexible plan terms, such as a penalty-free cancellation period, month-to-month contracts or waived on-boarding or setup fees. Many businesses are currently existing within a state of financial uncertainty that may make them hesitant to sign deals with any new providers. Focus on the Opportunities.

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Loyalty Cancellation Churn Face-to-face 296

Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

In cases like that, the salesperson might as well be competing head on for the business without the benefit of any relationship because the relationships essentially cancel each other out!

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Cancellation Guarantee Analysis ACT 259

Zoominfo

APRIL 28, 2020

Related Coronavirus Posts: Working-from-Home Tips for Sales & Marketing Small Businesses Unprepared to Work from Home How Business Search Behavior has Shifted During the Coronavirus Companies That Care: Supporting Employees During the Coronavirus 5 Ways to Generate Leads after Coronavirus Canceled Your Event.

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Company Lead Rank Cancellation Report 258

SBI Growth

JULY 16, 2013

This causes a lot of users to cancel following an external link. This is so that the user doesn’t have to leave the Facebook platform. If they are sent to an outside link, Facebook will warn them they are leaving. To get more Facebook B2B best practices: Like SBI’s Facebook Page at the link below to automatically receive the download.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 2, 2013

A friend who is a rep with a technology company, cancelled a meeting we had set for this afternoon, and you know it, his voice mail this morning at 8:00 simply said, “Man, I need to change our meeting, last day of the quarter, you know how it is.”. Being that Monday was quarter end, I was reminded again.

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Revenue Sales Qualified Lead Top of Funnel Cancellation 267

SBI Growth

JUNE 22, 2013

Poorly ordered programs that cancel each other out. Sales strategy chosen with incomplete understanding of industry/company/product. Result: go-to-market plan is not in sync with target markets. Sequencing. Result: see #1 above. Change fatigue sets in. Alienation. No appreciation for day-to-day impact on rest of the company/your peers.

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Cancellation Channels CRM Compensation 310

Hubspot Sales

MAY 25, 2018

Best noise-canceling Bluetooth headset. And, it comes equipped with aggressive noise cancellation for clear sound quality, even with heavy background noise. You’ll enjoy motion- and environment-sensitive, noise-cancelling features -- meaning you won’t have to worry about hearing prospects on a busy sales floor. Jabra Steel.

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Wireless Cancellation Distribution Travel 145

SBI Growth

JANUARY 3, 2014

Do you cancel prior engagements because of work? Ask yourself: Are you able to stay ahead of your work responsibilities and commitments? Do you have a proper work / life balance? Do you find yourself working late evenings & weekends? Do you scramble at the last minute to make sure that everything gets done?

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Cancellation Face-to-face Territories Follow-up 296

The Sales Hunter

JUNE 18, 2017

It’s summer, and as most sales leaders like yourself know, it is a prime time when clients and prospects cancel appointments. Want to know how to increase the likelihood of them KEEPING the appointment? Call them to confirm the appointment, and whether you reach them or their voicemail, be sure to remind them you will […].

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Cancellation Motivation Video Sales 159

SBI Growth

JULY 27, 2013

If you have a large amount of “high” ratings, you should consider cancelling the project. Bravado and peer pressure can corrupt the process. A solution is to have your leaders complete on their own before you meet. You aren’t ready. You’re unlikely to get a positive result. Save yourself the time.

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Cancellation Territories Follow-up Forecasting 293

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Depending on your particular offering, this survey may come in the form of an email after a customer cancels your services. Or, if a customer cancels online, offer the survey as part of the cancellation process. Does customer activity often slow three months before cancellation? Customer service follow up.

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Cancellation Remedy Lead Rank Lead Scoring 171

The Pipeline

MARCH 16, 2020

Conferences canceled, an increase in questionable news, all lead to our buyers deserving some clear unbiased news and actionable insight. Remember, you have the opportunity to see how different people and organizations are responding in the moment. This makes you valuable as a conduit to best practices and news.

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Objections SME Lead Scoring Lead Rank 310

Jeffrey Gitomer

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Speak Your Mind Cancel reply. Get Sales Blog Updates. Categories. Select Category. Customer Loyalty. Generating Referrals. Jeffrey Webinar. Leadership.

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Study Hiring Social Media Loyalty 332

Zoominfo

MAY 6, 2020

He continued to pursue knowledge on customers’ pain points long after leaving Cisco, even taking up the practice of personally emailing anyone who was thinking of cancelling or had cancelled Zoom’s service (some of whom became longtime customers from then on).

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Video Cancellation Microsoft Comparison 207

Sales 2.0

JULY 7, 2014

These unobservable trigger events are items like: which projects are getting funded, which projects are not getting funded or are getting cancelled. It won’t come to you in one neat dashboard or email every morning.

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InsideView Hiring Cancellation Account 301